143: What is that living father going to do again!

“What? Zhou Yun said this week isn’t enough and he needs to reschedule?”

“No, it’s just a private lending case, and it’s already been filed for a while. There’s no need to reschedule, is there?”

Inside the office, Old Zhuang looked at Xiao Duan in front of him, his face blank.

Xiao Duan maintained a professional smile and said, “Director, Director Zhou said he found some interesting things in the case materials, so he might make the case a bit bigger.”

“Therefore, one week of preparation time is obviously not enough. He still needs to do some other work.”

“A bit bigger? That old man… I mean, what exactly is Lao Zhou going to do now?!” Old Zhuang said, wide-eyed.

To be honest, his head started aching whenever he heard Zhou Yun say “a bit.”

Last time he said the commotion might be a little big, and then he turned around and wiped out a bunch of labor agencies in Jinghai.

Then he said he was going to the neighboring province to do a little investigation, and he ended up wiping out a bunch of labor agencies in the three cities with the most factory areas in the neighboring province.

And before… that’s simply unmentionable. Anyone who believes him is an idiot!

Xiao Duan smiled and said, “Director, Director Zhou just wants to make this case more interesting, and he also wants to bring a better lecture experience to the students of Political Science and Law University.”

At this point, Xiao Duan looked surprised and said, “Director, you wouldn’t think there’s a problem with what Director Zhou is doing, would you?”

“Before I came, Director Zhou said that he didn’t want to, but if he found a problem, he couldn’t just ignore it. This can only be blamed on society, don’t you agree?”

Old Zhuang waved his hand directly and said, “Xiao Duan, what do you mean by that? What do you mean I think Director Zhou’s actions are problematic? Is what he’s doing a problematic matter?”

Xiao Duan asked curiously, “Then you can’t do it?”

“If you can’t, just say so. Nobody will think anything of it. Director Zhou can directly contact the propaganda department; it’s just a bit more troublesome…”

Old Zhuang immediately flew into a rage: “Who said I can’t? I’m fine, I’m going to Jiangdong University of Political Science and Law right now. I’m very familiar with them, okay? Alright, you go get busy!”

After Xiao Duan left, Old Zhuang suddenly felt like he had been PUA’d. It must be aillusion, right?

Forget it, face is most important. After the matter is handled, he will start preparing. He is determined to be the President of the Provincial Lawyers Association. Old Zhuang said so!

Two hours later, in a leadership office at Jiangdong University of Political Science and Law, Old Zhuang was already seated on the sofa.

God knows how much he sacrificed for this matter, but he’s a man, don’t ask, just know he’s got it covered!

“Director Liu, that’s the situation. What do you think we should do?”

Director Liu on the opposite side replied, “Changing the time isn’t a big deal. The key is what’s going on with Lawyer Zhou, because we also need to explain to the students.”

“President Zhuang, you know Lawyer Zhou is very popular now. So many people at our school want to hear him. Now that the time suddenly needs to be changed, there must be an explanation.”

Old Zhuang pondered carefully and said, “Director Liu, just tell the students this: Lawyer Zhou is going to give everyone a big surprise this time!”

“I guarantee it with my reputation as the President of the Lawyers Association!”

Although his head ached when he heard Zhou Yun say “a bit,” he had to admit that Zhou Yun always brought exceptionally big surprises!

After working together for so long, Old Zhuang couldn't guarantee other things, but when it came to causing trouble, Old Zhuang could stake his life on it.

Whenever Zhou Yun said something like “I found some interesting things in the case,” it would definitely not be a small matter.

Director Liu was a bit surprised after hearing this and said, “President Zhuang, you trust Lawyer Zhou that much?”

Old Zhuang laughed heartily without speaking.

“Alright, President Zhuang, it’s settled then. We’ll communicate about the time slowly, but don’t make it too long, or the students will definitely be unhappy.” Director Liu stood up and said.

Old Zhuang nodded, said his goodbyes, and then left, heading next to Jingnan District Court.

What a mess this is, he felt like he owed Zhou Yun in his past life.

But it must be said, the atmosphere at the firm is much better than before, mainly because there are many cases, and too many people come for Zhou Yun.

Many young lawyers don’t have to bother finding cases; the cases assigned to them by the firm are already enough.

Coupled with top lawyers like Zhou Yun providing a safety net, and various reviews and supervisions, the quality of their work has also improved significantly compared to before.

This year's law firm income is estimated to be much higher than in previous years…

So Old Zhuang comforted himself, telling himself that his hard work had nothing to do with Zhou Yun; he purely felt that Zhou Yun could make money.

Yes, it must be like this.

The time had already come to the next day. Zhu Shuyi brought her Bank statements and the names of the previous loan apps.

