Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 655 Unfilial
Upon receiving the notification, Ms. Yu, the eldest sister, quickly arrived at the police station.

This was a middle-aged woman nearing fifty, still wearing a sanitation worker's vest. As soon as she entered, she glared angrily at her father and younger brother, her face showing not a trace of guilt.

Without waiting for Jiang Yiyi to ask, she took the initiative to tell the truth of the matter.

In short, this is yet another conflict stemming from the preference for sons over daughters.

“When I got married, you didn’t give me a single penny of dowry, but you still took 50,000 yuan from Zhiguo as a bride price. Not a single penny of that bride price was left in my hands! What did 50,000 yuan mean more than 20 years ago? Ah! When Zhiguo and I were dating, I would send food and drinks to your home every few days, but you were still not satisfied. You complained that his family was poor and insisted on marrying me off to an old man from out of town! In the end, Zhiguo had to borrow from all his relatives and friends to get me out of that hellhole!”

The eldest sister of the Yu family showed no respect for her father. Standing in the lobby of the police station facing more than a dozen people, she pointed at him and shouted, "I got married, but I didn't even have a wedding! Why? Because we had no money. Because you two old hags emptied Zhiguo's pockets! To pay off the debt, Zhiguo and I worked hard for three whole years! Only after that did we have the confidence to have children and dare to hope for a better future! Haha... I didn't expect that only a few years later, you'd be targeting my second sister! If I hadn't run away with her, would you have sold her off too? Ten thousand yuan, you even dared to ask for it?"

"Why bring up the past? No matter what, you were all born from Mom's ten months of pregnancy and hardship! Now that Mom is sick, isn't it your duty to take care of her?"

The younger brother of the Yu family was so embarrassed by his sister's scolding that he quickly retorted loudly.

"you shut up!"

The eldest sister of the Yu family was merciless towards her younger brother, scolding him and continuing, "My second sister married Zhiguo's colleague at the factory. Although his family was poor, he was genuinely good to her! Back then, he couldn't come up with 100,000 yuan, so I asked Zhiguo to lend him 30,000. He even sold his house in his hometown to finally marry my second sister! Haha... A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl, so the matter was settled, right? Our two families still treat you like our own parents, and we've never missed buying you anything for holidays! But five years ago, our house was demolished, and the scattered compensation amounted to one million yuan. What did you say to us sisters back then?"

The expressions on the faces of the old man of the Yu family and the youngest brother of the Yu family immediately froze.

"Any other gossip?"

Lin Ge and Jiang Yiyi exchanged a glance, and immediately understood what was going on.

After all, the police station sees far too many disputes like this; favoritism towards sons and unfairness are often the main reasons for these conflicts and for them to end up in court.

"When the house was being requisitioned, haha... you called my second sister and me, asking us to come over and talk! Talk about what? Talk about how if our parents passed away, we wouldn't have to take care of them. You would handle all the funeral arrangements, burial, and future memorial services yourself! We wouldn't have to spend a penny, nor would we have to take care of them! What were the conditions? The conditions were that the demolition compensation, all the family property, and future inheritance would have nothing to do with us, the two older sisters! Haha... The house was demolished, and we received over a million! You were afraid we sisters would take a share of your compensation, so you directly treated us as outsiders! A million, plus the family savings, it's all yours alone!"

The eldest sister of the Yu family became angrier and angrier as she spoke, pointing at the youngest brother of the Yu family as if she wanted to poke him in the nose.

Seeing the crowd of onlookers filling the hall, and intimidated by his sister's aggressive demeanor, the youngest brother of the Yu family simply turned his back to her and remained silent. The old man of the Yu family wanted to say something, but was silenced by a glare from his eldest daughter.

"For the past twenty-odd years, my family has never given my second sister and me a single penny! Our parents have never given us a single penny to use, and when our house was demolished, we didn't even receive a single brick, a single tile, or a pack of tissues! You've been so biased, so why are you now looking for my second sister and me?"

Finally, the eldest sister of the Yu family let out a hoarse scream, her eyes also turning red.

