Enlightenment!
From the moment they sued the General Police Department, Gu Ji and other scholar-officials seemed to have understood the mystery.
In fact, this dispute is not completely detrimental to them. As long as it is used properly, they can also benefit from it.
Because they are rich, powerful and powerful.
Affordable.
Let's just say that the loss in this traffic accident was only a few dozen dollars, which was just a drop in the bucket for them, but once they went to court, it would be worth it even if they had to pay the legal fees.
Even if you lose, it doesn't matter.
You must know that this police station was established due to traffic regulations. As a result, you overturned your car. This will definitely be a big blow to the image of the general police station.
At the same time, they can also add fuel to the fire and create public opinion.
In fact, they did the same thing. After learning about this, many powerful people joined forces with a tacit understanding.
You are clamoring every day that there are too many horse-drawn carriages in the city and the number of license plates must be limited. However, you yourself do not set an example and drive horse-drawn carriages everywhere, running rampant in the busy city.
Fortunately, no one was hit. Otherwise, the General Police Department should be abolished.
The so-called license plate is a joke.
Gu Shaoqing also preached outside that the patrol police should be punished with a higher level of punishment for violating the rules. They were pursuing reasonable compensation and must not let the police department get away with it.
Otherwise, they will not learn their lesson at all, and such incidents will happen again in the future.
Whether they were officials from the DPRK and the Central Committee or scholar-bureaucrats in the opposition, they all began to stand up and vehemently criticized the General Police Department.
And their public opinion has also achieved good results.
Whether they are wealthy businessmen or hawkers, they all support the Gu family.
Because this kind of thing has happened before. It is common for public officials to accidentally destroy people's houses or injure people. Citizens will also claim compensation, but they often do not get corresponding compensation.
From their point of view, regardless of whether it was an accident or not, they only know that it was your public officials who destroyed people's houses. If they are not severely punished, I may be the next one to be injured.
As for who the proprietor behind Chunfeng Shili is, they don't need to know.
During this period, Zhang Fei went to talk to them once as a foreplay, but was naturally rejected by the other party.
Tomorrow I will go to the Department of Records to ask Lu Jia for a final answer.
Zhang Fei suddenly came to the office.
Fan Li saw that he suddenly came to the store, and he was not wearing a uniform, so he probably guessed something, "Are you going to take this lawsuit yourself?"
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and I have become more considerate."
"Sigh... I knew it was no good." Fan Li couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Fei wondered: "I'm talking about Lao Fan, the Li family's business is so prosperous, and the lawsuits are coming one after another. Why don't you seem to be in a hurry? Now that you have finally won a lawsuit, you are still sighing?"
Fan Li cheered: "How much money can you make from litigating?"
Zhang Fei couldn't help but look Fan Li up and down, "Oh...are you rich?"
Fan Li said: "You haven't been to the store recently, so I don't know. Now our tax calculation and contract transactions have stabilized. As long as there are no accidents on the tax calculation side, we can get a generous income every month. I am not a little bit right now." I don’t envy Li Xingshou either.”
Recently, Zhang Fei has been handing over lawsuits to Li Guozhong and the others. Although Fan Li doesn't know, he has never fought for it. The reason is very simple. Nowadays, the focus of the firm is all on legal services. This is a very stable income and will more and more.
Litigation is no longer its core business.
Nowadays, the lawsuits in the office are all small lawsuits, which are used to practice the ear pens in the store and allow them to make some extra money.
Fan Li was enjoying the current life so much that he even felt that the previous big lawsuits were worth it. Without the dark clouds threatening to destroy the city, there would be no bright sunshine today.
Zhang Fei asked: "How much can you get every month?"
Fan Li wondered: "Every month's revenue is sent to your home, don't you know?"
Zhang Fei said: "My wife is in charge of the accounts now, how do I know?"
Feng Nancy went to the tax bureau to work, and now Gao Wenyin is in charge of the family's finances.
Fan Li whispered: "Just from tax calculation and contract sales, your monthly net income is three to four hundred dollars."
Zhang Fei said depressedly: "It's just this little, but it's not as much as my genuine bookstore."
Fan Li was also depressed. He couldn't continue chatting that day. He said with envy and hatred: "That's not comparable. Your tabloid is almost selling for a sky-high price, and you don't have to write an article yourself."
"Hey! Don't talk nonsense like this."
Zhang Fei quickly stopped him.
Fan Li blinked and whispered: "Sanlang, do you really not pay royalties?"
Zhang Fei glared: "You still said that."
Huge profits! What a huge profit! You have to pay royalties for printing books, but newspapers don’t even pay royalties. Fan Li was wondering whether he should discuss it with Zhang Fei and let him invest some money.
"Zhang San! Zhang San! Are you there? My office is here."
A shouting was heard.
Zhang Fei replied feebly: "Yes."
Before he finished speaking, two boys, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi, walked in swaggeringly, "Has the contract been drafted?"
"It's written down, just sign it."
Zhang Fei put the contract he had prepared on the table.
Cao Dongdong signed his name with a big stroke of his pen, and then stamped his official seal, "Zhang San, you have to go to death this time. Don't show mercy. They are really bullying people."
