Chapter 536: I really like this line!

Manager Peng finished speaking, walked to the side on his own to busy himself for a moment, then turned his head, saw Zhou Yi still standing there, and walked back.

"Why haven't you left yet? Didn't I tell you? We do everything according to procedure here. Everything has to be reasonable, right, brother?"

"I don't take you for someone who likes to make a scene. You should know that just coming here with these things and saying you want compensation—we can't even process the paperwork on our end, and I didn't open this testing center myself."

Manager Peng put on an earnest, well-meaning expression as he spoke.

Zhou Yi didn't speak; he was already very calm now.

What he could be certain of was that this car definitely had problems caused by them!

It was just that his evidence wasn't sufficiently conclusive right now; thanks to Lawyer Fang's guidance, Zhou Yi was still very careful about this aspect.

It was just that because he had been anxious before, he had rushed over to demand compensation as soon as he got that evidence.

Making a scene was definitely out of the question; if he made a scene at every turn, how would he be any different from the people he had sent inside?

Thinking this to himself, Zhou Yi also began to warn himself that he must distinguish between being persistent and "being persistent just for the sake of it."

At the very least, right now, what the other party said made sense—the evidence was indeed not sufficiently conclusive!

"Then your meaning is, as long as I can prove here that it was you who caused the malfunction, you can process the paperwork and provide compensation, right?" Zhou Yi looked at Manager Peng in front of him, his face completely calm.

A few more staff members from the side gathered around, all watching Zhou Yi, and some who had driven in for testing were also a bit curious at this moment.

"That's right, if you have the evidence to prove it, then our testing center can definitely pay. Don't you worry." Manager Peng patted his chest as he spoke.

"I've noted that statement of yours!"

After saying this, Zhou Yi put away his phone, which had been recording, turned, and left without the slightest hesitation.

This actually surprised Manager Peng a bit; judging by the other party's previous reaction, he had thought they would get into an argument with him, but he hadn't expected him to just leave.

A staff member on the side gathered around and said, "Manager, since he left like that, will he really go find some evidence?"

Manager Peng heard this and said offhandedly, "Let him look. We'll talk once he finds evidence. Anyway, asking for money for no reason right now—that's not even worth thinking about."

Zhou Yi naturally didn't know what Manager Peng had said; he just felt that today had been too bizarre.

In the morning, he watched a few perverts get sentenced on a livestream, and then he ran into this matter.

And it felt as if he had brought this matter upon himself...

But how did that saying go? The atmosphere had already been built up to this point; if he didn't do something about it, it just felt a bit uncomfortable.

Finding evidence wasn't too difficult; he just needed an authoritative Third-party Testing Agency to conduct a test to see if the Engine Cylinder Explosion was caused by slamming the accelerator recently.

Of course, there would be no problem arguing a few points here, such as the possibility that it was caused by him slamming the accelerator when he drove it over initially...

Of course, you don't have evidence to prove that here, but you don't need to prove that much.

The rule of high probability is used here; besides, in civil matters, the Burden of Proof applies to both the Plaintiff and the Defendant.

I claim that it was caused by your staff slamming the accelerator, and I have an Evidence Chain to support it: the time the engine threw a fault code, and the report from the Third-party Testing Agency.

And you need to provide evidence to prove that the malfunction existed before I drove it here.

So, at times, you must never be tricked by certain rhetoric; if you want to file a lawsuit but feel your evidence is insufficient...

Don't overthink it; a Court Debate is not just bickering.

Of course, Zhou Mouren still overlooked another issue, which was the "procedure" the other party kept talking about...

Ever since he started being persistent, he had added a bunch of Third-party Testing Agencies to his phone; he found a relatively authoritative one, made a call, and quickly scheduled a time.

Having money is good; on the path of being persistent, even if you want to be reasonable, you at least need a way to be reasonable.

Otherwise, if you don't have a penny and can't even afford this third-party testing fee, then what is there to be persistent about? Go earn some money first.

