197: I can't help but bring it up when I see it, occupational disease

At home, Guo Xitian was working with his son. His main focus during this period was to help his son maintain a normal mindset.

Currently, it was certain that he would have a criminal record. Of course, he had also researched the sealing of juvenile criminal records, but that required a sentence of less than five years of imprisonment.

Therefore, he had to maintain a normal mindset. With a criminal record, it was difficult to do anything; most decent jobs required a certificate of no criminal record.

Just then, his phone rang. Guo Xitian took it out and his eyes lit up: "See? Lü Dehai called!"

His wife, who was cooking nearby, said, "Then pick it up quickly and see what's going on."

Guo Xitian immediately answered the phone and said directly, "Hello, Lü Dehai, why are you calling? Didn't I tell you to contact my Lawyer Zhou Yun if you had something?"

On the other end of the line, Lü Dehai took a deep breath and said, "Guo Xitian, don't say those useless things. I've already called Zhou Yun, and he told me to find you."

"You should know the situation. My son wants a letter of understanding, and your family also needs one, so how about we exchange them..."

This was the suggestion Fang Ruifeng had given earlier, which could basically be considered the best solution.

However, upon hearing this, Guo Xitian said, "Exchange? Who said my family wants a letter of understanding? My family doesn't need that thing. Go stay somewhere cool."

What? Lü Dehai was stunned after hearing this. For a moment, he even thought that this Guo was crazy.

"Guo Xitian, you're not joking, are you? Your family doesn't want a letter of understanding anymore?"

"No, we don't. Anyway, even if we had one, he'd still go to jail. That brat dared to stab someone, so he deserves to go in. Let things be as they are."

He was about to say something more, but Guo Xitian on the other end had already hung up.

Lü Dehai was dumbfounded now. He had just thought the other party was joking, but now it seemed that Guo Xitian was serious!

No, how could there be such a person? Why wouldn't he agree to such a good opportunity? With a letter of understanding, his child could at least serve a few years less in prison!

Having no choice, he went to Fang Ruifeng for advice again. Fang Ruifeng didn't have any good suggestions either, only telling him to find a way to get the letter of understanding first, and that spending some money didn't matter.

"I think the other party is probably bluffing. You first pay to get the letter of understanding, and then later they should come back to you. You can then ask for money."

This was Fang Ruifeng's idea, because he felt that the other party couldn't possibly abandon their child.

Hearing this, Lü Dehai dialed Guo Xitian's number again.

On the other end of the phone, Guo Xitian said directly, "You want compensation and then a letter of understanding, right? Simple. You asked me for two hundred thousand back then, so I'll ask you for two hundred thousand too!"

Anyway, Lawyer Zhou had said before to handle it himself, so it didn't matter. He could just ask for an exorbitant price and then negotiate.

Criminal reconciliation allows for arbitrary demands for money and does not involve extortion. However, after an agreement is reached, it is best for the Procuratorate or Public Security Bureau to facilitate the settlement agreement.

Lü Dehai almost spat blood upon hearing this, but he couldn't refute it, because that's what he had asked for before.

He could only say, "This price is really too high, and my son was hospitalized after being stabbed by your son, and the hospitalization cost a lot of money..."

Guo Xitian replied directly, "Then my son was bullied by your son to the point of almost having a mental breakdown. Why don't you mention that?"

"Can't give it? Then forget it."

When he said this, Guo Xitian truly felt incredibly relieved.

Anyway, he now unconditionally trusted Lawyer Zhou. If Lawyer Zhou said he didn't need a letter of understanding, then he definitely wouldn't harm him.

Of course, Guo Xitian did not know that Mr. Zhou's original idea was for both parties to exchange letters of understanding.

Because he was not entirely confident in making this case a legitimate self-defense, a letter of understanding was essential.

But who would have thought that Lü Xinhao and the others would cause such a big commotion? Then there was no other way.

After several back-and-forth negotiations, and Guo Xitian stating several times that he would not discuss it further, they finally reached an agreement.

A compensation of eighty thousand yuan, and Guo Xitian would issue a letter of understanding.

This could be said to be Lü Dehai's psychological bottom line. Thanks to his good son, he needed to obtain seven letters of understanding. Of course, one or two less would also be acceptable, but it would be reflected in the sentencing.

Perhaps a stroke of the judge's pen could mean a difference of half a year to a year in sentencing.

And so, he made calls one by one. Five families agreed to issue letters of understanding because Zhou Yun had already contacted them. Of course, the money certainly couldn't be less.

Finally, after about two days, Lü Dehai had settled with all these families.

However, he hit a wall with the girl's family at the very end.

"I'm telling you, even if I die, there's no way I'll give you any letter of understanding. Don't even think about it. I just want that little beast from your family to rot in jail!"

The girl's father, Zhu Weifeng, gritted his teeth fiercely.