Fan Li on the side was a little confused when he heard it, "Sue to death? How can the yamen say this? Shouldn't we respond?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Commissioner, do you still need me to teach you the tricks of using offense instead of defense?"
Fan Li asked curiously: "But how can we sue for this?"
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Sue him for tripping me with his feet."
...
The next day.
Lu Jiawen came to Si Lusi early and waited for Zhang Fei and Li Guozhong to come. Judging from the public opinion outside, he was already very clear about Gu Ji's thoughts, and it was impossible to reconcile the lawsuit.
But he never expected that Zhang Fei was not here to respond, but to sue.
"Zhang San, what do you mean by this?" Lu Jiawen was confused. "You want to sue Chunfeng Shili on behalf of the General Police Department?"
"good."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Li Guozhong next to him also looked confused, "Why do you sue us?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It seems that Li Xingshou did not investigate clearly the details of his employer. There was serious street intrusion in Chunfeng Shili. It was precisely because of their street intrusion that our patrol officers overturned, so that our goods, People, vehicles and horses all suffered different injuries, which even affected our official duties and the reputation of our police department. Therefore, on behalf of the police department, I will formally initiate a lawsuit against Chunfeng Shili, claiming compensation of 500 yuan, and the other party must Publish an apology in the newspaper. This is our statement."
It is true that the strongest has its own strong hand, and every mountain is as high as the other.
Lu Jiawen stupidly took the paper.
It was obviously your carriage that hit someone's shop, but you sued the other party for compensation.
When those ruffians see you, they have to call you "brother"!
Li Guozhong was all confused and hurriedly said: "Lv Shenjun, they are clearly trying to make excuses and confuse the Sulu Division's trial. This is absolutely unacceptable."
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, we have concrete evidence to prove that Chunfeng Shili has seriously violated the streets. Secondly, if you stretch your feet on the road and trip others, you must pay compensation."
Li Guozhong said: "How can this be confused? His shop has always been there, and it was your carriage that hit it."
Zhang Fei argued: "In this case, I can set up a trip rope at will on the street. Does anyone deserve to fall? If there was no street intrusion, none of this would have happened."
"Okay! Okay!"
Lu Jiawen waved his hand, "It just so happens that these two things are the same thing, and at the same time you are unwilling to give in, so let's review these two things together!"
Young Lu Jiawen suddenly became interested in this lawsuit. This is really rare and an unprecedented case. This must be tried in court.
Li Guozhong opened his mouth, wanting Lu Jiawen to slow down first, but their tone was so high before, he...he couldn't shout!
...
This is quite a twist.
Surprise or not! No surprise!
"You...what did you say?"
Gu Ji stood up slowly, "They still want me to pay?"
When he spoke, his eyes seemed to be cannibalistic.
Li Guozhong said sarcastically: "Zhang San said that the accident was caused by serious street intrusion in Chunfeng Shili."
"Invade...invade the street?"
Gu Ji was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the old man next to him.
With so many businesses in his family, he couldn't remember anything about a shop clearly. In addition, the behavior of invading the street was very normal. He didn't think about it at all.
The old man came over quickly and whispered something in his ear.
Gu Ji looked a little panicked and asked Li Guozhong: "What's the situation now?"
Li Guozhong said: "The Department of Records has accepted the case, and the two cases will be tried together."
"What trial?"
Gu Ji said excitedly: "Who asked you to do this?"
Li Guozhong looked aggrieved and said: "Before I went, Gu Sishi told me repeatedly that no matter what conditions the other party proposed, he could not agree to it, and he also urged the Secretary of Records to start a trial."
Gu Ji said: "But now the situation has changed, you have to know how to adapt to changes."
Li Guozhong said: "Let go of the Gusi incident. Now it is the other party that is suing us, not just us suing the other party. This is no longer what we can ask for."
Gu Ji frowned, "Then... are you sure you can win this lawsuit?"
Li Guozhong hesitated for a while and said: "To be honest, we have never encountered such a lawsuit before. However, although street intrusion is illegal, it is very common in Bianliang, Tokyo. I think it should be fought. But I dare not give any guarantees.”
He was still very steady and did not dare to finish his words.
After hearing this, Gu Ji felt panicked.
He originally planned to spend dozens of dollars to play with them. He expected that the worst consequence would be to lose dozens of dollars, but now the nature was different and he became the defendant.
this....
I promised not to be cannon fodder.
Gu Ji suddenly asked: "By the way! Zhang San is currently in service. Can he go to court to argue?"
Li Guozhong said truthfully: "It depends on the General Police Department."
Gu Ji asked: "How do you say this?"
Li Guozhong sighed: "When the yamen officer is on vacation, he can still go home and handle his own affairs. If the police station approves the leave, he can go to court to litigate."
Do you think the police station will give Zhang Fei permission to leave?
Gu Ji frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Go back and study it first to see how this lawsuit should be fought."
"yes."
After Li Guozhong left, Gu Ji immediately told the old man: "Immediately send a message to Fang Du Cheng."
...
