Chapter 94: What is Emergency Avoidance!

Because the fire had basically been brought under control, Lao Zhou went to assist the Fire Department in investigating the cause of the fire, while Lao Li brought Zhou Yi and Xia Shuqin to the Property Management office.

"You want to check the Monitoring, right? The monitoring room is over there."

Someone from Property Management helped lead them to the monitoring room; with Lao Li present, the Property Management monitoring staff didn't say anything about needing to ask their superiors for permission.

However, the staff member was clearly a bit unclear about which area needed to be checked, so Zhou Yi quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello, it's the Fire Lane between Building No. 4 and Building No. 5."

With the specific location identified, the staff member began to operate the equipment.

Xia Shuqin had already taken out her phone and said, "As long as there's Monitoring, that's fine. I was worried the Monitoring might be broken. If you don't pay for the damages, just wait for me to file a Lawsuit against you!"

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then a strange expression appeared on his face: "You want to sue me?"

Huh? Xia Shuqin was taken aback; this reaction didn't seem quite right.

Just then, perhaps having received the news, Manager Xu, the person in charge of property security whom Zhou Yi had met once before, walked in and said with great enthusiasm, "Lao Li, oh my, long time no see. There's been so much going on today."

He paused, then instructed, "Officer Li is checking the Monitoring; hurry up and get them whatever they need."

The other party was very enthusiastic, yet Lao Li's dark face remained just as dark as he said, "Yes, Manager Xu is here. Did your property security guards actually block a Fire Engine this time?"

Manager Xu hurriedly said upon hearing this, "Lao Li, honestly, I don't even know what happened. I just heard that our security guards wouldn't let the Fire Engine in..."

"Lao Li, you know me. Would I be crazy enough to not let a Fire Engine in? That was all the security guard's own doing."

Lao Li waved his hand and said, "It's a bit early to say all that now. Let's wait until the investigation is clear. But objectively speaking, your Property Management did indeed block the Fire Engine outside the gate for at least four minutes!"

"Our Jingzhou City Fire Department promises a five-minute response time, and yet the Fire Engine was blocked outside your Small Residential District gate for four minutes alone!"

Manager Xu said hurriedly, "Lao Li... Officer Li, it shouldn't have been four minutes, right? I asked them, and they said one minute at most."

"And I really didn't know. That security guard, the one who blocked the Fire Engine, he's just a temp. He hasn't been on the job long. Sigh, you know how hard it is to work in property management..."

I don't know why, but when he heard the words "temp," Zhou Yi couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

He really... he didn't mean to laugh, but he just couldn't help it...

Manager Xu looked back, and seeing it was Zhou Yi, he didn't say anything.

"Officer, Manager Xu, this is the Monitoring from over there, from twenty minutes ago. I've sped it up."

The several monitoring Cameras were very effective; it was clear as day that before the Fire Engine entered, that Fire Lane, which should have allowed two cars to pass side-by-side, had been blocked into a single lane.

In some places, it was blocked to the point where even a single lane was difficult.

Isn't it often said that in some Small Residential Districts, driving is like taking a driving test every day? It's hard to get in, and even harder to get out.

All the cars are squeezed together; you need high-level skills to get out!

Under these circumstances, the Fire Engine naturally couldn't pass due to its size.

Soon, one could see Zhou Yi walking in, leading some people to start moving the cars.

And in order to save time, it was inevitable that three cars were pried open, one of which was Xia Shuqin's car.

But even so, the space still wasn't large enough. Seeing the fire was critical, the Fire Engine had no choice but to force its way through.

The monitoring video recorded it very clearly.

"Officer, you've all seen it now, shouldn't he have to fix my car and pay for the damages?" Xia Shuqin put down her phone and said quickly.

Hearing this, Lao Li spoke up: "No, this citizen, you should be able to see that your car was blocking the Fire Engine. In other words, your car had already obstructed fire rescue efforts. This is a very serious issue!"

"I will emphasize this again: that is a Fire Lane. Citizen, this is your fault first and foremost; you shouldn't have parked there!"

"But Officer, I wasn't the only one parked there. We have nowhere else to park. In the basement, other people occupy two parking spaces and no one cares, so I had no choice but to park upstairs," Xia Shuqin said anxiously.

"Besides, even if it was fire rescue, what he did was still illegal. He isn't with the fire rescue team..."

Just then, Zhou Yi, who was nearby, suddenly spoke up: "Excuse me, I have to say something. My name is Zhou Yi."

What? Xia Shuqin was stunned, then roared, "You're the one who occupies two parking spaces?"

"Yes, that's me, but I bought both parking spaces, thank you."

Xia Shuqin didn't continue talking to Zhou Yi, but turned to look at Lao Li and said, "Officer, you saw it too. This person has two parking spaces himself, and he parks his car sideways. Doesn't that count as occupying public resources?"

