Chapter 58: Lawyer Fang Feels Full of Passion!

"How about it, Mr. Zhou? Do you think this approach is acceptable?" Director Tian asked, looking at Zhou Yi.

A security deposit... Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Director Tian, I need to make a phone call to ask before I decide."

After saying this, Zhou Yi stepped aside and dialed Fang Dazhuang's number.

Before he could even speak, a complaining voice came from the other end.

"Why are you calling? I'm busy right now..."

Zhou Yi already had experience with this kind of thing, so he said quite casually, "I'm paying for a consultation."

"Very well, Mr. Zhou. What would you like to consult about?"

Fang Dazhuang is truly a character... Zhou Yi muttered to himself, thinking that based on what he knew, someone with the other party's level of skill should at least be at a Red Circle firm in a first-tier city.

Jingzhou City was still a bit lacking in comparison, so Fang Dazhuang actually didn't like money very much.

But he insisted on putting on an act of being obsessed with money...

"It's like this, Fang Dazhuang, my neighbor upstairs has proposed this idea..."

Zhou Yi roughly explained the neighbor's idea and finally asked, "Do you think this is okay?"

Fang Dazhuang on the other end of the line thought for a moment, then quickly replied, "If we're talking about risks, there is actually one: if this security deposit is given directly to you, they might turn around and sue you for extortion!"

"What? Extortion?" Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment: "Isn't this something they are offering to give voluntarily?"

Fang Dazhuang's laughter rang out over the phone: "Little Zhou, you are still too young. They are offering it voluntarily now, but when they decide to cause trouble for you, that won't be the story they tell."

"You have to know, your behavior could also be considered fighting violence with violence. If they really investigate, it's still against the law. So when the time comes, they'll say they couldn't take it anymore and only gave you the money to buy peace, but it was labeled as a security deposit. What will you do then?"

"Little Zhou, although you say there are people from the Community Office and Property Management on-site who can testify, you still have to be careful. Out in society, you can know a person's face but not their heart."

Zhou Yi nodded, though he felt a bead of cold sweat on his forehead; he hadn't felt that this could be linked to extortion at all.

It was just that, due to his own circumstances, he viewed money as very important. Whether he was paying money out or taking money in, he needed to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious!

That was why he wanted to consult, and he hadn't expected it would really be like this!

"Then, Fang Dazhuang, how should I handle this?"

"I was just stating the worst-case scenario. Based on your description, there is a ninety percent chance or more that the other party doesn't intend to do that, and they might not even know they could do that..."

"So you don't need to worry. Just tell them that a security deposit is fine, but don't give it to you; hand it over to the Community Office instead, and then go to a Notarization office to have it notarized. If there is any further noise disturbance, the money will just be donated to the Community Office. If there isn't, have the Community Office return it."

After Fang Dazhuang finished speaking, Zhou Yi understood instantly; Fang still had the skills.

As long as he didn't take it, even if the other party wanted to do something, it wouldn't be extortion. And as for what notarization implies, that goes without saying. Handing it to the Community Office doesn't mean it belongs to the Community Office.

However, the Community Office wouldn't help you for no reason, so the agreement that any further noise disturbance results in a donation to the Community Office...

No flaws there!

Fang Dazhuang was already looking to hang up, but Zhou Yi hurriedly said, "Right, Fang Dazhuang, wait a moment. I just received another one here, it seems to be a Lawyer's Letter!"

"And it was sent to me by the Legal Department of my previous Company, saying they want me to undergo out-of-court Mediation, otherwise they will sue me for the losses my previous work caused the Company. What do you think of this..."

"A Lawyer's Letter is just waste paper... wait, what did you say? If you don't mediate, they will sue you? That's great!"

Hmm... hmm? Zhou Yi was stunned upon hearing this. Is this... a good thing?

"You tell them, yes, tell them directly: whoever doesn't file the Lawsuit is a coward, hahaha!"

Listening to the bursts of joyful laughter coming from the phone, Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel a chill.

"But Fang Dazhuang, they are suing me. If they win, I'll probably have to pay them money..."

Fang Dazhuang said dismissively, "Fear what? If they really had evidence, they wouldn't be sending a Lawyer's Letter. Besides, don't I know your situation? You were just a designer, and you were working overtime to death every day; what kind of losses could you possibly cause?"

"Let them sue. Don't you find this method of trying to reach a Mediation through a Counterclaim familiar? Don't worry, just tell them exactly that!"

Alright, Zhou Yi thought about it carefully and it did seem familiar. Although it was different from the gaming platform, the core logic was the same.

These types of companies always threaten you at the drop of a hat: if you don't do this, we will do that.

After hanging up and transferring the payment, Zhou Yi returned and relayed Fang Dazhuang's suggestion, finally saying, "How about it? Do you think this is acceptable? If it is, we'll sign the guarantee and get it notarized!"

Xu Yufeng's daughter was stunned. She couldn't quite understand why Zhou Yi would do this; after all, money is a good thing, and the standard for "noise disturbance" is hard to define.

What if any random noise in the future counts as a disturbance? Then the money wouldn't be recoverable.

In fact, Xu Yufeng's daughter had already prepared herself; she didn't intend to get this money back at all.

But it didn't matter to her; as long as everything returned to normal, that was fine.

Seeing that Xu Yufeng's daughter agreed, Zhou Yi looked at Director Tian of the Community Office.

Director Tian also hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement. Money wasn't the important thing; the main goal was to resolve the conflict.

Since everyone agreed, Fang Dazhuang quickly sent over a template for the guarantee. They printed it out and signed it, and Manager Xue from Property Management, who was present, also acted as a witness.

Next was to go for Notarization and hand over the money.

Zhou Yi also edited some of the content into his own video.

So, only the final step remained: having Xu Yufeng apologize to the neighbors upstairs and downstairs in front of everyone!

Zhou Yi called to notify the neighbors that his matter was resolved. According to the agreement, they could come back if they wanted to, and it didn't matter if they didn't.

After all, they had agreed to rent for one month!

However, what surprised Zhou Yi was that all these neighbor households indicated they would be returning soon, and even the young couple upstairs said they didn't want to take advantage of him.

This made Zhou Yi ponder to himself: the young couple changed their tune quite quickly!

Of course, he didn't know that after Xia Ziyan heard that this new neighbor had actually made Xu Yufeng apologize, she didn't dare say anything anymore.

This person really did what he said he would!

If he could spend so much money to rent houses for them to go out and have fun, he could just as easily use that same money to cause them trouble...

Moreover, after being "taught a lesson" by her husband many times, she finally realized that they had already taken a huge advantage, and one must learn to be content...

So, that afternoon, the several neighbor households all returned. Liu Nainai had returned even earlier; she had already flown back to Jingzhou City yesterday.

However, there was still one household missing.

Near the Yuefu Residential Quarter, in the Fuli Residential Quarter, Han Wenxia had just finished cooking for her child and was preparing to play on her phone when it suddenly rang.

Picking it up to look, it was that neighbor, Liu Nainai.

"Hello Liu Nainai, do you need something from me?"

On the other end of the phone, Liu Nainai laughed: "Little Han, are you busy this afternoon?"

"Not busy, I'm free until five o'clock, I have to go pick up the child at five, please tell me..."

"Then if you're free, come to our Small Residential District Property Management Office after two o'clock this afternoon. Let me tell you, Xu Yufeng is going to apologize to you!"

What? Han Wenxia was stunned; Xu Yufeng, she is actually apologizing?

How is that possible!

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