Chapter 561: Still Not Saying Thank You to Brother Zhou Yi

Is the case complex? It is complex; never mind Xiao Lin, even the veteran police officers who came later have rarely handled cases of this nature.

If you want to ask whether acts of gathering and looting are common, well, you can see them on the news often, but if you want to ask how many result in a prison sentence, to put it bluntly, very few!

It is just like the behavior of animal rights activists blocking a dog truck on the highway and incidentally beating up the driver.

To put it bluntly, this could be a crime, but... how many times have you seen it handled?

Still the same saying: Criminal Law is Criminal Law, but real life is not entirely Criminal Law.

Today, having such a case, Xiao Lin was even a bit excited; he had been almost speechless when calling those people for Mediation before.

He did not even mention money; he just said, let them come to participate in the Mediation, let everyone sit down and discuss this matter properly, and then come up with a result that everyone can accept.

Medical expenses and Mental Damage Compensation can actually be negotiated; it is not that whatever is calculated is what must be paid.

However, some people started cursing as soon as they heard this, some said they didn't take anything at all, and others said that the tofu was unwanted anyway, so why couldn't they take it; in any case, paying money was impossible.

Only after he revealed his police identity did it have a little effect.

Now, looking at this situation... *cough cough*, Xiao Lin decided not to think too much; his status did not allow him to think too much.

All the evidence materials were reported upward; the staff at the Legal Affairs Section of the Guangming Branch were a bit puzzled after seeing the materials, but once they knew who had reported the case, it was fine.

Zhou Yi, this guy and Fang Xujing are two perverts!

Some cases that could be handled or ignored, after passing through their hands, must be filed as a Case Filing.

You cannot even argue, because they are truly acting completely in accordance with the law.

The examination showed that there were major problems in the mental state, and there were even acts of self-harm; these were seen by many people, and the hospital Monitoring also captured them.

Zhou Yi did not continue waiting at the Police Station; after finishing the report, he and Zhou Xinran left.

The Company called and said there was something for him to go back and handle.

By eight o'clock in the evening, Zhou Yi received a call from the Police Station: the case was officially filed!

The Notification Letter and such could wait until the next day to be picked up.

Putting down his phone, Zhou Yi smiled; many people are quite despicable.

When you are easy to talk to, they are always so arrogant, pushing people into a corner where they have no choice but to fight for their lives, and then they say, "What are you doing? Is it really necessary?..."

But when a case turns from a civil dispute into a Criminal Case and the Public Security Bureau files it, then it is no longer a matter that can be solved by compensation.

Thinking about tomorrow's events, Zhou Yi felt it was exciting.

Having spent a lot of money to find professional agencies to make appraisal reports, basically no one looks at them; they simply do not acknowledge these.

As soon as you talk to them about paying money, they say you are extorting them.

So Zhou Yi decided not to talk about compensation anymore, but this was also because he, Zhou Yi, was there; if it were someone else's family, the series of things like hospital stays, examinations, treatments, and appraisals would make your heart ache in minutes without insurance.

Or rather, many families would not treat this illness at all, because they do not think it is an illness.

As a result, they spent a bunch of money, and the other party didn't acknowledge it; well, they didn't acknowledge it, it didn't matter.

But Zhou Yi was very much looking forward to seeing the expressions of the others when the police took away the few ringleaders; he was really looking forward to it...

After getting off work in the evening, he stopped by to pick up Zhou Cainiao for a meal, and after playing games at home for two hours, he sent Zhou Xinran home.

You have to say, Zhou Yi felt he was quite like a scumbag; after the game was done, he felt that lying alone was still more comfortable—this was probably the legendary "sage time."

The night passed without incident.

——

Early the next morning, Cheng Dama was going to take her grandson to school.

And Cheng Dama's son kept reminding her from behind: "Mom, the Police Station has already called, just go once; it's nothing more than going to talk. If you can reach an agreement, then do it; if you can't, then there's nothing to be done. Just show an attitude."

Cheng Dama said impatiently: "I know, do you need to tell me? I have never seen such troublesome people; just two pieces of tofu and they made it into this, it's really interesting."

Yesterday she received a call asking everyone to go to the Community Office, saying they were preparing for Mediation.

Mediate my foot; in any case, she didn't plan to pay a single cent. If they have the ability, let them go sue!

Picking up two pieces of tofu from the ground and making it so troublesome, Cheng Dama really didn't believe that someone would actually file a Lawsuit over two pieces of tofu.

Even if they really sued, paying the price of the tofu would be enough; in any case, Cheng Dama was not worried at all.

First she sent her grandson to school, then she went wandering outside; whether it was a sunflower seed stall or a fruit stall, she would go up and eat a couple of bites, calling it "tasting."

You say for those running small stalls, if someone says they want to taste, you can't refuse, but this coming to taste every day and never buying, that is hard to bear.

After all, these are small businesses, not like those big places that can run promotions whenever they want.

They are just earning some hard-earned money, and you can't even say anything; if you say something, this person surnamed Cheng will start shouting, saying that you sellers won't even let people taste...

