What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Facing President Liu's words, Old Guo just smiled without saying anything before turning his head to leave.

Seeing this, President Liu grew even angrier, but he didn't know what to say; he really couldn't understand why Old Guo, who had been doing well, decided to leave.

He had never shortchanged him on salary—in fact, at this level, Old Guo's salary was already quite substantial.

So what was the reason?

President Liu thought for a long time and couldn't figure it out, then he said to the secretary beside him, "You heard what I just said, right? Go to the legal department, call over that deputy… what's his name, just bring him here."

In the legal department, several other people gathered around and said, "President Guo, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Old Guo smiled and said, "I just resigned. I'm getting ready to pack up and leave."

What? The deputy director, Bai Youcai, said in surprise, "President Guo, why resign when you've been doing so well? If you resign on your own, don't you miss out on severance?"

"It's fine if there isn't any; President Liu has valued me a lot during these three years at the company. Now that I'm leaving, I'll try not to cause any trouble for President Liu. It's best to leave on good terms," Old Guo said again.

As he spoke, his actions didn't stop at all. He packed his belongings swiftly, as if a gust of wind had swept through, and stuffed them into a big bag, then picked it up and walked out.

The rest of the legal department exchanged glances. What's going on here? Even if he doesn't want compensation for his resignation, isn't he leaving a bit too quickly?

His salary hasn't been settled, nor his social insurance, and there's been no handover of his work... What's going on with President Guo?

Just then, President Liu's secretary walked in, looked around, and asked, "Where's President Guo?"

The deputy director, Old Bai, stepped forward and said, "President Guo has already packed up and left."

The secretary was just as surprised, "He left so quickly? Without wanting anything?"

"Forget it, Director Bai, come with me; President Liu wants to see you."

Compared to Old Guo, Old Bai was a bit older, but he was not professionally trained in law. He came into the field midway through his career. Originally, he was in transportation, then self-taught legal matters related to inland waterway transportation.

Such people are actually very capable.

When beginning in legal work, they take on a wide variety, willing to do anything for pay.

But as they progress, they specialize more deeply into a specific area. Once they reach that level, their livelihood becomes stable.

Many professional experts are like this. For instance, there were people from the real estate sector who taught themselves law and switched to becoming lawyers, handling only real estate cases. Because they came from within the industry, they were proficient in both the unspoken and official rules.

With such expertise and a legal education, these powerhouses are a force to reckon with for an average lawyer.

Others come from fields such as finance, intellectual property, insurance, as well as logistics and transport like Old Bai, where both domestic and international work require deep specialization—an ace up their sleeve that can make a world of difference.

Old Bai was one of those talented individuals; of course, in other areas of law, he was no different from an average person.

Soon, Old Bai followed the secretary to the office and met with President Liu.

"So, Old Guo has already packed up and left? He didn't go to finance to settle his salary or do anything else?" President Liu asked with a hint of bewilderment on his face.

Old Bai nodded, "He didn't do anything. As soon as he got back, he just packed up his things and left without saying more than a few words to us."

President Liu blinked, confused. A thought popped into his mind: it didn't seem like Old Guo was resigning, but rather, it seemed like he was fleeing.

Otherwise, there was no reason to be so hasty, to leave without taking anything.

But what in the company could scare him? Wait, he couldn't be afraid of Tang Fangjing, could he?

Thinking of this, President Liu almost wanted to laugh. How could that be possible? Even if Tang Fangjing had extraordinary abilities, at most the company would lose some money, and it wasn't coming out of his own pocket.

So anxious and flustered like this? Really amusing.

Casually, President Liu adjusted his mood and said, "Old Bai, come sit down. Ah, this Old Guo, I have no idea why he would suddenly resign. Let me tell you, there's a labor arbitration case at the company. Have you heard about it?"

Old Bai quickly said, "I heard President Guo mention it."

"Good, all the materials are there. Take a look at them later. You'll be in charge of this case. Just drag it out. We absolutely cannot acknowledge that labor relationship, got it?"

Originally, President Liu was considering settling the issue, but after hearing Lawyer Tang's demands, he felt the other side was being too overbearing. Tang had the nerve to demand double the salary and threatened to continue the lawsuit if not agreed to.

What nonsense! He'd address him respectfully as Lawyer Tang if given the reason, but without any respect, he was nothing. Being infamous online, so what? Could he cyberbully me?

If it were some other internet celebrity, that would be one thing, but Tang Fangjing would definitely not do such a thing.

Old Bai nodded upon hearing this. He was from the old school in practice, although the deputy director of the legal department, he usually only handled the legal affairs related to the company's main business.

Since he wasn't adept at this area but the boss instructed not to acknowledge the labor relationship, he would simply not acknowledge it and drag it out.

Meanwhile, Old Guo walked out of the company's doors, feeling a sense of relief wash over him.

He actually knew that Tang Fangjing likely didn't have any company secrets, but he still felt uneasy, mainly because of the immense pressure that person had put on him.

So he chose to flee, not caring about any compensation.

After all, he could go back to being a lawyer. If he got caught, he would have to say goodbye to the legal profession.