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[The Inner Eye] [EP28]

Regarding the follow-up termination plan

for the JW acquisition case,

Dai and I

will handle it appropriately.

There's no need for concern on this matter.

I heard that

the legal team over there

is preparing to sue Chen Jun Law Firm.

Once litigation commences,

Chen Jun Law Firm

will face

significant negative consequences.

Luo,

you're

a founding member of our firm.

Chen Jun Law Firm

has weathered every storm imaginable.

Even if what you've heard is true,

we will certainly find

a resolution.

Luo,

things

require tackling one step at a time.

Please give us some time

and trust us,

OK?

I'm about the same age as Director Chen,

and I can't take such turmoil anymore.

Chen is seriously ill,

Kang Jun has left,

Attorney Lin has been suspended.

Now our firm

has been sued.

I only wish to retire peacefully

at Chen Jun Law Firm.

Sorry, everyone.

I can't stand with you through thick and thin.

Director Tang,

my resignation,

I will submit it later.

Sorry.

Will you

follow your mentor

at this critical juncture?

Yes, see you.

That concludes

today's meeting.

If you have any questions,

you can come to me for resolution.

We

respects everyone's decision in Chen Jun Law Firm.

Thanks.

This bloody coffee machine in the office

really needs replacement.

First it was Chen Jun,

then Kang Jun,

now it's your turn.

The director is not an easy job, isn't it?

It is far trickier than any case I've handled.

Cases eventually settle,

win or lose.

But now morale is broken.

We have to find a way

to start over.

I've done the maths.

From when Chen

brought me back from Hong Kong

to today, it's been nearly fifteen years.

We've handled hundreds of cases,

big and small.

Truth be told,

I've never felt this

utterly helpless before.

People

will leave one by one,

that's beyond our control.

Sister,

what about you?

I'm not going anywhere.

I'll stand by you through this.

Neither am I.

Mentor,

I joined Chen Jun Law Firm

to become a good lawyer.

Director Kang, you, and Dai,

you're all exemplary lawyers.

I'd be honored to learn from you.

Thank you for your kind words.

Whether you're at Chen Jun Law Firm or not,

you are always an excellent lawyer.

What is it?

Is there something else?

Mentor, Sister Xiaoyun

is actually an

excellent lawyer.

She was just too impatient,

which

led her to make the wrong choices.

Attorney Kang's return to Beijing

is a wise decision.

I trust you have witnessed

our firm's sincerity.

Yes.

We genuinely hope you will

join us as soon as possible.

I am truly honored by

Director Jin's esteem.

I shall give this

careful consideration.

I heard Director Chen of Chen Jun Law Firm

is recuperating in Beijing.

Now that you've returned,

the firm is run

by women.

How are things progressing?

Very smoothly indeed.

Chen Jun Law Firm is brimming with talent.

I trust

they can handle

any challenge.

Given your standing, your capabilities,

and your age,

this is a pivotal moment in your career.

Seize this opportunity.

Director Jin,

you truly have my best interests at heart.

I shall give you my response as soon as possible,

alright?

Very well.

Today I'm hosting, please,

take your seat.

OK.

[Caller ID: Cheng Feng]

Hello, Feng,

Are you...

Are you doing a headstand?

Don't tell me you're still

working out at this hour.

Just a moment.

I'm doing a headstand.

Headstands are so good for us.

Not only do they boost oxygen flow to the brain,

they

sharpen my reflexes

and slow down ageing.

Busy with work?

Kind of.

Being the director is no easy task,

it's really hectic.

Is

there anything I can assist with?

What sort of response

were you hoping for?

Honest answer.

Just tell me

what's on your mind.

There is something.

I found a

medical facility overseas

that has experimental treatments

for Chen's condition.

His daughter is

willing to accompany him,

but Chen himself is reluctant to

take the risk.

I can

help.

I'll speak with him.

Ultimately, the decision

rests with him.

Thanks.

Are you being so formal with me?

Did you miss me?

What did you say?

I said

everything

will be alright.

Kang Jun,

you haven't changed a bit.

Your words

still lack sincerity.

I miss you.

Hello, may I ask if the last four digits of your mobile number

are 9991?

Yes.

Right.

Are we following

the planned route?

What?

Are we following the planned route?

Planned?

Yes, planned.

Let's follow the planned.

OK.

Planned.

We are currently

addressing the company's issues.

Please trust us.

We've already

invested significant effort

into this case.

If you want to terminate the agreement now...

Ok, I understand.

Then I hope

we may collaborate again in future.

The merger and acquisition and restructuring case

of Heshun Jiahua Firm, they've decided to

engage another law firm.

I've also received notifications

from several companies

that they will no longer collaborate with us.

Additionally,

The complaint from JW

has been delivered to our firm.

