There will always be many issues when it comes to compensation in any case.
Many people attempt to profit from this, turning what should be normal compensation into extortion.
Luo Chen sympathized with the victims' plight, but of course he couldn't let them encourage this trend, so he sternly warned them to tell the truth about what happened back then.
Jiang Yilai stepped forward and said sincerely, "I am Jiang Yilai, the defense lawyer in charge of handling your car accident case. Now I need to take control of the situation of each injured person and find out exactly what happened that day."
As she spoke, she took out a notebook and made notes one by one. The righteousness she exuded was so awe-inspiring that the family members, who originally wanted to make many demands, dared not say anything more.
The student lying on the first hospital bed spoke up excitedly: "Attorney Jiang, that driver is a bad guy. He overcharged us and then picked up four more people on the way."
Jiang Yilai nodded: "I understand the situation. A few more were indeed added along the way. So, did you have a heated argument about this?"
"No, he added people at the last minute, leaving us nowhere to sit. Everyone was already in a bad mood, but we put up with it because we still had an hour to go to our destination."
Jiang Yilai frowned, signaling him to continue.
The other party continued, "None of us said anything, but then he said that the price of gas had gone up and that we each had to pay an extra fifty yuan."
“Yes, we refuse to pay this unnecessary money. He said he’d dump us at the highway exit.” The student in the second bed chimed in eagerly.
The last student pounded on the bed and said, "This driver is inhuman. He overheard our conversation, knew that each of us had saved some money for travel, and tried to swindle it from us."
Jiang Yilai took out a notebook to write down their statements, while Luo Chen behind her had an even easier time, directly taking out a voice recorder to record them.
Jiang Yilai then asked, "Did he lay a hand on me at the time?"
"Yes, he hit the classmate sitting in the passenger seat, Chen Yong, who was the one who was taken to the hospital for the transplant surgery. He was our roommate. He tried to defend us, but the driver punched him."
Judging from their furious expressions, one can easily imagine the terrible situation that occurred.
Jiang Yilai was truly impressed by the driver's audacity. In that situation, how could one person try to bully a group of middle school students? Didn't he know that even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone them?
"Did you fight back?"
No one immediately answered the question; instead, they looked at each other in bewilderment, indicating that something was amiss.
Jiang Yilai then asked, "I need you to answer truthfully, as this is very important for the upcoming negotiations."
The family members quickly said, "They are all timid children. When they saw the driver beating and cursing, they didn't dare to say a word. They definitely didn't lay a hand on him."
Another family member quickly responded: "That's right, my child would never lay a hand on someone, it's all that driver's fault."
Seeing that the family members were about to argue again, Luo Chen clapped his hands forcefully to remind them.
"Get your act together, everyone. This is an investigation, not a chat. All family members, leave. The students can answer the questions themselves now."
To avoid involving family members, Luo Chen simply kicked everyone out.
The family looked at Jiang Yilai with difficulty and said helplessly, "Attorney Jiang, we just feel that the driver deserved it. He has taken two lives, and such a person should compensate us by going bankrupt."
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