Lawyer Jin

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lawyer Jin (金律师)
Alias(es)	Jin Zhuang — the player behind Lawyer Jin’s role 23
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Class Reunion scenario participant 9 11
Occupation/Role	Successful attorney; veteran murder-mystery-game player 9 11
Age	35 (scenario identity) 11
Status	Completed the Class Reunion scenario’s perfect-clear ending 44
First Appearance	Newbie Scenario · Class Reunion (4) 6

Background / History

Lawyer Jin was born poor but excelled academically and served as his class monitor. Skilled at reading people and protecting his own position, he avoided involvement when Doctor Zhen was bullied at school. He entered a prestigious local law firm as an intern after graduation, determined to obtain wealth, status, and security. 26

He reconnected with Ying De, who traded gossip and case-related intelligence for money. Their arrangement developed into a mutually beneficial network: Ying De introduced private clients with secrets to hide, while Lawyer Jin used gray-area legal work to build his reputation and career. 26

After Lawyer Jin became well known, Ying De introduced him to Brother Hao, their former school bully and now a gang leader. Unable to risk losing the house, car, wife, fame, and fortune he had gained, Lawyer Jin became entangled in Brother Hao’s criminal network and handled increasingly unethical cases. 26

One such case involved Brother Hao’s second-in-command, who killed Basketball Qiao’s mother in a hit-and-run. Lawyer Jin used unclear surveillance footage and insufficient evidence to reduce the incident to a traffic accident, allowing the driver to receive only a light punishment. 25 26

Appearance

Lawyer Jin presents himself as an immaculate urban professional, using expensive accessories and tailored clothing to project authority and success. His refined appearance is contrasted with the narrator’s assessment of him as a “refined scum.” 11

• Fair complexion and delicate facial features 11
• Usually wears a vest, tie, and gold-rimmed glasses 11
• Wears a gold watch and closely monitors the time 9
• Drives a Maserati and carries a branded Maserati umbrella for its visible trident logo rather than its quality 6
• Treats luxury cars, famous watches, and wealthy partners as proof that he has “made it” 6

Personality

Lawyer Jin is vain, status-conscious, and intensely invested in appearing successful. He attends the reunion partly for useful adult connections, particularly renowned surgeon Doctor Zhen, and performs exaggerated friendliness even when it is clearly unwanted. 6 7

As a veteran player, he is controlled, observant, and accustomed to directing others. He records statements, organizes clues by category, watches for reactions, and rarely trusts anyone at face value. 12 19 He prefers the guarded politeness and mutual dishonesty of adults to Basketball Qiao’s blunt sincerity. 15

Behind his polished persona, Jin is petty and retaliatory. After Qiao embarrasses him over searching the living room, he deliberately opens Second-generation Zhao’s room while Zhao is still hiding clues, enjoying Zhao’s discomfort. 15 He also becomes visibly rattled when he loses social control: Professor Lu’s pressure and the collapse of his alliance with Zhao and Qiao eventually provoke him into attacking Lu. 18 23

Abilities & Skills

Legal Maneuvering and Professional Networking

Lawyer Jin built his career by combining legal skill with a broad network of influential and criminal clients.

• Used Ying De’s intelligence to obtain clients and establish himself at his law firm. 26
• Served as Brother Hao’s legal adviser and handled cases for his criminal organization. 23 25
• Exploited insufficient evidence and unclear surveillance footage to protect Brother Hao’s second-in-command after a fatal hit-and-run. 25 26
• His professional connections and knowledge of Class A Poison make him a major suspect once the poison is found. 22

Investigation and Game Strategy

Jin approaches the Class Reunion investigation methodically and competitively.

• Recognizes that Ying De’s visits upstairs may indicate secret meetings or an unseen person hiding in the villa. 12
• Tests the others’ reactions to determine whether they received the same blackmail-related side quest. 12
• Records the group’s statements before the formal evidence search, allowing him to revisit inconsistencies in Basketball Qiao’s testimony. 19
• Organizes group discussions around categories such as motive rather than merely presenting clues room by room. 19
• Correctly judges that the secret chamber would be too risky as a long-term hiding place for a corpse. 34
• His strategy falters under psychological pressure; he panics when he thinks Professor Lu has exposed him and is repeatedly baited into damaging confrontations. 18 23

Premeditated Poisoning and Evidence Cleanup

Within the scenario, Lawyer Jin plans to murder Ying De before their later physical confrontation.