Recently, Mr. Huang,

on all occasions

both corporate and private,

has been avoiding us

with all kinds of excuses.

It seems

their stance is quite clear now.

Business is business; no personal feelings involved.

I understand.

But the firm will be in serious trouble

if we lose all our clients.

Actually,

The Qi and Huang families are old acquaintances.

If Qi Wen steps in,

that young Mr. Huang

would surely give it some consideration.

Hold on, sis. It's not that serious.

We'll have to

shoulder this matter ourselves.

Come in.

Director.

A Mr. Jiang is here to see you.

He says he doesn't have an appointment

and is waiting for you in the reception room.

Alright, I got it.

I'll go meet the guest first.

We talk later.

OK.

Mr. Jiang.

Yingying.

Are you here

for business or personal matters?

Business.

Please have a seat.

Go ahead, please.

Our company

is involved in a debt dispute

where the counterparty

has withheld payment of

of eight million yuan for six to seven months,

citing cash flow difficulties

after receiving the goods.

Has the counterparty raised

any other grounds for the outstanding payment?

Previously, this company

claimed the goods had quality issues

and demanded a price reduction.

This depends

entirely on your

contractual terms.

For instance,

does the agreement

specify standards for quality issues?

Has the counterparty

provided evidence

substantiating these alleged defects?

Additionally,

note that

objections regarding quality

must be raised within a specified period

after signing the acceptance note.

Yes.

The counterparty

could have raised objections within seven-day

warranty period following their signature,

but they did not do so.

This dispute appears straightforward.

The crucial point is

whether the counterparty,

having raised quality concerns,

can produce a professional certification

from an accredited institution.

Furthermore,

how many of the goods

are defective.

Through standard litigation procedures,

it's highly probable

we could recover most of the payment

and claim liquidated damages.

So,

I wonder if your firm

could assist me

with this case?

Mr. Jiang is aware of

our firm's

current situation.

You've come to do us a favor, haven't you?

I did get in touch with Chen Jun,

but that's beside the point.

What I need is a lawyer

I can trust to work with.

Yingying,

you won't refuse me, right?

I've always

taught you

to be fearless and proactive as a lawyer.

Now,

what I most hope is that

you learn

to let go of the past,

learn to forgive,

learn to live in the present.

This is the final lesson

I'll teach you as your mentor.

Do as I say

and return to Shenzhen.

Cherish

all that you have.

Of course I won't.

Anyone who comes to Chen Jun Law Firm

is our client.

Moreover,

your support is truly a godsend at this moment.

You're more than welcome.

We truly...

truly appreciate your kindness.

However, if a similar situation

arises in the future,

you can just send someone

from your company,

There's no need for you to come in person.

What I mean is

that Chen Jun Law Firm

is more than willing to

assist your company

with any needs you may have.

Yes.

OK.

I'll see you out.

OK. Please.

This one.

OK.

Let me introduce you.

This is

Dai Peilin, Attorney Dai.

You can rest assured that

she will handle your case.

She's a top lawyer

in this field.

Alright, I'll follow your lead.

Peilin,

this is Jiang Huaishan, Mr. Jiang,

also my father.

Mr. Jiang,

thank you for choosing Chen Jun Law Firm.

Looking forward to our pleasant cooperation.

Thank you.

I'll… I'll see you out.

Right, you go ahead and see him out.

Okay.

Take care, Mr. Jiang. Goodbye.

Carry on with your work.

Please don't bother to see me out.

Mr. Jiang's assistance

truly comes as a godsend.

I heard from Cheng Feng that

you ask him to contact

the Legal Aid Centre at the Justice Bureau.

All qualified lawyers

in the firm

will become legal aid lawyers.

I'll take the lead.

You're now

the director of Chen Jun Law Firm.

Do you really intend to take on legal aid cases?

My professional motto is

that nothing is impossible.

Besides, I don't believe

this is the end of the road for Chen Jun Law Firm.

On the contrary,

I see this as our starting line

to tear everything down

and make a fresh start.

Mentor,

now that I'm in this position,

I finally understand

how you and Kang Jun felt back then.

A lone charge

can never win a protracted battle.

Fighting side by side

is far more powerful than going it alone.

From today,

Chen Jun Law Firm will leave the past behind

and focus on legal aid cases.

We will help

those trapped by life,

and listen to the stories

hidden in their struggles.

We aren't afraid to start over.

The remaining young talents

have plenty of vitality.

They may not be elites,

but I will have their backs,

give them room to make mistakes

and time to grow.

Just as

you taught me,

I believe these young people

will become a helping hand

for ordinary people when facing hardship.

I believe we can kindle hope

in those who have lost all sense of it.

Hello, Xue Juanhong.

