108: The weak and pitiful Wu Junxian

“It's almost Chinese New Year, and I'm idle anyway, so I hurried over to do the preliminary work to let you all go home early.”

“You're at the factory, right? Okay, then we'll meet outside your factory later.”

After a few words, Ding Xinghuai hung up the phone and said excitedly, “See? Lawyer Zhou is already here, and he said he'll meet us outside the factory later!”

The co-workers nearby were also overjoyed when they heard this: “Really? Lawyer Zhou actually came.”

Ding Xinghuai chuckled, “Of course. Lawyer Zhou keeps his word. If he says he's coming, he'll definitely come. Let's go, let's go out now.”

Several people put on their clothes and left the factory. After waiting outside for about half an hour, they saw a taxi stop and a young man in a suit got out and walked over.

“Lawyer Zhou?” Ding Xinghuai stepped forward and asked tentatively.

The young man smiled, “It's me. You're Lao Ding, right? This is the first time we've met after communicating online for so long. Are these your co-workers?”

Ding Xinghuai quickly nodded and introduced a few people.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhou Yun then said, “You all know what I'm here to do, right?”

Several people nodded simultaneously.

“Alright, let's try to do it as quickly as possible. You all know the rules, right?”

Ding Xinghuai spoke again, “It's been said that you have to pay for the case, and after you pay, Lawyer Zhou, you will give us the investigation fees.”

Zhou Yun smiled when he heard this, “That's right. First, sign the contracts for the few of you. They're all electronic contracts. Then you can start contacting others.”

“Lao Ding, you all prepare today. Afterwards, I'll send you an address, and anyone else who's interested can bring their materials to that address to find me.”

“I've already sent you the material requirements. It's very simple stuff.”

Everything was settled, and Zhou Yun then notified the law firm to prepare the contracts, which could then be signed directly through the app.

Basically, it's just an electronic signature and then a one or two-second video recording, which has the same legal effect as a paper contract.

After everything was done, Zhou Yun then said, “Alright, that's it for today. I have something else to do. We'll be in touch later.”

Several people stood at the door, watching Zhou Yun leave. Although they didn't understand why Lawyer Zhou was so enthusiastic about doing these things, it didn't stop them from respecting the young man.

Zhou Yun indeed had something to do; he needed to contact a local law firm.

It was foreseeable that there would be a lot of evidence and materials, so someone had to help.

The lawyers from Zhenhe couldn't be relied on this time. When the co-workers arrived, someone would definitely be responsible for receiving the materials and then finding the problems in them, which was a very time-consuming step.

Moreover, it couldn't be done online, so a suitable local law firm had to be found.

Zhou Yun had naturally already chosen one, which was a local law firm called Chengda, a branch of Imperial Capital Chengda.

This law firm was known as the 'Universe Firm'; it had no other special features, but it truly had a lot of lawyers...

Through President Zhuang's connections, Zhou Yun quickly got in touch with a senior partner.

An hour later, at Chengda Law Firm, Cai Caiying, forty-three years old, looked at the young man in front of her and smiled, “Director Zhou, I've heard so much about you!”

Zhou Yun also smiled when he heard this, “Director Cai, you flatter me. All those things online are just empty titles...”

Cai Caiying waved her hand, “Director Zhou, you're being too modest. Now, I estimate lawyers across the country all know you.”

After a few uninformative remarks, Cai Caiying asked, “President Zhuang didn't say much before, only that you needed help with something.”

“So, Director Zhou, what exactly is it?”

Zhou Yun said, “Director Cai, you know about the labor investigation I did in Jinghai before, right?”

Cai Caiying nodded, with a hint of amusement on her face, “I've seen the video. Your investigation in Jinghai really made a lot of old guys drop their jaws.”

“I know some people were very unhappy with what you did, but no one could say anything about your investigation report.”

Zhou Yun smiled again when he heard this, “I don't care about their thoughts. I came here this time to replicate the Jinghai investigation in Changdong.”

“We're short on staff, so I thought of asking Director Cai to help coordinate.”

What? Cai Caiying was stunned when she heard this. She had thought of many reasons for Zhou Yun to come to Changdong City, but she never expected that he actually wanted to replicate the Jinghai investigation!

Could such an operation be done frequently?

