Chapter 91: Congratulations to this person! (Seeking monthly votes)

Ling Jie's live streaming channel has been permanently banned!

This announcement was issued by the platform almost overnight; the content was even rushed, as if they were afraid that some problem would arise if they posted it too slowly.

Even some of Ling Jie's die-hard fans haven't reacted yet.

Don't find it strange; it's that old saying again: in a big enough forest, you'll find all kinds of birds. It's quite normal for an Anchor who has made a bit of a name for themselves in a provincial capital to have some die-hard fans.

Furthermore, you must never try to understand the thinking of those so-called "die-hard fans," because it is fundamentally impossible to understand.

For these people, not paying them any mind is our best solution.

Obviously, after Ling Jie was taken away and her live streaming channel was banned, these die-hard fans went to various official media outlets to "provide feedback"—though, of course, much of it was meaningless abuse.

Or, it is also very likely that there were some trolls posing as fans among them.

For example, the story that had to be told back then between a certain rapper and the two people who ran a restaurant and sold green rice balls.

Is there a feeling the first time you see it of "Am I crazy, or is this world crazy?" only to finally discover: oh, I'm fine, it's just that group of people who are crazy.

They are very angry, believing that their Ling Jie should not have been banned—even if she committed a crime, so what!

Besides, the mediation conditions proposed by the other party were too outrageous: permanent withdrawal from the internet. Who gave him the authority? By what right does he do this? Who does he think he is!

As a result, under the development of such a situation, the platform rushed to issue an announcement overnight, and Ling Jie's live streaming channel was permanently banned.

And so, no one spoke anymore.

There's no point in saying anything anyway; with the live streaming channel permanently banned, this has practically announced a withdrawal from the internet. Even if you come out again in the future, are you going to find another platform?

It's meaningless. Not to mention whether other platforms would accept you, your reputation is already stinking.

At the same time, Zhou Yi's video officially passed the review!

This time, his video explanation was very detailed, stating everything from the beginning to the end clearly, which also made those keyboard warriors who pride themselves on "people should be kind" shut their mouths.

Including The Ordinary Person, and including Ling Jie's previous operations team.

Now it is truly impossible to refute, because Yuan Jie has already started summarizing. According to Yuan Jie's account, A Yi gave the other party at least three chances!

"A Yi is a kind person, and also a person with quite a lot of class. Three chances is really not a small number."

"The first time: if that Ling Jie had apologized after A Yi sent the Lawyer's Letter, then I believe that even a person as pedantic as A Yi would have found it hard to say anything, and there is a high probability he would have accepted the apology."

"The second time: if she had apologized properly when A Yi told her 'do not say I did not warn you,' there would also have been no problem at all. As long as there was sincerity and it was a genuine apology, then I believe A Yi would have withdrawn the Litigation."

"And by the third time, the clout-chasing had reached an outrageous level, and even A Yi had started to be subjected to Internet Violence. If she had accepted the Mediation, she could have similarly avoided a prison sentence!"

"However, she didn't seize any of the three chances. Should I say her brain isn't clear, or that she was blinded by the money she earned? I really don't know; I just hope she can be a bit more clear-headed after she goes behind bars."

"Money is a good thing, and the ways to earn it are all written in that Criminal Law, but you must never look only at the front and not at the punishment in the back!"

When Zhou Yi finished reading this pile of summaries, he could only send a message to Yuan Jie: High, and hard!

Should I say as expected of Yuan Jie? I hadn't even thought of that myself...

The court hearing is tomorrow, so Zhou Yi went to bed early today.

He opened his phone, only to see a bunch of messages in the Small Residential District owners' group tagging him.

What's the situation? He clicked to look and discovered it was that owner named Xia Shuqin constantly talking. At first, it was text, but later it turned directly into very, very long voice clips.

Actually, to a certain extent, Zhou Yi really dislikes listening to voice clips.

It's not because of anything else; it's just troublesome.

You can just blabber into the phone for a while, but I have to listen for half a day. It can be transcribed to text, but if you run into someone with a heavy accent, you can be driven to anger instantly.

"So what if you have two parking spaces? Can you park like that just because you have two parking spaces? You are wasting public resources!"

"How can there be such an ill-mannered person? Parking spaces in the Small Residential District are so tight right now, our cars can't even park, and you're still occupying two spaces. Do you even have the face to talk?"

Looking further down, oh my, Zhou Yi discovered that there are quite a few people with this kind of thinking!

However, further down, Zhou Yi saw that people like Liu Nainai and some of the people who were watching that day started to speak up for him.

