Chapter 341: Why is it so coincidental!

Zhou Yi published the evidence, but you should never expect to convince others on the internet with evidence, because as long as you have ever debated those trolls, you will understand that they do not look at evidence.

But Zhou Yi did it anyway, and he spent such a high price to specifically produce this Notification Letter; it was very simple: he wanted to first place himself in an invincible position!

On the internet, for an influencer like him, every move will be infinitely magnified; as long as there is one place done poorly, he will be seized upon and cursed to death.

Therefore, he must first prove his own innocence; there is no other way, reality is just like this.

Even if he, Zhou Mouren, is a cheater, he cannot truly use his own fists to teach everyone a lesson, so he can only first prove his own innocence.

However, there are still many doubts beneath this comment now.

"Sunrise in the East": You say this is evidence, so it is evidence? Forget it, a violation is a violation; even if you say it ten thousand times, it is still a violation. This evidence looks fake at a glance, okay!

It was exactly as Zhou Yi's audience gentlemen had expected.

Not only that, he also edited some of Zhou Yi's previous video clips, then added some words, which directly caused misunderstandings for many people.

There are also many voices of doubt beneath this comment; setting aside this evidence, anyway, we just feel that you and that Fang Xujing violated the rules!

Zhou Yi was very surprised when he saw this; are these people not afraid of Lawyer Fang?

Many of their remarks, if looked into deeply, really amount to Defamation, but they just keep on saying them there.

After all, this is a fast-paced era; on one side is a notification that must have hundreds or thousands of words no matter how brief it is, and on the other side is a short video of only ten seconds or so. You guess which one most people will watch.

And many people's understanding of that notification comes from the retellings of many big influencers...

So this is why we often have disputes on the internet over certain things; many people simply won't look at it—"too long, didn't read"—this has already become a very classic phrase.

Who told you to post it so long? We don't have the patience to read it.

It was under these circumstances that Lawyer Fang returned to the law firm.

I don't know why, but the big group of people who were originally in a panic inexplicably felt a sense of stability when they saw this bald man.

"Xinran, what is the situation now?" Lawyer Fang asked casually.

Zhou Xinran replied: "Zhou Yi has already let us produce the evidence, but obviously, the public opinion still cannot be turned around at the moment. Many people simply don't look at that evidence; they only look at what those big influencers say."

"Do you have any ideas?"

"With people like them, even if the Lawyers Association really issued a notice, there would still be people questioning it, so this requires us to take action. Anyway, this time it is aimed at me, so I will handle it!"

"As for the matter of public opinion, I will solve it!"

After chatting with Zhou Xinran, Lawyer Fang made a phone call to Zhou Yi. As a result, one sentence from Zhou Mouren made Fang clench his fists, and he even thought about rushing directly to the other party's house to give him two punches.

"Lawyer Fang, you're out?"

"What do you mean 'I'm out'? I never went in, okay? It was just a routine investigation. Alright, no more nonsense with you. Have you contacted Lao Yang from the Publicity Department?" Lawyer Fang asked.

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment: "That, I haven't. Is it useful for me to contact Lao Yang?"

"What do you mean is it useful? Many of your videos are in cooperation with the Jingzhou City Publicity Department, and they have all passed the review of relevant departments. Now that this video is being questioned and reported, the Publicity Department also has the responsibility and obligation to help you explain!"

Lawyer Fang was furious; he had thought Zhou Yi was on the right track when he saw the evidence earlier, but it turned out he still wasn't.

Zhou Mouren finally understood. He actually should have known, but Lawyer Fang being investigated had suddenly thrown him into a state of confusion, and he hadn't thought of this aspect.

After chatting with Lawyer Fang, he hurriedly called Lao Yang. After not talking for long, Lao Yang indicated he knew.

"This matter is simple; we will help you solve it. But what are your plans for the follow-up? Are you preparing to sue these people according to the standards of a Civil Case and Criminal Case again?"

"Then Brother Yang, I thank you for this. A Lawsuit is a must, but most of them should be Lawyer Fang's cases; it depends on him."

Lao Yang also shook his head and smiled: "I don't know what these people are thinking; it's already this situation and they are still thinking of coming to provoke you."

