Chapter 258: I'm Back, All the Familiar Feelings Are Back! (End)

Inside the conference room, Huo Pengfei was drinking tea. In truth, he still hadn't figured out why he had given up a perfectly good career as a Lawyer to come and work as legal counsel.

It's the same old story: there is a hierarchy of contempt in the legal profession.

Generally speaking, if a Lawyer who excels at Litigation chooses to work as legal counsel, it is equivalent to a conservative retreat, because in many cases, legal counsel is the final choice for law students who aren't good at Litigation.

Of course, we are talking about ordinary legal counsel here; the legal teams at big firms are not in this category.

Their legal counsel are either on their way to filing a Lawsuit or responding to one; they are even busier than Litigation Lawyers...

Huo Pengfei had originally only intended to get to know Zhou Yi, but as he gradually learned more about the other party, he became more and more intrigued. This President Zhou was the ideal client!

So he came. Losing to Lawyer Fang last time was not a defeat due to a lack of effort.

And so, he made his first decision!

While these inexplicable questions were running through his mind, the conference room door was pushed open. Zhou Yi walked in, followed by He Ling.

"Lawyer Huo, we meet again!" Zhou Yi reached out his hand and smiled.

"Hello, President Zhou!" Huo Pengfei hurriedly stood up to shake his hand.

"Sit, Lawyer Huo. Actually, with your level of skill, joining Tenda as legal counsel is a bit of a waste of talent. May I ask, why did you choose Tenda?" Zhou Yi asked directly.

This was the point of his confusion. Joining Tenda wouldn't necessarily pay as much as his previous work as a Litigation Lawyer; what was he hoping to gain by joining Tenda?

"President Zhou, to be honest, I came here for you." Huo Pengfei pondered for a moment and answered just as directly.

He had watched the videos of this President Zhou over and over again, so he understood the other party quite well.

This person didn't like beating around the bush; if there was something to say, you just said it straight.

"Came for me?"

"Yes, President Zhou. You might not believe me when I say this, but I want to become a Lawyer like Lawyer Fang. I want to take on some, some special cases, and here with you, there will be more opportunities."

Oh, now that you put it that way, I understand. Isn't it just that you think I always manage to get into some inexplicable arguments?

If it were before meeting Fang Dazhuang, Zhou Yi might not have believed that such people who lived purely for ideals existed, but now, he believed it.

Such people are rare, but they truly exist.

"Welcome to Tenda!"

"Oh, right, I've encountered a problem here. Since you've become Tenda's legal counsel, go ahead and handle it. It's an insurance dispute."

"Handling your onboarding while working at the same time—how about it? Any problems?"

Just as expected! He had barely joined the Company and there was already a case, and it was a highly specialized insurance dispute at that!

I'll be damned, I really did come to the right place!

"President Zhou, I have no problems at all!"

Huo Pengfei felt his blood boiling; he was one step away from saying something like "I guarantee I will complete the mission."

It's just an Insurance Company, right? Bring it on, let's have a good fight!

"So, President Zhou, what is the specific situation?"

"The specific situation is this. It's actually quite simple..."

Yuan Jianhua was hospitalized. After surgery, he was recovering quickly, but the reason he fainted was because he was exhausted from working three jobs, which caused his body to break down.

Furthermore, he had underlying health issues, even though he looked healthy on the surface.

For such matters, the Company could certainly advance the medical expenses, but it was impossible to pay for everything for him.

So, since he had already purchased critical illness insurance, the Insurance Company should definitely pay the insurance money.

But as it turned out, after the Insurance Company's claims adjuster investigated, they concluded: claim denied.

"Denied? President Zhou, they must have a reason for denying the claim."

"They said the surgical method was problematic, that it didn't meet the criteria for critical illness surgery, so according to the contract, they had the right to deny the claim."

"Lawyer Huo, you tell me, can this even constitute grounds for denial? If we get sick, can we really decide how to treat ourselves?"

Zhou Yi said, quite dissatisfied.

The Company's relevant staff had previously let Zhou Yi listen to the Call Record of their communication with the Insurance Company's staff, and Zhou Yi had felt a bit of anger rising when he heard it.

They claimed that critical illness was defined in the contract and had to meet certain standards.

In Yuan Jianhua's case, they said he had issues with his thoracic aorta, and to meet the standard for critical illness, he had to undergo surgery involving thoracotomy or laparotomy to excise, replace, or repair the diseased aortic vessel.

But in reality, Yuan Jianhua's surgery was a minimally invasive procedure.

Anyone who has had surgery knows that the post-operative results of minimally invasive surgery are definitely better.

Yet, just because of this, the claim was denied. Because there was no thoracotomy or laparotomy-style treatment, it didn't meet the standards stipulated in the contract, so they denied it.

