"Eh? They issued a notice?"

Qing Lan had just finished visiting the Study Law Alliance when she suddenly saw a notice issued by the officials of Jin City.

The notice disclosed the investigation results of the incident to the public.

Qing Lan frowned as she read the publicly announced results: "Dog walked off-leash, ran amok, and jumped into the water..."

These days, the number of people who liked pets has indeed been increasing. She often saw people walking dogs when she strolled around the neighborhood. Unlike cats, dogs are energetic creatures and need to be taken out for a walk every day. However, there were still quite a few people who believed that their dogs were exceptionally intelligent and obedient, feeling it was unnecessary to use a leash. They thought that since their dogs were so gentle with them, they would be the same with others. Little did they know, dogs are not humans. Sometimes, when unexpected situations arose, it was inevitable that children or pedestrians within the neighborhood would get frightened. Especially when a small dog encountered a larger one, it could suddenly bare its teeth. This kind of situation could be seen almost daily in the neighborhood. Even if the property management repeatedly emphasized the need to leash dogs, there were still people who were unwilling, feeling that leashes were a restraint and suppressed the dog's freedom, which should not be restricted.

In this case, the two women were walking their dog outside and still did not use a leash, which had led to the subsequent tragedy.

The boy, knowing fully well that the dog had fallen into the water, went to rescue it. His kindness and bravery were commendable, but his actions were indeed unadvisable.

During the investigation, the boy's parents stated that he couldn't swim and had never taken swimming classes.

"What a pity..." Qing Lan sighed.

Rescuing someone from water has always been a task that requires technique and physical strength. In the past, there have been many instances where someone entered a river to save another but ended up drowning themselves because they ran out of strength. If the drowning person is unconscious, it's somewhat manageable; but if they're conscious, they'll desperately grasp at anything that might save them. Once the rescuer is grabbed, if they don't have enough strength themselves, they might even sink together! Moreover, if they can't rescue the person quickly, they'll also exhaust their strength, putting themselves in danger. Therefore, experienced rescuers generally wait until the person in the water has lost consciousness before attempting a rescue. This way, the rescue is much more efficient, and it won't cost them their own lives. If those who can swim already face such risks, for those who can't, the danger is even greater.

However, according to the principle of civil wrongdoing, these two women should bear some responsibility. The boy entered the water knowing he was trying to save the dog; for that, these two women wouldn't bear criminal liability. But civilly, their actions—walking the dog without a leash, asking a minor for help, allowing the minor to enter the water, and fleeing afterward—all constituted faults in this incident. The more faults, the greater the civil liability they must bear. As for how much, that would depend on the negotiations between the two parties.

「Meanwhile.」

In a certain neighborhood in Jin City.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Yan Jiayu listened to the busy signal from her phone and then put it down, her expression extremely grim.

She had just tried to communicate with the boy's family. At first, the boy's mother didn't want any money; she just kept being unreasonable, crying and shouting for Yan Jiayu to return her son.

Facing this, Yan Jiayu had bluntly said, "Name your price."

Unexpectedly, the person on the other end suddenly got angry. It seemed the boy's uncle had snatched the phone, demanding 200,000 in compensation—not a cent less!

But the two of them were just working-class women, living paycheck to paycheck. Still single, their earnings couldn't even keep up with their spending. Where could they find 200,000?

As they talked, the negotiations broke down.

"This family is too awful, demanding 200,000 just like that?" Yan Jiayu clenched her teeth tightly, her face full of dissatisfaction.

If the police hadn't told them to contact the boy's family, she wouldn't have made this call at all! Who would have thought that as soon as the call connected, they'd be scolded and hit with a demand for 200,000—an amount far beyond what they could afford!

"Exactly! It's not like we pushed her son into the water. He went in himself, so why should we have to compensate?" Liu Die, standing nearby, was also indignant. The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was unfair to them.

"Right, Jiayu, haven't you been studying law recently?" Liu Die then looked at Yan Jiayu and couldn't help asking, "Do we really have to pay in this situation?"

Even now, she still didn't want to pay. She felt that this matter had little to do with them. If it had, the police would have arrested them a long time ago. They wouldn't have let them go!

Yan Jiayu pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I saw that UP mention that in such cases, it seems we don't have to pay. The other party's actions were their own doing and seem to have little to do with us."

Her gaze flickered; she wasn't entirely certain. Although she had been watching that UP's videos, her knowledge was superficial. She knew little about the actual legal statutes. She was only aware that recently, that same UP had been involved in an act of civic heroism in Jin City and hadn't paid a penny in that incident!

"Didn't pay a penny?" Liu Die's eyes lit up, suddenly excited. She had also heard about that lawsuit; it seemed the mother and daughter who demanded money were both incarcerated!

"Then we won't pay either!"

"Even if it goes to court, we won't pay!"

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