Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

On Monday, Zhou Hong returned to Chiang Rai.

In just over ten days, the "Suite No. 1" at the Cinnamon Hotel has been almost completely renovated.

As Zhou Hong requested, all the decoration materials were imported products that met EU standards.

The renovation is complete and there is no pollution, so you can move in directly.

……

Inside the office, Zhou Hong typed rapidly, drafting a legal document. It was originally Wen Ren's job, but Zhou Hong volunteered to handle it.

During his free time, Zhou Hong also made up for his professional knowledge. Under the "physical enlightenment", his brain and memory seemed to have been fully developed. He read the professional books related to prosecutors, including some legal tomes, several times and he knew them by heart.

However, the people in the office are now talking about the "Songkran" holiday in two weeks.

Today is Monday, April 1st.

The Songkran Festival on April 12th is the "New Year" for the people of Elephant. It is the most important festival in Elephant, without exception. After the Songkran Festival, the new year is considered to have begun.

The civil service system has a three-day statutory holiday for the Water Splashing Festival, but this varies depending on the system and region.

For example, this prosecutor's office is actually staffed by the Chiang Rai Provincial Prosecutor's Office.

He was dispatched here by the provincial procuratorate and is considered to be on long-term official business away from home.

Therefore, during the Songkran festival holiday, the resident prosecutor's office will have a 10-day holiday, allowing these hardworking expatriates to go home, reunite with their families, and have a good rest.

Since most people save their annual leave for the Songkran Festival, the holiday in our office is basically a 15-day long holiday.

The long holiday is from April 12th to April 27th.

Listening to the others chatting idly, Zhou Hong shook his head and said that there were many cases here and how hard it was, but in reality, it was as leisurely as could be.

Of course, the main reason is that Prosecutor Solawon is in a passive position, leaving local litigation cases entirely to the police.

Prosecutor Solauon has a separate office, while his assistants work in a larger adjacent office.

Wen Ren, assistant prosecutor; Tu Han, clerk (also legal secretary); Pao Peng, bailiff; Xiao Hei Mei, clerk (also telephone operator and file manager).

Originally there were four support staff, but now with Zhou Hong, there are a total of five.

Tuhan was a very serious and unsmiling middle-aged man. He didn't participate in the small black girl and Paopeng's casual conversation.

Wen Ren was the de facto leader of the office, but he was rarely seen. Only after Zhou Hong arrived did Wen Ren begin to appear in the office more frequently.

Pao Peng was a burly man, said to be very good at Muay Thai, and about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

In Elephant Country, bailiffs are not part of the military or police system; they are essentially security personnel.

As her name suggests, Xiao Hei Mei is a short, thin, dark-skinned woman with an odd pronunciation. Zhou Hong simply calls her "Xiao Hei Mei".

The system is very intelligent. When Zhou Hong called out "Little Black Girl," it naturally and divinely translated it into the pronunciation of Little Black Girl's name.

There are 5 people in the office, only Xiao Hei Mei was recruited locally by the provincial procuratorate. She often brings a big bag of snacks like dried durian from home to share with everyone.

After chatting with Paopeng for a while, Xiao Hei Mei moved closer to Zhou Hong, pulled up a chair and sat down next to him, watching Zhou Hong type away on the keyboard.

"Prosecutor Hong, are you flying back to Hekou this afternoon?" the little black girl asked curiously.

Nothing new happened in the office, but everyone knew about Zhou Hong's "flying" trip in a short time.

Zhou Hong smiled and said, "Yes!"

"Oh..." The little black girl blinked. "Then, Prosecutor Hong, when you have a dorm here, I'll take you out to play, okay?"

At this moment, Wen Ren came in from outside carrying several case files and placed them directly on Zhou Hong's desk. "These are a few new cases. Prosecutor Hong, you can take a look."

It's really just about giving interns "learning experience," or so-called "references." Wen Ren is just good at choosing words.

The files, signed by Prosecutor Solawon, contained the results of her handling of minor criminal cases such as petty theft, small-scale fraud, and drug use.

Zhou Hong carefully flipped through each document.

The young woman with dark skin pouted and said, "It seems like you're the only one in our office who's working diligently, always so busy!"

Wen Ren frowned: "Don't talk nonsense! Prosecutor Hong is not like us! Do you really think he's your office colleague?!"

The little black girl stuck out her tongue, got up and went back to her table, applied rouge and powder, and waited for lunch.

Huh? Zhou Hong was suddenly taken aback. In today's case file, there was a robbery and assault case that was not a minor crime, but a general criminal case.

The northern part of Chiang Luang District is part of the old Golden Triangle, and the Mekong River next to it is a trade route and an important passage for drug trafficking and smuggling groups.

The area is plagued by crime and crime, so, as is customary, a prosecutor's office is stationed there.

The provincial court also has offices in the county government, holding hearings every Tuesday and Wednesday, with judges from the provincial court on duty to hear the cases.

Of course, the prosecution is initiated by the provincial procuratorate, and the judgment is rendered by the provincial court. At the county level, there are no procuratorial or court institutions.

Ordinary public security cases and non-major criminal cases are handled locally.

The case file that Zhou Hong has in his hands now is a robbery and assault case.

It was a case that the resident prosecutor's office could handle entirely, but it wasn't the petty theft kind. Zhou Hong carefully looked through it, then frowned.

……

When Zhou Hong arrived at the small restaurant on the first floor of the Cinnamon Hotel, he was taken aback. Inside the glass window, the restaurant was completely empty, and the glass doors were sealed off by the police.

He took out his phone and called Boss Zhao.

