149: I don't think this trial will take too long.

Time passed quickly, and Zhou Yun was not idle either; he was doing some other work.

For example, summarizing this case.

Initially, he just wanted to handle a regular case and then, from a lawyer's perspective, explain to students how to deal with such loan disputes.

And from what aspects one can make a breakthrough.

For example, in this case, there are both contracts and transfer records. What to do when the evidence is too sufficient? One must put effort into cross-examination, making something out of nothing.

The contracts signed between small loan companies and ordinary people are not ordinary contracts; they have a name: standard form contracts.

Article 496, Paragraph 1 of the Civil Code stipulates:

“Standard clauses are clauses formulated in advance by a party for repeated use and not negotiated with the other party when the contract is concluded.” A contract adopting standard clauses is called a standard form contract or a boilerplate contract.

Then one can use the clauses regarding “invalid standard form contracts” to find problems.

But he never expected it to turn out this way; one can only say this is fate.

However, even with the person arrested, the lecture still had to be given, so he had to approach it from another angle. For example, in this case, Zhou Yun used the first rule of Zhou's Law!

The days waiting for the trial were originally a bit boring, but unexpectedly, good news came from the neighboring Court!

The case of Wu Yufang and Liu Jiale was finally decided!

Wu Yufang was sentenced to one year in prison, with a one-year probation, which is commonly known as a one-year sentence with one year of probation.

This result is normal; the crime of false accusation itself carries a sentence of less than three years, and with a guilty plea, acceptance of punishment, and obtaining aunderstanding, probation is very normal.

Liu Jiale was different; although he also pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, he injured Wu Yufang while on bail.

That’s right, Wu Yufang’s police report had an effect. He assaulted someone while on bail, and the subsequent appraisal showed minor injuries.

So he was re-imprisoned and had not obtained aunderstanding, directly being sentenced to two years and six months.

This was still based on his guilty plea and acceptance of punishment; otherwise, it would have been three years directly.

Zhang Yunfan specifically called to tell him this; anyway, Zhou Yun felt he was very happy listening to it.

Being happy is good; it means he is very satisfied with this outcome.

As for whether Liu Jiale will retaliate against Wu Yufang after he gets out... that is unknown. Anyway, according to Zhang Yunfan, it would be even better if he retaliated. Neither of them is good, and both should die!

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yun opened the task panel. He had been so engrossed in handling cases lately that he almost forgot about the system.

Listening to the system prompt for task completion, Zhou Yun immediately chose to claim the reward!

By now, every time he claimed a reward after completing a task, it felt like opening a blind box, which was particularly exciting.

“The task reward of two million in cash and fifty exchange points has been issued!”

Hearing this, Zhou Yun immediately beamed with joy. Money is still very useful, especially when doing some special tasks.

As for exchange points, there’s even less to say; he uses a lot of energy potions daily now.

There’s no other way; some cases require a lot of time and energy to investigate. The information gathered needs to be organized, legal bases need to be found, and the logic needs to be straightened out, all of which require energy potions.

So the consumption rate of exchange points has been a bit fast recently. With this reward, he now has a total of one hundred and eighty exchange points.

The next step is to get a bottle of “Body Strengthening Potion” first. Although its effect is not as good as before, it’s better than nothing.

He doesn't need to become a superman; being a lawyer with natural strength and martial arts will suffice.

However, he can't always crush people's chairs in the future...

Time slowly passed amidst Zhou Yun’s random thoughts, and finally, the day of the trial was approaching!

For Fang Yufei from Jiangdong University of Political Science and Law, recent days felt like a rollercoaster ride.

The school suddenly announced that they had reached a collaboration with Lawyer Zhou Yun from Zhentian Law Firm, inviting Lawyer Zhou to give a lecture.

This news excited many people. Perhaps Zhou Yun himself didn’t realize that he had already become an idol for many young people.

And before this, Zhou Yun had not given any lectures anywhere else.

So the students of Jiangdong University of Political Science and Law were all excited. Like Fang Yufei, he even posted online, saying that he would take good videos of Lawyer Zhou for everyone to see.

And he also planned to write about his feelings after listening to Lawyer Zhou’s lecture.

