52: Find dad to talk about the arena again!

Wen Yuhe couldn't care less about her daughter at the moment.

The name Zhou Yun was only considered a minor online celebrity before he was stabbed.

He gained a little popularity through a rather unconventional method of defending rights, but it was only a little.

The competition in today's internet era is too fierce; in other words, traffic is too expensive.

However, after that stab, everything changed. Many ordinary viewers, even if they didn't know Zhou Yun very well, had at least seen that previous video.

At the very least, they knew one thing: this Lawyer Zhou was very bold and would even risk his life to handle a case.

Wen Yuhe had also seen that video, and she had tried to contact Zhou Yun before by sending him private messages through his backend.

But it was useless because Zhou Yun's backend had too many private messages, and he couldn't possibly read them all.

Wen Yuhe had no other options. He was in Jiangdong Province, and she was in Hedong Province; this was already inter-provincial.

Therefore, upon hearing her daughter say that connecting with Zhou Lawyer could provide free consultation, Wen Yuhe quickly snatched the phone.

She knew very well that such an opportunity was truly rare. After that stab, who knows how many people wanted to hire this Lawyer Zhou for their cases.

At this moment, everyone in the live stream also heard Wen Yuhe's voice, and the bullet comments continuously flooded the screen.

"Is she not trusting Lawyer Zhou? What she said was a bit too harsh."

"The person upstairs is talking nonsense. After all, for unfinished buildings, there's usually no good solution..."

"If you don't trust him, then hang up! I have a problem I want to consult Lawyer Zhou about. What a great opportunity!"

Netizens said all sorts of things. Zhou Yun saw them and joked, "Folks, don't spread words that are detrimental to unity. Be careful, or I'll ban your accounts."

"I, Zhou Yun, am not money; it's impossible for everyone to like me. Just wait a bit. If the other party truly doesn't want to consult, then next one."

He was indeed interested in this case, but how should he put it, it was too easy to take on an unfinished building case these days.

You don't even need to go anywhere else; Jinghai City alone has a ton of them.

Moreover, Zhou Yun had no intention of rushing to help people; one must respect others' fates.

Just then, an adult woman's voice rang out: "Lawyer Zhou, Lawyer Zhou, is that you? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you just now, so what I said was a bit unpleasant."

"I'm so sorry, do you think this consultation can still..."

This change was a bit fast, but in the eyes of everyone in the live stream, this was a normal reaction.

After all, this was Lawyer Zhou. It could truly be said that if you wanted a consultation, there were plenty of people who would do it, and some would even be willing to buy this opportunity.

Because Lawyer Zhou particularly liked to find cases during his live streams. Once he took an interest, he would go all out to help you, even at his own expense... It sounded ridiculous.

Since the other party had already said so, Zhou Yun naturally didn't mind and smiled, "It's nothing. That was your daughter just now, right? She doesn't know many things, so you can tell me."

Wen Yuhe, on the phone, finally relaxed upon hearing this. If she missed this opportunity, she probably would have wanted to jump off a building.

"First, how have you been defending your rights for over two years, and what have been the results?"

Wen Yuhe sat down and said into the phone, "Lawyer Zhou, our family has basically used all possible methods of defending our rights."

"We've left messages on the leader's message board, called the citizen hotline, visited for petitions, and sought out some departments, but none of it worked. Either they replied that they were pushing it forward, or they said it wasn't within their jurisdiction."

Hearing this, Zhou Yun asked, "Have you also sought out the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau?"

Wen Yuhe quickly replied, "We've sought them all out. As for this Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, they said this is a civil dispute and they can't manage it, suggesting we resolve it through legal channels."

"We also called the police, and they gave the same explanation, saying it's a civil dispute and can only be resolved through legal channels."

Zhou Yun took a sip of water upon hearing this: "Oh, a civil dispute. Then have you pursued legal channels?"

"Of course we have, Lawyer Zhou!" Wen Yuhe continued, "We hired a lawyer then, a local one, and after that lawyer analyzed it for us, he said we could sue for overdue delivery penalties."

"Our liquidated damages amounted to about 70,000 yuan, and we won. We applied for compulsory enforcement, but the Court said it couldn't be enforced. The other party currently has no money in their account and owes a lot."

"Lawyer Zhou, tell me, our first and second trials, plus compulsory enforcement, the lawyer fees and those litigation fees added up to over 10,000 yuan, and in the end, we got nothing. What do you say about this...?"

"We still have to pay our mortgage now. When will these days end...?"

