16: We can send it out proactively!

At Tianhe Law Firm, Zhou Yun was on the phone.

“Yes, Liu, that’s the situation. I’ll go to your county tomorrow morning, and we’ll talk to the other party in the afternoon. It’ll be the same as always; I’ll do all the talking.”

“That’s all for now.”

After hanging up, Zhou Yun prepared to write the case file and thought about how to negotiate tomorrow.

By now, everything else was in place. General Manager Shi was practically begging Liu Fusheng for forgiveness, so if Liu Fusheng wanted to vent his anger, there was no problem.

As for leveraging the power of Fengxian Court to influence the Jinghai Bureau of Justice, that was incidental, meaning if it could be done, it would be; if not, so be it.

Because a lawyer’s primary goal is to satisfy the client’s demands; the client must come first.

It seemed that Director Fan had already done something, but the effect was unknown.

So, it was just a matter of tomorrow’s final push. His bottom line was 150,000 yuan; it couldn't be lower than that. If it were any lower, he would rather offend the other party and file a lawsuit at the Intermediate Court.

Slowly, the time reached 3 PM. On the first-floor reception, Xia Nianqin was receiving clients as usual.

Just then, she saw a familiar figure walk in: it was none other than Director Ma Jingyi, the hot-tempered one from the Lawyers Association.

Xia Nianqin quickly stepped forward and said, “Hello, Director Ma, are you…”

Director Ma Jingyi said with a dark face, “I’m looking for Zhou Yun. He’s in the firm, right? I’ll go up myself.”

With that, Director Ma Jingyi went upstairs and walked directly to Zhou Yun’s workstation.

Those who sat with Kang Xiaoyu were mostly salaried lawyers, meaning lawyers who needed to clock in daily. Seeing Director Ma Jingyi walk in aggressively, they immediately became interested.

The “expert” from the morning, who knew a lot, had already started saying, “Hey, hey, look, Director Ma is here again! I told you, this matter is definitely not over.”

“How could a few harsh words scare the Lawyers Association? Impossible! There’s another good show to watch!”

Kang Xiaoyu was playing on her phone, but hearing this, she also looked over. Sure enough, Director Ma Jingyi’s face looked particularly bad.

Oh, Zhou Yun definitely wouldn’t have an easy time this time!

People these days loved gossip. As Director Ma Jingyi entered, many people began to watch the show.

Under everyone’s gaze, Director Ma Jingyi had already walked to Zhou Yun’s workstation.

Zhou Yun said curiously, “Director Ma, is there… something you need?”

Director Ma Jingyi felt like she was about to explode with anger, but thinking of Chairman Zhuang Zhenrui’s gaze, she immediately calmed down.

Looking at Zhou Yun’s face, Director Ma Jingyi tried hard to open her mouth and said, “Zhou… Lawyer Zhou, well, I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that this morning. There’s nothing wrong with your actions.”

“Now, I, I apologize to you. I hope you won’t take this to heart.”

What? The people gossiping nearby were stunned. This Director Ma from the Lawyers Association’s Disciplinary Committee ran over aggressively, only to apologize?

No, what on earth was going on? Did Zhou Yun have such capabilities?

This Director Ma was still yelling all sorts of things this morning. How could she change so much in just half a day?

Over at the salaried lawyers’ side, the “expert” was already dumbfounded, muttering, “No, impossible. Why is it like this? What went wrong?”

Did Zhou Yun have some strong connections?

He shouldn’t have. If he really had connections, everyone would have known about it when he was an intern at the firm, and Director Jiang Qiming wouldn’t have acted that way.

So, he had no connections. Then why on earth?

Kang Xiaoyu’s beautiful face was already pale. She also couldn't understand how Zhou Yun, whom she considered weak and incompetent, could make Director Ma Jingyi come specifically to apologize!

Seeing Director Ma Jingyi apologize, Kang Xiaoyu’s hand gripping the pen tightened.

Actually, she didn't know that ever since she chose to follow Jiang Qiming, her psychology had gone to another extreme.

That was, she only felt comfortable when she saw Zhou Yun doing poorly.

The reason was simple: she abandoned Zhou Yun and paid such a high price just to live a better life.

But if Zhou Yun was excellent, wouldn't that mean her choice was wrong, and that her judgment had a big problem?

So, Zhou Yun had to be the one who was bullied. The worse Zhou Yun was, the more it proved that her choice was correct.

And now, a leader from the Lawyers Association actually came to apologize voluntarily. This was hard for her to accept. Impossible, they had been together for two years, and she knew Zhou Yun best.

But this scene was happening right in front of her, so she couldn’t sit still.

She got up and walked to the restroom. Looking at her delicate face in the mirror, Kang Xiaoyu for the first time had a thought: Did she make a mistake?

Zhou Yun was also a bit surprised. He didn't know what Director Fan had done, but it seemed to be very effective.

Director Ma Jingyi clearly disliked him, but now she had to personally come and apologize.