Zhou Yun immediately began to study them. It could be seen that in about a year and a half, Zhu Shuyi's debt had directly increased from five thousand yuan to fifty thousand yuan.

But on the surface, everything seemed reasonable, because the current evidence only showed that Zhu Shuyi had a fifty thousand loan on an app called “Jisuxin Wallet.”

With a contract and Bank statements, there appeared to be no flaws.

Now, the next step is to find evidence step by step, which is a must.

The first app that lent five thousand was called “Youdi Wallet.” The Bank statement showed the transfer recipient as a company named Yangguang Internet Technology Co., Ltd.

And the recipient of Zhu Shuyi’s later repayments was a private account, and the name of the owner of this account was Chen Qiulan.

It's important to note here that Bank statements from different Banks are not entirely identical.

For instance, transaction counterparty information should generally be available if you, the account holder, obtain the statements yourself.

However, if some Bank statements don't show it, you need to contact them promptly to see if you didn't select the option or if they temporarily don't provide it.

In short, if we go through legal channels, we must have this information; otherwise, simple transaction records are not very useful; they must correspond perfectly.

Zhou Yun recorded all this information one by one, then continued to look.

This is the only way: record all this information and then check the connections between these individuals and companies.

Here are some relatively simple inquiry methods that everyone can use.

Currently, the several enterprise investigation tools on the market can all be used, but for a comprehensive search, it is still necessary to go to the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System.

You can delve into these shareholder details step by step to conduct inquiries.

A simple query is to enter a name or phone number to see if there is any association.

If the demand is greater, then you need to go to some professional associated query platforms, which are usually paid and used more by industry professionals.

In addition, if the other party has a “white glove proxy holding” situation, it becomes even more complicated, but the connection between companies and companies, and between companies and individuals, no matter how complex, will not exceed the six words: “people, money, goods, production, supply, and sales.”

Querying and analyzing upstream and downstream associated enterprises, litigation status, and even specific office location investigations, etc.—this particularly tests the professionalism of the investigators.

For some enforcement cases, it is essential to conduct on-site inspections, because you don’t know what kind of commingling exists between two companies.

It's possible that only after arriving will you discover that these two companies use the same office location and the same team.

In short, for cases like this, having a clear idea is one aspect, but specific investigation and evidence collection is another, and the latter is actually relatively more important!

It requires a lot of energy and time to investigate, and the cost will also be very high.

And for more confidential information like capital flow, it must be investigated by a specialized lawyer with an investigation order.

In short, anything done will leave traces. If you really investigate seriously, you will definitely find it. The key is how to investigate seriously and who will pay for it!

However, Zhou Yun didn't care about these things. Money was irrelevant; he would spend it himself. The effort expended was even more irrelevant; he would just use energy potions.

Anyway, he now has profit-sharing rights at the law firm; the more other lawyers earn, the more his share.

Thus, Zhou Yun once again cast aside all miscellaneous tasks and devoted himself to the investigation.

Incidentally, he also applied for an investigation order at Jingnan District Court to investigate the Bank statements and other information of “Jisuxin Internet Technology Co., Ltd.” behind the “Jisuxin Wallet” app.

He conducted investigations during the day and summarized the information he found at night. Of course, he didn't do this alone; he couldn't finish it by himself.

Moreover, some of the financial and accounting aspects within it were beyond his capabilities as a lawyer.

So this time, Zhou Yun formed a team.

It included four other lawyers from the law firm, and through Old Zhuang's connections, he also invited a professional who had studied at Tilanqiao from a company in Jinghai.

Of course, as is well known, accountants who have served time in prison for certain specific crimes are permanently barred from working in the accounting industry.

So this big shot's current job is company cleaner, it's just that his salary is a little bit high.

Whether Tilanqiao Prison is a meme or not is currently a matter of debate, with various opinions.

But one thing is certain: some relatively well-known securities firms currently do not require a criminal record certificate when recruiting…

You’d think securities firms are generally very rigorous, with extremely strict background checks, but… they just don’t require a criminal record certificate, so it’s hard to say about such things.

This big shot was very interested in Zhou Yun’s approach after understanding the situation, or perhaps he was interested in the money Zhou Yun offered. In any case, he joined the team and began the investigation.

When professionals work together, efficiency is very high. Zhou Yun had handled similar cases in his previous life, so he controlled the overall direction, leaving the specific accounting details to the professional big shot.

Time passed slowly, and Jiangdong University of Political Science and Law had already urged several times.

“President Zhuang, it’s not that we’re not being cooperative, but we really can’t help it. The students were willing to wait because they heard there would be a surprise, but it’s been so long.”

