Chapter 85: We Need to Find a Professional Lawyer for a Consultation

As Ling Jie's assistant, Wang Weiwei did not have a very high level of education; the reason she was able to do this job relied on her ability to handle things.

This skill could be described as emotional intelligence, which was also the thing most admired in recent years.

It seemed that as long as one had emotional intelligence, nothing else mattered.

At this moment, Wang Weiwei looked at that post and felt she couldn't quite understand it.

She knew about criminal cases—crimes, after all—she always heard them talking about things like the Lawless Madman Zhang San.

And as for private prosecution, just looking at the literal meaning, it seemed to be suing by oneself?

But that made no sense; although she hadn't read many books, she knew that since this involved a criminal case, it should be the police coming to make arrests; it was impossible to say one could sue by oneself.

Don't misunderstand, she really couldn't understand this thing.

Looking at that Case Filing Notice, so this meant the case had been filed; this she understood!

Oh, Ling Jie was being sued, and the case had been filed; that was actually about the same as previously expected.

Standing up to look at Ling Jie, who was in the middle of a live stream, Wang Weiwei hesitated, but still didn't call out.

She was in the middle of a live stream right now; if she rashly went up to interrupt, it would definitely invite a scolding.

Forget it, better wait a while; anyway, Ling Jie had already thought of this, and in the end, it would just be paying some money.

She used this time to check and see what this "criminal private prosecution" thing was.

So as not to be completely ignorant when Ling Jie asked later; she was a professional assistant.

"Babies, this essence, you know, the origin is France; let me show you the scan price, 880 per bottle, see that? The scan price is exactly this!"

"But today, you are in my live stream room, the 'get on the bus' price is 88 per bottle, and I'll even gift you one bottle!"

"See that? It's equivalent to 88 for two bottles; two minutes, two minutes to get on the bus! This is the same as what you get from purchasing agents, you know? I, Ling Jie, never lie to anyone!"

Ling Jie in the live stream room had already turned bright red, incomparably excited!

She had become popular; although only a little popular, she had already discovered the explosive point during the process of selling goods. Selling these things was just so damn profitable!

The timer on the phone was constantly ticking down, and the live stream room looked like it was boiling; everyone was frantically scrolling, as if countless people wanted to buy this essence...

Of course, exactly how many people bought it, that was unknown.

After all, the gentry's money is returned in full, and the commoners' money is split three-seven...

Even just like that, it was still more than the money she used to get from restaurant owners when she did shop-review videos.

Once the two minutes were up, Ling Jie took the essence down and said, "Alright, just two minutes, it absolutely won't exceed one second; apologies to the babies who didn't get on the bus."

"Can't help it, a deal is a deal for two minutes, and I have to be responsible to the other babies."

"Babies who didn't get on the bus this time, get on next time..."

Ling Jie was streaming happily, watching those constantly placing orders, as if she could see the money rolling in, when she suddenly heard an exclamation from the side!

"Ling Jie, the other party actually wants you to go to jail!"

Ling Jie was stunned upon hearing this, then looked over, her eyes already showing confusion.

The meaning was very clear: I'm in the middle of a live stream, what are you shouting about? What do you mean the other party wants me to go to jail? Shouldn't going to jail be the police making arrests and the Court passing judgment?

Do other people have this ability?

Looking at the live stream room again, that shout from the assistant Wang Weiwei just now hadn't been low, and some viewers in the live stream room also started asking what "the other party wants you to go to jail" meant.

After all, no matter what, the words "going to jail" or "sitting in a cell" were simply too attractive.

Wang Weiwei realized it was bad as soon as she shouted, but she was now in a position where she couldn't get off the tiger; she could only bite the bullet and point at the phone, telling Ling Jie that this matter was a bit urgent.

This assistant is useless!

That was the first thing Ling Jie thought, but she still said to the viewers in the live stream room: "Babies, my assistant just told me there's something up, I'm going to go handle it now; taking up a bit of everyone's time, ha, sorry about that."

"I'll do a giveaway when I come back later!"

After speaking, Ling Jie turned off the audio, then walked to the side and said with a dark face, "I'm in the middle of a live stream, do you know that? What are you shouting for? Is there anything that couldn't wait until I finished the live stream?"

Wang Weiwei hurriedly handed over the phone and said, "Ling Jie, this isn't what I wanted to shout, you take a look first; this time it seems really... really quite troublesome."

She hesitated and still didn't say the words "go to jail."

