Chapter 391: Conspiracy Theories Run Rampant!

It's just a lawsuit; it doesn't seem like such a big problem when you talk about it.

But, no matter what the matter is, as long as it comes down from the top, it becomes a big problem.

Manager Fan only has one thought right now, and that is to get this problem solved immediately!

Just for a little over a hundred yuan, he's so damn tempted to just take the money out of his own pocket to settle it.

Just for a matter like this, with so many people in Jingzhou, not a single one could solve it, causing others to file a lawsuit in Court.

One benefit of a large Company is that the records of an event are easy to trace, so it didn't take long for the information on the relevant personnel who had dealt with Wu De to be retrieved.

"Send them a notice: have the other party withdraw the lawsuit within today. If they can't solve it, then they can figure it out themselves!" Manager Fan said directly.

This routine is very familiar; regardless of anything else, just issue all orders to those below. If you below can't solve it, then you people will be dealt with.

This is the difference between Nudong Company and the internet companies Zhou Yi faced before.

In the business hall, Zhou Jingli was busy with her own affairs; she hadn't taken that matter with Wu De to heart before.

The same went for Li Xiaojie nearby, because there were many people who came to the business hall to make a scene for one reason or another.

They say that above there are a thousand threads, and below there is one needle; frontline work is always the hardest to do.

Because those on the front line have to do the work, while those above only need to manage you people.

Just then, Zhou Jingli's phone rang.

"Hello, Secretary Liu, I'm fine, not busy. What? Our Company has been sued? Wu De?"

Because she was too shocked, Zhou Jingli shouted the last two sentences out loud.

Li Xiaojie and the others nearby all looked over, their eyes filled with a trace of doubt: Wu De, that guy who kept spouting legal jargon before, did he really file a lawsuit?

Zhou Jingli couldn't be bothered with so much right now, because the Secretary to Manager Fan on the phone sounded very serious.

You know how it is with a leader's Secretary; their expressions represent the leader's expressions.

It's just that Zhou Jingli couldn't understand: just because of that hundred-something yuan, you really went and filed a lawsuit?

More importantly, he sued the Handong Province Company directly, and the Summons was delivered to headquarters and even seen by the leaders at headquarters...

"Okay, okay, I will handle it immediately, immediately!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaojie hurriedly asked: "Manager, this, what is the situation? Did that Wu De really file a lawsuit?"

Zhou Jingli nodded speechlessly and said: "Yeah, he really filed a lawsuit, he sued our Handong Province Company directly, claiming that hundred-something yuan in damages."

She paused, then couldn't help but say: "Why do you think he's doing this? A hundred-something yuan—if he really wanted it, we could have paid it out of our own pockets for him. There was no need to make such a big deal out of it!"

Li Xiaojie was also a bit speechless upon hearing this; in her view, this kind of person was just a lunatic.

What is he even after, really!

The Employees nearby had nothing to say after hearing this; it wasn't the first or second time Wu De had come to the business hall to make trouble.

They just didn't expect him to actually file a lawsuit this time.

"Forget it, since those above told us to handle it, let's handle it. Xiaojie, you go contact him and say we are willing to refund the money."

"No need to go through any procedures either; I'll pay this hundred-something yuan."

She really didn't want to be bothered anymore. Such a trivial matter, turned into this, and even a lawsuit—she had never seen such a speechless person in her life.

Li Xiaojie nodded, then took out her phone, found Wu De's contact information, and started to make the call.

At Tengda Company, Wu De was working peacefully; although he was still thinking about the lawsuit in his heart, work was the priority.

Just then, his phone rang.

"Hello, I am Wu De."

"Hello, Mr. Wu, I am a staff member from the business hall you visited before. I am calling to tell you that we can refund your breach of contract fee and monthly rent now."

"See when you have time to come to our business hall, and then we can have a good chat. That... there really was no need to make such a big deal out of it."

Is it really this effective?

Wu De himself was stunned. Before, no matter how he talked, whether he went to make a scene or went to beg, it was useless. They didn't pay him any mind at all, and they even called the police.

And now? As soon as he filed the lawsuit, the phone call came instantly.

It was even faster than the reaction after he complained on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website, and the attitude was much better.

With an attitude like this, Wu De couldn't vent his anger even if he wanted to, so he said: "That's fine, but I'm at work today, I can only come over after I get off work."

"No problem, Mr. Wu. Just give us a call before you come over; we will be waiting for you at any time."

When an order comes down from work, it has to be solved even after hours, otherwise they themselves will be dealt with.

That's settled then. Wu De hung up the phone, looked at his colleagues nearby, and said: "Brothers, my matter is solved!"

After all, they were all colleagues, and he would usually complain to everyone about this kind of situation; many people knew that Xiao Wu had been scammed by Nudong Company.

