Chapter 182: I Have a Friend, He's a Professional! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"What? You're saying one of our Company's Employees is being subjected to Cyber Violence?"

"Yuan Jie, slow down. Oh, okay, let me take a look first."

Yuan Jie had already sent him the relevant news link; just as he was about to look at it, General Manager Quan called.

"Hello, General Manager Quan. Oh, yes, I know. One of our Employees is being subjected to Cyber Violence. Yes. Oh, a new hire? Still in the probationary period."

"No, don't worry about the public opinion or anything for now. Just because they tell us to fire someone, we fire them? We have to investigate this clearly; it won't be too late to talk about other things then."

"So, I don't know the actual situation yet. Forget it, I'll go take a look myself. Hmm, I'll be at the Company today!"

After hanging up, Zhou Yi rubbed his eyes and sat up; the successive messages had caused his brain, not yet fully awake, to lag a bit.

Fortunately, he soon sobered up and began to look at the link Yuan Jie had sent.

Hmm, this girl named Liu Fangfang should be an Employee of my Company, a new hire, and then because she was pregnant, she had a conflict with the man's side over the Bride Price, and now she has gone to have an abortion.

Now everyone is saying that this Liu Fangfang used to be an escort or something, and they are demanding that the Company fire her, preferably to the point of Social Death.

Liu Fangfang... this name sounds so familiar. Zhou Yi casually clicked on the Photo; hmm, the Photo also looks familiar.

Holy crap! Isn't this the girlfriend of that kid who splashed water all over him while driving a few days ago? What's going on?

Because Zhou Yi had seen this girl at the Traffic Police Team, she was reticent and didn't talk much.

He didn't expect her to actually be a newly hired Employee of his own Company.

So this girl was actually pregnant before, and then in the span of these few days, she had an abortion and broke up?

Zhou Yi suddenly spotted the issue within it.

That day, when he was chatting with Xiao Xu, he had even said that the way Zhao Wenjing was arguing with that other middle-aged woman, she didn't seem worried at all that her son's girlfriend might be scared.

Thinking about it now, she really wasn't worried; after all, she was thinking that since you were already pregnant with someone else's child, there was no way you could leave.

As it turned out, they actually had an abortion and broke up!

To outsiders, it seems very confusing, but Zhou Yi felt he probably understood a bit; at the very least, the breakup itself shouldn't be just because of the Bride Price as stated in the video.

As for those other comments, honestly, it's really hard to say whether they are true or false, but this matter is relatively easy to investigate.

Zhou Yi got up to tidy up and finished washing; Mother Zhou had already prepared breakfast: yellow millet porridge, two steamed buns, a small dish of pickles, and an egg. After eating, he felt like he could kill a tiger.

He went downstairs to drive, and soon, Zhou Yi arrived at the Company.

General Manager Quan and the several vice managers in charge of various aspects of the Company had all arrived.

After all, this matter could be considered a relatively major public opinion issue for the Company.

If not handled well, it might trigger even more serious public opinion.

"Meeting!"

Zhou Yi said, and you have to admit, having spent this time in the Chairman's seat at the Company, he was becoming more and more like a boss.

Or as a certain famous performing artist once said, the difference between a lead and a supporting actor is just the clothes.

Although that person's face is one that only appears once every few thousand years...

Inside the conference room, He Ling, who is in charge of human resources, was the first to speak about the information regarding Liu Fangfang.

"General Manager Zhou, we can be absolutely certain that what is being said online about her previously being an escort in Modu is definitely not true."

"Before she was hired, we vetted her background. She graduated from Jingzhou University with a degree in Advertising. She graduated last year and didn't sign with a company; she originally planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam, but didn't pass, and only started looking for work this year."

Jingzhou University is also a very famous university in Handong Province, and since it's all in Jingzhou, it's very easy to investigate clearly.

There was simply no time to go to Modu to do those things.

"Then she joined our Company. She has only been in the probationary period for a month, but, but we didn't know about her specific pregnancy situation before."

She has been in the probationary period for a month, but according to rumors online, she has been pregnant for over a month, approaching two months.

Concealing a pregnancy to sign with the Company is a major taboo for any company, so He Ling was also a bit uneasy.

After all, she is the Director in charge of human resources, and now someone has intentionally concealed the fact of their pregnancy; this matter could be big or small.

Modern workplaces having discrimination against unmarried and childless women is no longer a secret.

Many companies even state when recruiting that they don't want women, or that you must already be married and have children.

And that you don't plan on having another one for the time being...

Zhou Yi waved his hand and said: "That's not important. So, what we can determine now is that apart from the pregnancy, the abortion, and the Bride Price issues, everything else is just hearsay, right?"

The others nodded one after another. The people involved are often confused, but those like them who are not in the situation, yet are very close to it, can easily see clearly.

"Three people make a tiger..." General Manager Quan also sighed and said.

Things online are truly too complex; even before the United States released the list of payments, you wouldn't know which people online were "walking 500,000s" or which were sent by the "frog faction."