The Third-party Testing Agency fed back that the test results would take about three days; this was already expedited, but it didn't matter—good food is worth the wait.

All the way back to the Company, there was feedback from the Self-Media Studio; the recent videos had all been produced.

One was about sending the Property Management manager and his brother-in-law inside, and the other was about sending the five perverts involved in the Wedding Hazing inside.

It was just that for this latter video, to be honest, Zhou Yi was hesitating about whether he should post it, even though he hadn't mentioned any name like Zhou Min throughout the entire thing.

But if he posted it with his number of viewers, the popularity would definitely go off the charts.

It would still be a huge trauma for his younger sister.

After hesitating repeatedly, Zhou Yi dialed Zhou Jianping's number; he intended to chat with this uncle and, incidentally, chat with Zhou Min.

If they let him post it, then he would post it; if they didn't let him, then he would just delete it. He, Zhou Yi, no longer needed this kind of popularity now.

In Lincheng, Zhou Jianping was preparing to cook; he was indeed thinking about taking Zhou Min out to clear her mind.

Zheng Chuan had been sentenced to eight years, which went without saying; Zheng Chuan's parents had both received a Suspended Sentence in the previous verdict; it could be said that this whole family now had a Case Record.

Zhou Lingling's marriage was naturally shelved; in this situation, they certainly wouldn't continue with the wedding.

However, his kinship with Zhou Yi's uncle's family had been completely destroyed, and to this day, some people still felt it wasn't necessary.

Just at this moment, his phone rang; he picked it up and saw it was Zhou Yi.

After chatting for a few sentences, Zhou Jianping froze there, because Zhou Yi had stated his identity over the phone.

"You are that A Yi on the internet? This, this..."

Zhou Jianping couldn't say a word for a long time; an internet celebrity who was extremely famous online, and even in the eyes of someone like Zhou Jianping, was like a legend.

Was now actually his nephew?

This situation was really hard for him to reconcile.

However, after several explanations from Zhou Yi, Zhou Jianping finally calmed down. No wonder; he had immediately taken Zhou Min to report it to the police when he saw that situation.

No wonder; he had always felt that his second older brother and his wife had looked much healthier in the last two years. If he had such an outstanding son, he would definitely look much healthier too!

Whether life is going well or not, you can't tell from those few Photo posts on social media...

"Then you wait, I'll... I'll go discuss it with Xiao Min."

About ten minutes later, Zhou Jianping called back and said, "I discussed it with Xiao Min, and she strongly agrees. Post it, explain everything clearly; there are still people on the internet saying the sentence was too heavy."

Zhou Jianping had already argued on the internet several times because of this matter; many people said the sentence was too heavy, saying his daughter was so precious that touching her once shouldn't result in such a long sentence, and so on...

These were the real comments from some Netizen after a bridesmaid-hazing incident was sentenced in reality.

Perhaps they feel they are joking, but there are some things that cannot be joked about!

Zhou Yi does know that some so-called legal experts are asking everyone to reflect again, but he just didn't expect that others on the internet would have similar comments.

"Okay, no problem, Uncle. Leave this matter to me; I have a lot of experience with this kind of situation."

Not bragging at all, regarding online discourse, Zhou Yi considers himself extremely experienced!

Since that's the case, then let's start the voice-over.

Two videos piled up together, so I'll just release two videos at once; if anyone still calls me a Pigeon Spirit, then we'll have to have a good chat.

"Hello, everyone, my dear audience, I am your old friend A Yi. This time, it's quite a coincidence that two matters have collided."

"In this video, we will talk about the Property Management's forced trading..."

It took Zhou Yi a whole day's effort, but the two videos were finally dubbed.

The first video's title was easy to come up with; let's call it "Property Management wouldn't let materials in, here's how I handled it!". There's nothing wrong with that, because after operating like this, the newly appointed Property Management Manager never engaged in such behavior again.

On the contrary, they work very diligently every day; if an owner speaks a little too loudly, they run out to check, looking just like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring.

So look at this, you tell me if the problem was solved.

