The autumn sunshine is always so gentle, like a warm breeze, giving people long-lost gentleness and comfort.
Especially for elderly people like Wen Yanbo.
After enduring the cool morning in the house, when the sunlight shone into the courtyard, he couldn't wait to go out of the house and prepare to work on the corridor. Standing in front of the door, he slowly stretched his arms and slightly twisted his neck.
Suddenly, his eyes locked on the left, and he saw Sima Guang sitting on the corridor, raising his hand to cover his right eye, then putting it down, and covering it again, over and over again.
What is he doing? Wen Yanbo came over, "Junshi."
"Duke Wen."
Sima Guang quickly stood up and bowed.
Wen Yanbo asked, "What are you doing?"
Sima Guang gently rubbed the bag under his right eye and said with a wry smile: "This morning, my right eyelid was twitching a little. Alas... It's really disturbing."
Wen Yanbo asked with concern: "You seem to be restless recently. Are you ill?"
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"Thank you for your concern, Lord Wen. I am in good health and there is nothing wrong with me."
Sima Guang hurriedly shook his head.
Wen Yanbo nodded slightly, "That's good. The weather is getting colder now, so we have to be careful."
Sima Guang smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your concern, Duke Wen. I will pay attention to it."
"Mr. Sima."
Suddenly, a shout was heard.
Sima Guang turned his head and saw Liu Shu quickly walking into the courtyard.
When he came to Sima Guang, he suddenly saw Wen Yanbo there, and Liu Shu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets Lord Wen."
Wen Yanbo nodded slightly.
Sima Guang asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Shu first glanced at Wen Yanbo, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's not a big deal, but I heard that the General Police Department was sued."
When these words were spoken, Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang were both shocked.
But what they thought in their hearts was different.
What Wen Yanbo was surprised about was, who would dare to sue the General Police Department?
Sima Guang was surprised. Shouldn't it be the police station that told the farewell? He asked hurriedly, "What's going on?"
Liu Shu said: "A few days ago, a patrolman accidentally drove his carriage into a store in Xiuxiang. Now the store wants to sue the General Police Department."
Sima Guang frowned slightly and immediately asked, "Which store is it?"
"It's like a spring breeze that lasts ten miles." Liu Shu said, "Gu Si is a family man."
Sima Guang understood immediately and cursed through gritted teeth: "This stinky boy."
Liu Shu obviously misunderstood Sima Guang's meaning and hurriedly said, "However, I heard that the General Police Office originally intended to pay compensation, but because the two parties could not reach an agreement on the amount of compensation, Chunfeng Shili planned to file a lawsuit with the Silu Division."
Sima Guang's mouth twitched, but he said nothing.
He knew in his heart that it must be Zhang Fei's doing, who bumped into him on purpose. This made him very angry and led him into the ditch again.
He previously thought that Zhang Fei was going to file a normal lawsuit, but there was no movement for a long time. He always felt uneasy and was often worried.
As expected, Zhang Fei started to play tricks again.
He really didn't like this.
Wen Yanbo was unaware of this and said with a chuckle, "It seems they want to give them a taste of their own medicine. This time it's going to be exciting."
When Sima Guang heard what Wen Yanbo said, he felt a little better.
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Records Department.
"General Lu, it's not that our police station is unwilling to compensate, but those embroidery pieces are not worth that much money. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate. The other party is completely making trouble and extorting money. This lawsuit is totally unreasonable."
Zhang Fei was excited and argued with reason.
Li Guozhong on the other side immediately retorted: "General Lu, why don't you go to the store and see how the storefront is so dirty and messy? How can people open the store to do business? This part of the loss is due to the mistake of their patrol officers. It is reasonable for them to ask for compensation. The Records Department cannot cover up their crimes just because they are a police station."
Lu Jiawen took a closer look at the claim basis and felt that Li Guozhong and his men were being a bit aggressive, so he said to Li Guozhong, "This is just an accident after all. Now that the police station is willing to compensate, you should also be understanding. Can you reduce the amount a little more?"
Li Guozhong said: "In fact, we have already reduced it a lot. We are only pursuing compensation for specific losses. If Zhang Sanlang were to claim compensation, it would probably have to be several times higher. Everyone has seen his claims before."
Lu Jiawen immediately looked at Zhang Fei helplessly. What Li Guozhong said was right. The claims you made before were all sky-high and left you no chance of survival. In comparison, this claim basis was much milder and as kind as a sheep.
