172: It is your honor to be taught by me, Zhou Yun, personally!

Although the detention by the Discipline Inspection Department is described as a procedural step in an investigation, in reality, those who are frequently detained know that once you are detained, it can basically be confirmed that you have a problem!

So at this point, there's no need to think about resisting the organization; honestly confessing everything is better than anything else.

And for the family and children of a leader, it truly means losing everything overnight.

All the relatives and friends who used to show concern and warmth disappeared, and suddenly, they went from being highly sought after to being utterly despised.

In an apartment in Yinshan District, Xin Liwei, a senior in college preparing to look for a job, couldn't understand how his father could have violated discipline.

Even if he gave out a project, it was for the unit's affairs, so how could he be detained by the Discipline Inspection Department? On what grounds?!

Especially online, he now felt he couldn't bear to look.

The general netizens were, one could say, cheering wildly for these two detentions.

"Well done, Lawyer Zhou! This is how it should be done; send more of them in!"

"There are even lawyers saying that Zhou Yun is too ruthless. He should be this ruthless. One or two of them bullied people, and now that they're being bullied back, they're jumping up and down?"

"If you ask me, just execute them all…"

Netizens are all like this; you can't expect them to say anything good about these people. The better ones say to execute them all, and the worse ones would make even the chosen of Khorne shout in approval.

Although not much is known right now, one thing is certain: Zhou Yun dug a pit, and then certain people jumped into it without hesitation, and now they've all been caught in one swoop.

From lawyers to the specific handlers and even the leaders, all of them are going in!

This is simply too satisfying! In the words of netizens, it would be best if there could be such news every day, and it's a bit of a pity that the judge who actually tried the case didn't go in.

Previously, Xin Liwei was also one of these netizens, just saying whatever came to mind.

But now, seeing these comments, he truly found them extremely annoying, and he eventually started arguing with netizens directly using a burner account.

"The debts were all owed by the previous leaders. This leader just wanted to delay things for a bit, and as a result, he got arrested. Is this still a country ruled by law?"

As a result, not long after the argument began, a netizen delivered a fatal blow.

"You'd better stop talking. If it were simply the crime of obstructing testimony, then the Public Security Bureau would be making the arrest. Now it's the Discipline Inspection Department detaining him, so it must involve other disciplinary or illegal issues!"

"Problems must have been discovered during the previous investigation, otherwise, he wouldn't have been detained."

This was truly a fatal blow, because this old-timer explained very clearly that among the 483 crimes in the current criminal law, 101 are within the jurisdiction of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Department.

In other words, if these crimes are involved, they are to be investigated by the Discipline Inspection Department and then handed over to the Procuratorate for review and prosecution.

At most, the Public Security Bureau may be asked to cooperate at certain times.

And the crime of obstructing testimony is not among these 101 crimes…

Xin Liwei wanted to refute, but he didn't know how. Did his father really not violate discipline?

When he was in school, their family never lacked money. He could travel wherever he wanted and play however he pleased.

He didn't think much of it before, but now that he thinks about it, was his parents' meager salary really enough for all that?

One can only say that when some people's day turns dark, others' day will brighten.

...

There were various discussions online, and at this moment, Zhou Yun, in a hotel in Lüshan City, received a call.

"Director Song of Tianyi Law Firm? I've long admired you. May I ask what you need from me?"

On the other end of the phone, Song ZeKai tried to maintain a smile and said, "Director Zhou, Yue Xialan is a senior partner at our firm. Now that something like this has happened, I wanted to communicate with you."

"Director Yue absolutely had no intention of obstructing testimony. She merely wanted to fulfill her duty as a lawyer and help her client obtain a favorable judgment…"

Although the case has been filed now, there is still work to be done. The time immediately after the criminal detention is the golden period for a criminal case, and it's very possible to achieve an innocent verdict.

But the premise is that Zhou Yun doesn't get entangled. If he insists on not letting go, then there's nothing they can do.

Therefore, Song ZeKai had no choice but to call and communicate personally.

Zhou Yun heard this and smiled, "No intention of obstructing testimony? Director Song, you are also a lawyer, do you believe that yourself?"

"Normally, that boss wouldn't have issued that opinion letter!"

"Project funds for which aAffiliation (guàkào, affiliated) fee was paid—anyone with a brain could figure out that it couldn't possibly be their own, but how did your Director Yue handle it?"

"Relying on her slight understanding to manipulate the law in various ways, and you say this isn't obstructing testimony?"

Song ZeKai could only say humbly, "Director Zhou, that was, after all, just a creditor's right, not yet cash, so… please give us some face. Our Tianyi Law Firm will certainly… in the future…"

Zhou Yun listened and burst into laughter, "Give face? Why should I give you face? Your Director Yue won the lawsuit and then came directly to mock me to my face, asking if I was convinced. And now you're asking me to give face?"

