Chapter Summaries

Su Bai, a transmigrated veteran lawyer struggling to keep his law firm afloat, received a system reward for completing consultations or taking a case. An elderly couple arrived wanting to go to court, and Su Bai began asking about their case.

• Su Bai heard a woman describe her husband's infidelity, explained her divorce options, and collected a 350-yuan consultation fee despite her not intending to divorce.
• Su Bai recalled his previous life as a successful lawyer, his transmigration to Blue Star, and his current financial troubles running a marriage-law practice.
• Su Bai's Madman System appeared and offered 50,000 yuan for completing ten consultations or taking one case.
• An elderly couple entered White Jun Law Firm and told Su Bai they wanted to go to court.
• Su Bai seated the couple and asked whether their case was civil or criminal.

Su Bai heard Wang Zizhong and Zhang Cuifang explain that their son had been sentenced to twenty years for taking money from a bank robbery to pay for his father’s treatment, and he agreed to represent him at the final hearing. After signing the contract, Su Bai received a system reward of 50,000, which arrived as a thank-you payment from a former marriage-consultation client.

• Wang Zizhong explained that his son had taken stolen money to pay for his father’s treatment and had been convicted as an accomplice in the bank robbery.
• Wang Zizhong complained that his previous lawyer had charged 188,000 and barely spoke during the second hearing, which upheld the sentence.
• Su Bai offered to take the case and agreed to charge fees based on how many years he could cut from the sentence.
• Wang Zizhong signed Su Bai’s contract, completing the system task and earning Su Bai a 50,000 cash reward.
• A former client transferred Su Bai 50,000 to thank him for advice that helped her husband agree to a divorce.

Su Bai accepted a fifty-thousand-yuan fee and took his new intern Li Xuezhen to review the files for Wang Zizhong’s case, which had reached its final appeal. Li Xuezhen feared the case was unwinnable, but Su Bai insisted Wang Zizhong’s son had never committed robbery and set out to meet him and the other suspects.

• Su Bai accepted a fifty-thousand-yuan payment and met Li Xuezhen, the unpaid intern starting her first day at his firm.
• Su Bai took Li Xuezhen to the Nandu Intermediate Court, where they copied the files from the first and second trials.
• Back at the firm, Su Bai asked Li Xuezhen to summarize the prosecution’s arguments while he reviewed the first-trial files.
• Li Xuezhen recognized that the second-trial judge had upheld the original sentence after the defense lawyer offered almost no arguments, and she worried the final appeal would fail.
• Su Bai said Wang Zizhong’s son had never committed robbery and took Li Xuezhen to meet him and the other suspects.

Su Bai used an informal chat and cigarettes to expedite approval for a detention-center meeting, then met Wang Li and persuaded him that he could win the case and reduce his sentence. After questioning Wang Li, Su Bai prepared an aggressive application for a final trial and sent Li Xuezhen to submit it.

• Su Bai offered cigarettes to a law enforcement officer outside the detention center, and the officer helped get his meeting application approved.
• Su Bai met Wang Li with Li Xuezhen and promised not to charge legal fees unless he won the case or reduced Wang Li’s sentence.
• Wang Li agreed to cooperate, and Su Bai questioned him about the incident and his answers at the first and second trials.
• Su Bai told Li Xuezhen to inform Wang Zizhong and his wife that they were applying for a final trial and gave her the prepared documents to submit.
• Li Xuezhen read Su Bai’s aggressive application and became convinced she had chosen the right law firm.

Su Bai prepared to challenge Nandu Bank as the bank’s lawyers mocked his firm and demanded a decisive victory in a livestreamed hearing. As public attention grew, he began contacting people who had previously lost lawsuits against the bank, seeking support for the case.

• Li Xuezhen helped complete Wang Li’s final appeal filing, and the application was approved.
• Nandu Bank received Wang Li’s lawsuit seeking 200,000 yuan in compensation and ordered its legal department to win decisively.
• Xu Zhiqiang and the bank’s lawyers dismissed White Jun Law Firm, then requested a livestreamed hearing combining Wang Li’s appeal with his lawsuit against the bank; Nandu Higher Court approved.
• Online discussion of Wang Li’s case returned, and Nandu Bank’s head ordered the legal department to win both in court and in public opinion.
• Su Bai asked Li Xuezhen for her list of people who had sued Nandu Bank, then called them to invite them to support his case.

Su Bai and Li Xuezhen completed their preparations for Wang Li’s case against Nandu Bank and arrived at the heavily anticipated, livestreamed trial. As the hearing began, Nandu Bank’s leaders watched confidently and expected their legal team to win.

