Chapter 1272

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"I... I'm not sure about this either. Anyway, it's still the same thing — wait for the Traffic Police to issue the Accident Liability Determination!"

Du Xiaojuan said coldly:

"You want to wait in this Courtyard? No problem, wait here then. But don't cause trouble. Whoever causes trouble, I'll Report to Police immediately!"

After saying this, Du Xiaojuan Turned Around and went back inside.

Seeing Du Xiaojuan return, Li Xiulan asked with a worried frown:

"Xiao Juan, why not pour them a cup of water? Letting people stand Outside waiting like this isn't right..."

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"Mom, don't be Soft-hearted. The moment you're Soft-hearted they think you're Bully material! They want to wait in the Courtyard, let them wait. No water for them — whoever wants water can pour it themselves! Don't be Too Soft with them! Too Soft and they'll Kick Nose on Face!"

"But... we were the ones at fault first..."

"Mom, don't think like that. If you don't want your Three Sons Ruined, listen to me — harden your heart!"

Li Xiulan Wiped Tears, nodding Helplessly:

"Fine, fine... I won't Go Out..."

Those Standing Outside were all Same Village Villagers you bow your head to avoid but see when you Look Up.

Truth be told, Li Xiulan felt truly sorry deep down.

In her Simple and Kind Values, she naturally believed: Compensate as Much as Possible, do your utmost to Satisfy their Requirements — After All, Dead are the Greatest.

But Du Xiaojuan didn't see it that way.

Du Xiaojuan felt a Strong Attitude was the only way to Minimize Loss.

Not Just financial loss, but mental loss too.

If your attitude is too soft, they Kick Nose on Face — in the end you'll not only pay Big Money but suffer huge mental exhaustion.

So right now you must be Rational, absolutely no Emotional Decision.

After Du Xiaojuan returned to the room, she Closed the Door directly.

Then took out her Mobile Phone, scrolling through the Contact List.

Found Lawyer Zhang Shaoping's phone number.

Called him, explained the situation here, asked if he could help.

This Zhang Shaoping was a famous Lawyer at a major Law Firm in Guangzhou.

Before, when Du Xiaojuan's brother Du Jiabao got into trouble, Du Xiaojuan hired him for legal defense — in the end, as hoped, Du Jiabao got a few more years.

After hearing Du Xiaojuan's account, Zhang Shaoping said:

"Traffic Accident cases aren't my specialty. But I have a Colleague who specializes in exactly this type. Why don't you go to him?"

"Good, good. Then Lawyer Zhang, give me his Contact Number."

From Zhang Shaoping, Du Xiaojuan got his colleague's phone number.

That Lawyer was named Zhou Wenbing, a specialist in Traffic Accident cases with years of rich experience — he'd handled Thousands of Cases of Traffic Accident disputes.

Du Xiaojuan called Zhou Wenbing, explained the general situation.

Zhou Wenbing understood, and couldn't help but Frown:

"This situation... a No Responsibility Defense will be very hard. We can only try to find more faults on the Freight Truck Driver's side, then Shift Responsibility onto him as much as possible — that's the only way to reduce liability. Then on the Settlement Communication side, if handled well, you should Avoid Prison. Otherwise, if you bear Primary Responsibility, prison is highly likely — after all, Seven People died, which counts as a Major Traffic Accident."

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan nodded:

"Then please help us, Lawyer Zhou. What's the fee?"

"Since you're Lawyer Zhang's referral, I'll give you an Internal Discount Price — Flat Fare 500,000. Whether Court Defense, negotiation with Traffic Police, or Settlement Communication with the dead and injured Family Members, I'll Full Package Service it all — full responsibility throughout."

Du Xiaojuan knew Zhou Wenbing's price wasn't high — after all, he's an experienced senior Lawyer, and he's offering Full Package Service.

So she said:

"Deal. I have two requirements: first, no prison. Second, on compensation — control the dead at 350,000 or below, the injured at 200,000 or below."

