116: Offline Reality

Many people think that law professors are very impressive, but truthfully, it's the law professors from the 'Five Institutes and Four Systems' who are truly formidable.

Thanks to the expansion of universities, the law major became extremely prevalent in recent years; basically, any university could offer a law program.

No other reason, it was easy; they didn't need much investment, just a few teachers to start classes.

The university where Dong Yunliang worked was very ordinary, which was one of the reasons why he was so eager to become an online celebrity.

For those in law, connections and social circles are extremely important, sometimes even more so than professional ability.

Zhou Yun was an exception, because Manager Ma's single cut turned many people into his connections...

At the very least, for the leaders in Jinghai, what was this? This was a living, breathing political achievement!

Everyone wants to advance.

Speaking of which, Manager Ma still deserves thanks. Old Zhuang had already made arrangements, and Zhou Yun planned to visit Manager Ma as soon as he returned to Jinghai.

Entering the school, Zhou Yun asked someone for directions to the classroom and then walked towards it.

Online, netizens were already fuming over this "delete account and run" move.

"Delete account and run, huh? Damn, I hate people like that the most. They talk so nicely before, and now they just disappear!"

There are too many people like this online; they either debate with you, then after spewing insults, they directly block you.

Leaving you no way to retort, and it looks like you haven't responded, making it seem like you didn't care.

Another type is this: at first, they're very assertive, as if they're truly going to see it through, but then they run away the moment things look bad, typical sore losers.

It's as if saying "I was wrong" online would kill them.

For such situations, netizens have no good solutions, they can only curse a few times online to vent their anger.

On the other side, inside the classroom, Professor Dong had just finished his lecture.

"Alright, that's all for today's content."

Although he claimed to be Professor Dong online, because he had never revealed photos or anything, his students currently didn't know that he was the famous Professor Dong online.

At this moment, Dong Yunliang looked at his phone; of course, he knew netizens were cursing him, but there was nothing he could do. He certainly couldn't admit he was wrong.

A few curses were nothing; it's not like anything could happen anyway.

The students below, looking sleepy, packed their books and prepared to leave.

Don't misunderstand, law is just like this; most of the time, listening makes you want to sleep. This subject is quite dry, to be honest.

And just then, a young man wearing a mask suddenly appeared at the doorway. The young man asked, "Excuse me, is your class over?"

Dong Yunliang looked at the handsome young man at the door with a bit of confusion and said, "Yes, it's over. Excuse me... who are you looking for?"

The person at the door was naturally Zhou Yun. He had photos online, but they were all blurry, and he was wearing a mask now.

So, unless someone was very familiar with him, it would be almost impossible to recognize Zhou Yun in real life.

Hearing this, Zhou Yun maintained his smile and said, "I'm looking for Professor Dong Yunliang."

Dong Yunliang's face grew even more confused upon hearing this. "I am Dong Yunliang. Why are you looking for me? I don't think I know you, do I?"

Zhou Yun's smile widened. "So you're Professor Dong! Then you must know me; we're very familiar with each other."

"You've been publishing articles online criticizing me every day recently. If our relationship isn't considered familiar, then no one is."

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Zhou Yun, the young Lawyer you called ignorant of the basic principles of criminal law."

The students in the classroom were already planning to leave, but then they heard these few sentences.

Wait, he said his name was Zhou Yun, and he said he was looking for Professor Dong.

And the professor who taught them criminal law happened to be named Dong...

They were all law students and were aware of the recent online disputes.

So, is this Zhou Lawyer coming to find him in person?

If that's the case, we're not sleepy anymore!

So, very quickly, the students who had already reached the doorway quickly returned to their seats, some even pulling out their phones to record videos or start live streams.

Dong Yunliang looked at the young man in front of him, a bit bewildered. No, Zhou Yun? This person actually came to find him offline?

And on the other side, Zhou Yun took another step forward and said, "Professor Dong, say something. You personally said before, 'Don't be a coward before there's a result.'"

"But you deleted your account and ran away before there was a result. That won't do; we have to finish what we started."