• Brings Class A Poison to the reunion with the intention of using it against Ying De. 27
• Applies the poison to the inside of a wineglass, then washes the glasses after Ying De drinks to remove evidence and prevent accidental poisoning of others. 27
• The poison’s expected delayed effect places the projected time of death around 2:00 a.m., making chronology crucial to determining whether his act was fatal. 27
• His exclusive prior access to the poison becomes evidence used against him by Professor Lu. 22

Equipment / Items

• Maserati — the centerpiece of his carefully displayed success. 6
• Maserati-branded umbrella — specifically requested for its recognizable logo. 6
• Gold watch — used while pressing the group to begin the investigation. 9
• Gold-rimmed glasses — reinforce his elite legal-professional image. 11
• Recorder — used to preserve the participants’ early statements for later analysis. 19
• Class A Poison — tied to a previous poisoning case and used in his planned murder of Ying De. 22 27

Relationships

• Zhen Liu / Doctor Zhen — Jin attends the reunion partly because Doctor Zhen is now a renowned surgeon and a valuable professional contact. He later becomes grateful when Zhen helps him recognize that the group’s hostility may be role-driven, and attempts to recruit him as an ally. 7 20 24 34
• Ying De — former intelligence partner and eventual blackmailer. Ying De helped Jin gain clients and later forced him into Brother Hao’s network; Jin ultimately plans to poison him. 12 26 27
• Professor Lu / Lucien — hostile rivals. Lu repeatedly humiliates and implicates Jin, while Jin attempts to expose Lu’s secret and later attacks him during an argument. 21 22 23
• Second-generation Zhao — initially part of Jin’s apparent player alliance, but later becomes one of his strongest accusers because of the second-in-command case and his connection to Basketball Qiao’s mother. 9 23 26
• Basketball Qiao — initially treated as an ally, but secretly records Jin and pushes to have him voted out. Qiao’s anger stems from Jin’s role in protecting the man responsible for his mother’s death. 19 24 26
• Brother Hao — former school bully, gang leader, and coercive client. Jin becomes Brother Hao’s legal adviser after Ying De traps him in the relationship. 23 26
• Brother Hao’s second-in-command — former client whose fatal hit-and-run Lawyer Jin helped reframe as a lesser traffic accident. 25 26

Story Role / Major Arcs

Class Reunion Arrival

Lawyer Jin arrives punctually at the villa in his Maserati, disdaining the reunion’s gaudy decorations while ensuring that his own wealth is visible. He is immediately unsettled to find Doctor Zhen already present, recognizing the former school heartthrob and potential high-value connection. 6 7

He maintains a warm, sociable façade throughout the reunion, though his eagerness to network is undermined by Doctor Zhen’s germophobia and Professor Lu’s coldness. 7 8

Early Investigation and Blackmail

After Ying De’s death, Jin is initially perceived as the most experienced and influential member of a loose alliance with Second-generation Zhao and Basketball Qiao. 9 He provides a key observation that Ying De had gone upstairs despite having a first-floor room, opening the possibility of secret meetings or an intruder. 12

Jin also probes the group to confirm that Ying De had blackmailed every attendee. Basketball Qiao inadvertently exposes the shared side quest and reveals Jin’s earlier fight with Ying De, forcing Jin to admit the confrontation. 12

Isolation and Accusations

The discovery of a potential exposure answer causes Jin to panic and accuse Professor Lu, whom he regards as the greatest threat. His reaction fractures the group into opposing camps and causes him to suspect even Zhao and Qiao of betrayal. 18

Jin attempts to regain control by leading a motive-focused discussion and exposing Professor Lu’s feelings for Doctor Zhen, only for the revelation to be dismissed as obvious. 19 21 Professor Lu then counters with evidence connecting Jin to Class A Poison and Brother Hao. 22 23

As Zhao, Qiao, and Lu move to hold an Early Referendum against him, Jin loses his composure and physically attacks Professor Lu. The DM stops the fight and places both men in solitary confinement. 23

Character Card and Poison Revelation

Zhen Liu helps Jin examine the hostility directed at him as possible role-based behavior rather than proof of guilt. In exchange, Jin shares his history and grudges with the others. 24 26

Jin’s character card reveals his descent from ambitious student to compromised mob lawyer, including his role in the unjust handling of the second-in-command’s case. 26 The investigation later confirms that Jin had premeditated Ying De’s poisoning with Class A Poison, though overlapping murder attempts make it initially unclear whether the poison was the true cause of death. 27

Decisive Vote and Final Cooperation

After the Class Reunion scenario begins repeating in lethal loops, Jin becomes the decisive “Orphan Card” voter. The brothers’ hostility toward him prevents them from forcing an easy vote, giving Zhen Liu an opening to oppose their revenge-driven plan. 39

The group eventually recognizes that handing Jin over to Brother Hao in previous loops was both unjust and strategically disastrous; Brother Hao burned the remaining players alive regardless. 40 Jin later contributes to the group’s plan to drug Brother Hao and use his phone to contact the police, drawing on his role as Brother Hao’s legal adviser. 41

Notable Quotes

“I don't want the real murderer to get away!” 23

“Doctor Zhen and I painstakingly waited for this meeting because we were waiting for a chance to kill. Then what was Ying De waiting for? To die?” 30

Trivia

• Jin is repeatedly framed as the group’s “Orphan Card” because the other participants are linked through romance, family, or shared history while he is initially isolated. 19 39
• Despite considering himself an experienced player who should lead the group, Jin describes the scenario’s newcomers as becoming his “psychological trauma” after his alliance collapses. 23
• He is uncomfortable with Basketball Qiao because Qiao’s straightforwardness disrupts the hypocritical social conventions Jin prefers. 15