Many people in the Small Residential District who know Zhou Yi are clear that this is an extremely pedantic person. If you really provoke him, he will definitely have to argue with you until the end.

However, what Zhou Yi didn't expect was that the one named Song Xiaofei started firing back directly!

Owner Song Xiaofei: "Are you sick? So what if they have two parking spaces? Those two parking spaces were bought with their own money. You can't park your car, and you're blaming it on them?"

"If you don't have a house to live in tomorrow, are you going to blame those who have eight or ten houses in their hands? Oh right, you wouldn't dare to blame them; you only dare to talk about this person who has two parking spaces."

Ah, this... Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment. What's up with this tattooed man? He remembers that the relationship between the two of them didn't seem that good. It's as if he were a tapeworm in his own stomach, saying everything he wanted to say.

Further down, it had already turned into a pure argument. Many people in the group were trying to mediate, but some still maintained an impartial perspective, saying that it was indeed inappropriate for one person to have two parking spaces.

This was a bit speechless. Zhou Yi couldn't even sleep; he took his phone and went straight to the basement, took photos of all the signs above, and then went home and started sending messages.

"This lady, I don't know why you would post such photos. I had already hung up the signs beforehand; both parking spaces are mine. Why did you deliberately not photograph the signs?"

"If your car has nowhere to park, you need to go find Property Management, not look for trouble with me here!"

"If you think Property Management is hard to talk to, do you think I'm easy to talk to?"

After these words were sent out, that person named Xia Shuqin finally had no more messages.

Instead, many owners who were lurking in the group started to stand up and speak, saying that if someone has two parking spaces, that is their business.

If you can't park, go find Property Management; why bother deliberately taking such photos to disgust people?

Zhou Yi ignored these disputes and went to sleep.

If there is a story, it is long; if there is no story, it is short.

Time: 10:00 AM. Location: Criminal Court No. 2 of the Guangming District People's Court, the scene of the court hearing.

The court hearing is about to begin. Zhou Yi is sitting behind the Plaintiff's sign, and next to him is the Litigation Agent, Lawyer Fang.

Although only one day has passed, the state of the internet celebrity Ling Jie is already completely different from before.

But this is also normal; basically, anyone who sits on that Regret Chair will regret it. No matter how loudly you bragged before, you will regret it once you sit on it.

Of course, for some people who are loud on the internet, they haven't even sat on it yet; just the fact that the police officers came to their door to deliver a pair of Silver Bracelets is enough to make them start regretting it.

Zhou Yi looked at the Litigation Agent on the opposite side; he hadn't noticed when he came in.

This Ling Jie and Xu Dama have a comparable level of combat power; that little rookie Lawyer has probably already been roasted to the point of being unable to take care of himself.

I don't know who the Litigation Agent behind Ling Jie is, or perhaps she didn't hire one and it was assigned by the Court.

As it turned out, this glance was significant; Zhou Yi was stunned, because sitting at the opposing agent's table was still Zhou Xinran, wearing professional attire and looking slender.

It's just that Lawyer Zhou now had a pair of dark circles under her eyes, though it didn't affect her appearance too much.

"Holy crap, Lawyer Fang, this little rookie has quite a lot of nerve, doesn't she? She actually dares to go up against you?" Zhou Yi was a bit surprised.

Beside him, Lawyer Fang shrugged: "I don't know either. Anyway, she came to find me while I was drinking coffee yesterday and asked me if I had a grudge against her."

Oh my, Zhou Yi instantly smelled the scent of gossip and chuckled: "So what did you say?"

"Zhou Yi, what do you think I could say? This is all your case, it's just such a coincidence. I said it was a coincidence, but she didn't believe me; she thinks I'm targeting her."

Zhou Yi smiled. He naturally knew that while Lawyer Fang might seem unprofessional at times, often making inexplicable jokes and liking special drinks,

he was actually very upright, so Zhou Yi wouldn't speculate on what kind of relationship there might be between him and Zhou Xinran.

He just smiled and said: "She didn't believe you, so did you explain?"

Lawyer Fang shook his head and said: "Of course I explained, but she still didn't believe me and left me with one sentence."

"She said, 'Teacher Fang, it is absolutely impossible for you to win against me for your whole life!'"

Ah, this... Zhou Yi was stunned. Should he say his fellow clansman was bold, or that she didn't understand Lawyer Fang?

Did she think that by making such a statement, Lawyer Fang would go easy on her?

No, Lawyer Fang would only bring out all his skills and use ten-tenths of his strength to crush you...

Based on what Zhou Yi had learned during this time, Lawyer Fang was the type of person whose desire to win had reached the extreme!