"A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; how can she come back to claim money from her mother's house? Since she's married, she lives with her husband's family. How dare she ask us for money! You want money from both sides; you're too greedy!"

The old man of the Yu family murmured a dissatisfied tone, though he hesitated.

His words were overheard by several people nearby. Some paused for a moment, thinking it made sense, while others showed disdain.

"If that's the case, then how did you so confidently make those promises to me and my second sister back then?"

The eldest sister of the Yu family became even angrier and shouted at her father, "You said that your son would be solely responsible for your parents' retirement! He has your surname, so it's only right that he takes care of you! We're already married and will never cause us any trouble in the future! Right? You said those words yourself! Although my second sister and I don't care about windfall gains, since you yourselves are heartless, don't blame us for being unfilial!"

"Do you even know what filial piety is?!"

The youngest brother of the Yu family finally found a reason to interrupt, and immediately turned to glare at his eldest sister without hesitation, saying, "It is a matter of course for children to support their parents, and it is also a legal obligation! Do you know what an obligation is? No one has the right to refuse, this is an obligation! This has nothing to do with whether or not you have received your parents' property. Supporting your parents is the inescapable responsibility of all children! Your parents have raised you for more than ten years, and this is how you repay them?"

"roll!"

Without hesitation, the eldest sister of the Yu family gave a sharp shout.

"Heh... This guy came prepared, even bringing up his filial obligations. Most people wouldn't say things so elegantly. Did he copy it from the internet, or did someone help him come up with the idea?"

Lin Ge's lips twitched slightly, expressing his admiration for the man's shamelessness.

He looked up at Jiang Yiyi, only to see that she remained calm and composed, seemingly unaffected by the situation.

“Eldest daughter! Your mother and I raised you with great difficulty. You can’t pretend that the debt of raising you never happened! The debt of raising you is greater than the heavens. How can you disown your parents for a little money?”

The old man of the Yu family joined in the conversation with earnest words.

"Once he abandons you, my second sister and I will naturally take you in and make sure you don't starve or freeze to death outside!"

The eldest sister of the Yu family showed no respect for her father.

"Say another word to me? You delirious bastard, you dare to curse me? What are you people? Believe me, I'll beat you to death! All you've got to say is that you're jealous of your brother's money! A married daughter still wants a share of the inheritance, get out!"

The old man of the Yu family immediately revealed his true colors and began to curse furiously.

Seeing that the father and daughter were about to fight, Jiang Yiyi quickly stepped forward to stop them. Yan Ziming, who was busy at work, also stopped what he was doing and, together with Hu Zhengping, separated the two sides and invited them all to the mediation room, instead of letting them continue to be laughed at outside.

"They should have been allowed in a long time ago."

Yan Ziming winked at Jiang Yiyi.

"I want them to see what other people's attitudes are like. Even if they're shameless, they can't be completely without any scruples, right? If they had even a shred of decency, this matter would be much easier to resolve."

Jiang Yiyi smiled confidently.

"Don't be careless! This man clearly has money, yet he still wants his two older sisters to split their mother's medical expenses; this shameless scoundrel probably won't be brought back by the criticism of others."

Lin Ge, however, felt that things wouldn't be as easy as Jiang Yiyi had imagined.

Ultimately, a crucial point is that national law explicitly stipulates that children's obligation to support their parents is legal and unconditional, and cannot be waived due to whether the parents have distributed property or whether the distribution was fair. Even if the parents give all their property to their son, the daughter is still obligated to support them. Therefore, even if this eldest daughter of the Yu family harbors resentment towards her father and brother, it is highly unlikely that she will not contribute a single penny, whether through mediation or court proceedings.

From this perspective, it does seem somewhat unfair. However, money and care for the elderly should not be equated; otherwise, in extreme cases, even more tragic and unspeakable things will happen.

Therefore, if mediation fails, this dispute will most likely end up in court. Only through litigation can relative fairness be achieved; at the very least, because the younger brother of the Yu family is financially better off, he will be forced to pay the majority of the money. "I have no money!"