I thought about the second video for a long time, and finally, I made up my mind.

"Obscenity against a minor and they actually think the sentence is too heavy? A Yi has something to say!"

Looking closely, there's nothing wrong with it; one must confront it head-on like this. Zheng Chuan's parents will surely know his identity, but it doesn't matter.

Even if they know, what of it? He, Zhou Yi, is not someone who cannot face the public.

Both videos uploaded, done, going home to sleep.

Online, although the incident has passed, the discussion about Wedding Hazing remains a hot topic. For no other reason than that similar Wedding Hazing incidents are emerging one after another at weddings nowadays.

It's just that this verdict is unprecedentedly heavy, so it makes some people feel it's not right.

They believe that the reason for such a heavy sentence this time is Public Opinion!

"No matter what you say, I just feel this is another instance of Public Opinion Kidnapping the judiciary, Public Opinion Interference with the judiciary; this is another disgrace!"

Words similar to this are emerging one after another.

And at this moment, Zhou Mouren's two videos were updated.

In Modu, Chen Meng saw the video immediately. She is a student at a university in Modu and was also one of the Defendants during the first large-scale purification of the internet environment by Zhou Mouren because of the Internet Violence against Liu Fang.

It's just that she didn't reach the level of a Criminal Case back then; it belonged to a civil dispute, and in the end, she settled through Mediation and paid money.

Since then, Chen Meng has become a loyal fan of Zhou Yi, watching every video without fail.

The first video was released, eh, it's related to Property Management again. Property Management forced trading?

Quickly went in, routinely spammed "urge for more, urge for more," and then prepared to watch it carefully.

Many of A Yi's audience asked him to talk about the Wedding Hazing incident, but Chen Meng didn't think A Yi would really say anything; he isn't the type of person to chase trends.

After watching the video, it was still the typical A Yi style; the Property Management Manager and his brother-in-law were both sent in.

It's just that in the video, what caught everyone's attention wasn't the forced trading, but the Legitimate Defense at the end.

"Holy crap, A Yi has already fully grasped Legitimate Defense now. He beat people up like that, and not only is he fine, but the other party also has to bear Criminal Case responsibility!"

"Alright, I won't say anything more. I'm going to study Criminal Law now. I really discovered that these days, you don't have to learn other laws, but you must know a little bit of Criminal Law, otherwise, who knows when you'll end up inside..."

"+1, Criminal Law must be learned!"

Watching these comments, Chen Meng was also nodding. Criminal Law is something where you at least have to clarify those crimes closely related to life.

Just like Legitimate Defense, because there are too many accidents in this world, who can guarantee that they definitely won't encounter such a sudden situation?

Besides, they all say the secret to wealth is in the Criminal Law...

Chen Meng was just about to express her own opinion when she saw someone comment: Is the Pigeon Spirit crazy? Updating two videos at once!

Very few Up Masters update two videos at once; at the very least, they would split them into two days.

Quickly took a look, and sure enough, A Yi really updated a second video this time!

It's just this title... Chen Meng was a bit confused. A Yi has something to say; is this directed at the previous Wedding Hazing incident?

Didn't they say A Yi usually doesn't chase trends?

Carrying curiosity, Chen Meng couldn't even bother to comment and quickly started watching.

And there were many viewers like her; Yuan Jie already wanted to call and ask that Pigeon Spirit what happened to him these past two days and what kind of stimulation he received.

Why did he put out so much all at once? Don't overdo it and end up exhausted.

And like Chen Meng, everyone was thinking when they saw this title that A Yi had started chasing trends just like those Self-Media.

For example, many Lawyers and many experts, as long as there is a hot topic of public opinion, they will come to analyze it.

But in fact, many professionals analyze back and forth, only saying repetitive things.

Some even have the exact same content...

Naturally, those offended by Zhou Yi prepared to start writing some things, with the title: A Yi has now started chasing trends too!

However, as soon as the video opened, Chen Meng was a bit surprised.

