Chapter 84: Do You Even Know What Defamation Is! (Make-up Chapter)

"Teacher Fang is here again."

"Teacher Fang, I heard you have quite a few cases recently."

"Teacher Fang, I have a case here, I wonder if you might be interested."

As soon as he entered the case filing registration hall, many people greeted Fang Dazhuang, and Fang Dazhuang nodded to each of them in response.

The legal profession is actually particularly grueling; for a fledgling Lawyer like Zhou Xinran, even if they can practice independently, it is often not a matter of whether they have cases to fight, but rather worrying about the source of cases most of the time.

Not having cases is the biggest problem.

In this world, perhaps only someone like Xu Dama would look for a pure, fledgling rookie.

Age discrimination objectively exists in many industries; many of us feel that an older person is more reliable and steady.

Of course, it would be even better if they were bald...

But when it comes to the level of Fang Dazhuang, it is the cases that are looking for him.

So Zhou Yi knows that when Fang Dazhuang talks about money all the time on weekdays, he is just joking.

If he really wanted to make money, he wouldn't have returned to Handong Province; staying in Modu to make money would be better than here.

Fang Dazhuang greeted people casually as he arrived at the case filing window, then took out the evidence materials he had brought one by one.

"Teacher Fang, this time it is... a Criminal Private Prosecution?"

The young woman in charge of registration was almost dumbfounded; it's not about anything else, but Criminal Private Prosecution cases have always been very rare!

The specific reason is actually clear; it comes back to that same point: securing evidence, and specifically evidence that forms a complete Evidence Chain, is very difficult.

After all, in the indictment stage of a Criminal Private Prosecution, you have to collect all this evidence yourself.

The Public Security Bureau and the procuratorial organs will not intervene here.

And although a Criminal Private Prosecution does not require the Public Security Bureau to conduct an investigation due to the special nature of the case, it is still a Criminal Case, so the scrutiny of evidence is extremely strict.

Fortunately, Fang Dazhuang is not an ordinary person; he is truly that kind of very special person.

Not to mention his professional knowledge, the key is that he likes these small cases.

And because of his interest, Fang Dazhuang will put two hundred percent of his energy into the collection and organization of evidence.

Although this matter should actually be done by Zhou Yi.

Everything was handed in, and the internal review began.

Strict as the review may be, the procedure is actually much the same.

If the case is simple and the evidence materials are sufficient, a Case Filing can be decided directly.

If there is a need for supplementation or modification, they must inform the applicant of what needs to be supplemented all at once.

If it does not meet the conditions for filing a Criminal Private Prosecution case, the materials will be returned and not accepted.

However, for Fang Dazhuang, he does not need to worry about failing to get a Case Filing.

The few days of preparation were not simple preparation; he had been working on collecting and organizing the evidence materials the whole time.

Specifically, it was not actually particularly complicated; what Fang Dazhuang found a bit regrettable was that Zhou Yi refused to say he was depressed.

But precisely because the other party refused to say it, that is what makes him a true confidant.

After reviewing inside for a long time, the registration clerk finally said: "This kind of case is not common, alright, Teacher Fang."

Fang Dazhuang packed up his things and left the Court leisurely; he felt filled with fighting spirit from head to toe!

As for whether the other party will be arrested, that depends on the Court's decision!

If the Court believes an arrest is necessary, then they will naturally go and arrest them; if they believe it is not necessary, then it is not necessary. This is not something he, as a Lawyer, can decide.

Since the case had been filed, Fang Dazhuang naturally took photos of the Indictment and the Case Filing Notice and sent them to Zhou Yi.

And on this side, Zhou Yi, having received the items, soon began to get busy, only this time, there was no need to even edit any video.

Because everything was on the internet, the other party had not considered at all whether they had already constituted the crime of Defamation...

No, it should be said that in today's society, very few people can clearly distinguish the boundary between Defamation and Civil Infringement.

The word "defamation" itself carries a meaning of fabrication; when people often say "you are defaming me" in daily life, it implies making something out of nothing.

I didn't actually do this thing, but you fabricated false facts to damage my character and reputation; that is Defamation!

However, if what you are spreading is objective fact—that is to say, the person actually did the thing, but it belongs to some private matter, and you ended up spreading it—

The most typical case here is exposing the other party's privacy; the deeper the exposure, the heavier your Tort might be, but there is no Defamation here.

Therefore, many Keyboard Warriors on the internet are often issued a Lawyer's Letter by the Self-Media Studio of various celebrities for spreading so-called "rumors," and are even subjected to a Lawsuit!

It is just that because the internet world is quite special, once the hype passes, even if a celebrity comes out to clarify the rumors, not many people will listen. That is the legendary "a mouth to spread rumors, legs to run until they break to clarify."

Everyone only remembers that thing you did or didn't do...

But if many people look carefully, they will find that some Lawsuits are for Defamation, while others are purely for Infringement of Reputation Rights.

So why do some judgments only involve simple Infringement of Reputation Rights?

Think about it, think about it carefully...

And as for an internet celebrity like Ling Jie, one cannot say she is uneducated, but she naturally does not know about some of the details.