• Su Bai and Li Xuezhen finished preparing for the lawsuit after Nandu Bank rejected out-of-court mediation.
• On the day of the trial, Nandu Bank lawyer Li Mo told reporters that the bank was confident of winning.
• A reporter interviewed Su Bai, who expressed confidence in White Jun Law Firm and invited people to hire the firm.
• Su Bai reassured a nervous Li Xuezhen and entered the courtroom before presiding judge Yu Caixia opened the hearing.
• Wang Wu told Xu Zhiqiang that Nandu Bank’s legal department had to win convincingly, and Xu promised they were prepared.

Su Bai presented sweeping demands on behalf of his client, including overturning the robbery convictions, declaring him innocent, and compelling Nandu Bank to pay compensation and apologize. The courtroom and livestream viewers were stunned, while Nandu Bank's executives remained confident the claims would fail.

• Luo Daxiang told livestream viewers that White Jun Law Firm faced a difficult case, though a sentence reduction might be possible.
• Yu Caixia invited Su Bai to state the appeal, and he asked the court to overturn both judgments and establish his client's innocence.
• Su Bai demanded two hundred thousand yuan from Nandu Bank, public apologies, and clarification from its senior management for other victims.
• Viewers and courtroom observers reacted with disbelief, while Luo Daxiang said Su Bai would need factual grounds and evidence to support his claims.
• Xu Zhiqiang dismissed the demands as grandstanding, but Wang Wu insisted that Nandu Bank had to win decisively.
• Li Mo challenged Su Bai to produce evidence and legal arguments, and Yu Caixia denied Su Bai's request to have Li Mo removed while warning Li Mo to wait his turn.

Su Bai defended Wang Li against Nandu Bank’s claims and had Wang Li recount how a bank robber gave him money while he was trying to pay for his father’s ICU care. The chapter ended as Su Bai began challenging the first-instance judgment that had found Wang Li guilty.

• Yu Caixia warned Su Bai that unsupported claims could expose him to criminal liability, and Su Bai affirmed that he took responsibility for his statements.
• Li Mo presented Nandu Bank’s defense, seeking dismissal of Wang Li’s allegations, upholding the earlier judgments against him, compensation, and legal fees.
• Su Bai asked Wang Li to describe the incident, and Wang Li said bank staff had refused his withdrawal request while his father needed urgent care.
• Wang Li testified that a short robber gave him two bundles of cash after hearing about his father, and that he accepted the money after the robber called him unfilial.
• Su Bai began arguing that the first-instance judgment finding Wang Li guilty contained serious problems and infringed upon his rights.

Su Bai challenged the first- and second-instance rulings against Wang Li, arguing that Wang Li had acted out of fear and necessity rather than criminal intent. His arguments unsettled Nandu Bank, but the hearing continued with Li Mo preparing to respond.

• Su Bai argued that Wang Li had accepted the suspect’s offer of money after being approached and had feared the armed suspect, so he could not have intended to rob the bank.
• Su Bai claimed Wang Li’s actions met the legal conditions for necessity and asked the court to vacate both judgments against him.
• Wang Li and Li Xuezhen became hopeful as the courtroom reacted to Su Bai’s arguments.
• Wang Wu scolded Xu Zhiqiang over the possibility that Nandu Bank could lose, while Xu insisted the bank’s remaining arguments were strong.
• Yu Caixia asked whether Nandu Bank and the prosecutor had anything to add, and Li Mo raised his hand to ask a question.

At Wang Li’s hearing, Su Bai challenged Nandu Bank to prove that the cash Wang Li used belonged to the bank, arguing that the stolen money had been mixed with customers’ withdrawals. The judge asked the bank to respond, leaving Li Mo furious and unable to answer immediately.

• Li Mo argued that Wang Li had knowingly used the bank’s money after he was safe, so his actions were not necessary and supported the judgment against him.
• Su Bai asked how the defense knew the cash Wang Li received belonged to Nandu Bank and whether it had evidence to prove that ownership.
• Su Bai cited prosecution evidence that robbers had mixed bank and customer money in a sack and had handed Wang Li two randomly selected bundles.
• Su Bai argued that without proof the cash belonged to the bank, Wang Li could not be found to have participated in robbing it, and his conduct amounted at most to unjust enrichment.
• Yu Caixia asked Nandu Bank whether it had evidence or legal grounds to refute Su Bai’s argument, while Li Mo seethed.