Phrases like "Let's have a hearty duel" were always on his lips.

A man who would go so far as to spend ten hours researching information just to debate a certain Netizen, a man who constantly had "committing a crime and going to jail" on his lips—just ask yourself if you're afraid!

Consequently, Zhou Yi heard Lawyer Fang speak very happily.

"I've stayed in Modu for a long time, but there aren't many lawyers with such a competitive spirit. Since that's the case, going easy would mean a lack of respect for her!"

Sigh, Zhou Yi could only sigh and wish her luck.

"Actually, this young lady is quite good, very responsible and very serious. For a lawyer, these two points are excellent qualities; it's just that she lacks a bit of experience," Lawyer Fang said thoughtfully.

Zhou Yi vaguely sensed something and asked subconsciously: "Are you thinking of mentoring her?"

"That depends on the situation!"

With the judge's gavel, the court session officially began.

After the Indictment and the response were read, Zhou Xinran still had a bit of competence.

However, when it came to the evidence and Cross-examination stage, Zhou Xinran couldn't hold up anymore.

This didn't actually have much to do with her level; after all, Defamation is not some particularly novel thing.

It mainly depends on the evidence!

Like the video Ling Jie posted, "I was subjected to Internet Violence," plus "Don't go and disturb the other party," the view count was already enough to make one despair.

This isn't something you can win just by wanting to argue!

"According to the data, the videos posted by Ling Jie, 'I was subjected to Internet Violence' and 'Don't go and disturb the other party,' had view counts as high as over three million, and for the live stream that followed, screenshots show that the number of viewers at the time also exceeded ten thousand."

"Furthermore, the view count of the subsequent video, 'I just want to live well, am I wrong?', exceeded five million, and her several videos and live streams were all fabricating the fact that my client subjected her to Internet Violence."

"As a result, my client was subjected to Internet Violence and developed mild depression..."

Lawyer Fang had already started. He had prepared for a long time again last night and made sure there were no issues before going to sleep.

Now, speaking about this evidence, it was truly like art!

From the Constitutive Elements of Defamation to the detailed provisions in the Judicial Interpretation, combined with every piece of evidence, it was explained clearly and distinctly!

Even someone like Zhou Yi who didn't understand the law had already understood: oh, the probative value of this evidence corresponds to this Constitutive Element, and that evidence is explaining the severity caused by the other party's defamation.

Stringing all of this together, you would feel that if the other party wasn't sentenced to prison, it wouldn't be justifiable...

This is the ability of a top-tier expert. Although we lawyers don't have that much power, within the scope of our defense, we can "persuade" the judge through our own defense!

Yes, the final discretion lies with the judge, and what the Defense Attorney must do is to "persuade" the judge based on facts and with the law as the yardstick.

Facing such an opponent, although Zhou Xinran had tried very hard, sometimes a gap is a gap; it's not that you can achieve something just because you worked hard.

The situation between the two sides presented a one-sided state...

Ling Jie was already watching with numbness there; it seemed her lawyer really wasn't very capable...

She had indeed thought about changing lawyers, but after meeting Zhou Xinran, she learned that once you sign a contract, it's not something you can just discard.

If you sign a contract today and change your mind tomorrow saying you don't want to fulfill it without any consequences, then what is the point of signing a contract?

At the very least, if she didn't want Zhou Xinran to defend her, she would have to pay a penalty for Breach of Contract...

In the Final Statement stage, Ling Jie reacted and started crying bitterly again, but compared to the crying when she filmed her videos, the current crying appeared extremely real.

"I'm sorry, I was really wrong. At the time, I just thought about riding the wave of popularity; I really didn't think about subjecting him to Internet Violence, I didn't, I just wanted to make some money..."

It sounded extremely miserable, and if posted on the internet, it would be another successful Small Essay.

It's just a pity that many people probably don't know that the regret, the bitter crying, and the moving nature of some murderers' final statements are much stronger than hers.

But as the saying goes, if crying a few times here and regretting it were useful, then what would we need the law and the Court for?

If you commit a wrong, you must be punished; this is the most core and simplest principle of the law!

Zhou Xinran worked hard until the very end...

Successfully getting Ling Jie eight months.

After all, truthfully speaking, it didn't cause particularly great influence to Zhou Yi.

Seeing that Ling Jie finally had a place to regret, Zhou Yi expressed that he was very satisfied, because the System son also expressed that he was very satisfied.

Event completion rate: 100%

Zhou Yi started rubbing his hands. He thought he had completed this event perfectly; shouldn't you give me a million in cash as a reward for this?

(End of chapter)