Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Zhang Qingyuan: My granddaughter is not yet 18
The specific compensation amount would be determined at discretion, based on the extent of damages suffered by the weaker party.
Therefore, even if Qin Mu unilaterally breached this contract, the ones liable for compensation would still be Lin Zhen and the agency behind him.
Although it sounded preposterous, reality was often that fantastical.
Moreover, once a lawsuit was filed, civil disputes of this nature, involving a public service industry, would trigger an investigation by the procuratorate to collect evidence.
And Lin Zhen, along with the shady agency backing him... clearly wouldn’t withstand a thorough investigation!
"Can we start writing the complaint now?"
Thinking of this, Qin Mu’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but urge him on.
He was eager to see Lin Zhen and the shady agency behind him put away.
Wang Dachui’s mouth twitched.
"I think you should learn to write these complaints yourself," Wang Dachui suggested earnestly. "Then you wouldn’t have to bother me anymore."
"Actually, writing a complaint is very simple. Just clearly state the plaintiff, defendant, the facts, the relief sought, and the sequence of events. Follow the standard format... and that’s it."
So, to avoid further disturbances from Qin Mu... he patiently began to teach Qin Mu, step by step, how to write a complaint.
He had given up a high-paying job elsewhere to become the nursing home’s legal consultant precisely because he valued the relaxed atmosphere.
He could slack off when things were quiet, just coasting along and waiting for retirement.
But now... Qin Mu kept coming to him every other day.
One day it was a fraud dispute, the next it was extortion, and now, it was a dispute over an agency contract.
Furthermore, given Qin Mu’s talent for stirring up trouble and his insistence on seeing things through, such incidents were unlikely to decrease in the future.
He was even tempted to suggest Qin Mu study law himself...
"A complaint is really this simple?"
Ten minutes later, under Wang Dachui’s guidance, Qin Mu quickly grasped how to write a complaint and finished drafting it.
It wasn’t a particularly complex document.
Even an ordinary person could write one.
As for Wang Dachui’s suggestion...
Actually, after acquiring his photographic memory, he had already considered this.
He planned to memorize all the statutes: criminal law, civil law, economic law, procedural law, contract law, and so on.
If problems arose in the future... he could readily apply his knowledge, saving himself the trouble of looking things up online at the last minute.
"You... you’re actually claiming 1.6 million?"
Wang Dachui’s eyes widened as he reviewed the complaint, and he sucked in a sharp breath.
"Yes. Is there a problem with it?" Qin Mu looked up, asking humbly for advice. "I recall the supplementary interpretation stating that for disputes in property sales, one can claim up to double the amount."
Wang Dachui’s mouth twitched.
He couldn’t help but remind him, "The point is, you haven’t actually lost a house yet..."
"This isn’t a loss?" Qin Mu blinked, feigning grievance. "I signed the contract; the house was sold. If I hadn’t been tricked by that shady agent, why would I have signed it?"
"Their entire operation was irregular, and the contract itself was dubious, putting my property at risk of being scammed at any moment. If I hadn’t discovered it in time and cut my losses, the house might have been gone."
"Under these circumstances, isn’t it reasonable for me to request double compensation?"
As Wang Dachui listened to Qin Mu’s increasingly woeful tale, dark lines appeared on his forehead.
What the hell? He only signed the contract *because* he was conned?
He clearly remembered Qin Mu initiating the contract himself.
Eagerly, at that!
Recalling Qin Mu’s recent uncharacteristic behavior, Wang Dachui finally understood his motive.
Qin Mu had used the house, a significant piece of real estate, as bait. Then, he signed a three-party contract to ensnare them. Finally, he’d file a lawsuit to bring in the procuratorate. His aim was to take down Lin Zhen and the entire company behind him... to wipe them out, lock, stock, and barrel!
Without it, there would be no evidence, and the court wouldn’t even accept the case, let alone would the procuratorate proactively intervene to investigate!
But now, with a property worth 800,000 yuan involved...
This was undoubtedly a major civil dispute!
Because it involved a real estate agency—a public service industry—the procuratorate’s scrutiny would be even more rigorous!
The opposing agency... was very likely to face utter ruin for having signed this contract with Qin Mu!
As for the compensation claimed in the complaint... there was actually no upper limit. Even if he claimed 10 billion, as long as the reasoning was sound, it would be permissible.
In principle, Qin Mu’s claim of 1.6 million was perfectly justifiable.
It was just... the final judgment would depend on the court’s ruling.
"There are no other issues. You can submit this to the court," Wang Dachui confirmed after reviewing Qin Mu’s completed complaint.
Qin Mu nodded, then promptly gathered the complaint, the original contract, chat logs, and other materials. He left the nursing home and headed straight for the courthouse.
Shady agents like Lin Zhen... every second they were allowed to roam free, more people could be deceived.
「Nursing Home.」
After submitting the documents and returning, Qin Mu resumed his "usual duties"—chatting, playing chess, and hitting some balls with Zhang Qingyuan and the others to pass the time.
"Xiao Qin," Zhang Qingyuan suddenly asked during their chess game, "I heard you were selling your house. Did it sell?"
"Probably... not sold yet," Qin Mu replied, discreetly glancing at his phone. After seeing the grandmaster’s move, he calmly made a brilliant play.
Zhang Qingyuan stared at the chessboard.
He quickly realized his position was hopeless. Losing all interest in continuing, he said sternly, "What do you mean, ’probably’? Either it’s sold or it isn’t. What’s this ’probably’ nonsense?"
Qin Mu gave a wry smile.
Without hiding anything, he recounted his dealings with the agency.
"What? You signed the contract and then sued the agent?" Zhang Qingyuan was stunned.
After knowing him for several years, he had come to see Qin Mu as a fine young man. Just in the past few days, he had even been thinking of introducing his granddaughter to him.
They could have a blind date first, and then see how things developed.
But...
But now, it seemed his earlier idea had been rather rash.
If his granddaughter got together with Qin Mu, the risk factor would be extremely high.
Who knew? Maybe one day Qin Mu would sue her too!
Noticing Zhang Qingyuan’s apparent misunderstanding, Qin Mu quickly explained the situation with the shady agent.
Only then did Zhang Qingyuan understand. With a peculiar expression, he remarked, "So it was a shady agent... Well, for that agent to have crossed you, he must have accumulated eight lifetimes of bad luck."
If ordinary people discovered they were dealing with a shady agent... their first instinct would be to cut their losses and halt the transaction.
But Qin Mu... he went ahead and signed the contract, then immediately turned around and sued them!
This maneuver, from someone he thought he knew, almost made him, a man who prided himself on having seen it all... sprain his back from shock.
Still, such shady agents certainly didn’t deserve any sympathy.
"Ahem, oh right, let’s get to the important matter," Zhang Qingyuan cleared his throat, returning to his main topic and playing matchmaker. "I have a granddaughter, as beautiful as a flower, as lovely as jade..."
As Qin Mu listened, several dark lines appeared on his forehead.
He had just turned down Old Song a couple of days ago... and now Old Zhang was pitching his granddaughter.
Noticing Qin Mu’s expression seemed a little off, Zhang Qingyuan hastily added, "Don’t worry, my granddaughter isn’t like Old Song’s. His granddaughter is well into her thirties, but mine isn’t even eighteen yet! You two can start by getting to know each other..."