The classic "Netizen from Northern Mainland" has already become a meme, but everyone knows that if someone really wanted to stir up trouble, how could they possibly use such low-level tactics.

"By the way, where is she? Did she come to work?" Zhou Yi asked again.

He Ling said: "She asked for leave the past two days. Logically, she should come to work today. She should be here by now. I'll call and ask."

This is really uncertain. If she just had an abortion surgery yesterday, coming to work today is a bit too intense...

Meanwhile, inside the Company, by her desk, Liu Fangfang sat there with a pale face, her mind a complete blank.

Originally, her parents told her to just quit, but now everyone in Jingzhou says that Tengda Company's benefits are super good, and if you miss this village, you won't find this shop.

So Liu Fangfang forced herself to come to work, preparing to ask for leave again, if possible.

As a result, she saw her own information online.

They had even dug up the Company she works at...

And now, her account was flooded with countless insults, and she had even blocked many people on her phone.

Cyber Violence has never been easy to withstand. Zhou Yi was able to withstand it back then because he wasn't afraid, and he had a cheat.

But for an ordinary person to encounter Cyber Violence, it is too terrifying!

It is a situation that can truly and genuinely make your life restless.

With the pain from the abortion added to the Cyber Violence, Liu Fangfang felt she couldn't even sit still.

Most importantly, how did the chat logs between herself and Lv Xuewen end up on the internet!

She definitely didn't post them, so there is only one possibility.

Just then, someone saw her and immediately smiled: "Fangfang, you're here. Didn't you see the message I sent you? General Manager Zhou wants to see you!"

General Manager Zhou wants to see me?

Liu Fangfang suddenly felt her heart turn ice-cold and could only struggle to stand up.

A colleague saw this and hurried over to support her, asking: "What's wrong, Fangfang? Are you feeling unwell? If you're not feeling well, don't force yourself!"

As a result, someone nearby said: "Fangfang, it's that thing on the internet..."

Everyone uses the internet, so naturally they could see this information, and suddenly, the gazes of some people changed.

"Alright, everyone get back to your own work. You, yes, you, take Fangfang to the conference room. The one nearby, don't let her run too far," He Ling said.

Her feelings toward Liu Fangfang were actually quite complex; on one hand, she sympathized with her, because Zhou Yi had just explained what happened earlier.

So, she actually already knew the general situation.

At the very least, no one would want such a mother-in-law, let alone the fact that their family had used the pregnancy as leverage to renege on the agreed-upon Bride Price.

However, the fact that Liu Fangfang had concealed her pregnancy when joining the Company made He Ling feel very uncomfortable...

But, perhaps she didn't know she was pregnant when she joined?

Soon, Liu Fangfang arrived at the conference room, and at a glance, she saw the Company's General Manager Zhou sitting at the head of the table.

Wait, he looks a bit familiar; it feels like she has seen him somewhere before.

Just then, that General Manager Zhou spoke: "You are Liu Fangfang, right? If I remember correctly, we should have met a few days ago."

"That ex-boyfriend of yours, his name is Lv Xuewen, right?"

Liu Fangfang froze instantly; it really was that person, the one who stood up and argued with Lv Xuewen's mother at that time.

Come to think of it, the root of the matter was actually that morning.

But she never expected that he would be the boss of the Company where she worked!

He Ling, who was nearby, didn't speak; when she learned the specific situation earlier, she had subconsciously let her imagination run wild.

If this story were in a romance novel for women, wouldn't it be a hundred or eighty thousand words about a domineering CEO falling in love with me...

Of course, this is reality, not a novel...

"General Manager Zhou, this... I really didn't know it was you that day. After joining the Company, I only saw your Photo, and it wasn't very clear..."

It was the truth; Zhou Mouren basically never stayed at the Company, and even the Photo wasn't very clear, just a blurry sense that the two looked quite alike.

Through a stroke of luck, she hadn't recognized him at the time...

Actually, it was mainly because she didn't think it would be such a coincidence.

"These things aren't important. Right now, the rhythm regarding you on the internet is very intense. Many people have already found the Company, saying they want the Company to fire you."

Hearing this, Liu Fangfang's face turned even paler: "General Manager Zhou, those words, I really didn't..."

"It's fine, we all know the situation. After all, you joined the Company, we have all vetted you, and not many people believe those outrageous rumors on the internet."

"However, how do you intend to handle this matter?"

Liu Fangfang shook her head; she didn't know how to handle it, just as some people might commit suicide when suddenly faced with Cyber Violence.

Faced with this kind of sudden malice, faced with malice moving from the internet into reality, many people would be at a loss.

"How about, I issue an explanation?" This was the only method Liu Fangfang could think of.

A response, that is, responding to a certain matter, Self-Proving Innocence.

Zhou Yi shook his head upon hearing this and said: "A response is necessary, but what you need to do is not just respond."

Not just respond?

At this, not only Liu Fangfang, but even the other senior executives of the Company looked over, wanting to know what this General Manager Zhou meant by "not just respond."

