17: What's wrong with this lawyer's brain?

Inside the meeting room, Shi Yongqiang sat there, his expression very complex.

Because across from him were Liu Fusheng and his son.

Even now, he felt like he was dreaming; these father and son clearly had no special abilities, and he could have easily dismissed them as before, yet inexplicably, he now had to pay money!

How on earth did that lawyer named Zhou Yun come up with such a method?

But it doesn't matter, Director Fan shouldn't agree to such an outrageous demand. Two hundred thousand yuan! Why doesn't he just rob a Bank? Does he really think money grows on trees?

It's just that the two of them went out like that, and he didn't know what they were talking about…

As he was thinking, the meeting room door was pushed open. Director Fan and Zhou Yun walked in, chatting and laughing. Seeing this, Shi Yongqiang quickly stood up, eager to know the result.

Director Fan spoke directly: "General Manager Shi, I just finished talking with Lawyer Zhou. Our two companies will jointly compensate them for various expenses, totaling two hundred thousand yuan."

What? Shi Yongqiang couldn't help but blurt out, "Two hundred thousand? On what grounds? Why should we pay so much?"

Director Fan's brows immediately furrowed, and Zhou Yun smiled from the side, "General Manager Shi means he's not convinced, right? Does he still want to tell us to sue him however we like, just like last time?"

Shi Yongqiang had already seen Director Fan's expression and quickly said, "No, I didn't mean that. What I mean is, this is about paying money after all, so we should at least discuss it with me…"

Director Fan's brows relaxed. He sat down directly and said, "General Manager Shi, if you don't agree, that's fine too. Haven't you already gone through arbitration? Just proceed with a normal lawsuit."

"The Court must mediate, so let's do it this way."

Shi Yongqiang's forehead began to sweat. Who would he sue? Of course, he would sue Fengxian County Court.

Not to mention whether the lawsuit would succeed, at the very least, Director Fan was already very displeased with him.

He could only grit his teeth and say, "Director Fan, I… I agree."

Director Fan then nodded: "Also, those things you said before were not good. Now, apologize properly to Liu, no problem, right?"

Shi Yongqiang felt like his teeth were about to break, but there was nothing he could do. When under someone else's roof, one has to bow their head.

He could be arrogant in front of Liu Fusheng, but he had to listen to Director Fan.

Zhou Yun took out his phone and started filming. Shi Yongqiang silently stood up, walked to Liu Fusheng, and said, "I'm truly sorry, Liu. I was wrong."

Liu Fusheng truly felt as refreshed as entering an air-conditioned room on a hot day!

Once upon a time, General Manager Shi didn't take them seriously at all, constantly saying things like, "If you're not happy, go sue," or "Even if you win, I won't give you a single cent."

Twice, he even cursed them out directly and was about to get physical!

At that time, he truly felt helpless and abandoned!

People around him also advised him not to make trouble, saying it was useless, and that Shi Yongqiang knew many officials in the county, so suing him would be useless because he simply didn't care.

Who would have thought that this renowned General Manager Shi would actually apologize to him now!

And not only apologize, but the two companies together would also compensate two hundred thousand yuan. This was something he couldn't have imagined before.

Or rather, someone like him couldn't have imagined that the law could be played like this!

Liu Yonghua, next to him, was even more excited. It was absolutely the right decision to find Lawyer Zhou!

The previous lawyers all talked about suing, but they didn't mention whether the other party would apologize. Only Lawyer Zhou arranged everything clearly throughout the process.

Liu Fusheng nodded, indicating acceptance of the apology, and then Zhou Yun drafted an agreement for them to sign.

By the time the agreement was signed, it was past five o'clock. Director Fan spoke again: "General Manager Shi, Lawyer Zhou is going to make a video of this matter and post it online. Some videos about you might be used in it, understand?"

Some of the videos were taken by Liu Yonghua during previous conflicts, and others were taken by Zhou Yun when Shi Yongqiang was making threats.

This was also what Zhou Yun had discussed with Director Fan this time. He planned to make a video of the incident and post it online. Of course, he would definitely need the Court's approval before posting it.

There was no other way. Zhou Yun had to quickly make himself famous now. The greater his fame, the smoother his future tasks would be.

And posting the video could also earn him some money.

Shi Yongqiang had already given up. He had paid the money, apologized, and now the other party even wanted to post it online… But hadn't Director Fan said earlier that he wanted to avoid the other party posting it online?

But at this point, there was no way to ask, so he could only nod silently.

The Bank card number was provided, and the payment was made on the spot. By past six o'clock, the money had already arrived, transferred by Shi Yongqiang.

Zhou Yun took Liu Fusheng and his son and left. Walking all the way to the Court entrance, Liu Fusheng finally couldn't help but say, "Lawyer Zhou, thank you so much this time."

"I only paid you six thousand yuan in lawyer fees before, but you managed to get me so much. How about I give you another hundred thousand…"

This was Liu Fusheng's true feeling. He truly didn't know how to thank the other party now. It could be said that without Lawyer Zhou, this case simply wouldn't have reached its current stage.

Zhou Yun quickly waved his hand upon hearing this: "No, that won't do. The six thousand yuan we agreed upon is six thousand yuan. At most, you can reimburse me for my round-trip travel expenses and accommodation, but I'll need to give you the receipts when I get back."

"Don't mention giving extra money again. If you give it to me like that, it would be considered a contingency fee, understand? It's absolutely forbidden to take contingency fees for demanding labor remuneration!"

"If I really accepted it, the Lawyers Association would be investigating me tomorrow."

He had to be careful about this. If he were an ordinary lawyer, it might be fine to accept a bit, but there were still many things going on with Jiang Qiming's side.

Contingency fees mean not charging or charging less, and then collecting money based on the amount of compensation after winning the case. If he were to accept money now, it would be considered a disguised contingency fee.

But reimbursing transportation expenses is allowed according to regulations.

"Alright, this is what I should do as a lawyer. You two head back."

After bidding farewell to Liu Fusheng and his son, Zhou Yun, with his bag slung over his shoulder, went straight to the station to catch a bus. In front of him, the system panel already displayed the mission results.

"Mission completed. The client is extremely satisfied. Rewards have been issued!"

Zhou Yun took out his phone, and his Bank card already showed a deposit of one hundred thousand yuan. All this money was legal income, the kind that outsiders could easily check.

He now had eleven exchange points. Looking at the mission panel again, a new mission had already appeared.

"Mission Objective: Complete a criminal case and satisfy the client!"

The reward tiers were still three.

Dissatisfied (no reward);

Satisfied (reward of ten thousand yuan in cash);

Extremely satisfied (reward of one hundred thousand yuan in cash, ten exchange points)

Indeed, just as he had predicted, it seemed he was meant to handle all types of cases before progressing to specific advancements.

This Great Lawyer System really treated him like a novice.

But upon closer inspection, Zhou Yun found another hint at the end.

"If the case difficulty is higher, the reward will be doubled!"

Sure enough, this meant that the system considered his previous case's difficulty to have exceeded that of a novice case, so it specifically gave this hint!

As for criminal cases… these were what he was best at!

Around ten PM, Zhou Yun returned home. He was preparing to move.

The apartment he was currently renting was in a bad location and had a poor environment. Since he had money, he definitely wanted to live in a better place.

But for now, he still needed to produce the video. He had already thought of the title.

"Court Labor Dispatch arbitrarily fires, boss threatens not to pay a single cent? I'm suing the Court in Court!"