We are lawyers

from Chen Jun Law Firm.

This is Attorney Tang,

and I'm Attorney Cheng Feng.

We have been entrusted by

the Legal Aid Center

to handle your defense work

during the prosecution phase of this case.

We have a few questions

we'd like to confirm with you.

Have you received the

Written Notice of Litigation Rights

and Obligations for Criminal Suspects?

Have you been informed that the case

has been transferred to the People's Procuratorate

for examination and prosecution?

After the investigation phase,

have you received

the Written Opinion of Prosecution?

Do you have any objections

to the contents therein?

Yes.

I killed that person.

It has nothing to do with another person.

You mean

another suspect,

your husband Jia Dacheng?

Yeah.

In your previous statement,

you said that you strangled

the victim Zhang Yunhui yourself.

Is this statement true and voluntary,

and is there any trickery,

coercion or confession?

I've told you many times.

I killed him.

I was ready to

kill him that day.

But my husband's sudden return

upset my plan.

[Three Months Earlier]

Juanhong.

We're here to get our clothes.

Come on.

Well. Take them.

I'll give you the other two clothes tomorrow.

Actually, Zhang Yunhui

has been harassing me for a long time.

My husband Jia Dacheng

happened to be at work and not at home that day.

He took advantage of this gap

and kept pestering me.

Your husband

drives a long-distance van every day

and is not at home all the year round.

If I hadn't taken care of you,

your business

would have been dead.

I consulted Dacheng.

We won't renew the lease

after the store expires this month.

We will move away.

If you move out,

I'll leak

these videos.

Your husband's fleet.

Neighbors in this street.

And your son's school.

I promise

they will all get to know you again.

You are not obedient again.

Wait a minute.

It is crowded outside.

Go inside.

I will wait for you inside.

Hurry up.

That day I cooked him a meal

and quietly put sleeping pills in it.

I want to kill him

when the medicine takes effect

and end his endless torture.

Don't pretend to be

a virtuous woman.

Dacheng would have to

thank me if he knew.

But just as I was holding the rope

and waiting for the drug to start,

my husband

suddenly

came back early.

Juanhong. I'm back.

I was transfixed.

All the plans

were upset by the accident.

Today is your lucky day.

Let's continue next time.

I thought

he would leave quickly

when he saw my husband coming back.

I didn't expect him to go so far.

In front of my husband,

he made up things between us

with those filthy words.

Every word is stuck in my heart.

The rent will be reduced by 200 yuan

every month from now on.

You can't move.

We are neighbors.

The string in my head

snapped.

I can take care of

your wife for you, too.

I can't control myself anymore.

All the fear,

humiliation and hatred

broke out at that moment.

Stop it.

You are shameless

and deserve to be beaten.

You hit my wife.

You're asking for a beating.

My husband saw that I was beaten,

so he stepped in to stop him.

But he is too thin

to be Zhang Yunhui's opponent.

In desperation,

I found

the rope I had already prepared

and rushed up to

fight with him like crazy.

I

want to kill him.

Juanhong. Let go.

He will die in this way. Juanhong.

Just let go.

Let go.

Just let go.

Pay for murder.

Death penalty. Life imprisonment.

I will accept any sentence.

This matter

really has nothing to do with

my husband.

But judging from the current situation,

your statements to the police

are different.

Dacheng. What did he say?

Xue Juanhong.

All you have to do now is

tell us the truth you know.

As for your husband's statement,

we can't tell you.

Don't believe what he says.

He's not the killer,

I am.

I drugged Zhang Yunhui

with sleeping pills that day

and strangled him myself.

He really just happened to

come back early.

He shouldn't have been involved in this matter.

He stopped me from beginning to end.

So

he's not the killer.

How can you be sure that

your husband will say that

he is the murderer?

Xue Juanhong.

Let me remind you.

As your defense lawyer,

we will

protect your personal interests

to the maximum extent

permitted by law.

So

what you should care about now

is yourself.

I should bear all that.

I beg you.

I beg you.

Talk to them.

I plead guilty.

I am willing to give my life to them.

I will accept

any sentence.

Xue Juanhong's desire

to replace

is too obvious.

And what she wants to replace

is intentional homicide.

The lawyer in charge at the last stage

originally wanted to

defend her from the angle of

coerced accomplice.

But she insisted that

she was the principal offender

and finished the murder independently.

A woman.

A thin woman

kills a man who is

much taller and heavier than her alone.

That's not easy.

And she's still trying to

exonerate her husband.

Maybe they both

became the principal offenders.

So now

we have to find

an accurate starting point

to make her willing to

tell us the truth.

Miss.

What are you going to do?

Go back to the law firm.

Go over all the information

carefully again.

Then go to the scene

to investigate.

