Chapter 386 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 86
Zhou Weimin was now experiencing a mental orgasm, having devised a perfect plan; the excitement was so intense he almost wanted to jump for joy.
“Let’s do this! I’ll go find them.”
I told you that when I took my child back to the city, I was thinking of going back to pick her up after settling her in. I didn't expect to have an accident on the way. My leg was crippled, and I was unconscious for a long time. When I woke up, my child was gone.
I've been searching for this all these years, and it's been such a difficult search!
It was all a misunderstanding. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, our family should be reunited in harmony.
As he spoke, he became somewhat moved, as if these lies were the truth.
Mr. Zhou slapped his thigh hard, even forgetting that he was still injured on his leg. He grimaced in pain, but his face broke into a wide smile.
"Brilliant! That's exactly what I'll say!"
No matter how capable Shen Ci is now, she is still a woman, and she has a soft heart!
"I heard you crippled your leg while searching for them, how could you not be moved?"
The family of three became more and more excited as they talked, and they could already imagine the good days to come.
Immersed in the immense joy that was about to unfold, feeling their bodies heat up, they gathered around the stove discussing exactly what they should do.
How exactly should they plead their case, show their disabled legs, and express their deep paternal love and remorse in order to make Shen Ci believe them more?
Although the little house was dilapidated, it was filled with greedy laughter. The fire in the stove made people feel hot, and their cheeks were flushed.
"Bang!"
The broken wooden door, which wasn't closed properly, was pushed open from the outside.
The three were getting excited when they were suddenly interrupted.
A biting wind howled in, dispelling the warmth and the fantasies within the room.
Two people were standing at the door. The one in front was wearing a dark blue Zhongshan suit, very straight, wearing glasses, and carrying a black briefcase, but his expression was not good.
The second one was younger, wearing an expensive-looking short coat, and also holding a folder. His eyes swept over the three people in the room like knives.
This guy's demeanor is obviously not that of an ordinary person. Is there something else waiting for me?
He's already been fired and punished! Not only did he lose his job and get fired, but he's also become disabled. Isn't that enough?
The laughter inside the house stopped abruptly. The three members of the Zhou family were like chickens with their necks being choked, unable to laugh anymore.
Now, when they see someone like that at their doorstep, they feel nothing but fear.
The flush of excitement on Zhou Weimin's face quickly faded as he wondered if he would be punished again.
The three of them turned deathly pale.
One of the men stepped forward, looked around the room, and spoke in a calm voice devoid of any personal emotion.
"Comrade Zhou Weimin, is that right?"
We are staff members of the District People's Court, and on behalf of Ms. Shen Ci, we are hereby serving you with legal documents in accordance with the law.
He took out several documents with a red seal from his briefcase.
"Ms. Shen Ci, as the legal guardian of Lu Jinnian (formerly known as Zhou Jinnian), I am now filing a private criminal prosecution against you in the name of Lu Jinnian, accusing you of the crime of abandonment."
This is a copy of the indictment.
He then took out several other documents.
"This is the notice of response and the notice of evidence submission."
According to the law, you have the right to submit a statement of defense within fifteen days.
Finally, he took out a separate notice, and his tone became more serious.
"This is a summons to court."
The Dongcheng District People's Court of Beijing has accepted the case.
The court hearing is scheduled for one month from now, at 2:00 PM, in Courtroom 1.
Please appear in court on time. Failure to do so will result in a default judgment by the court.
The entire process was very clear, but it was also filled with a cold atmosphere. This is the law, and it cannot be resisted.
Zhou Weimin was an educated man; he knew what those words meant.
He sat frozen in his wheelchair like a clay sculpture, his eyes fixed on the papers stamped with the court's bright red seal. In his eyes, those weren't seals, but red-hot branding irons.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were completely dumbfounded. Even if they didn't understand it perfectly, they could roughly grasp what it meant.
The two of them stood there with their mouths agape, their excitement and elation frozen on their faces, just like the temperature inside the room.
Fear, disbelief.
"Abandonment, the crime of abandonment?"
Zhou's mother asked tremblingly. She didn't know much about the law, but the word "crime" made her legs go weak.
"Impossible, how dare she?"
Zhou Weimin reached out to grab the papers, but his hands trembled violently.
Assistant Zhang had remained silent until now, when he spoke coldly, his gaze sweeping over the panicked faces of the three Zhou family members before finally settling on Zhou Weimin.
"Mr. Zhou, the law requires evidence."
Any attempt to fabricate facts, confuse the public, or harass the victim will only put you at a greater disadvantage in court.
We overheard some rather unsavory plans while we were outside the door.
His voice wasn't loud, but his words, just like they had this year, exploded over the Zhou family.
He said they heard it outside the door just now?
Who knows how long they listened? Who knows what they heard!
Is there something else hidden in the folder that young man is holding?
These days, I've heard there's a little machine called a tape recorder abroad. Could that be what he's holding?
Zhou Weixin felt a chill run down his spine, his body went cold, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He never expected that his plans and discussions with his family might have been recorded.
"The document has been delivered. Please take note."
The lawyer in the Zhongshan suit had completed his task and said no more. He placed a stack of documents on the Zhou family's table, which was shaky and dilapidated.
The two men stopped looking at the three Zhou family members, whose faces were ashen, turned around, and left decisively.
They politely closed the door slightly, leaving it half-closed and creaking back and forth as if mocking someone.
The room was no longer as hot as before; it was as silent as death.
The fire in the stove had died down sometime earlier.
The room still smelled of the greasy aroma of stir-fried cured pork and cabbage, but now it didn't smell good at all; instead, it made people want to vomit.
The court summons still lay quietly on the table, its clean surface clashing with the home, like a death warrant.
Mr. Zhou slumped onto the stool, muttering to himself.
"It's over, it's all over!"
Zhou's mother finally came to her senses, plopped down on the ground, slapped her thigh, and let out a dry wail that sounded heartbreaking.
"Damn it! She's trying to drive my whole family to their deaths! We're going to go to jail!"
Zhou Weimin neither cried nor howled.
He stared intently at the doorway, at the sky peeking through the half-open door; the sky was leaden gray.
Those people heard the plans and ideas they just mentioned.
Furthermore, Shen Ci had already informed him, which is the most important thing now.
Not only were her dreams shattered, but she also faced a lawsuit.
The imagined wealth and honor did not come, but judgment did.
Before they could even turn things around, they were about to be wiped out again.
In Beijing, it snows every few days, and snowflakes drift in sporadically, slipping through the half-open door and landing on the ground.
It fell onto the floor inside the house, turning into drops of cold water.
It was highly unusual that Shen Ci would take the initiative to tell him, especially at this crucial moment when her parents had just returned from Shenjia Village.
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