Chapter 396: Still Very Familiar with the Magic City

Zhou Yi's first thought was why there were so many people in Fang Dazhuang's office, and his second thought was that the Earth was no longer suitable for living.

Fortunately, the workhorses in this law firm were all very familiar with Zhou Yi, having helped him handle so many matters after all.

It could be said that a large portion of this law firm's KPI last year was propped up by this Mr. Zhou.

One rarely saw a client who took such care of a law firm's business, so naturally, in such a situation, one had to show this big client some respect.

And so, everyone smiled and then silently left.

Only Zhou Xinran sat there without moving, continuing to say, "Teacher Fang, just tell me whether this counts as overtime or not."

Upon hearing this, Fang Dazhuang smiled, waved his hand to signal Zhou Yi to sit first, and then said, "Xinran, have you been so busy lately that you've almost forgotten the Labor Law?"

"What you're talking about—starting work at eight in the morning, finishing at five in the afternoon, and continuing to work during the lunch break—that is definitely overtime. Eight hours a day, this has clearly been exceeded; why even come to ask me such a question?"

"Alright, Zhou Yi, what news have you brought this time? How good is the good news, and how bad is the bad news?"

Zhou Xinran pursed her lips and looked at Zhou Yi, wondering if his "Jingzhou Big Smarty" account had been recognized.

That's right, Zhou Cainiao was "Jingzhou Big Smarty"; during her time at the Tengda Legal Department, she had basically learned everything she should and shouldn't have known about the previous cases.

That was why such an article had come out.

If you were to ask why she wrote such an article, it wasn't to help promote Tengda; she simply felt that since Zhou Yi was going to help people anyway, he might as well help as many as he could.

Every time there is one more person in this world who takes things seriously, others will be slightly more wary, and at the very least, they won't easily treat your words like wind.

"The good news is that a new Employee who joined our Company has a case that seems like I've never seen before, at least not since the New Civil Code was released; it has to do with a bank."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fang Dazhuang's eyes immediately began to light up.

"Are you sure? Is it really something rarely seen?"

He had been feeling annoyed with his research lately, so having a relatively interesting case to play with wouldn't be bad.

"The specifics are like this..."

Zhou Yi roughly explained the details of the case and then asked, "Fang Dazhuang, would you say a case like this is interesting?"

That is truly too interesting!

To put it on a small scale, this is just a minor issue with a financial institution, just one person's Credit Record.

But to put it on a large scale, this involves many aspects; the most immediate one is whether a financial institution constitutes a Tort when it is negligent in correcting a party's information!

This is a topic that receives relatively little attention, yet it is closely related to our lives.

Because many of us now cannot do without a Credit Record; once there is a bad credit entry, both life and work will be affected.

In such a situation, indeed, you can directly file an objection application through the People's Bank of China system.

And the People's Bank of China will also have corresponding penalties depending on the situation, but these are all matters within their internal system.

A more realistic problem is, for the many parties affected by misreported credit, who will bear the burden of their Damages?

"Let me tell you, Zhou Yi, I will handle this case. Really, if this is successful, then never mind the other impacts; just in terms of research into the New Civil Code, it would be a huge step forward!"

Research into the Civil Code is also currently a key focus of Fang Dazhuang's work.

After all, this is the first law in our country to be named a code. Usually, when we talk about Criminal Law, it's just Criminal Law, not a Criminal Code; the Civil Code is the first law named a code!!

It is hailed as the "encyclopedia of social life," involving every aspect of life and running through the lives of you, me, and everyone else.

These are all official propaganda phrases, but in Fang Dazhuang's view, the most important change brought by the Civil Code is that we can now treat many existences as civil subjects!

For example, the financial institution in this case.

For example, the Nudong Company in the previous case.

Can complaints solve problems? Of course, complaints have always been one of the best ways to solve problems—simple and fast.

When the "biological father" (regulatory authority) takes action, it's a direct crushing, and then the corresponding company apologizes. Is there a problem? Of course, there's no problem.

But, returning to the previous question, no matter how the "biological father" punishes them, this is all their internal handling. Externally, regarding the Tort against an individual, has it been resolved?

"So, Fang Dazhuang, you mean that a Lawsuit for Infringement can be filed, right?" Zhou Yi asked.

"That is natural. Since a Tort has occurred, they must bear the liability for Damages; this is an extremely important manifestation of the Civil Code!"

"Whether it's a bank or some other company, in this case, your Employee's Right of Reputation has clearly been infringed upon!"

"Then we must make them feel the law!"

Cases where internal personnel of financial institutions collude in fraud don't need to be mentioned; those are Criminal Case issues, big matters, and naturally, they will feel the law.

But these "small matters" must also make them feel the existence of the law!

In plain language, Fang Dazhuang's feeling about researching the Civil Code is that if you make a mistake, you must pay compensation, no matter what kind of compensation it is!

Fang Dazhuang laughed very happily; he felt that this case was even more satisfying than the previous Nudong Company case.