In her eyes, whether it is Defamation or Infringement of Reputation Rights, it is all Infringement of Reputation Rights anyway; it doesn't matter. Once she has money, she doesn't care at all.

Zhou Yi had already uploaded the photos, with the key parts covered by a Mosaic, but it still made people see at a glance that this thing was called a Criminal Private Prosecution case.

As well as the "Case Filing Decision."

"In the morning, many friends advised me to fight back, to post a video, and to let everyone charge together. I, however, thought that we are all civilized people, so I gave a Warning in advance."

"Therefore I posted it; do not say that you were not warned!"

"As a result, up to now, which is exactly eight hours later, the other party still hasn't given me any response, and I won't hide it from everyone, I had already sent her a Lawyer's Letter before!"

"Unfortunately, there was no response either. Since that's the case, there's no need to say anything more. This is a society ruled by law, and we will do everything according to the law!"

Attaching these words to a few photos, Zhou Yi clicked send!

Soon, Zhou Yi's update had already been refreshed.

Ever since that inexplicable Ling Jie started secretly poking at people online, Zhou Yi's audience lords have actually been paying close attention to Zhou Yi's updates.

Don't look at the internet as being very big; in reality, it's tiny. Even though it's not the same platform, it's as if the other side knows whenever you pass gas.

Therefore, everyone is very clear that the other party's actions are truly a bit too excessive!

Thus, as soon as Zhou Yi's update was posted, someone saw it very quickly.

In Guang City, Yuan Jie was drinking herbal tea; no need to ask, people in Guang City are either drinking herbal tea or on their way to drink herbal tea, especially in the summer.

She and Zhou Yi can be considered friends now, although they haven't added each other on WeChat or anything, although they only talk in the background private messages, and although she doesn't even know what the other person looks like.

But they are friends!

She is also quite concerned about Zhou Yi's affairs, so after seeing the new update, she went to take a peek. With this, even Yuan Jie's composure couldn't help but make her spit it out.

After much difficulty swallowing that mouthful of herbal tea, Yuan Jie looked at the update with a bewildered face; although she doesn't understand the law, she could still recognize the two characters for "Criminal Case"!

"Holy crap, are people nowadays this serious? This is already... a Criminal Private Prosecution?"

After being stunned for three seconds, Yuan Jie immediately forwarded it at the fastest speed and began to shout loudly.

"Extra, extra! A Yi is going to make the other party go inside and sit in a cell!"

Following Yuan Jie's call, Zhou Yi's audience lords swarmed in all at once.

Upon seeing that update, they were all shocked!

What should one say? A Yi is worthy of being called the number one honey badger of Bilibili and the District Bully of the Small Residential District!

They previously felt that his counterattack would definitely not be that simple, just like that poor kid who recovered their account.

But preparing to directly make the other party sit in a cell—this counterattack is still a bit too sharp.

"Just like this? Just like this and you're going to make someone sit in a cell? No way!"

"Well done, truly well done. That Anchor is really not a good person. If you look at many of the previous videos, if you look carefully, you can find that the way she played favorites was too obvious."

"It should be done this way; some people just need to be made to feel the pain!"

But perhaps because there was no video to pave the way this time, or perhaps because the other party was stirring up trouble, there were too many inexplicable people, so shortly after Zhou Yi posted the update, someone came out to argue back.

"The Ordinary Person": "Just like this and you want to send someone to jail? I am very surprised at the thoughts of this Content Creator and these commenters. What unforgivable thing did the other party actually do to make her go straight to jail?"

"The Ordinary Person": "If it's just like this, then don't even bother with a trial; just go straight to jail if you make a mistake. Why is there so much hostility in people nowadays?"

Such words appeared quite a lot among the pile of comments, so they quickly attracted everyone's attention.

"??? Where did this holy mother come from? Was the Notre-Dame de Paris burned down again?"

"I feel like this person doesn't even know what happened, yet they stood out to urge people to be kind?"

However, "The Ordinary Person" looked like an expert at keyboard fighting, and with lightning-fast typing speed, they began to reply.

"Sorry, I watched it from beginning to end. That female Anchor on the other side is indeed wrong, but it hasn't reached the level of going to jail, and the Up Master directly filing a Criminal Private Prosecution—this heart is truly too vicious!"

"Videos filmed by such a person can actually pass review?"

"And setting aside the facts, is the Up Master completely without fault?"

Pfft! Yuan Jie, who was watching the battle between the two sides, sprayed again.

As a woman, as soon as she saw these words, she felt they were very familiar. The flavor inside was too strong, so strong that she even felt a bit nostalgic; that was, after all, her youth...

Rubbing her hands together casually, ever since she retired from the keyboard years ago, she, Yuan Jie, hadn't keyboard-fought with anyone for a long time. And now, woman, you have successfully attracted my attention!

On the other side, the assistant Wang Weiwei finally saw this update after being reminded by someone else.

"Criminal... Private Prosecution?"

Making up the third chapter of the backlog, three thousand words, and then there are 19 chapters left. I'll see how it goes tonight; everyone, don't wait for now, even if there is one, it will be very late. Begging for votes...

(End of this chapter)