During Nandu Bank’s hearing, Su Bai challenged the bank’s claim that money stolen inside its banking hall counted as bank property by presenting a former customer who had been denied compensation. The witness’s testimony exposed the bank’s contradictory stance, and Su Bai ended by announcing that more witnesses were ready to testify.

• Li Mo argued that Nandu Bank bore responsibility for money stolen inside its banking hall, so the money should count as the bank’s property.
• Su Bai cited an earlier case in which Nandu Bank refused to compensate Wang Min after a robber stole her 150,000 yuan, then requested that she testify.
• Wang Min described losing the money she and her husband had saved for their son’s bride price and accused Nandu Bank of applying a double standard.
• Yu Caixia warned Wang Min to control her emotions, and Li Mo argued that her outburst made her testimony unreliable.
• Su Bai agreed to Li Mo’s request but announced that several more witnesses could testify that Nandu Bank failed to protect customers’ property.

Su Bai presented multiple witness statements, and Judge Yu Caixia rejected the plaintiff’s broad argument while granting relief on the claim that Nandu Bank failed its duty to protect customers. After both sides delivered their final statements, the court recessed before announcing its judgment.

• Su Bai presented a stack of witness statements, leaving Li Mo unable to continue his argument about a witness’s mental health.
• Yu Caixia rejected the plaintiff’s grounds as unrepresentative but granted relief because Nandu Bank had failed to protect its customer’s property.
• Li Mo challenged the ruling, but Yu Caixia denied his application and warned him against continuing to argue the issue.
• Su Bai delivered his final statement and urged the court to follow proper legal procedure.
• Li Mo argued that Nandu Bank was the victim, while Wang Li said he would accept whatever judgment the court handed down.
• Yu Caixia adjourned the court for thirty minutes before the judgment.

The Nandu Higher Court issued its final ruling in Wang Li’s case, finding that he had not committed robbery but sentencing him to six months in prison, suspended for one year, and ordering Nandu Bank to apologize. The crushing defeat left Li Mo and Nandu Bank’s officials reeling as Wang Wu confronted Xu Zhiqiang.

• During the recess, Yu Caixia and the other two judges agreed that the verdict should follow the law rather than the earlier rulings.
• Yu Caixia ruled that Wang Li was not guilty of robbery but had to return the illicit funds and received a six-month sentence suspended for one year.
• Yu Caixia ordered Nandu Bank to apologize to Wang Li and dismissed the remaining claims.
• Li Mo was devastated by Nandu Bank’s defeat, while Xu Zhiqiang watched the verdict on the livestream and worried about telling Wang Wu.
• Wang Wu stormed into the legal affairs office and demanded that Xu Zhiqiang explain why Nandu Bank had lost.

After Su Bai secured a suspended sentence for Wang Li, Nandu Bank’s Wang Wu blamed legal department head Xu Zhiqiang for the loss and demanded a way to protect the bank’s reputation. Su Bai left court with Li Xuezhen and promoted their law firm to reporters, while Li Mo faced pointed questions about his defeat and possible ties to the opposing lawyer.

• Wang Wu confronted Xu Zhiqiang after the trial, blamed the legal department for the loss, and threatened to fire him if the bank’s reputation suffered.
• Yu Caixia announced the court’s ruling, and court officers escorted Wang Li away to complete the required procedures despite his suspended sentence.
• Li Xuezhen celebrated the victory with Su Bai, who told her to organize the documents before they left court.
• Su Bai brushed off Li Mo’s unhappy stare and left with Li Xuezhen, while Li Mo followed them out.
• Reporters surrounded Su Bai, who advertised White Jun Law Firm before leaving with Li Xuezhen.
• A reporter questioned Li Mo about his defeat and suggested he might have financial ties to Su Bai.

After winning against Nandu Bank, Su Bai received a system reward that let him spot Li Xuezhen’s lie about her résumé, while the viral trial coverage wrecked the bank’s reputation. Nandu Bank fired Li Mo and apologized to customers, leaving the bank scrambling to repair the damage.

• Su Bai opened his bronze treasure chest and received Basic Microexpression Observation Ability, along with a mission to complete consultations or cases.
• Su Bai questioned Li Xuezhen about her impressive résumé, noticed from her reaction that she had lied, and guessed she had ties to a prominent legal scholar.
• Media coverage of Wang Li’s trial spread Su Bai’s question about whether a bank could prove its money belonged to it, damaging Nandu Bank’s public image.
• A viral video jokingly portrayed Li Mo as a secret saboteur, and Wang Wu fired him for harming the bank’s reputation.
• Nandu Bank apologized to customers and compensated those who had lost lawsuits over property that went missing at the bank.