"A few days ago, I was invited back to my hometown to attend a wedding; it was my cousin's wedding..."

Never mind the voice-over, looking at the video content, it was clearly all real footage!

So, the hot topic of public opinion online this time is actually related to A Yi?

The barrage was already densely filled with many question marks, because everyone didn't expect that this matter would be linked to A Yi!

Continuing to watch, it really is A Yi; even the underage girl in the incident is his relative, and it was A Yi who gathered the evidence and took that girl to report it to the police...

Don't say anything else; it really was done by A Yi, so this time he sent five people in to start Treading the Sewing Machine again!

I must say, this efficiency is a bit too high!

I don't know if the prison system has anything to say, because this handsome guy is a bit too supportive of their work...

However, watching all the way through, I discovered that the number of people he sent in this time wasn't five, but eight!

Although the groom's parents and the father of one of the groomsmen were given a Suspended Sentence, it was still equivalent to sending them inside...

"A Yi is going against the heavens here; I really don't know how to evaluate this. I can only say that if I were in his shoes, I wouldn't necessarily intervene, because relatives are relatives after all..."

Someone stood up to express their thoughts.

What A Yi did was indeed satisfying, but in the future, he certainly won't be seeing any pleasant looks from his relatives.

This fellow named "Kasimodu" seems to be on the older side and places great importance on relationships between relatives.

However, someone replied to him very quickly.

"If you don't keep in touch, then don't! It's as if one couldn't survive without relatives. For relatives with such values, it's better to just do without them!"

The thoughts of young people are very simple, whether it concerns relatives or friends.

If a friend or relative who borrowed money from you gets angry because you went to collect the debt and doesn't want to deal with you anymore, then you should be glad—glad that you don't have to deal with them in the future, and glad that you saw a person's true colors for such a small amount of money.

As for filing a lawsuit, not everyone has the capital that Zhou Mouren does.

The comments section erupted into an argument over family relationships, but Chen Meng didn't pay it any mind; she valued a sentence at the end of Zhou Yi's video more.

"What is a light sentence and what is a heavy sentence? I believe everyone has a perception of this in their hearts, and this perception is born from our simple, innate views as human beings!"

"If after watching the entire video content, there are still people who think this is a heavy sentence, then I can only say that you have lost your humanity in the process of studying law!"

"It's just a crime of Obscenity, nothing more. That's right, in Criminal Law, this is just a cold, hard term. Compared to crimes like rape or intentional homicide, it seems like it doesn't count for much."

"But, this 'just an Obscenity' that you speak of has destroyed a child. Do you still think the sentence was too heavy?"

Fang Dazhuang has emphasized countless times that this is what happens when you study too much law, because you will unconsciously use the law as the standard to judge everything.

But the law does not have that capability. Fang Dazhuang himself is a big shot in the field of legal studies, so he knows very clearly that the law cannot judge everything.

The video ended. Chen Meng was thinking, and Yuan Jie was also thinking. Although A Yi didn't state it directly, he had clearly gone to war with those who said the sentence was too heavy.

Reflection is a voluntary act, not something where others press your head down and tell you that you must reflect, and that if you don't reflect, it means this country has no rule of law...

This kind of behavior is actually not rational. Standing from A Yi's perspective, he had no need to say such things at all.

But thinking of this, Chen Meng smiled. This is exactly what makes everyone like A Yi; life has already made us timid, but A Yi doesn't need to consider so much.

Feeling that her mind was racing, Chen Meng planned to properly express her feelings.

Then she saw a very long comment that seemed to have said everything she was thinking, with the name Mengnan Zhou.

Looking at the comments below, Chen Meng deleted some of the content she had previously typed and entered four characters: "Me too."

Zhou Yi was indeed declaring war this time. He is not Fang Dazhuang and does not have a heart that is always ready to fight, but he is not timid.

It's not to say that he has Fang Dazhuang behind him, although that is one reason.

However, what Zhou Yi didn't expect was that after his video was posted, a full three days passed, and there was still no movement.