Li Dama and Wang Daye's faces did not look good, but thinking that they had already received the money from that President Zhou, they felt relieved: eat, just wait to be sued...

And on the opposite side, Liu Laotou started bragging again, saying that his son took him abroad to play somewhere last time, and it was especially good, much better than here.

That is how it is in the marketplace; there are all kinds of people.

Time soon arrived at around three in the afternoon; Cheng Dama packed her things and prepared to go early, so she could finish participating and go pick up her grandson.

On the way to the Community Office, before she even entered, she heard bursts of arguing coming from inside.

"Secretary Jiang, you have to have a conscience when you speak; why? Oh, taking some crappy appraisal and wanting money, who knows how they got it."

"Exactly, Secretary Jiang, there has never been such a thing before; you see who has ever paid? Besides, she wasn't there at the time, so we thought she didn't want the tofu anymore; it was a pity to leave it there..."

"Anyway, I am definitely not paying; whoever wants to pay, let them pay!"

Cheng Dama pushed the door open and walked in, finding that quite a few people were already sitting in the Community meeting room.

More than a dozen people were arguing there incessantly.

Beside the Community's Secretary Jiang were several other people, including the male and female Lawyers who had come to her house that day, and a young man she had never seen before.

Jiang Minjie was already rubbing her forehead; seeing Cheng Dama come in, she stood up and said: "Cheng Dama has also arrived, so everyone is here. Everyone, please stop arguing and listen to me explain the matter clearly."

Cheng Dama did not speak and just sat down on the side.

She did remember Liu Laotou and that young man; they were the three who went up to take it at the very beginning.

Jiang Minjie began: "I will first introduce everyone; this is the grandson of the old woman who sold the tofu, Wan Hai; this is the boss of Wan Hai's Company, Mr. Zhou Yi; and this is Lawyer Zhou Xinran."

"This isn't a big deal, and we're all neighbors here. Wan Hai's grandmother has been selling tofu in our Small Residential District for many years, so there's really no need to make a scene over this."

"I spoke with everyone yesterday, and everyone was saying, 'Look, so many people took things, why only target me?' So now I've called everyone over. This matter doesn't concern just one person. Wan Hai's grandmother has had an incident and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital..."

Before Jiang Minjie could finish speaking, Yue Zongwei's mother spoke up from the side: "What is it, asking for Medical Expenses again, right? I'll say it again: what does her illness have to do with us?"

Wan Hai, who looked like a young man, couldn't keep his cool. Because he had watched his grandmother get so angry that she ended up in the hospital and even attempted suicide, he retorted directly: "How does it have nothing to do with you? If it weren't for what you did, would she have ended up in the hospital in perfect health?"

Facts prove that there is a specialty in every trade; when it comes to arguing, young men should not easily argue with middle-aged women and aunties.

You cannot win an argument against them.

Yue Zongwei's mother stood up, pointed at Wan Hai, and shouted: "What did we do? What did we do? She didn't want the things herself, so what if my son picked up two pieces? You even had to come to our door specifically, right?"

"And asking for Medical Expenses, this isn't how you extort people!"

"Exactly, now that she's in the hospital, who knows if it's an old ailment!" someone on the side chimed in.

"In this day and age, there are all kinds of people. Look at this, he looks like a decent young man, but he's learning to extort people? What, you think you're justified just because you found a Lawyer? My nephew's friend, he knows plenty of Lawyers..."

Wan Hai felt like he was going to explode from these words.

But he still held back and said: "We have a professional appraisal report here, it was you..."

"What 'us' and 'you'? What, are you thinking of extorting another sum once that old woman dies one day?"

Yue Zongwei was young after all, and this remark went a bit too far, so he quickly gave her a tug.

"Why are you pulling me? Which word did I say wrong? Everyone, come and judge for yourselves. My words are harsh, but that's the logic. Why should we pay?"

Cheng Dama also shouted there: "Exactly, exactly, don't pay. If she dies, she dies; it has nothing to do with us. If you have a case, go file a Lawsuit. If you have the ability, go file a Lawsuit! Didn't you hire a Lawyer?"

As she spoke, she looked toward Zhou Xinran.

As for the others, those with some shame kept their mouths shut, those without shame chimed in, and others were trying to reason.

"We aren't being unreasonable, right? Look, you can go file a Lawsuit. If you win, we'll pay. To just say you want money for no reason, that's definitely not something we can pay!"

Wan Hai was already about to explode and was preparing to roll up his sleeves and throw a punch when he was held back by Zhou Yi.

"General Manager Zhou, they are..."

"Stay calm, it's fine. What they said also makes sense. It's only natural to want money after winning a Lawsuit. We haven't gone to court yet, have we?"

Zhou Yi said with a natural expression.

They shouldn't have gone to talk about compensation in the first place; even if the appraisal report he brought was professional, they wouldn't look at it, so it was useless.

Therefore, since it has been handed over to the law, let the law do the talking.

The Civil Code doesn't usually speak much, but the Criminal Law certainly will, and its voice is very loud!

Although Wan Hai didn't understand, he still sat down.

