CHAPTER 129: CHAPTER 117: IS IT STILL NOT TOO LATE FOR ME TO GET A DIVORCE NOW?_2

Lying in bed, she couldn’t wait to share the good news with Qin Mu.

A few minutes later, Qin Mu replied, "With complete evidence, the police will file the case quickly, but the investigation process is the most troublesome."

Regarding these three cases, the most critical aspect was the appraisal report. Once this report identified the building as hazardous, the criminal liabilities of the owner of Room 401, the property management, and the construction crew could be established. If there was no evidence, even the police couldn’t arrest people arbitrarily.

Many people report incidents to the police but don’t receive timely processing, mainly because there’s no conclusive evidence, especially for cases that are time-consuming and labor-intensive. With limited police resources, if such cases aren’t taken seriously, they are very likely to end up unresolved.

Lesson learned. Qing Lan suddenly realized. No wonder Qin Mu hadn’t let her report to the police immediately during this incident.

"Alright, now that the people involved have been arrested, the police will initiate a public prosecution after determining the liabilities."

Not long after, Qin Mu proactively sent her a message: "You can start preparing the complaint with the people from the rights protection group."

Qing Lan was startled. She blinked her large eyes and asked in confusion, "Isn’t it a public prosecution?"

According to her legal knowledge, public prosecution cases didn’t require them to prepare a complaint. Ouyang Qian, the owner of Room 401, was suspected of endangering public safety through dangerous methods. Zhang Jiayi, the property manager, was suspected of failing to report or falsely reporting safety accidents. The construction crew was suspected of causing a major safety accident in the project. These were all criminal charges and would be initiated by the public prosecution authority.

A few minutes later, Qin Mu replied, "While all the cases are publicly prosecuted, this case also involves civil and administrative liabilities, apart from criminal liabilities."

"According to Article 272 of the Civil Code, an owner has the right to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of their exclusive part of the building. However, they must not endanger the safety of the overall structure."

"If infringement has occurred, the victim may initiate a claim for civil compensation against the infringer."

"Furthermore, Article 69 of the Regulations on the Management of Construction Project Quality stipulates that renovation projects involving changes to the main building or load-bearing structures will incur an administrative penalty ranging from 500,000 to 1,000,000 yuan."

"However, administrative penalties are issued by administrative agencies. You only need to claim civil compensation."

"While the public prosecution authority conducts criminal prosecution, civil litigation will be attached. However, you are better off actively putting forward the specific litigation demands."

「In the hotel room.」

Qing Lan, looking at the series of legal provisions sent by Qin Mu, couldn’t help but swallow. What the hell is professional? This is professional! Not only had he ensured Ouyang Qian and the others were arrested, but he had also planned the next steps for them. Criminal liability, civil liability, administrative liability—everything was covered!

"Then how should we write the complaint?" she continued to ask humbly.

Qin Mu quickly sent her a template for the complaint. "The complaint is actually very simple, and the format is fixed."

"Plaintiff, defendant, reasons for the lawsuit, litigation requests, and the facts of the case—just write these clearly, and that’s it."

At this point, Qing Lan couldn’t help but ask, "Then what should we write for the litigation request?"

"Based on the appraisal report’s results, the house is definitely uninhabitable. You can apply for monetary compensation or a replacement house, plus compensation for lost wages, mental anguish, and nutritional costs."

Qing Lan gave a wry smile. "Up, ours is an upscale residential complex. Housing prices are 50,000 yuan per square meter. With 360 households in one building, I think... she can’t afford to pay."

Three hundred sixty households. Excluding the owner of Room 401, that meant 359 households were affected. Based on 50,000 yuan per square meter, all the compensation added together would be about 2 billion yuan. This was simply an astronomical figure.

「Meanwhile, in Jin City, Mountain and Water Garden District.」

Qin Mu sat at the dining table, enjoying the fruits of his God-Level Culinary Skills. This skill is truly worthy of its god-level title. It’s exceptionally outstanding.

With the ingredients, seasonings, and pots prepared, his culinary skills were perfectly displayed. Even a simple egg fried rice he made was a delicacy.

Two billion? While eating, he replied to Qing Lan’s message, a corner of his mouth twitching involuntarily.

It had to be said, this case of demolishing a load-bearing wall involved the largest sum of money he had ever encountered. Demolishing a wall cost about 1,000 yuan, but the resulting loss had reached a staggering 2 billion yuan.

After careful consideration, he still replied, "Regardless of whether the other party can afford the compensation, the lawsuit must be filed to assert your rights as much as possible."

"Besides, you said you’re in an upscale residential complex; not everyone might be as poor as you."

In fact, after the police filed the case, the core issue became compensation. The building was assessed as Grade D. It was confirmed to be a dangerous building, no longer habitable. The total compensation would be at least 2 billion yuan. This compensation would be divided between the construction crew and the owner according to their respective shares of responsibility, all depending on the court’s decision.

If they truly couldn’t afford it, their only option would be to seek help from the local government, which wouldn’t stand idly by. However, the government’s assistance would be limited to helping resolve the temporary resettlement issue. As for compensation, the government had no obligation to assist with payments.

In such situations, cases often dragged on and eventually amounted to nothing. Because the main culprits were already in prison, ordinary people ultimately bore the financial burden of their actions.