Chapter 1277: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1277: Du Xiaojuan's Compassion

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Soon, all the direct family members of the dead and injured had signed the compensation agreement and pressed their fingerprints.

The matter of negotiating compensation was thus finalized.

After leaving the county traffic police detachment, Du Xiaojuan and Zhou Wenbing immediately rushed back to Guangzhou without stopping.

Du Xiaojuan needed to go withdraw cash, because some villagers refused bank card transfers, saying they hadn't seen the money and feared being cheated, so they stubbornly accepted only cash.

Thus Du Xiaojuan had to make a trip to Guangzhou to withdraw enough cash to bring back.

On the road, Du Xiaojuan drove with a grim expression.

Zhou Wenbing, sitting in the passenger seat, was in high spirits:

"Manager Du, are you reasonably satisfied with my handling of this case?"

Zhou Wenbing felt Du Xiaojuan would definitely be very satisfied.

After all, he had not only helped turn the case around, changing Wang Dashan from primary responsibility to secondary responsibility, but also helped greatly reduce the compensation amount.

However, Du Xiaojuan showed not the slightest hint of happiness.

She couldn't help but sigh:

"Those elders and fellow villagers are truly pitiful. Actually, I think you shouldn't have unilaterally decided to reduce the compensation amount. We agreed on 200,000 for the injured and 350,000 for the dead."

Hearing this, Zhou Wenbing was stunned.

But he immediately explained his unilateral reduction of the amount from an angle Du Xiaojuan never expected. He didn't say he was helping Du Xiaojuan save money, because he knew Du Xiaojuan was so wealthy that she wouldn't care about saving this bit of money at all.

He said:

"Manager Du, the reason I did this was actually not to help you save money, but to leave the truck driver a way out."

"Oh?" Du Xiaojuan looked puzzled. "How do you mean?"

Zhou Wenbing explained:

"Now that we've paid compensation first, it's equivalent to establishing an anchor point for the dead and injured's family members. Later when they go to the truck driver for compensation, they will very likely use our compensation amount as a reference. If we compensate at the price of 200,000 for the injured and 350,000 for the dead, then when they go to negotiate with the truck driver, the truck driver will very likely have to pay each injured person over 400,000 and each dead person over 800,000 before they can get their letters of understanding."

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan's expression trembled slightly.

One had to admit, what Zhou Wenbing said made some sense.

This is human nature; human nature is just like this.

Now the more Du Xiaojuan compensates them, the more they will definitely turn around and demand even more from the truck driver.

And the truck driver is just an ordinary person; how could he bear compensation of 400,000 for the injured and 800,000 for the dead?

Seven dead and eleven injured—that's 800,000 times 7, plus 400,000 times 11, totaling 10 million!

Not to mention the truck driver, even a middle-class family in the city couldn't afford such a high compensation amount!

But if we use the current compensation amount as the anchor point, on Du Xiaojuan's side, paying 100,000 for the injured and 200,000 for the dead, then on the truck driver's side, at most he would only need to pay 200,000 for the injured and 400,000 for the dead to get letters of understanding from all the dead and injured.

400,000 times 7, plus 200,000 times 11, that's 5 million.

The truck driver's compensation amount would be cut in half!

Although 5 million is also an astronomical figure for a truck driver, at least it could give the truck driver a glimmer of hope.

"So you're saying I should press the price down further and pay even less?"

Du Xiaojuan said such a sentence at this time.

But Zhou Wenbing said:

"At this amount, if it's any less, it would be somewhat unfair to the dead and injured villagers. Besides, we can't just to save money make the relationship too stiff. After all, your husband and they are from the same village—you can't avoid seeing each other."

Saying this, Zhou Wenbing paused, then continued:

"As for how much the truck driver has to pay, that depends on his own ability. If he has the ability to handle this matter, perhaps he can press the amount down and finally only need to pay two or three million. But if he can't negotiate, then the total compensation will probably not be less than 5 million."

"Even if it's 5 million, an ordinary truck driver like him probably can't come up with it..." Du Xiaojuan's brow furrowed slightly, and suddenly she couldn't help but curse:

"That bastard Wang Dashan truly harmed others and himself!"

If not for Wang Dashan's stubbornness and willful behavior, such a tragedy would never have happened!

To be honest, the truck driver really is somewhat innocent!

Du Xiaojuan couldn't bear it anymore.

Especially when Du Xiaojuan learned that the truck driver had a wife and children, and his child was only over one year old!

Now that such a thing has happened, the truck driver's life is ruined, and his family will probably be ruined too. What awaits him is not only prison, but very likely also separation from his wife and children.

"Lawyer Zhou, do you know any reliable colleagues? Preferably someone also good at handling traffic cases."

Du Xiaojuan suddenly asked Zhou Wenbing this.

Zhou Wenbing didn't understand for a moment:

"Manager Du, was my handling not satisfactory to you? You actually want to find another lawyer."

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly explained:

"Don't misunderstand. I'm very satisfied with you. I want to hire a lawyer for the truck driver. To avoid a conflict of interest, naturally I can't have you also handle his case."

Zhou Wenbing immediately looked astonished:

"This..."

It was obvious he had never expected Du Xiaojuan to have such an idea.

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"Actually, the truck driver is quite innocent. Help me find a lawyer to handle this case for him. I'll pay the money on my end. Just tell him it's free legal aid, and don't say I hired him. Whatever compensation can be reduced for him, just reduce it as much as possible."

Zhou Wenbing couldn't help but look at Du Xiaojuan with new eyes.

He had thought that Du Xiaojuan, this female CEO, was decisive in killing and ruthless.

He never expected she actually still had such a compassionate heart!

Moreover, her compassion had measure; it wouldn't be like a "holy mother bitch" who doesn't even care for her own husband but lets sympathy flood out toward outsiders.

She first secured her own husband, only then turning around to help this freight truck driver Zhang Jianguo.

Such compassion appears even more genuine, and even more precious.

Because she originally could already have not cared about the freight truck driver's life or death.

"Fine, then I'll go find a colleague, go coordinate with the freight truck driver."

Zhou Wenbing finally agreed.

The two returned to Guangzhou; Du Xiaojuan went to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, withdrew 2.5 million in cash from the bank, and then together went back to the County Traffic Police Brigade.

Because Du Xiaojuan was a Black Gold Member of this bank card, withdrawing such a large amount of cash didn't require an advance appointment; just on the way there, she called the bank manager responsible for liaising with her, and the bank manager arranged it for her.

When she arrived inside the bank, she didn't need to queue either, directly entering the VIP Reception Room, then enjoying ultimate efficient one-on-one service; in about an hour, she had withdrawn the 2.5 million.

And most of this hour was spent on the time counting the bills.

After all, 2.5 million is not a small amount; even using a bill counter takes not a little time.

This perhaps is the power of money.

When you deposit over a hundred million in cash at a bank, all the bank's employees will absolutely treat you like their own father and mother.

And Du Xiaojuan happened to have deposited over a hundred million in savings at this bank.