Chapter 1 The Patient

Wang Manor's ward was one floor above Jia Wenjun's. Wu Peng took the elevator down and found the ward next to the elevator.

Jia's father was already waiting at the door. Seeing Wu Peng, he immediately let him in.

Previously, Jia's father had planned to go directly to the law firm with Wu Peng, but then he thought that Wu Peng's superior was Lawyer Liu Ping. Jia's father wasn't familiar with that Lawyer Liu, but he was relatively familiar with Wu Peng. He thought it would be better to have Wu Peng come over first to understand his daughter's situation. That way, when he was explaining things, Wu Peng could supplement from the side. After all, they were a team, and communication would definitely be smoother than if he did it alone. After thinking it over, Jia's father decided to have Wu Peng come over first.

Wu Peng followed Uncle Jia into the ward and immediately saw the woman sitting on the hospital bed.

His first impression was that she was thin. The woman had a pointed chin, slender hands and feet, and a waist that looked smaller than his palm. Especially her neck and ankles, they looked as if they could be broken with a little force. Her whole body was enveloped in a wide hospital gown, making her look even weaker.

This should be Uncle Jia's daughter, Jia Wenjun. He had heard this name countless times before, but this was the first time he had seen her in person.

Jia Wenjun spoke first, "Hello, you must be Lawyer Wu. I'm Jia Wenjun. Thank you for taking care of my parents before."

She was also sizing up the young man in front of her. He had a buzz cut so short it couldn't be any shorter, an earring in one ear, and his clothes were both rebellious and trendy. He didn't look like a lawyer in the slightest.

But Jia Wenjun's gratitude to him was genuine. Resemblance wasn't important. The fact that he was willing to lend a helping hand when they were in trouble was a hundred times more important than looking like a lawyer.

"Hello, I'm Wu Peng. I'm not a lawyer yet. I'm just an intern applying for a lawyer's license, commonly known as a trainee lawyer. Are you talking about the time we went to the Maritime Safety Administration to inquire about information? It wasn't really taking care of you, just helping each other."

"A trainee lawyer is still a lawyer. Once the internship is over and you're officially hired, you'll be a lawyer," Jia's mother said.

"Aunt Jia, this 'internship' is really not the same as being in a 'probation period' after being hired. Trainee lawyers don't have lawyer qualifications."

Jia Wenjun glanced at the young man again. There were too many people pretending to be important these days. There weren't many like Wu Peng who honestly revealed the truth about their position.

Although Jia Wenjun wasn't familiar with the legal profession, all workplaces were similar. Many times, not pretending was actually a form of self-protection. Perhaps for trainee lawyers like Wu Peng, clearly informing the client of their true identity and letting the client clearly know the scope of their authority would avoid becoming a scapegoat for their superiors in the future.

She had only realized this kind of experience after being a scapegoat for Gong Dalong. At that time, she had just entered the workplace, and Gong Dalong had asked her to talk to the business owners about not encroaching on public spaces, saying that in order to make her words carry weight, she should tell those owners that she was the property manager. She did as she was told. She didn't expect that the business owners who couldn't get any advantages would only come to her when they made trouble. In the end, Gong Dalong even pushed her out and publicly "demoted" her, turning her from "property manager" to property housekeeper. Heaven knows she was originally a property housekeeper!

She went to Gong Dalong to argue, and Gong Dalong told her to broaden her horizons, saying that she hadn't lost anything at all, and that those owners would only feel psychologically balanced if they saw her being "demoted," and that the matter would be perfectly resolved. The other party didn't make trouble, she completed her KPI, and that was a "win-win" situation.

Jia Wenjun realized at that time that Gong Dalong was not a good person. Actually, she didn't want to do it anymore from that time on, but Lin Yang, who was her boyfriend at the time, persuaded her for a long time, saying that there was no job where you wouldn't be angry, and that you would get used to it if you got along well with your boss, and that going to work in the future would just be like going out the door, convenient and safe.

At that time, she was just love-struck and didn't have enough work experience, so she actually listened to Lin Yang and stayed.

In the battle of wits and courage with Gong Dalong, she gradually grasped the rules of the workplace. Although she was still uncomfortable, Gong Dalong never dared to bully her casually again.

Thinking of the past, she remembered Gong Dalong, who had not been able to get off the ship. The deceased was gone, and she didn't want to talk about the things Gong Dalong had done, but those things had indeed made her see the darkness of the workplace and become the person she was today.

Seeing Wu Peng being so serious, Jia's mother quickly said, "Regardless of whether he's a trainee lawyer or a lawyer, Little Wu has indeed helped us a lot. That Lin Yang is simply too much. If it weren't for Little Wu helping us that time, your father and I would have been so angry that we would have gotten sick."

Jia's mother babbled on and on about the things Lin Yang had done before. After listening, Jia Wenjun felt that since she had experienced too many things that subverted her values, Jia Wenjun didn't feel angry at all about weirdos like Lin Yang's family who secretly plotted behind people's backs.

She took her mother's hand and instructed her word by word, "In the future, when you encounter this kind of thing, first take out your phone and record it. If they dare to insult or hit you, call the police directly and show the police the recording. In the future, don't listen to what irrelevant people say, and don't get angry or upset. There are too many crazy people outside. We can't punish ourselves for other people's mistakes."

Wu Peng had also heard Lin Yang's family talk about the relationship between Jia Wenjun, Lin Yang, and Zhao Di. Although he had only heard a rough outline, he also knew that Jia Wenjun was the one who had been cheated on by Lin Yang.

Logically speaking, anyone would be angry about being cheated on and plotted against by a scumbag's family. Even Uncle Jia was so angry, Wu Peng thought Jia Wenjun would be even more upset after listening, but he didn't expect her to be so calm. The way she spoke showed that she really regarded Lin Yang's family as crazy people. He couldn't see any lingering feelings for Lin Yang. Wu Peng felt that this woman was quite clear-headed.

"Oh dear, why are you still talking about those irrelevant people at this time? Let's talk about serious matters," Jia's father complained to his wife.

"Oh, oh, right, right, right." Jia's mother quickly asked her daughter to explain the matter clearly to Wu Peng.

Jia Wenjun knew that this young man named Wu Peng was Wang Manor's own grandson. The elders were mirrors of the younger generation. Although Wang Manor wasn't exactly friendly to her on the ship, he was generally fair.

Jia Wenjun didn't immediately tell him about the things that happened to her on the ship. Instead, she looked at him and said calmly, "Lawyer Wu, I may be facing a murder charge. I want to ask, if I am detained, what can the defense lawyer I hire do for me?"

Before coming here, his own grandfather had already told Wu Peng a rough outline of what happened on the ship. He knew that Zhao Di, the owner of the clothes found by the Maritime Safety Administration, had been pushed off the ship, and the person who pushed her was this Jia Wenjun. There was video evidence of this, and everyone on the ship at the time had seen the video.