Ten minutes before Barbara promised to give the results of the discussion, the police car drove to the main entrance of Greencastle Nursing Home.
When the police walked into the dean's office, Dong Qiangqiang accidentally saw Wang Shunan standing outside the door with a sad expression, which made him secretly surprised.
Due to his rich experience in calling the police, Dong Qiangqiang has long been familiar with the police questioning and evidence collection process, the description of the description, and the explanation of the explanation. In less than an hour, the police had reconstructed the incident to a close.
Officer Steven, the police chief at the scene, whispered a few words to a man who looked about forty years old, had short blond hair, was about 1.9 meters tall, had a big waist, spoke in a deep voice, and was wearing a dark suit. Just left.
The middle-aged man summoned Dong Qiangqiang, Tong Lele and Barbara to the dean's room, and the others were asked to leave from the dean's room.
Everyone looked at each other, and saw the middle-aged man straightening his clothes, smiling and nodding to everyone: "Good afternoon, everyone, I am lawyer Frederick. Just now, Officer Steven has introduced me to the general situation here. Considering everyone's Time is precious, so I’ll get right to the point. I want to know if you have considered negotiating to resolve this matter?”
Barbara immediately expressed her position: "We have always hoped to resolve this matter through negotiation with the two of them."
"So you don't want to?" Frederick turned to Dong Qiangqiang and Tong Lele.
"I don't quite understand," Dong Qiangqiang frowned, "You just said you were a lawyer? Will the police and lawyers go out together now?"
"Of course the police and the lawyer will not go together." Frederick heard the implication of Dong Qiangqiang's words. He took out the lawyer's ID card from his jacket pocket and handed it to Dong Qiangqiang's hand. While Dong Qiangqiang looked at the ID card carefully, he continued, "I will do it this morning. I went to the police station to handle official business and happened to meet Officer Steven. Because your business overlapped with mine, I came together. But I want to state that although I came with the police, I did not affect my official business. , and did not interfere with their investigation while they were collecting evidence, nor did they commit any illegal behavior. If you are still worried, you can directly ask Officer Steven or other police officers. Now, can you return the ID to me? "
"Resolve through negotiation?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't quite understand. Does this mean it's private? He didn't expect that the old-fashioned Germans would also play this trick. While returning the lawyer's card to Frederick, he asked, "Mr. Lawyer, shouldn't we go to the court to litigate next?"
"Hundreds of thousands of civil claims are submitted to local courts every year, but not many actually go to court in the end." Frederick put away his lawyer's card and sat down on the sofa carefully, "But here Many disputes in China can actually be resolved through mediation or arbitration. Of course, both mediation and arbitration are voluntary. In a situation like yours, if both parties can sit down calmly and find a suitable solution, it will definitely be better than going to court. Litigation is much quicker to resolve. Of course, your solution must be legal."
Dong Qiangqiang thought to himself: What Frederick said was not completely unreasonable. It was because Mueller did not accept the wealth distribution plan suggested by Dong Qiangqiang and others that he finally went to court to litigate. Moreover, his original intention of calling the police today was not to really go to court, but because he was afraid that one day Tong Lele would get sick and the other party would not bear his due obligations to Tong Lele. But now that the lawyer has said this, let’s talk to the other party reasonably and legally.
"Then, can this mediation be settled by both of us?"
"It would definitely be best if the two of you can talk and communicate directly." Frederick further explained, "But if one of you is really unwilling to sit down and talk, and is unwilling to go directly to the court, then you You can also seek outside help, such as finding a lawyer to act as a mediator. Of course, both of you will have to bear certain costs for this. Of course, you can also find public welfare psychologists or legal professionals to help you coordinate. Of course, the specific costs of the third party will need to be paid by all three of you. Let’s negotiate together.”
Dong Qiangqiang understood immediately after hearing this: All in all, it was cheapest to negotiate with Barbara himself, otherwise no matter which third party he found, he would have to pay again. And the amount of payment depends on negotiation. Turning a matter that was originally discussed between two people into three people, and complicating a simple matter is not a worthwhile deal.
"What if we still can't reach an agreement after discussion?" Dong Qiangqiang asked.
"If mediation fails, then both of you will definitely have to go to court and let the judge decide."
"Then what if we reach an agreement?" Dong Qiangqiang asked, "Do we still need to go to the police or the court?"
"No, just submit the final agreement you two reached to the lawyer for review. The lawyer's main role is to ensure the legality of the settlement agreement."
It seems there is no way around finding a lawyer.
"Then do you need to be there when we talk?" Dong Qiangqiang looked at Frederick and asked deliberately.
Frederick smiled, pointed to the door with his hand and said, "I'm outside. If you need anything, you can call me at any time. But please hurry up, I'm only free for the first thirty minutes."
Dong Qiangqiang and Tong Lele sat opposite Barbara, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
"Look, we are back to the scene when you didn't call the police." Barbara didn't seem displeased with Dong Qiangqiang calling the police, and her attitude was as kind as before. "And the lawyer also suggested that it would be best for us to negotiate on our own."
The reason why Barbara didn't want Dong Qiangqiang to call the police was not because she didn't want to compensate, but because she was afraid of making the matter bigger and alerting the media. She clearly remembered that her predecessor resigned because of similar things. She had just taken over this position less than half a year ago, and she did not want to be replaced by management because of this incident.
Dong Qiangqiang had no ill feelings towards Barbara, and immediately said: "Ms. Barbara, please understand that as foreign students, we will not and are unwilling to violate German laws, but when necessary, we also need legal protection."
"Of course, I completely understand." Barbara paused, "I just read the physical examination reports of you and Ms. Tong. Judging from the descriptions in the report, your physical injuries are not serious. Of course, I am not saying This is no problem. Indeed, as you said, mental trauma may be invisible and more difficult to be immediately observed by instruments. Based on this, Greencastle Nursing Home is willing to provide you and Ms. Tong with a full program every six months. Free physical examination and mental consultation and consultation for two years.”
This suggestion is very in line with Dong Qiangqiang's thoughts. What he is most worried about is the mental hidden dangers left by Tong Lele in this incident, especially the kind of illness that cannot be seen at the moment but will suddenly break out in a few years.
"What if the disease attacks two years later?" Dong Qiangqiang asked worriedly, "For example, three years later? Five years later?"
"Mr. Dong, mental illness is a very complex disease. No one can guarantee when there will be problems and when there will be no problems." Barbara said in a gentle tone, "But if Ms. Tong or you really have any mental problems in three years, The problem should be a process of gradually manifesting symptoms, rather than a sudden appearance of a problem. Because mental illness is usually inseparable from a person's long-term mental, emotional and surrounding social environment, rather than a …”
Listening to Barbara's long talk, Dong Qiangqiang felt a headache. He quickly stopped her: "Ms. Barbara, please answer my question directly: If Ms. Tong develops mental illness in three years, what will you do?" Are there any solutions or preventive measures?”
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