Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Can I sue UP for dragging out the updates?
Hearing this, Qin Mu was startled. He had just finished memorizing the "Law on the Protection of Minors," and his first instinct was that this was something he couldn’t do. Old Zhang’s demeanor... clearly meant he was trying to get Qin Mu sent to jail.
"Old Zhang, I appreciate your kindness, but..." In the end, he tactfully refused Old Zhang and fled the scene.
Does Xiao Qin actually like forty-year-olds? Zhang Qingyuan skeptically watched Qin Mu’s retreating figure, muttering to himself.
「Inside the room.」
After ending a day of "busy" slacking off, Qin Mu finished his nightly routine and lay down on his bed. He logged into his account on a certain site and started browsing on his phone. Over the past few days, his follower count had continued to grow, reaching 1.6 million.
However, because he hadn’t updated his videos for three days, the rate of new follower growth had slowed significantly.
In his DMs, private messages... hundreds of them popped up daily, all urging him to post more content.
The ways these netizens urged him were peculiar and diverse.
"Up, see that cloud in the sky? Doesn’t it look like the shape of a new video update?"
"It’s been three days, Up. Do you know how I’ve spent these days? If you don’t update, I’ll have to turn myself into content!"
"Before my roommate passed away, he wanted to see Up update one more video."
"Up, just wondering, if someone continuously doesn’t update their videos, can I sue them for delaying updates?"
"..."
Seeing these bizarre requests, Qin Mu gave a bitter smile. It had only been three days without an update, and these netizens were already about to explode with impatience.
However, the incident with the agent he’d encountered was excellent material for a video. Once the event concluded, he planned to create a major production detailing the entire incident. After all, unscrupulous agents weren’t just harming him; many other home buyers and sellers were also victims.
At ten o’clock in the morning, he received a notice of case acceptance from the court. The lawsuit and materials he had submitted the day before... had been successfully filed.
As he had expected, due to the nature of the case, the procuratorate would intervene to gather evidence. The scope of evidence collection... included, but was not limited to, the contract he submitted and the agency’s business practices.
Therefore, considering scheduling and evidence collection needs, the trial was set for seven days later.
「At the same time.」
In a branch of Home Sweet Home,
"Master, the loan has come through," Zhao Ludu said, looking at Lin Zhen with admiration, visibly excited.
The loan he was referring to... was for Uncle Yang and his wife. Ordinarily, given their advanced age and lack of independent income, it would have been impossible for them to secure a loan. But... their company had managed to get the loan approved by leveraging its ’channels’ and communicating with the relevant banks.
And that 300,000 yuan included their 250,000 yuan ’commission.’ When Lin Zhen heard the news about the loan approval, he nodded calmly, not nearly as excited as Zhao Ludu.
Deals like this one... he had closed at least ten of them. He had mastered the art of profiting from the price difference as a middleman and had never failed.
"You followed me on this deal, so you’ll get your cut. Next time, I’ll let you handle one yourself, and I’ll guide you from the side," Lin Zhen then looked towards Zhao Ludu and said with a smile.
Once he taught Zhao Ludu... he would then also receive a percentage of Zhao Ludu’s successful deals, earning even more.
Zhao Ludu nodded excitedly.
At that moment, Lin Zhen’s phone rang. The caller was... Qin Mu.
Lin Zhen adopted a gentle and respectful tone and quickly answered. But a few seconds later... his expression changed dramatically.
He asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Qin, are you sure? If the house isn’t sold, according to the contract, you would have to pay a 2% penalty for breach of contract and compensate the buyer’s losses. Are you really going to default?"
On the phone, however, Qin Mu seemed unwilling to waste words and hung up directly.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Listening to the dial tone, Lin Zhen’s expression turned extremely grim. His previous calm had vanished.
As agents, they earned ’commissions.’ He was no exception. If the deal wasn’t completed, he wouldn’t receive this ’commission.’
What exactly is going on with this Qin Mu? He was so eager to sign the contract yesterday, and today he’s backing out of the sale?
Lin Zhen frowned, unable to understand it at all. Surely, the other party hadn’t discovered he’d sold it for 1,000,000 yuan, right?
"Master, what should we do now?" Beside him, Zhao Ludu also looked worried. If the deal fell through, his commission would be gone too.
Lin Zhen frowned, wondering if he should have the company’s legal department sue Qin Mu. Just then, two staff members from the court suddenly arrived outside the branch office.
"Which one of you is Lin Zhen?"
Lin Zhen was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "I am Lin Zhen."
"This is a court summons. Someone has sued you. The hearing is officially scheduled in seven days."
After the court staff confirmed his identity, they left the summons and departed from the office.
Leaving the two men dumbfounded. "Mas-Master, what on earth is going on? Why would someone sue you?" Zhao Ludu asked, his face a picture of confusion.
Lin Zhen swallowed hard and opened the summons. In the ’cause of action’ section... he saw the details of the lawsuit against him.
The plaintiff, Qin Mu, was suing him for breach of contract, claiming 1.6 million yuan in damages. The court had already accepted the case. He was summoned to appear at the Jin City Court in seven days for the trial.
"Qin Mu? Suing... me?" Seeing this, Lin Zhen could no longer hold back and exclaimed in shock, his face filled with astonishment.
"That Qin Mu actually has the nerve to sue me?!"
"He’s the one defaulting, and he’s suing me, demanding 1.6 million yuan in compensation?!"
He had been working as an agent for so many years, and this was the first time he’d encountered such an audacious party in breach.
It was clearly Qin Mu defaulting by not selling the house, and now he was turning around to sue him?
Zhao Ludu was also completely baffled and couldn’t help but complain, "Master, has this Qin Mu gone mad? He’s the one defaulting, and he’s suing us? Isn’t this a lawsuit he’s guaranteed to lose?"
In their opinion, they were honest and upright; they hadn’t violated a single term of the contract. They shouldn’t be liable for any breach of contract damages. Even though they were sued, they believed there was no way they could lose.
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhen’s expression gradually relaxed. Indeed.
According to the contract, he hadn’t breached it at all. Qin Mu had no chance of winning!
"No, I need to go ask the company’s legal department about this."
Thinking this, Lin Zhen stood up, preparing to visit the company headquarters. But just as he reached the door, he saw three individuals from the City Procuratorate approaching. They directly blocked his path.
"Hello, are you Lin Zhen? We are from the City Procuratorate."
The three individuals showed their identification. One of them said solemnly, "As per the court’s requirements, we will be conducting an evidentiary investigation into you and your affiliated real estate agency during this period. Please cooperate with our work."