Chapter 340: The System Was Left Speechless! (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Zhou Yi laid down a harsh threat. Of course, in the eyes of many, this didn't count for much at all, or one could say that apart from Zhou Yi's audience, many others still didn't take it seriously.
Do they know that Zhou Yi has filed large-scale lawsuits before? Of course they do, but they still don't take it seriously. "I'm just saying it, I didn't curse anyone, right? It's just that your situation really looks problematic!"
"Anyway, something is wrong here. You, an internet celebrity, are mixing with a lawyer, and you post videos every time. Isn't this just a Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases?"
Of course, if you were to ask them about the specific regulations prohibiting a Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases... they certainly wouldn't be able to say.
They might just be spouting nonsense after hearing a few words from some marketing accounts; what an investigation is, they don't know.
And in such a chaotic atmosphere, some marketing accounts started to stir up trouble again.
"Fa Quan Xiao Guo": "A Yi responded, but it seems like he didn't respond. What we need is not just a sentence, but concrete evidence. Right now, we are concerned about your previous Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases. As an internet celebrity, shouldn't you, A Yi, give us an explanation?"
"That Fang Dazhuang has already been investigated. I think the relevant departments should also look into A Yi. Is an internet celebrity like him filming such videos a case of hyping? If so, shouldn't he be banned!"
The spearhead was aimed at Fang Dazhuang. Discovering that the other party was being investigated, the effect was great, so they turned around and started aiming at A Yi!
If they could get both of them banned, that would be even better!
These words from the other party were accompanied by a short video, and in the comment section of the video, the stance was almost uniform, demanding that A Yi provide concrete evidence to prove that you did not engage in a Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases.
Very reasonable, right? We are suspicious. You ask if we have any reason? Well... it doesn't matter. Anyway, one of you is an internet celebrity and the other is a lawyer. We are suspicious, so you must Self-Proving Innocence!
This short video was also hyped up, seemingly becoming the leader of the current public opinion.
After all, Zhou Mouren's audience is also constantly speaking out; for example, people like Yuan Jie are questioning it in various ways, while on the other side, the only thing they can show is a screenshot from Hu Rong.
So, truthfully speaking, it feels a bit weak. Now it's fine, bring out the evidence!
Some people say that A Yi just used that method to get evidence, will he really be able to produce it?
But such comments were directly pushed to the bottom. When the time comes, who knows if the evidence he produces is real or fake.
And in this situation, Zhou Yi dialed Zhou Xinran's phone.
"They want evidence, we'll give them evidence!"
Liuzi was questioned for eating two bowls of jelly noodles, so he cut open his stomach. Isn't that just wanting us to Self-Proving Innocence? Then let them see!
Zhou Xinran said: "You mean..."
"Isn't there that specific regulation on a Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases? You and the other partners in your law firm discuss it, draft a contract, get everyone involved, analyze my videos bit by bit, and compare them line by line to collect evidence!"
"You cannot miss a single detail; you absolutely cannot let others find a reason to strike back."
"If there aren't enough people in your firm, then go find people from other firms. Get them all to work together. Money is not an issue. It's best to have results today!"
Although the Lawyers Association is still investigating, it doesn't matter. I don't have any intention of interfering with their investigation. They have questioned me, but I have no choice; I can only Self-Proving Innocence this way.
While speaking, Zhou Yi felt as if there was something in front of him, but he didn't pay attention to it. At this moment, he had to race against time!
Zhou Xinran was silent for a moment and said: "There's no need for you to pay all this money. Everyone in our firm is very angry. Everyone will help if they can help Fang Dazhuang."
"Xinran, listen to me. Not a single cent of the money that should be paid can be missing. Remember, be fast, and the final result must be easy for people to understand at a glance. Do you understand what I mean!"
As a disciple taught by Fang Dazhuang himself, Zhou Xinran naturally understood that it must be to the point where even a Legal Blind could understand it!
"If that's the case, it will require many high-level lawyers to do it. It would be even better if we could hire some lawyers from Modu and the Imperial Capital to help."
"Don't worry, money is not an issue!"
After the two finished talking, Zhou Yi hung up the phone. Fang Dazhuang had said that evidence in this situation must be fast and accurate; otherwise, after a few days, even if you cut open your stomach, no one will look.
Self-Proving Innocence is one aspect; the other aspect is Legal Aid!
Hu Rong posted such words for no reason, causing such big trouble. This absolutely cannot be let go easily, but the victim is Fang Dazhuang, and the other party went to the Lawyers Association, so we can only wait.
As a result, at this very moment, Zhou Yi discovered that three lines of text had appeared on the System Panel at some point.
Wait, this seems to have been there when I was just talking, right? I was busy arranging things with Zhou Xinran at the time, so I didn't see it. Did Grandpa System refresh the System Task?
He hurriedly clicked on the System Panel, and three choices popped out. It seemed the system was stunned this time, probably not expecting that he, Zhou Mouren, would directly start charging ahead before the system choices...
Choice One: Forget it, forget it, it's not worth it. Fang Dazhuang should be fine after the investigation, just wait.
