What's wrong with this lawyer?!

The first thing I heard didn't sound good at all; Mr. Xia's tone was too serious.

With a hint of caution, Zheng Xingfa said, "Mr. Xia, do you have something you want to talk about?"

"Of course, I have something to talk about! Now I have to wipe your ass for you, tell me, is there a problem?" Xia Mingde's voice suddenly rose.

Even though there was a contract, after all, this kind of work was highly sought after—many people were scrambling for it.

So Zheng Xingfa quickly said, "Mr. Xia, this... I don't really understand. Did I cause any trouble for you on my end?"
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"I'm asking you, do you know who Li Fugui is?" Xia Mingde pressed, sounding agitated.

Li Fugui? Who the hell is Li Fugui? Zheng Xingfa frowned and thought hard but couldn't remember. There were plenty of delivery personnel in the whole county, and disputes were not uncommon. He couldn't be expected to remember every Tom, Dick, or Harry's name.

Covering the microphone of his phone, Zheng Xingfa quickly asked, "Do you know who Li Fugui is?"

This was reality: to a low-level person, being arbitrarily docked a few thousand yuan was already a big deal, and it could even trigger extreme events, like self-immolation or going on a stabbing spree.

But to the boss, such an issue was nothing. A few thousand yuan wasn't even enough for a meal for them.

That's why some bosses were still clueless as to why they were stabbed to death by employees owed a few thousand yuan in wages. Just for a couple of thousand, only that much, was it worth killing someone?

The secretary, who had been behaving like a mere decorative vase by the side, thought for a moment and then said, "Boss Zheng, it seems like he was one of the delivery guys before, who had several thousand yuan of his wages withheld by someone, your brother-in-law, and he even arbitrated with our company. After losing, there was no more news."

Zheng Xingfa thought carefully and it seemed to be true, but wasn't Li Fugui just an ordinary person? How come he suddenly got Mr. Xia from the other side to step in?

However, now wasn't the time to talk about those things. Zheng Xingfa again spoke into the phone, "Mr. Xia, I remember now, there is such a person. What's happening now?"

"What's happening? You're asking me what's happening? I'll tell you, he's now intending to sue San He, seeking to confirm an employment relationship with San He. Do you know what that means?"

"And his lawyer is Tang Fangjing, the Tang Fangjing from the internet!"

"If they win the case and spread the word online, let me tell you, what if all the delivery workers in the province follow suit? What then?" Xia Mingde almost shouted.

Zheng Xingfa was stunned; those few sentences contained too much information.

"No... surely not, Mr. Xia. Those delivery workers are doing fine, and it's not possible that they would find lawyers..."

"I've already told you that it's Tang Fangjing. What if he decides to help all those delivery workers sue? Do you think that madman is incapable of doing something like that?"

Tang Fangjing was a madman, which was universally acknowledged. If not for his madness, he wouldn't have sued tens of thousands of people.

How many delivery workers were there in the province, and how many would be willing to sue for their money? If Tang Fangjing gave the call to arms, the situation then would be too frightful to contemplate...

The worst part was that the opposition might really do just that.

"Now, you go and contact Li Fugui for me. Whatever amount he wants, just give it to him, and settle this issue for me. Otherwise, your company can stop thinking about contracting. We will find someone else to handle Qinglv County!"

Click. Xia Mingde hung up the call, leaving Zheng Xingfa standing there stunned, unable to keep up with the rapid turn of events.

However, he quickly became furious. "Gao Qingwen, damn it, you're going to be the death of me."

He made a call.

Meanwhile, at the station, Gao Qingwen was in the midst of an argument with a delivery worker.

"I say at every meeting that fines are not up to me, blame the platform if you are looking for someone to blame. If you can't continue working, then stop, nobody is begging you to!"

"If you want to take leave, you have to get my approval, or else money will be deducted. What, not satisfied with that? Then just quit."

The delivery worker, unable to argue, just turned around and left.

Gao Qingwen sneered, thinking how today's young people still believed they could remake the workplace, not realizing what their actual job was.

Just then, his phone rang, and when he looked, it was a call from Zheng Xingfa.

"Hello, brother-in-law..."

Before he could finish, the livid voice on the other end of the line cut him off.

"I am not your brother-in-law! Now, go and find Li Fugui immediately, return the money you withheld from him, and make him stop the lawsuit. Do you understand?" Zheng Xingfa roared over the phone.

Gao Qingwen was stunned. "But... brother-in-law, what are you talking about? Who's Li Fugui? He hasn't sued our company, why should we give him money?"

"He hasn't sued our company; he sued San He above us. The boss from San He just called and chewed me out, asking if I still want to keep the contract. Now tell me, what do you want to do about it, huh?"

What the heck? Gao Qingwen was confused again but quickly grasped the situation. He knew about San He; they received all their work from them.

Now wasn't the time to argue. Gao Qingwen quickly said, "Okay, brother-in-law, stop yelling. I'll find Li Fugui right now, you can count on me. The guy is in need of money, and he must be doing this just to get some. If returning what we deducted isn't enough, we'll just add a little more. Just one result: handle this issue for me and get him to drop the lawsuit, got it?"