183: If it breaks, let us know in advance.

Tian Xiashan’s mind was fixated on one question: Was Zhou Yun Guo Zihao’s defense lawyer?

He did recall receiving a call previously, where the caller claimed to be Guo Zihao’s defense lawyer and wanted to understand the situation from his side.

And then, after saying a few words, he seemed to have just hung up the phone?

But the caller didn't say it was Zhou Yun; if he had said it was Zhou Yun, there's no way he would have hung up.

Now he actually sued the school directly!

The Vice Principal Liu next to him remained silent, probably also not expecting such a development.

After all this fuss, it turned out this Mr. Zhou Lawyer had contacted the leadership, but the leadership seemingly ignored him…

No, he hadn't realized the leadership was so stubborn before, impressive!

Tian Xiashan forced a smile and said, “Mr. Zhou Lawyer, you didn’t say who you were when you called last time, and besides, the Public Security Bureau has already taken over here…”

Zhou Yun smiled upon hearing this, “Principal Tian, you don’t need to explain. Is it because I am Zhou Yun that you can break the rules?”

“It’s fine, those are minor matters. Haven’t I still met you?”

“Now, I am here not as Guo Zihao’s defense lawyer, but as the representative lawyer for those five students. So, you must be careful not to say anything about Guo Zihao.”

“After all, you know nothing, and if you accidentally let something slip, wouldn’t that be very awkward?”

Tian Xiashan felt a bit helpless. Zhou Yun kept saying those were minor matters, yet his words were filled with sarcasm.

“Mr. Zhou Lawyer, I indeed handled things a bit problematically before. Look, let me apologize to you…”

Before he could finish, Zhou Yun interrupted him directly: “Principal Tian, I already said I came today for another case, unrelated to the previous matter.”

“So, just tell me directly, can I check the surveillance footage?”

Although the other party had a big reputation, and Tian Xiashan himself felt uncertain, after being pushed repeatedly like this, he also got a bit angry.

Even a clay figure has a bit of temper, let alone a leader like him. Normally, no one at school dared to speak to him carelessly.

Now he had apologized so humbly, yet the other party still maintained that tone.

So, Tian Xiashan quickly said with a cold face, “Mr. Zhou Lawyer, of course, I will cooperate with the investigation order, but is it okay for you to just casually represent them like this?”

“Huh? Aren’t you Guo Zihao’s lawyer? Now you’re also representing other students to sue the school. Isn’t that a violation?”

Zhou Yun said indifferently, “Of course, I’m not violating anything. If you think something is wrong, you are welcome to report me to the Jinghai City Lawyers Association and the Jinghai City Bureau of Justice.”

This was his attitude: if you’re unhappy, then go report me and see if Old Zhuang will pay attention to you.

As for the Bureau of Justice, he had called Director Fang a few days ago, and he didn’t care at all.

To be honest, for Director Fang, schools or Banks in the county below were nothing. He could truly cover those.

On the contrary, a large-scale rights protection action like the one Zhou Yun had previously orchestrated, involving tens of thousands of people, was something he might genuinely not be able to cover.

Stability was the top priority. What kind of trouble could weak groups like schools and Banks cause? Director Fang didn’t take it seriously at all.

Seeing Zhou Yun say this, Tian Xiashan really couldn’t hold back.

In the past, when facing complaints, he would basically say, “Complain however you like.”

But now, the other party had directly said these words, and he, on the other hand, didn't know what to say.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yun continued, “So, after all this talk, Principal Tian, shall we go check the surveillance now? Or is the surveillance broken? I suggest if it’s broken, let’s break it early.”

“After all, my time is precious. If it’s broken, just sign a receipt for me, and I’ll turn around and leave right now.”

Tian Xiashan’s face darkened. He wondered how this person had grown up like this, as every word hit him where it hurt most.

Although everyone knew that surveillance cameras often broke, you couldn’t just say it out loud like that.

The Vice Principal Liu next to him quickly interjected, “Mr. Zhou Lawyer, what are you saying? We don’t know if the surveillance is broken or not. Let’s go to the surveillance room first to check.”

After speaking, he looked at Tian Xiashan and added, “Our Principal Tian has something else today, so I’ll go with you.”

Zhou Yun nodded: “No problem, it’s fine if Principal Tian doesn’t come along. If the surveillance really breaks later, he’ll have nowhere to put his face. Let’s go, I have other things to do today.”

Tian Xiashan: “…” For a moment, he really wanted to argue with the other party.

But he gave up. He definitely couldn't win an argument, as the other person was a professional lawyer. Fighting… he might not win either.

Half an hour later, in the school’s surveillance room, Zhou Yun looked at the Vice Principal Liu opposite him and said, “So, Vice Principal Liu, you mean the surveillance here just happened to be broken during this period, right?”

The Vice Principal Liu quickly said, “Mr. Zhou Lawyer, this is truly a coincidence. I don’t know the situation either…”

Zhou Yun smiled: “It’s okay, it’s okay. I also believe this is truly a coincidence. After all, the surveillance room has someone watching 24 hours a day, so normally, once a malfunction is discovered, it must be reported.”

“Then there must be records in the duty log and repair ledger. However, I believe you probably don’t have them, since you didn’t even discover the surveillance was broken.”

The Vice Principal Liu stopped speaking, because what Zhou Yun said was correct. Normally, the surveillance room has someone on duty 24 hours a day, and any surveillance malfunction would definitely be discovered immediately.

So, if it couldn’t be discovered in one day, could it not be discovered in ten days?

Come, show me your duty logs and repair ledgers. No records, right? No records means it wasn't broken. But now you say it's broken, what is that? That's dereliction of duty!

Honestly, these days, everything is afraid of seriousness. As long as you investigate seriously, there will always be some problems.

If no problems are found, it means they simply don’t want to investigate, just like when a certain subway surveillance system broke down. You say it’s broken, but where are your records? Where are your duty officers?

Seeing the other party remain silent, Zhou Yun looked at the duty officer next to him with a smile and said, “Not discovering surveillance damage, that’s dereliction of duty.”

“According to Article 32 of the ‘Anti-Terrorism Law’, the management units of key targets shall establish management systems for public security video image information systems, including duty monitoring, information preservation and use, and operation and maintenance, to ensure the normal operation of relevant systems. The retention period for collected video image information shall not be less than ninety days.”

“Schools are also key management units. Oh dear, I must report this to the relevant departments. This dereliction of duty is too serious.”

The Vice Principal Liu next to him turned green: “Mr. Zhou Lawyer, what do you mean by this?”

Zhou Yun quickly waved his hand and said, “Vice Principal Liu, please don’t misunderstand. The school has no problems whatsoever. It’s all due to the duty officer’s dereliction of duty, so I am purely targeting the duty officer.”

“I’m leaving now.”

The duty officer next to him was instantly bewildered. Just as he was about to say something, Zhou Yun had already left.

He was a man of his word and would definitely report it today. Anyway, it was either the duty officer’s fault or the school’s “use of broken surveillance to resist the investigation order.” Choose a suitable one.

Of course, this did not affect the previous arrangements; it was purely a bit of Mr. Zhou’s mischief.

On the other side, the Vice Principal Liu comforted the duty officer, saying it was fine, and then quickly reported the situation to Tian Xiashan.

“Huh? I haven’t even reported him, and he’s already going to report us?”

Tian Xiashan didn’t know what to say anymore and could only prepare to call the education system leaders to give them a heads-up.

Meeting someone like Zhou Yun, it truly felt like seeing a ghost.