350,000 — actually higher than the 300,000 Yang Jiahao and Zhang Jiajun just demanded.

This counted as quite generous from Du Xiaojuan.

The reason she didn't immediately agree to Yang Jiahao and Zhang Jiajun just now was because being Too Soft made her afraid they'd Raise Price After Agreement — after all, a verbal promise has No Legal Effect.

They'd think you spend money too easily, and Raising Price After Agreement would be perfectly normal.

But even at 350,000 per death and 200,000 per injury, it's still Not Few.

As of now, 7 dead, 11 injured — in an ideal scenario, total Compensation would hit 4.65 Million Yuan!

If any end up half-dead, Medical Expenses would likely skyrocket.

So Du Xiaojuan actually wanted to Finalize this fast.

Especially those injured Family Members — once a Flat Fare Settlement is reached, subsequent treatment costs won't be the Wang Family's responsibility.

But if talks fail, it'll be Troublesome.

So Du Xiaojuan added:

"Additionally, prioritize settling the seriously injured Family Members — this is top priority!"

Zhou Wenbing, with his rich practice experience, naturally understood Du Xiaojuan's Meaning at once.

"Fine, no problem. I'll prioritize handling the seriously injured Family Members. Shall I come tomorrow?"

Zhou Wenbing asked this.

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Can you come to Shangou Village right now? The sooner the better, because I also need you to negotiate with the traffic police. The Accident Liability Determination hasn't been issued yet, and I hope you can help before it comes out."

"I understand, I understand, but I've already made an appointment with another client today, I'm afraid..."

"Cancel that client. Whatever the loss is, name your price, and I'll compensate you."

Du Xiaojuan said this.

Zhou Wenbing said:

"Manager Du, can you give me another twenty thousand?"

He didn't dare to make an outrageous demand, after all it was just a meeting with an ordinary client, and it wasn't even settled whether they wanted him to handle the lawsuit.

Besides, he knew Du Xiaojuan's character well. Zhang Shaoping had told him about this woman—she was ruthless and decisive in her actions, ruthless and cruel, daring to send her own brother to prison, and she possessed assets worth over a hundred million. It was better not to play tricks in front of her.

"Fine, then drive over now! Navigate to Gao Gang Town, call me after you get off the expressway!"

After hanging up on Zhou Wenbing, Du Xiaojuan immediately grabbed her car keys and rushed to town without stopping.

On the police side, they should be conducting the accident determination right now.

She knew Wang Dashan was an honest man; if he went to discuss this matter, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

After all, even if the facts were as they were, expressing them in different words could lead to different results.

The villagers surrounding the Wang Family Courtyard saw Du Xiaojuan leave decisively.

They hurriedly caught up and stopped her:

"Where are you going? You're not trying to escape, are you?"

Du Xiaojuan said coldly:

"What are you thinking? Something this big has happened—who can escape? I'm going to the Town Police Station. If you're not reassured, you can follow me!"

After saying this, Du Xiaojuan went to the courtyard entrance, got into her BMW, and slowly drove toward the village entrance.

Meanwhile, at the Town Police Station.

The Accident Determination Certificate had already been issued.

"Wang Dashan, on the traffic police side, the Accident Determination Certificate has been issued. For this accident, you violated regulations by conducting an earth burial and illegally occupied the road, so you bear 70% responsibility. As for the freight truck driver, he bears 30% responsibility?"

A police officer said this to Wang Dashan.

Because he took full responsibility for the illegal burial himself, Wang Erhai and Wang Xiaohua were instead exempted from responsibility, and the losses only needed to be borne by Wang Dashan and the truck driver.

"What does 70% responsibility mean?" Wang Dashan didn't quite understand; he didn't know if this responsibility determination was light or heavy.

The police officer said:

"It means you bear the primary responsibility for this major traffic accident. Because the casualties are huge, if you can't get the forgiveness of the victims' family members, you will very likely not only have to pay compensation but also go to prison."

Hearing this, Wang Dashan was immediately stunned.

"Actually have to go to prison..."