Chapter 142: One Thing at a Time, Don't Let Things Get Messy (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

If one were to ask about Zhou Xinran's current mood, it was complicated—especially complicated.

She suddenly felt like she didn't want to be a Lawyer anymore; wouldn't it be better to buy an astronomical telescope and watch the stars?

She just felt like a tool for Case Filing...

Zhou Yi, on the other hand, sensed that this Lawyer Zhou was acting a bit strange, but it wasn't easy to ask.

Making money and still not being happy—though, thinking about it, it was normal; women, after all, have those few days every month when they are in a bad mood, which is understandable.

Looking at Sun Pengxing beside him, Zhou Yi still said, "That's fine. Now that our Mediation agreement is signed, you just need to act according to the requirements of the agreement."

Hearing this, Sun Pengxing hurriedly said, "No problem, Brother Zhou. I'll go back and film the video and upload it immediately. Also... Brother Zhou, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now..."

Seeing Zhou Yi nod, Sun Pengxing turned and ran without delay, feeling as if he would be caught if he ran too late.

Being with such a ruthless person who sends people away at the drop of a hat made him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Then, Lawyer Zhou, nothing else, I'll head back now."

Zhou Yi also gave a greeting and left directly; experience told him that at times like this, one should not stay by a woman's side!

What? Where did that experience come from? Baidu...

Everyone curses Cao Cao, yet everyone is Cao Cao.

Inside the Court, the judge from the Criminal Court No. 2 responsible for the Mediation leisurely finished packing up and walked toward their office.

As a result, halfway there, they ran into Judge Li Xusheng, who had very dark circles under his eyes.

"Eh? Aren't you supposed to be responsible for Mediation today? Are you skipping work?" Judge Li expressed confusion.

"Don't talk nonsense, I've already finished!"

It was finished just like that?

Judge Li looked at the other person's dashing back and that thick hair, then thought about the biological brothers who had almost come to blows during his own mediation session just now, and inexplicably felt that the gap between judges was so large...

You say, they were biological brothers to begin with, yet because of the little bit of property left by their old father, they made a scene at the Court and even came to blows, leaving Judge Li not knowing what to say.

He could only sigh that human nature is not what it used to be, but then he thought, in ancient storybooks, there seemed to be quite a few cases of biological brothers fighting over family property...

Sigh, forget it, this is probably just human nature.

Sun Pengxing returned all the way to the hotel where he was staying.

His home wasn't exactly far from Jingzhou City; it was only a forty-minute flight away.

It was just that he had originally thought he wouldn't be able to go back today, and worried about not being able to return, so he had only booked the room for one day.

After entering the room and lying on the bed for a good while, he finally felt like he had recovered.

The previous Mediation process still felt like a dream when he thought about it now.

However, thinking about it now, that Up Master A Yi, which is Zhou Yi, didn't seem that hard to talk to.

As long as he was a bit timid and accepted everything, the other party really didn't seem like the District Bully rumored by those people.

Forget it, the Mediation agreement had already been signed; according to what that judge said, this thing had the same legal effect as a Judgment.

Taking out his phone and sighing, Sun Pengxing began to record a video facing the Camera.

This was his first time showing his face since becoming an Up Master, and it would also be his last.

"Hello everyone, I am the Bilibili Up Master Sherlock Holmes. This video is my last one."

"I previously published remarks without investigation, which caused a great negative impact on Up Master A Yi. I sincerely express my apologies here."

"In addition, I also need to say something to the fans who have always supported me. First of all, I am not some big shot in the circle, nor did I graduate from a prestigious university."

"I am twenty years old this year, and I didn't graduate from any famous university; I only have a junior high school education. Regarding the previous deception, I also want to say sorry to everyone..."

"Then I announce that starting today, I am quitting Bilibili, and I will not engage in any industry related to being an Up Master in the future..."

These words were all thought up by him according to the requirements; the words didn't matter, as long as the meaning could be made clear.

He had been doing this for over a year; as for money, he really hadn't made any big money, but it was indeed much better than when he was an Apprentice.

However, he understood now that nothing is easy these days.

Looking at the internet, all kinds of internet celebrities—this one earned so much today, that one earned so much tomorrow—it felt like becoming popular and making money was very easy.

Looking at the comments, they were always talking about luxury cars, but only when you do it yourself do you know that one knows the warmth and coldness of it for oneself.

If you don't do it, then don't do it.

He recorded a relatively short video, watched it back and forth, felt there was no problem, and then clicked upload.

Then, Sun Pengxing's comment section fell apart a bit.

"What is this situation? Deleting videos and apologizing before, and now directly apologizing and quitting the internet? Wait, twenty years old?"

"Holy crap, you're twenty? And you have a junior high school education? I'm speechless, damn it!"

"Last time, your fans and I argued for a whole night because of one sentence of yours. Now that I think about it, it's really..."

