What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Zhou Xianying's face was etched with shock, biting her tongue, knowing all too well that only a fellow professional knows how to thoroughly outmaneuver one of their own, and that this tactic was also akin to pulling the rug out from under someone's feet...

Tang Fangjing is a lawyer, he could help so many people sue, but if his license were to be revoked, he could never engage in such activities again, truly a once and for all solution.

By the next day, many executives in the gaming industry had already discussed the matter amongst themselves, none of them wanted another regulation.

Just as a business owner had suggested deregulating the financial sector during a speech, the gaming companies also hoped for more lenient regulations on the gaming industry... Read exclusive chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

So, this affected the interests of all gaming companies, and they wouldn't give in easily.

However, within this context, other gaming companies had their own thoughts, blaming Yumeitian for the mess, and thus, felt it should sort it out on its own... Consequently, the heads of the hired Internet commentators got busy.

The weather was nice today, but many netizens discovered upon going online that the trending topics on major platforms seemed a tad different.

"Tang Fangjing violated the 'Lawyers' Law' and his license should be revoked," suddenly became a hot topic.

Opening this topic revealed that many big-names on the Internet, as well as some lawyers, were all engaging in "legal education work."

At home, Du Junfeng casually clicked on a video; inside, a man in a suit was speaking.

"Hello everyone, I am your friend, Lawyer Da Li. First of all, I'm just a bystander, and personally, I have great respect for Lawyer Tang, but I must point out that his conduct this time is problematic."

"Why do I say that Tang Fangjing has seriously violated the 'Lawyers' Law' and his license should be revoked? The basis is Article 49, Clause 7 of the 'Lawyers' Law'."

"A lawyer who commits any of the following serious behaviors shall have their license revoked, Clause 7 stipulates: inciting or abetting the client to adopt methods that disturb public order or endanger public safety and other illegal means to resolve disputes."

"Look, isn't Tang Fangjing's behavior a perfect fit? He incited those game players to register and even stirred up college students at universities to create trouble, clearly actions that disturb public order."

"I know many of you want to say he's resolving issues through litigation, which is legal, but is it really legal?"

"Now, everyone, take a look at the number of people who have registered—it's over seventy thousand. Do you know it would take a whole year for the Internet court to review so many cases?"

"What's the meaning behind creating such a situation if not to force the gaming companies into submission with the sheer number of people? Do you really think he wants to pursue litigation? There's already word within the industry, it's just that you're not aware."

As Du Junfeng watched the video, he felt extremely uncomfortable; he had always detested cryptic talkers, it's like, if we don't know, then speak up, if you're not going to say anything, then shut up!

Moreover, he wanted to refute it, yet he didn't know how to. Looking at the comment section, the top comment read: If collective litigation doesn't work, then what should we do when faced with such an issue?

The answer from Lawyer Da Li was this: Go to the Consumer Association, let the Consumer Association file a public interest lawsuit, as fundamentally, it's the public interest that's being infringed upon.

The logic was flawless, but Du Junfeng still found it hard to stomach.

Online, videos like these were everywhere, and some who claimed to be lawyers were directly making public complaints in the videos, stating that Tang Fangjing's actions were a clear example of unfair competition and public order disruption, calling for a thorough investigation by the relevant authorities!

Everything was in chaos; suddenly, it seemed as though everyone who supported Tang Fangjing had vanished, with many online passionately arguing that Tang was in the wrong, as if overnight he had become as loathsome as dog excrement.

What exactly went wrong?

Of course, accompanying this issue in the trending searches, there was another hot topic: The Consumer Association should take action for public interest litigation, a sentiment echoing Lawyer Da Li's statements exactly.

Moreover, it was apparent that the hot topic had been artificially boosted, inexplicably ending up on the trending list.

Thus, many people were tagging the Jingzhou Lawyers Association and the Consumer Association on the issue.

Under these circumstances, in a hotel room, Old Tang was on a phone call.

"Old Wang, of course I've seen it, I'm telling you, this isn't so simple. Didn't you notice? The Consumer Association has already started trending. This maneuver is no simple feat, and I'm not sure if it's Yumeitian's doing or not."

"But they wouldn't go this far..."

On the other end of the phone, Old Wang was perplexed: "What does this have to do with the Consumer Association? Didn't you approach them before? They were unwilling to file a lawsuit."

Old Tang gestured for Wang Qingqing to stop, then stood up and walked to the window, looking outside and laughing:

"Others don't know about the previous communication with the Consumer Association, they think the Consumer Association is just feigning ignorance. So now, they want to use public opinion to pressure the Consumer Association into filing a lawsuit."

"And if the Consumer Association initiates a public interest lawsuit, the court can use that as a basis to dismiss the earlier representative suits. That's quite a crafty move."

Although theoretically, a public interest lawsuit does not affect individual lawsuits, that's just in theory. Not to mention, currently it's a representative lawsuit, and with a public interest lawsuit in play, rejection has its reasons.

This wasn't such an outrageous thing. For instance, there have been lawsuits regarding unfinished buildings, and some local courts have rejected them on the grounds that they involve complex legal relationships and numerous parties, as well as public interest and livelihood issues, which are not singular legal problems.