In the mediation room, the moment Yu's younger brother opened his mouth, Jiang Yiyi frowned.

"I lost all the compensation money from the demolition back then in my business! Not only that, I also owe hundreds of thousands of yuan in loans, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up at the police station like this today!"

In the mediation room, the youngest brother of the Yu family, with his legs crossed, adjusted his glasses and said nonchalantly, "All the houses and cars under my name have been mortgaged! If I fail to pay the loan interest in any given month, the houses and cars will be taken away. So I really can't continue to pay for Mom's medical expenses. You, as the eldest sister, can't possibly see my wife and I, along with your nephew and your parents, sleeping under a bridge, can you?"

"you……"

The eldest sister of the Yu family glared angrily, never expecting that her younger brother would become so shameless after not seeing him for twenty years.

“It’s not that I want to trouble you, but I really have no other choice! I don’t have any real money, and I don’t want Mom to die because she can’t afford medical treatment! In short, Mom is still in the intensive care unit, and you and your second sister can’t just ignore her! Back then, Mom went through so much to give birth to you and raise you with such hardship; when you were little and sick, Dad carried you to the hospital every day and borrowed money from everyone he knew to save your life! This is a debt of gratitude, and you have to repay it!”

"That's right! I went through all the trouble to save you back then, even borrowing money to take you to the doctor and get you cured. Now that your mother is sick, you won't even give me a little money?"

The old man of the Yu family also joined the siege.

"..."

The eldest sister of the Yu family was both angry and anxious, but at this moment she couldn't say anything righteous or eloquent.

"My older sister and I will take care of Mom! But don't even think about asking me for a single penny for her medical expenses! As for alimony, we'll split it equally among the three of us. Based on the average cost of living in Zhangzhou, I'll need to contribute several hundred yuan a month, and I'll pay that!"

The second sister of the Yu family rushed to the mediation room, relieving the situation where the eldest sister of the Yu family was being attacked by her younger brother and father alone.

However, the two sides still couldn't reach a suitable and mutually acceptable outcome; at least the few hundred yuan that the second sister of the Yu family claimed was not worth the attention of the old man of the Yu family and the youngest brother of the Yu family, who even mocked her in front of the police.

Fathers and daughters, siblings and cousins, argued, mocked, and even slandered each other, turning the mediation room into a chaotic mess.

Using the Civil Code as a weapon, the youngest brother of the Yu family insisted that his two older sisters fulfill their obligation to support their parents, without ever mentioning their parents' favoritism or the benefits they had gained from him.

The Yu sisters criticized their brother on moral grounds, saying that he took their parents' money but broke his promise and went back on his word; his vow to support their parents alone had become a joke.

When things got really heated, the Yu sisters turned hostile.

The second sister of the Yu family stated directly in front of the police in the mediation room that if they wanted them to provide financial support and personally take care of their mother, they would agree!

However, for them to do this, all of their parents' inheritance must be redistributed! It doesn't matter whether the younger brother actually spent the million yuan from the demolition compensation; it needs to be recalculated and he needs to write an IOU. Whether he can repay this money in the future is another matter, but at least it will appear fair on the surface. If their father and brother can do this, the two sisters are willing to take turns caring for their mother and covering some of her medical expenses, fulfilling their filial duties to the best of their ability.

Yu's younger brother naturally disagreed with this!

The Civil Code is his biggest shield; he has no money, but if you disagree, just wait for the court summons!
In such matters, it's impossible to determine the facts quickly enough. Furthermore, based solely on the accounts of both parties, the police station cannot make a binding judgment. Simple advice is certainly meaningless at this point.

Therefore, Jiang Yiyi could only announce that the mediation had failed and suggested that both parties resolve the issue through legal channels.

While a legal judgment may not always satisfy both parties, its enforceability can at least bring them to a standstill and ensure they obediently comply with the court's requirements.

"It's true what they say, when people are shameless, they're invincible!"

