CHAPTER 127: CHAPTER 116: I’VE APOLOGIZED, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?_4

These actions were rather malicious. Once they occurred, the court would likely accept the case, and the victim would have the right to demand civil compensation. And these actions mostly went beyond mere words, involving insults to a person’s dignity and physical well-being. Typical verbal disputes didn’t escalate to such a severe level of maliciousness.

"Then that’s settled. I’ll pass this good news on to everyone."

With Qin Mu’s backing, Qing Lan was very happy. She then opened the rights protection group and shared techniques with everyone on how to curse people without committing a crime.

For instance, previously in the homeowners’ group, someone had threatened to beat up the owner of apartment 401, but it was just a verbal altercation. It didn’t even count as preparation for the crime of intimidation. As long as no action was taken, even saying you wanted to kill someone was harmless.

After receiving "professional guidance," people no longer held back and, whenever idle, would target the owner of apartment 401 in the homeowners’ group, urging her to provide a solution quickly. However, after being berated, the owner of apartment 401 went silent again and vanished.

「The next day.」

In the morning, Qing Lan went to Yuefu Jiangnan District. She received a professional assessment report issued by a housing safety evaluation agency. In the report, a comprehensive assessment was conducted on Building 7. The entire building was rated as Grade D.

"Based on our assessment, this building is no longer suitable for habitation. It’s confirmed to be a condemned building, and it could collapse at any moment. It’s best not to enter it and to evacuate nearby residents," one of the employees from the assessment agency cautioned explicitly when handing over the report.

Qing Lan looked at the "Grade D" written on the assessment report and gritted her teeth in anger!

The building’s condition had deteriorated to the point of being condemned. But the property management, up to this point, had taken no action whatsoever—not even evacuating people or setting up a restricted zone. Residents from other buildings within the residential complex still occasionally passed under Building 7, which was extremely dangerous.

She took a deep breath and posted the housing safety assessment report in the rights protection group. It immediately sparked outrage and anger among other homeowners.

"What the heck is the property management doing? Why didn’t they evaluate it immediately after the incident, and instead make us homeowners do the evaluation ourselves?"

"If we hadn’t done the assessment, who would have known that the building has become this dangerous?"

"These property managers usually treat the residential complex and the building as their private property, but now that something has happened, they couldn’t care less!"

"It could collapse at any time, and there’s not even a warning line..."

In the rights protection group, everyone was denouncing the owner of apartment 401 and the property management.

Finally, Qing Lan said, "We have the assessment report now. We can call the police!"

By this time, they had all the necessary evidence. The inaction of the property management was also confirmed. But before calling the police, Qing Lan specifically took photos near Building 7, collecting a series of evidence documenting the property management’s inaction.

「Half an hour later.」

At the Yuefu Jiangnan District property management center.

Zhang Jiayi looked bewildered as he faced the police officers before him, gulping involuntarily.

"Hello, you are the property manager, right? Currently responsible for the property management of Yuefu Jiangnan District?" one of the leading police officers asked in a stern voice.

Zhang Jiayi blankly nodded his head. A flicker of shock passed through his eyes.

He hadn’t expected... that this group of homeowners would actually call the police!

"One of the buildings in your residential complex has become condemned. Are you aware of this?" the police officer continued.

Zhang Jiayi hesitated for a moment, unable to resist retorting, "How has it become condemned? It just has some cracks, a minor issue. People can still live in it..."

A building with "minor problems" is vastly different from a condemned building. If a building is deemed condemned, it must be reported to the relevant authorities, safety measures must be implemented, and it should be prepared for demolition to eliminate safety hazards. And in their upscale residential complex... if a condemned building were to appear, the reputation of their property management and the developers would likely be ruined.

"Habitable?"

Behind the police officer, Qing Lan scoffed coldly. She then threw out an assessment report.

"I’ve already had it assessed by a professional institution. The building’s safety rating has been downgraded to Grade D; it’s completely uninhabitable!"

Zhang Jiayi’s face suddenly turned pale after reading the assessment report. Having dealt with property matters, he knew exactly what a Grade D rating implied.

That meant... it had to be demolished! And this matter was about to blow up completely.

Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Alright, you have the contact information for the owner of unit 401, right?" the police officer said straightforwardly. "The assessment report shows that there has been a significant change in the load-bearing structure of the building, with the root cause identified on the fourth floor. We have conducted an onsite inspection, and the load-bearing wall of unit 401 has indeed been removed."

"Give the owner of 401 a call and ask her to come to the property management center immediately to assist with the investigation."

Zhang Jiayi swallowed hard. But he didn’t dare disobey the police officer’s request. He reluctantly made a call to the owner of apartment 401, who was also his cousin, Ouyang Qian.

BEEP.

After a brief ringing tone, the call connected, and an impatient, sharp female voice came through.

"Why are you calling me again? I apologized yesterday. What more do these homeowners want?"

"The construction team should be repairing the load-bearing wall in 401 today. It should be fine after today."

"These homeowners are unreasonable, cursing me in the group; they are verbally abusing me. I don’t want to deal with them anymore..."

Before Zhang Jiayi could speak, Ouyang Qian rattled off a litany of complaints, her voice filled with dissatisfaction and grievance.

Zhang Jiayi swallowed hard again. Just as he was about to speak, the police officer took his phone and said into it, "Hello, this is the Zizhou Police Station. You are currently suspected in a case of endangering public safety by dangerous means. Please come to the property management center immediately to assist our investigation."

On the other end of the line, the complaining voice abruptly stopped, its owner seemingly taken aback. But a few seconds later, she still tried to argue, "Even if you’re the police, you have to be reasonable! I just did some simple renovations. The building cracked—who can prove it was because I demolished the load-bearing wall?"

"Moreover, I have already instructed the construction team to repair the load-bearing wall on site today. If there’s an issue with the building, you should go after the developers, not me."

"I am currently out and don’t have time to come back." Towards the end, she simply stated she couldn’t come to the location.

The police officer’s expression darkened. "The construction team you mentioned has been detained by us on suspicion of causing a major construction safety accident. We are summoning you now. Please cooperate!"

Earlier, when they went to apartment 401, they happened to encounter the construction team working, attempting to rebuild the load-bearing wall. However, with the housing safety assessment report in hand, the building had already been confirmed as condemned. It was irreparable and could only be demolished and rebuilt. Furthermore, due to the crime Qing Lan reported, after verification, they immediately detained several key personnel from the construction team. They were now being held in a police car outside the residential complex.

"I’m warning you again: evading a police summons carries criminal liability. If you continue to refuse cooperation, we will have to compel your appearance!"

When Ouyang Qian fell silent on the phone, the officer continued his stern warning.

Generally speaking, police summonses are divided into administrative summons and criminal summons. For an administrative summons, if one fails to appear without a justified reason, the police have the right to enforce their appearance. And for a criminal summons... if one fails to appear without a valid reason, they can be directly subjected to a compulsory summons to appear.