You set the precedent yourself and now you are reaping the consequences.
"Well, I'll give you another three days. If you really can't come to an agreement, I will open a court to hear the case."
"yes."
After leaving the Records Department, Li Guozhong whispered, "Sanlang, don't blame me. I was entrusted by someone. I spoke for you before, but Gu Sishi refused."
"I know."
Zhang Fei nodded, "But you definitely won't need so much if you go to court to argue."
Li Guozhong just smiled slightly, then bowed and said, "Goodbye."
As soon as he took a step forward, he saw a man rushing towards him in a hurry.
It was Su Shi.
"Zhang San, what's the situation?" Su Shi asked nervously.
Zhang Fei sighed, "I guess I still have to go to class."
Su Shi said excitedly: "This is really great."
"Um?"
"Hehe, what I mean is, you don't have to be afraid, I will defend you." Su Shi said confidently.
Zhang Fei was stunned and thought to himself, if you didn’t say this, I wouldn’t be afraid.
After hearing this, Li Guozhong's eyes flashed with joy. He saw Zhang Fei looking at him sideways, as if to say, didn't you say goodbye? Why aren't you leaving yet?
Li Guozhong smiled awkwardly, bowed to Su Shi, and then left.
After he left, Zhang Fei said to Su Shi: "Mr. Su, I won't bother you with this matter."
Su Shi said excitedly: "Why? Are you worried that I will lose? I promise, I will never make the same mistake again."
He was such a proud man that he was determined to regain his face, so when he heard about this, he rushed over immediately, fearing that he would be intercepted by Fan Chunren.
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "I am not worried about Mr. Su's ability, but as a prosecutor, Mr. Su's main responsibility is to prosecute, not to defend. In addition, this is not a major criminal case, and Mr. Su has no right to intervene."
Su Shi was stunned for a moment, "Is... is that so?"
Zhang Fei said: "If Mr. Su doesn't believe it, you can go and take a look at the rules of the procuratorate."
Su Shi couldn't help but look disappointed.
Zhang Fei said: "Mr. Su, don't be depressed. You will be too busy in the future. There are so many criminal cases in Tokyo every day. Besides, this is just a small case of compensation. Even if Mr. Su wins, it doesn't mean anything."
Su Shi thought about it and asked again: "Then what are you going to do?"
Zhang Fei sighed: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to see what the police station says."
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When I returned to the police station, I saw Cao Ping inside, yelling at Cao Dongdong. When he saw Zhang Fei coming back, he became even more furious.
"What on earth are you doing?"
Cao commented: "Either you find a way to not pay a penny, or you pay the full amount and keep the matter quiet. If this matter is brought to court, do you know how much damage it will cause to the reputation of our police station? Don't forget that our police station has just been established and this plaque has not even been hung up yet."
Zhang Fei said: "Chief Superintendent, please calm down. We want to settle the matter peacefully. We have retreated again and again before, but the other party is aggressive and obviously has no intention of reconciling with us. They must bring this matter to court. Even if we agree to their current conditions, they will definitely make more abominable demands. That is why I refuse to agree."
“These people are really hateful.”
Cao Ping knew that Gu Ji was behind the lawsuit, so he asked, "What are you going to do now?"
Zhang Fei said: "Chief Superintendent, please rest assured. I intend to personally take action this time and will never let them succeed."
Cao Dongdong on the side nodded repeatedly and said: "Dad, you know Zhang San's methods. He will definitely be able to think of a way."
Cao Ping glared at Zhang Fei, who immediately lowered his head. He took another deep breath and then told Zhang Fei, "Remember, what we want is not money, but reputation."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I will definitely not let the Chief Superintendent down."
"You guys take care of yourself."
After saying this, Cao Ping left.
Zhang Fei, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi were the only ones left in the room, and the three of them were making faces at each other.
Before, Cao Dongdong was afraid that the other party would compromise, but now that he sees that the other party has really sued Silusi, he no longer has any worries.
I can finally avenge myself for that shit.
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Lee's Bookstore.
"I'm afraid this lawsuit is inevitable."
Li Guozhong returned to the bookstore and informed Li Lei, Fei Ming and others of the intention of the Records Department.
Fei Ming asked: "What does the leader mean?"
