105: Need to go deeper!

“I know I’ll be cursed for posting this article, but I still have to do it.”

“Yes, those labor bosses did make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean criminal means can be used to crack down on them at will.”

“The crime of illegal business operations, a ‘pocket crime,’ shouldn’t exist. There should be no crime without a clear legal provision. In such a situation, is it right to use a pocket crime to crack down?”

“Zhou Yun even prides himself on being a great Lawyer, but he just relies on his reputation and uses pocket crimes to handle cases. This behavior should absolutely not be encouraged!”

“No crime without a clear legal provision—this is protection for every one of our citizens. Otherwise, who knows when we might be arrested for some reason?”

“Therefore, I believe Zhou Yun made a mistake, and a huge one at that. If there are no clear legal provisions, we would rather not crack down than expand the crackdown like this!”

This article wasn’t very long, but its core point was one: no crime without a clear legal provision, so using a pocket crime to crack down is absolutely unacceptable.

As for the bosses’ mistakes… even if the bosses had problems, if there’s no legal provision, they can’t be cracked down on.

You can fine them, you can revoke their licenses, but why use criminal means to crack down on them?

It’s not even at the point of using criminal means.

Zhou Yun just relied on his great reputation, which is why he was able to make this case happen; otherwise, it would have been impossible to get a conviction.

This article went viral within just a few hours of being published.

Or, it could be said that this was the first expert from the legal community to stand up and challenge Zhou Yun after he became famous!

Actually, not just the legal community, whether they are theorists or practitioners (Lawyers), don’t like Zhou Yun because everyone feels he is playing tricks.

As a Lawyer, you just need to get paid and handle cases; why make such a big fuss all the time?

Now it feels like you’re the only amazing Lawyer in the entire country, the only one who can handle cases. Does that mean all other Lawyers are incompetent?

Don’t think that the legal and Lawyer circles don’t have seniority; basically, it can be said that every circle has such a situation.

Many people have heard a joke about a law professor acting as a Lawyer in Court, with his student on the opposing side, and another student wielding the gavel above.

If either side said something wrong, he would say something like, “Is this how I taught you?”

It feels very interesting; you see, this is what you call a great master.

However, there have been situations in reality where a law professor, when appearing in Court, couldn’t win an argument against a student and then started acting like an old-timer…

Things like, “Is this how I taught you?” Law has always been just a tool; facts are the foundation, and law is the standard!

So those “Lawyers” who constantly feel the need to lecture others simply cannot handle practical matters.

Theory and practice are completely different concepts, especially in the criminal field.

The simplest example is the four elements of a crime, which is traditional content from the past.

But now, to pass the Legal Professional Qualification Exam, teachers first tell you that you must abandon the traditional four elements and adhere to the two-tier system of criminal composition.

Why? Because the exam setters use this theory, so if you want to pass the Legal Professional Qualification Exam, you must learn this theory; otherwise, you won’t pass.

In practice, most places still use the four elements.

Or, it can be said that criminal judges still base their judgments on evidence, combined with specific laws and judicial interpretations. It’s impossible to practice purely based on theory.

Therefore, during a criminal law annual meeting, a criminal law expert once complained that some people among us are using their status as Legal Professional Qualification Exam setters to peddle their criminal law theories.

In short, Professor Dong jumped out this time and directly confronted Zhou Yun head-on.

Soon, the comment section of this article became unreadable.

“Whose belt wasn’t tied, letting you leak out? Do you know how badly those bosses bullied the workers?!”

“Yeah, seriously, it’s messed up. Law students have no humanity, right?!”

“Night Raid on Widow Village”: Do you even deserve to study law? How are you any different from those ‘disregarding the crime’ little princesses?!

“Night Raid on Widow Village”: What do you mean by relying on his reputation? He collected so much evidence, are you just not looking at it? I really suspect you’re blind!

“Night Raid on Widow Village”: And a law professor? Is this your level?

Zhou Xinyao ranted a lot before putting down her phone, almost dying of anger when she first saw the article.

Just as she was about to drink some water and rest, she suddenly remembered a question: she had just taken the graduate entrance exam a while ago, and the professor she planned to apply to seemed to have that name…

Hiss, should I rant a few more times?

If she actually gets in, then she won’t be able to curse anymore.

In an office at a university in Modu, Dong Yunliang’s face was very grim as he looked at the netizens’ comments.

If it were just pure insults, that would be one thing, but he could tell that many of these commenters must have systematically studied law.

At the very least, they had studied jurisprudence.

This made him very uncomfortable. He asked himself if what he wrote was wrong. Is there a problem with “no crime without a clear legal provision”?

As for the large amount of evidence Zhou Yun collected, he selectively ignored it.

Because he felt that those must be fake. If you said it before, Zhou Yun spending his own money for fame was understandable.

Now that he’s so famous, it makes no sense for him to still pay out of his own pocket to handle cases.

He must be relying on his reputation!

However, Dong Yunliang didn’t want to reply now. There was nothing to say to ordinary people; he still wanted to see what Zhou Yun would say.

