161: I promise this is the last one

The Education Department leader now felt like he was going numb.

“No, what’s going on? How could Zhou Yun sue so many entities? What exactly happened?!”

He couldn't quite understand why there were suddenly so many administrative disputes.

The assistant next to him smiled bitterly, “It’s not that there are suddenly so many administrative disputes; it’s… it’s that there were already many administrative disputes, but no one bothered to file administrative lawsuits before…”

After listening to the assistant’s explanation, the leader understood. To put it plainly, many minor issues weren't that they couldn't be sued over, but that it wasn't worth suing over.

Although the filing fee for an administrative lawsuit is only fifty yuan, honestly, if you hire a lawyer, the lawyer’s fees would definitely not be low.

But if you don’t hire a lawyer, setting aside whether you can handle the professional aspects yourself, even if you understand the law, you still need enough time to do it.

This time, however, was different. Not only was there a professional lawyer like Zhou Yun stepping in, but the key was that someone was covering all the lawyer’s fees!

Think about it: you don’t have to pay a single penny. All you need to do is sign a contract, and then you can wait at home for the other party to apologize to you. Wouldn’t you be willing to do that?

Anyone would be willing, alright? The current number is already Zhou Yun trying hard to control it.

Thinking of this, the leader suddenly said angrily, “Then didn’t anyone report it to the Lawyers Association? Huh? Just let him do this?”

The assistant smiled bitterly again, “It’s said that the Jiangdong Province Lawyers Association is behind this… ”

The leader was immediately choked, grinding his teeth and unable to speak for a long time. After a good while, he said, “Is the Jiangdong Province Lawyers Association really that powerful? Is there no one who can control him? Are people in the judicial system just watching?”

The assistant stopped talking. How was he supposed to respond to such a question?

In fact, ever since the first three administrative lawsuits, many people had started reporting issues to the Lawyers Association.

They said that Zhou Yun taking cases for free was a serious violation, or that no one did things the way Zhou Yun did. The implicit meaning, both openly and covertly, was to get the Lawyers Association to investigate and deal with Zhou Yun quickly.

But the perplexing thing about this matter was that Zhou Yun’s actions this time were precisely without any flaws!

If it were in the past, Zhou Yun offsetting lawyer’s fees with “copyright fees” might indeed have been problematic.

But this time was different. The Provincial Lawyers Association paid the money, going through the legal aid channel, so there were no procedural issues whatsoever.

And for someone like Zhou Yun, as long as there are no procedural issues, even if he caused a bigger stir this time, you still can’t do anything about him.

However, this put pressure on President Lan.

In the Provincial Lawyers Association office, Chairman Lan Hongbo rubbed his eyes. His phone rang again, and he was now a bit afraid to answer calls.

Too many people had called him recently, throwing one big accusation after another at him. He no longer dared to say anything about being able to handle it.

The reason he was still holding on was that the supervisory department of the Lawyers Association, the Jiangdong Province Department of Justice, hadn't said anything.

Especially at times like this, one must position himself correctly and know clearly whose orders to follow. If the father hasn't spoken, then you just behave.

However, the pressure was truly immense. He felt as if he had suddenly offended countless people…

Picking up his phone and looking at it, Chairman Lan Hongbo then answered, “Hello, Director Zhuang, you finally have time. I’ll tell you the truth now, I can’t support Zhou Yun anymore.”

“At the very least, I can’t bear his lawyer’s fees anymore, do you understand?”

He had to do something, otherwise, other people serving as Lawyers Association presidents expanded their networks, but he, as president, ended up offending a bunch of people.

Old Zhuang on the other end of the phone said, “President Lan, you… didn’t you say you could handle it? How come Zhou Yun has only been out for so long and you can’t handle it anymore?”

Chairman Lan Hongbo couldn’t help but say, “Director Zhuang, you make it sound easy, ah. You don’t even look at what Zhou Yun has done. He’s almost sued every department in Yinshan District!”

“What does he want to do, ah? You tell me what he wants to do. How do you expect me to handle this?”

Old Zhuang’s voice came from the phone, “Hasn’t Zhou Yun already said it? The administrative reconsideration has been dragging on without a response. He’s bored over there, and when a person is bored, doesn’t he just want to find some fun?”

“It’s just a few administrative lawsuits, what’s the big deal? Everyone isn’t in the same system, and they can’t control the Lawyers Association. What’s there to fear? Are even compliant and reasonable lawsuits not allowed anymore?”

“Alright, I’ll inform Zhou Yun. That’s all, President Lan.”

At Zhentian Law Firm, after hanging up the phone, Old Zhuang's expression was as usual, but he had already decided to take the lead himself.

As for Chairman Lan Hongbo, his ability was fine, but he wasn’t grand enough in his actions and couldn’t even see the situation clearly.

Only he, Old Zhuang, in Jinghai, could truly cover Zhou Yun!

In Yinshan District, Lüshan City, Zhou Yun received the call and immediately smiled. If they didn’t support him, then so be it. He had just praised President Lan as a good person, and now he couldn’t hold up.

But it didn't matter. He believed that under his current bombardment, the progress of the administrative reconsideration should speed up.

Such an operation would probably not be possible in the future. It would likely be very difficult to find another President Lan.

This operation still used Zhou’s Law, third rule: You fight your way, I fight my way.

It doesn’t matter if they drag their feet and don’t give a result. They can drag it out however they want. I’ll approach it from other angles, letting other units in the district put pressure on them.

What, your matter is important, but the matters of other units aren’t important?

Under such circumstances, whether it's a revocation or an affirmation, a result must be given.

And what Zhou Yun wanted was just a result, good or bad, because with that result, he could proceed to the next step.

Everything was done according to regulations, step by step, with appropriate legal means used to speed things up in between.

All for that civil dispute, he had wrapped up such a huge batch of dumplings…

The situation was pretty much as Zhou Yun expected. The administrative reconsideration side truly couldn't withstand the pressure and could no longer delay.

So, on a bright and sunny morning, Luo Hongxuan received the administrative reconsideration decision, which stated that the previous administrative act of non-disclosure was deemed valid and upheld.

That same afternoon, Zhou Yun brought his materials to the Railway Transportation Court.

It was still the familiar window, still the familiar staff member, only this time, when the staff member saw Lawyer Zhou, her face already showed a hint of numbness.

“Lawyer Zhou is here again. I’ve realized that our first half-year KPI all depends on you.”

During this period, she didn’t know how many times she had seen Lawyer Zhou’s face.

At first, the staff member even thought, oh, this is the famous Lawyer Zhou from the internet, a good lawyer. Maybe after work, she could even take a photo and get an autograph or something.

But now… Lawyer Zhou was an idol, but it was best not to see him.

Seeing the other party’s expression, Zhou Yun smiled with full sincerity, “Don’t look like that. Smile a little. I promise, this is the last case for now.”

“Once it’s done, I’ll go somewhere else, how about that?”