"Those of us without parking spaces had no choice but to put our cars there. Now that they've been ruined by someone, are we the ones at fault?"

Zhou Yi remained calm and composed, without a hint of anger: "Ms. Xia, since Manager Xu from Property Management is right here, you can go ask him. Ask him why he was able to sell two parking spaces to me."

"You say I'm occupying public resources, but I bought those spaces too. You don't dare to go after the Property Management that sold me the spaces, but you only know how to find trouble with me?"

"Or do you think, Ms. Xia, that I just conjured two parking spaces out of thin air? You've been blaming me since the group chat until now; why don't you go find the Property Management?"

Lao Li waved his hand: "Alright, we are currently discussing the issue of obstructing fire rescue. Ms. Xia, I'll have to trouble you to come back with us later."

"What? I have to go back with you? What did I do wrong? No, there were so many cars parked there..." Xia Shuqin was stunned.

"And why aren't you taking him? He... didn't he intentionally ruin my car? Isn't that wrong?"

Zhou Yi, standing nearby, laughed: "This Ms. Xia has probably never heard of the term Emergency Avoidance. Let me put it this way: forget about your car; in a situation of Emergency Avoidance, I could eat a panda every day!"

Hearing this, Lao Li, who was calling for people from the station, looked over. Your way of thinking is a bit dangerous, kid!

Eating a panda every day... I'm really puzzled why you had to use that example.

However, it was obvious that Xia Shuqin didn't know what Emergency Avoidance meant, but she knew that pandas were definitely not to be touched. She often saw them on short video apps, with names like "the beast that gets you a life sentence."

So, upon hearing such a bold statement as "eating a panda every day," she didn't even know how to respond.

*Cough cough! * Lao Li coughed twice: "The example is a bit inappropriate, but that is the meaning. So, Ms. Xia, the other party's actions do indeed fall under Emergency Avoidance."

"Furthermore, the reason lies in the fact that your vehicle was parked in violation of regulations, occupying a Fire Lane, so the responsibility is yours. Of course, if you feel it's appropriate, I suggest you take the legal route to resolve the issue!"

Ah, this... Zhou Yi looked at Lao Li upon hearing this; the other party had said that sentence with absolute perfection.

"Why? Why do I have to take the legal route? Aren't you police officers? Won't you handle this?"

Lao Li sighed upon hearing this and looked at Zhou Yi. Although this guy is a bit... a bit dim-witted, one has to admit he is the most law-abiding person.

When he suggested he take the legal route, he didn't say a single extra word and just filed the Lawsuit!

But like the current situation, this is what most people in life are like...

Anyway, no matter what the problem is, as long as I call the police, you police must solve it for me!

If you can't solve it, then no, I want to file a complaint, I want to do this and that...

Zhou Yi lowered his head to look at his phone, then suddenly looked up and smiled: "Ms. Xia, as far as I know, obstructing a Fire Engine on duty can result in detention of no less than five days and no more than ten days, and a fine of up to 500 yuan. Good luck!"

"By the way, if the Fire Department asks you to pay for repairs, remember not to mention how expensive your car is in front of them. As far as I know, that Fire Engine is really expensive..."

What? Hearing this, Xia Shuqin suddenly froze. She carefully thought about her previous behavior; it seemed a bit... but why would the Fire Department also ask her to pay for repairs!

"I didn't park there on purpose, and I was rushing over as soon as I was told to move the car. My car was hit and pushed aside by the Fire Engine, so why do they want me to pay for repairs!"

Unfortunately, Zhou Yi turned his head away and couldn't be bothered to pay her any mind, and several police officers had already arrived in the Monitoring room.

A female officer stepped forward and took Xia Shuqin away directly. As she was about to leave, Zhou Yi could still hear her asking those police officers why she had to pay to repair the Fire Engine...

"Manager Xu, pull up the Monitoring from your entrance; I want the footage from half an hour ago!"

With Xia Shuqin taken away, Lao Li let out a sigh of relief and then said to Manager Xu.

Manager Xu hurriedly said: "It's not that, Lao Li, the Camera at that entrance is broken. It broke the day before yesterday, and we were just about to have it repaired these few days..."

"And that security guard is really just a temporary worker..."

Pfft! Zhou Yi couldn't hold it in again.

Seeing Manager Xu staring at him, Zhou Yi hurriedly said: "It's nothing, you two continue, I just thought of something happy..."

He really did think of something happy; just a moment ago, Xia Shuqin was asking if the Monitoring might be broken...

As it turned out, that became evidence of her obstructing fire rescue...

"Oh right, Officer, I have a video here."

Ignoring Manager Xu's somewhat bewildered gaze, Zhou Yi handed his phone directly to Lao Li. It was the one Song Xiaofei had sent in the group chat earlier.

