Too Bad I Take Things Seriously

「In front of the courthouse.」

After the case concluded.

"I really can't thank Mr. Qin enough this time..." Liang Chengbin, at 40 years old, looked at Qin Mu, his eyes brimming with emotion, filled with gratitude.

Upon receiving the summons, he truly hadn't known what to do. Luckily, he met Qin Mu, who guided him through the lawsuit.

"You don't have to thank me; they didn't just sue you," Qin Mu smiled.

The verdict of this incident satisfied everyone. Bai Xuelan and the others expressed their desire to treat him and Zhang Wei to a meal, however, they had all politely declined.

After Liang Chengbin and the other two left, Qin Mu turned to Zhang Wei, his teammate in this collaboration. Qin Mu had argued forcefully during the case presentation, while Zhang Wei had driven the efforts in presenting evidence and cross-examination.

All things considered, both parties had performed well this time, which led to such a satisfactory verdict.

After a slight hesitation, he revealed, "Let me share some insider news with you: the case registration center has accepted the defamation case."

Zhang Wei was taken aback for a moment. Then, as it dawned on him, an expression of disbelief spread across his face.

A defamation case!

A few days ago, Qin Mu had mentioned it.

This time was truly unprecedented—suing 3,000 people online at once!

The key point was... the case registration center had actually accepted the case!

"Does that mean... a large number of defendants will be rushing to Jin City soon?" Zhang Wei swallowed hard, his breathing growing more rapid.

In the last case, Qin Mu had sued 60 trolls, which had brought him a considerable income—enough to cover the down payment for a new house.

Typically, the legal fee for representing a criminal case ranged from 4,000 to 10,000.

If he could represent all 3,000 defendants this time... how much money would that be?

The Law of Civil Procedure dictates that a defendant may hire up to two lawyers, but it does not prevent multiple defendants from hiring the same lawyer. So, in theory, he could represent all 3,000 defendants at once!

The precondition was... he could obtain the consent of all parties involved and take on these cases.

However... he felt that his colleagues in Jin City would definitely not miss out on such an opportunity!

It wouldn't be long before the legal circles in Jin City would likely face a fierce battle!

"The reply I received from the Case Filing Division was that the trial for this case would commence in 10 days." Finally, considering their friendship, Qin Mu shared the timing.

Due to the large number of defendants, the trial scheduling had been delayed by 10 days.

「Mountain and Water Garden District.」

After the court session ended, Qin Mu returned home.

Comfortably lying in bed, he heaved a deep sigh of relief.

Actually, he had been mentally prepared before the trial.

If the judgment required payment of civil compensation, he had planned to appeal!

Because of various limitations and loopholes, the law cannot perfectly represent justice, but it must continuously strive towards it.

Such acts of bravery... should not mean that the brave individuals have to pay for the actions of the perpetrators!

Suddenly, Qing Lan sent him a message, her tone extremely excited: "Up, you guys were fantastic, congratulations! I didn't go out at all today; I've been watching the trial broadcast live!"

She seemed even more thrilled than if she had won a lawsuit herself.

"By the way, I have to nag on behalf of the fans again: can we expect the next video update sometime soon?"

Reading this, Qin Mu leaped up from the bed with a start.

It had already been a week since his last video.

The trial was over. It was about time for an update.

As for the video concerning the lawsuit against the entire internet... he planned to wait until the dust settled to give the fans of the Little Station a surprise.

After all... during this incident, the whole internet had been criticizing him.

Only the fans from the Little Station had been rational spectators, not blindly taking sides.

This was highly commendable!

Afterward, he quickly recorded a video, incorporating the publicly broadcast segments of the trial into it. It also included the heartening details from the judgment: the plaintiff's claims were dismissed, and the defendants were found not guilty and not liable!

Moreover, dismissing a lawsuit and dismissing the claims are not the same. After a ruling to dismiss a lawsuit becomes legally effective, if the plaintiff files again and the new lawsuit meets the conditions for acceptance, the court must accept it. Here, 'must' signifies an obligation.

But dismissing the substantive claims is entirely different. Once a judgment dismissing the claims becomes effective, the parties cannot refile a lawsuit based on the same facts, reasons, and claims. If the parties insist on suing, the court should legally decide not to accept it.

This meant... in court, Xia Qingqing's assertion that she would continue to appeal would not actually be accepted.

All she could do was appeal the judgment to a higher court, requesting the higher court to review and reconsider the verdict.

She could no longer sue the four of them.

If the higher court confirmed the judgment and dismissed the appeal request... that would also mean the case was truly settled.

No further appeals would be accepted.

It took him two hours to finish editing the next video and post it to the site. Meanwhile, he kept an eye on the incoming comments.

With the boost of 1,300 luck points, the video gained massive exposure immediately upon release, and its viewership continuously climbed. In just one hour, it reached 100,000 views.

And the comment section didn't disappoint him, once again coming up with fresh remarks.

"Zhu Yuanzhang found eight people and established the Ming Dynasty. Jesus found twelve people and established the largest church. Today, I found four people and dropped to Bronze 5."

"I stayed up all night playing Dou Dizhu last night, and guess what? I didn't sleep a wink!"