A while ago, he said he was going to find the Company's Legal Department and wanted to file a lawsuit; at the time, some colleagues thought it wasn't very reliable.

There's no helping it; despite having seen so many cases, there are still people who think, is Manager Zhou plotting something?

There's no helping it, people are truly used to conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy theories have been prevalent for a long time. For example, everyone has basically seen those street-stall publications often labeled "Top Secret" or "Declassified."

Inside, they tell you very convincingly what is behind certain historical events, what kind of conspiracies certain people have, and what big games they are playing.

That is the legendary street-stall literature.

Nowadays, with the internet developed, street-stall literature has evolved into Self-Media discourse. Rumors fly everywhere, yet there are still people who actually believe them, and this group of people is not small.

To put it simply, for the case where someone was sentenced for killing a crested ibis, there were a bunch of conspiracy theories. You would sigh and think that many people online don't seem to have any independent thinking of their own.

To put it bluntly, anyone who has seen a Photo of a crested ibis online knows that even if you don't know it's a crested ibis, just looking at the way that bird looks, you would know that it's a criminal offense.

Even some Legal Persons with poor judgment would only think that our current sentencing regulations for poaching wild animals are too heavy, rather than saying there is no crime.

Further back, there was the college student bird-egg-collecting case, not to mention that.

How many people have actually read that Judgment, read those pieces of evidence and reasons...

Now that they see something happening right before their eyes, the colleagues have nothing left to say. The key is that the Company actually dared to sue Nudong Company!

Tenda and Nudong are fundamentally two different concepts; is General Manager Zhou not afraid of the iron fist coming down?

Wu De, however, did not care about these things; he was very happy right now.

He hurriedly told Wang Daoren about the situation.

"The other party intends to seek Mediation; it seems they want you to withdraw the Lawsuit. We won't give you any advice; these things are all up to you."

As a Lawyer, one just needs to do their own job well and explain the pros and cons clearly; as for the rest, that is the client's own business.

As soon as he got off work, Wu De headed straight for the business hall. By now, the hundred-plus yuan was no longer important; it was mainly about this grudge.

If the other party was willing to apologize and pay, then naturally he wouldn't do anything else.

Upon arriving at the business hall, Li Xiaojie was sharp-eyed and spotted him immediately, hurrying over to say, "Mr. Wu, you finally came."

That guy had a smile on his face, and his attitude was much better than before.

"Come, come, sit here, Mr. Wu. Look, there's no need to make such a big scene, Mr. Wu, really."

After sitting down, hot water was brought over very quickly.

After Wu De was seated, Li Xiaojie, who was to the side, spoke up: "Mr. Wu, look, since things have reached this point, let's be straightforward. The money has been prepared for you now."

"Take a look, one hundred and thirty-eight yuan, not a penny less. And then, our side is thinking, we've paid you, so you go back and withdraw the case; that's no problem, right?"

Wu De finally felt comfortable. Although he knew that the people in front of him were also just wage earners and were controlled by those above them, sometimes one really couldn't consider too much.

Since you are sitting there, in the eyes of us ordinary people, you represent that Company.

However, now that the other party's attitude was so good, he finally felt comfortable and said, "If you are straightforward, then I am easy to talk to. Withdrawing the Lawsuit is definitely no problem."

Manager Zhou, who was to the side, smiled and said, "Then that's fine. Actually, Mr. Wu, you didn't need to make such a big scene..."

"If I hadn't made such a big scene, you wouldn't have given me the money," Wu De said casually.

"Didn't I tell you last time? You infringed upon my rights, but you all wouldn't listen."

Hearing this, Manager Zhou didn't speak, while Li Xiaojie, who was to the side, smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, this really isn't something we wanted to do."

"The Company's regulations are just like that; that money had to be collected. Now, this money is being given to you privately by Manager Zhou."

"Truth be told, the Company definitely wouldn't give you this money; after all, the regulations are set in stone."

As a subordinate, when a leader takes the initiative to pay out of their own pocket to solve a problem, even if the money isn't much, one must definitely express it subtly.

As for paying out of one's own pocket...

What kind of international joke is that? This is something all the leaders at Handong Company know. How could it be the turn of a grassroots Employee like you to pay?

To put it bluntly, in the past, you could pay, but now, you aren't even qualified to pay this money.

Manager Zhou, upon hearing this, was also full of smiles: "Sigh, there's no way around it, Mr. Wu. The regulations are set up this way, but I will definitely try my best to help you resolve it..."

In the eyes of Li Xiaojie and Manager Zhou, this was a normal situation, but Wu De's originally happy expression vanished all at once.

"What do you mean by this? Do you mean that I couldn't have gotten this money at all, but because I made a big deal out of it, you can only give it to me now?"

Manager Zhou was stunned for a moment. This... could it be interpreted this way?

To tell the truth, with over a hundred yuan, it was impossible to say he was short of this money; it was mainly about this grudge.

