After parting ways with Teacher Lin, Wu Peng drove directly to the law firm to report everything that had happened that day to Lawyer Liu.

Wu Peng spoke with an excited expression, "Master, now that the information provided by Jia Wenjun has led to the capture of Brother Qian, although the evidence provided by Teacher Lin cannot directly exonerate Jia Wenjun, it at least provides more possibilities. Jia Wenjun's chances of winning are now greater than before."

Lawyer Liu remained silent, expressionlessly pouring a cup of tea for his apprentice, who had even participated in a shootout with drug dealers for the sake of the case. "Drink up."

"Thank you, Master." Wu Peng was indeed thirsty. After finishing the tea, he poured himself another cup.

Seeing him finish, Lawyer Liu suddenly changed his expression and slammed the tea table. "Who allowed you to participate in such a dangerous capture operation?!"

Wu Peng was startled. "Master, if I hadn't participated, how could I have obtained first-hand information?"

Lawyer Liu's voice was so loud that the people in the outer office were also startled, and they all felt worried for this young master who had joined the firm with his family's backing. They wondered what he had done wrong to provoke such a fire from Lawyer Liu.

Lawyer Liu rubbed his temples. "That information could have been obtained through other channels. What would I say to your grandfather if something happened to you?"

Seeing that Lawyer Liu was worried about him, Wu Peng smiled and put down his cup. "I know you're worried about me. I'm not a three-year-old. If I really couldn't win, I would definitely have run. Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm perfectly alright, aren't I?"

Looking at this carefree brat, Liu Liu really regretted bringing him in.

Back then, when he was young and poor, he was able to finish school thanks to the sponsorship of a kind-hearted person. After he gained a foothold in society, he learned that the person who had sponsored him was Grandpa Wang, who was by then in declining circumstances.

He wanted to repay the favor, but Grandpa Wang wanted nothing. Knowing that he was a lawyer, Grandpa Wang asked him to mentor his grandson if he had the opportunity in the future. And so, as soon as Wu Peng graduated, he personally recruited him.

He regarded Grandpa Wang as his benefactor and knew how much Grandpa Wang valued Wu Peng. If something really happened to Wu Peng under his care, how would he have the face to see Grandpa Wang?

Lawyer Liu sighed and said to Wu Peng, "I've seen the amount of effort you've put into this case recently. I'm very happy that you've finally become interested in legal work, but I still have to tell you that even with the new leads, the chances of Jia Wenjun's case succeeding are still not great."

After speaking, Lawyer Liu took out a folder from the desk. "This is a new case today, involving a disagreement over compensation after a hit-and-run. You'll be working on this one starting tomorrow. The case is clear and straightforward, safe, and has a high chance of success."

Wu Peng didn't take it. "Master, I want to be responsible for Jia Wenjun's case to the end."

Lawyer Liu was puzzled. "No, why are you so concerned about Jia Wenjun's case? I know that she and your grandfather were on the same boat, but Grandpa is doing fine, so you don't need to continue with this because of that."

Initially, Lawyer Liu thought the case was unlikely to succeed and didn't pay much attention to it, intending to give Wu Peng some practice. He didn't expect that Wu Peng, who usually had no interest in anything, would suddenly devote himself to the case with all his heart and even personally participate in the capture of a fugitive. In Lawyer Liu's view, this was simply unbelievable.

"...It's not because of my grandfather."

Lawyer Liu became exasperated. "Then why? Don't tell me you've taken a liking to Jia Wenjun."

Wu Peng still had that nonchalant look on his face. "Of course not. Would you believe me if I said it was for my career aspirations?"

Lawyer Liu chuckled. "I believe that about as much as I believe you have a career aspiration, given you don't even want to do this job."

Wu Peng quickly said, "I really didn't want to be a lawyer before because the profession is boring, tedious, and difficult. But since becoming your apprentice, under your influence, I've seen the brilliance of legal professionals. Your existence is like a shining star, guiding every person who wants to defend their rights through legal means, while also upholding the spirit of fairness and justice in the law. Inspired by you, I also want to be a lawyer with a sense of responsibility, justice, and faith."

Lawyer Liu stared at Wu Peng for a full few seconds, then reached out to touch his forehead. "Are you sick?"

Wu Peng still looked at him with a sincere expression. "Master, I know you don't want me to continue with Jia Wenjun's case because you think it's dangerous. But in reality, all cases have potential dangers. For example, in that hit-and-run compensation case, the perpetrator might feel that he's paying too much money and become unbalanced, so might I be in danger too? If the client loses the case and blames us, might I also be in danger? Since there are dangers in every case, please let me continue to be responsible for Jia Wenjun's case. I've already done so much, and I don't want to hand it over to someone else. You also said that I've grown a lot through this case. I've finally become interested, so please let me continue to be responsible. I promise I won't do anything so dangerous again. I'll call and ask for your instructions first in any situation. Please agree."

Wu Peng babbled on and on. Of course, Lawyer Liu didn't believe his nonsense about the brilliance of legal professionals, but flattery, however obvious, was still flattery.

Seeing that the brat was determined to be responsible to the end, Lawyer Liu ultimately didn't want to discourage his enthusiasm and agreed.

With this new evidence, the police also confirmed that there were indeed scratches on the side of the "Seashell" boat. Previously, the police thought these scratches were caused by reefs, but after careful examination, they determined that they were indeed caused by another boat approaching and rubbing against it.

With the new witness and testimony, the events that took place on the boat that night became even more confusing.

What boat collided with the "Seashell"? What did the people on the boat do after boarding the "Seashell"? Was Zhao Di's case related to the boat that collided with it?

Zhang Lin re-examined the others one by one, but other than Teacher Lin, no one on the boat heard the sound of another boat colliding in the middle of the night.

Working overtime at the police station, Zhang Lin fell into deep thought as he looked at the evidence.

Wu Peng left the law firm at ten o'clock at night. He picked up his backpack, preparing to put his laptop inside. A sky-blue cartoon plastic digital watch fell out of the bag.

He immediately picked it up, carefully checking whether it was broken. Then, he pressed the cover button on the surface of the watch. The plastic case popped open, and on the surface, there was a small, round photo that had been cut to the same size as the surface.

In the photo was a picture of a young woman. The woman's hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was smiling gently, looking at him tenderly.

At first glance, the woman's eyebrows and eyes were six or seven parts similar to Jia Wenjun.

Wu Peng gently caressed the photo, which he had treasured for over twenty years, with his fingertips. After looking at it for a while, he carefully closed the cover.