Very good. He liked it when they disliked him but had to compromise.

So Zhou Yun casually said, “It’s fine, Director Ma, it’s all small stuff. Can I still use that title when I livestream in the future?”

Director Ma Jingyi hurriedly said, “You can use it, Lawyer Zhou. Feel free to use it.”

“That’s good. Then, Director Ma, I still have something to do right now…”

Director Ma Jingyi’s face turned very bad again, but she still nodded and said, “Then you get busy, Lawyer Zhou.”

The other party now had connections with the Bureau, so they really didn't need to care about the Lawyers Association anymore.

Watching Director Ma Jingyi leave, Zhou Yun continued to work. His past life experience made him very clear that borrowed power was ultimately fleeting.

His core was still the system tasks. He must complete more tasks. Money was one aspect; the other was the items in the system store.

For example, now, Zhou Yun had his eyes on one skill: Death Evasion.

The skill effect was also very simple: when encountering fatal danger, the skill would activate automatically to protect his life.

In today’s society, the animosity from all sides is getting higher and higher. A profession like a lawyer is inherently resented.

Who knows when someone might want to retaliate against him.

So, he had to prepare in advance… As long as he exchanged for the skill, he would actively take on cases that no one else would take and were easy to offend people.

As long as his reputation was boosted, what could the Lawyers Association do!

However, the exchange required twenty exchange points. Even if he got a particularly satisfactory result from this task, he would only have eleven exchange points.

He still needed to grind.

In the Director’s office, Jiang Qiming almost threw his phone. He also knew the situation now.

But he just couldn’t understand why the Bureau leaders would speak up for Zhou Yun!

If before it was just because Zhou Yun had physically fought him and made him lose face, then now, it was his authority as the Vice Chairman of the Lawyers Association and the Director of the law firm that was challenged.

If he couldn’t even deal with an ordinary lawyer, then how could he continue to get by?

So, the first thing to do was to find out why the Bureau leaders were speaking up for Zhou Yun!

…

Time came to the next day, and Zhou Yun once again set off for Fengxian County.

At 3 PM, he brought Liu Fusheng and his son to the Court.

“Hello, Director Fan, yes, we’ve arrived. Third floor office, right? Okay, we’ll be right up.”

The three of them went up to the third-floor office. Director Fan was waiting inside. Seeing Zhou Yun, he extended his hand and said, “Lawyer Zhou? You are indeed young and promising.”

Zhou Yun also extended his hand and said, “Director Fan, you flatter me. Shall we begin?”

“No problem,” Director Fan quickly said, “General Manager Shi has also arrived.”

Shi Yongqiang on the side forced a smile, no longer having his previous arrogance.

After being ushered into a meeting room to sit down, Director Fan immediately said, “Lawyer Zhou, let’s first discuss the compensation. How much do you want?”

Zhou Yun looked at Liu Fusheng and then said, “Director Fan, I won’t beat around the bush in front of you. You know the situation of this case. If it really goes to Court, your two parties together would probably have to pay around 200,000 yuan.”

“So, my suggestion is that your two parties together pay 200,000 yuan. As for how much General Manager Shi pays and how much the Court pays, you two parties can negotiate that yourselves.”

Shi Yongqiang immediately wanted to say something. 200,000 yuan, this was a bit of a pipe dream.

Liu Fusheng felt his heart pounding. This Lawyer Zhou really dared to speak!

Director Fan looked at Shi Yongqiang, then frowned and said, “Lawyer Zhou, isn’t 200,000 yuan a bit too much?”

Zhou Yun looked at Shi Yongqiang on the side and then said, “Director Fan, can we talk alone for a moment?”

Director Fan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The two walked outside, and Zhou Yun began, “Director Fan, please let me finish. You don’t want to blow this case up, and we don’t want to sue either; it’s too much trouble.”

“You, on your side, if you think about it carefully, this case has no connection with the current leadership. Even if there are problems, they are problems from the previous leadership, which should be considered… historical issues, right?”

“Therefore, we can completely mediate. The Court can be magnanimous, and then publicly announce the mediation agreement for publicity.”

“Actively resolving historical issues and actively upholding labor law—this is a very big publicity point, don’t you agree, Director Fan?”

“Coincidentally, you are also worried that Liu Fusheng might post the matter online later, so why not actively release it yourselves!”

While speaking, Zhou Yun deliberately emphasized the word “magnanimous.”

Of course, the Court had to pay money, but there was a lot of room for manipulation here. General Manager Shi, you’ve earned so much money over the years, isn’t it time to pay a bit more now?

Anyway, the compensation was paid by both parties together, and what was made public was the mediation agreement, not their internal negotiation.

It was nothing more than making General Manager Shi suffer a bit more.

Director Fan blinked. This… Zhou Yun had planned everything? Why did he feel a bit tempted after hearing the other party’s description?

If this were to be publicized, it really seemed feasible. A bad thing suddenly turned into a good thing!

This young Lawyer was truly a genius!