I don’t know whether Mr. Li really feels guilty for not being able to pay his last respects to his old father, or whether he is taking advantage of this incident to deliberately cause trouble. But in either case, his wish will be difficult to realize.

As soon as Mr. Li finished speaking, before the presiding judge could speak, Lawyer Zhao immediately answered, "Logically speaking, this question is meaningless because the previous witnesses and physical evidence have clearly shown that you left a

The only contact method is your brother's phone number, and your brother's phone has been turned off. My client tried to contact him many times, but could not get through his phone. He also admitted in court that because of his personal relationship with the outside world,

Because of the dispute, I didn’t dare to turn on my mobile phone for a long time. Isn’t the cause and effect relationship clear enough?”

"If we can't reach you by phone, are there any other methods we can take? What did the elderly service center do?" Mr. Li still didn't give up.

"When telephone contact failed, of course my client took other measures and they tried their best!"

"Lawyer Zhao, please tell me what methods the elderly service center has adopted to contact the elderly's family members, and what efforts they have made?" the presiding judge said.

"Because the phone call never got through, the elderly service center found the house number based on the home address the contact left on the agreement, but no matter how they tried, there was no response from the house. They asked the neighbors on the same floor.

The neighbors had not seen their contact person for a long time. Despite this, my client made a last-ditch effort. They asked the old man to recall the contact information of his two sons and daughters in other places. The old man gave several numbers, but none of them could.

Get through. This is the communication record we found from the telecommunications department, please check it with the judge." After saying that, lawyer Zhao handed another piece of physical evidence to the presiding judge.

"Second brother, you really don't live at home? Why can't the people at the elderly service center find you?" Boss Li didn't seem to believe that this was true.

Lawyer Zhao added: "According to the requirements of the settlement agreement of the elderly service center, the caregiver's family members must proactively inform the service center after changing their contact information and residential address, but unfortunately, my client did not receive any information."

Faced with the eldest brother's questioning, Li Laoer was obviously a little disgusted: "Do I have to talk about some things here? There will be plenty of time to explain to you later!"

The presiding judge did not think so. He emphasized again: "As long as it is related to the case, even if it involves your privacy, you must explain it clearly in court, otherwise it will be hiding the evidence. I hope everyone respects the court and abides by the law. In addition, after

After verification, the call time shown in the physical evidence coincides with the time when the old man's condition worsened, and this evidence can be accepted."

"Second brother, don't hide anything! If you have something to say, just say it." The eldest sister of the Li family didn't want her brother to get burned.

The second eldest son of the Li family became concerned, "Hey, it's not because of the grievances with the bad friends in society. They were looking for me everywhere, and I was forced to have no choice. During that time, I had to hide here and there. I didn't dare to live at home for a long time, so the neighbors

They haven’t seen me for more than half a year.”

"No wonder! When your old father was seriously ill, my clients came to see you, but they were nowhere to be found. However, they insisted on fulfilling the agreement, performed their duties, and did not delay your old father's treatment. This is beyond reproach. As for you

The three sisters failed to fulfill their filial piety when their old father was dying, and my client

It has nothing to do with it! You can only find the reason from yourself." Lawyer Zhao intervened in time.

"The facts are very clear. It is obviously unreasonable for the Li brothers and sisters to accuse the elderly service center because they failed to pay their last respects to their old father. The court does not support this accusation." The presiding judge announced again.

There is a detail here. From the beginning of the trial to the present, the judge almost never uses the titles of plaintiff and defendant because he feels that there is no obvious difference between the plaintiff and defendant in this case.

"Mr. Judge, I don't want to accuse the elderly service center of any negligence, but I have doubts about whether the series of procedures for the old father's condition from the elderly service center's worsening condition to the stage when he was transferred to the hospital for treatment were appropriate. I don't know the agent of the elderly service center.

Can anyone give a detailed explanation of what happened?" The eldest sister of the Li family is a retired nurse. She was not able to see her old father for the last time, and she has always been worried about it.

"This issue does not fall within the jurisdiction of this court. You have to ask the agent at the service center to see if he is willing." The judge's principle is that it is better to do less than to do more.

Lawyer Zhao directly refused: "From a legal point of view, this issue is not under the jurisdiction of the court. As the agent of the elderly service center, we are not obliged to answer such a question, because medical treatment is not the service content of the elderly service center. If Li

If my brothers and sisters have questions about the medical treatment process, they can only go to the relevant medical institutions to ask. If you have evidence of improper medical treatment, you can sue the medical institutions separately. Your problem has nothing to do with the elderly service center."

At this point in the trial, none of the accusations made by the three Li brothers and sisters have been supported by the court. They are very disappointed, especially the second child of the Li family. They wanted to use this opportunity to get a sum of money from the elderly service center, but found nothing and were extremely depressed.