"Many people think that hiding behind the internet makes them safe, that they can say whatever they want, so even if you respond a lot, they still won't care."

"Faced with this situation, there is only one way to solve it: those who should go to jail go to jail, and those who should pay compensation pay compensation."

Pausing, Zhou Yi looked at everyone and said: "They, only when they truly see the coffin will they shed tears."

Everyone understood Zhou Yi's meaning, Liu Fangfang included.

She only hesitated for a moment and said: "But General Manager Zhou, I... I can't possibly really find these people, and even if I wanted to find them, it would definitely be very troublesome."

Hearing this, He Ling nearby immediately smiled: "How is it impossible? Fangfang, do you know that our boss has done this kind of thing before?"

Eh, Zhou Yi hurriedly coughed and waved his hand, saying: "There's no need to talk about such things everywhere."

Another vice president in the Company also hesitated and said: "But General Manager Zhou, in that case, the number of people will definitely be quite large. There is the saying that the law does not punish the masses..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Zhou Yi.

"Why should the law not punish the masses? We are defending our own legal rights; just because there are many of them, it's fine?"

"Wrong is wrong, and illegal is illegal. It's just that no one pursued it before, so they all think it's fine to say things on the internet, and they all think the law does not punish the masses!"

"I have never believed that the law does not punish the masses, and as it happens, I have a friend who thinks the same way."

Having said this, Zhou Yi smiled: "Besides, how many people are actually engaging in Cyber Violence? What kind of 'masses' do they count as!"

"So, Liu Fangfang, tell me, are you and your family willing to pursue such Legal Aid!"

Zhou Yi looked at Liu Fangfang again and asked the most critical question of the day.

For Zhou Yi, who had experienced filing a Lawsuit over stolen videos, this matter looked complicated, but it actually wasn't that difficult.

But the key is, is the person herself willing!

"Such Legal Aid means that you and your family will have to pay a great cost in time, money, and a lot of effort, so I want to know, what are your thoughts?"

Zhou Yi has a cheat, and although some have said that with great power comes great responsibility, unfortunately, his cheat is not the infinite kind.

So Zhou Yi had to know, faced with Cyber Violence, whether she, who was in the vortex, had thought about being serious!

His Charity Special Fund still had a large portion left, which would be enough to use as agency fees for this matter, but that didn't mean he had to help everyone he met.

There are too many unfair things in this world; who does he, Zhou Yi, think he is?

If one is afraid of trouble oneself... then Zhou Yi cannot say anything.

Liu Fangfang was hesitating; she said she needed to make a phone call, and Zhou Yi naturally agreed.

After about ten minutes, Liu Fangfang returned, looked at Zhou Yi, and said, "President Zhou, my father just said that this time, no matter what, we must make those who engaged in Cyber Violence pay the price."

"However, our family might not have that much money, so we cannot investigate everyone as you suggested."

Zhou Yi waved his hand and said, "As long as you are willing, the money is easy to handle; you don't need to sell everything you own, just contribute a normal portion."

"Let me help you contact a Lawyer; that friend of mine... is very professional!"

The other party's family was willing to pay some money, and the rest would be covered by his own Charity Special Fund.

On this point, Zhou Yi's thoughts were the same as Fang Dazhuang's; it was Fang Dazhuang's own business if he was willing to provide legal aid.

He absolutely could not make decisions for others!

And at this moment, Fangfang also told Zhou Yi about the chat logs.

This made Zhou Yi suddenly think, holy crap, it seems there is a Lawsuit today, no, that's not right, today there is a Mediation first...

"Alright, you wait for news first; I will notify you once I have contacted that friend, and we will meet with your family then."

Zhou Yi greeted the others at the Company and then hurried out.

"President Zhou, do you have other matters today?" Quan Longtian asked.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, I'm suing her ex-boyfriend today; I almost forgot, I need to hurry to the Court."

Hmm... hmm? Liu Fangfang was instantly dumbfounded.

He dialed Fang Dazhuang's number while heading downstairs.

"Hello?"

"See you at the Court!"

I have things to do today, so let's not meet at the Lao Difang; let's meet directly at the Court to finalize the contracts and such quickly.

This kind of face-slapping matter must be done quickly; if you are too slow, people will have already forgotten how many bowls of noodles you ate.

Not long after, Zhou Yi arrived at the Court, and Li Min and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him.

Without him here, everyone felt their legs trembling upon coming to the Court.

"Everyone is here, let's go in; it's just a Mediation, eh, Fang Dazhuang, over here, over here."

"Ah? You are going in with us? You aren't representing my case this time... you actually carry a representation contract with you?!!"

Making up for missing chapters; this is now chapter thirty-one. Starting at twelve o'clock tonight, it will be double monthly tickets. Dear readers, Lao Jiu will start bursting with updates tomorrow. I will try my best to burst with updates during the double monthly ticket period. I won't make any promises, but at the very least, I will get the Cyber Violence matter settled tomorrow! Let everyone's blood pressure drop a little; I hope everyone will smash those monthly tickets over here! Lao Jiu needs you.

(End of chapter)