"That's right."
Qin Xuan found a place to sit down and continued to interact with the bullet comments.
"You should all have checked my Apollo online. Its ex-factory price alone is over 20 million Dragon coins.
If she had managed to damage it like that, the loss would definitely not be small.
So even though she only attempted malicious destruction, she could still be sentenced according to the maximum penalty.
Do you understand?
If you understand, type 'Understood'."
After Qin Xuan's explanation, the live broadcast room was instantly flooded with "Understood."
However, besides these "Understood" comments, there were still some voices of doubt in the bullet comments.
"Your car wasn't damaged, was it? How can she still be sentenced to the maximum penalty?"
"Exactly. That's six years! Do you know how many six-year periods there are in a lifetime?
A young girl's youth is ruined in your hands like this. Doesn't your conscience bother you?"
"What significant damage could a weak woman like her cause to your car?
Even if she had actually hit it, your car would at most have a little paint chipped. But what about her? Not only did she get kicked, but she also loses six years of her youth!"
The glaring bullet comments formed a stark contrast with the surrounding "Understood" messages.
Before Qin Xuan could speak, these people became the targets of ridicule from other netizens.
"These people are really something. They're still defending Fu Mei even after all this?"
"I know, right? I suspect these people are posting these comments in some kind of mental state."
"The brother who said you can't be sentenced to the maximum penalty if the car wasn't damaged is hilarious.
If you were in this situation, you'd probably wish she were dead. Now you're acting like a good person because the car isn't yours, right?"
"Haha, the one above reminds me of a story. A reporter asked an old farmer if he was willing to donate 1 million to disaster relief for the victims.
The old farmer readily agreed.
But when the reporter asked the old farmer if he was willing to donate a cow to save the victims, the old farmer firmly refused. When asked why, he said it was because he actually had a cow! Hahahaha!"
(There's a character limit for bullet comments, so these super long ones are sent in parts.)
"And the one who said General Qin ruined Fu Mei's youth is also ridiculous.
If Fu Mei had behaved herself and spoken properly when General Qin and the others returned, it wouldn't have escalated to this point."
"Exactly. It's clearly Fu Mei's fault, so why are you blaming General Qin? Is this moral blackmail?"
"But looking at the whole incident, isn't Qin Xuan also at fault?"
"Oh yes, yes, yes. General Qin's biggest mistake was kicking Fu Mei too lightly!"
Seeing that the bullet comments were about to erupt into an argument, Qin Xuan quickly interjected.
"Everyone, please don't argue.
Since some friends still have questions about this matter, I will explain it to you in detail.
Firstly, regarding whether the penalty is too severe.
China's Criminal Law stipulates: For the crime of intentional destruction of property, if public or private property is intentionally destroyed, and the amount is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the sentence shall be imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years.
And for attempted crimes, the penalty shall be appropriately reduced or mitigated based on the penalty for completed crimes.
So, why did I determine that Fu Mei would receive a sentence of six years or more?"
Qin Xuan paused deliberately, waiting for the bullet comments to respond.
Before the live broadcast, he was actually not clear about these things.
However, after inquiring with the prosecutor about the relevant laws and sentencing basis, he immediately decided to popularize this information.
One reason is to make the public pay more attention to these easily overlooked details.
Another is to use Fu Mei's case as a reference for them.
Many things are not as obvious as they seem.
As expected, when Qin Xuan stopped speaking, various questions floated up in the bullet comments.
"Exactly, the maximum is only six years for less than seven years! That's not reduced!"
"Could it be because her attitude towards admitting guilt was poor? Or because of multiple offenses?"
"Can you guys even do this? Didn't General Qin just say it was because the amount involved was extremely huge!"
"That's right!"
"It seems that apart from a few friends, most people's 'Understood' comments earlier were wasted."
Seeing the last bullet comment, Qin Xuan immediately quipped.
"I just told you about this earlier, which is the extremely huge amount involved.
Perhaps you don't have a concept of this description, so I will explain it to you in detail.
In Article 275 of the Criminal Law of the Dragon Country, an amount of 5,000 yuan reaches the standard for legal responsibility.
As for the specific determination of the amount, there isn't a complete standard, and local courts can make judgments based on the situation.
I asked the prosecutor who filed the indictment this morning.
He told me that in Min Province, there was a relevant determination.
The standard for a large amount is over 10,000 yuan and less than 50,000 yuan.
The standard for a huge amount is over 50,000 yuan.
In other words, reaching 50,000 yuan can result in a sentence of 3 to 7 years of imprisonment.
So, returning to Fu Mei's case.
Fu Mei's attempt to smash the car should indeed be lightly punished, but what was the item she wanted to destroy?"
"Your supercar!"
"That's right, to be precise, it's the shell of my sports car.
So I need to share some knowledge with everyone.
My Apollo ie uses a high-end custom carbon fiber shell.
It is light and hard, but it has a fatal flaw, which is its poor resistance to impact!
As long as it encounters hard objects during a collision, it will shatter.
What are Fu Mei's high-heeled shoes made of?
The heel is thin and hard!
As long as she had hit it squarely, my car would definitely have been damaged.
And carbon fiber shells cannot be repaired. Once broken, the entire thing needs to be replaced.
The cost alone is at least over a million.
And this doesn't even include the other value of this car.
Do you still think Fu Mei was wrongly sentenced to six years?"
Qin Xuan's question caused the people who had asked questions earlier to fall silent, while other netizens expressed that she was not wronged.
"It seems everyone has come around.
Then I will also take this opportunity to answer the other two bullet comments from earlier.
Indeed, a person's life doesn't have many six-year periods, and a girl's twenties are also very precious.
But so what?
Isn't the current situation her own choice?
If she hadn't been unreasonable and had cursed indiscriminately, how would the subsequent events have occurred?
If she hadn't been unrepentant after being arrested and had attempted malicious retaliation, how would she have been sentenced to six years?
Moreover, even after being arrested, she colluded with her mother to spread malicious rumors about me.
This alone is enough to add another three years to her sentence!
You think it's because of my pettiness that a young girl ended up in prison.
Wrong!
It was her own various actions that led to today's tragedy!
This is also why I have a good temper and everything is handled according to judicial procedures.
What if it were someone with a worse temper?
What would they do if they saw their car about to be smashed?
Given Fu Mei's temper at that time, could their previous grievances have ended well?
This is also what I want to tell everyone today by going live.
No matter what happens, you must remain calm and composed, and do not cause irreparable losses due to temporary impulsiveness.
Especially those who have a temper similar to Fu Mei's, you must correct it as soon as possible to avoid following in her footsteps!"