Zhang Fei's move to return the carbine not only killed Gu Ji until he was stunned, Cao Ping was also killed, and he even had some doubts.
"Dong'er, tell me the truth, did you plan this in advance?" Cao Ping asked with a frown.
Cao Dongdong suddenly became anxious and jumped on the spot, "Dad, how can you look after your child arbitrarily? They were obviously the first ones to be aggressive and bully them too much. We have already humbled ourselves and they still refused to let us go. Now we patrolmen can't go out." They all have to lower their heads. Zhang San thought about it for a long time before he came up with this idea. Humph, when we suffer a loss, daddy won’t come to help, and now he becomes suspicious of the child. "
Speaking of the latter part, he had tears in his eyes, as if tears were about to fall down the next moment.
"Asshole!"
Cao commented: "Why are you talking to daddy?"
"I know I'm wrong, kid." Even so, Cao Dongdong still turned his head angrily.
Cao Ping secretly glanced at his son and felt a sense of guilt in his heart. This was also true. In the past few days, the entire police station was under tremendous pressure. As the chief superintendent, he just threw it to his son and said in half a sentence. No.
Now during the counterattack, he suddenly stood up and questioned his son. This seemed...not good. If the key was to spread, how could he lead the troops!
"Dong'er! Dong'er!"
Cao Ping shouted twice.
Cao Dongdong then turned around and puffed out his cheeks and said, "What are your orders, daddy?"
Cao Ping said calmly, "Dad really shouldn't doubt you. You guys did the right thing. They were the ones who bullied others too much. Daddy supports you."
Cao Dongdong glanced at me suspiciously, "Is what dad said true?"
"real."
Cao Ping nodded and said, "You can go ahead and file a lawsuit. Dad will definitely support you."
Cao Dongdong immediately said: "Dad, please don't worry, the child will never let them go this time."
Ma Xiaoyi next to him looked at Cao Dongdong with admiration and admiration, thinking, no wonder my brother did a lot of bad things, but he got beaten much less than me.
At this moment, a patrol policeman came into the hall and said, "Report to the Chief Superintendent, Fang Du has requested to see you."
Cao Dongdong immediately said: "Dad, Uncle Fang must be here to plead for mercy. You can't agree."
Cao Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "Father has his own sense of discretion. You can go out first."
"My child, please leave."
When he got out of the door, Ma Xiaoyi whispered: "Brother, your acting skills just now are really amazing. Xiao Ma admires me."
Cao Dongdong said hehely: "This is talent, you can't learn it. By the way, why is Zhang San not here today?"
Ma Xiaoyi said: "I don't know either. Third brother said yesterday that he would come."
Cao Dongdong hummed: "With our acting skills, it doesn't matter if he comes or not."
"That is."
Not long after the two of them left, Fang Rui came to the hall according to the order of the Privy Council.
Cao Dongdong knew why he came, but Cao Ping didn't know.
After some pleasantries, Cao Ping asked, "Brother Fang suddenly came to visit. What advice can you give me?"
"Don't dare! Don't dare!"
Fang Rui waved his hand and hesitated: "Actually, I am here today because of... um..."
Cao Ping commented: "Could he be a lobbyist for the Gu Temple matter?"
Fang Rui nodded.
Gu Ji's bottom line is Bai Lai Guan. He doesn't want to be cannon fodder. Seeing that Bai Lai Guan can't solve the problem, he might as well forget it.
There's no need to take the risk.
Seeing Cao Ping's silence, Fang Rui said, "I know that the Gusi incident was indeed wrong, but the Gusi incident was definitely not against you. He just couldn't stand Zhang San. In addition, this intrusion into the street , everyone is involved, and if it gets too big, everyone will look bad, so why not everyone take a step back and settle the matter."
Cao Ping laughed and said: "Aiming at Zhang San? Haha, Zhang San is just a yamen servant. He will leave after a few months. This matter has nothing to do with Zhang San. The Gusi incident is aimed at my chief police officer My police station has just been established and the plaque has not been hung yet. He is going to give me a slap on the wrist. If I give in even half an inch on this matter, then how can I be the chief superintendent?
But now that Brother Fang is here, I have to give him face no matter what. If Gu Sishi is willing to publish an article in the newspaper, apologize to us, and compensate us, I will not care about him. "
It is impossible for Gu Ji to agree to this condition, so he might as well fight.
Does he care about the money?
Fang Rui said: "I'm not here for the Gusi matter. I'm thinking about everyone. If it were for other crimes, I wouldn't pay attention to him. But this invasion of the street involves too many people, so you have to think carefully."
Cao Ping said with a smile: "In comparison, invading the street is such a big deal. I will have it demolished when I go back. But if this matter is not handled well, I, the chief superintendent, may not be able to continue my job. Brother Fang, why don't you ask Ask Gu Temple about whether he is willing to demolish the store or be demoted."
"Alas...this matter has caused such a fuss...!"
Fang Rui sighed and said, "Okay, just pretend I haven't been here."
The Cao family must have invaded the streets, but they scolded him so harshly before. If this was not handled properly, it would directly affect Cao Ping's official career.
Comparing the two, does Cao Ping care about the few feet of land?
