Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 7 Legal Death
However, this is not the point now.

Xia Ye saw Lilian nodded to the other party, then raised her arm and pointed at Xia Ye.

"She owes me 120 moore rent, and I suspect that she is bankrupt, so I apply for bankruptcy liquidation procedures against her if necessary."

"no problem."

The black-haired witch nodded, took out the crystal ball from one of the pockets, swiped it a few times, and said to Lilian: "I have sent you the debt collection contract, please confirm the content of the contract, if you have no comments , please click 'confirm'. Then we can enter the debt collection process."

Lilian picked up her own crystal ball, glanced at it briefly, then stretched out her finger, and tapped on it.

"I've confirmed it, let's get started."

"receive."

The black-haired witch led her two companions past Lilian and came to Xia Ye.

"Miss Xia Ye, I suggest that you immediately pay back the 120 Moore rent owed to Miss Lilian, otherwise, we will take compulsory measures against you in accordance with the "Debt Code" and the debt recovery contract signed with Miss Lilian."

Until now, Xia Ye was still at a loss, but fortunately, this so-called debt collection company didn't act immediately, at least it seemed that they could communicate.

"May I ask a few questions first? I think there is a little misunderstanding between Miss Lilian and me," Xia Ye said.

"Of course." The black-haired witch replied, "If it can be resolved through communication, no one is willing to do it."

"So... First of all, why do you know my name?" Xia Ye raised her index finger and asked the first question.

"According to the tenant information provided by Ms. Lilian, the tenant's name is Xia Ye. In addition, the full-body photo of the tenant on the rental agreement. Although you are covering your head now, compared with other body characteristics, we have every reason to believe that you are the tenant himself. .”

The black-haired witch explained in great detail. She didn't seem surprised by Xia Ye's behavior of wearing a hood. Maybe there were people who used similar methods to avoid debts in the past.

However, Xia Ye was thinking about something else at the moment:

It seems that the original host himself rented the room.

But at the same time, Xia Ye didn't think this room was the original host's daily residence.

Because whether it is the "chasing soul" contract that has been used or the "crack" contract that has not been used, they are all very valuable, which means that the original host is a rich person, and how can such a person live in one month? What about a room that only needs 40 Moore and doesn't even have windows?

So, if it wasn't for living, why did the original host rent a room here on purpose?
Xia Ye kept this question in mind, and prepared to think about it slowly when she had time.Then she asked a second question:

"Why does Miss Lillian think I'm broke?"

The black-haired witch didn't answer after hearing this, but turned her gaze to Lilian.

"You can't even transfer magic power directly, what else can you do if you're not bankrupt?" Lilian, who was petite, hid behind the three debt collectors and called out.

"I see." The black-haired witch looked at Xia Ye again, "Miss Lilian's reason is indeed very good."

"So, why can it be concluded that I am bankrupt? Also, what does 'bankruptcy' mean?" Xia Ye asked.

This time, the black-haired witch frowned: "You really don't know?"

"do not know."

"Okay..." The other party sighed helplessly: "Although I think you are deliberately delaying time, according to the company's regulations, I am indeed obliged to clearly inform you of these things, so listen carefully:

"First of all, according to the 'Third Law', we must have magic power in our body, otherwise we will die, and 'bankruptcy' means that the amount of magic power you owe to other people has exceeded all the magic power in your body, and at the same time In the foreseeable limited time, you will not have enough mana income to repay the mana debt you owe.

"So, legally speaking, you no longer have magic power, and your magic power should be 0, or a negative number, that is to say——you are already a dead person."

"..."

Xia Ye understood, and at the same time, she finally found out what the "problem" was - when she learned that the world uses magic power as currency, she had a vague intuition, but she couldn't grasp it. The specific idea, and now, she finally understood.

However, she still wanted to make sure.

"So how did you figure out I was broke?" she asked.

"According to the 'First Rule', magic power can be transferred from one body to another, you should know this, right?" the black-haired witch asked back.

Xia Ye nodded.

"That's right. According to the 'First Rule', it is impossible for you to transmit magic power to Lilian under normal circumstances. If you can't, then there is only one possibility: your magic power has been frozen."

"freeze?"

"Freezing means that the magic power in your body cannot be used for any other purpose except for the consumption needed to maintain survival, including but not limited to: sending it to others, purchasing items, signing contracts, etc."

The black-haired witch paused and continued to explain: "There may be many reasons why the magic power is frozen. For example, some contracts will continue to monitor your debt status after it takes effect. If it deteriorates to a certain extent, your magic power will be automatically frozen; Maybe you have been suspected of going bankrupt by other creditors, and applied to a debt collection company to carry out liquidation procedures against you, but you only ran away until the step of freezing your magic power... In short, if a person's magic power is frozen, there is There is a 95% chance that she is already in bankruptcy. Is this explanation clear enough?"

"It's very clear." Xia Ye replied, pretending to unconsciously reach into the hidden pocket of the skirt.

"I have one last question," she said.

"Excuse me."

"According to what you said, there is a 95% chance that I'm bankrupt. In other words, there's still a 5% chance that I'm not bankrupt. Since you can't be sure, why can you take compulsory measures against me?" Ye asked.

For this question, the black-haired witch immediately answered:

"According to the second article of Chapter 3 of the "Debt Code": [When the magic debt is overdue and the debtor is unable to repay, the creditor can use any means to recover the debt from the debtor, but it cannot deliberately endanger the life of the debtor]. That is to say, like the current situation Under the circumstances, Miss Lilian can use force directly against you, of course, she may not be able to defeat you, so spending a little magic power and seeking help from debt collection agencies is the best choice for most people."

"Then I guess, if the debtor is bankrupt, there are further steps that creditors can take?"

Xia Ye's finger has already pressed on the crystal that seals the "crack" contract. Next, as long as the overdrawn magic power of 2400 Moore is injected into it, the "crack" contract will take effect.

"That's right, according to Article 3 of Chapter [-] of the "Debt Code": [In the circumstances mentioned in Article [-], if the debtor has gone bankrupt, the creditor has the right to take any means to recover the debt from the debtor, including directly expropriating or authorizing others to expropriate The debtor’s life]—this is easy to understand, because a bankrupt person is legally dead, and a person cannot kill a dead person. Therefore, even if the creditor kills the debtor, it cannot be counted as murder.”

(End of this chapter)