Chapter 516: Chapter 516

Mrs. Wang’s temperament was terribly troubling, adamant that her phone was lost in the store, displaying an unrelenting attitude even when in the right!

The police, acting as mediators, found it headache-inducing that neither party would give in.

After more than 20 minutes of negotiation in the store, with neither side willing to compromise, the frustrated police finally slammed the table and said, "Enough! Since no one wants to settle this privately, let’s make a big deal out of it! Go to court, then! Will you sue her, or will you sue her? Let the judge decide the compensation! Stop dragging me into this mess!"

As police, they truly hated dealing with this kind of civil dispute, especially when both parties were so stubborn...

The store owner was at least willing to pay some compensation.

But Mrs. Wang was really too much! Insisting on 5000 yuan without relenting a single cent!

This stubborn and clingy middle-aged woman was incredibly annoying!

So much so that even the police began to despise this middle-aged woman during the negotiation.

Even though the police were angry, and sternly made such remarks, Mrs. Wang remained unyielding and uncompromising, "I don’t care. If the store only pays 500 yuan, then let him pay the rest! I just bought my phone yesterday, the receipt is still in my bag, and today it got lost in this store! I want to see who can swallow such anger! I don’t care, you two negotiate on your own, splitting half is also fine, the store pays 2500, you pay 2500, after all, your mom is also here!"

The ’you’ in her last sentence was directed at Han Lei.

When Mrs. Wang said this, her gaze not only glanced at Han Lei but also swept toward his mother, Zhao Xiuqin.

Zhao Xiuqin was so angry that she was breathing heavily, biting her lip in frustration, "What does my son have to do with it! My son was properly serving the customers, and he has already done very well by approaching you proactively! Stop disgusting people! Your phone is lost, shouldn’t you take some responsibility yourself!"

Han Lei was even more adamant, "I won’t pay, not a single dime!"

Mrs. Wang, even more infuriated, pointed directly at Han Lei, "You haven’t even taken out your bag for me to see, for all I know my phone could be in your bag! And you still won’t pay! I’m telling you, you are definitely paying!"

Han Lei more resolutely said, "I will not take anything out for you to see! Nobody will insult my dignity!"

In this matter, Han Lei was particularly stubborn, resolutely refusing to take out his belongings for Mrs. Wang to inspect.

For some people, dignity and integrity are above everything, even more than money.

Therefore, Han Lei was unwilling to compromise on this point.

Even though the police had advised him to cooperate with the investigation, he simply wouldn’t.

Also, because he continuously refused to take out his bag, since he wouldn’t step back on this point, it also attracted quite a bit of suspicion.

Throughout, Zhao Xiuqin had been advising him, "Son, just take out the bag and show them. Otherwise, she will keep using that bag to cause trouble. If you didn’t take it, then you didn’t; be confident, our family doesn’t lack the money for a 5000-yuan phone! You’re using the latest iPhone model yourself, right! Just take the bag out!"

Frustrated, Han Feiyi, sitting with her arms crossed on a small sofa, couldn’t stand it anymore and interrupted, "Mom’s telling you to take it out, just take it out! Why are you so cowardly at such a crucial moment! If it’s not your fault, why not prove your innocence?"

"He just doesn’t dare!"

Mrs. Wang kept making an issue of this point, "Officer, look at him acting , he must pay! If the store won’t pay, let him pay the rest! It all started because he suddenly spoke to me, that’s when my phone got lost! He must pay!"

"I won’t pay, and I won’t take anything out for you to search!"

Han Lei remained just as steadfast, stubborn as a bull!

By now, even the store manager began to have doubts about Han Lei, "Han Lei, you stirred up this trouble, you have to solve it! By dismissing it with a single sentence, how do you expect to resolve this? As a man, you have to take responsibility for the problems you caused, alright!"

Han Lei, angered, slammed his hand on the table and raised his voice to the store manager, "Her phone went missing, and suddenly it’s a mess I caused? I didn’t take it, I didn’t steal it. What have I done to be insulted !"

Han Lei’s temper flared up...

In reality, he had been enduring for a long time...

He was naturally a person of disposition, usually tolerating others to a great extent.

Probably for the first time in his life, he encountered such aggressive people, such an aggressive situation, such an aggressive issue...

"A cornered dog will jump over a wall!"

Let alone Han Lei, who was still a fiery young man.

