107: Leader, why don’t you speak?

Old Zhuang's expression was complicated as he watched Zhou Yun leave.

Suddenly, he directly slapped himself: "Why the hell can't I control this mouth of mine? This is such a big deal, how am I going to cover it..."

Looking at this guy, he probably wanted to turn over every stone regarding the labor situation in those few cities.

In this situation, complaints and reports were one thing, but someone would definitely exert direct pressure, and what would he, a Lawyers Association president, do then...?

He had originally thought that as president, he could definitely handle it, no matter if it was a criminal case or a civil case, he could suppress any complaints or reports.

But now, if it was played like this, he really couldn't bear it...

It was better to communicate with Director Fang first and see if the bureau supported it.

Soon, Old Zhuang dialed the phone, and after a few rings, Director Fang's voice came through: "Hello, Old Zhuang, calling at this hour, is something wrong?"

"Director Fang, I... sigh, Zhou Yun is causing trouble again. This time, I think it's a bit big, and there might be problems, so I'm reporting to you in advance. Are you free right now?"

On the other end of the phone, in the office, Director Fang laughed when he heard this: "Old Zhuang, take your time. The sky won't fall. What kind of trouble can Zhou Yun, a Lawyer, cause? It can't be more troublesome than the problem in Jinghai City this time, right?"

"We've got the Jinghai City matter covered this time."

"Tell me, what is Zhou Yun planning to do?"

Old Zhuang hesitated for a moment and said: "Zhou Yun... Zhou Yun went to Jiangguang Province, yes, to the city with the most factories in Jiangguang Province. He plans... he plans to do the Jinghai City matter all over again there."

"Hello, Director Fang, are you still listening?"

"Hello? Leader, say something, don't stay silent..."

After Old Zhuang spoke several times, Director Fang finally spoke: "Cough, cough, Old Zhuang, wait a moment, we need to consider this matter carefully... Why didn't you try to dissuade him?"

"I did! Can I dissuade Zhou Yun? He can punch a hole through my desk, Leader, I really can't handle it..."

Both of them fell silent. What else could they do? Just make do.

On the other side, Zhou Yun had already returned home. This trip would definitely not be short.

Why go before the New Year? Because before the New Year is the time for debt collection, and conducting investigations at this time is most appropriate.

He had originally planned to visit Manager Ma before the New Year, but the prison hadn't approved it yet, so he would go back and do it later.

Article 48 of the Prison Law stipulates: Criminals serving sentences in prison may, in accordance with regulations, meet with relatives and guardians.

Therefore, in principle, only direct relatives and guardians have the right to visit.

Of course, when you see this "in principle," you know there must be exceptions.

If direct relatives cannot go, they can ask a Lawyer, which everyone can understand. In addition, there is another type of person who can visit.

That is, people whom the prison deems "can help criminals reform."

As for who can help criminals reform, that is the prison's right. To put it bluntly, if the prison believes you can help a criminal reform, then you can visit, it's that simple.

If you want a legal basis, you can easily find one. Article 3 of the Prison Law stipulates that prisons shall adhere to the principle of combining punishment and reform, and combining education and labor, to reform criminals into law-abiding citizens.

Therefore, punishment and reform must be combined. So now, if there is such a person whom the prison believes has a significant role in the criminal's reform, allowing a visit is certainly no problem.

For example, a young person goes to prison, and he has a girlfriend outside.

Then, in principle, the girlfriend is a friend, and a friend is neither a guardian nor a direct relative. According to regulations, meetings would certainly not be allowed.

However, the girlfriend can help persuade the criminal to reform, by saying, "If you reform well and come out, we'll get married, I'll wait for you."

Then would the prison not allow the meeting? It must be allowed.

No one can find fault with it; everything is legal and compliant.

When you first read these legal provisions, you might find them particularly dry, but if you can study them a little more deeply, you'll find that they are actually very interesting.

It's just that the approval isn't that fast right now, so he decided against it for now.

After packing a suitcase, Zhou Yun went directly to Jinghai City High-Speed Rail Station early the next morning.

Although it was cross-province, Jinghai City to Changdong was actually not far; it was only about forty minutes by high-speed rail.

At Changdong City train station, Zhou Yun slowly walked out, pulling his suitcase, and took a taxi directly to the hotel he had booked.

He was certainly not shooting in the dark; he had already contacted a fellow worker who was working there before coming.

That fellow worker had originally worked in Jinghai City, but he was cheated so badly that he had no choice but to run to Changdong, and then he found out... it was still a scam.

When Zhou Yun investigated in Jinghai City last time, this fellow worker hadn't returned, but he had signed a contract electronically, so he also helped him get his money back and was very grateful to Zhou Yun.

After checking into the hotel, seeing that it was still early, Zhou Yun took out his phone and started making calls.

On the other side, in a factory in Changdong City, Ding Xinghuai, thirty-six years old this year, was resting.

A burly fellow worker next to him asked: "Lao Ding, you said that Lawyer Zhou is coming to Changdong, is that true?"

Ding Xinghuai casually replied: "Didn't I tell you? Lawyer Zhou is coming to Changdong to conduct an in-depth investigation, saying that the investigation samples from Jinghai City were too few, and some people wouldn't acknowledge it."

The burly fellow worker chuckled: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I think this Lawyer Zhou... it's unlikely, because as you said before, he's purely spending his own money."

"Then how much would it cost to do this once? That Lawyer Zhou still has to live, right...?"

Ding Xinghuai shook his head and said: "I don't know about that. Anyway, Lawyer Zhou said so. You just tell me, are you going to do it then?"

The fellow worker quickly nodded and said: "If Lawyer Zhou comes, then I will definitely do it. Damn it, I was bullied badly by those sons of bitches before."

They just chip away at you, making you feel that defending your rights is troublesome, costly, and not worth it.

For daily wage workers, they deduct a little for some reason. Are you still going to sue?

If they deduct a little from each person, the profit becomes very substantial when there are many people.

Just then, the dormitory door was pushed open, and two men walked in.

"You guys are resting again today? I'm not saying why you guys can rest so much. It's almost New Year's, why aren't you working hard and still resting!"

The burly fellow worker said: "That work is too tiring. It's unbearable to do it for a whole day. And you didn't even give us the subsidies you promised before..."

The two sides argued for a few sentences, and one of the men directly said: "You guys are really something. What's wrong? Do you think it's all good because of what happened in Jinghai City?"

"Subsidies? You want subsidies for the little time you've worked?"

After a few curses, seeing that the few people weren't moving, the man could only leave. He was the on-site labor manager in charge here, named Gu Licheng.

After walking out, Gu Licheng said very unhappily: "The things Zhou Yun did have made many workers aware of the situation now. No, if they still don't work, then drive them away and recruit new people."

Meanwhile, in the dormitory, the few people no longer felt like chatting. They were willing to endure hardship; their only request was to earn a reasonable wage, nothing more.

Even if the labor agency earned a little difference, it didn't matter, but they couldn't cut it in half. Eight thousand yuan directly becoming four thousand, no one could bear that.

Just then, a phone rang. Ding Xinghuai picked it up and looked, then suddenly stood up: "Hello, Lawyer Zhou? You've already arrived in Changdong?"