Yan Ziming sighed, watching the family continue arguing as they walked out. He turned to Jiang Yiyi and said, "Actually, we all know that in the end, these two sisters will definitely have to contribute money and effort to take care of that biased mother. The law won't exempt the two sisters from their obligation to care for their parents just because of the old man's favoritism and preference for sons. Human life is the most important thing. Even though the old man just insulted these two sisters, what can the children do?"

"Humph!"

Jiang Yiyi groaned, but couldn't refute Yan Ziming's words.

"Unless the man actually has more money, or even more than his two sisters, if he hasn't spent all of the million his parents gave him, then the court has the right to order the two elderly people to take back their property on the grounds that their son refused to support them. With that million, or even just a few hundred thousand, the old lady could hold on until she recovered from her illness or passed away from cancer. In that case, the two daughters wouldn't need to contribute any money; they would only need to help take care of their mother."

As Yan Ziming said this, he kept his eyes fixed on Lin Ge, his intentions perfectly clear.

Since this is a civil lawsuit, the court only needs the evidence provided by both the plaintiff and the defendant, and does not require police assistance in investigating the so-called truth. In other words, if the Yu sisters cannot find the assets their brother has hidden, they will most likely lose the case. And given the shamelessness of the younger brother, even if he does have money, he has certainly already transferred or hidden it. It's virtually impossible for non-professionals to find it.

If the Zhanghe Police Station intervenes at this point, or if the police station doesn't intervene but the famous police cat is willing to help the two unfortunate sisters, they might be able to find the property that the younger brother of the Yu family has hidden.

Even if they can't find it, as long as they can find clues or evidence that the younger brother of the Yu family has hidden assets, it will be enough to play an important role in the lawsuit.

"But... I've only been back for less than three hours! I was only in the house for a dozen minutes before I was forced to come here and listen to two hours of arguing. I haven't had a proper rest at all, and now you want me to do chores again?"

Lin Ge stared at Yan Ziming speechlessly. This bastard really didn't care about the cat at all, as long as she didn't get tired herself!
"Mimi, can you do me a favor?"

Jiang Yiyi smiled and squatted down, then picked up Lin Ge to make her eye level with him. She said pitifully, "Seeing parents like that, and a daughter like that, Yan Ziming and I feel the same way! Although our parents are both good people and don't have this kind of sexist behavior, seeing what they've been through, if the police station compromises and lets those shameless guys get away with it, wouldn't society become even worse? What if more people follow suit, using the Civil Code to bully older sisters, or if public opinion spreads this, giving people the idea that they don't need to be filial to their parents? Wouldn't that ruin social morality?"

"What does this have to do with me! Besides, I'm not a bank, how would I find out any messy things about fund transfers!"

Lin Ge reluctantly broke free from Jiang Yiyi's embrace. To put it bluntly, this woman still wanted him to do the work; and using moral issues to blackmail a cat was too despicable!

"I didn't tell you what to do!"

Jiang Yiyi smiled slyly and winked at Lin Ge, saying, "I just checked the information and found that the shop that the youngest brother of the Yu family runs in the city happens to be rented from Li Yiduo's family. Could you please go find Li Yiduo's father and ask him to help you investigate the youngest brother of the Yu family's business and financial situation? This kind of thing is hard for others to handle, but Uncle Li definitely knows everything. After all, whether someone doing business in his territory is making or losing money, he can't hide it from them."

"You should talk to Li Yiduo or Li Siyu about this!"

Lin Ge was even more speechless. Why should he ask a cat to do something he asked Li Yiduo's old man for help?

"Didn't they go on a date? Aren't they at the police station right now?"

Jiang Yiyi spread her hands, saying helplessly, "You know how difficult it is for them to get a day off! I heard they didn't get a proper rest even when they were in the Southern Province, so let them have a rare day off. As for why I asked you... well, I ran into Uncle Li a few days ago while I was on patrol, and he told me he had something he wanted you to help with. It seems to be related to Li Siyu. She's your cat owner, so how could you not help her if she really needs something?"

(End of this chapter)