This is also the part Zhou Yi cannot figure out. In fact, by now, quite a bit of evidence has been fixed. If it were someone else, it's hard to say what would happen, but he, Zhou Yi, and Lawyer Fang are both famous for being serious!

They have sued batch after batch and sent quite a few people inside; yet there are still people who dare to commit crimes against the wind?

However, no matter what the other party thinks, they still have to do what they have to do here!

The actions of the Jingzhou City Publicity Department were fast, and the actions of the Lawyers Association were also fast.

On the morning of the next day, while the voices of doubt continued, the Jingzhou City Publicity Department and the Jingzhou City Lawyers Association had already issued relevant notifications.

The Lawyers Association's meaning was that after an investigation, they did not find any situation of Fang Xujing violating the rules by hype, and the attachment was a very, very long and also very obscure explanation.

Of course, there were definitely not many people who went to read it.

And the notification from the Jingzhou City Publicity Department was simple: it listed which of Zhou Yi's videos were in cooperation with them, and then explained that these videos did not contain any cases of violating rules by hype.

No need to talk about evidence or not; our words are the evidence!

The publicity sector has always been very rigorous; things that can be issued by them are all cautious, cautious, and even more cautious.

Two notifications were directly thrown onto the internet, and some people who were originally still insisting slowly began to change.

Because neither the Lawyers Association nor the Publicity Department believed that A Yi's videos were hyping up cases.

Since there was no situation of hyping up cases, there was no situation of Lawyer Fang violating the rules.

Public opinion turned around again, yet Zhou Yi discovered that some familiar accounts were still tirelessly talking.

"Sunrise in the East": So it means no violation? I am really surprised that the Jingzhou City Lawyers Association would actually have such an investigation result. Even a fool can see that there is a violation here; why is it that there is no violation?

"Really don't need to say anything more; those who understand, understand. A Yi is a Jingzhou person, and Fang Xujing is also a Jingzhou person. You let Jingzhou investigate its own people; you can guess what the result will be."

After saying a whole lot, there were still quite a few likes and comments, and looking at those accounts, they were all very familiar.

In the comments, Zhou Yi's audience gentleman "Xiao Shufu" asked there: "Do you know that you, and these other people who are still slandering in various ways, you are committing a crime, do you know?"

"A Yi will definitely sue you. When the time comes and you are sent inside, don't let your parents come and beg others, you know?"

Brother "Xiao Shufu" just said one sentence and didn't expect to get a reply, but he didn't expect the other party to actually reply!

"I know A Yi has a 'serious' persona. I welcome him to sue me. I have sufficient evidence here, and even big gossip about A Yi, including his past of abandoning his partner after playing with her. Sue me! When the time comes, I will confront him in court and see who will chicken out!"

Holy crap! Once this reply came out, "Xiao Shufu" was stunned. How long has it been? It has been how long? This seems to be the first person in this period of time who dared to directly clamor on the internet for A Yi to sue him.

With such fearlessness, could there really be some big gossip and evidence?

Especially the four words "abandoning his partner after playing with her"—this gives people infinite room for imagination!

Netizens actually don't care that much about the private lives of many influencers and celebrities, but you guess why these things often hit the trending searches?

An influencer like Zhou Yi has long been hated by who knows how many people; it's just that he killed too many monkeys before, so the chickens didn't dare to move, which is why it was still okay.

However, now that someone is openly challenging him face-to-face and is completely unafraid, many people have started to get excited about what this implies.

Some subtle headlines have even appeared, such as "A certain well-known internet celebrity exposed for abandoning their partner!", and such topics are far more explosive than any talk of a lawyer engaging in improper hype!

With this, the public opinion that had already been turned around began to fluctuate again, because the other party is not even afraid of an internet celebrity who frequently sends people to prison!

So, making a reasonable inference, could there be a problem here?

Consequently, within a very short time, there were many related topics in Zhou Yi's comment section.

"A Yi, you will sue him, right? I really want to see the result. One side is definitely lying, so who is it? I beg you, please sue him!"

"+1, there has never been anyone like this before. I personally feel that what he said should be true; otherwise, there is no logical way to explain his behavior, unless he has lost his mind."