“Many students have started asking on the message board, saying whether our school is obstructing and doesn’t want Lawyer Zhou to give a lecture. You say, we are really wronged in this matter…”

Director Liu felt very wronged. The school had indeed done such things before, but this time it really had nothing to do with them.

But there was no other way; that’s what the students thought.

Old Zhuang could only try his best to explain, expending much effort and treating people to meals multiple times.

With Zhou Yun behind him, he could only strive to expand his network, just in case he needed it someday.

Finally, the investigation here yielded results.

“Director Zhou, the current results show that thirteen individuals and five companies are involved.”

“And now, the initial lending company, Yangguang, has already been deregistered, but we can still find some things.”

“Among these thirteen individuals, it can be found that six of them have connections with these companies.”

Zhou Yun nodded upon hearing this and said, “Meaning the remaining seven individuals, at least on the surface, have no connection with the company.”

It can only be said that these people are becoming more and more cautious. These seven people are like seven walls, completely separating the front and back connections.

“Let’s try reporting the case first to see if it will be filed for investigation. If not, I’ll start the second step of work.”

“Lao Huo, your work is done.”

The middle-aged man called Lao Huo smiled upon hearing this and said, “Alright, Director Zhou, I’m heading back now. Remember to call me if you have this kind of work in the future.”

He was the big shot who had studied further, and now he had only one feeling: a leader like Zhou Yun was truly excellent.

He took on all the responsibilities himself; even if there were problems later, he would bear them alone.

It has nothing to do with the rest of you.

If he had a leader like this back then, he would never have ended up in prison.

Evidence involving the economic sphere is generally indispensable.

However, this time there was no need for a minivan. Zhou Yun borrowed a shopping cart from the supermarket downstairs, and it was just a full cart, which was child's play compared to previous times.

The road in front of Zhentian Law Firm is called Renmin Road. Without thinking, almost every city has such a road.

The nearby police station is naturally called Renmin Road Police Station.

Because it was close, Zhou Yun just pushed the shopping cart over directly.

There's nothing much to say. The two sides were already close, Zhou Yun's reputation was big, and there was some cooperation in the past, so the Police Officer inside quickly noticed him.

“Lawyer Zhou? What are you pushing?” Police Officer Cheng Wenhao, who ran out from inside, asked with a blank expression.

Zhou Yun smiled and said, “These? These are the evidence I brought to report the case this time.”

Cheng Wenhao glanced silently, a smile appearing on his face: “Good, good, you’re pushing a shopping cart, not driving a minivan over.”

Alright, Zhou Yun was a bit helpless. He guessed that all the Police Officers in the city now knew about his past actions.

However, looking at Lao Cheng’s hair opposite him, Zhou Yun also smiled and said, “Of course not. This time, it’s because there’s relatively little, so I pushed it over myself.”

“If there were a lot, I would just call and ask you to pick them up. Anyway, we’re close, so it’s convenient for you to come over.”

Cheng Wenhao suddenly didn’t want to talk anymore.

They helped push the shopping cart into the station, and then other Police Officers came out to help.

Cheng Wenhao then began to understand the case from Zhou Yun.

“For now, I think this has suspicions of a predatory loan, but of course, the specific judgment is up to you…”

Zhou Yun briefly introduced the general situation. Cheng Wenhao scratched his head: “You’ve brought a lot of evidence here. We’ll… we’ll take a look first.”

Although it wasn't transported in a minivan, such a large amount of evidence would still take a good amount of time to examine.

“Okay, you guys go ahead and look.” Zhou Yun said, “However, because there are some other circumstances, if filing the case is too troublesome, you can just say so; there’s no need to consider my reputation.”

“Later, I can do some more work to make it easier for you to handle.”

Zhou Yun was naturally referring to situations where other people’s Bank cards were used.

Filing a case is not a small matter, and he wouldn't force the other party to file just by using his reputation; that's not how things are done.

Cheng Wenhao nodded upon hearing this. Although it was rumored online that Lawyer Zhou had a very bad temper and would threaten others at the drop of a hat.

But after spending so much time together, they clearly understood that although the other party was a bit crazy in his actions, every aspect was actually very thoroughly considered.

Like those previous cases, once you reviewed them, you would realize that everyone’s face was given due respect, and it could truly be said that everyone had a bright future.

It’s also a good achievement for the Public Security Bureau to crack such a major case!

After the two sides agreed, Zhou Yun left. He had done everything he could; now it was time to wait and see if he needed to visit the Court.

As long as the Public Security Bureau started investigating, it would be easy to handle. Just like last time, he would provide the Public Security Bureau with the information about the Court session at Political Science and Law University.

Everything was so reasonable.