126: Zhou Yun, the sixth one!

Liu Jiale nodded: "That's right."

The staff member carefully re-examined the copy of the indictment in hand and asked, "What exactly happened? How did he extort you?"

This question was difficult to answer. Liu Jiale hesitated for a long time before saying, "It's just... he caught me and his wife, and then he asked me for money..."

Such matters were not pleasant to speak of, so Liu Jiale stammered as he spoke.

But... the grassroots staff of the Court had seen all kinds of cases, and they had seen this kind of thing too many times.

Therefore, he nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, but being in the Detention Center does not affect his litigation rights."

"As for the one million, it is his right to demand how much he wants. A civil lawsuit is not extortion."

"We will communicate with the Procuratorate regarding the criminal case, but since the case has already been filed, I also suggest you consult a Lawyer."

Liu Jiale had no choice but to leave the Court with the relevant materials.

This matter was like a bolt from the blue for him; he was literally trembling with anger on a hot day.

It was too much! That Zhang guy really wanted to go to jail!

No, Liu Jiale quickly decided to inform that Prosecutor, especially since the Lawyer representing this case was Zhou Yun.

Why? Isn't this bullying an honest person?

While thinking, Liu Jiale took out his phone and dialed a number.

In Nanyun District Procuratorate, Procurator Li Huanshan had just returned from the Detention Center. She had gone there to communicate with several suspects. If they still did not intend to plead guilty and accept punishment, then a sentencing recommendation for actual imprisonment would be proposed.

How important is the Procuratorate's sentencing recommendation? The data speaks for itself.

According to relevant data released by the Supreme Procuratorate in 2023, the adoption rate of sentencing recommendations was 97.5%.

In other words, out of one hundred sentencing recommendations proposed, the Court would adopt ninety-seven of them. It could basically be said that whatever sentencing the Procuratorate recommended, the Court would rule accordingly.

Zhang Yunfan's case was very special. Procurator Li Huanshan actually genuinely wanted to promote a criminal settlement, but there was nothing she could do. That party, like Lawyer Zhou, was particularly difficult to talk to.

She planned to call Zhou Yun to express her stance.

Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and answered.

"Hello, oh, Liu Jiale. What's up?"

Liu Jiale's voice came from the phone: "Prosecutor Li, are you free now? I want to tell you something. That Zhang Yunfan and Zhou Yun, they don't know when they sued me!"

"Huh?" Hearing this, Procurator Li Huanshan frowned: "Are you sure they sued you? What's the reason?"

Liu Jiale on the other end of the phone quickly said, "I'm sure. I just came out of the Court. The Court gave me the copy of the indictment and the evidence."

"Don't you think they're bullying people? Ah, they pretend to want a settlement, but then they turn around and sue me. This is too much; they have no intention of settling at all..."

Procurator Li Huanshan directly interrupted Liu Jiale: "I'm asking you what is the reason for the other party's lawsuit."

Liu Jiale pouted and said, "They say I infringed on his spouse's rights, oh, and it's joint infringement, and now they're suing for compensation."

"Do you know how much they want? They want one million! This is pure blackmail! I just... *cough cough*, I have to pay one million for that? How is that possible!"

Hearing Liu Jiale's words, Procurator Li Huanshan's expression immediately changed.

"Wait, what did you say? Spousal rights? And it's brought up under the name of joint infringement?"

Liu Jiale said, puzzled, "Yes, isn't that too much? Don't you think this is just bullying people...? There's no sincerity at all. I think Zhang Yunfan should just go to jail, for life."

Procurator Li Huanshan couldn't bother to say anything else and quickly said, "Alright, I have something urgent to do right now, so I won't talk to you anymore."

After speaking, Procurator Li Huanshan directly hung up the phone and then dialed a friend at the Court.

"Hello, I want to ask you something. Can you help me check if your side has recently received a case of joint infringement of spousal rights? Yes, hurry up, I'm waiting!"

The various systems are just that wonderful.

The Public Security, Procuratorate, and Court each perform their duties. Before a case is transferred, the other unit does not know about it, unless it is a particularly big case.

The Public Security, Procuratorate, and Court can actually be seen this way: the Public Security is like a chef; he needs to find ingredients and seasonings, equivalent to an upstream company.

The Court is like the one who eats; he evaluates and scores the meal you've prepared.

And what does the Procuratorate do? Traditional jokes say the Procuratorate serves the dishes... This is a bit much. The Procuratorate actually doesn't serve the food; it's responsible for checking the quality of the dish. If they find that the vegetable leaves are black and rotten (illegal evidence), they send it back to the Public Security to find fresh vegetable leaves.

Or if they find that the ingredients for the dish are missing (insufficient evidence), they also send it back to the Public Security to find more.

Therefore, except in cases of early intervention, the three parties are actually not in communication during the daily handling of cases.

It used to be better when the Procuratorate had anti-corruption and anti-dereliction of duty departments. Now that they're gone, well... everyone understands.

For the Court, if a criminal case is not prosecuted, it doesn't know about it. The Court is like a top; it only moves when it's spun.

And I certainly don't need to report to anyone if I file an infringement case myself, which led to the current situation.

The friend on the other side was also very responsible and quickly helped her check. Any case that has been filed can definitely be found on the intranet.

"Found it. It's a spousal rights dispute case. It's said that the case filing division also struggled for a few days before filing it. It was filed by that very famous Lawyer Zhou in Jinghai."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Procurator Li Huanshan's face showed a bitter smile: "There's a big problem. I... never mind, it's not good to talk about it over the phone. I'll go to your side with our leader to communicate."

This absolutely required formal communication. How on earth did that Zhou Yun come up with such a method? How did that person's brain work?

She had been kept in the dark before, but now that she knew the other party's intention, to promote criminal proceedings through civil means, once the civil case was ruled, no matter how much was awarded, even if it was just one yuan, Zhang Yunfan would then have a basis for demanding money.

Then it would no longer be considered illegal possession, and this case could directly become innocent...

However, she had already approved the arrest. If it turned into an innocent verdict after the arrest, then the situation would be different.

Let alone her, even her leader would be in trouble.

Zhou Yun, that sly fox, actually played dirty...

Who said he acted openly and honorably? This... although it seems open and honorable, after all, he doesn't need to tell a Prosecutor when filing a civil lawsuit.

But something felt off. That guy was definitely doing it on purpose!

As for Liu Jiale, and criminal settlement, she couldn't afford to talk about those now. She had to communicate with the Court in advance.

Meanwhile, Liu Jiale looked at his phone, feeling like the Prosecutor was bullying him too.

She asked a few questions and then just hung up. When he called back, she didn't answer. What kind of person was this?

No one cares, right? Fine, I'll find a Lawyer. Is there no place for justice in Jinghai?!