Chapter 107: You

Lao Xu has worked at the grassroots level for how many years now? Twenty years, he reckons, should be about right.

But in all fairness, he has never encountered a situation quite like this.

Although there is an effort from top to bottom to build a country ruled by law, isn't this a bit too "involutional" of you...

Carrying an invoice when going out is one thing, but you actually carry a Lawyer with you?

Zhou Yi here saw the expression on Lao Xu's face and knew he had misunderstood, and as it happened, Fang Dazhuang stepped forward two paces just then and smiled: "Hello, Officer, this is my identification."

Huh? It's actually a real Lawyer!

It's not that Lawyers are rare or anything, it's just that this whole thing feels a bit surreal.

The onlookers in the lobby had already started whispering; it wasn't just because of the shamelessness of that family, but mainly because Zhou Yi's maneuver was truly something else...

Fang Dazhuang regretted it the moment he pulled out his ID. What has gotten into me? Was I triggered by that line of Zhou Yi's, "I have a license"?

Lao Xu nodded hurriedly and said: "Lawyer Fang, is it? Hello, hello."

Zhou Yi, standing to the side, was already helpless and spoke up: "I just happened to be eating here with Lawyer Fang tonight, and then we ran into this. Oh, by the way, Officer, this is Lawyer Zhou."

Great, another one. Lao Xu felt a bit numb, but still nodded in greeting.

Zhou Xinran looked left and right. Weren't they out for dinner tonight? Who brings their credentials when going out to eat...

"Since you happen to be here, I'll secure the evidence!" Fang Dazhuang put away his ID and had already begun to attend to official business.

As long as it involves a Lawsuit, securing evidence is the most important thing!

And in this Lawsuit, the most important thing is naturally the Monitoring video; this stuff is simply ironclad evidence, the kind of evidence that you can't even deny if you try.

Besides that, there are naturally the names of Qiu Xiaoshuai's family and the like; this actually counts as evidence too.

If he doesn't get it sorted now, Fang Dazhuang would have to collect all of this anyway when the Case Filing happens.

Lao Xu naturally agreed and had the Hall Manager copy the Monitoring for Fang Dazhuang.

He could naturally tell that this person named Zhou Yi had already made up his mind to sue the other party.

That's fine too; going through legal channels to solve problems is best, it saves trouble.

Once all the evidence was secured, Lao Xu said his goodbyes and left. However, when settling the bill, the restaurant owner came out and said he could offer a discount, which made Zhou Yi a little happy.

Before leaving, Fang Dazhuang suddenly said: "By the way, Zhou Yi, that Manager Xue you mentioned before, he should actually have some issues."

"Huh? What kind of issues? Even if there is Tax Evasion, the one who gets caught and can't pay the money would be Manager Xue, right? He is the legal representative of the Company."

Zhou Yi understands these things a little bit now.

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about the Tax Evasion. Didn't you tell me last time that your friend... what was her name again, anyway, that little rich girl, she transferred the money to the other party's WeChat, right?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Is there a problem with that?"

"That's not a very big problem, after all, that parking space was meant to be sold. But for those unsold parking spaces being rented out, where is that money transferred to? Is it a public account, or Manager Xue's personal WeChat account?"

Zhou Yi was completely confused. Fang Dazhuang waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about it for now, I'll go ask and see. I just feel like there's something wrong there."

Since he was told not to worry about it, then he wouldn't worry about it.

It was just that on the way back to the Company after parting with Fang Dazhuang, Zhou Yi suddenly thought of one thing: wasn't tonight's dinner supposed to be hosted by Fang Dazhuang?

He hosts the dinner, and I pay the bill?

And I'm also preparing to file a Lawsuit, and I still have to pay him a Lawyer Fee...

No wonder it felt wrong no matter how I thought about it...

Forget it, Zhou Yi decided not to think about these things. He returned to the Company and opened Bilibili; he wanted to see how the audience responded to this episode.

The first top comment in the comment section was, unsurprisingly, from Pusa Xiong, who lives on Bilibili.

"Holy crap, I have to say, the Up Master can really make these kinds of animations in the future, it's just too brilliant. By the way, are there any other Fang Dazhuangs out there? I'm in desperate need, where can I claim one..."

"To the person above, if you find a wild Fang Dazhuang, remember to tag me, I want one too."

"+1!"

I have to say, in the past, Fang Dazhuang's legal education was also very brilliant, always in some unexpected form, like Zhou Yi's phone being smashed and the noise disturbance.

Or like "Teaching you step-by-step how to file for Defamation," or "Legal ways to cause trouble for Property Management," and so on.

In short, Fang Dazhuang is the type who provides legal education from places you would never think of, making you feel like, "Holy crap, so that's how you do it, that's just too criminal!"