Choice Two: Find that Hu Rong and the others who are stirring up trouble, and invite them to taste your fists one by one.
Choice Three: Since we are talking about the law, then everything should be handled by the law. Use the law to get justice for Fang Xujing!
Although he had already started working before making a choice, having a System Task is always good. No need to hesitate, choose three directly.
Although Zhou Yi really wanted to choose two, it is a society ruled by law, after all.
Event started!
Event Name: Falsely accused of violating regulations, use legal means to seek justice!
Event Requirement: Fang Xujing was publicly slandered and defamed by the other party on the internet and reported in various ways. Use legal means to help Fang Xujing seek justice!
Current Event Progress: 2%
Uh... looking at that two percent progress, Zhou Yi also didn't know what to say.
One million was credited to the Virtual Account again, so let's just start doing it.
Zhou Xinran actually didn't need to take the lead here; there were other Senior Partners in the firm. After knowing that Zhou Yi had funding, they started contacting various big shots.
There is strength in numbers, it's that simple. Why do many jobs require all kinds of overtime? That's because there aren't enough people who can do the work.
Hu Rong was almost speechless, but after seeing Fang Xujing being investigated, he felt it was better than he had imagined.
He hadn't watched all of Zhou Yi's videos, so a thought popped into his mind: "Do you think that bald man surnamed Fang will really have his practicing license revoked this time?"
If it's true, that would be too satisfying!
No, he decided to go and study those videos carefully. He couldn't fight a battle without preparation!
Wang Daoren received a complaint again. People said he was being sarcastic, disrespectful to clients, and his attitude wasn't good enough, but now this complaint was no longer important.
Basically everyone in the firm was eating the melon of Fang Dazhuang; only Wang Daoren remained very calm.
Heh, just wait. What does being investigated count for? It's not like an Investigation Decision Letter has been issued directly. Can public opinion really coerce everything?
So, while everyone couldn't help but express their opinions on the internet, Wang Daoren was as steady as an old dog!
And under such cost-no-object investment, the evidence came out faster than Zhou Yi had imagined!
Three hours, it only took three hours, and there was already a result.
The internet is truly a double-edged sword; on one hand, public opinion is causing Fang Dazhuang to be investigated, but on the other, thanks to the internet, everyone has connected with many big shots.
Including some of Fang Dazhuang's friends from Modu in the past.
Those who can become friends with Fang Dazhuang are no weaklings.
Zhou Yi received that Notification Letter, read it once, and felt there were no issues at all; facts proved that a big shot is a big shot, and when a bunch of big shots gather together, that power is too strong.
This notification analyzed every one of Zhou Yi's videos one by one for Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases, and there were no issues whatsoever.
Of course, unreasonable quibbling doesn't count.
One must have a legitimate reason to act; this is a phrase Fang Dazhuang has always told Zhou Yi. At such a juncture, he certainly cannot stand out and open fire from the start, but, when I have sent out all this evidence, if you still quibble unreasonably, then fine, we will do what must be done!
This thing is very long; you don't have to read it, but you cannot spout nonsense!
Very quickly, this thing was posted online by Zhou Yi's main account; at this time, it had only been three hours and ten minutes since Zhou Yi sent out that line, "Do not say that you were not warned."
And below that previous response, there were already quite a few comments, mostly from Zhou Yi's audience.
It's just that everyone felt Zhou Yi's response this time was a bit unsatisfying, because everyone wanted to see Zhou Yi directly go head-to-head with those who were questioning him!
Although there was that line, "Do not say that you were not warned," it looked more like he was just trying to scare people.
Then he started arguing with some people, but before everyone had finished arguing, someone discovered that A Yi had brought out a piece of evidence with real weight!
From beginning to end, all the video content was analyzed item by item, even giving people the feeling that as long as one finished reading these analyses, one could fully grasp the regulations on "Lawyer Violating Regulations by Hyping Cases."
"Zixing Yaoyue": Where are the trolls? Didn't you want evidence? A Yi has already provided the evidence. I guess you will definitely say this evidence is fake next, but, whether it is fake or not, everyone's eyes can see clearly!
"A Yi": Someone has already jumped out to question it again, but I suspect they didn't read this at all.
"Xiao Shufu": I saw it too; anyway, they just question everything.
Zhou Yi's audience was right; on the internet, people just question everything. Whatever response or evidence, "I'm not listening, I'm not listening," anyway, you have problems!
However, rational people still exist. The people on the internet everywhere in the comment sections voicing opinions and attacking others are still the minority; most are actually questioning normally.
Hu Rong's words earlier were somewhat misleading, making it easy for people to feel, "Eh, it seems A Yi and Fang Dazhuang also have this problem."
What? Specific regulations? We don't know about those.
Let alone specific regulations, if you ask them to watch A Yi's videos, they are too lazy to do so; the evidence must be shoved in their faces before they will accept it.
And under these circumstances, public opinion slowly began to turn around.
In Hannan Province, a man who had previously made all sorts of reports looked at this evidence carefully and nodded slowly; he only had a middle school education, yet he was keen on keyboard politics online.
Looking at this notification, he felt it was written too "well"; at a glance, one could understand everything, unlike the so-called explanations from this lawyer or that lawyer, which were impossible to understand.