"I think so too. A Yi is famous now; as long as he targets someone, he will definitely sue them to the end. Since the other party said that, they must have evidence. I'm looking forward to it!"

Unsurprisingly, the other party being so tough has even shaken Zhou Yi's audience, because there is no other way to explain why the other party would be so tough.

And under such fermentation, the related topics are actually even hotter than when Hu Rong was stirring up trouble before!

After returning home and having a fight with his wife, his wife took the child back to her parents' home. Hu Rong stayed at home alone, having already given up and waiting for the other party to sue him.

He is a Lawyer; he certainly understands the law better than the average person. He posted the message using his real-name verified "Lawyer Hu Rong" account. If the other party were an ordinary person, he would basically be fine.

But the other party is Zhou Yi... one can only say that one must never let anger cloud their judgment.

Now he can only think about how to debate; he must prove that he subjectively had no intent to fabricate facts to defame others.

As a result, after seeing the news online, Hu Rong himself was stunned.

Damn it, I wrote that in a fit of rage; I didn't even know the situation myself, and you actually know it?

If there really is evidence to prove that this Fang Xujing committed violations, then it would be easy to handle. If what he said is the truth, then there would be no situation of fabricating facts to defame others.

By then, the traffic might be even higher, and he could continue to be an internet celebrity. Lawyer Hu was suddenly filled with hope!

The same thought also appeared in Zhou Yi's head. Before, he couldn't understand why the other party wasn't afraid, and after seeing these words, he was directly stunned. Is the other party always this brave?

After all, it is not like before; he has already sued several groups of people into prison.

Let alone everyone else, even he started to hesitate, wondering if this situation really exists...

The voices of doubt on the internet started to increase again. Many people open their mouths with this sentence: "You say it doesn't exist, then how do you explain this situation? The other party isn't a lunatic!"

The deterrent power is still there, so large-scale Internet Violence has not formed, but some Small Essays have started to appear, with some people subtly accusing him, Zhou Yi, of abandoning his partner.

Fortunately, the Company can still hold steady. The very conscientious Manager finally exerted her role as a top-tier public relations Manager. The storm online is so big, but Tengda Company remains as steady as an old dog.

No, at this time, I must have a good talk with Fang Dazhuang.

Time quickly reached the afternoon, 3:50 PM. Zhou Yi drove to the Old Place Cafe.

It was the same as usual, three cups of coffee. At 3:59 PM, Fang Dazhuang and Zhou Xinran walked in right on time.

"Haven't seen you for a few days, Zhou Yi. Why did you insist on meeting up? We've been quite busy these past few days!" Fang Dazhuang sat down and looked at Zhou Yi with a smile.

"Let's skip the jokes, Fang Dazhuang. You've seen what those people online are saying, right? It can be said that everyone is watching how we solve this problem. What do you think is going on here?"

Fang Dazhuang naturally knew about those messages online. He lowered his head and began to ponder. Beside him, Zhou Xinran spoke up: "Anyway, I don't think they have any evidence, because we have already cross-checked all the videos on our side."

After a pause, Zhou Xinran glanced at Zhou Yi: "That is, the matter of abandoning a partner..."

"That's not it, Xinran. That's not the point, okay? How could I possibly abandon a partner?"

"Why is it impossible? Everyone is an adult, so we should talk about topics adults should talk about. There are too many cases of sleeping with a girl and then kicking her away. It's fine, Zhou Yi, we are all friends..."

What the... Zhou Yi smiled bitterly repeatedly: "Alright, Xinran, let's talk about business, shall we? I... I haven't even been in a relationship, okay!"

What? At this, both the pondering Fang Dazhuang and Zhou Xinran were stunned.

Zhou Cainiao even started to size up Zhou Yi's body. This young man looks quite sturdy...

Just as she wanted to say something else, she saw that Zhou Yi's expression was wrong, so Zhou Xinran hurriedly made a zipping motion, signaling that she would stop talking.

Fang Dazhuang shook his head and smiled, finally speaking: "This matter is indeed a bit off, but I can't think of the reason for the time being. However, what we can do is to prepare everything that should be prepared!"

