What's wrong with this lawyer?!

For such behavior, the relevant departments should resolutely investigate and handle it!

Three hours after the state media's stance was made public, the news hit the trending searches on Weibo.

Another hour later, the Guangming District labor supervision brigade issued a notice, stating that in response to the online reports of "pregnant woman wrongfully dismissed," an investigation had been initiated!

A familiar scenario, isn't it? At first it seemed like they didn't know anything at all, and then suddenly there were media reports, state media intervened, and various departments followed with statements, starting official investigations...

This notice made netizens even more excited. This is what should have been done long ago. They must punish those companies who dare to dismiss pregnant women severely, fine them into bankruptcy!

At Dechang Law Firm, Hua Guangxia was even happier. This case was a great help to her. Now many people online knew about her arguing in the arbitration court over the wrongful dismissal of the pregnant woman!

Inside Phoenix Company, as the boss, Zhang watched the overwhelming news online and nearly lost his mind.

Originally thinking that with Tang Fangjing willing to fight the lawsuit, they could just get rid of the other party. But now, it's not just about getting rid of the other party. The labor supervision department is starting an investigation, and under such circumstances...

The leader of the supervision brigade said they would come to investigate shortly, and he really didn't know what to do now.

What to do? After much hesitation, Zhang finally made a phone call to Li Wanting.

At Tengda, Old Tang was catching up on sleep again. Sleeping during work hours is truly comfortable.

As he slept in a daze, he heard someone calling him. Opening his eyes, he saw it was Li Wanting.

"What's up, Wan Ting? Is there something else?"

Li Wanting handed him the phone and said, "Brother Tang, the situation online isn't great. The state media has already intervened, the labor supervision department of Bright District has started an investigation, and Phoenix Company is struggling to cope..."

Ah? In just the time it took for him to sleep, the situation had developed this far.

Old Tang's expression became stern. He knew what this situation meant. It implied that the case would be much more difficult than before.

He took the smartphone, and soon Zhang's voice came through, "Hello, is this Lawyer Tang? Hello, hello, you already know about the situation, right?"

Old Tang replied, "I know. Now, it's about what your company is thinking. Basically, there are two paths: either admit defeat and let the other party come back to work, or fight this case to the end!"

Zhang on the other end was silent for a long while before saying, "Lawyer Tang, if we continue fighting, how great are our chances of winning?"

He knew he shouldn't be asking this question, but he really had no choice. If they kept fighting the lawsuit, it would mean his company was defying public opinion, the labor department, and the state media!

Who knows whether the court would support them by then.

Hearing this, Old Tang laughed: "Director Zhang, you know I can't answer that question for you, but I want to tell you something. I have never lost a lawsuit."

That was a statement, not an exaggeration. He indeed had never lost a case in his life; that's how confident he was.

Zhang was also stunned by this sentence, and after a pause, he said, "Lawyer Tang, please wait for a moment."

Three minutes later, a woman's voice came through the phone, "Lawyer Tang, I am the Chairperson of Phoenix Technology. Let's go all in!"

Hearing that voice, Old Tang's eyes lit up. As a lawyer, sometimes he couldn't control the direction of a case because the client might concede early.

But he hadn't expected that the client of this case would utter the word "all in." Old Tang really liked this phrase, and he began to think highly of the Chairperson of Phoenix, admiring her boldness. She deserved her current business empire.

Time quickly moved to three days later, when the labor supervision department of Bright District once again issued a notice online.

"Phoenix Technology Co., Ltd. has indeed been found to have wrongfully dismissed a pregnant woman, and the case is still under investigation, with follow-up penalties to be announced concurrently!"

As the message was posted, the comment section immediately filled with an array of "feeling comfortable now"-type comments, reflecting a long-standing public sentiment.

After all, it's too hard for workers to defend their rights; without some form of punishment, it always feels like there's no real loss for the opposing party after the dispute.

Meanwhile, Fu Xiaoyu was live-streaming from home, already starting to sell products.

But as she was broadcasting, her phone rang, notifying her of an email.

"Hang on, family, wait for me for a moment, folks. They've already delivered it to my doorstep, and it has to be signed by me personally. I wonder what it is."

After speaking to the live audience, Fu Xiaoyu went to the door and signed for the email as instructed, then returned to the live stream.

"It's a bit strange. This says it's from Guangming District Court, but I've never had any dealings with the court." Fu Xiaoyu mused as she opened the package.

Soon, she had opened the package, and a bunch of documents appeared.

"Hold on, this seems to be a lawsuit... Phoenix Company is suing me!" said Fu Xiaoyu, bewildered after examining the materials.

Aren't they already being penalized by the labor supervision department? How could they then be suing?

Not only that, but Fu Xiaoyu quickly noticed an additional name in the representative column. That name was Tang Fangjing.