Too Bad I Take Things Seriously-Chapter 555 - 221: She’s not just my mom, why should I be the one to provide for her?_4

"But she’s your mother," his wife hesitated, unable to refrain from advising.

"She’s not just *my* mother!" Jiang Siping said coldly. "She has four sons. The other three don’t contribute a dime, so why should I be the one to pay?"

"Enough, don’t talk about it anymore. I won’t take her back. If she wants to sue, let her sue. Let the court decide!" He waved his hand, stopping his wife from continuing.

He actually felt that although his actions might seem unfilial, it was all for his own family. To live a better life in the future... now was not the time to compromise. Once he compromised, he would bear a heavy burden. Then work and life would become unbearable. He had to teach every day and didn’t want to come home to a mess. As for the so-called lawsuit, he didn’t care. Feng Cuihua didn’t only have him as a son; she had three others. Even if they went to court, the court’s decision would merely redistribute the support obligations among the four families. He would comply when the time came.

「The next day.」

In the courtyard.

Thanks to Zhang Qingyuan’s "big mouth," the whole courtyard knew about Feng Cuihua’s situation.

"HISS! To have such an ungrateful wretch, what did they even raise?"

"Sue! They must sue! It’s only right for children to show filial respect and support their elders. Why should they refuse to give money?"

"Actually, it’s not about the money, but about a show of filial piety. Cuihua has already decided to come to the nursing home, so what more could they want?"

"It’s a good thing my son doesn’t pay me much attention usually, but he still gives me some money occasionally."

The old folks gathered, sitting in the yard, continuously discussing the matter. It was happening right among them, and the issue of unfilial children had always been a troublesome topic. But Qin Mu stated that legal action could teach these four a lesson.

In such private prosecution cases, forgiveness before the verdict could absolve them from criminal punishment.

Having understood this principle, they all supported Feng Cuihua in seeking justice.

"Everyone rest assured. We already compiled the necessary evidence yesterday, and it won’t be long before we get a response from the Procuratorate," Zhang Qingyuan said confidently, sitting in the central spot among the crowd. He was very invested in the case. He had assured Feng Cuihua that with Qin Mu’s involvement, the issue would surely be resolved. Yesterday, they had been busy all day, finally getting all the evidence for the report ready. Next was the waiting period, anticipating a response from the Procuratorate.

"We’ve received a reply." Qin Mu was sitting in a corner of the courtyard, playing with his phone, when he suddenly received a reply from the Procuratorate.

Upon opening it, it was just as he had expected.

The message read, "Case not accepted for prosecution."

The reason given was that the incident was clearly minor, with negligible social harm.

Actually, in many similar cases, the Procuratorate, upon receiving the report, would decide not to accept the case or prosecute. More often than not, their judgment was based on the potential social harm. If such criminal behavior didn’t significantly harm society, they wouldn’t take the initiative to prosecute. For example, the crime of insult only offends an individual and poses no harm to society or the state. It’s usually classified as a private prosecution.

"Is it really not approved?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingyuan’s expression brightened instantly. There was no trace of disappointment or dejection; instead, he grew excited. He hurriedly asked, "Does that mean we can go directly to the court now?"

The Procuratorate is a public prosecution agency. This is a necessary step for private prosecution cases; one needs to hold a non-prosecution certificate from the public prosecution agency to file a private lawsuit with the court.

"We can go now," Qin Mu nodded and stood up. "Call Cuihua and Dachui. Let’s go to the court."

The complaint... he had asked Wang Dachui to prepare it long ago. Wang Dachui had been practicing criminal defense for a while. This private prosecution for the crime of abandonment... was just the right opportunity for him to practice and improve his criminal defense skills.