In his previous life, he might have compromised, but why should he compromise in this life?!

In the capital, Song ZeKai's face instantly darkened: "Lawyer Zhou, you are also a lawyer, and you're also in this profession. You should know to be lenient when possible!"

"No one can guarantee that they won't encounter trouble in the future. The way you are…"

He was interrupted by Zhou Yun before he could finish his sentence.

"Don't say such useless things. If you people have the ability, send me in too, or you can physically eliminate me. If you don't have that ability, shut up. In society, if you make a mistake, you have to admit it!"

"Alright, that's enough."

After saying that, Zhou Yun directly hung up the phone.

On the other side, Song ZeKai was so angry he almost threw his phone, roaring, "This lunatic! I swear, this person is definitely mentally unstable!"

"Alright, Zhou Yun, just wait, this isn't over!"

He finished cursing, but still, there was nothing he could do. Luo Hongxuan was completely unreachable. Occasionally, when he got through, Luo Hongxuan would just say he had something to discuss with his lawyer.

These people are simply outrageous…

Inside the hotel room, Zhou Yun didn't care about the other party at all. Anyway, he was just doing whatever felt good now.

Fellow professionals, even if he offended all of them, it didn't matter. He didn't rely on them for his livelihood.

Now that the judicial departments in Jinghai and Jiangdong Province were supporting him, he didn't need to fear anyone at all.

However, he couldn't go any deeper with the Education Department.

After all, both the current and previously retired leaders had been dragged down. Although the number of people sent in was not as many as in previous cases, the quality was high!

Another morning, Zhou Yun arrived at the Yinshan District Education Department. Today was for negotiations.

"Lawyer Zhou is here, please sit here!"

The leader who received Zhou Yun was all smiles, showing no sign of any issues between the two sides; on the contrary, he was very enthusiastic.

After Zhou Yun sat down, the leader spoke, "Lawyer Zhou, you see, our previous work was indeed not up to par. Alas, this historical issue has been talked about so many times, but it was never resolved."

"But rest assured, we will definitely resolve it this time. The district has already approved special funds, which will be in place within the next few days. As soon as they are in place, we will immediately make the payment!"

Zhou Yun also smiled upon hearing this, "That's good. You see, I'm truly embarrassed to have caused you trouble."

The leader waved his hands repeatedly, "No trouble at all, not at all. It's only right to pay back debts. Actually, I have a small matter I'd like to trouble Lawyer Zhou with…"

"Please, go ahead," Zhou Yun quickly said.

The leader smiled, "It's like this: there's no problem with those people being investigated for disciplinary and legal violations, but our unit has been a bit uneasy recently. So, I was thinking, we could hold a public mediation meeting between us."

"And then, when you release your video, could you also give me a little…"

Zhou Yun smiled upon hearing this, "You're being too polite. No problem. After all, this matter was resolved under your leadership."

The two sides exchanged glances and burst into laughter, a truly delightful meeting for both host and guest.

Everything settled, Zhou Yun walked out of the Education Department and immediately dialed Luo Hongxuan's number.

"Alright, it's basically settled. You wait three days and come back to attend the mediation meeting with me. After the meeting, the other party will give you the money, and the interest won't be a cent less."

"Also, regarding the lawyer and the people from the Education Department who were arrested, they probably want a letter of understanding. See if you want to give it to them. You can ask for some money; 30,000 per person is definitely not excessive."

"This time, only those two former leaders were sent in, not much deviation…"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yun slowly walked forward with his bag. He was going back to record a video.

He believed everyone would be very satisfied with what he had done this time. Everyone won, and everyone had a bright future!

Lawyer Yue, of course, also won. After all, being personally taught by Zhou Yun, who could say that wasn't a win?

How many people wanted to attend this class but had no way in!

Later, when Lawyer Yue is imprisoned, he must go and see him, and chat with him, asking about his insights and experiences from this class.

Who told him, Lawyer Zhou, to be so understanding… He might as well ask about his experience and see if it's the same as in his previous life.

Inside the Lüshan City Detention Center, Yue Xialan was lost in thought.

From a top-tier lawyer to suddenly being a suspect, she almost couldn't bear it.

But it was also funny to think about: after so many days here, what kept coming to mind was actually what Zhou Yun had said that day.

He said he had dug a pit, and she had jumped into it without hesitation.

Thinking carefully, even if she had another chance, she would still jump in.

This trap was almost tailor-made for someone like her, with strong professional ability and particular self-conceit.

That Lawyer Zhou understood human nature too deeply. Her loss was not unjust.