Chapter 568: When It's Time to Repay Money, You're the Grandson

Huo Pengfei felt that today was his lucky day; he had to turn this case into a classic precedent, to let everyone know that when someone saves you, the money that ought to be paid must be paid!

Don't talk about whether you agreed or not; as long as the objective fact of "saving you" occurred, then as the beneficiary, you cannot be an ingrate.

Problems that morality cannot solve can only be regulated by law; this is actually a helpless situation...

Because you cannot expect everyone to act like a human being.

Consequently, Wu Qiuling on the side watched with a blank expression; she felt... Lawyer Huo was still the same as ever; sometimes one really doesn't know what people like them are thinking.

Huo Pengfei certainly wasn't thinking about anything else at this moment, even if Wu Qiuling was his ex-girlfriend; the only difference was that Wu Qiuling had provided him with such a good case, and he needed to thank her properly.

"Xiao Wu, if this can be done this time, then I'll thank you properly when I'm finished. For now, let's head back to the Company and prepare to write the Indictment. They actually got a divorce; that's great, hahaha..."

In any case, even after returning to the Company, Wu Qiuling still couldn't figure out exactly how it was a good thing that those two had divorced...

Huo Pengfei walked toward the Legal Department and then ran into Zhou Yi in the Elevator.

"What's with you? What's got you so happy?" Zhou Yi smiled as soon as he saw Huo Pengfei.

The main thing was that this Lawyer Huo currently looked as if he had won the lottery; the smile on his face was practically overflowing.

It made Zhou Yi subconsciously wonder if this guy had gotten back together with Xiao Wu Guniang.

That young woman was really quite good—pretty and with a good personality, gentle and soft—but unfortunately, he didn't know what was wrong with him, but he, Zhou Yi, just didn't like gentle ones...

Imagine that yesterday, after probing the depths, Zhou Cainiao was actually there discussing the various ways to define the crime of rape, such as the penetration theory and the contact theory, etc... If others knew about this, they would find it absurd just thinking about it.

But the key was that he, Zhou Mouren, had actually discussed it extremely enthusiastically with the other party; it was truly an academic discussion, completely unrelated to anything else!

Shaking his head to stop thinking about those things, Zhou Yi just looked at Huo Pengfei in front of him.

However, Huo Pengfei said excitedly: "General Manager Zhou, I only discovered after going to the Police Station today that those two actually divorced. Haha, they actually divorced! Do you know what this means?"

Huh?

Zhou Yi looked dazed: "W-what does it mean?"

"It means I can simultaneously claim money from both of them. I'll let them know what it means to lose the lady and the army as well, hahaha..."

Forget it, this person is beyond saving. Sure enough, once one studies law too deeply, one doesn't just lose their humanity, they also become a pervert. At the very least, he currently felt that the lawyers around him were all quite perverted.

However, after listening to Huo Pengfei's detailed account, Zhou Yi also became interested. If the case was put that way, it was simple, but it certainly had representative significance!

Because nowadays, many young couples hold wedding banquets when they marry, and in some places, if you don't hold a banquet, it doesn't count as a marriage.

What? Registering for a marriage certificate?

No, no, no. In the traditional concepts of some places, registering doesn't count as marriage at all; only holding a banquet counts. Otherwise, all sorts of strange talk will follow.

It sounds very strange, but this is the fact!

The old Marriage Law once even recognized Fact Marriage relationships; those were special regulations for a special period.

Now, unless those things of yours happened before 1994, everything is managed according to Cohabitation.

So, it's just the right time to teach some people a lesson: divorced means divorced.

"General Manager Zhou, I'm starting to prepare the evidence now. I've already obtained the personal information of those two from the Police Station. Once my evidence is ready, I'll go file the Lawsuit. This case will be very satisfying to fight!"

Zhou Yi nodded. He was also looking forward to the result of this case. When the time came, he would post the video, and it would definitely explode a bunch of eyeballs.

After finishing his talk with Zhou Yi, Huo Pengfei returned to the Legal Department office and began writing the Indictment, as well as organizing and securing the evidence.

Some of the evidence here was ready-made, such as the video Wu Qiuling had filmed at the time. If one wanted to increase the probative value, one could actually perform a Notarization.

The purpose of Notarization was to leave the other party with no excuse for rebuttal.

In any case, the Notarization Fee could be borne by the losing party.

I need to clarify something here, as many people are quite confused: Lawyer Fee—yes, Lawyer Fee. According to the Measures for the Administration of Lawyer Service Charges and a series of other regulations, in practice, we generally follow the rule of "whoever hires the lawyer pays the money."