At this point, Wen Yuhe also began to wipe away tears. This could be said to be the most tragic scene in a rights protection case.

Yes, you won the lawsuit, you won, the Court supported you and gave you a judgment, but it couldn't be enforced.

You exhausted your efforts and spent so much money to defend your rights, but in the end, you only received a judgment that was slightly better than waste paper.

Other than that, you're still the same. Your house is still unfinished, and you still have to pay your mortgage.

Of course, the Bank's methods are slightly better now.

A few years ago, if you didn't pay your mortgage, the Bank would directly sue to repossess and auction the house.

It was just that due to housing prices, many auctioned houses sold for lower prices than when they were bought, leading to situations where even after auctioning the house, the debt could not be fully repaid.

The remaining debt still needed to be paid by the person who bought the house!

In other words, you spent a lot of money to buy a house, but in the end, not only did you lose the house, but you also ended up with a pile of debt.

This situation was indeed legal, but it was also widely criticized by countless people in those years.

And now, unless it's a hot-spot property that's easy to sell, Banks generally won't easily sue for auction. In some places, Banks even actively reduce repayment amounts or allow a six-month suspension of payments.

In some more extreme places, Banks even actively help unemployed homebuyers find jobs...

There's no other way; those houses, once repossessed, simply can't be sold, and in the end, it would just be another bad debt.

The originally cheerful atmosphere in the live stream was now gone; this situation sounded pitiful.

Zhou Yun finally spoke: "This..."

"Lawyer Zhou, my name is Wen Yuhe."

"Alright, Ms. Wen, don't get agitated first. Defending rights for unfinished buildings is very difficult, that's natural. But how should I put it, since it's come to this point, you can only defend your rights."

"Let's take it step by step. First, regarding your lawsuit, you won, so the litigation fees, according to regulations, should be refunded."

"For a claim amount of over 70,000 yuan, the litigation fee should be around 1,700 yuan."

Wen Yuhe was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but still said, "Lawyer Zhou, this litigation fee was not refunded to me."

A group of viewers in the live stream were also curious as to why Lawyer Zhou would focus on this litigation fee in an unfinished building case.

Zhou Yun said, "Then it should be that the Court, when making the judgment, directly included all the litigation fees in the defendant's compensation."

"Many people who haven't been involved in lawsuits might not be clear, but if you are the plaintiff, you prepay the litigation fees."

"Logically speaking, if you win, then the defendant bears this litigation fee, and the Court should refund this money to you, and then collect it from the defendant, right?"

"However, many local Courts now directly include this money in the compensation expenses and then make you collect it from the defendant!"

"This creates a problem: if the defendant has no money, it also means you can't even get back your litigation fees. In a sense, it transfers the Court's risk to you."

This is also a very realistic problem that many people, including lawyers, now overlook or intentionally ignore.

Many viewers in the live stream didn't understand, so Zhou Yun immediately began to give an example.

"If Zhang San borrowed a million from me and didn't repay it, then I sue him. At this point, I have to prepay over ten thousand in litigation fees, and then I win."

"Then, according to regulations, the Court should refund the over ten thousand I prepaid, and then collect it from Zhang San, right?"

"But the Court doesn't do that. They count this over ten thousand into that million, meaning they make Zhang San pay one million and over ten thousand."

"At this point, if Zhang San becomes a deadbeat, it's equivalent to me losing even my litigation fees, understood?"

Zhou Yun explained it so thoroughly, and Wen Yuhe finally understood.

The audience in the live stream also roughly understood, but new questions arose.

"So what's the use of this? It's only a thousand-plus yuan."

"Yeah, Lawyer Zhou, a thousand-plus yuan, even if we pursue it seriously, will it be useful?"

Zhou Yun smiled upon seeing these comments and said, "It's hard to say what its use is now. I just suddenly thought of it."

In fact, it's certainly not useless. A very simple point is that the Court will not easily refund this money directly.

What a joke! Money that has already been accounted for within the system, if it's refunded and then can't be recovered, the accounts won't balance.

The Court's financial personnel would go crazy.

The developer is clearly a deadbeat and will definitely not pay this money, so the Court would be completely stumped.

Especially since this case was from over a year ago.

Therefore, this can be used to negotiate with the Court.

Normally, some lawyers tacitly accept this because it's not worth offending the Court for such a small amount of money, but Zhou Yun doesn't indulge them.

Ignoring the comments in the live stream, Zhou Yun continued, "Returning to the case, the unfinished building is already a fact. Defending rights essentially has two paths: either get money or push for the project to resume work."

