He Bimin stood beside Qin Mu and the others, observing Qin Mu's guidance throughout the entire process.

He was filled with shock. Looking into Qin Mu's eyes, he grew even more wary. People who understand the law... are truly terrifying.

The accident had occurred only a short while ago, yet Qin Mu was already leading the car owners in collecting evidence and preparing to sue. He had even calculated the compensation amount. If Bai Shuirong tried to play ignorant and refused to pay, she would end up owing even more!

「Building 10. Apartment 2801.」

After returning from the property management center, Bai Shuirong went back home.

"Mom, how are things going?" a young couple quickly came up to her and asked.

They both worked on weekdays, leaving Bai Shuirong to look after their child. When they returned from work and heard their son had caused trouble by scratching nine cars, they were immediately frightened.

After receiving a call from property management, it was Bai Shuirong who had proactively gone to the property management center to discuss the matter.

Bai Shuirong snorted coldly. Her anger clearly hadn't subsided. She briefly recounted what had happened at the property management center.

"What? We have to pay seven to eight hundred thousand in compensation?" Upon hearing this, the couple suddenly lost all strength and slumped onto the couch.

Bai Shuirong, however, waved her hand with an air of indifference. "He's still young, just a six-year-old child, and it wasn't intentional. He doesn't have to take responsibility for this; it's fine."

The couple looked at each other, their faces pale and on the verge of tears. "He doesn't have to take responsibility, and he can't afford to compensate, but *we* have to pay the money."

"What are you panicking for?!" Bai Shuirong's face was filled with disdain as she said coldly, "They're demanding an outrageous sum; it's completely unreasonable. We simply won't pay. What can they do about it?"

In contrast, she was much calmer, not taking the matter to heart at all.

Her reasoning was simple. If the other party had asked for a few thousand yuan, she might have considered paying. But they were demanding an enormous sum—directly asking for hundreds of thousands. That was too much. If she refused to pay, there was nothing they could do to them.

"Alright, don't you worry too much," Bai Shuirong said finally, waving her hand and dismissing the topic. "How much trouble can a child's mischief really cause?"

「The next day.」

At nine in the morning, Qin Mu took a leave of absence from the nursing home. He and the other eight car owners went to the courthouse together.

Once inside the courthouse, Qin Mu, familiar with the procedures, led the eight individuals to the case filing center.

They submitted the complaint. In it, each person had detailed their claims for damages. Qin Mu quickly tallied the figures: the total compensation sought amounted to 1.09 million. His personal damages alone accounted for over two hundred thousand of that.

"Now we just wait for the notice of case acceptance and the court summons," Qin Mu instructed the other eight car owners after submitting the documents.

"So... don't we need to hire a lawyer?" one of the car owners couldn't help but ask.

Qin Mu paused for a moment. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, his expression brightened. "Of course, we need one!"

In this case, he was an involved party. Even without a law license, he could participate in the litigation. Given the current situation, a civil lawsuit for compensation was almost a guaranteed win. However, if they hired a lawyer, upon winning the case, they would be entitled to request the court to order the losing party to cover the attorney's fees.

Generally, each party pays their own attorney's fees. But if they won the lawsuit, certain high attorney's fees could be claimed from the losing side.

Take this case, for instance. This car-scratching incident was a civil property dispute, and the legal fees for hiring a lawyer were very high.

For property disputes under 100,000 yuan, the lawyer's fee was 5,000 yuan.

For the portion between 100,000 and 500,000 yuan, it was 4.2%.

For the portion between 500,000 and 1,000,000 yuan, it was 4%.

For the portion between 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 yuan, it was 3%.

For the portion between 5,000,000 and 10,000,000 yuan, it was 2%.

All told, hiring a lawyer would add an extra fifty thousand yuan in attorney's fees.

Since the other party refused to settle privately and pay compensation, then let's make them pay through the nose! Besides the car damage, there were the court costs for all nine people, plus attorney's fees, and compensation for emotional distress... When all that was added up, it would definitely be a considerable sum!

Subsequently, Qin Mu called Wang Dachui and explained the situation he was facing.

"You... are you sure you don't want to represent yourself?" Wang Dachui asked, equally astonished upon hearing the details.

This was like being handed free money. A civil case that was almost a guaranteed win could net him fifty thousand in one go! That was far more than his girlfriend earned at her criminal law firm.

"I don't have any other motive; I just want to make the other party pay more," Qin Mu nodded, stating the truth.

Wang Dachui replied, "...Well then, it would be impolite of me to refuse."

Ultimately, he accepted Qin Mu's case. A lawsuit that was practically unlosable, especially since it was in his specialized field of civil law, was an opportunity he couldn't pass up.

「In the afternoon.」

Qin Mu drove his new "Landscape" car to the 4S dealership. He found the saleswoman who had assisted him before.

"You... Y-you... What happened to your car?!" The saleswoman was shocked when she saw the car's sorry state. He had picked it up just the day before, and now, on the second day, he had brought it back. She had never encountered such a thing in all her years as a salesperson.

Qin Mu's mouth twitched. He explained what had happened with the child scratching the car.

After hearing his explanation, the saleswoman finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Qin Mu return so soon, she had almost thought he was there to cause trouble.

"Please fix this car for me," Qin Mu directly stated his purpose.

The saleswoman nodded quickly, not daring to delay. She immediately contacted the after-sales service department and arranged for the car to be taken to the repair workshop.

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