A death penalty case

Su Bai had considered making legal education content.

He could toss a few outrageous cases online.

[In a tight spot? Learn how to use spirit money]

[Falsely accused after helping an elderly woman? Turn the tables and put her behind bars]

[Company refusing to act and violating labor laws? Report its tax violations and send the boss straight to jail]

[A mutual brawl? Bullshit. This was clearly self-defense]

[Arrested for acting in self-defense? What you should say first]

With content like that, hell, wouldn't he go viral?

But...

Honestly, that kind of publicity wouldn't do much good.

Which top law firm needed to attract clients through online traffic?

Virtually none.

Law firms needed recognition, but among the right audience: people who actually needed legal representation.

No major lawyer at a law firm neglected their real work to spend every day educating the public.

Besides, people could easily get legal advice for free that way. Most just wanted to chat, without paying or filing a lawsuit.

For their firm, it would be more trouble than it was worth!

As for letting Li Xuezhen, their trainee lawyer, handle something like that...

Forget it.

How could an innocent college girl like Li Xuezhen possibly handle all those seasoned online creeps?

She would only attract a bunch of people who had no need for legal representation.

They would be better off having Wang Li introduce more of his extended family. At least that would be more reliable.

Faced with Su Bai's question, Li Xuezhen nodded earnestly.

Once Su Bai pointed it out, she understood his reasoning.

"Then what should we do, Lawyer Su? Our firm doesn't have any cases to take on now."

"We just won a case, didn't we? Don't rush. Once the legal fees from Zhang Tongwei's case arrive, we'll spend a little on some classy advertising and land a few impressive cases."

"Put the legal education idea aside for now."

"Okay, Lawyer Su!"

Li Xuezhen was about to end their chat when a notification suddenly popped up on her phone. Her short-video account had received a private message.

"Hello, are you Lawyer Su from White Jun Law Firm?"

Pleasantly surprised, she tapped it.

Li Xuezhen froze for a few seconds, then hurriedly opened the sender's profile, disbelief flickering in her eyes.

Was this the famous legal commentator, Teacher Luo?!

Li Xuezhen opened and closed Luo Daxiang's video page several times before finally confirming that it really was Teacher Luo!

Could Teacher Luo be upset because I've left too many comments under his videos?

No way.

Li Xuezhen shook her head. Teacher Luo wasn't that petty. At that thought, a little surprise stirred in her heart.

She hadn't expected Luo Daxiang to message her first.

"Hello, Teacher Luo. I'm not Lawyer Su. I'm a trainee lawyer at White Jun Law Firm."

"Was there something you wanted to discuss, Teacher Luo?"

"Here's the situation. There's a public prosecution case here in the Northern Capital, and I'd like to refer it to your firm."

"..."

"If your firm decides to take it, you can contact me."

A case had come their way!

Li Xuezhen bounced up and down.

Then she excitedly sent Su Bai another message. "Lawyer Su, we've got a case! My efforts finally paid off! Teacher Luo replied to me, and he even referred a case to us!"

Su Bai: "?"

What was all this fuss? He had just told her not to make legal education content, and now she claimed she'd found a case?

"Here's what happened, Lawyer Su..."

Li Xuezhen rattled off a long explanation. When Su Bai didn't respond very enthusiastically, she sent him screenshots of the conversation.

It really was the famous legal commentator, Luo Daxiang.

But...

Su Bai glanced at the public prosecution case and felt his teeth ache.

This case was one hell of a big deal!

A fucking death sentence!

By the time a public prosecution case reached a verdict, the facts and evidence had generally already been established.

The only options were to interpret the relevant legal provisions or identify evidence overlooked during the first trial and present it at the appeal hearing.

Otherwise, overturning the verdict would be extremely difficult.

A death sentence was no simple matter. The issues involved were far too complicated.

From what Luo Daxiang had said, the fees for such a troublesome case might not even be high, and he would have to travel to the Northern Capital.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Su Bai replied:

"Let's wait until we receive the written judgment for Zhang Tongwei's case."

"Okay, Lawyer Su."

Reading the description of the case, Li Xuezhen could barely contain her excitement.

A death penalty case!

Some criminal lawyers went years without encountering one, yet she had already come across one. This was fantastic!

She was delighted.

After those two lawsuits, Li Xuezhen could now say she had complete confidence in Su Bai!

On the fourteenth day after the hearing in Zhang Tongwei's case ended...

Ye Fei's and Xie Jing's sentences had been finalized, and the court had transferred them to the relevant judicial authorities.

The written judgment had also been mailed to the firm.

Su Bai had already notified Zhang Tongwei to come collect it.

Moreover...

Over the past few days, Su Bai had learned that Ye Fei's fan groups and short-video accounts had all been banned by the platforms.

Even the men whose rights had previously been violated had begun looking for lawyers to sue their ex-wives.

They wanted to see whether they could recover the premarital assets that had been divided up.

The women who had benefited before were now trembling with fear.

Inside White Jun Law Firm...

Over the past few days, Su Bai had splashed out another twenty thousand to spruce up the office, adding everything it needed.

On the sofa...

Wang Li and Zhang Tongwei sat together on one sofa, with Su Bai opposite them. Li Xuezhen pulled over a brand-new office chair and sat beside Su Bai.

"Lawyer Su, let me tell you, it felt amazing! Do you know how hard Xie Jing cried when she signed the divorce agreement in there? My God, I was right there. It was such a rush!"

Wang Li was much more restrained this time. He covered his mouth as he babbled away, blocking the flying spit.

Su Bai could imagine the scene.

Zhang Tongwei signing the papers while Wang Li cheered beside him. Could anyone imagine how much that hurt Xie Jing?

Of course...

How much it hurt her wasn't Su Bai's concern.

He only cared whether his legal fees would arrive.

"Lawyer Su, I've transferred the legal fees. Please check that you've received them."

Five hundred and fifty thousand!

Not bad, not bad!

This one case had solved the firm's funding shortage outright.

With the fees in his account, Su Bai beamed. "All good. The legal fees have arrived."

"Good, as long as everything's in order."

Zhang Tongwei smiled, then stayed at the firm with Wang Li for nearly another two and a half hours.

He mainly asked about a few issues concerning how to deal with Xie Jing going forward.

There was the matter of Xie Jing's two younger brothers, and how to recover the marital assets she had given her family without his consent.

Regarding that...

Su Bai told Zhang Tongwei to ask for the money back from time to time, making his position clear.

If they still refused to return it, he could simply take the written judgment to the court and apply for enforcement.

Zhang Tongwei nodded repeatedly. "Thank you, Lawyer Su!"

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