Those experts and scholars who had been judging everything before seemed collectively blinded, and no more words came out.

Strange, did these people have a change of heart?

Never mind, let's ignore it for now. The Third-party Testing Agency had already produced the corresponding inspection report: the engine load was too high.

Of course, one cannot say it was solely caused by revving the engine; that is the main reason, but the inspection report pointed out that the engine was too cold at the time and the oil temperature being too low was also a factor.

Although Zhou Yi was driving when he got in line, he had been waiting in line for a long time, and Jingzhou in December is already quite cold.

Now, at the very least, the evidence is complete. Zhou Yi tidied up, then immediately called Wang Daoren and a finance girl to prepare to go and properly settle things with the other party.

It is true that repairing the car costs over eighty thousand, but considering some reasons, it's not that Zhou Yi wants every cent he spent; giving him a flat eighty thousand will do.

The three of them drove all the way to the outside of the testing center, and then... they had their window knocked on again.

"Brother, brother, do you need an agent to handle this? Let me tell you, for just seven hundred, I guarantee I'll get it done for you... Is it you?"

Zhou Yi looked outside; it was still that scalper surnamed Tan from before.

He looked at the other party with a half-smile: "Lao Tan, right? You raised your prices again? Last time I came it was six hundred, this time it's seven hundred?"

Lao Tan didn't feel embarrassed; in this line of work, those with thin skin would have starved to death long ago.

"Eh, brother, that was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. What are you here for again? I remember your car blew a cylinder last time, right?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yi laughed: "You're quite well-informed. That's why I've collected the evidence and am ready to talk to them."

Lao Tan nodded without speaking and walked to the side, but Zhou Yi could hear their discussion, saying things like when has the testing center ever paid out money...

Zhou Yi doesn't believe that, and even if they really haven't paid out money before, it doesn't matter; Zhou Mouren likes "first times" the most...

The three of them went inside, and it was just as busy as before. They found a random staff member and asked where Manager Peng was.

The staff member was very impatient and said: "Why are you asking me? I don't know!"

That's fine, they were busy with work.

They searched around but couldn't find the person, and there was no contact information.

Zhou Yi didn't even need to do anything; Wang Daoren, who was beside him, was very sharp and stepped forward, shouting: "Is Manager Peng here? Manager Peng, come out for a moment, someone is looking for you!"

After a few shouts like that, everyone on the entire testing line heard it, and everyone looked over here one after another.

Finally, Manager Peng walked out, sticking out his belly, his expression very unpleasant.

"What are you shouting for, what are you shouting for? You three, what are you here for?"

Zhou Yi stepped forward and smiled: "Manager Peng, you remember me, right? My car blew a cylinder here. Didn't you tell me to find evidence before? You said if I found the evidence, I could get compensation. Now I have collected all the evidence."

Beside him, Wang Daoren stepped forward and took out various materials, saying: "Manager Peng, look here, this is the inspection report from the Jingzhou Third-party Testing Agency, which can prove..."

However, before Wang Daoren could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Manager Peng.

"It's useless for you to tell me these things. I can't make the call on this, right? And I don't understand these things." Manager Peng spread his hands and said.

"But you told me back then that if I collected all the evidence, I could come to you for compensation. Now you're saying you can't make the call? Then why didn't you say so before!" Zhou Yi felt a bit angry again.

Those who know will know you can't make the call, but those who don't might think you're the boss, being so diligent—how much money do you make a month!

"Anyway, it's useless to tell me. Our boss has to handle this matter." Manager Peng still kept that same look and said.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Wang Daoren hurriedly said: "Then, then go call your boss, or give us his contact information, and we will contact him."

Manager Peng remained expressionless and said: "Our boss went out of town for a meeting, and I can't reach him either."

It's coming, it's coming, Zhou Yi's feeling is coming—that very classic method of shirking responsibility, the Schrödinger's boss, the Schrödinger's Manager.

Zhou Yi really wanted to say that, in the past, no matter if it was a boss or a Manager, anyone who played this "Schrödinger" game in front of him ended up inside.

