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Chapter 450 Judge Meng: What's the use of what you're saying?

Judge Meng glanced at Old Lady Wang.

He continued, methodically, "Considering the defendant's—that is, your child Li Wei's—financial situation, after mediation and negotiation, the plaintiff agreed to waive the expenses for nutrition, lost wages, and mental distress, given the minor injury. Furthermore, the lost wages will only be calculated at the minimum wage, reducing the claim to 15,000 yuan..."

"Boss, boss!"

Old Mrs. Wang burst into tears.

“Where would we get 30,000 yuan? My husband, Awei, works from dawn till dusk every day to support us in our old age and our children. He can’t even save any money to eat well for himself. Where would we get 30,000 yuan?”

"And, and our Awei is injured too, Awei was also beaten up..."

Judge Meng frowned and emphasized, "Wang Xiufen, your original compensation was 28,000 yuan, but it has been reduced to 15,000 yuan through mediation. Furthermore, Li Wei's injury assessment determined it to be below the level of minor injury, and he has no medical needs..."

"—Leader, leader!" Old Mrs. Wang cried out, ignoring everyone else.

……

Nan Zhuren leaned back slightly, trying to get as far away from the source of the sound as possible.

He felt pain in his ear.

Although Nan Zhuren leaned back, his gaze remained firmly fixed on Old Lady Wang's face.

Thanks to the prior tutoring in the summer, Nan Zhuren was able to easily verify the old lady Wang's account and the facts.

Nan Zhuren observed Wang Laotai's expression.

The analysis of micro-expressions in the elderly differs completely from that in young people in certain details.

In some ways, it will be much more difficult.

Firstly, physiologically, due to decreased skin elasticity and reduced subcutaneous fat in the elderly, the intensity of their micro-expressions may not be as strong as that of younger people, and some micro-expressions are more difficult to detect.

Secondly, due to differences in life experience and cognition, older adults may not react as strongly and immediately to certain stimuli as younger people, which can affect the frequency and intensity of micro-expressions.

Not to mention certain pathological conditions, such as cognitive impairment, which can significantly alter emotional responses and facial expression patterns.

However, where there are difficulties, there are also help.

Over the course of time, wrinkles can easily form on a person's face due to the repetition of certain facial expressions.

In the medical and cosmetic fields, they are known as "dynamic wrinkles" or "expression lines".

There is an old Chinese saying that describes this phenomenon: "Your appearance reflects your heart."

People who are easily surprised will develop "forehead wrinkles" on their foreheads; those who like to squint and laugh will develop "crow's feet" at the corners of their eyes; and those who like to purse their lips and sneer will develop "nasolabial folds" from the wings of their nose to the corners of their mouths.

Of course, this is not absolute. Some people may be born with certain particularly obvious lines, which is normal. Each case needs to be analyzed individually.

Because "dynamic wrinkles" appear on the face when making facial expressions, science usually refers to these wrinkles left by frequent facial expressions as "static wrinkles".

The wrinkles on the faces of the elderly are particularly numerous, and are often described as "static wrinkles".

[There are vertical frown lines between her eyebrows, but when she speaks, her eyebrows suddenly lift and the lines smooth out.]

[The corners of my mouth are tightly pulled down to both sides... Now the depressor anguli oris muscles are drooping violently, and my chin is trembling.]

[There are also dense wrinkles on the upper lip... This can't be controlled in a short time, but it doesn't change when speaking.]

Nan Zhuren watched and silently evaluated in his heart.

"That's so fierce."

The old woman who received this evaluation from Nan Zhuren was still arguing with his eyes and the ears of everyone else in the house.

Only Meng Tingchang ignored it, perhaps because of the video camera, or perhaps to explain things to Nan Zhuren.

He waited patiently until Old Lady Wang was exhausted from wailing and began to lower her head and sob, then slowly began to speak:

"After the first instance judgment, Ms. Wang Xiufen, you went to the plaintiff's family and reached a settlement."

