Gu Chen returned to the livestream room.
Many viewers were fixated on Gu Chen.
Initially, there were some trolls criticizing Gu Chen for riding the wave of popularity, claiming he was livestreaming to sell products.
All kinds of trolls, for instance, some accused Gu Chen of only taking on high-profile cases and ignoring those with less attention.
They said Gu Chen was just after traffic and that his livestreams were all about making money through sales, claiming he had no shame.
But as soon as Gu Chen returned, all the trolls in the livestream room disappeared.
Gu Chen said, "I’m back, and I’ve pretty much grasped the situation of this case. I’ve accepted Zhang Tao’s lawsuit request. I will investigate the specifics and once everything is clear, I’ll open a livestream to discuss the case."
Viewer: "????"
They didn’t expect Gu Chen to actually take on the case!
This case was mainly a civil lawsuit.
Gu Chen had taken a civil case!
Gu Chen usually handled criminal cases, and now he was taking on a civil case?
Is Gu Chen really good at civil cases too?
After all, some lawyers specialize in criminal cases, some in civil cases, and others in divorce cases...
There are so many types of cases, not every lawyer is omnipotent.
Even within civil litigation, there are different disputes and many applicable laws.
Gu Chen has taken many criminal cases, and now he’s handling a civil lawsuit...
"Wow, is Lawyer Gu really taking on this case?"
"I thought it was just a joke, but it turns out he’s really going to court."
"To be honest, I’ve never seen anyone sue over not receiving a scholarship...."
"Zhang Tao, this guy is fearless, impressive."
"Is Zhang Tao really not afraid of getting expelled from school? This is too bold..."
"Is Lawyer Gu taking on civil litigation cases now? Is this case also going to end with someone being jailed?"
"Jailed? How is that possible? It’s just about not receiving a scholarship, not exactly not receiving one. At least they got the third-tier scholarship. These scholarship issues are minor, it can’t lead to jail."
"Indeed, there’s no way to imprison someone over this. The lawsuit is probably just an effort to assert rights. This case might not even yield any results... How can it lead to imprisonment?"
"With Lawyer Gu, it’s hard to say, ’Lawless Madman’ might really end up sending someone in."
....
After livestreaming for a while, Gu Chen decided to end the stream.
Meanwhile, Gu Chen thought...
There’s another case he can take.
It’s about a 40-year-old man discovering none of his three children are biologically his, and his wife had affairs.
The court’s first and second judgments were already complete.
The first judgment was a divorce between the man and his wife, with a fifty-fifty split of assets, and custody of the children given to the wife.
After discovering this, of course, the man was dissatisfied.
So he chose to appeal.
But the second judgment was even worse.
Due to financial constraints, the man didn’t hire a lawyer.
He thought the presiding judge and other judges at court were knowledgeable in law.
After all, the wife was the one who cheated first, and none of the children were his, which was a fact.
Given this, he didn’t think the case would be lost.
The main reason for not hiring a lawyer was the man’s lack of money.
When he got married, he handed over all his money.
His monthly salary of over ten thousand was entirely given to his ex-wife.
The man left early and returned late, busy working, leaving just a little for cigarettes and living expenses each month.
Yet when he returned home daily, his wife would still complain about his lack of capability.
Under his wife’s guidance, all three children hated the man.
So these three children would insult the man daily, completely disregarding him.
The man didn’t say much, thinking that since they were already married, he had three kids, and these trivial post-marriage issues were bearable.
As for the children, they were just speaking without understanding, so the man didn’t pay much attention.
Then one day, during an argument, the man’s ex-wife spat out harsh words.
She said none of the children were his.
The man thought she was joking, so he secretly took the kids for a paternity test.
The final result... none of the children were his.
The man was speechless initially, believing the results were wrong and decided to go elsewhere for a paternity test.
After being married for so many years, how could it be possible none of the children were his?
As the man was about to go on a business trip for his company, he decided to temporarily bury the matter.
The man preferred to believe the issue was with the paternity test company rather than none of the children being his.
But the man still had some doubts.
So he secretly bought cameras and discreetly installed them all over the house.
The house was full of surveillance, but only the man knew about it.
The man went on his business trip.
A month later, when the man returned... he checked the stored video on the card...
Just watching the video, the man’s mindset completely collapsed.
On the day he left for the trip, his wife brought a man to their home.
Then, the two...
For the next half month, the man had settled in.
Half a month later, the woman brought another man home!
And the three children even called this man ’dad’!
Watching so much footage, the man was barely able to control his fury!
As he watched this...
His eyes were filled with coldness.
Who could endure this?
The more he watched, the worse his expression became.
He couldn’t fathom what had happened at home during his one-month trip.
Half an hour later...
The man’s mindset completely collapsed.
Who could withstand this?
Just watching the video had him exploding!
The man returned home, speechless, and picked up a kitchen knife.
Just as the man was about to do something with the knife...
The phone rang.
The man’s 70-year-old mother called via video.
The man’s mother asked when he would come home...
She said she missed him.
The man’s father had already passed...
Only his mother was left.
The man trembled all over.
In the kitchen, he smiled and ended the call with his mother, then... tears streamed down his face.
The man ultimately put down the kitchen knife.
He chose divorce.
...
The man’s mindset completely collapsed.
He had no money for a lawsuit, no money for a lawyer....
His monthly contributions to the household over the years added up to half a million.
Yet his ex-wife hadn’t saved a cent... all spent, even funding her brother’s house purchase...
The man was in despair.
At this moment...
The man’s phone rang.
"Hello, I’m Gu Chen."