Once Han Lei lost his temper, the situation in the store became uncontrollable.

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At this moment, the police were already overwhelmed by the three parties involved.

The young officer took a deep breath, rubbed his temples, and raised his hand to declare, "Enough. You don’t need to settle this privately anymore, come with me to the police station to make a statement. Afterwards, you can sue whoever you want to sue, and take your grievances to the judge, Chinese law can handle this mess of yours!"

After the police finished speaking, Ms. Wang was about to say something when, just at that moment, Pu Sangzhi suddenly walked over from the women’s section and promptly said, "I’ve just finished looking up the relevant laws, would you like a bit of legal enlightenment?"

"First, according to the relevant provisions of our country’s ’Consumer Rights Protection Law’ and ’Contract Law,’ consumers have the right to personal and property safety when purchasing, using goods, or receiving services. Operators must ensure that the goods or services they provide meet the requirements for safeguarding personal and property safety. For goods and services that may endanger personal and property safety, real explanations and clear warnings must be given to consumers, and the correct methods for using the goods or receiving services and methods to prevent hazards must be explained and indicated."

Pu Sangzhi read aloud the relevant legal text she had found on her phone to everyone.

After finishing, she continued to explain, "What this law means is, Ms. Wang lost her phone in our store, and if it is verified that this was not done by our store’s staff and that none of our staff was aware of it, our store does not need to bear most of the responsibility. The majority of the liability falls on Ms. Wang herself, as it was Ms. Wang who failed to take care of her own personal property."

Then, Pu Sangzhi pointed to the "Kind Reminder" labels posted all around the walls, saying, "As a store owner, our store has the responsibility and obligation to remind all customers to protect their personal property. Around the store’s walls, ’Kind Reminders’ are posted to remind all customers to protect their personal property. Ms. Wang can claim that our store’s staff did not verbally remind you to watch out for your personal property. But just because of this point, the liability our store has to bear becomes even smaller. The 5,000 yuan worth of property you lost accidentally, our proactive compensation of 500 yuan is quite lawful and considerate. Moreover, you hadn’t even made a purchase in our store, even if we only compensate you 100 yuan or not a single yuan, the law would still not hold us accountable!"

Pu Sangzhi was skilled at talking with evidence.

Thus, when she brought out the relevant laws to discuss this situation, it suddenly made everyone in the store understand that the current situation was this clear and straightforward!

Now, even the police began advocating for the store, "Did you hear that? You are completely unreasonable in this matter, and yet you made such a big fuss!"

The manager, hearing that the store didn’t have to pay that much money, suddenly brightened up in expression, looking at Pu Sangzhi with great admiration!

At this moment, Pu Sangzhi seemed to radiate a brilliant glow, like a savior!

On the side, Han Lei and Zhao Xiuqin also fixedly had their eyes on Pu Sangzhi.

Though they were three family members, at this moment, each person looked at Pu Sangzhi with a different meaning in their eyes.

At this moment, in Han Lei’s eyes, Pu Sangzhi’s intelligence made her very attractive, and his gaze towards her was quite infatuated...

In Zhao Xiuqin’s eyes at the moment, she felt that Pu Sangzhi was incredibly clever and bright, and also born so beautiful, truly a phoenix among people!

But at the moment, in Han Feiyi’s eyes, he just thought that Pu Sangzhi was too fond of showing off! Always pretending and posturing, it was revolting!

Of course, Pu Sangzhi didn’t care about anyone’s gaze.

She stood up simply because she didn’t want Han Lei to suffer unjustly, didn’t want the wrongdoer to succeed...

Actually, only she knew that when she saw Han Lei being wrongly accused and insulted by the wrongdoer, all she could think about were the scenes of Huo Feng being bullied last year...

Last year, when Huo Feng was attacked by so many people, she wasn’t present and couldn’t help him.

So now, she couldn’t stand to watch such an excessive scene...

After being reprimanded by the police, Ms. Wang also became somewhat panicked, "Even if I have to take responsibility, who can guarantee that they aren’t shouting ’thieves stop thieves’? My phone might well have been stolen by someone in their store! Look, this guy refuses to give up his bag! It was this guy who stole my phone!"

Thus, seeing that the store was about to be exonerated, Ms. Wang again directed the issue towards Han Lei personally.

Han Lei stubbornly refused, "I won’t let you look! Why should I!"