Ling Jie took the phone and looked at the post; she selectively ignored the words Zhou Yi had written and focused on the pictures: two pictures, one was an Indictment, and one was a Case Filing Decision.

"Criminal private prosecution... Defamation..."

Upon seeing these words, a trace of confusion also appeared in Ling Jie's eyes. Of course she had heard of defamation; that guy surnamed Zhou had used this to threaten her that day.

But just as mentioned before, Ling Jie only knew the name of defamation; like many ordinary people, she thought defamation just meant saying bad things.

Did she defame the other party?

Also, why would it be a criminal private prosecution? Can criminal cases also be sued by oneself?

Confused, truly confused. Looking at the comments below, Zhou Yi's audience was already flooding the screen, saying Zhou Yi was going to send her in to sit in a cell or something.

Just looking at it made one's scalp tingle.

Of course she knew about the video she filmed herself; although there were no names mentioned in that video, even someone with a low IQ could see that this was talking about that Up Master named "A Yi."

Accusing the other party of relying on his status as a big Up Master and the advantage of having many fans to suppress her and conduct Internet Violence against her, to the point where she developed depression...

So she was clear, and in her heart she understood, if the other party really took this seriously, he would probably sue, and at that time she might have to apologize and pay compensation.

But it didn't matter; the money had already been earned, the heat had already been raised; at that time, she could sell a bit of pity, say she was a single mother, that life was particularly difficult, and hire some Internet Water Army to write about it, and the other party wouldn't be able to refuse the apology even if he wanted to.

This is the disadvantage of being uneducated. If she had said Zhou Yi yelled at her at the time and scolded him for riding the host's coattails, then saying it like that actually wouldn't have been a problem.

Even if she said more, it wouldn't involve defamation, because setting aside the facts, Zhou Yi did indeed say she was riding the host's coattails, and he did indeed yell.

Right? Without mentioning the reason, only mentioning the result, Zhou Yi did do that.

So there was nothing wrong with her saying that. If Zhou Yi wanted to sue, at most it would be a Tort of Right of Reputation, and he wouldn't even be able to get much compensation.

Because at that time, there was a lot of room to maneuver; sell a bit of misery, establish a persona—a single mother. As for where the child is, don't ask; if you ask, it's that as a minor, she doesn't want you to know.

Anyway, whoever questions me is conducting Internet Violence against me, and I can continue to sell goods online and make a fortune.

As for the house I live in being very luxurious?

That's all fake, it was rented by the Company; I actually have no money at all, I just purely wanted to secure some benefits for my family members, just purely wanted everyone to be able to buy good things at the bottom price.

It's live-streaming sales, after all; the manufacturers say they are losing money just to shout for attention, and the Anchor says they aren't doing it to make money, nor are they making money, just relying on the Anchor's status to negotiate the price down for the family members.

And a group of audience lords seem to spend less money than they would elsewhere, making it sound like live-streaming sales are purely the manufacturers and the Anchor losing their shirts, all for the sake of everyone.

But only when the tide goes out do you know who is swimming naked...

However, Ling Jie had never thought that because of this matter, she might actually have to go to jail!

This was too unexpected, and it was a Criminal Private Prosecution from the other side; to be reasonable, if she hadn't encountered it this time, she wouldn't have even known there was such a thing as a Criminal Private Prosecution before...

Losing money is a small matter, but going to jail is a big one!

Now that internet regulation is becoming increasingly strict, Anchors with a bad track record will basically be banned, no matter how big you were before.

If she gets banned, where will she find such a sweet gig in the future, and how will she make money!

Ling Jie was panicking now, and she forced herself to calm down and said, "Weiwei, don't be anxious yet; I think we need to find a Lawyer to consult with first, don't you think?"

Wang Weiwei nodded and said, "Yes, Ling Jie, we must hurry and find someone to ask about the situation, otherwise we don't know anything right now; perhaps the other side is just trying to scare us, just wanting more money."

"That's possible, go quickly, go find a Lawyer!"

Wang Weiwei nodded and hurried out; at a time like this, only these professionals could be trusted.

And once Ling Jie knew about this, she lost the mood to live-stream, sitting in front of the camera and starting to cry.

"Family members, I don't know what I did wrong; I just... I just wanted to secure benefits for everyone, but now, now it's not possible."

"Why, I just want to do something, do something for everyone, why is there always someone who won't let me!"

Regardless of anything else, cry and complain first; at the very least, establish this persona.

Many viewers in the live-streaming room already knew the situation by now, but some were supporting her, saying that being a single mother is not easy and the other side is being too heartless.