However, the school suddenly announced again that the lecture was postponed, with no specific date for when it would be rescheduled.

The school was heavily criticized for those two days, but fortunately, the specific time was eventually announced, and now, that time is approaching.

Fang Yufei was very curious about what Lawyer Zhou would talk about in this lecture.

Just then, his roommate suddenly put down his phone and said, “Hey, do you guys know that Lawyer Zhou’s lecture is actually a live case handling?”

“What? Handling a case? How do you know?” Fang Yufei quickly asked.

The roommate across from him shook his phone: “The school has already announced it, saying it’s a ‘Court Enters Campus’ event jointly organized by Jingnan District Court and Zhentian Law Firm.”

Hearing this, Fang Yufei quickly opened the class group chat, and indeed, the school had already posted it.

It also said that because too many people wanted to attend, the venue was changed to the school auditorium.

He never expected it to be a live trial; this was much more exciting than a lecture!

The few people in the dorm got excited. They had to go early to secure seats.

There were many students like Fang Yufei in the school, but everyone was curious about what type of case Lawyer Zhou would handle.

Soon, this news spread online, and students from other schools in Jinghai were immediately displeased.

Why? What’s wrong with us? So it must be the inaction of the school leaders!

As a result, the leaders of several other universities were inexplicably criticized. After learning the situation, various invitations were sent to Zhentian Law Firm.

The goal was simple: quickly invite Lawyer Zhou to give a lecture as well.

Old Zhuang was suddenly happy. He recalled how he used to have to beg these people to cooperate. What if he was the Lawyers Association president? To be honest, he was nothing in front of university leaders.

Many university leaders are truly high-ranking, in the literal sense.

However, Old Zhuang didn't put on airs. He wanted to actively expand his connections during this opportunity. Next year is the Provincial Lawyers Association election year, and he wants to seize the chance to rise!

He is in his fifties and had originally planned to retire, but who would have thought he would have to continue competing now...

In this atmosphere, time had already arrived at the next day.

Zhou Yun left his home with his bag and arrived at Jiangdong University of Political Science and Law, where he was then led to the lounge by the reception teacher.

“Lawyer Zhou, please rest for a while. The lecture starts at ten, we’ll call you when it’s about to begin.”

Lectures are usually held during break times, as these activities normally cannot occupy teaching time.

However, a live trial is also considered a teaching activity for law students, so it was scheduled for the morning.

Zhou Yun smiled and said, “It’s fine, I don’t need much rest. This trial probably won’t take too long.”

Huh? The reception teacher looked bewildered. The trial wouldn't take too long?

At the same time, on the other side, Shi Xiaoning and Yu Yun had also set off. Yu Yun came today because she wanted to see how Zhou Yun would handle things.

However, Yu Yun did not know that shortly after they left, the Public Security Bureau had already taken control of all twenty-plus people from Jisu Company!

Today’s lecture and legal popularization event was not organized by three parties, but by four parties together!

The basic situation of this case has been thoroughly investigated. In fact, even without the testimonies of Yu Yun and others, the case could be handled directly with zero confessions.

Those contracts and transfer records, among other things, were ready-made evidence.

In lawsuits, lawyers who improvise during trial are rare; most of the work is done outside of Court.

Like this time, for that bit of vinegar, Zhou Yun wrapped a very large dumpling.

In the auditorium, a makeshift Court had been set up. Judge Li sat there expressionless. He also knew how the case would develop next because after the arrests, he also had to speak to the students for a while.

Several parties would jointly conduct legal education on predatory lending, and then Zhou Yun would summarize.

The Public Security Bureau and the Court gained experience in legal popularization, the school and Zhou Yun held a successful lecture, and the students felt the power of a great lawyer. Everyone has a bright future.

Finally, under the enthusiastic gaze of the students, the “Court Enters Campus” event was about to begin!

The plaintiff and defendant took their respective positions, and the students finally saw the long-awaited Lawyer Zhou Yun, who looked like an ordinary handsome young man on the surface.

No information about this case was revealed beforehand, which also tested the students' ability to extract information.

They had to listen and understand the case themselves, which would lead to a deeper understanding.

Yu Yun sat expressionless, while Shi Xiaoning began to state his case with excitement.