The presiding judge announced the end of the first phase of the trial, and after a ten-minute adjournment, the trial continued. Faced with such a scene, the Li brothers and sisters felt puzzled, hadn't the case they were prosecuting been completed? What else was being tried?

When the judge began to read out the counterclaim from the Senior Services Center, the Li siblings realized that the three of them were now the real defendants.

After the counterclaim was read out in court, Lawyer Zhao continued to state the basic facts. When it came time for the defendant to make his statement, the Li brothers lowered their heads and remained silent. The judge asked: "What's going on with you? Who speaks on behalf of the defendant?"

The eldest brother and eldest sister of the Li family looked at each other and looked at their brothers at the same time, but the second brother Li tried his best to avoid the eyes of the eldest brother and eldest sister. Unable to bear it, the eldest sister of the Li family did not make a statement in court, but questioned her brother: "Second brother, I

With your brother, our family will pay your old father's living allowance to your account on time and in full every month. Now it's great. Not only do you owe more than 30,000 yuan in medical expenses, but you also owe 30,000 yuan in living expenses to the elderly service center.

, please tell me, what is going on? Where did the money we gave you and my father’s pension go?”

At this time, except for the three brothers and sisters of the Li family, everyone else at the scene became bystanders. The solemn court was so quiet that you could even hear the sound of a piece of paper falling to the ground.

Li Lao Er lowered his head and did not answer the eldest sister's questions. The stalemate lasted for several minutes. Li Lao Er couldn't hold himself back anymore. He urged: "Second brother, you have to speak! Being silent like this won't solve any problems."

Seeing that it is really unavoidable, Li Laoer

He drooped his head and said, "I'm really sorry, brother or sister. About a year ago, before my father's illness worsened, because of the debts owed to friends on the road, I gave you my father's living allowance and his retirement."

All the money was used to pay off debts.”

"Oh my god! Second child, do you think we are rich? Our two families are also working-class families. Besides, have you discussed this with us?" The eldest sister of the Li family flushed with anger.

"My good brother, it's easy for you to pay off the debts on the road. What should we do? How will my eldest sister and I explain to my family when we go back?" Boss Li's face turned even more ugly.

How can we waste everyone's time and discuss family matters in court? The presiding judge reminded: "You three should get back to business and think about how to face the problem at hand."

It was Boss Li who woke up first. "Mr. Judge, the elderly service center counter-sued us for arrears of living expenses. Do they have conclusive evidence? In addition, the hospital should collect the arrears of medical expenses from us, and it is not their turn!"

Lawyer Zhao took over and said, "All the fees owed to the elderly service center are supported by evidence and guaranteed to be correct. If you need evidence, I can show it now. As for the various expenses incurred by your old father during his hospitalization, they are all borne by

My client paid in advance. As we all know, if the advance payment is not made, the hospital will not use the medicine at all. After your old father passed away, he did not owe the hospital a penny, because the money was advanced by the elderly service center! All the vouchers are

Here." There is a briefcase next to Lawyer Zhao.

"Words are unfounded. The court values ​​evidence. Please present the evidence from the plaintiff's attorney."

Lao Zhao took out two large envelopes from his bag and presented them to the presiding judge.

The judge took out the bills from the envelope, checked the relevant data, and found it was indeed accurate, and then asked: "Does the defendant still need to see these bills?"

The second son of the Li family sat there indifferently, because he knew that those bills were real expenses incurred by his father, and there was nothing to doubt.

On the other hand, the eldest brother and eldest sister of the Li family took several bills and checked them over and over, as if they were trying to identify the authenticity of the bills. In fact, they were overthinking it. Who would dare to falsify the bills presented by the lawyer to the presiding judge? That is not equivalent to committing perjury.

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How could Lawyer Zhao, who has been practicing for many years, not have this common sense? In addition, the trial judge has already passed the objective evidence, can it still be false?

The two people checked endlessly, making the judge a little impatient, "What are you looking at? Can you tell whether it is authentic or not? Don't worry, no one dares to fool the judge after getting the evidence in court."

The Li brothers and sisters were a little embarrassed. They returned the bill to the judge and returned to their original seats.

The judge continued to preside over the trial, "The counterclaim of the elderly service center is actually very simple. As long as the defendant has no other objections, the case can be closed immediately. What else does the defendant have to say?" Because the Li brothers and sisters serve as their own defenders, the judge must fully listen to them.

Views.

The Li brothers and sisters looked at each other. They knew very well that whether it was the various fees owed to the elderly service center or the medical fees owed by the elderly for medical treatment, these are obvious facts and there is nothing to quibble about. "Mr. Judge, the case has been settled."
Chapter completed!