Some people are confused because relevant laws stipulate that the losing party needs to bear the reasonable expenses incurred by the winning party in the case, so they think the Lawyer Fee must also be paid by the other side.

But that is wrong. In a Civil Dispute, there is no regulation stating that one must hire a lawyer. Is that clear now? If you understand a little bit yourself, you can completely file the Lawsuit and fight the case yourself.

However, things like the Notarization Fee are different; these belong to necessary expenses. Regardless of whether there is a lawyer, if you want to win, you must do this, so like the Litigation Fee and other costs, it is borne by the losing party.

As for the exceptions, there are a few types that can be borne by the losing party, such as what we call exercising the Contract Rescission Right; according to the Judicial Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court, it can be borne by the losing party...

Huo Pengfei began the operation in full swing. There were already quite a few people in the Legal Department now; there were many legal staff who could go out to fight cases, not to mention that every legal staff member was equipped with an assistant.

Jobs like going out for Notarization were all done by the assistants.

This kept him busy until evening. Huo Pengfei looked at the prepared evidence, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Tomorrow, he could find a way to give them a damn good shot!

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On the other side, Niu Xiufei had returned home. Her phone hadn't stopped since she left the Police Station.

"Hey, why are you calling me? I already told you we're divorced. Go ask him for it; how would I know where he is? I'm giving you a Warning: if you dare to come again, I'm calling the police!"

"What? He gave all the money to me? He hits me every day, how could he possibly give the money to me? That's called domestic violence, do you understand? The money was all awarded by the Court; go look for the Court!"

"You have old parents and young children? What's that to me? It's not mine. Hanging up!"

Putting down the phone, Niu Xiufei breathed a sigh of relief. At the very least, judging by the current situation, there were no problems.

In any case, all procedures were formal; the two of them had even fought a Lawsuit to get divorced.

As for that young woman, to tell the truth, Niu Xiufei felt she would probably file a Lawsuit, but it didn't matter. Currently, not only did her ex-husband Lu Yunling not have a single cent to his name, he also had a mountain of debt.

Just go ahead and sue; what can you do even if you win?

Anyone who has fought a Lawsuit knows that winning the case only means the beginning.

Whether it can be successfully executed is another matter entirely.

If there's no money, can the Court conjure money for her?

It's just that the husband will have to suffer, but there's no way around it; this money is truly not intended to be repaid.

Why should one repay money borrowed by one's own ability? If you don't repay the money, you can live a good life; if you repay the money, you have to live a poor life.

And on the other end of the phone, Yu Jianneng put down the phone with a helpless expression. His wife came up and asked: "What's wrong? That family still won't pay?"

Yu Jianneng nodded, his face full of bitterness and irritation.

"No, why are you such a spineless coward? Just because their family says they won't pay, you just accept it? I told you before, don't lend the money, don't lend the money, but you, you said that was your buddy and it was impossible for him to cheat you. And now?"

"You lent out so much money and can't get it back, ah, why don't you just go die?"

It wasn't the first or second time his wife had said this; ever since he tried to get the money back from Lu Yunling and failed, only to be blocked by the other party, life had turned into what it was now.

How many times had he wanted to retort, and he also wanted to get the money back, but he didn't have the face to argue with his wife, because it was indeed him who trusted the other party at the time and lent the money out.

When he lent the money, the words were so sweet, saying he would pay it back immediately, absolutely would not withhold it, and they had such a good relationship; he mentioned a promissory note, but after the money was transferred, the other party started laughing and fooling around.

He could only blame himself for not thinking it through at the time.

And when it came time to ask for the money, he became a grandson, not to mention chasing after them for the money, the other party would even put on a look: you're opening your mouth to talk to me about this little bit of money?

No matter how he thought about it, he felt stifled, and suddenly his temper flared up; Yu Jianneng went straight into the kitchen and grabbed a kitchen knife.

His wife hurriedly stopped him from the side and said: "What are you doing? Why are you grabbing a knife?"

"I'm going to slaughter that whole family, and then commit suicide, is that okay? Damn it, because of this money I've become like this now, what else can I do!"

Yu Jianneng cried out there.

His wife stopped talking, and the two just stared at each other like that; finally, the wife went up and took the knife down, and Yu Jianneng squatted on the ground, weeping bitterly.

It could truly be said that because of this one incident, his entire life had been destroyed.