It wasn't just the fans; the onlookers from all walks of life were all collectively falling apart.

For those old fans, they had almost accepted this persona in their hearts: highly educated, wealthy, and knowledgeable.

I don't know why, but now when all kinds of Up Masters build a persona, they all have this "wealthy" persona.

It manifests externally as not caring about money.

Fans often say that the Up Master is very rich and the videos are just for fun.

Only Zhou Mouren didn't build a wealthy persona, but coincidentally, many people would say, "Up Master, you're so rich, why don't you donate to children in mountain areas..."

Anyway, it was just absurd.

As a result, now you tell them that this is a twenty-year-old young man, and he only has a junior high school education; this is really too hard for people to accept!

More importantly, these words were spoken by the person himself.

This was no longer "We were just about to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?"; this was everyone having just finished fighting with someone, only for the person they were protecting to go behind their backs and unleash a double-kill...

People subconsciously thought about whether this could be fake, but listening to that voice that was no different from usual and looking at that young face, the words they wanted to say were swallowed back.

It wasn't as if no one had said it before, saying the voice sounded a bit young.

However, they claimed that this was their natural "milk dog" voice...

You see, deceiving people isn't that hard; most of the time, they will fill in the blanks themselves.

Meanwhile, many of Zhou Yi's viewers had already discovered this video.

"Namo Gatling Bodhisattva": Is this it? I thought A Yi would have sent them inside again.

"A Yi": Is this the power of A Yi? Now he doesn't even need to say that line to make people submit.

"Feng Qingyue": He's no longer just the District Bully; he has made a Bilibili Up Master submit without a fight. Should this be called B... B-Tyrant?

"Zixing Yaoyue": Pass it on, the Up Master is now the B-Tyrant!

Anyway, for some inexplicable reason, Zhou Yi found that he had gained another nickname: B-Tyrant.

Lying on the bed playing with his phone, the incident where he simultaneously sued so many people and a bunch of accounts on major platforms apologized at the same time was still shocking many.

Many people said that overnight, several accounts they followed deleted their videos and issued public apologies simultaneously.

Then, after looking into it carefully, they realized these people had stolen videos from an Up Master named A Yi and were now being sued.

To be fair, many people actually knew these videos were stolen; after all, that thick "marketing account" style was too conspicuous.

And online, there are really too many people stealing videos; just flip through, and it's a pile of marketing accounts!

But no one had ever done something like this before: suing all the marketing accounts at once.

Not to mention anything else, just hearing about it feels satisfying!

So, under these circumstances, many people wanted to see the original video, and now, apart from Bilibili, it couldn't be found on any other platform.

These people naturally ran to Bilibili and saw the video of Zhou Yi suing a bunch of people and even getting several of them arrested.

Satisfying, so satisfying. Many people often think in their daily lives about suing all the guys who curse at them online and letting them feel the iron fist of the law.

However, they can only think about it.

Now that they see someone actually doing it—even if it's not about being cursed at, but just about stolen videos—it's still just as satisfying, right?

And after the satisfaction, everyone started thinking about wanting even more.

They began to offer suggestions, asking when the Up Master would also deal with those who just curse at people online.

Stealing videos just disgusts the original creator, but cursing at people online is something that truly disgusts everyone!

Zhou Yi certainly saw these comments, but he couldn't say much; cases involving such a large number of people must have the support of the system.

Or he could wait until he is exceptionally wealthy. As for those cursing at him, well, there are too many of them.

There is never a shortage of trolls under a video, and the higher the traffic on a video, the more trolls there are.

As a content creator, Zhou Yi has always felt that cursing at content for being trash is normal; one man's meat is another man's poison, it's perfectly normal.

But those who start by greeting him or his family members—such people are tumors wherever they are.

At the Law Firm, Fang Dazhuang had just received a call from the Court saying the Summons had been delivered, and as he hung up, he saw Zhou Xinran walk in with a vacant gaze.

"What's wrong? Lost the lawsuit? That makes no sense; how could you lose a case like this? Even if you put a dog... *cough cough*, so what actually happened?"

It must be said, Fang Dazhuang is sometimes quite sharp-tongued, and according to him, many big names in the legal industry are very sharp-tongued...

And, in fact, if you broaden the scope, you'll find that big names in every industry are quite sharp-tongued.

Qiao Laoye can berate a top draft pick until they are shredded; four people defending, and you still can't score? Go eat shit!

"No, I went to Mediation today."

"Oh, Mediation, huh? Didn't it go well? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Zhou Xinran hesitated for a moment before saying: "It's not that it didn't go well, it's that it went too well. We entered the Mediation Room, and I only said two sentences..."

Listening to Zhou Xinran describe the situation at the scene, Fang Dazhuang looked at her bulging handbag and suddenly thought of something.