Dong Yunliang finally reacted, looking at Zhou Yun in front of him and saying, "What unfinished business? I don't know what you're talking about, and I don't know you."

Zhou Yun smiled at this, then walked to the side, looking around, and said, "Well, in that case, can I borrow the classroom projector?"

With that, Zhou Yun stepped forward and began to operate it. Soon, a photo was projected onto the screen.

"Professor Dong, don't be in a hurry to leave. Look at this. This is a post from your account, isn't it? See, you posted it yourself. You said your name is Dong Yunliang, a professor of criminal law at this very school."

"In the internet age, did you think deleting posts would make everything fine?"

As he spoke, Zhou Yun specifically pointed to the enlarged screenshot projected on the screen.

This screenshot was obtained from Old Zhuang's friend. Since Zhou Yun was coming to confront him offline, he had to be fully prepared.

Before coming, he had considered all of Dong Yunliang's possible reactions.

Indeed, the moment he saw the screenshot, Dong Yunliang immediately became flustered and quickly said, "This... I deleted all of this, how did you...?"

As soon as he said this, the students' faces became even more interested. They hadn't expected it to be true!

Zhou Yun continued, "Professor Dong, the evidence is ironclad. Just admit it, otherwise, when I find out during the lawsuit later, you'll be even more embarrassed."

"You understand me. If I decide to do something, I'll see it through even if it costs me my life."

Dong Yunliang fell silent. He... he really understood the other person now; this person definitely had something wrong with his head!

Zhou Yun then said, "So, Professor Dong, you see, this matter between us must have a conclusion. Now that I've put out my arguments and points, you also need to state your points again. It's a debate, there should be give and take."

"Oh, I forgot to mention, I'm also recording a video here."

The students below were live-streaming and recording videos, but unfortunately, there was no buzz. It's not that your live stream title explodes and you immediately take off; it takes time to ferment.

Finally, Dong Yunliang couldn't help but shout, "Zhou Yun, what exactly do you want today?!"

Zhou Yun said naturally, "I just want to bring this matter to a conclusion. What, do you not understand human language? You told me there had to be a conclusion, and now you've deleted your account and run away, so I had no choice but to come to you for a conclusion."

"So, what exactly do I want? You should be asking yourself!"

The students watched, their blood boiling. After realizing that Dong Yunliang was the Professor Dong from online, Dong Yunliang's halo instantly vanished.

At this moment, everyone was staring at him. Finally, Dong Yunliang had no choice.

"I was wrong, Lawyer Zhou. I shouldn't have criticized you without understanding the situation. You're right, the law has a lagging nature, and catch-all clauses are essential..."

As he spoke these words, Dong Yunliang felt terrible. He had admitted his mistake to a young man nearly twenty years his junior.

And he was chased down offline.

Hearing this, Zhou Yun nodded, "See, it's a simple matter. Why make it so complicated? That's it, Professor Dong."

With that, Zhou Yun turned and left without a moment's hesitation.

On the podium, Dong Yunliang, who had prepared himself to be humiliated by the other party, was once again stunned.

He had initially thought that since he had criticized Zhou Yun daily during that period, and in his articles, Zhou Yun had become a young man who understood nothing.

To put it harshly, Zhou Yun didn't understand a damn thing about law; he just relied on his reputation to handle cases and was no different from other online celebrity lawyers.

So, at this moment, he felt that Zhou Yun would definitely humiliate him in various ways. Rumor had it that this Zhou Lawyer's tongue was particularly venomous.

However, he hadn't expected the other party to travel thousands of miles from Jinghai to Modu just for this one admission of guilt?

Dong Yunliang's face was filled with complexity. He felt that this Zhou Yun... truly had some issues in his head.

Outside, Zhou Yun had already sent the newly recorded video back to the law firm.

"Xiao Duan, edit it and send it out."

Everyone was arguing for what was right. Since the other party admitted their mistake, there was no need for humiliation or anything like that.

But if they didn't admit their mistake and insisted on arguing, then Zhou Yun would activate his troll mode.

He was a bit tired of handling labor disputes recently; he'd go back and take a criminal case to relax.