Chapter 585: I Know How to Solve This!

Watching his aunt being taken away, Liu Zhipeng didn't dare to say a word.

No matter how much one reads in books, it is never as profound as experiencing it once in practice.

Other relatives spoke up: "Hey, isn't your Pengpeng at the Court? Tell him to hurry up and think of a way. Look, the wedding is about to start, and with her being taken away, what are we supposed to do?"

Hearing this, Liu Zhipeng hurriedly wanted to explain that he was only an Intern at the Court.

Besides, even if he worked at the Court, he had no way to interfere with the law enforcement of the Police Station; he studied law, not magic.

However, Liu Zhipeng immediately noticed that his mother was already looking over, and this gaze left Liu Zhipeng dumbfounded.

"Mom, this... don't look at me. I'm just an Intern, someone who does odd jobs for others; I don't have that kind of ability."

Once these words were out, the relatives who had been heaping praise on him earlier suddenly stopped talking.

So it turns out he's just a temp worker after all...

Feng Jianhua's face was terrifyingly dark; he also didn't understand why one would get arrested for scolding someone in a WeChat group. If that were the case, everyone would have to be arrested, so why was it only his wife?

Plus, the wedding was about to start!

Inside the Guangming Road Police Station, Deng Jiafeng was saying the same thing.

"I was wrong, I was truly wrong. I'll kowtow to you, okay? Just let me go attend my son's wedding, please let me go. I didn't mean to scold them..."

As she spoke, Deng Jiafeng was already crying until she went limp. She truly couldn't understand why things had to be like this just for scolding a few people.

"Alright, stop crying. Can't you just cooperate with our work properly? Are you willing to accept Mediation now?" Chen Li asked.

Hearing this, Deng Jiafeng suddenly perked up: "Comrade, if I agree to Mediation, can I leave? I'll do whatever you ask!"

Chen Li hesitated upon hearing this. In her opinion, given the situation, they should just handle it as it should be handled; a fine and Administrative Detention were unavoidable.

But after all, grassroots law enforcement should be a bit more lenient. After reporting the situation, the station leadership gave their response.

If the other party is truly remorseful, then Mediation can be pursued.

Thus, Chen Li quickly dialed Zhou Yi's phone number and explained the general situation.

"Yes, this Deng Jiafeng now expresses that she is very remorseful and is crying quite sadly. I'm asking you now if you can agree to Mediation, and if so, what are the conditions?"

Inside Tengda Company, Zhou Yi was chatting with Liu Shiwen in the Legal Department. Hearing this, he said: "The other party is remorseful, right? That's fine. My conditions for Mediation are simple: a public apology for ten days in the residents' group and at the elevator downstairs, plus three thousand yuan in compensation."

The public apology in the residents' group is to be posted at a fixed time every day, while at the elevator downstairs, an apology letter is to be posted.

Hearing this, Chen Li asked with some curiosity: "Setting aside the apology, isn't three thousand a bit much?"

Zhou Yi smiled upon hearing this: "It's not much. I referenced similar case rulings from other places. In Hanbei Province, there was a case of someone scolding others in a WeChat group for five minutes, and they ended up paying two thousand yuan."

"This woman scolded me for a whole day, not to mention there was also defamation involved, so I think three thousand in compensation is very reasonable."

With a precedent to refer to, Chen Li had no further issues.

Hanging up the phone and returning to the case-handling area, Chen Li looked at Deng Jiafeng in front of her and stated Zhou Yi's conditions.

"You heard clearly, right? These are the conditions. If you agree, I will prepare a Civil Mediation Agreement. You sign it, and then you can go back to attend your son's wedding without delay."

This was actually quite lenient; under normal circumstances, at the very least, there would be a fine.

But given the special circumstances—a child's wedding only happens once in a lifetime, which is indeed a major event—the station decided to handle it this way.

Deng Jiafeng didn't care about any of that now; as long as she could go back to attend her son's wedding, she would sign whatever they gave her.

This kind of Mediation Agreement is easy to prepare; every department has ready-made templates. For Chen Li, it was basically just changing a few words and printing it out.

She had Deng Jiafeng sign first, as she was in a hurry; the rest was just waiting for Zhou Yi to sign.

After signing, Deng Jiafeng hurriedly asked: "Comrade, is everything okay now? Can I leave?"

Chen Li nodded and instructed: "Remember to do what's on the Mediation Agreement!"

Deng Jiafeng didn't know if she had even listened, but she hurried off. It was already past 11:40; if she didn't hurry, she wouldn't make it in time.

About half an hour later, Zhou Mouren arrived at the Police Station.

"Zhou Yi is here, over here!"

Chen Li called out from inside. She was busy eating at the moment, and while eating, she took out the Mediation Agreement and said: "Take a look, she has already signed."

Zhou Yi looked it over carefully and found no issues; his conditions were written very clearly, so he signed it as well.

"Officer Chen, I've troubled you again this time."

Chen Li waved her hand and said: "Small matter. I don't know if you can film this, since it's a Mediation."

