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25: Why was he sued for no reason? Is he sick?
In Ning City, inside a hotel room, Zhou Yun was playing on his phone.
He had been in Ning City for four days, as one cannot always be tense; one must relax.
As for his ex-girlfriend, to be honest, he didn't care about her at all.
Perhaps for young men, a very beautiful girl might be unforgettable, but he had seen and experienced much in his previous life.
Especially after reaching a higher level, there were too many beautiful girls, who would continuously flock to him like moths.
Just as he was thinking, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was an unknown number.
He answered casually, "Hello, this is Zhou Yun from Tianhe Law Firm in Jinghai City. How may I help you?"
A female voice came from the phone, "Lawyer Zhou, right? Hello, I'm from the Railway Transportation Court in Ning City. We've decided to file the case you previously sued."
"When would you like to come and pick up the case filing notice?"
Without any surprises, the case was directly filed.
The current administrative litigation system is becoming stricter, especially under centralized jurisdiction, making it difficult for Dashan County to influence the Railway Transportation Court.
The other party's previous evasions were actually just an unwillingness to bother.
But once he directly showed his determination to pursue it to the end, the other party really did file the case.
It was a form of "distribution based on noise" in another sense, but this was originally stipulated by law.
After saying "I'll pick it up today," Zhou Yun hung up the phone.
Now, he just had to wait for the other party's reaction. He was very curious about how Dashan County would react after learning that an administrative lawsuit had been filed against it!
The time had already reached the afternoon.
Ning City is the poorest city in Jiangdong Province. Although Dashan County is not the poorest county, its economic situation is also not good.
This is also why the funds were never fully in place during the demolition. Everyone was waiting for money, so it was impossible to transfer the money to a special account in advance as stipulated.
Inside the county's office building, Chai Yaoyang, the director of the Housing Expropriation Office, was looking at the documents in his hand.
He had been in this position for several years and was actively trying to move to a different role this year, to see if he could get promoted.
Although it sounds like this director is very powerful, overseeing the entire county's housing expropriation work, in reality, everything is uniformly allocated by the county, and he is only responsible for execution.
To put it bluntly, the power associated with his position is very low.
Just then, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was a friend from the Court.
Chai Yaoyang answered the call and said with a laugh, "What's up, Judge Zhang? Is there something you need, calling me suddenly?"
Old Zhang's voice came from the phone, "Director Chai, do you know that your unit has been sued?"
"What?" Chai Yaoyang was stunned. "Sued? What's going on? I don't know anything."
As he spoke, Chai Yaoyang had already thought through who might sue the Expropriation Office.
Mainly, they haven't had any major projects in the past year, and all the minor issues have been handled very well, so why would someone suddenly sue them for no reason?
"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics. It's news from the Railway Transportation Court that the case has been filed. The summons should be sent to you soon. In short, prepare yourself."
Chai Yaoyang nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then hung up the phone.
He racked his brain but couldn't understand why someone would sue. Why couldn't they just talk things over? Why sue!
Amidst this anxiety, the next morning arrived, and he received the duplicate of the complaint and other materials sent by the Court.
Many local Courts now use electronic methods; if you want paper copies, you need to print them yourself.
They just send you a text message with a code and a link. You click the link, enter the query code, and you can find the relevant materials.
Because he is the legal representative of the unit, the text message was sent directly to his phone.
With doubts, Chai Yaoyang clicked in and started to read. What he saw left him stunned.
"Sun Weitao? Demanding confirmation that the forced demolition back then was illegal?"
No, didn't that matter happen two years ago? Why is an administrative lawsuit suddenly being filed now, and specifically an administrative lawsuit regarding the illegality of the forced demolition?
Chai Yaoyang started to get a headache, a real headache. So much time had passed, and now a lawsuit out of nowhere. What was going on?!
Do they want more money?
Back then, they did indeed demolish the house first before discussing compensation, but from Chai Yaoyang's perspective, he didn't see any problem with it.
The county's finances were so difficult, and even those demolition funds were squeezed out. The other party not only refused to agree but also resisted violently.
Such people deserve to go to prison; there are too many troublesome citizens.
However, Chai Yaoyang still decided to have someone communicate with the other party first, to see what they really wanted and that anything could be discussed.
.........
In Dashan County, Sun Jianshe was cooking at home. After that incident, although the other party did provide compensation, and it was higher than the previously discussed amount.
But it wasn't much higher.
It was just that their family had completely run out of options.
His son was already in, and the lawyer and prosecutor were both saying that his family should quickly raise money for the three injured people to try and obtain their forgiveness.
As long as they could get a letter of understanding, his son could receive a lighter sentence.
At that time, Sun Jianshe was already at a loss. His family had no money, so he could only agree to the terms, receive the compensation, and then use a portion of the compensation as restitution.
The result was that the house was demolished, and now the family still doesn't have much money and is still renting a place to live.
Just as he was thinking, his phone rang. Sun Jianshe looked at it and was a bit surprised.
Because the person calling was from the County Expropriation Office; his specific position was unclear.
The reason he remembered the other party was because that person had come to talk to him initially, and he had a note on his phone.
Moreover, he would never forget what the other party said at that time.
This person told him directly to his face that if he didn't agree, his son would definitely be in great trouble.
Firstly, there would be no money for compensation to get a letter of understanding, and secondly, he might directly be charged with disturbing public order!
There are many cases of counter-attacking and injuring demolition personnel, and the charges against these people are varied. Obstructing official duties is basically the lightest charge.
This includes intentional homicide, intentional injury, and disturbing public order.
Generally, in cases of minor intentional injury, if the suspect does not cooperate, many will be charged with disturbing public order.
Because the maximum sentence for disturbing public order is five years, while for minor intentional injury, the maximum is three years.
But why was the other party suddenly calling now? Sun Jianshe was a bit confused, but after remembering what Lawyer Zhou Yun said, he quickly answered.
"Hello..."
A middle-aged man's voice came from the phone, "Is that Old Brother Sun? I'm Lao Mingcheng from the Expropriation Office. Do you remember me? We met before."
"I remember. Why are you calling me?" Sun Jianshe said with a cold face.
On the other end of the phone, Lao Mingcheng was immediately displeased but still said, "Old Brother Sun, you're being unreasonable. Didn't we already agree back then?"
"Ah, all the money your family was due has been given, and your son received a lighter sentence. There's no problem, so why are you suddenly suing our Expropriation Office now? Our director is furious. What does this mean?"
"If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why sue?"
Lao Mingcheng was truly in a bad mood now because Chai Yaoyang had directly scolded him, blaming him for not resolving the issue clearly back then, leading to the other party still causing trouble two years later.
Lao Mingcheng felt very wronged, so his words were sharp and sarcastic.
Anyway, Sun Jianshe was not in his eyes at all, just an old man who worked odd jobs on the street. What could he possibly do?
However, he soon heard a sentence.
"Don't ask me. If you have anything, talk directly to my lawyer. That's all. I'm hanging up."
Beep, beep, beep! Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Lao Mingcheng stood there stunned. Sun Jianshe actually dared to hang up on him?