We don't accept apologies!
Some violations have very low costs, such as privately insulting others, which generally does not lead to detention.
But if it escalates to a public setting, then administrative penalties must be accepted, and if a settlement is not reached, five days of detention is normal.
When the car owner rushed in just now to find Xu Ning, it could be said that it was just the two of them, or it could be said that it was a public setting; the line was not easy to control.
Fortunately, Xu Ning was not prepared to make a big deal out of this; his instruction for Lawyer Liu to sue was merely to annoy the car owner.
In fact, his real trump card was still to target the negative impact the car owner had on Lis Private Kitchen.
After all, so many guests were in the restaurant at the time, and there were also customers waiting for tables; his malicious slandering of Lis Private Kitchen was a damage to its reputation.
It should be known that Lis Private Kitchen has a monthly profit of at least a million, and if he were to be pursued, it would definitely be enough to cause him a lot of trouble.
Although the losses are also not so easy to define, at least the restaurant can provide accurate data on reduced revenue, which the court generally accepts.
If Xu Ning were truly ruthless, he could directly sell the restaurant cheaply to someone else, and the car owner would have nowhere to cry.
Just imagine, Xu Ning had only bought the restaurant a few days ago, and before that, there was no significant drop in the restaurant's revenue.
And now Xu Ning has sold the restaurant cheaply; how did this price difference come about?
I can tell you very clearly: it was caused by your malicious slandering of the restaurant!
No need for more, as long as the price difference is a few million, you will have to pay for it!
Without saying you'll lose everything, it will definitely hit you hard.
Don't think that everyone in the Imperial Capital is rich; only real estate is worth money, and most families are burdened with mortgages that make them breathless.
Xu Ning will not be soft-hearted now, because he knows that some people are not worth pitying.
At least it's hard to say what kind of bad intentions this car owner in front of him is harboring.
Three days have passed since he provided theDesignated driver service, and now the car owner finds his car scratched and comes to him for an explanation!
Just thinking about it reveals something fishy!
If it were anotherDesignated driver, and he just happened to not have a recording, he would be unable to argue, and perhaps he would truly be taken advantage of.
Xu Ning not letting him off can also be considered eliminating a menace for the people!
Lawyer Liu nodded immediately upon hearing Xu Ning's words; he could completely follow Xu Ning's idea for such a small case, wearing the other party out and then taking a big bite out of him.
The middle-aged car owner on the other side, however, was panicking at this moment, extremely panicked!
On one hand, the opponent's display of even calling two lawyers was indeed very intimidating!
And on the other hand, he truly hadn't expected that theDesignated driver would even have a sports camera recording!
Why hadn't he noticed it at the time?
In fact, just as Xu Ning said, thatDesignated driver trip was smooth, and the car had not been scratched or bumped at all.
The reason he came to find Xu Ning was because this morning, when his wife was preparing to drive out, she accidentally hit a wall due to carelessness.
Unfortunately, the car's commercial insurance had expired last month, and he hadn't renewed it; the car itself only had compulsory traffic insurance left.
The car's left front headlight needed to be replaced, plus the bumper, bodywork, and paint, etc., which would cost about twenty thousand yuan.
He was truly a bit reluctant to pay this money.
While he was frowning in distress, he suddenly remembered theDesignated driver from a few days ago, and an idea popped into his head.
Anyway, there was no surveillance at this parking spot, and theDesignated driver wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.
Even if the Police Station mediated at that time, and both sides bore a part of the loss, he would still lose much less!
So, what happened next was the scene of him going to Lis Private Kitchen to find Xu Ning.
But he never expected that thisDesignated driver would actually have a recording!
If it were just like this, he wouldn't have any loss; at most, he would pay for the car repairs himself.
But the problem was that the restaurant actually brought two lawyers, holding onto the matter of him slandering the restaurant and even wanting to sue him!
If the court ultimately ruled that he had to compensate the restaurant for reputational damage, then it would be hard to say how much he would have to pay.
Thinking of this, the car owner not only panicked, but his body also uncontrollably trembled.
Seeing this guy's appearance, Xu Ning became even more convinced that he was trying to extort him, and he had even less psychological burden.
When Wang Xudong looked at him, Xu Ning gestured towards the car owner with his chin, his face full of sarcasm.
Wang Xudong also understood; having handled grassroots cases for so many years, he had seen more of these things than Xu Ning.
He cleared his throat, looked at both parties, and slowly began to speak.
"Regarding the car scratch incident, responsibility needs to be determined by the Traffic Police; this is not within the scope of our Police Station's work."
"I am now mediating the incident that occurred between you at the restaurant."
"I think I don't need to retrieve the restaurant's surveillance footage, do I?"
"If you did indeed come to the door and verbally abuse Xu Ning, then apologize and seek his understanding!"
"Similarly, your causing trouble in the restaurant and affecting its normal operation also requires an apology to seek understanding."
"As for Lis Private Kitchen, if you laid hands on the car owner, then you also need to apologize."
As soon as Wang Xudong finished speaking, the car owner immediately stood up and said in a flustered tone.
"I apologize!"
"I'm sorry, I was impulsive!"
"I sincerely apologize to you and Lis Private Kitchen here!"
However, both Xu Ning and Manager Liu remained expressionless, showing no reaction.
So arrogant before, looking as if he wished the restaurant would go out of business, and now a casual apology makes everything okay?
Then you are truly thinking too wishfully!
"Officer Wang, we do not accept the apology!"
"We will pursue legal channels to protect our legitimate rights and interests according to law!"
"Let's end the mediation here."
Xu Ning stood up and smiled at Wang Xudong.
After saying this, he turned and looked coldly at the car owner, dropping a sentence.
"Wait for the court summons!"
Wang Xudong was a bit helpless; although he felt the other party was truly hateful, Xu Ning's insistence on pursuing it to the end was also very troublesome.
However, he could not interfere with Xu Ning's decision.
At this moment, seeing that the situation was irreversible, the car owner's face became extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said.
"Then I'll wait!"
"You can find a lawyer, and I can't?"
"I don't believe it; we'll see what you can do to me then!"
Lawyer Liu couldn't help but sneer; you probably don't think lawyer fees are cheap, do you?
Let me tell you, even the most ordinary defamation case arising from insults costs at least fifty thousand in lawyer fees!
Not to mention it also involves the restaurant's reputational damage; for such a case with a target of millions, without two hundred thousand in lawyer fees, lawyers won't even bother with you!
However, as an elite lawyer, he knew too well what he needed to do to satisfy Xu Ning.
So, he turned around and spoke directly to Wang Xudong in a businesslike manner.