215: Everything is in accordance with the regulations.

Although Mr. Zhou had answered this question countless times, he would always tell the other party with a smile, "Yes, I am the Zhou Yun you're thinking of."

Listening to Zhou Yun's words, Lin Yufei was stunned again. That famous Mr. Zhou Lawyer actually came to Anping City?

And it was for a labor dispute case?

No, you don't do so many criminal cases, you don't deal with so many wrongful cases, but you come here to handle this kind of labor dispute?

The key is, Lin Yufei felt his mind was a bit chaotic.

After seeing the application, he felt that the person on the other side must have drunk too much fake alcohol.

After knowing that the other party was a lawyer, he felt that this lawyer was definitely deceiving the client, because this was simply a guaranteed loss.

And now, knowing that the other party was Zhou Yun, Lin Yufei began to suspect whether he himself was not skilled enough, so he couldn't see the ins and outs of it…

There's no way around it; a person's name casts a shadow, and Zhou Yun's reputation is already established.

Although many experts and peers still believe Zhou Yun is not good enough, truly speaking, when it comes to legal issues, even if he says something outrageous, others will still think about it.

Lin Yufei hesitated repeatedly before speaking, "Lawyer Zhou, are you sure the respondent is Capital Hongquan Company? That's unlikely, right? Just relying on algorithm management shouldn't be enough, right?"

If simply based on this one could determine an employment relationship, then this company in Emperor Capital would have gone bankrupt long ago.

There are too many riders; if all these riders were in an employment relationship, even if one in ten thousand stood up to demandBackpayment of social security (supplementary social security payments) or something, the company wouldn't be able to bear it…

Zhou Yun smiled upon hearing this and said, "Whether it's enough or not is a question for the arbitrator to consider. Right now, I just want to file for arbitration. Tell me, can it be accepted?"

Lin Yufei looked down and said, "Lawyer Zhou, your applicant is in Emperor Capital, so we should not have jurisdiction here. You should apply to the Arbitration Committee where the employer is located in Emperor Capital."

This was the situation he thought of; after all, what kind of company was that? They were just an Arbitration Committee in a district.

How would they serve the documents and conduct investigations then? Would they run all the way to Emperor Capital to find Hongquan Company?

It's a joke; this feels like asking a small demon to capture Sun Wukong for a drink…

Zhou Yun took out some previous delivery orders and said, "Look here, look at this Huangmen Chicken Rice Tiancheng Road branch. Tell me, where is this?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this is Changhua District, right? Since it's a store in Changhua District, that means the place where the labor contract was performed is here. So why should I go to Emperor Capital?"

"Give me a reason; as long as you can convince me, that's fine."

It's a very simple principle, isn't it? Since it's stipulated that arbitration should be initiated at the Arbitration Committee where the contract is performed, then that must be followed.

Now I have already provided evidence that the place where the deliveries were made is in this district, so this is the place of performance for the labor contract.

Although it's a bit far from the location of the employer, that's just how the regulations are.

Lin Yufei said somewhat helplessly, "Lawyer Zhou, it's not that I want to make things difficult for you, but this can't be done, this…"

Zhou Yun interrupted him directly upon hearing this, "Can't be done, right? Then it's simple. Just issue me a decision of non-acceptance, and I promise I won't bother you again."

Zhou Yun actually never deliberately made things difficult for others; everything was done according to regulations.

You say this can't be done, does that mean you believe it doesn't comply with regulations? If it doesn't comply, then just give me a written decision according to the procedure. It sounds simple, doesn't it?

However, in practice, it's really not that simple.

Lin Yufei quickly said, "Lawyer Zhou, please wait a moment. I'll go consult with my leader."

Soon, the matter was reported, and the Arbitration Committee leader was having a headache.

If it were an ordinary lawyer, they might not even bother. You'd drop off the materials and leave, and there would be no movement afterward. If you wanted to sue, you'd go sue yourself.

However, Zhou Yun's habit is to post the case online after it's done, and then many people will find fault with these units in the videos.

Fengxian County Labor Arbitration Committee initially chose to stall, and after the video was released, it was heavily criticized by netizens.

Finally, they had no choice but to dismiss the Arbitration Committee leader… Although dismissal is not a punishment, you can at least forget about being a main leader for the next year or two.

So now, the leader of the Changhua District Labor Arbitration Committee doesn't know how to handle it; both sides are difficult to deal with.

After much hesitation, they decided to accept the case first. After all, strictly speaking, there are cases where the employer and employee are not in the same place. They can't just refuse to accept it because it's far away, can they?

It would still be troublesome if Zhou Yun made a fuss.

However, the leader decided that after accepting the case, they would communicate with Capital Hongquan Company and try to mediate the matter. If mediation was truly impossible, they would simply hold a hearing and issue an award, but they would absolutely not confirm the existence of an employment relationship.

At the window, Lin Yufei put down his phone and looked at Zhou Yun, smiling, "Lawyer Zhou, I just reported to the leader, and we have accepted your case."

"However, you should be aware that the chances of winning this case are not very high…"

Zhou Yun waved his hand upon hearing this and said, "Accepting it is enough. After all, you're talking about a delivery rider who doesn't even know who he's working for. That's definitely not right, is it?"

"That's how it is. If we lose, we lose. It doesn't matter."

After speaking, Zhou Yun turned and left. Next, he just had to wait for Hongquan Company to contact him.

As for what he needed to do now, it was to contact the insurance company to see what the situation was there.

The insurance company cooperating in Anping City was called Guotai, and Sun Yiling had given him the claims adjuster's phone number earlier.

Soon, Zhou Yun dialed the number.

On the other side of Anping City, Xiang Yufeng, a claims adjuster at Guotai Insurance Company responsible for liaising with riders from partner companies, was busy reviewing documents. He heard his phone ring, picked it up, and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

Without hesitation, he answered, "Hello, how may I help you?"

A young voice came from the phone: "Hello, is this Xiang Yufeng, the claims adjuster from Guotai Company? Do you still remember the name Duan Liwei? His wife contacted you some time ago."

Duan Liwei… Xiang Yufeng said, "I remember him, the delivery rider who died of heatstroke earlier. You are…"

Zhou Yun on the other end of the phone said, "I am the lawyer hired by his family. My surname is Mr. Zhou. I'm calling to discuss the insurance payout. My client contacted you before, and you said there was an exemption clause, so payment couldn't be made, right?"

A lawyer… Xiang Yufeng frowned, but still said, "Hello, Lawyer Zhou. This indeed cannot be paid."

"We specifically stipulated in this type of insurance that if death is due to illness, it cannot be paid, and heatstroke falls within the scope of illness."

"We are also very saddened by Mr. Duan's passing, but this truly cannot be paid."

Zhou Yun already understood and quickly said, "Alright, then that's that."

After hanging up, Zhou Yun clearly understood that communicating with the other party was useless. A claims adjuster didn't have that much authority, and arguing with him was meaningless. So now, the only way was to resolve it through litigation.

The daily three-yuan insurance for riders actually had a decent payout limit. For example, here, the accidental death payout limit was 650,000 yuan.

So, this case was already worth pursuing. If he could win this case, at least the hospital's treatment fees could be covered.

The hospital was actually very humane; they treated him for so many days without sufficient medical fees being paid.

Therefore, the money still needed to be paid quickly, otherwise, if they encountered someone needing help again later, the hospital wouldn't be able to do anything.

That afternoon, Zhou Yun arrived at the Anping City Intermediate Court. According to regulations, for cases involving insurance and finance, the Court of first instance is either a specialized financial Court or the Intermediate Court.