Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

The day.

The CEO's office on the top floor of the headquarters of the Pei Group.

The air conditioning is blasting, but it can't suppress the hostile atmosphere that permeates the room.

Pei Zhenbang had just returned from the arbitration court, and casually tossed his suit jacket onto the sofa.

He loosened his tie, sat in the boss's chair, and tapped his fingertips heavily on the table.

Supply Chain Director, Legal Director Zheng Kun, and Brand Public Relations Manager stood in front of their desks, each holding their breath.

They knew their boss was holding back his anger!

As soon as they returned, Pei Zhenbang called them over.

"Two things, get them done now."

Pei Zhenbang raised his eyes, his voice low and firm.

"First, our supply chain team immediately sent a notice to all partners, including subcontractors, material suppliers, labor companies, and the several project companies cooperating with the city investment company!"

"Any company that has business dealings with the Pei family or wants to obtain Pei family projects is strictly prohibited from appointing Jiang Chen as its legal counsel or allowing him to handle any cases."

"Anyone who dares to contact him privately will have their cooperation terminated immediately and be permanently removed from the supplier database!"

These words shocked the three people in front of him.

It seems that Pei Zhenbang is truly angry this time.

Compared to the behemoth that is the Pei Group, Jiang Chen's personal law firm... is indeed a bit insignificant.

Pei Zhenbang sneered and tapped his finger on the table.

"The construction industry chain is long, involving hundreds of upstream and downstream companies. I'd like to see who's willing to offend me, Pei Zhenbang, for the sake of a mere lawyer!"

The supply chain director nodded quickly: "Understood, President Pei. I'll arrange for someone to send letters to each of them this afternoon, and I'll personally call the key bosses to give them a heads-up."

This ban effectively cut off a large portion of the corporate clients for Jiang Chen's law firm.

Local small and medium-sized enterprises are Jiang Chen's potential customers.

No one dares to gamble Pei's share of the cooperation on a small law firm!

This is a major blow to their law firm!

"The second item."

Pei Zhenbang looked at the public relations manager and Zheng Kun.

"We've partnered with several local construction companies, including Sanjian, Chengfa, and Hengtai, to put up a sign that reads 'Xucheng Construction Industry Migrant Workers Legal Service Station' downstairs from the Construction Industry Association."

"Your legal department sends staff on rotation to provide free legal consultations and dispute mediation for the workers."

Zheng Kun was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

On the surface, it's a public interest legal service, aiming to cultivate a responsible corporate image.

In reality, it's about precisely intercepting cases involving labor disputes and workers' compensation!

Since the workers had already contacted the service station and received free legal advice, they naturally wouldn't bother going to Jiang Chen again.

The public relations manager immediately added, "President Pei, I can simultaneously arrange for local industry accounts and construction site circles to spread the word that Jiang Chen isn't genuinely helping the workers; he's just a lawyer who instigates labor disputes and makes a quick buck off the workers, taking a 30% cut of any lawsuits he wins!"

"Yes." Pei Zhenbang nodded, his eyes sinister.

"We need to both cut off his caseload and ruin his reputation!"

After the two tasks were assigned, the office was quiet for a few seconds.

Pei Zhenbang stood up, walked to the French windows, looked down at the bustling street below, and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"Jiang Chen, since you love to play around so much, I'll make sure you can't stay in Xucheng!"

Meanwhile, at Jiang Chen's law firm, the atmosphere remained relaxed.

Having just won the lawsuit, how could the atmosphere not be relaxed?

The afternoon live stream is currently running.

Jiang Chen had just seen off a netizen who had consulted him about labor contracts and took a sip of water with a smile.

"What legal questions does the next person joining the live stream have?"

The live chat connected on the screen, and a girl's voice came through: "Hello Attorney Jiang, I'd like to ask if it's legal for a company to not pay social insurance during the probationary period?"

"It's illegal," Jiang Chen blurted out.

"The probationary period is part of the employment contract term, and the employer must pay social insurance contributions in accordance with the law..."

He had only spoken halfway when there was a gentle knock on the office door.

Chen Qiaowei pushed open the door, her face showing an unusual urgency.

"Attorney Jiang..."

Jiang Chen looked up, glancing over in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Qiaowei quickly walked to the table, bent down, and lowered her voice.

"Attorney Jiang, the tax inspectors have arrived and are waiting in the meeting room."

"They said they received a report with a real name alleging that our law firm's tax practices are not in compliance with regulations, and they need to check our accounting records!"

Jiang Chen paused in his speech.

Upon hearing this, viewers in the live stream immediately began to discuss it.

[Holy crap? Tax non-compliance? That can't be right!]

[This is a law firm, how could they possibly be tax non-compliant?]

[Exactly, would it really warrant tax evasion?]

[We just won the lawsuit this morning, and now someone's coming to audit the accounts this afternoon?]

[Holy crap! Could it be the Pei Group retaliating?]

Don't talk nonsense, what if it's normal?

Jiang Chen remained calm and said to the camera, "Excuse me, everyone, I have some urgent business to attend to. Please wait two minutes."

After he finished speaking, he stood up.

"Let's go see him."

In the meeting room, two staff members dressed in tax uniforms sat on the sofa.

In front of them were their law enforcement credentials and tax inspection notices.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen enter, the lead inspector stood up and showed his identification: "Hello, we are from the Inspection Section of the District Tax Bureau. We have received a report filed under a real name alleging that your law firm is suspected of irregular accounting practices for legal fees, non-compliant invoice issuance, and incomplete declarations of personal income tax by lawyers."

"We are now conducting a tax inspection of your company's accounting books, vouchers, invoices, and tax return documents in accordance with the law!"

"This is a tax inspection notice. Please sign for it."

Jiang Chen took the notification and glanced at it; there were no problems.

He casually handed the notification to Chen Qiaowei for her signature.

She is the owner of the law firm, and she should be the one to sign.

"Cooperating with the inspection is the right thing to do."

"Sister Qiao Wei, please hand the things over to the two comrades later."

Chen Qiaowei was a little anxious and glanced at Jiang Chen.

It's not that there's a problem with the accounts.

However... all the account books have been transferred and won't be back for at least two or three months.

During this period, customers' needs to check accounts, issue invoices, and go through financial procedures were all affected.

Even normal business operations have to be discounted!

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, indicating that she should do as she was told.

Soon, stacks of neatly bound ledgers and vouchers were brought out and put into the document box brought by the inspectors.

"We'll retrieve the ledgers from the bureau for verification, which should take two to three months. Once the verification is complete, we'll notify you to come and collect them."

"If you need any additional materials during this period, we will contact you again."

After the inspectors finished speaking, they signed the list of books to be retrieved and left with the items.

In the meeting room, Chen Qiaowei looked at the empty filing cabinet, feeling both angry and anxious.

"Why would tax inspectors come to our door out of nowhere, and someone even filed a formal complaint against us!"

"This is clearly the work of the Pei Group!"

"What a coincidence! We just won the case, and now the tax authorities are knocking on our door!"