For the internet where the average annual salary is a million, one hundred thousand isn't much, but for their family, one hundred thousand meant the couple needed to work hard for a long time.

Finally, Yu Jianneng's emotions calmed down slightly, and his wife said: "This is no way to go on, their family is clearly not planning to pay back the money, we have to consider how to get it."

"How about we go sue them?"

Yu Jianneng thought for a moment and said: "Then let's sue, I... I will go find a Lawyer, this matter with their family isn't over!"

Niu Xiufei naturally didn't know that the person on the other end of the phone call just now even wanted to risk his life; she was busy at home right now, her son was coming back for the weekend, and she had to prepare in advance.

Time reached the next day amidst the swaying of Zhou Yi's big bed.

Another beautiful night, Zhou Yi climbed out of bed and checked the legal calendar; it was a good day, suitable for consultations, and he wondered if Zhou Cainiao would encounter any cases she liked today.

However, it was quite late after the two of them had an in-depth exchange last night, and it wasn't early when he sent her back.

Don't ask why he still had to send her back, because these two people were just that strange...

Huo Pengfei also got up very early and drove to the Guangming District Court early.

He didn't know if it was a psychological factor, but anyway, looking at the other lawyers in the Case Filing Hall right now felt like looking at bumpkins.

What he was doing this time was a Case Analysis; what is called prestige, this is called prestige!

What Teacher Fang could do, Huo Pengfei could also do!

So he queued for half an hour before it was finally his turn.

Sitting at the Case Filing window, Huo Pengfei started taking out materials, saying as he took them out: "This is the first case, the name is Lu Yunling."

The staff member inside took the materials and looked at them: "Minor Injury, right? You want a Criminal Private Prosecution?"

Huo Pengfei nodded and said: "Yes, Criminal Private Prosecution, and Incidental Civil Compensation."

Anyway, one sheep is grazing, and two sheep are herding, let's just do it this way.

Minor Injury allows for Criminal Private Prosecution; regardless of whether it can succeed, file the Lawsuit first and talk later.

After the staff member finished organizing the materials, Huo Pengfei took out the second set of materials.

"This is for the beneficiary of the previous case."

Huo Pengfei didn't write much compensation in this Private Prosecution Complaint, because even if you wrote a lot, it wouldn't be supported; you could tell from the word 'compensation', the main person liable for damages was the Tort Liability person.

If the tortfeasor couldn't pay, or if there was no tortfeasor, then it would be fully borne by the beneficiary.

The staff member looked at them one by one and was a bit surprised: "Are these two cases the same incident? What's going on? I see in this evidence it says the woman calls the man 'husband'? Are they a married couple?"

Huo Pengfei smiled: "They were before, then I found out they divorced last month, so they are no longer a married couple in the legal sense."

As for anything else, he didn't know; anyway, the law only recognizes the marriage certificate.

The staff member took out the first Private Prosecution Complaint to look at it again, even more strangely: "Then why do you want to sue this woman? Wasn't she beaten by the other party? And beaten in the street at that."

Huo Pengfei said helplessly: "Yes, she was beaten, but she didn't have a shred of gratitude; on the contrary, she felt that my client deserved to be beaten. There's nothing to be done about that; if I don't sue, I won't feel comfortable."

"There's such a thing? Are they crazy?"

Even the staff member was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

"That's how it is, I'm also curious about what their situation is; the one who was beaten wasn't beaten lightly at all."

The staff member just asked a couple of extra questions, mainly about the former; the Criminal Case is very strict, but the case filing review for civil matters only examines formal requirements.

After waiting for a long while, there was finally a result: both cases were filed!

It was mainly because the evidence collection was so thorough; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it ironclad evidence—a beating is a beating.

If it really didn't work, he could still apply for the Law Enforcement Recorder video from when the Police Station responded to the call; there was too much evidence.

Walking out of the Court gate, Huo Pengfei felt light as a feather; Teacher Fang is also human, he can always be surpassed!

And at this moment, inside the Fang Law Firm, Zhou Xinran was receiving a guest; usually, these walk-in clients were high-quality clients and needed to be received well.

"Mr. Yu, please take your time, don't be agitated. When did you give the other party that one hundred thousand? You have the transfer record, right? What about other things? If there is no promissory note, do you have any chat records or anything?"

"You know the other party's personal information, right? What is their name, what is their contact information..."

"Lu Yunling? The wife is named Niu Xiufei?"

Zhou Xinran blinked her eyes for a long time; these two names sounded so familiar, as if they were the same names a certain handsome guy mentioned when chatting with her last night.

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