As for the recordings and such from the Mediation in the past, it was because the person on the other side, Zhou Xinran, was not only incompetent herself but also brought along a "pig teammate."

It's like playing a game; not only is the enemy mid and jungle in sync, but the jungler is the "daddy of all daddies," while our two noobs are not only bad, but they started flaming each other before the fight even began...

You tell me, who could win in a situation like that!

So that was almost a crushing performance, and it didn't really reflect Fang Dazhuang's true strength.

But this time it was different. In that little animation, Zhou Yi perfectly captured Fang Dazhuang's aggressive tone and his layer-upon-layer logical questioning, making people watch and think, Fang Dazhuang is awesome...

And this form of expression through little animations feels better than in reality; the pacing is concise and quick, and it's not awkward.

Everyone expressed that they wanted to know when the Up Master would release a little animation about the court trial.

Yuan Jie even declared that from now on, Fang Dazhuang is her idol!

"So now that the Property Management Mediation failed, what will they do? Up Master, update quickly! What happens next? Did you run out of content?"

"Hurry up, I just want to see the downfall of this Property Management!"

After that was a bunch of people urging for updates... Zhou Yi was so scared he immediately threw his phone aside; the audience is always insatiable.

Meanwhile, at Fuli Residential Quarter in Guangming District, things were a bit lively at this very moment.

"Do you think that person tonight will really sue us? After all, the price written on that invoice was indeed a bit expensive..." Li Zhitao hesitated before saying.

Although she has a fiery personality, as a woman, she is still quite meticulous and thinks a lot.

Qiu Xiaoshuai lay on the sofa playing a mobile game and said indifferently: "Sue for what? I already said I'd give him money and he didn't want it. Besides, he doesn't even know who we are; knowing a name is useless."

Seeing that Li Zhitao was still a bit worried, Qiu Xiaoshuai added: "Last time at that place, didn't Tongtong smash that person's phone? That person also said they would sue us, and look, there was no movement afterwards."

"You're just too timid, worrying about this and that. Don't worry, nowadays, who would easily file a Lawsuit!"

"Even if something really happens, don't I have my brother? When we ate together last time, he told us that the Lawsuits he's handling now are all top-tier stuff. When the time comes, we'll just go find him."

Li Zhitao nodded; it was true, anyway, no matter how you looked at it, they shouldn't have to pay that much.

They were just children; who hasn't been a child before? A bit mischievous, broke something by accident, not on purpose, yet they were forced to pay the original price.

If there is a book, it is long; if there is no book, it is short.

Practice has shown that the large bed in the Company bedroom is very big, just enough for him to sleep alone.

It was just that while getting up to wash and then preparing to take a walk in the Company courtyard, he encountered a familiar person.

"Sister Ma Yao? Why are you here? Didn't you just submit your resignation letter to the Company a few days ago? It shouldn't have been thirty days yet, right?" Zhou Yi asked with great curiosity.

This was precisely his former colleague, and also the tool person who helped him film videos.

Ma Yao, who had just finished clocking in, smiled upon hearing this: "The Company is impossible to stay in now, it's meaningless. It just so happens I still have a few clients, so I simply finished the resignation procedures early and came straight over."

"Oh, by the way, Zhou Yi, why are you here too? Do you work here as well?"

"Oh, more or less..." Zhou Yi changed the subject: "What's going on? What is the situation with that Company now?"

"The situation with the Company? A lot has happened in these past few days!"

Speaking of the former Company, Ma Yao's eyes clearly lit up: "You don't know, Zhou Yi, after Director Wang went back that day, the Chairman's scolding in the office could be heard three floors away!"

"He said he couldn't get a single thing done and only knew how to cause trouble, and told him to resolve this matter immediately, otherwise he should just get out!"

"You didn't see what Director Wang looked like when he came out; his face was dark as if everyone had borrowed money from him and hadn't paid it back, and he was bursting with anger he wanted to vent!"

"But think about it, what is the situation with the people in our department now? Everyone had submitted their resignation letters, and he still wanted to continue venting his temper on everyone. I wasn't having that!"

It's like, you scolded me before I submitted my resignation letter, and you still scold me after I submitted it; then didn't I submit my resignation letter for nothing!

Ma Yao spoke with such refreshing clarity that Zhou Yi finally understood.

Director Wang must have been lectured by that Chairman Zhao Youde of the Company, telling him to resolve the collective resignation of the Company as soon as possible.

As it turned out, because Director Wang had been lectured, he was full of rage after leaving the door, and it just so happened that Ma Yao had gone to the restroom for some personal matters, and before she had even sat down upon returning, she was scolded by Director Wang.

He said things like "lazy people have too much shit and piss."

Actually, Zhou Yi was also very annoyed by these leaders scolding people; I came to the Company to work, not to take your abuse.