But he thought better of it; this guy might think he was just bragging.

Wang Daoren didn't know if he was trying to show off or what, but he suddenly shouted: "You, a Manager, don't have your boss's contact information? Who are you trying to fool!"

Zhou Yi didn't speak. If he hadn't been sure what this person meant before, it was clear now: the other party just wanted to drag things out.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Manager Peng also roared: "I said I don't have it, so I don't have it. This is our regulation. What's it to you? Who the hell are you? Which belt wasn't buckled tight enough that you leaked out!"

The Manager had started arguing, and some staff members nearby gathered around.

"What, are you trying to start a fight?" Zhou Yi waved his hand to signal Wang Daoren not to speak, then said it himself.

"Don't talk nonsense, we wouldn't dare."

"I recorded everything you said earlier. You said that without complete evidence, the procedures couldn't be followed, and that if there was evidence, compensation could be made. Now that I have the evidence, you're making excuses again. So, how do you say we should resolve this?"

Just then, a woman walked over from the side with a face full of smiles and said: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Lao Peng, calm down, and you, big brother, calm down too."

"I'm also from our testing center. Look, big brother, you brought evidence, but that doesn't mean that just because you have evidence we can go through the procedures. We don't know if your evidence is real or fake, or if it can prove anything; we don't understand that."

"And, taking a step back, our operations here are all in accordance with the process. Even if there was a problem, logically, we wouldn't be responsible."

"So, if you really want compensation, then I think we can go through legal channels. If the Court rules it, we will definitely comply. How about that!"

Go through legal channels... Zhou Yi and Wang Daoren looked at each other and immediately laughed.

It had been a while since anyone said that. The last person who said that seemed to be General Manager Wu from the gym, and he is still inside working hard at Treading the Sewing Machine.

"Fine, we'll go through legal channels. You guys are great!" After saying this, Zhou Yi turned and left with Wang Daoren.

On the scene, Manager Peng said with a dark face: "Everyone disperse, go back to work."

Once there was no one around, the woman said: "You shouldn't always get into conflicts with people. Just let them go through legal channels."

"And arguing, what's the point of arguing? I've told you how many times, keep your relative in check, don't just go around revving the engine randomly."

Manager Peng hesitated but nodded.

"Alright, that's it. All you know how to do is cause trouble all day!"

After the woman finished speaking, she turned and walked into the office. If it weren't for the fact that this person surnamed Peng had some connections, he would have been fired long ago.

However, in their line of work, it's not like they can do whatever they want. If they offend people and cause even a little trouble, they'll be in trouble.

They naturally knew the situation very well, but when it came down to the actual facts, whether it complied with the process still depended on the evidence.

They only needed to prove that it complied with the process.

On the other side, Zhou Yi walked out of the testing center and then looked at Wang Daoren.

"Lawyer Wang, you know the situation now, so this case is handed over to you. How about it, can you do it?"

For a case personally arranged by President Zhou, Wang Daoren patted his chest and said: "No problem, President Zhou, I have a lot of confidence in this case!"

"Then let's go sue!"

The other party was right; since it couldn't be determined, let the judge decide.

Wang Daoren's speed was quite fast; it only took two days to successfully complete the Case Filing.

That testing center naturally belonged to a Company, but the situation Wang Daoren reported made Zhou Yi a bit surprised.

"Yes, President Zhou, the boss of that testing center runs many testing centers. Not only that, he is also the legal representative of that Jingzhou City Motor Vehicle Inspection Association!"

Zhou Yi was a bit stunned hearing this. These circumstances made him feel a bit disconnected from society; he had always thought it was managed by the state.

He didn't expect that this industry actually had an industry association.

"Fine, I know. The case is filed, let's fight the lawsuit properly."

Today's update is here, a big chapter of nearly eight thousand words, two-in-one. Thanks to big brother Mengxinzai, another newbie big brother, big brother Feimaowuyu, and big brother Wenchidage. Thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

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