That one was, after all, only claiming a refund.

Zhou Yi was also laughing, but his smile was a bit off. Finally, Zhou Xinran spoke up.

"Teacher Fang, why don't you ask him what the bad news is?"

Fang Dazhuang immediately stopped laughing and looked at Zhou Yi.

"The bad news is that, according to our Company's regulations, this case needs to be taken by the staff of the Tengda Legal Department."

Fang Dazhuang fell silent, and Zhou Xinran also fell silent.

Suddenly, Zhou Xinran leaned into Zhou Yi's ear and said, "Aren't you afraid Teacher Fang will beat you for doing this?"

"You forgot that if he wanted to hit you, he could even have you beaten into the hospital and still have it ruled as Legitimate Defense..."

Before Zhou Yi could react, he saw Zhou Xinran already saying with a worried face, "Teacher Fang, he's playing you!"

Damn it! Xinran, where did you learn this skill of fanning the flames!

"This case should still be handled by me; I can even take less money. As for those few people in your Legal Department, let them go do something else."

"If there are any who want to take it, I'll go have a chat with them."

Zhou Yi smiled. If you go to chat with them, who would still dare to take it? After all, the existence of someone with Criminal Law in one hand and a fist in the other is too terrifying.

"Then Fang Dazhuang, you do it!"

Anyway, it's all coming out of the Legal Aid Fund, so Zhou Mouren is just here to watch the fun and, incidentally, make a video out of it.

So what if it's a bank? If they do something wrong, they pay compensation—that's only right and proper!

Regardless of whether it was intentional or negligent, wrong is wrong; it's a principle even a primary school student knows.

This is also the viewpoint that Lawyer Fang has always upheld.

It was already agreed upon: Lawyer Fang would go to the Company the next day to sign the contract first, then find that Fang Xiaoying to collect evidence and prepare to have a go at it!

After finishing the serious business, the three of them started chatting about some rather "criminal" topics again.

This has also become a daily routine; to be fair, if Zhou Yi weren't listening to Lawyer Fang chat, he would have no idea that there could be such strange crimes in the Criminal Law.

For example, the "crime of disrupting assemblies, processions, or demonstrations." Anyway, after hearing the introduction to this crime, Zhou Mouren felt that, in all likelihood, it's estimated that no one would ever commit it...

Probably, maybe...

Because the object of this infringement is a bit special.

Another day passed, and Fang Xiaoying was still waiting at the hotel; because she wasn't sure if she would be able to intern, she hadn't started renting an apartment yet.

She had already shown her work ability as much as possible, only hoping to enter Tenda.

It wasn't just because of this case; in fact, she didn't have too many thoughts about her own case either.

The other party was a bank, and they had said before that if it was just a recording error, then they would just modify it.

She simply liked Tenda's company culture.

Just then, the phone rang, and when she picked it up to look, she discovered it was that Manager Guo Xiaoyun.

"Hello, Manager Guo? Eh, I'm in Jingzhou right now. I passed? Good, then when should I... go now?"

Guo Xiaoyun on the other end of the phone said: "Come quickly. A friend of President Zhou is very interested in the case you mentioned and wants to understand it with you properly."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Xiaoying was still feeling dizzy—so she could actually enter Tenda just like this?

Although she was an intern, generally speaking, she would be able to officially join Tenda after graduation.

A friend of President Zhou... wouldn't that be Lawyer Fang? So she would actually be able to see Lawyer Fang this time?

As for Zhou Xinran, she seemed to be a friend of President Zhou as well, but the only thing many people remembered was that this lawyer was very beautiful, had a good figure and temperament, and then was bullied in all sorts of ways by Lawyer Fang.

Fang Xiaoying hurried to the Company, and inside the Company, Zhou Yi was chatting with Huo Pengfei.

There are naturally certain reasons why office romances are prohibited in some companies.

At the very least, Huo Pengfei had been a bit troubled recently because his little girlfriend really has a Koi Constitution.

Wherever she goes, problems appear; even buying something in a store results in short-weighted goods.

And as for him, Huo Pengfei, he couldn't help but want to file lawsuits; usually, when he reported them up, they would be approved, and so there were quite a few of these lawsuits.

The consequence was that some gossip appeared in the Company.

People said that after Huo Pengfei got together with Wu Qiuling, he only knew how to help her file lawsuits.

Regarding this, Zhou Yi couldn't say anything; mouths are on other people, what can you do? If you want to talk about defamation or insult, it hadn't reached that level yet.

Beside them, Wu Qiuling hadn't said a word, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"President Zhou, Fang Xiaoying is here!"

An Employee nearby shouted.

Zhou Yi immediately walked out of the office, and Huo Pengfei followed him out; he actually wanted to file this lawsuit too.

But he currently had five cases on hand, and four of those five cases were for little Wu Guniang...

Zhou Yi met Fang Xiaoying.

This young woman's attire was indeed simple, but her appearance and temperament were both quite good; upon seeing Zhou Yi, she hurriedly greeted him.