"As for getting money, the developer is clearly acting like a deadbeat. At this point, we cannot follow their rhythm."

This is also Zhou Yun's consistent approach to cases: to take the initiative, to make the other party come to you, rather than you going to them.

"What should we do? Let's find the developer's dad!"

Find the developer's dad?

The netizens didn't react immediately, and Wen Yuhe was also a bit confused. What kind of operation was this?

However, someone quickly said, "I remember! Lawyer Zhou seemed to mention a theory in a previous video, which was the 'find the dad' theory."

"Don't directly confront the other party; you should find the 'dad' above them, and then, make their 'dad' anxious. At this point, he will discipline his son..."

Seeing this message, other netizens who had watched Zhou Yun's videos also remembered. It seemed there was indeed such a saying.

"But who is the developer's dad here?"

Zhou Yun slowly spoke: "The existence of a 'dad' is not immutable. It's not necessarily only those who directly control the other party who are the 'dads'."

"Similarly, those who have deep legal entanglements with the other party are also 'dads'."

"It's just that these 'dads' have elegantly disappeared in the unfinished building situation, making it seem as if they have nothing to do with it."

"And what we need to do is to pull these high and mighty 'dads' down and make them wallow in the mud with us. At this point, they will become anxious."

"Only when they are anxious will they find a way to help you solve this problem, understood?"

"Your previous methods of defending rights won't work. They don't hurt the developer, and they don't pose any threat to those 'dads'. How could they possibly put in the effort to do things?"

"You must seize the initiative!"

Zhou Yun's words were like a sharp knife, directly peeling away the concealing layers and revealing the bloody truth beneath.

At this moment, he was still saying, "There must be problems with unfinished buildings, but is it only the developer's problem?"

The netizens in the live stream were all bewildered. Finally, someone reacted and said, "Lawyer Zhou, stop talking. I'm really afraid your live stream will be shut down."

"Why do I feel a bit scared? Lawyer Zhou seems to want to take on this case? Frightening, too frightening."

"What's so scary? Lawyer Zhou isn't even afraid of death, why would he be afraid of anything else? Boring. I want to see rivers of blood!"

It proved that there were more fun-seeking netizens, especially when Zhou Yun created the fun.

Big deal? Do you think netizens are afraid of big deals?

Those who watch the excitement are not afraid of big deals; instead, they worry that the matter is too small and not exciting enough to watch.

It's best if there's a river of blood; that's truly satisfying!

Wen Yuhe was also stunned for a long time. She had sought out more than one lawyer before, but no lawyer had ever proposed such a theory like Zhou Yun.

Those lawyers would just talk about suing, the high risks, and so on.

However, after thinking for a moment, Wen Yuhe still asked the crucial question: "Lawyer Zhou, how do we operate this? Find... specifically, who do we find?"

Zhou Yun immediately said, "The key to the case actually lies in the regulatory account. Everyone knows about this, but who exactly regulates the regulatory account, how it's regulated, and how the money disappeared, that's the problem."

That's right, regarding unfinished buildings, Zhou Yun immediately thought of the regulatory account. This could be said to be the core issue of every unfinished building project.

Because, theoretically speaking, if strictly regulated, unfinished buildings would simply not be possible.

But a bunch of unfinished buildings still appeared, so what do you think the reason is?

The system is good, but the implementation went wrong.

"So, we first find the two 'dads' related to the regulatory account: one is your local Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, and the other is the Bank where the regulatory account is located."

"We can specifically see whose responsibility it is!"

"Alright, we certainly can't discuss one case too much during the live stream. I'm very interested in this case. If you're interested, contact me after I finish the broadcast."

Upon hearing this, Wen Yuhe became excited: "No problem, Lawyer Zhou, you go ahead."

The connection broke. Wen Yuhe felt as if her whole being had come alive. Although she didn't know how the rights defense would turn out, at least Lawyer Zhou had shown her a path.

She didn't ask for much, only that she wouldn't have to continue paying the mortgage. She considered the down payment as money thrown into the water.

Otherwise, life would truly be unbearable.

In the live stream, Zhou Yun had already begun consulting the second viewer.

In fact, many people in the area of unfinished buildings could think of this path, but why did so few people actually pursue it?

The reason is simple: they would encounter many problems, troubles, and even obstructions.

Many unfinished buildings involve stability maintenance. Stability overrides everything, and lawyers need to consider many things, because everyone needs to eat, and it would be tragic if they lost their livelihood by handling a case.

But Zhou Yun didn't care. Given his current situation, he truly didn't have much to worry about.

Just thinking about it made him excited!