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said: "Filming is definitely no problem. Although it's a Mediation, she was indeed remorseful; she cried quite a bit."

After the two sides discussed some more details, Zhou Yi said his goodbyes and left the Police Station.

Now, however, a problem had arisen: the Lawsuit at the Guangming District Court had already been notified as a Case Filing this morning.

And as of now, it had been less than an hour since the notification of the Case Filing.

If he were to go and withdraw the Lawsuit now, Zhou Yi could already imagine the look on the staff's faces: Are you here specifically to mess with us?

Moreover, Huo Pengfei had also worked hard all day yesterday, saying he wanted to ensure everything was foolproof and absolutely avoid those kinds of low-level mistakes again.

So doing this wouldn't be very friendly to Huo Pengfei either...

After thinking about it, he decided to call Huo Pengfei. No matter the issue, as long as it could be communicated, it wasn't a big deal.

Over the phone, Huo Pengfei's voice sounded: "Mr. Zhou, I understand what you mean, but we are in no hurry to withdraw the Lawsuit."

"Given the other party's attitude, it's hard to say whether she will abide by the Mediation Agreement. After all, it was made by the Police Station, and this thing has no legal force; people can just choose not to follow it."

"My meaning is, there are still a few days between the Case Filing and the court hearing anyway. And once the court date is set, they will definitely notify me in advance. We can act according to the situation; if she complies, I will go withdraw the Lawsuit."

"If she doesn't comply, then that's perfect, it saves us from having to file the case again."

"I'll go talk to the presiding judge later; there's no need to worry about this."

See, this is why veteran Lawyers are more thoughtful; they consider every aspect very thoroughly.

"Alright then, let's do that. But I feel like she should comply; Chen Li said that woman was crying her eyes out at the station and was quite remorseful."

On the other end of the phone, Huo Pengfei smiled without denying it, only saying: "Compliance is definitely good, but it's better to be prepared."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi stopped thinking about this matter and went back to the Company to continue working.

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Inside Guangming District, at the Bofeng Hotel, Feng Jianhua and his son Feng Jiannan were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, constantly making phone calls to see if they could get the person released first.

After all, there was a ceremony to attend!

There are quite a few rituals for wedding companies now; if one person is missing, the ritual is hard to carry out.

Just then, Feng Jianhua's phone rang; he picked it up, listened for a few seconds, and immediately let out a sigh of relief.

"Alright, alright, stop calling. Hurry, hurry, hurry, send someone to wait at the entrance. Your mother is already out. Yes, it's fine, hurry and have someone help her tidy up!"

It's fine? The other relatives waiting also sighed in relief. Although the news had already spread, as long as the wedding wasn't delayed, it was fine.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Deng Jiafeng walked in from outside; the makeup artist had already urgently tidied her up.

"Hurry up, I told you not to talk in the group chat, but you insisted. Fine, hurry, it's about to start!"

Deng Jiafeng could only nod at this moment; fortunately, it wasn't delayed.

The wedding proceeded very smoothly, and for the bride Lu Yan, she didn't feel any surprises at all.

Because the relatives all had a tacit understanding; this kind of thing would absolutely not be told to the new bride.

No matter what, get the wedding done first, and other matters can be discussed later.

And naturally, Deng Jiafeng wouldn't talk about apologies or compensation at this time. Anyway, didn't the people at the Police Station say that since the Mediation Agreement was signed, then it was fine.

The night passed quickly, and Zhou Yi still got up very early.

Yesterday, he went to chat with Lawyer Fang again. He didn't know why, but recently Lawyer Fang had been quite agitated; it was said that some research had hit a wall.

Zhou Yi indicated that he was powerless to help now. The cases Lawyer Fang wanted were things normal people wouldn't do, and he wouldn't even say what he was looking for.

However, it was understandable. If he said what kind of case he wanted, then whatever he did next would feel like framing someone, which definitely wouldn't do.

The consequence was that last night, Lawyer Fang talked about divorce cases for half the time...

Zhou Yi felt that the bald man was jealous of him!

It was the same as usual: wash up, eat, and go downstairs. Today the two were together, but Zhou Yi kept feeling like he had forgotten something.

Ever since she got engaged, Zhou Xinran's personality had become much more lively than before; all sorts of jokes could pop out of her mouth.

"Forgot something? What could you possibly forget? It wouldn't be that you forgot to wear... last night, would it?"

They were just saying this in the Elevator, and Zhou Yi glanced at her and said, "What are you talking about? I feel like I forgot a rather important matter and I can't remember it. Don't interrupt me."

He still hadn't remembered by the time they reached the first floor. Just as he was about to exit the Elevator, Zhou Yi saw the "Notice" at the elevator entrance.

Yes, it was the notice for people in their building to move their cars.

Zhou Yi instantly remembered. Damn, he had just signed a Mediation Agreement with that person named Deng Jiafeng at the Police Station yesterday!

I knew it, there was something.

