CHAPTER 158: CHAPTER 123: A JUDGMENT WITHOUT PRECEDENT OR SUCCESSOR_4

Her blood pressure was palpably rising.As a bystander, she was already this agitated... The homeowner, who had personally experienced all this, must have been on the verge of exploding with rage.

At the same time, she furrowed her brows, finding this case somewhat thorny. With her half-baked expertise, she couldn’t think of any solution. A lawsuit had been filed and a verdict delivered, but to no avail. Even the court bailiffs couldn’t enforce it. Such shameless deadbeats... It seemed impossible to penalize them. Morality and basic decency had no restraining effect on them whatsoever. It’s true: the shameless are invincible.

"Actually, if you encounter such a situation, come across such people..."

In the video, Qin Mu continued, "I advise everyone, never to suffer in silence. The more you endure, the more the other party will push your boundaries. Rights need to be defended and fought for by oneself. When it’s time to defend your rights, you must do so resolutely! The law is the most basic constraint on morality. Conversely, if the other party lacks morals, it means their actions constitute crimes at every turn!"

Upon hearing this, Qing Lan couldn’t help but blink, a look of excitement and curiosity appearing on her face.

"Firstly, the party’s act of moving into the house against the homeowner’s wishes has already constituted unlawful residential intrusion, according to the relevant interpretations of the law..."

In the video, Qin Mu began to explain, one by one, the criminal law articles violated by the middle-aged couple.

Unlawful residential intrusion, robbery... refusal to execute judgment, extortion? Qing Lan swallowed hard. She wasn’t very familiar with the legal articles for these crimes, the conditions for conviction, or the sentencing benchmarks. Before this, she had only thought this case involved a dispute over property rights and the right to use the home; she hadn’t yet considered criminal offenses.

But after Qin Mu’s explanation, she had an epiphany. To think such severe criminal activities lurked in these unseen aspects! Especially robbery, which constituted home invasion robbery—one of the most serious forms. The prison term was ten years or more, potentially up to the death penalty, along with confiscation of all property! Others might just break in to rob some items, but this middle-aged couple had robbed an entire house.

How long... would their sentence be? Very soon, a question formed in her mind. Four charges, two of which were "major crimes" carrying sentences of ten years or more. That meant the final sentence would definitely not be light.

"After organizing the evidence, it proceeds to indictment and formally filing the case..."

In the video, Qin Mu showed the Notice of Case Acceptance and continued to recount the minor incidents that occurred before the trial. Officers from the local police station visited but were denied entry. The occupants directly threatened to jump from the building. Only after the police applied for a detention order did they dare to forcibly break in.

"These people are too tough to handle," Qing Lan couldn’t help exclaiming as she watched. If even the police found them so hard to handle, for ordinary people, they must have been a persistent affliction.

By now, the first half of the video had finished playing. The second half covered the trial. Since the trial was conducted openly and no information was withheld, Qin Mu selected excerpts from the publicly available court video. Of course, faces were pixelated to protect privacy. Although the defendants were sentenced to imprisonment, their political rights had not been revoked.

Qing Lan muttered to herself, The sentencing should be straightforward, right? The facts of these crimes aren’t complicated... Based on what she had learned recently, such criminal trials were usually processed very quickly. They simply needed to confirm the facts of the crime, identify the property owner, and prepare a complete chain of evidence for sentencing.

However, as soon as the trial started, it was forced to adjourn. The defendant couple was uncooperative in court, shouting abuse and acting with extreme arrogance. Although only a short clip was shown, even through the screen, she could sense their contempt for the court and utter disregard for the law.

"So... intense," she finally managed to utter.

Compared to this, the delivery guy cursing the judge earlier paled in significance.

This farce dragged on for a long time. When the trial finally resumed, the two defendants stirred up trouble again: they falsely accused the detention center of torture and coercing confessions!

"So... intense!" Qing Lan swallowed again. She really didn’t know what to say anymore. The saying "the ignorant are fearless" wasn’t even enough to describe them. Judging by their behavior, it seemed they were trying to violate every article in the criminal code. She finally understood the saying, "The more you know, the more you realize your ignorance." Only those who knew nothing would dare to disregard the law so blatantly. Online trolls were just like that. Convinced they were on the side of justice and possessed the absolute truth, they eagerly sought to make their presence felt. If they knew even a little more, they wouldn’t dare be so self-assured.

Finally, the court pronounced its verdict: both defendants were sentenced to twenty years imprisonment and confiscation of all their property.

Twenty years! Qing Lan’s eyes widened once again, her breathing quickening. In peacetime, to get a twenty-year sentence without committing murder or arson, merely through one’s own actions... It was almost unheard of! Moreover, this sentence was after reductions under the general provisions of criminal law; the actual cumulative term had already exceeded thirty years. Just one more conviction, and it would have surpassed thirty-five years.

At the end of the video, Qin Mu reappeared and said seriously, "The main purpose of this video is to offer a perspective to those encountering similar situations: the more devoid of morals the other party is, the more likely their actions constitute crimes. When faced with such situations, never swallow your anger and endure in silence. Sue them when you must! Enduring in silence only torments yourself while pleasing others. People like that... deserve to be put where they belong!"