"Fine, now that we've finally finished all this, shouldn't we go find Ji Baishu?"
"Tsk, that little bitch got off easy... She wasn't even made to do any work during the moving! Once we find her, we'll definitely teach her a lesson!"
The couple muttered curses under their breath, pretending to be anxious as they went to the police station to report the incident.
The police were initially very worried when they heard that the child was missing, but when they asked, they found out that the couple had only come to report the case after the child had been missing for half a month. They were immediately furious.
"You can report a missing child anytime! You only came after half a month. Do you even care about your child?! You should know where your child went and who they were with before they went missing!"
The Cheng couple couldn't utter a single word.
The policewoman who received them was both anxious and angry, but she suppressed her anger as she processed the paperwork: "Even if she's not her biological child, you are still her aunt and uncle, and her guardians! The child was entrusted to you, so you should take good care of her. How could you do this?"
In the midst of his busy schedule, Mr. Cheng's phone suddenly rang. He answered the call casually, but after hearing just a few words, his expression changed drastically!
He let go of his phone and dropped it on the ground. As he picked it up with trembling hands, his fingers accidentally touched the speakerphone.
"Hello, are you Mr. Cheng Jinhao? You have a court summons. Please come to the People's Court to collect it on time."
Aunt Cheng was dumbfounded: "A court summons?! We haven't broken the law! Wasn't Yuxuan's matter settled? We've already paid compensation! The guy with the broken arm received 350,000 yuan! Why is he still suing us? We don't accept this!"
The person on the other end of the phone said, "You have questions about the summons, right? The case involves a dispute over misappropriation of inheritance. The summons is for Mr. Cheng Jinhao and Ms. Luo Ailian. The reason for the summons is a court hearing, and the due date is..."
Inheritance disputes —
Upon hearing these four characters, both Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng simultaneously thought of a three-character name:
Ji Baishu!
She's been missing for so long, it turns out she didn't run away, but instead sued them in court?!
No, that won't do!
Can't!
Both of them shuddered at the same time, seeing fear in each other's eyes, and managed to force out a smile that was more like a grimace.
"She wouldn't dare... How could she—"
"I'm not going! Why should I go! We've raised her with so much care and she still sues us? How can she be so heartless!"
The policewoman on the other end heard the phone conversation clearly, and when she looked at the couple again, her brows furrowed even more.
"Sir, Madam, you'd better find a lawyer as soon as possible. After the plaintiff files a lawsuit, the court issues a summons to the defendant. If the defendant fails to collect the summons, the court can serve the summons by publication."
Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng didn't understand the law. They originally thought that refusing to accept the summons would solve the problem, but upon hearing this, they vaguely realized that the consequences were not so simple: "What does 'service by public notice' mean?"
"When service is effected by public notice, it will be done by publishing a notice in the People's Court Daily. The court will post the litigation documents to be served on the People's Court bulletin board or in public places, or publish them in newspapers, broadcast them on radio, or broadcast them on television. In other words, everyone will know about it."
Aunt Cheng screamed, "No! Absolutely not!"
Uncle Cheng said, "If they don't go to court after the notice is served..."
"If the defendant fails to appear in court, the court can issue a default judgment, and the defendant will still be required to comply with the judgment. Once the deadline has passed, the judgment becomes legally effective, and the plaintiff can apply for enforcement!"
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