After explaining the situation to Zhou Xinran beside him, Zhou Xinran was also surprised and said, "You actually went to the Police Station for that matter? I thought you were just going to file a Lawsuit."

"Then hurry and check, has she apologized yet?"

As soon as Zhou Xinran finished speaking, she saw Zhou Yi looking at her with an expression like she was an idiot.

"What's with that expression? What did I say wrong?" Zhou Xinran was immediately displeased.

Zhou Yi pointed at the elevator entrance quite helplessly and said, "They say pregnancy makes you stupid for three years, but you aren't even pregnant yet, how is your brain not working?"

"I already said, there is a clause in the Mediation content requiring the other party to post an apology letter at the elevator entrance for ten days. Look here, there is nothing."

Hmm, that's true. Although she realized it, Zhou Xinran didn't want to talk. How could there be such a man in this world!

Zhou Yi opened the homeowner group again; there were no messages there either.

It must be because they were too busy yesterday. After all, it was still early, not even nine o'clock yet, so it definitely wouldn't be that fast.

Thinking this, Zhou Yi didn't say anything else, and he and Zhou Xinran went to work separately.

Meanwhile, upstairs, taking advantage of the fact that their son and daughter-in-law had gone to visit the bride's parents, Deng Jiafeng was chatting with Feng Jianhua about the Mediation Agreement.

"Three thousand yuan, he might as well go rob someone. He dares to ask for so much just because he was scolded a few times!"

"And he wants an apology in the homeowner group and at the elevator entrance. Who does he think he is?"

"If it weren't for being in a rush for Jiannan's wedding yesterday, I wouldn't have wanted to sign it."

Hearing this, Feng Jianhua frowned and said, "I think you might as well just pay it. Besides, it's just an apology, it's not like it's anything..."

"That won't do. It's three thousand yuan. If I could get this much money just by being scolded a few times, I would have been rich long ago. These people are just scamming others."

"But the Police Station did step in after all. Why don't you find someone who understands these things and ask? Find a Lawyer or something." Feng Jianhua suggested.

That's true, finding a Lawyer or someone to ask would be more reliable.

But after looking for a long time, they couldn't find any relatives or friends who were Lawyers. Deng Jiafeng simply searched online and actually found one; the other party left a phone number.

Deng Jiafeng dialed the number, but hung up in less than three minutes.

"What's wrong? Why didn't you ask them?" Feng Jianhua next to her asked, feeling very strange.

"This so-called Lawyer actually told me that consultation requires a fee, and told me to go to their office to talk in detail, charging by the hour. You tell me, isn't this a scam? I have to pay just to ask such a small thing?"

"And, six hundred yuan an hour! Are they robbing people? They earn six hundred just by answering a few questions. If I talk for a while longer, what's the point of consulting? I might as well just pay the compensation!"

Deng Jiafeng said indignantly.

Although many young people nowadays know that Lawyer consultations require a fee, there are still quite a few who think that Lawyer consultations shouldn't be charged.

The reasons for this are very complex; paying for knowledge is one aspect, and the fact that consultations aren't necessarily effective is another. In short, there are many reasons.

But someone like Deng Jiafeng just feels that this Lawyer makes money too easily. Asking a few questions costs money; is their speech that precious?

Not wanting to spend money, but still wanting to find someone in the know to confirm, Feng Jianhua thought for a while and said, "Then there is only that Pengpeng. But didn't he say he works as a temp at the Court? Would that be okay?"

Deng Jiafeng thought for a moment and said, "It should be fine. Pengpeng is studying law after all, and even if he is a temp, he is at the Court. He must know more than us."

There was no other way. Naturally, she didn't know that the reason Chen Li and the other person wanted to take her back yesterday was because Liu Zhipeng had said too much...

Anyway, Liu Zhipeng was a junior, and a junior definitely wouldn't charge her money.

After calling twice without an answer, Liu Zhipeng called back on the third time.

"Aunt, you're alright now? I'm at work right now, what's the matter?"

"Pengpeng, Aunt got out yesterday. I'm asking you about something now, see if it's convenient?"

Liu Zhipeng hesitated for a moment, then walked to the restroom: "Alright, Aunt, go ahead and ask, but be a little quick, I still have things to do here."

"It's like this, Pengpeng, I wanted to ask, you see, regarding yesterday's matter, I signed a Mediation Agreement with the other party at the Police Station, but yesterday I was in a rush to come back to attend your brother Jiannan's wedding."

"The other party wants too much money. If I don't give it, do you think there will be trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhipeng breathed a sigh of relief; I know this one.

"Aunt, you're sure it was a Civil Mediation Agreement signed at the Police Station, right? Don't worry, this thing has no legal effect. That's right, only those signed at the Court have legal effect."

"If you don't pay, they can only come to the Court to sue you..."

Second update. It's not that Lao Zhou is dragging it on purpose; after all, it's been free to read during this period. It's mainly because my body is still feeling unwell, especially my throat and nose. It's really affecting me; neither my thinking speed nor my writing speed is fast, so that's why it's this late.

(End of chapter)