Facing this situation, Lü Dehai's pleas were useless. Finally, he said anxiously, "I've obtained letters of understanding from the other families. Even without yours, my son won't have to serve too long."

"You're not going to solve the problem this way!"

However, before he could finish speaking, the other party hung up the phone. When he called back, it was no longer possible to connect.

Lü Dehai had no choice but to leave it at that for now.

On the other side, Zhu Weifeng looked at his phone. His daughter's emotional state had been unstable recently. Although a psychologist was constantly providing psychological intervention, she still had suicidal tendencies.

He didn't understand why those beasts, after doing such things, didn't have to spend too long in prison, just because they were young?

Did their young age have anything to do with the evil deeds they committed? He couldn't understand it!

But now he had no choice. He had also consulted a lawyer, but there was no result. If the other party was a minor, unless it was an extremely heinous case, it would most likely result in a fixed-term imprisonment.

Looking at his daughter, Zhu Weifeng didn't know what he should do.

Time slowly passed. The settlement agreement was signed, and everything went smoothly.

It was another afternoon when Fang Ruifeng arrived at the Procuratorate again. This time, the Procuratorate had notified him to come, saying they had something to inform him about.

Fang Ruifeng didn't think too much. He estimated that public prosecution was about to be initiated, and they were called to review matters related to sentencing.

What could be seen during the previous file review was the Public Security Bureau's indictment proposal, but as is well known, the Procuratorate generally does not heed the Public Security Bureau's indictment proposal...

Don't ask, just assume we are the professionals. You just need to arrest people and find evidence. It's better for us to handle things of a professional nature.

"Hello, Prosecutor Chen, oh, I've arrived. The conference room, right? Okay."

Fang Ruifeng walked all the way to the conference room. After pushing the door open, he found many people sitting inside. Not only were there prosecutors, but Lawyer Zhou Yun, whom he had met before, was also there.

In addition, there was a middle-aged man who looked very unwell.

The middle-aged man was naturally Zhu Weifeng. Under normal circumstances, only defense attorneys have the right to review files during the review and prosecution stage.

However, Zhu Weifeng did not hire a lawyer but acted as his own defense attorney. In such a situation, with the approval of the Procuratorate, he also had the right to review files.

But it should be noted that he was not reviewing the files as a victim's family member, but as a victim's defense attorney.

He was at home today when he suddenly received a call, so he came over, wanting to see what the situation was here.

Chen Yinghe saw Fang Ruifeng enter and immediately said, "Lawyer Fang is here. Please take a seat. Now that everyone is here, I'll explain the situation."

"Regarding the robbery and rape case involving Lü Xinhao and others, we are now ready to transfer it to the Jinghai City Procuratorate for public prosecution by the Municipal Procuratorate."

Hmm? Everyone present, except Zhu Weifeng, were legal professionals, so they basically understood the meaning of this sentence.

If a criminal case is to be transferred to the Municipal Procuratorate, it means one thing: the sentencing recommendation for this case may be for life imprisonment or higher!

And criminal cases of first instance for life imprisonment or higher, which means life imprisonment and the death penalty, are to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court.

Therefore, after sentencing is determined, the county will transfer the case, and the superior Procuratorate will review it and initiate public prosecution, which also conforms to the principle of reciprocity.

A county-level Procuratorate certainly cannot initiate public prosecution in the Municipal Intermediate Court.

Zhu Weifeng didn't understand. Zhou Yun, seeing his confused expression, immediately said, "This means that among the suspects in this case, someone might be sentenced to life imprisonment or higher."

"So, it must go to the Intermediate Court."

They had chatted when he first came in, so Zhou Yun knew the other party's identity.

Zhu Weifeng was stunned upon hearing this. How could this be? It was actually possible for him to be sentenced to life imprisonment?

Fang Ruifeng was also dumbfounded. After a moment ofstunned, he quickly said, "Prosecutor Chen, what's going on? We've already obtained five letters of understanding, and they've also pleaded guilty and accepted punishment."

Chen Yinghe waved her hand and said, "Everyone, don't rush. Let me explain. After review by the Procuratorate Committee of this Court, it is believed that the gang formed by Lü Xinhao and several others, led by two adults, has already formed an evil force."

"Although letters of understanding have been obtained, the principal offenders in the gang must still be severely punished!"

Evil force? Fang Ruifeng was immediately dumbfounded, muttering, "This... who came up with this? How could a few kids like this be an evil force..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yun, who was beside him, laughed and said, "Lawyer Fang, such a conscience-lacking suggestion was, of course, put forward by me. Don't you think it fits perfectly?"

"It's as if it was tailor-made according to the regulations. When I see something like this, I can't hold back; I have to bring it up."

Zhou Yun wasn't talking nonsense. It was like an old pervert seeing a beautiful woman, or an obsessive-compulsive person seeing messy lines; he really couldn't help himself... This was probably an occupational hazard.