Seeing this scene, the others became even more arrogant, saying all sorts of things.

Jiang Minjie could no longer get a word in, and the other Community Office staff found it even harder to speak, because as soon as they spoke, these people would feel that the Community Office was bullying them along with the others.

Mr. Zhao, who had spoken to Xiao Lin on the phone earlier, was chatting with the person next to him.

"People these days really are getting worse with each generation. Look at our time, who would specifically come to someone's door over such a trivial matter? It's shameful!"

"Exactly, these young people nowadays, every one of them has a temper as big as the sky."

Cheng Dama had already stood up to pack her things; she was preparing to go pick up her grandson.

"Do whatever you want, go file a Lawsuit wherever you want. In any case, I definitely won't pay, and I don't have time to grind my teeth with you here. I'm going to pick up my grandson."

After speaking, she pushed open the door to the Community Office and was about to leave when she bumped right into someone at the door.

"Who the f*** are you, you bumped into me!"

She opened her mouth to curse, but after cursing, she realized that two young men in police uniforms were standing in front of her.

Instantly, the rest of the dirty words didn't come out. No matter how bad her temper was, she knew there were some people you couldn't just curse at.

The others also looked curiously at the door. The police had arrived; could it be that the Community Office had called them?

However, many of them had previously received calls from the Police Station, which was why they had come for Mediation.

Cheng Dama, being at the door, even saw several police officers standing in the hallway, looking as if they were waiting to do something.

While everyone was wondering, one of the police officers already spoke: "Ma'am, please don't leave yet. We are from the Guangming District Court, here to deliver a Summons."

From the Guangming District Court, here to deliver a Summons... This sentence was like a depth charge, blowing everyone into a state of confusion.

Cheng Dama looked at the police officer in front of her and said: "What does you delivering a Summons have to do with me? I have to hurry and pick up my grandson. If he gets out of school and doesn't see me, who's responsible if he gets lost!"

The young court police officer smiled and said: "There should be a Summons for you in here, we will be very quick."

For me?

Cheng Dama wanted to retort something, but the young court police officer in front of her had already started reading names.

"Cheng Huiwen, Yue Weilun..."

The first name was hers!

"Alright, all these people below have a Summons, so let's start with you. What should I call you?" The young court police officer looked at Cheng Dama.

"I, I am Cheng Huiwen..."

"This is your Summons, along with the Copy of the Complaint and other documents. Please sign here."

Cheng Dama took the Summons with a dazed expression, looked at the name and ID number on it, and it was indeed hers.

The others in the conference room couldn't care about anything else and hurried over. One Summons after another was handed out; everyone had one, and no one was missed.

Holy crap, these people, were they playing for real?

Just because of that piece of tofu, they really went to file a Lawsuit?

But it didn't make sense. Someone like Mr. Zhao, who felt like he understood the law, stood up at this moment and shouted: "Comrades, is this Summons of yours real or fake? When did this happen?"

They had just been talking about a Lawsuit, and in the blink of an eye, the Summons was in their hands!

The young court police officer heard this and said: "This is of course real. We have serial numbers here; everyone can call the Guangming District Court to verify."

"As for the time of Case Filing, it should have been a few days ago."

Suddenly, no one was clamoring anymore; the group turned their heads to look at Zhou Yi and the others, their expressions all very unsightly.

Yue Weilun's mother curled her lips and said, "They're actually suing? Just for that piece of tofu, is it worth it? Aren't we all neighbors? Making such a big deal out of it..."

After her initial shock, Cheng Dama also said disdainfully, "I've never seen such petty people. Going to court over such a small matter, they really don't have much ambition."

The fellow who had just been talking about reason had a face that turned green and red, but he still said, "So they sued, then we'll just fight the lawsuit. If we lose, we'll pay, but in any case, we definitely aren't paying now. I just don't think this matter has anything to do with us!"

The few of them finished speaking and prepared to leave; they had received the Summons, and since everyone had fallen out, there was no point in staying here.

However, just as Cheng Dama was holding the Summons and about to leave, she saw several police officers from the hallway walk over and block her path.

"What now? What do you want? Speak up! I've already received the Summons, what else do you want?" Cheng Dama yelled there.

The others all came out of the office and, looking at the situation in front of them, someone asked the young bailiff curiously, "Are they with you?"

The young bailiff shook his head: "No, they are from the Police Station."

Before these people could react, one of the police officers had already spoken: "Everyone wait a moment, we will be very quick."

"Cheng Huiwen, right? ID number... home address... contact information... We are from the Dongjie Police Station. Because you are suspected of the crime of Gathering and Looting, we are now legally issuing a Criminal Summons against you. This is the Criminal Summons Document, please sign here."

The same words, the same need to sign, but the difference was the word "Criminal"!

The Criminal Law knows how to speak, and its voice is very loud...

Zhou Yi smiled; he had been looking forward to this scene for a long time. It was an experience many people never have in their entire lives—they should at least say thank you to Brother Zhou Yi!

Second update, ten thousand words completed for the day, goodnight everyone.

(End of chapter)