Zhou Yi had even called the other party to argue, but there was no way around it; the other party just kept saying one thing: the contract says what it says, and everything is executed according to the contract.

Yes, normally speaking, the contract dictates that everything must be done according to the contract, but what if the contract itself is problematic?

There are plenty of Bully Clauses these days!

So now there's no other way. On one hand, they are filing a complaint with the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and on the other, Zhou Yi has already planned to take legal action.

Huo Pengfei listened patiently until the end, then said: "Alright, President Zhou, I understand. I need the contract and relevant materials for the case. You can leave this case to me; I guarantee there will be no problems."

Zhou Yi nodded. This Lawyer Huo still felt a bit more reliable than Zhou Xinran, even if he still couldn't compare to Fang Dazhuang's imposing manner.

The insurance case was just a small interlude for Zhou Yi. The anger from that moment had quickly dissipated; everyone is just a working stiff, and the contract is written that way, so even the Insurance Company staff on the other end couldn't just approve the claim.

The other party also has to follow procedures; if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

So, they would just have to see each other in Court.

This didn't even count as being overly pedantic; it could only be considered a test for Huo Pengfei.

Soon, both sides finished talking. Zhou Mouren returned to his office. He was seriously thinking that he really seemed to need a Secretary.

Compared to before, there were clearly many more things to do now, and he often forgot them.

But Huang Weiwei... he was a bit hesitant. Ling Jie hadn't come out yet.

This train of thought lasted until evening. Zhou Mouren stood up and stretched. It was time to go home again. This life was so boring.

Could it be that I am really just a tool?

Ever since Fang Dazhuang left, the halo of the system's grandson has vanished; lately, I haven't even been able to encounter a single brainless person, and it doesn't even feel like my own life anymore.

The Property Management staff also have an attitude so good it's scary; sigh, I miss Manager Xu, there aren't many people left these days as brainless as him.

After a moment of reflection, Zhou Yi went downstairs to drive home, parked the car in the basement, and called his parents only to find out they had gone out to eat with friends tonight.

Fine, looks like I'll have to eat out again tonight, though eating pork trotter rice at night isn't great.

He strolled out of the Small Residential District, the Sports Camera still hanging on his chest, though it wasn't recording.

He had even thought about putting this thing away; after all, with Fang Dazhuang gone, it was impossible to run into anything.

However, whether it was Zhou Mouren's sarcasm that took effect or some other reason, just as he was hesitating about what to eat, he saw an old man of about sixty or so riding a bicycle onto the side of the street.

The sides of the road here are actually quite high, so vehicles generally don't come up here.

But there are intersections that allow electric scooters and bicycles to come up, and this bicycle rode straight up, presumably because the non-motorized lane below was too congested.

And up here, there were many children playing.

No one thought it was strange; after all, it's a bicycle, people can ride wherever they want.

As it turned out, whether because he didn't see him or the brakes were bad, the old man rode the bicycle straight into a child.

Bang! With a sound, the child fell to the ground.

Everything happened before his eyes like a movie, leaving Zhou Mouren stunned.

He recognized that little brat; he was the grandson of some grandfather in the Small Residential District, and he figured the grandfather was probably playing chess nearby, letting the child play on the side.

This kind of behavior is actually very dangerous.

We usually say "watch" the child; why use the word "watch"? Because in modern society, there are too many dangers for human cubs.

Never mind cars, even a bicycle could cost a child their life.

It's not like in the village before, where they could just run wild and play.

Originally, this wouldn't have been much, and Zhou Yi could see that after the little brat was knocked down, he quickly climbed back up, looking like he was fine, just a bloody nose and maybe a scraped forehead.

It shouldn't be a big problem.

Perhaps it was an occupational habit, but Zhou Mouren still turned on the Sports Camera.

But before he could even go up, he saw the old man look at the little brat and prepare to ride off on his bicycle!

Damn it! Even though you're riding a bicycle, and even though everyone hates bratty kids, you're just going to run away without saying anything?

Never mind that he recognized the little brat; even if he didn't know him, Zhou Yi felt he couldn't just let him walk away like that.

Moreover, Zhou Yi saw that it wasn't the little brat who ran into him; he was clearly knocked down by the bicycle.

This was going a bit too far; you hit someone and you want to leave?

Zhou Mouren lifted his legs and walked straight over.

Of course, he knew about the "to help or not to help" issue and knew that in such situations, one should try not to meddle in other people's business.

But, Zhou Mouren always felt that some things just have to be done by someone.

Like this matter right now; many people saw it, but no one went up to stop him. After all, how should I put it, it's not my business, why should I get involved?

This kind of thinking is very normal, because we are all ordinary people, and when encountering problems, protecting oneself is the top priority!

Don't talk about social apathy; why is society apathetic?