Zhou Yi also nodded and said: "Come, come in. Lawyer Fang is already waiting. Remember, you must tell the truth; there is nothing you cannot say to your own lawyer."

Wang Daoren and Zhang Wei nearby nodded in unison; they really had deep feelings about this issue.

After nodding, they discovered the other was also nodding, exchanged a glance, and then sighed in unison—good brothers for life.

Of course, Zhou Mouren didn't know that at this moment, a strange thought had popped into Fang Xiaoying's mind: what would happen if she urged for an update right now?

However, Fang Xiaoying quickly shook her head, casting such a terrifying thought to the back of her mind. It was too scary; how could she think of this at a time like this!

Entering the conference room, Lawyer Fang and Zhou Xinran were there studying some case files; seeing someone enter, they both stood up to show their welcome.

"Lawyer Fang, this is Fang Xiaoying."

Fang Xiaoying looked inside; she finally saw Lawyer Fang, this lawyer who had a mountain of legendary stories among A Yi's audience on the internet.

If it weren't for Lawyer Fang, A Yi's videos would have half the popularity; this was a consensus among many people.

Because lawyers like Lawyer Fang were truly too rare, rare to the point of being pitiful.

In reality, if you really wanted to file a lawsuit because of certain causes of action, then to put it clearly, you wouldn't be able to find a lawyer willing to take it.

Seeing that Fang Xiaoying was a bit excited and nervous, Lawyer Fang smiled and said: "Just sit anywhere, don't be constrained. I am your lawyer; let's just talk about the matter directly."

Fang Xiaoying hurriedly sat down; just for today's event, it was worth her running to Jingzhou—she could brag about this for a long time when she went back!

The general situation of the case hadn't changed, mainly some details, and this was the focus of Lawyer Fang's attention.

He asked very detailed questions, and Fang Xiaoying was also trying hard to answer; the previous Judgment had already been found.

After asking for a full two hours and recording a whole lot on the case files, Lawyer Fang finally stopped his pen.

"Alright, that's it for now. Next, I will go with you to prepare the evidence. Your personal documents go without saying, the Judgment from that time, and also go get a Credit Record."

Lawyer Fang listed the required evidence one by one, and Fang Xiaoying wrote them all down. For Tort compensation, there are many types of compensation.

For example, the transportation and accommodation expenses Fang Xiaoying incurred multiple times because she had to make the bank modify it, as well as the costs for filing the Lawsuit.

And evidence of other interests damaged due to the bad Credit Record; the situation in this regard was extensive—witness testimony, various records, etc., all were needed.

There was also Mental Damage Compensation; one can now claim this for Right of Reputation.

In Lawyer Fang's words, the compensation might not be much, but it definitely must exist; having no compensation and having little compensation are two different things.

After finishing, Fang Xiaoying happily prepared to go back to rent an apartment, and then she would go to Modu with Lawyer Fang to secure the corresponding evidence.

There is no way around it; currently, for our Civil Litigation cases involving economic matters, the general rule regarding territorial jurisdiction is that the Plaintiff must sue the Defendant where the Defendant is located.

Of course, if there is an agreement, that agreement must be followed; this is all for the convenience of the Litigation.

There are also exceptional circumstances, such as when a certain handsome guy conducts large-scale Lawsuits; in cases of handling matters over the internet, those can all be filed at the Guangming District Court as well.

However, suing a bank in Modu, which falls under the category of the Defendant being a legal entity or other organization, means you must go to Modu to sue.

Fang Dazhuang has to go, and Zhou Yi will certainly go as well; after all, he is too familiar with Modu.

Fang Xiaoying had just come out when she turned around and ran into Guo Xiaoyun.

"Little Fang, you still don't have a place to stay, right? It just so happens that Xiao Wu is looking for a roommate to share an apartment with; why don't you live with her!"

Zhou Yi, who was preparing to head out, was stunned when he heard this; two people with the Koi Constitution living together?

He could only pray for that landlord, hoping he would be alright.

After finishing up, he naturally went to eat with Fang Dazhuang; having consumed too much every day recently, Zhou Yi clearly felt that he had gained weight.

This won't do; he still needs to sign up for a gym or something.

There are still a few decent gyms next to the Guangming Peak Residential Quarter; Chu Lan has already signed up, so there should be no problem for him either.

At worst, he can have Zhou Xinran check it out later; it shouldn't be that coincidental, as he certainly doesn't have any Koi Constitution.

Everything went very smoothly; Fang Xiaoying, Fang Dazhuang, and Zhou Yi headed straight for Modu, vowing to pull off something big!

The second update is here, sorry for the wait; thanks to Wenchidage, Nitian de Jiezou, Xiao Shufu, JDHSUF, You Yige Xinshou, wfei, Shuyou 2020, Eric3Fang, and Feimaowuyu; thank you brothers for the tips, thank you; yesterday I still owed four thousand words, today one thousand, currently the debt stands at one hundred and five thousand words.

(End of this chapter)