Li Guozhong frowned slightly, "Zhang San means that he will try his best to lower the compensation to the cost price, and Gu Sishi doesn't care about how much compensation he gets, he just wants to make a big deal out of it."
Fei Ming said: "What do you think, Chief? Should we just go through the motions?"
"No!"
Li Guozhong shook his head: "According to my observation, Zhang San is very angry now. He is very likely to come to the battlefield himself. If that happens, we must strive for full compensation. After all, we have never defeated Zhang San fairly."
Then he looked at Li Lei and said, "Lei'er, do you have confidence?"
Li Lei said: "Teacher, rest assured, I have confidence, because Zhang San has proposed high compensation many times before and succeeded. We can also follow suit."
Li Guozhong smiled and nodded: "You think the same as I do!"
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"Mr. Sima?"
Zhang Fei, who had just left the police station and was about to go home, saw Sima Guang standing opposite him, staring at him expressionlessly, before he could even get on the carriage.
Zhang Fei hurried over and bowed.
Sima Guang said: "At first I thought you would file a lawsuit in an upright manner, but I never thought you would resort to these little tricks."
Zhang Fei's eyes lit up with joy, and instead of answering, he asked, "I didn't expect that Scholar Sima knew it so quickly. I just came back from the Records Department not long ago."
Sima Guang said: "This matter has spread throughout the imperial city."
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "It can be seen that we should not have the intention to harm others!"
Sima Guang said angrily: "How dare you say that?"
Zhang Fei said hurriedly, "I don't think I did anything wrong, or used any shameful means. Yes, I arranged the carriage, and I was the one who ordered the collision, but I am also willing to pay full compensation. If they agree, then this matter won't get out of hand, and they won't suffer any loss. It's them who don't agree, they want to make a big deal out of this matter and use it to attack the General Police Department. So the fault lies with them, not me."
Sima Guang snorted, "You are just making excuses."
"This is not a sophistry, but a strategy." Zhang Fei explained: "If I directly sue them for trespassing, then the entire judicial reform may become as cautious as Sima Xueshi expected, and encounter great resistance.
But if they were the ones who provoked this matter first, and I was just forced to respond, thus revealing the fact of the street invasion, then Sima Xueshi would also have an excuse to explain it all.
It will not affect the entire judicial reform.”
Sima Guang had already thought about this before he came.
I have to admit that this move was indeed very well done.
The reason why he opposed Zhang Fei before was because he knew that the previous license plate had already made many powerful people dissatisfied, and it would not be wise to be more aggressive.
You are so terrible.
The key lies not in this little bit of money, but in the power and purpose of the General Police Office. Who is the General Police Office established to deal with?
But now it was the other side that attacked first and was very aggressive, so they were forced to counterattack, and in the end they lost. They can only say that they reaped what they sowed and cannot blame anyone else.
Zhang Fei's step-by-step retreat was so clever.
This matter is extremely sensitive and involves too many interests, so the foreplay must be done sufficiently.
Now Zhang Fei is acting, and he looks very aggrieved in front of the Silusi. If the government hits you, they are willing to compensate you in full. Even Lu Jiawen feels that Zhang Fei has done nothing wrong this time.
He really didn't want to fight this lawsuit.
This was not the first time Sima Guang had witnessed Zhang Fei's cunning. Zhang Fei was even willing to demand his household registration on the charge of deceiving the emperor. Although Sima Guang did not approve of this, he had to admit that this guy was indeed bold, careful, and thoughtful. Doing so would indeed reduce a lot of his burdens.
At the same time, it is possible to achieve this goal.
Zhang Fei added: "Master Sima, you can't expect a lowly servant like me to defeat them in an upright and fair manner without resorting to any tricks."
Sima Guang sighed, "Not to mention you, a government official, even we, the Vice Ministers, can't do it. But you should also remember that if you always walk on the edge of the gutter, you will fall sooner or later."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I don't think I'm walking on the edge of a gutter. I just put a piece of meat in the yard of my home."
Sima Guang chuckled and said, "Then I'll lead you into a trap."
Zhang Fei said: "To be precise, I didn't ask them to come. In fact, I was very resistant. They forced their way in, and I... I was forced to accept it."
Sima Guang snorted and asked again: "What are you going to do next?"
"Keep resisting."
Zhang Fei said: "I hope they can give me a chance and let me go, but if not, then...then I have no choice but to fight back."
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