"Zhou Yi, you and I, what we should do now is to go and complain about the other party to Sina Weibo first!"

Complain about them on the platform? Zhou Yi was a bit curious; this doesn't seem like Fang Dazhuang's style.

"Is this useful? Our complaints will most likely not be accepted."

Fang Dazhuang said with a calm gaze: "We are not complaining to get the other party banned or anything. We are complaining just for the sake of complaining. Remember to properly preserve the complaint process and the results!"

"I hope it's not what I imagine. If it is, then it's truly troublesome. We must be prepared for a protracted war."

Fang Dazhuang did not explain clearly and was being vague. Zhou Yi did not ask either; he trusted Fang Dazhuang. If he felt it should be said, he would definitely say it.

"Then what about us now? Do we still proceed with the Lawsuit as usual?" Zhou Yi asked again.

"Proceed with the Lawsuit. The necessary procedures must be followed. At least for those whose identities we know, such as that Hu Rong and Wang Peng, we must act first."

The procedure is to go to Sina Weibo first, either apply for a court Investigation Warrant or sue it directly, and then obtain the identity information of those people from Sina Weibo. This is an unavoidable procedure.

After the chat, everyone went home to start their respective preparations.

As agreed, after performing screen recordings and taking screenshots, Zhou Yi complained about the content of those accounts spreading rumors and defamation. The result was also obvious: after about several hours, Sina Weibo gave a reply that the other party did not engage in any violations.

Although he didn't know why Fang Dazhuang wanted these things, he still had to have them.

The procedure with Sina Weibo also went very smoothly. Perhaps it was because they had been messed with by Zhou Mouren too many times before, it was now incredibly smooth, and no foreplay was needed.

They filed the Lawsuit on their side, the Summons was sent over there, and they reached a Mediation before the trial, quickly sending back the information of those accounts.

It's just that the time span was still very long. The other party was still constantly stirring up trouble, even saying that Zhou Yi once had a relationship with a girl he met online, and then kicked her away.

It was told in such a vivid and detailed way that the rhythm was stirred up again.

Finally, when many people asked why he hadn't taken measures yet, Zhou Yi posted the Indictment, and the result...

"Sunrise in the East": I am very sorry for occupying public resources because of the events during this period. I just can't stand some people who are hypocritical; when others post on the internet, it's improper hype, but when they post on the internet, it's being serious!

"But unfortunately, this account belongs to my friend, so there's no way now. I can only delete the things I posted before and return the account to my friend."

Yes, "Sunrise in the East" seemed to be deleting the account and running away!

There were also other accounts that had already deleted the relevant information from before.

It's just a pity that after such a long time, the attention on this matter online is no longer high. Those who are still continuing to watch this matter, besides Zhou Yi's audience, are those who think Zhou Yi will definitely be serious to the end!

Anyway, Zhou Yi is speechless now; I have already filed a Lawsuit, and you are deleting your account to run away—isn't that a bit too late?

Because the other party's personal information was sent to the Lawyer, Zhou Yi did not know it, until later when Fang Dazhuang called.

"What? Fang Dazhuang, are you saying that those five accounts stirring up trouble everywhere are all 'three-no' burner accounts? What about the phone numbers? Are the phone numbers all behind old men and old women? This, how could this be?"

On the other end, Fang Dazhuang's voice rang out: "This is what I meant by the worst-case scenario; I had considered it, but I didn't expect them to really be like this. Zhou Yi, you and I have been targeted; this is a deliberate attempt to mess with us!"

"They are already very clear about our previous actions, and they just want to use this method to deal with us."

After all, for us normal people, just thinking about registering a burner account is already quite something; deliberately creating 'three-no' burner accounts and even using the elderly's phone numbers for verification—this is simply not something a normal person would do!

This could even be considered counter-surveillance awareness...

"It's fine, we will take our time!"

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PS: Does not involve any real-life cases.

A big chapter of five thousand words! Thanks to Quanbu Yicunzai, Wenchidage, Desirekyo, Feimaowuyu, Yingwuyi, Aidushudedushuniang, Yuffyzir, Tuyouyouli, Fenglingzhiguang, Pijiupagudu; thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)