"Ah, ah, Hiro, come through the back door!"

Zhou Hong walked around the two-story building and came to the back gate of the courtyard through a small alley. Old Zhao opened the door with a bitter smile on his face.

"What happened? Why is the shop sealed off?" Zhou Hong asked.

"Don't worry, I'm handling it right away. Besides, it won't affect your renovation or your move-in." Old Zhao hurriedly explained, seemingly very afraid that something unexpected might happen and cause his major client to cancel the lease. Moreover, he could easily claim that it was due to his own fault, and if he had to refund the money the client had paid for materials, he would lose all his life savings.

He even suspected that this young man named Hong might be someone trying to frame him, a trap deliberately set up by someone.

Following Lao Zhao's advice, Zhou Hong went to check on "Suite No. 1" and found that the workers were still busy. They were currently applying the second coat of paint to the walls and preparing the carpet base layer on the floor (laying a moisture-proof mat).

Several teams of workers were hired for an emergency 24-hour renovation and reconstruction. Following the process given by Lao Zhao, the renovation was nearing completion.

Tonight's furniture installation (bed frame, bedside table, wardrobe) and curtain installation, etc.

Tomorrow during the day, the installation of switch and socket panels, hardware (towel racks, shelves), and replacement of light fixtures will take place.

Tomorrow night, the installation of various household appliances, including air conditioners, will take place.

The day after tomorrow, carpets will be laid throughout the house; starting the night after tomorrow, the final stage of deep cleaning will begin.

If the windows are opened for another two or three days, Zhou Hong can move in this weekend.

Down one floor to the empty restaurant, Zhou Hong casually found a seat and asked, "Why was the restaurant sealed off?"

Speaking of this, Old Zhao sighed deeply, "My son got into a fight with someone at the market and punched him twice. I never expected that the other person was a detective's brother-in-law, and now he wants to sue my son."

Zhou Hong was speechless. He had recently been studying a large book on the laws of the Elephant Kingdom and discovered that the laws of the Elephant Kingdom were actually very strict and had too many gray areas. If the law was strictly followed, even the smallest thing could be illegal.

Take Old Zhao's son, for example. He'd never even throw a punch or slap someone.

Legally speaking, even if you throw a bucket of water at someone and cause them discomfort, you are suspected of committing the crime of "physical assault".

Is everyone breaking the law during the Water Splashing Festival?

It can be said that it has given public authorities the greatest convenience. Many things can be left unchecked, but if you are checked, you will be committing a crime.

From a legal perspective, if you take action and the other party doesn't, then the one who takes action will inevitably suffer a greater loss.

If Old Zhao's son slaps someone twice, the legal outcome would be a maximum of one month in prison, or a fine of no more than 1 baht, or both.

During the police investigation, if the other party is willing to pay the fine, the case will be closed without going through a prosecutor.

This is a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine, so the police can proceed with a simplified procedure. However, if the police want to impose a one-month jail sentence, they must go through the prosecutor and the court.

If we take it seriously and find out there are abrasions or other injuries on the face, going through the prosecutor's process could indeed lead to "bodily assault," which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison.

If the degree of injury reaches the level of "moderate injury" or even "severe injury" in the legal sense of Xiangguo, the maximum sentence becomes 10 years.

If the injury is caused by a weapon, the sentence will be increased.

Old Zhao sighed, "The other party offered a settlement amount, saying that if I don't agree, my son will have to go to court."

"I'm asking someone to talk to them, hoping the numbers can come down!" Old Zhao shook his head helplessly, a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Then why are you closing your shop?" Zhou Hong asked.

"What reason could there be? My son was just buying groceries for the restaurant, so they shut down the shop, saying they'd unblock it once they had a result on my son's end." Old Zhao seemed to have no objection to this, considering it normal.

Zhou Hong thought that the National Police's power to act expediently was useless to dwell on this point.

Suddenly, Zhou Hong remembered something, "Old Zhao, is your son's Thai name Panong?"

Old Zhao nodded. "Yes, Haoming was very naughty when he was a child, like a monkey. We gave him the nickname 'Monkey,' and later, the local name also used his nickname."

"The vegetable market where the dispute occurred, is it in the port area?" Zhou Hong asked again.

Old Zhao then noticed something was amiss and looked up, asking, "How did you know?"

Zhou Hong nodded. That's it. Among the case files he looked at today was the case of Lao Zhao's son. The police's opinion was to wait for a settlement agreement between the two parties, fine the perpetrator 1 baht, and if the two parties could not reach a settlement, it would be transferred to the litigation process. "Mentor" Prosecutor Solawong signed his agreement.

Zhou Hong pondered for a moment, "I'll go back and study this case. Wait for my news."

"Ah, the case has really been sent to the prosecutor's office?!" Old Zhao's face immediately showed even more panic, but then his eyes lit up: "Hong, you, you have a way?"

Zhou Hong asked, "Is the uniformed police officer who almost got into a fight with me last time related to your son's matter?"

Old Zhao sighed deeply: "Yes, the person my son hit was his detective brother-in-law, who was also the team leader of those two uniformed police officers, and they were the first ones to arrive at the scene."

Zhou Hong nodded. This shouldn't be a setup deliberately set up by the other side, but the two uniformed police officers must have been quite upset that day and took their anger out on Lao Zhao. This incident just happened, which is why they wanted to make Lao Zhao suffer.

I bear some responsibility, but my responsibility is that I shouldn't have looked up at those two uniformed police officers; I should have kept my head down.

Thinking about it, Zhou Hong shook his head.

"Anyway, just wait for my news!" Zhou Hong stood up.