"Let me say a word: everyone knows what kind of person Ling Jie is; she started as a small Anchor, working desperately to make programs, helping others with Legal Aid in the dog days of summer while enduring the heat, not even caring that her makeup was ruined. She has worked very hard all these years, all to bring everyone a good viewing experience."

"Perhaps something wasn't done well this time, but is it worth going to jail? Ling Jie worked so hard to get to where she is today; is it really necessary to do this? That big Anchor!"

This was the Room Manager of Ling Jie's live-streaming room, who directly enabled mute mode and then spoke themselves.

Ling Jie nodded repeatedly at what was said, feeling it hit home.

That's right, I just didn't do well... regardless of whether it's right or wrong, I was trying to help people, I just didn't do it well.

Zhou Yi's audience lords had actually already entered to watch the live stream; they had learned from other places that this Ling Jie already knew the situation, so they intended to come over and see the other side's reaction.

As a result, they were hit by this twenty years of cultivation and spat blood; the key was that there was no way to refute it, and they could only write a big "miserable" on themselves.

And in Zhou Yi's comment section, Yuan Jie had already started a keyboard battle with "Ordinary Person"!

Yuan Jie: "I laughed; my hook was straight, I didn't bait the nest, and I didn't even put on bait. I didn't intend to fish at all, but the fact that a fish could still bite is something I didn't expect!"

"I said a word about A Yi letting the other side go inside to sit in a cell, and you really thought A Yi has this ability? He can make whoever he wants go inside?"

"I really didn't expect you to actually follow my words and keep going. Opening your mouth to talk about whether it's necessary or not—if you lack culture, you should read more. You are a Legal Blind, no one will mock you, but coming out to show off is wrong, you know?"

"Whether a person commits a crime, whether they go to jail, and how long they sit—this is decided by the law, it is judged by the Court. A Yi is just a Pigeon Spirit who makes videos; what virtue or ability does he have to interfere with a Court judgment? Don't tell me it's that 'connections' theory again; I would die laughing if you did."

"Do you know what a Case Filing Decision means? Oh right, you're a Legal Blind, you wouldn't know. Never mind then."

"Besides, setting aside the facts, the Up Master did nothing wrong; on the contrary, that Ling Jie of yours can go inside and slowly set aside the facts and slowly experience life."

Yuan Jie hadn't done keyboard battles for years, but once she made a move, the speed directly crushed the opponent!

Before you could even finish saying one sentence, I had already sprayed ten sentences out!

"Ordinary Person" of course wanted to refute, but those refutations of his were quickly scattered by Yuan Jie.

Moreover, at this moment, someone else stood up.

"Hello everyone, I am the owner of a mutton soup shop; my shop is in... I'm not here to advertise, but that Ling Jie once filmed a video in my shop."

"It's not easy for me to open a shop and make some money, but she came and asked me for money, saying she would advertise for me. I said it wasn't necessary, my shop relies on taste, there's no need for any advertising. As a result, she came and filmed a video, saying my mutton didn't taste good, the portion was small, and the soup wasn't white."

"After that, I was directly blacklisted on all major food delivery platforms, with all kinds of bad reviews. There was no other way; I gave a large sum of so-called marketing fees, and only then did she film another video saying it was good."

"I just happened to see that comparison video today; I just want to say, if that Ling Jie is a good person, then there are no bad people left in this world!"

The mutton soup shop owner's words could be called a fatal blow, because the solid evidence had almost hammered them right on the head.

Zhou Yi, however, ignored it after posting the update; if posting a Small Essay online were useful, why would we need evidence?

And Ling Jie's assistant, Wang Weiwei, had already contacted a Lawyer.

Don't ask; asking means it was contacted online, the kind that pops up a bunch of information after you open a webpage and search for terms like "Lawyer consultation," with the word "advertisement" written underneath.

And then, this local law firm in Jingzhou was also all sorts of awesome: elite teams with master's and doctoral degrees, high win rates, rich experience, and... twenty-four-hour lawyer availability, specializing in one-stop service.

After chatting for a few sentences, they felt the other side was very reliable and directly called to arrange a meeting.

"Hey Ling Jie, I've already talked to the Lawyer; yes, let's go to their law firm now, they are very professional!"

I fell asleep directly yesterday; today I'll start with a big chapter to quench your thirst. Someone said I could actually post several chapters at one time so everyone can enjoy reading them; I'll try that today. If the experience feels bad, we'll go back to the original method. Begging for votes and subscriptions.

(End of chapter)