So he quickly deleted his own "reporting" comments, forwarded Zhou Yi's notification, and added a sentence: Trolls, did you see? This is the evidence!
As soon as this was forwarded, he was attacked by others; the other party questioned him for being part of the Internet Water Army.
How could this brother endure that? He immediately fired back with a triple-threat of insults.
"Are you a primary school student? Can't understand someone else's evidence? Can't even think for yourself?"
It left the other party completely stunned; with such a strong flavor, one could tell at a glance he was a Keyboard Warrior, yet he was actually helping A Yi speak?
After finishing this, Zhou Yi had Zhou Xinran and the big guys at the law firm help together to start preserving evidence!
I have finished Self-Proving Innocence, but did you think my previous Warning was just empty talk?
Without any evidence, you directly say I am violating regulations by hyping cases, and even interfering with the judiciary; does this not seriously damage my personal reputation? Is this not defamation?
Questioning is a good thing, but everything must be based on reason and evidence, and more importantly, one must have one's own thinking.
Instead of just finding some random content and treating it like a treasure.
The necessary procedures must be followed!
First is Hu Rong, and also this "Sunrise in the East," "Tang Monk Washes Hair and Loves Pliant," many, many others; they were originally there questioning Fang Dazhuang, and later started questioning Zhou Yi.
As they questioned, the tone changed, and they started saying again that they were indeed violating regulations, and it's a pity that no one has managed it for so long, and so on...
Jingzhou City Lawyers Association; Fang Dazhuang coming over was really just coming over. Whether he really violated regulations by hyping cases, everyone is very clear.
But the process must be followed, because the announcement you release later must explain these situations clearly.
Lao Kang started to get a headache; this investigation is a massive job.
"Fang, we in the Lawyers Association only have so many people. For your sake, we have to work overtime. With so many videos to compare against the regulations one by one, who knows how long this will take."
Opposite him, Fang Dazhuang took a sip of his spiked coffee and then smiled: "Then just take it slow. I don't have any good solutions either."
"You can still laugh!"
The investigation work had just begun, and everyone was prepared to work overtime for a week, but just at this moment, someone beside Lao Kang began to report.
"What? Really? This..."
Even though Lao Kang was knowledgeable and experienced, he was a bit stunned at this moment, staring at the Notification Letter on his phone and falling into silence.
Our work has just begun; how is it that there is already such a complete thing online, even more complete and detailed than the Investigation Report we were going to make?
Looking at the name, A Yi, it's that Zhou Yi, but where did he get this report?
Filled with confusion, Lao Kang told Fang Dazhuang; after all, it was just an investigation into such a matter, and the Lawyers Association is not some administrative department.
After reading it, Fang Dazhuang was also stunned for a moment; he didn't seem to expect it to be so fast.
Looking at the somewhat confused Lao Kang in front of him, Fang Dazhuang still smiled: "It is a bit fast, but it's normal, 'money power' after all."
Lao Kang didn't want to talk again; he only felt mentally exhausted.
After thinking for a moment, he called the staff member over and said: "Did you see this report? Tell everyone to stop the investigation work and verify the authenticity of this report for me. If there are no problems..."
If there are no problems, then what? Copy the homework!
They are all in the legal profession; whether this report has quality can be seen at a glance, and verifying the authenticity of the report is much simpler than investigating one by one.
Beside them, seeing that everyone had started to get busy, Fang Dazhuang said goodbye to Lao Kang; he was only being investigated, not having his freedom restricted.
"You want to go back? That's certainly fine. Are there any unfinished cases?"
"No, it's just that I reckon there will be a large batch of cases again. I know my little brother too well!"
Watching Fang Dazhuang's figure disappear onto the street, Lao Kang frowned and pondered; what does "there will be a large batch of cases again" mean? Can you manufacture sources of cases?
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Inside the Law Firm, Wang Daoren looked at the pile of clients crying and complaining in front of him and smiled.
"I apologize, but our firm is indeed very short on Criminal Defense Lawyers at the moment. There is nothing to be done; Lawyer Hu and the others had their practicing licenses revoked for practicing in violation of regulations, so the law firm can only temporarily assign me and this colleague to assist you."
"If everyone is unwilling, that is also fine; you can indeed apply to terminate the contract."
The contract was signed with the law firm, so the only people the law firm can assign now are Wang Daoren and another Intern who just became a full-time employee.
Who else could it be when they are the only two who are free...
Wang Rui's mother was stunned for a moment; this voice was so familiar, it seemed to be that person who told her to report them as she pleased and even gave her an address, but how could it be like this!
These family members are still tirelessly posting messages online, but unfortunately, those righteous people on the internet seem to have forgotten about these workers, as if they don't remember that a group of such young people is about to go to trial soon.
What should we do now!
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PS: I wrote the title as two hundred, I can't change that... everyone please just make do with it.
I'm not intentionally ending on a cliffhanger, everyone... I know you aren't satisfied with the reading, so I had to stay up late to write the follow-up content. It's already Monday, so I'm making my routine request for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. I still have to go to work, goodnight everyone.
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