What about

Jia Dacheng's defense lawyer?

All qualified lawyers in the firm

have submitted their applications.

It depends on who

is appointed by the aid center.

If

it is our law firm,

which lawyer do you think

is more suitable to be your partner?

You.

Me?

May I?

But I really feel like

I've grown up recently.

But not now.

Future.

Come on, keep trying.

It's possible.

Well.

What a nice day. Cloudy to sunny.

Yeah.

A cool breeze blows gently. The sunshine is mild.

What a pity.

The sun will set soon.

But on the other side of the earth,

it will rise slowly again.

All leaving

is another way

to meet.

Chen. Stop being emotional.

It's not time to leave.

She asked you to

persuade me to accept

the experimental treatment plan

of an overseas medical institution, right?

Chen. You've been through

rough seas.

I think you have long been

fearless of death.

This is nothing more than

taking a risk.

I'm not afraid of death.

I'm just afraid that

when I suddenly have

unrealistic fantasies and hopes,

my hopes

will be dashed.

Not only I

but also they can't bear it.

How do you know unless you try?

Anyway, if I were you,

I would choose not to give up.

Stop talking about me.

You guy.

You

come back to Beijing at this time.

Leaving behind

a stormy Chen Jun Law Firm.

You want her to face

all the storms completely alone, right?

You are taming a falcon.

Taming a falcon?

I am the falcon.

She is the falcon trainer.

Taming a falcon.

I wonder if

they can

get through this smoothly.

So are you

worried about Tang Yingying

or the law firm?

I'm not worried about her.

When going gets tough,

the tough get going.

Difficulties

will inspire her fighting spirit.

Even if she is weak occasionally,

she will recover

immediately.

As for Chen Jun Law Firm,

Chen Jun's time is over.

The new law firm

will have new difficulties and challenges.

That's their business.

I won't worry about it.

You think very clearly.

I still have to

learn from you.

Don't hide

from me.

Tell me the truth.

You didn't want to go back

and help her?

We had a deal.

Send Tang Yingying

to the position of director of Chen Jun Law Firm.

Then I'll retire.

You changed your mind?

This time is different.

At that time, I didn't expect

so many

twists and turns.

I hope

there is

someone around her at this time.

Don't let her always fight alone.

Well.

You listen to her arrangement.

I am at your disposal.

OK?

You.

I was wondering

if you

didn't even think of

leaving.

Chen. Tell the truth.

I give up the position of

director of Chen Jun Law Firm.

For Tang Yingying,

this is the best way.

For me,

I have finished what you told me.

What do I want to do after that?

Where do I want to go?

I may

follow my own heart.

Got it.

How I envy you.

You can live as you please.

You can, too.

I hope so.

You don't know.

Sometimes I especially

want to have a day

when the three of us

can sit together

and have a drink

and talk about

the bad things that

have happened over the years.

There will be.

Look, the sun is out.

Yeah.

How nice.

[Chen Jun Law Firm]

Cheng Feng.

Stop working overtime.

Just go.

I'm going home.

Well.

Go.

Well.

Go back early, too.

Are you free?

Let's talk.

Are you going to

defend yourself

with that

half-dead thing?

You came uninvited.

What do you mean?

Give me a surprise?

I am...

Whiskey is in this room.

Come and have a drink.

No offense, right?

Yeah.

You really like

this office.

You moved in

a few days after I left.

No.

I moved here the same day.

Waste utilization.

I have a look.

All my things

seem to be gone

except this bottle of whisky.

All in the storage room.

You can get it

if you need it.

The superficiality of human relationships.

What do you mean?

Watching the fun?

Chen Jun Law Firm is still short of

a partner.

Can I get

this offer?

Director Tang.

You gave me the position of

director.

Gave me a ride.

You are

my bole.

This is a happy ending.

But when you

encounter problems,

it is better

to have someone

around you

to help you at any time.

Do you mean yourself?

We respect each other.

Tang Yingying.

I always respected you before.

But this time,

I also hope you can respect me.

I hope I can

choose my work and life

in the way I like.

OK?

I don't quite understand.

If I tell you that

I want to be

an independent thinking,

judging

and responsible lawyer

like Tang Yingying before,

will you accept it?

There's one more thing I want to tell you.

Um...

I have dealt with

everything in Beijing.

I won't leave this time.

Cheng Feng

has found me an apartment.

It's right next to here, very close.

Welcome

to visit anytime.

Is that your answer?

It's...

It's a new beginning.

Where

are you

going to start?

Why don't we start with

your suspect

who is unwilling to cooperate

and trust?

The legal aid center appointed me

as Jia Dacheng's defense lawyer.

We are going to fight together.

Cheng Feng told you, didn't he?

Or what?

I have to have a pass

to get to you.