"After the mediation result came out, I went to their home several times, but to no avail; so I started to petition the court regularly."

"After Li Wei's administrative detention ended, he refused to pay compensation—"

Judge Meng's tone softened slightly at this point: "Aunt Wang, actually, in your situation, the plaintiff could apply for enforcement, but considering your family's circumstances, that's why..."

"Our family really can't come up with 30,000 yuan, boss! We really can't come up with 30,000 yuan!"

Old Mrs. Wang didn't even look up, her hands tightly gripping her sleeves.

Her voice choked rhythmically, growing louder and louder until it almost became a gasp.

Xia Tian's colleague, who was standing nearby, was a little anxious and took small steps forward to comfort her.

whoosh-

An arm was positioned between Xia Tian's colleague and the old woman. It was Nan Zhuren.

He gently shook his head at the female intern.

Judge Meng looked up at Nan Zhuren, his gaze searching.

Nan Zhuren gestured with his eyes to calm down.

However, considering that Judge Meng might not have the tacit understanding to interpret this look, Nan Zhuren slightly raised the corners of his mouth and nodded, indicating that he would take over.

Then--

He did nothing, he just watched quietly and waited quietly.

Nearly three minutes passed before Wang Laotai's wailing gradually subsided, her trembling shoulders slowly returned to calm, and her hands, which had been gripping her sleeves, gradually loosened.

Waiting for Grandma Wang to raise her bewildered face and look around.

"lead……"

"Aunt Wang," Nan Zhuren asked with a smile, "Your name is 'Wang Xiufen,' right?"

"yes……"

"Okay, Li Wei is your son?"

"yes……"

Perhaps it's because Judge Meng's performance just now was too stern and incorruptible.

Now that a kind and gentle young man had taken over, Grandma Wang subconsciously felt that he would be easy to talk to.

“Boss, my son Wei is a good kid. He did this to support us in our old age and our child in his youth. Besides, he was injured too. We really can't afford 30,000 yuan…”

As she spoke, Grandma Wang shook her head vigorously, her hands flailing about like tree branches in a strong wind.

Faced with this reaction.

“—A lie.” Nan Zhuren said calmly.

Grandma Wang was stunned.

Mo Kai and Xia Tian's colleagues were also stunned.

Wasn't this person just being all smiles a moment ago? And now they even have a smile on their face...

Why do you speak so harshly?
“You know what Meng Ting said, right? — Yes.”

Nan Zhuren nodded to himself.

“Your son, Li Wei, is not actually injured—oh, okay, wrong, he is indeed injured, at least in your mind.”

“But his ‘injury’ doesn’t require medical attention, doesn’t cost money, and won’t interfere with his work, right? — That’s good, that’s right.”

“Your family is wealthy enough to pay the compensation, but you don’t want to spend the money, right? — I really don’t want to say this, but I actually guessed that right.”

Nan Zhuren let out a long sigh.

"So you went to the plaintiff's house to cause trouble before, got a settlement, and tasted the sweetness of success. So you want to come to court to continue causing trouble, hoping to avoid all the punishment later, right?"

"Okay, that's right again."

Nan Zhuren sighed again.

Mo Kai and the others, who were seeing Nan Zhuren's demeanor for the first time, were even more bewildered...

No, there's one person who's different.

Chief Judge Meng.

His brows furrowed deeply.

—That's it?
Who doesn't know this? Judge Meng has seen this kind of situation countless times with litigants and their families throughout his long career.

What's the point of exposing these things to their face?

Then Nan Zhuren sighed again.

"I won't even mention your lack of legal knowledge... In short, what I just said is all old news and nothing interesting."

“This is where it’s interesting—” Nan Zhuren held up a finger, “First of all, you just kept mentioning ‘thirty thousand yuan’.”

“You clearly know the specific amount of the penalty, and you also know that you got a settlement after you made a scene, with a reduction in the amount, but you still keep emphasizing this ‘30,000 yuan’.”

Nan Zhuren showed an interested expression: "Why is that?"

(End of this chapter)