At Jinghai City’s Zhentian Law Firm, Zhou Yun was in his office reviewing case materials, while waiting for the system to settle.

All his hard work was finally about to pay off.

The system’s voice sounded, indicating the task was complete. Zhou Yun quickly checked and was thrilled by the reward this time.

“Cash reward of five million, one hundred exchange points!”

That felt good, a big haul. The money from the last reward was largely spent on this case, after all, he hired over forty Lawyers to help.

Each Lawyer had to be paid at least five thousand, otherwise no one would do it.

So, basically, all the money from the last reward was spent.

This is also why the other Lawyers in the firm respect him, because Lawyer Zhou truly invests real money!

As he was pondering how to use the five million this time, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Zhou Yun looked up and saw Old Zhuang walking in with a ashen face.

“What’s wrong, Director? Who provoked you? Tell me, and I’ll sort it out for you!”

Zhou Yun put down the materials and chuckled.

Old Zhuang pulled out his phone and said, “Did you see that article posted online by that guy named Dong?”

“Huh?” Zhou Yun was startled. “I didn’t see it. What did he say… Never mind, I’ll take a look first.”

He pulled out his phone, found the article, and read it. Zhou Yun immediately smiled.

Old Zhuang stared with wide eyes and said, “Tell me, Zhou Yun, tell me, what kind of person is Dong Yunliang? Someone who has never even handled a case actually has the guts to jump out and criticize you!”

“Can you tolerate it? I can’t, anyway. I’m going to find someone right now…”

But halfway through, he saw excitement in Zhou Yun’s eyes.

“Lao Zhou, you… you are…”

Zhou Yun chuckled, “It’s been a long time, a very long time since anyone dared to challenge me. Old Zhuang, you go back. I’ll handle this!”

Upon seeing this article, which was like a declaration of war, Zhou Yun was truly excited.

In both his past and present lives, he particularly enjoyed debating, and loved verbally sparring with opponents. His highest record in his previous life was making ten professors break down during a seminar.

Of course, this “sparring” didn’t involve foul language. They were all legal professionals, how could they use foul language?

It was about finding flaws in your words, then continuously amplifying them to make you break down.

He had thought about it when he first became famous: someone in the legal community would definitely not be able to resist.

So, after thinking for a moment, Zhou Yun posted an update: “@Professor Dong, since the professor is in the mood, then I, Zhou Yun, will certainly accompany you!”

How to accompany? Directly debate the other party? Of course not.

It’s the same old saying: everyone is a legal professional, so we definitely can’t debate like gossiping women. So what to do? It’s simple. Zhou Yun will speak with facts!

Since you say there are no relevant provisions in this area, you absolutely cannot classify the operations of labor personnel as the crime of illegal business operations.

Alright, what if there are such provisions? Or even without direct provisions, as long as the Supreme Peoples Court can designate the previous case as a guiding case, then it’s a complete victory!

Because although guiding cases do not explicitly have legal effect, the regulations are very clear: when People's Courts hear similar cases, they should refer to them.

Just right, this time he was given five million, and Zhou Yun quickly decided to use this five million to conduct a more in-depth investigation.

Jinghai is basically squeezed dry, but the neighboring provinces also have places similar to Jinghai, with many factories and many labor agencies.

Coincidentally, the wind has recently picked up, and these places don’t seem to have any ideas. A little public opinion from netizens doesn’t seem to be very useful.

Then I’ll go over and do a little work.

Nearly two million plus the energy potion can resolve the problems of over twelve thousand people, so what about five million?

If push comes to shove, he can still take out a loan. With his current reputation, getting a loan is truly too easy, especially at this juncture, when Banks are finding it difficult to lend money.

Anyway, money means nothing to him now; he can spend it freely. What he wants is depth, continuous depth!

This time, the name will be “Yangtze River Delta Region Labor Market Research Report”!

In Modu, inside the office, Dong Yunliang saw the update Zhou Yun posted and immediately became excited. He didn’t expect the other party to actually respond!

Good, very good. Young people don’t know their limits. I’ll write a few more articles to properly refute you.

At the same time, netizens online also started getting excited because of the words of the two. A verbal spat between legal professionals, it seemed like they hadn’t seen much of that before.

Especially this time, Lawyer Zhou actually responded. They wondered how Lawyer Zhou planned to handle it.

… … … …

Next to Jiangdong Province, Changdong City in Jianguang Province is also a city with many factories.

There is a specialized gigantic labor market here, surrounded by countless factories and labor agencies, and of course, batch after batch of migrant workers.

Many migrant workers here live by working daily-paid jobs.

And today, next to a labor market in Changdong City, inside a shop, Wu Junxian wore a slight smile.

He couldn’t stay in Jinghai City anymore, so he had to come here to make a living. Of course, Mr. Wu returned to his old profession.

This line of work was too profitable; he simply couldn’t bear to give it up.

Accustomed to making quick money, asking Wu Junxian to work a regular job was simply impossible, so he specifically ran to Changdong City to continue working in human resources.

That damn Zhou Yun, he surely wouldn’t encounter him here too, right?