“No, Director Zhou, are you sure you really want to fully replicate it? The situation here in Changdong is more complicated than in Jinghai!”

This time, Cai Caiying's words were interrupted by Zhou Yun: “Director Cai, of course I'm not fully replicating the investigation in Changdong.”

Hearing this, Cai Caiying breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could fully exhale, Zhou Yun spoke again.

“I want to replicate it simultaneously in Changdong, Shenwu, and Yunchuan, three cities. I've even thought of the title for this investigation: 'Labor Market Research Report for the Yangtze River Delta Region'.”

Pfft! The tea Cai Caiying had in her mouth was directly sprayed out. This female lawyer, who usually paid great attention to her appearance, had a bewildered look on her face: “Three cities?”

“Director Zhou, to be honest, this is simply impossible to do. And I have a question: why do you insist on doing this investigation?”

Zhou Yun said, “There's a professor named Dong online who's debating with me, you know? He criticized me as utterly worthless.”

Cai Caiying nodded, “I know about that. But what does that have to do with you doing this investigation?”

Zhou Yun picked up his tea and took a sip: “He said that if there's no explicit legal provision, it's not a crime, and the reason there's no explicit provision is that the problem in this area isn't serious enough to warrant one.”

“So, if my investigation reveals that the problem in this area is very serious, won't it force certain parties to create explicit provisions?”

“One city like Jinghai isn't enough, so if we add these three cities together, is that enough? These cities should be considered the places with the most factories right now!”

“Of course, if it's still not enough, I can add more. I'm idle anyway.”

Listening to Zhou Yun's words, Cai Caiying was already dumbfounded: “So, Director Zhou, you specifically came here to investigate just for this? This...”

Even with her extensive experience, she didn't know what to say at this moment. She could only conclude that it was best not to get into a verbal spat with this person easily in the future.

One side wants to publish articles, while the other conducts in-depth investigations and then uses the investigation results to force regulations. These are simply not opponents on the same level.

One can only say that Lawyer Zhou is truly idealistic, but Cai Caiying still said, “Director Zhou, I'm not sure how to help with your situation...”

Cai Caiying's words were cut short by Zhou Yun: “Director Cai, how about 1.6 million? The investigation materials for Changdong City will all be organized by your team. I'll handle the complex matters, and the rest can even be done by interns.”

Cai Caiying wanted to refuse, but she couldn't, she really couldn't...

For a senior partner at a law firm, a mere 1.6 million in revenue is actually nothing, but the money depends on what kind of case it is.

What does it mean if something can be done by interns? It means you can directly hire college students from schools!

In this day and age, you might not be able to hire a bricklayer for five thousand yuan, but if you give a little living allowance, you can find a large number of college student 'ox-horses'.

And for this opportunity, who knows how many people would be scrambling for it!

What is this called? This is called interning at a law firm, and it's already good that the law firm doesn't charge you money.

Many people don't know that there are many industries where you pay for internships. They call it providing you with a learning platform, so why aren't you grateful yet?

As for why Zhou Yun didn't go directly to schools, the reason is simple: he wasn't familiar with the universities here, and going rashly might not work out.

Moreover, although college students can do it, they still need someone to guide them to get started.

Zhou Yun didn't have that much time. He needed to organize the materials in the shortest possible time, then directly initiate arbitration, go through mediation, and file a police report.

Taking a deep breath, Cai Caiying nodded and said, “Director Zhou, if that's the case, I'll take it!”

Soon, both parties began to sign the specific contract. They had only discussed the general content just now, but the specifics still depended on the contract. Everyone was a lawyer, so signing a contract had to be done carefully.

However, Zhou Yun didn't intend to trick anyone, so the contract was quickly signed.

Zhou Yun then sent the law firm's address to Ding Xinghuai, telling him to wait at the law firm starting tomorrow.

However, Zhou Yun certainly wouldn't wait indefinitely. After about two or three days, he would go to another city, as these tasks had to be carried out simultaneously.

Two days slowly passed, and various migrant worker groups in Changdong City began to see messages saying that Lawyer Zhou, who was famous online, had arrived in Changdong and was preparing to do everything he did in Jinghai again in Changdong.

If anyone had been scammed by an agency before, they should quickly contact Lawyer Zhou. As for the fees, those who know, know.