As a result, now that the other party had finally agreed to Mediation, they actually said that according to the rules, it couldn't be given to him!

What does this mean!

Although Wu De was not like Liangzai Zhou, he felt uncomfortable no matter how he listened to these words.

The two sides parted on bad terms; Wu De did not take the money, nor did he agree to withdraw the Lawsuit.

He now felt a bit reluctant to withdraw the Lawsuit again, but it felt bad.

After all, they really would give him the money. If he didn't agree, it felt like he was using the Company's money to vent his own anger.

After hesitating repeatedly, Wu De chose to report it upward.

At the Legal Department, Zhang Wei looked at the message and said directly: "Old Wang, do you think this Wu De has a problem? They already agreed to give him money and agreed to Mediation, so why is he still making trouble!"

"Does the Company's money not count as money?"

"And he even reported it upward. I think we should just reject it directly. How could General Manager Zhou possibly agree to such a thing!"

However, Wang Daoren, who was to the side, slowly shook his head and said, "Old Zhang, you just don't understand General Manager Zhou."

"Believe it or not, if this matter is reported upward, General Manager Zhou will be even happier when he sees it than before!"

Now it was Zhang Wei's turn to be confused: "Old Wang, that's impossible, right? This is like taking off one's pants to fart. We filed the Lawsuit to satisfy the demands."

"The demand is for money. Now that they are giving the money, no matter how it comes, isn't it fine as long as it's given?"

Wang Daoren chuckled: "Report it upward, and you'll know."

"General Manager Zhou is just that kind of person who takes things seriously."

This is Zhang Wei's current limitation; his thinking is still that of a traditional litigation Lawyer.

Is that thinking wrong? Of course it's right. Anyone who has ever been in a lawsuit knows how difficult it is for ordinary people to seek Legal Aid.

The demand is for money, so as long as the other party gives money, one wouldn't care about anything else.

But at Tenda, why would Zhou Yi put up so much money to provide Legal Aid? It is precisely to take things seriously!

Is it for this bit of your money? No, it is for the principle!

If you are not in the right, then why should I listen to you?

This money should be paid by Nudong Company, not by using your bullying contracts to explain everything!

One hour later.

In a barbecue restaurant, Zhou Yi, Fang Dazhuang, and the big sucker Zhou Xinran, who was to the side, were eating barbecue and drinking beer.

To tell the truth, the popularity of barbecue in this season is not very high.

It was just because they hadn't decided on a place today, so they simply came here.

The topic they were chatting about was still quite "criminal."

The topic discussed today was the crime of buying and selling firearms, which is also a charge that often causes heated discussion on the internet.

Just as Fang Dazhuang was speaking, Zhou Yi's phone rang.

"Hello, what is it? I'm eating. Ah, you sent it to my email, right? Fine, I'll take a look when I have time."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi opened his email directly and found the materials sent by Wang Daoren.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yi was instantly amused.

"Fang Dazhuang, come take a look at this."

After reading it, Fang Dazhuang also revealed a smile: "I didn't expect your Company's Employee to have such awareness."

Zhou Yi was very happy, truly very happy.

Whether it was the System Task or his own intention, being serious had always been about making the other party receive an education.

So then, in this matter, who is the other party? Is it those few grassroots Employees?

Certainly not; they were all forced to use their own money to solve the problem.

Therefore, the other party should be Nudong Company!

So at this moment, being serious means that no matter what, Nudong Company must be made to pay this money; that is what being serious is!

If your regulations have problems, then they should be modified, rather than forcing those below to solve it every time a problem is encountered.

Therefore, Zhou Yi did not hesitate at all and replied directly: "Sue them however you need to sue them!"

Others might not know, but when Zhang Wei saw this reply, he just wanted to look up at the sky.

A company that is the most law-abiding, a strange boss, plus a Legal Department that is always speechless.

People say that if a person is completely law-abiding, they might be a piece of scum, but if a company is completely law-abiding, and it obeys every law regardless of what it is, do you think it is a good company?

No one thought such a small matter would really end up in Court, yet Manager Zhou and the other person were truly dumbfounded!

Because Wu De was unwilling to agree to Mediation.

Or rather, the basis for his agreement to Mediation was: this money should be refunded to me by the Company, not given to me by you!

"What the f*ck does that have to do with anything? Isn't it all money?" Standing downstairs at Tengda Company, Manager Zhou wanted to curse.

The higher-ups urged him time and time again, but it was useless; the other party simply would not agree.

Slowly, those media outlets swarmed over like flies smelling excrement, and reports were soon sent out.

Tengda Company Employee sues Nudong Company!

Today's situation is special, only one chapter; three chapters will be released tomorrow, thank you.

Thanks to Brother Tiancai Dujiaoshou, another Brother Xinxhou, Brother Wugou Feijian, and Brother Feimaowuyu; thank you brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)