Then, a burst of uncontrollable laughter followed.

"Haha, Xinran, don't misunderstand, I'm not laughing at you, I just... I just felt like laughing myself, please don't misunderstand."

Zhou Xinran turned and left, silently taking out her little notebook.

At the Four S Store, Manager Zhang had just finished a meeting with a group of After-sales Managers.

It was mainly about that mess with Manager Ren, who inexplicably swapped parts for someone and ended up getting arrested.

He had originally thought about seeing if he could get him released early; even if he were fired, it shouldn't affect the store's reputation.

As it turned out, after going there, he learned that a prison sentence was possible; the amount was indeed small, but it did constitute Theft.

After asking around, he was told it might result in Criminal Detention or public surveillance.

It made Manager Zhang really want to curse; it was just looking for trouble where there was none.

Fortunately, that person surnamed Zhou didn't seem very smart and didn't think about blowing this up; otherwise, if others found out they were swapping parts in their shop, it would be hard to handle.

By then, the Manufacturer, the Market Supervision Department, and the Consumer Association would all come looking for trouble, especially the Manufacturer...

There was another reason he felt uneasy: it had been several days, and that Zhou Yi hadn't made a move.

He hadn't contacted them, nor had he come to cause trouble; the car was still just sitting in the repair bay.

This made Manager Zhang feel a bit uncertain, and he thought about whether to proactively contact the other party.

Just then, he received a call from the Chairman's Secretary.

After answering a few times, he was stunned.

"No way, Chairman, that... that Zhou Yi filed a Lawsuit? Is he just bored?"

"Oh, I didn't mean that, Chairman, I know, I know, I will handle it as soon as possible, there definitely won't be any slip-ups, yes, okay, okay..."

Hanging up the phone, Manager Zhang breathed a sigh of relief; this was simply inexplicable, the other party had actually sued the Four S Store directly!

And it was only after the Court Summons and the Copy of the Complaint and other materials were delivered today that he found out...

The Chairman, of course, knew, and then called in a fit of rage and gave him a tongue-lashing.

Now, a demand had been made: they must go through Mediation; this Lawsuit cannot be fought!

Manager Zhang couldn't quite figure it out; clearly, that Zhou Yi had many other ways to resolve this matter, so why did he have to file a Lawsuit?

Everyone knows that a Lawsuit is the last resort, used only when other methods cannot solve the problem.

As for this person, he actually meant it when he said "see you in Court," does it really have to be like this?

Shaking his head, General Manager Zhang called over Manager Gu and told him about Zhou Yi's Lawsuit.

There was no great surprise on Manager Gu's face; he had worried about this matter before, but General Manager Zhang had felt the other party wouldn't really file a Lawsuit.

It turned out he hadn't expected a Lawsuit...

"So what do we do now, General Manager Zhang? Mediation? He definitely won't agree to what we offered before," Manager Gu thought for a moment and said.

"Then just get rid of him quickly. You go talk to him, and I'll sign!"

"Alright, General Manager Zhang, I understand."

Get rid of him quickly—that made things easy to talk about; it meant his own bottom line would be very flexible, and that made things easy to handle.

After walking out of the office, Manager Gu took out his mobile phone and immediately dialed Zhou Yi's number.

It rang twice before the call was connected.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou? Hey, it's me, Old Gu. This... do you have time now? Why don't we come and talk about the car again?"

On the other end of the line, Zhou Yi heard this and said, "Ah, I have something to do right now, a small matter."

"I can come over after I'm done, but if things on your end are still the same as before, then there's no need for me to come."

"Don't worry, don't worry, our leadership has already given instructions; for you, we will handle this as a special case."

It was that classic rhetoric again: first saying everything is according to regulations, then later saying the leadership gave instructions to handle it as a special case; either way, they are always right.

Zhou Yi hung up the phone and looked at the Case Filing Notice in his hand; this was regarding Manager Ren swapping out the parts.

He, Zhou Mouren, always distinguishes these matters very clearly.

Car repairs are car repairs, and swapping parts is swapping parts!

It's not that just because Manager Ren was caught, this matter can be put in the past; it's just that whether complaining to the Manufacturer or complaining to the Market Supervision Bureau, evidence is needed.

And now, this Case Filing Notice, added to the previous video, is the best evidence!

Making up for missed updates; currently still owe forty-nine chapters. Thanks to Jiagoudonggui, Yanyuzhuiyun, Allwayes, Hengxingwuji, Xiangbuqimingzi, Shuyou2017, Kusideyu, Yeshangxianming, R1ckyCh3ung, Posuixukong, Lumaohuiguniang, and Aiwanhuodehonghaier. Thanks to everyone for the tips, especially to Brother R1ckyCh3ung for the alliance-level tip. The owed updates are back to fifty-two chapters... the more I pay back, the more I owe.

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