As for college students, the fact proved that Zhou Yun's reputation was more effective than anything else. When people heard that they could work on cases with Lawyer Zhou, they literally rushed to participate!

Such an experience could be directly written on a resume to show off later!

Don't ask, just say I once worked on a case with Lawyer Zhou!

Anyway, doing it this way, besides the situation where all three parties were happy like in Jinghai, a new party was added: college students, and college students were also very happy!

In other aspects, Zhou Yun was not worried about being known by labor agencies, nor was he worried about being posted online, because this was an open strategy.

So what if they knew? What, you don't allow me to do an academic investigation?

If the labor agencies felt unhappy, then let them come; he certainly wouldn't back down.

And today, Gu Licheng learned about the situation from a friend.

“Zhou Yun is here? And he's going to do it again in Changdong? What the hell, is this guy mentally ill? He's crazy, we didn't provoke him!”

Gu Licheng was completely distraught. It was one thing for him to do it once in Jinghai, but now he's come to Changdong. This is crossing provinces, what's he after?!

No, this absolutely cannot be allowed to happen, otherwise, people like him might really end up in jail.

Labor agencies who knew each other had groups. Although they were competitors, sometimes they would also cooperate.

So, very quickly, Gu Licheng posted this matter in the group.

“@everyone, come out and see! Zhou Yun is here, and he's going to do the Jinghai thing again in Changdong! Everyone, see what we should do!”

“If we don't do something, then we'll be sent in by him!”

Not long after the message was posted in the group, the entire group exploded.

“What? Is this Zhou guy sick? What's he after?”

“Who knows what he's after? Doing something like this, harming others without benefiting himself, it's truly f*cking ridiculous!”

“Damn it, I dare him! If he pushes me too far, I'll just kill him. If he doesn't let us live, we won't let him live either!”

Everyone in the group was saying all sorts of things, but most people were just venting their emotions, because they truly couldn't understand why Zhou Yun would do such a thing.

Gu Licheng was a bit tired, and sent another message: “Stop talking useless stuff, quickly think of a solution. He's already collecting evidence.”

Everyone discussed animatedly, but they had no good ideas. The only two things they could think of were to back down and offer benefits, or to threaten him.

Meanwhile, beside a certain labor market in Changdong City, inside a shop, Wu Junxian pulled out his phone.

He had recruited a few more people today, and his luck wasn't bad. Although it was far worse than in Jinghai, he had finally stabilized.

He was casually scrolling through his phone when he suddenly saw a message in an agency group @everyone.

Curious, Wu Junxian clicked in to see, and then he froze.

Or rather, he wasn't just frozen; he was completely petrified, sitting motionless at the table.

If someone were filming at that moment, they would definitely have to add a caption: Not a still image.

At that moment, Wu Junxian had only one thought: I've already run to another province, why did Zhou Yun follow me again?!

“Ah ah ah ah!”

Suddenly, Wu Junxian threw his phone away as if he had gone mad, shouting wildly in the office and occasionally slapping himself.

“Why, why, how did I offend him?!”

After venting for a long time, Wu Junxian calmed down slightly.

Anyone encountering this situation would probably be dumbfounded.

Now that he had vented, the problem still remained: what should he do?

It is possible to leave the province during probation, but it must be approved by the relevant departments, and upon arrival, one must promptly report to the local Public Security Bureau.

The core is only one thing: criminals during their probation period cannot be out of control.

Wu Junxian thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any good ideas. No one understood Zhou Yun better than him; he was a devil, and people like him were no match...

Not knowing what to do, he casually picked up his phone and saw the agents in that group discussing how to deal with Zhou Yun.

In an instant, a flash of inspiration, Wu Junxian suddenly had an idea!

Why the hell should I hang out with the agencies? I can follow Zhou Yun!

Although I've gone back to my old ways after coming here, I haven't had time to do anything yet, so why not just help Zhou Yun with information!

Don't tell me, thinking this way, Wu Junxian felt it had great potential. As the saying goes, once the thought of surrendering to the communists arises, the world suddenly feels vast.

Anyway, at this moment, Wu Junxian suddenly stopped worrying, because Zhou Yun would definitely win. If he followed Zhou Yun, then, rounding it up, he would also definitely win!

Thinking of this, Wu Junxian pulled out his phone and dialed a number.