In Lao Song's words, he had been at the entrance watching the commotion the whole time, and he had filmed it very comprehensively.

Of course, Lao Song definitely didn't mention the real reason; ever since the parking space incident last time, he now takes out his phone to film videos wherever he goes.

Because without these videos as proof, he feels very insecure, worrying that one day he might be schemed against and not even know it...

Lao Li took the phone and started watching. It went without saying, it was filmed very comprehensively.

It started filming from when the Fire Engine's siren sounded in the distance, all the way until Zhou Yi stepped forward and broke the access barrier; the whole video was four minutes and ten seconds long.

And those ten seconds were the time it took for the Fire Engine to drive over...

The conversation between the firefighter and the security guard in the middle was recorded very clearly; it was just missing subtitles.

Having Zhou Yi send the video to him, Lao Li said very seriously: "Manager Xu, the losses caused by the fire are not yet clear, but your security guard definitely blocked the Fire Engine!"

"So you and that security guard will have to come back with us!"

If one could say that Xia Shuqin was just rushing over after receiving the news and simply didn't make it in time, then the Property Management here had no way to refute it at all.

Because their security guard had indeed blocked the Fire Engine for four minutes!

Manager Xu's complexion was a bit pale. This was no longer a case where he could claim it was just an individual's behavior; the security guard was at the entrance, which meant he was a representative of the Property Management.

Zhou Yi had been very quiet after handing over his phone, but he could sense that this Manager Xu already had an opinion of him.

Come to think of it, he really was a talent. He hadn't lived in this Small Residential District for long, yet he had offended both Manager Xue and Manager Xu of the Property Management, and he had offended them in a very straightforward way.

Liu Nainai also said that Manager Xue was petty, though he didn't know what he was planning to do yet.

But Zhou Yi had also proven one thing: he didn't see any "vengeful expression" on Manager Xu's face. The man just glanced at him and didn't say a word.

As for the access barrier, no one even mentioned it anymore. It was broken, so it was broken; who told you to be right there? Why did it break yours and not someone else's!

This sudden fire was just a small episode in life for Zhou Yi. Seeing that Xia Shuqin and Manager Xu of the Property Management were both taken away, he planned to go see how the fire was doing over there.

Just as he walked out of the Property Management office, the young woman Xiao Xu called out: "Hey, Brother Zhou, over here, over here."

"Wow, Brother Zhou, you were simply too cool just now. Many people filmed short videos and posted them online, and the comments are all praising you!"

"By the way, by the way, aren't you afraid they'll come looking for trouble..."

The young woman Xiao Xu was chattering in his ear. Zhou Yi responded casually and walked to the side, where he already knew the cause of the fire had been investigated.

That family had taken their electric scooter upstairs to charge, and with no one home, the battery suddenly caught fire.

The living room and bedroom were burned to a mess, but fortunately, no one was injured.

Still, this could be considered doing a good deed, he thought with satisfaction.

Just then, his phone rang.

"You stay here and don't move, I'm going to take a call first!"

Watching Zhou Yi leave in such a grand manner, the young woman Xiao Xu had a blank look on her face. What does that mean? Do you think I'm uncultured too?

Who doesn't know about that reference!

It was a call from Lawyer Fang, which was rare, as he was usually the one looking for him.

Answering the phone, it turned out Lawyer Fang wanted him to go talk about the counterclaim from his former Company.

He had to go; he had already given the money to Lawyer Fang last time, and this wasn't money from the system, but real money transferred out of his own account...

Driving out of the underground garage, he felt like he had forgotten something... Never mind, it probably wasn't important!

Half an hour later, the young woman Xiao Xu, who had been playing on her phone for a long time, was a bit puzzled. What kind of call needed to last half an hour?

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In the coffee shop, Zhou Yi looked at the two people in front of him with a strange expression.

"Lawyer Zhou, if I remember correctly, didn't you just lose to Lawyer Fang? What is this now..."

Lawyer Fang waved his hand and said: "Don't guess wildly. She is my assistant now. Her professional experience is too little, so she needs to be tempered by the small cases you have on hand."

Experience is something that naturally comes with handling more lawsuits.

With Lawyer Fang saying that, Zhou Yi couldn't say much more. However, before Lawyer Fang could even start, Zhou Yi suddenly asked: "Um, Lawyer Fang, how can one legally and reasonably cause trouble for the Property Management?"

Huh? Zhou Xinran, who was drinking coffee, froze. Is the content you two usually talk about always this 'criminal'?

I'm a bit busy this afternoon, so I only wrote one chapter, and I wrote it too fast, so I spent a long time revising it after getting home. But it's fine, I'll have another chapter later; I have to pay back the debt every day... Sorry for not asking for monthly tickets, everyone can give them as they see fit, and give them after the next chapter is posted.

(End of chapter)