Strictly speaking, the person outside wasn't just knocking; they were pounding on the door. After a moment of thought, he opened it, only to see a middle-aged man with a gloomy, furious face standing in the doorway.

"You're Qin Mu, right?" The man questioned him directly.

Qin Mu nodded. His gaze, however, remained fixed on a courier package in the man's hand.

"Good. The package you sent scared my son so badly he suffered an intracranial hypertensive hemorrhage and had to be hospitalized. I'm here to discuss compensation." The middle-aged man snorted coldly, getting straight to the point.

Qin Mu's mouth twitched. Compensation? He'd already figured out what happened from the courier package. The recipient written on it was indeed himself, along with the building, unit, and apartment numbers. That's how the man had found him so quickly.

"Correct!" The middle-aged man puffed out his chest and said righteously, "Your package caused my son serious injuries, and he's in a coma, still in the hospital. Are you thinking of shirking responsibility?"

"'Seriously injured and in a coma?'" Qin Mu paused again upon hearing this. Impressive. This online shop owner really had something. Worthy of being a new product. The horror mystery box actually had such a potent effect. So potent that... the thief's family had personally come to his door demanding compensation.

"I'll have you know, I've retained the evidence and taken photos!" The middle-aged man, Xu Ping, sneered, "You can't escape this. If you're not considering private compensation, then I have no choice but to call the police."

Before coming, he had searched online for how to handle such situations. The advice online was clear: first, try to negotiate compensation privately. If the other party refused, he could apply for a medical injury assessment. Intracranial hypertensive hemorrhage definitely constituted a serious injury!

"Criminal law stipulates that deliberately injuring another person and causing serious injury constitutes the crime of intentional assault. The perpetrator will be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of no less than three years and no more than ten years." Seeing Qin Mu remain silent, Xu Ping continued, reciting the criminal law he had memorized on the way, and threatened, "I'll give you one more chance. If you're unwilling to compensate privately, don't blame me for calling the police right now!"

"You can't get out of this compensation!"

"Once I report to the police, you will not only go to jail, you will still have to pay compensation!"

He laid out all the information he'd researched, right in front of Qin Mu. In his mind, this young man would surely cave when he heard about prison.

"How much compensation do you want?" Qin Mu raised his head and asked calmly. At the same time, he took a few steps towards the elevator, subtly leading Xu Ping in that direction. This was because... outside the elevator, a property surveillance camera was installed at each stairway entrance.

"How much compensation?" Xu Ping snorted coldly and stated flatly, "The doctor said my son needs surgery. The whole thing will cost tens of thousands at least. Add to that compensation for mental distress, nutritional expenses, and such... give me one hundred thousand." He had already decided on this amount on his way here, and it was a typical sum for civil compensation.

Qin Mu frowned slightly, somewhat regretful, "Are you sure you don't want to ask for more?"

Often, demands for compensation could be linked to extortion. However, demanding one hundred thousand yuan was actually within a reasonable range and couldn't be considered extortion. Legally, extortion required using coercion or threats to unlawfully obtain property. This man's actions... he was asking for compensation because his son was hospitalized; he had a valid reason for the claim, and the amount was reasonable. It was basically impossible to classify this as extortion. Of course, if he had asked for two hundred thousand... the outcome would have been entirely different.

"What, you don't want to compensate?" Seeing Qin Mu's question, Xu Ping's expression turned cold again.

Qin Mu just shrugged, not bothering to engage him further. He had hoped this man would ask for more, but he only requested a reasonable sum, showing no ambition whatsoever. Clearly, he had no intention of making an exorbitant demand. If it had been someone like Yang Minghui, they would have asked for at least a million by now.

"Since you're set on not compensating, then I have no choice but to call the police." Xu Ping took a deep breath and took out his phone. He dialed 110. While waiting for the call to connect, he kept sneaking glances at Qin Mu's reaction.

However, Qin Mu remained composed, showing no signs of panic. A slight smile played on his lips, and he even looked somewhat expectant.

"Laugh now. Wait until the police arrive, and we'll see if you can still laugh!" Xu Ping snorted coldly. The call connected at that moment.

He quickly said to the operator, "Hello, I want to report a crime! Yes, my son was seriously injured by someone and is now hospitalized. I am currently in the Mountain and Water Garden District. Correct. I've cornered the perpetrator who harmed my son, right at his doorstep in Building 10, Unit 2, xxxx. Hurry over..."

His words were coherent, his thoughts organized. He relayed all the information for the report with perfect clarity.

After hanging up, he stared coldly at Qin Mu, his expression clearly saying, "You're finished."

Qin Mu was speechless. Watching the man's series of actions, he suddenly didn't know what to say. Call the man ignorant of the law? Yet he knew so many ways to assert his rights and demand reasonable compensation. Call him law-abiding? Yet his son had committed theft, and here he was, acting so brazenly! He even called the police himself! Qin Mu had been wondering how to find these people, and now this man had delivered himself right to his doorstep!

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