Are you going to argue morality with a judge?

Don't joke; when you get to Court, you have to talk about the law, evidence, and facts!

But Zhou Mouren didn't think he was an ordinary person; he was a cheater, everything he had now was obtained by cheating, so he didn't care.

"Wait! Wait! What are you doing? You hit someone and you want to leave?"

While shouting, Zhou Yi blocked the front of the bicycle; he didn't reach out, nor did he make any hand movements.

Even though he was a cheater, Zhou Yi was still quite clear about some detailed issues.

He had once chatted with Fang Dazhuang after drinking about many "criminal" issues.

Such as "Ten Classic Methods of Extorting People Out of Thin Air" and the like.

So one could understand Zhou Xinran's confusion, because the two of them really didn't talk about anything good when they got together.

It was only because he trusted Fang Dazhuang's professional ethics that Zhou Cainiao didn't have the urge to report him to the Lawyers Association.

Listen to that—is that a topic normal people would discuss?

Naturally, once you know the "Ten Classic Methods of Extorting People Out of Thin Air," you also know how to deal with those classic methods.

In fact, many of the tricks these days are the same in essence; as long as you can thoroughly understand them, the rest are actually minor problems.

Zhou Yi blocked the bicycle while checking on the child's condition; it was nothing serious.

He casually shouted: "Hey, you, Sun Daye, something happened to your grandson here!"

As it turned out, perhaps seeing that he had been blocked, the old man on the bicycle got anxious, and his emotions suddenly flared up.

"What are you doing? Why are you blocking me? I need to get home quickly, I have things to do at home!"

"And I didn't hit him, the child ran into me himself."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "Don't, Daye, I saw it clearly from the side, and if you don't believe me, we can check the Monitoring; look there, there, and there, aren't there cameras everywhere?"

"Regardless, the child is hurt, you can't just walk away like this."

Zhou Yi felt that what he said was very normal; he had indeed seen the old man hit the child, and he hadn't said anything extreme, just that they needed to clarify the situation.

Unexpectedly, the old man in front of him suddenly exploded.

"Who the hell are you? What are you doing? What are you to this child? Why are you meddling in other people's business? Ah, I'll tell you again, I didn't hit him, the child ran into me himself, what right do you have to stop me?"

Looking at the old man in front of him, his face full of excitement and cursing, Zhou Yi didn't get angry this time; he just had a feeling—the flavor was right, the flavor was just right.

It's back, it's all back, the familiar feeling has returned!

During this time, dealing with those big Companies, he was dragged around until he had no temper left, but big Companies wouldn't curse at you like a shrew.

So I always feel like something is missing.

Now, hearing this old man's cursing, honestly, Zhou Mouren feels his whole body tingling with excitement, as if his crown chakra had been opened and a bottle of happy water poured inside.

Therefore, Zhou Yi just raised both hands and said very naturally: "Sir, don't get excited either. You hit someone, so naturally I have to stop you. We are all neighbors, I can't just watch you walk away."

The old man continued to spout filth from his mouth, but perhaps because there was someone leading the charge, the onlookers nearby also gathered around and began to criticize him one after another.

"That's right, you hit someone and want to leave? There are so many of us here, we aren't blind, okay?"

"Are people like this these days? Even if you hit someone while riding a bicycle, you still hit them, okay? And to be so self-righteous about it, I've never seen such a thing."

These were the ones speaking less kindly.

Of course, there were also some who were trying to persuade him.

"Sir, there's no need to be in such a hurry. If you think the child ran into you himself, then let's wait. Checking the Monitoring is a simple matter, it'll be quick."

Being criticized and persuaded by the crowd like this, the old man finally had no choice; no matter how good he was at talking, he couldn't outtalk so many people.

Even if Zhuge Kongming were brought back to life, it would be useless.

So he found a stone pier nearby, sat down, and started sulking.

Zhou Yi also breathed a sigh of relief; as long as he waited for the child's grandfather to arrive, they could sort out the specific situation themselves.

As for what to eat today, it's decided: I'm going to have beef noodles!

Just as he was preparing to leave, suddenly, an accident happened!

I've been traveling all day and finally got home. Everyone, look at my updates for these three days, and then give me your votes!

I am going to explode with updates!

Thanks to Duxingzhe, Youyige Xinshoudage, Shier Dage, 220 Guo, Feimaowuyu, Liuling Xiaoshumao, Yijiunian Qiumo, Bashiniandai de Laoye, Shuyou 2018, Chouyan Hejiu Ba Mei, Feng Zhi Feng, Rudeng Qiaohaole, Turan Xiangqi Kan Zhengban, Yingyue Youlan, Na Baishu, Shuyou 2020, Fugai Dongfang; thank you brothers for the tips, thank you.

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