Su Bai continued running the newly refurbished White Jun Law Firm and received the legal fees and thanks from Wang Li and his family. Wang Li then asked whether Su Bai knew marriage law, prompting Su Bai to wonder if he wanted a divorce.

• Nandu Bank's efforts to suppress criticism failed after Luo Daxiang posted a video analyzing Wang Li's case.
• Su Bai refurbished the White Jun Law Firm while Li Xuezhen advertised it beneath Luo Daxiang's video.
• Wang Zizhong, Zhang Cuifen, and Wang Li visited the firm after Wang Li completed his suspended-sentence procedures.
• Wang Li gave Su Bai 120,000 yuan in legal fees and thanked him for helping secure the suspended sentence.
• Wang Li asked Su Bai whether he was familiar with marriage law, and Su Bai asked if he wanted to file for divorce.

Wang Li referred his childhood friend to Su Bai for help with a divorce after explaining how the man’s wife had spent his earnings and was seeking a share of his premarital assets. Su Bai agreed to take the case, but the chapter ended before he met the friend or learned whether they would settle the dispute.

• Wang Li told Su Bai he wanted to divorce his own wife but was on probation, so he referred his childhood friend’s divorce case instead.
• Su Bai agreed to handle the case, and Li Xuezhen took notes as Wang Li described the couple’s circumstances.
• Wang Li explained that his friend gave his entire paycheck to his wife, while she secretly let her younger brother live in the couple’s third apartment.
• Wang Li said the wife demanded a divorce, had converted much of the man’s premarital property into marital property, and had spent their marital assets.
• Su Bai realized the wife’s claim that her husband no longer loved her was an excuse to seek a share of his wealth.

Su Bai prepared to represent Zhang Tongwei in a divorce dispute after hearing how his wife had turned two premarital apartments into marital property and accumulated joint debt. He suspected a female matrimonial lawyer whose videos Zhang Tongwei’s wife followed was advising her, leaving the firm to investigate the woman’s role.

• Su Bai deposited Wang Li’s 120,000 yuan payment, then taught Li Xuezhen not to let personal feelings interfere with representing clients.
• Wang Li brought Zhang Tongwei to White Jun Law Firm, and Zhang Tongwei retained the firm to handle his divorce case.
• Zhang Tongwei explained that his wife had used a guarantee letter he wrote to claim two of his premarital apartments as marital property.
• Zhang Tongwei said his wife kept borrowing money for household goods because she believed the resulting debt would be shared if he refused to divorce her.
• Su Bai asked whether Zhang Tongwei’s wife had lawyer friends, and Zhang Tongwei recalled that she regularly watched a well-known female matrimonial lawyer’s videos and planned to hire her in a divorce.

Su Bai agreed to represent Zhang Tongwei and proposed pursuing a fraud case to protect his apartments and secure his divorce. He then tasked Li Xuezhen with gathering evidence by posing as a disgruntled wife in a marriage lawyer’s videos and trying to join a live call.

• Su Bai told Zhang Tongwei that the firm could try to keep both apartments from being divided and asked him to retain the firm.
• After learning Zhang Tongwei wanted a divorce without surrendering part of his apartments, Su Bai proposed bringing a fraud case against Zhang Tongwei’s wife.
• Zhang Tongwei agreed to hire the White Jun Law Firm, signed the retainer agreement, and paid 5,000 yuan toward case costs.
• After Zhang Tongwei and Wang Li left, Li Xuezhen asked Su Bai whether they would really pursue a fraud case against Zhang Tongwei’s wife.
• Su Bai told Li Xuezhen to comment on a marriage lawyer’s short videos while pretending to be a disgruntled wife and try to join a live call to obtain key evidence.

Li Xuezhen tried to gather evidence against Lawyer Ye Fei by posing as a wealthy housewife seeking a divorce. Su Bai’s bait quickly worked, but Ye Fei demanded proof of assets before giving Li access to her exclusive fan group.

• Li Xuezhen watched Lawyer Ye Fei’s videos and read comments from women boasting about taking their husbands’ premarital assets, then pleaded for help beneath every video.
• Li Xuezhen told her roommate she could not join their amusement park trip because she had to intern at the law firm.
• Su Bai replaced Li Xuezhen’s comments with a message claiming her husband earned a million a year and owned thirty million in property, then told her to post it repeatedly and send Ye Fei a private message.
• Ye Fei replied that she could handle Li’s divorce but required proof of assets before adding her to the exclusive fan group.
• Li Xuezhen told Su Bai that Ye Fei had already added her to the group, leaving him surprised and unsure how to provide proof of the claimed assets.