Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Know the law and understand the law
I am very grateful to the author of 'Back to 2003' for the recommendation in the cold winter. I am really ashamed of his high reputation!
As soon as Feng Hongbing saw him, the woman standing at the door asked, 'Did you bring the money?'
Without waiting for Feng Hongbing to speak, Feng Yiping said with a smile, 'Let's go inside, it's not like us to stand here in the doorway.'
After saying this, he walked straight past the girl and entered the shop, sitting straightaway in the swivel chair in front of the mirror.
He seemed to regard himself as the host, and then greeted Feng Hongbing and the other, 'Come, sit.'
So the two of them came in and sat on the simple sofa in the shop, which left the two hosts with nowhere to sit.
The girl in the lead gave Feng Yiping a cold stare, let out a 'huff', and carried a chair from the back room. With a 'clang', she placed it in the middle and sat down facing Feng Yiping. As for the other one, she guessed that he was a lackey and stood behind her.
Feng Yiping completely ignored his little antics, pointed at Feng Hongbing, and still smiling, said to her, 'I'm his younger brother, I know everything. If you want to find a teacher from our school, you can go now, the school leaders and the teacher in charge are in the cinema, we'll just wait here.'
As soon as the words came out, not only did the two girls' faces change, Feng Hongbing also became anxious, and his classmate looked at Feng Yiping with a face full of anger.
The girl sitting stared at Feng Yiping viciously, as if she was about to get up, but the girl standing pressed lightly on her shoulder, and she sat back down.
For them, going to the school to find the teacher was the ultimate weapon, and not using it was actually more of a deterrent than using it.
Her face changed several times, her smile was insincere, and she lowered her voice and said to Feng Yiping, 'As long as you pay the money, we won't go to the teacher.'
Feng Yiping did not take her up, 'You can see for yourself, we came here today, led by the teacher, in a queue. If you go to them, they will not only fail to discipline my brother and the others, but will also help to keep this a secret and not let my parents know. Do you believe that?'
The several people were full of disbelief, including Feng Hongbing. The girl looked at him with disdain and said, 'What nonsense are you talking about? Do you take me for a three-year-old?'
'Haha,' Feng Yiping laughed, pointed at Feng Hongbing and said to the girl, 'Do you know why? Because my brother will not turn 16 until this winter, and he is still a minor, technically a person with restricted capacity. According to the Law on the Protection of Minors, which came into effect on 1 January last year, if something like this happens during a group activity organised by the school, the school will be held responsible for organising the activity and the people responsible will be held accountable. Do you know what our teachers will do if they find out about this? Can they not punish my brother at all? Do they have to blame you?'
Feng Hongbing and the others didn't know whether these words were true or not, but they could see that the arrogance of the two girls seemed to have been beaten down. They immediately felt, 'Oh, there's a way out!'
The two girls from the barber shop's biggest source of support was that Feng Hongbing and the others did not dare make a big deal of it, let alone let the teacher know. Of course they had considered it. Looking at Feng Hongbing and the others' clothes, two hundred yuan was a bit much, but if they were pushed, they would not be unable to pay. In fact, of course they didn't want to make a big deal of it either, and they could get a few more tens.
Now that Feng Yiping had said this, their biggest support was gone. The girl panicked a little and her face changed, but then she thought, what would this brat know? Although he spoke eloquently, he was probably just trying to fool me.
Just as she was about to speak, Feng Yiping continued, 'As for you, you can cut their hair, but providing paid massage services to minors is definitely a violation of the Law on the Protection of Minors. You are also suspected of extortion and restricting personal freedom. If this gets out, the least you'll get is detention and a fine.'
Well, now the support they thought they had has become their own noose? The girl stiffened her neck and wanted to speak, but Feng Yiping rushed in, saying, 'There may be people behind you. You want to get someone to wait around the school and get my brother and them, don't you?'
The girl didn't say anything, but she didn't disagree either, which was actually a tacit agreement. She really thought that way too, and was going to say something like that to scare them.
Feng Yiping sat up straight and stared at her, his tone getting stronger. 'The more than 300 Feng households in our village of Fengjiaban are all related within the fifth degree of kinship, and we are very united. There are only 500 strong workers, and over the years, no one has ever bullied us without paying a double price. You can ask around. If you want to find someone, we'll wait!'
After saying those harsh words, Feng Yiping still smiled and said, 'Now that we've said everything, it's up to you. You can also detain me along with the others. When our school teachers come looking for us, I'll explain to you what the outcome will be, and you can choose not to believe me. We don't care anyway, and it's just as well that the teachers are here to make decisions for us.'
After Feng Yiping finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair, propped his chin in his hands, and rocked back and forth in his chair, looking very carefree.
The girl across from him gritted her teeth as she looked at Feng Yiping. Her face was uncertain. Looking at Feng Yiping's appearance, these words didn't seem fake, so should they just let them go? The girl standing behind him leaned down at this time and whispered something in her ear.
Feng Yiping simply didn't even look at them, but looked out the window with great interest and said, 'Or, you can let us go now, and we'll pretend that nothing happened. I saw what was written on your door: 3 yuan for a haircut, so 30-odd yuan is not a small amount!'
After much hesitation, finally, the woman stood up, flung the chair hard, got up and walked towards the back room, saying as she walked, 'Get out, all of you, get the hell out, and don't let me see you again!'
Feng Yiping could understand her actions. She hadn't taken advantage of the bargain, so she had to say some harsh words to save face.
The girl who was standing up came over to drive the people away, saying, 'Go, go, count us out of luck!'
Feng Hongbing's classmates had already slipped out, and Feng Hongbing was waiting for Feng Yiping. His face was full of expressions. Feng Yiping walked over and put his hand on his shoulder and said to him, 'I advise you to know the law.'
His words were not loud, but everyone inside and outside could hear them. As soon as he finished speaking, they heard a clanking sound from inside, as if something had broken!
The girl who had told them to leave was also angry and frustrated. However, there was nothing she could do about them, so she could only urge them to 'go, go, go, go far away.'
As soon as the two of them left, the door slammed shut. The classmate waiting outside the door then came over and said to them inside, 'We'll be waiting at school!'
Feng Yiping and Feng Hongbing immediately turned to stare at him. He had just been too scared to even fart, but now he was shaking.
Stared at by the two of them, he felt embarrassed and came over to put his arm around Feng Yiping's shoulders. 'Yiping, right? If you ever need anything at school, just come to me!'
Feng Yiping simply ignored the empty promise made by such a person. He smiled at him and then said to Feng Hongbing, 'I'm going to go find my classmates. You guys should go home early too!'
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Feng Hongbing with a self-assured and cool back.
'Oh, okay,' Feng Hongbing replied woodenly, probably still unable to wrap his head around the fact that his little brother, who had always followed his every move, had actually helped him get out of such a big trouble just by talking today! And how did he know so much?