CHAPTER 124: CHAPTER 116: I’VE APOLOGIZED, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?

「In the homeowners’ rights group.」

After over three hundred homeowners joined, they all saw the announcement made by Qing Lan and began asking questions one after another.

"Rights protection? And there are upper, middle, and lower strategies? Should we call the police now or not?"

"The owner of unit 401 just refuses to face the issue. I just risked my life to go home for a moment, and the cracks in my house have gotten worse."

"The whole building continues to crack. I wonder what the owner of 401 is planning to do now?"

"This attitude is utterly disgusting..."

"Group admin, quickly tell us, what are these upper, middle, and lower strategies?"

"..."

Looking at these deeply affected neighbors, Qing Lan took a deep breath.

She replied in the group, "The lower strategy is to wait for the property management to come up with a solution. But obviously, they’ve been muddling through, colluding with that owner, and doing nothing at all."

Generally speaking, when most residents encountered building cracks in their community, their first reaction was to contact property management. But after this incident, they saw through the true nature of the property management once again. When it came to collecting parking fees, property fees, and waste management fees, they were extremely active. But once something happened, they collectively became turtles hiding their heads. They shirked their responsibilities and never stepped forward to solve the real issues.

Two days had already passed, yet they still hadn’t come up with a proper solution. They hadn’t even sorted out the accommodation problem for the residents.

Qing Lan continued to explain in the group, "The middle strategy, then, is to call the police immediately and let them get involved in the investigation. This act of removing load-bearing walls, resulting in the cracking of a building, has severely threatened public safety. The most fitting charge is the crime of endangering public safety through dangerous methods, a charge I saw in Qin Mu’s previous videos. If we report it under this accusation, the police are indeed obliged to take the case. The owner of unit 401 will likely be subject to investigation. But... that may only lead to an investigation, as they might even use the excuse of unclear causation to not cooperate. As for the property management and construction team, they won’t be impacted much."

"I feel that the main culprits causing everyone to be homeless are not just the owner of unit 401 but also the property management and the construction team they hired." Qing Lan pursed her lips.

She continued typing with both hands, announcing in the group, "The owner is indeed contemptible, but the property management that has been covering up for this owner, and the construction team that still demolished the load-bearing wall despite knowing it’s against regulations, should not be let off either!"

In that moment, she felt as if she was possessed by Qin Mu and could deeply empathize. Previously, Qin Mu had sent six or seven groups of people to jail. In some ways, it was indeed a ruthless action. But when it happened to her, she also wished she could send all three groups to jail! The property management that didn’t act when needed, the construction team that violated rules, and the owner of unit 401. Preaching magnanimity... It’s truly outrageous. Without personally experiencing and feeling it, one truly has no right to advise others to be magnanimous. Her perfectly fine home was now cracked all over, turning the entire building into a dangerous structure. She was unable to return home, forced to stay in hotels. She had sought redress from property management and the owner, yet received no resolution for a long time. All these things, cumulatively, were about to make her explode with anger.

"Can they really all be sent to jail?"

In the homeowners’ rights group, seeing her posts, other homeowners continued to ask.

"I’ve been annoyed with the property management for a long time. The government even says that income from property management services should belong to the homeowners, but we haven’t received a cent!"

"Don’t even talk about income! In reality, they are supposed to publicize the monthly financial report for the property management, but they never disclose it!"

"The elevator advertisements change daily. We see so many ads; has the property management given us a penny?"

"Also, in our community, people often renovate after work hours, causing too much noise, and the property management never seems to care."

"..."

Hundreds of homeowners seemed to have opened a floodgate, unleashing all their pent-up grievances and dissatisfaction.

Clearly, over the years, their impression of the property management had not been good. Property management made all the money, but when problems arose, they just passed the buck. This was their most direct impression of the property management.

Qing Lan, reading the various grievances of the homeowners in the group, continued to reply, "Whether or not all three parties can be sent to jail depends on the upper strategy."

Afterward, she mentioned that she had already hired a professional agency to assess the structure of the entire building.

"By tomorrow, the assessment results will be available."

"Then we can file a police report!"

"The owner of unit 401, property management, and the construction team—none will escape!"

With the housing risk assessment report, the police would be able to file the case swiftly. At the same time, this would also solidify the charges of non-reporting and false-reporting of safety incidents by property management, meaning their personnel would have to bear significant responsibility.

After being advised by Qin Mu, she had also thoroughly researched the relevant legal provisions and understood the criteria for charges of non-reporting and false-reporting of safety incidents. Article 139 of the Criminal Law addresses situations where, after a safety incident, responsible personnel either fail to report it or provide false information. If such actions delay emergency rescue and the circumstances are deemed serious, it constitutes this crime. If the circumstances are serious, the punishment is fixed-term imprisonment of up to three years or criminal detention. If the circumstances are particularly serious, the punishment is fixed-term imprisonment of three to seven years or criminal detention. This incident involved no injuries or fatalities, so it wouldn’t constitute ’particularly serious’ circumstances. However, once the housing risk assessment report was issued, the ’serious circumstances’ aspect would be indisputable.