Because if I did something wrong at work, money should be deducted or a Warning given, as there are the Company's rules and regulations, but what right do you have to scold me?

Who do you think you are!

In the past, because everyone was being managed, no one dared to say anything, but now that he still dared to scold people, it exploded on the spot.

In Ma Yao's words, she retorted directly.

She asked the other party if the Company now even had to manage going to the bathroom, if they had to set a time for going to the bathroom, and whether this was a Company or a prison?

And besides Ma Yao, other people were also there speaking sarcastically; it was obvious that Director Wang blew up.

He directly said that classic line: "You don't need to come to work tomorrow!"

"I said fine, I don't want this month's salary, hurry up and process my resignation, you make it sound like I want to come to work; this is what you said!"

"There were many people with me, and everyone processed their resignation together. As a result, that skinflint Wang got anxious and came to beg us, saying he only said it in a fit of anger because he was anxious, and asked us to stay..."

"After all that, who would still stay."

Zhou Yi was also speechless listening to this; if Director Wang's cultivation really matched his position, it would have been impossible to reach the situation today.

"What happened later? How is that old man Wang?"

"He got kicked out, of course. Even if his brother-in-law is the Chairman, he couldn't keep letting it go. I heard people say he was called in directly and told not to come to work tomorrow..."

And the Company, having experienced this incident, even if it can still be maintained in the future, it will be in bad shape.

Just at this moment, Zhou Yi subconsciously opened the System Panel; the progress of the event, which had been quiet for the past two days after the video was released, had reached one hundred percent at some unknown time.

Bidding farewell to Ma Yao, Zhou Yi hurried back to the office; this was a Promotion Event!

I don't know what kind of reward it will give, what it will be—Tomson Riviera or a Lamborghini? These are all rewards that have already been written to death in other god-tier rich novels.

Rubbing his hands together, Zhou Yi then looked at the reward column.

"Ten percent of Tengda Company Chairman's earnings!"

Huh? Not a Lamborghini again?

But Zhou Yi soon understood the meaning of this reward.

Previously, although he was the Chairman of the Company, he couldn't take a single cent of Tengda Company's operating profits.

The system was still the same as usual, only stipulating that he could not take it, and telling him that if he did, unpredictable consequences would occur, so Zhou Yi didn't plan to take it.

Anyway, he could just reinvest his own earnings into the Company.

As it turned out, he didn't expect this task reward to actually be this!

It feels like it's indeed stronger than the previous rewards.

Because he didn't take sponsorships, the money earned from making videos was actually less than he imagined; if it weren't for those two emergency rescues from the System Task, he might really not have been able to afford gas.

Now, no matter what, at least there is a fixed income every month.

Although Mother Zhou's attitude changed quickly last time, that was because she saw he had a house; truly speaking, she still wanted him to have a job.

Well, now it's great, I really have a job!

"Claim reward!"

The reward was issued, and there were no special effects; it just meant that Zhou Yi could take ten percent from the Chairman's salary and dividends in the future.

And the remaining ninety percent, naturally, still had to be invested in the Company.

Then his strategy would have to change; before, he only thought of treating the Company as an accessory, but now he had to manage it with heart. It's a pity that losing money is easy, but making money is hard...

Don't think about these things for now; anyway, the Company is operating normally, and Zhou Yi couldn't wait to check his status after the promotion.

However, the system interface was still extremely simple, as if nothing had changed.

Oh no, that 5/5 is gone, now it has become 0/15, and the evaluation behind it has also become "Serious Person".

It feels like he has leveled up, but it also feels like he hasn't...

And while Zhou Mouren was sighing, at the Guangming District Court, still the familiar Case Filing Hall, Fang Dazhuang carried his bag and pushed the door to enter.

Then Fang Dazhuang sat down, and the staff member at the Case Filing window smiled and said, "Lawyer Fang, you've come again. This case shouldn't be strange, right?"

Fang Dazhuang also smiled and said, "No, no, this case is very simple; it's a case of someone breaking something and being asked to pay compensation."

The staff member looked a bit suspicious, but still took the Indictment and checked it carefully. Oh, that's good, this case is not like the last one.

I heard that case is about to go to trial, and the higher-ups are preparing to promote it as a classic case.

The situation of this case is truly very simple, especially simple.

Something was broken by the other party's child, but they refused to pay, so there was no choice but to file a Lawsuit.

Soon the evidence review was completed, and the staff member gave the Case Filing receipt to Fang Dazhuang.

Done!

Fang Dazhuang is now full of fighting spirit; he is very curious about how that great Lawyer friend of the other party intends to turn the tables in a situation where the evidence is so conclusive!

In court, one cannot just make empty claims; one must speak with evidence.

The next chapter will be a little late. It wasn't written well and needs to be revised. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)