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The legal procedures in this show are fictional.

Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.

The word is formed by two people carrying shame.

You're right. It's pretty cool.

I’m leaving.

Wait. You’re already here.

Give it a chance.

Let’s go in for some tea, or maybe we could use their restroom.

Excuse me, we have an appointment!

We’re here for the interview!

Come on. Come, Liang-liang.

Mr. Liu.

I’ve heard a lot about you.

I’m sorry. There has been a big misunderstanding.

Please excuse me.

Are you sure

you don’t want to stay for a bit to get to know our firm a little better?

I'm positive.

Nicole, is the new guy here?

Yes.

Scoundrel Liu?

Hi, Miss Xiao-yan!

Hi.

Nicole.

He works for Jhong Le. We can’t hire him.

Actually, now I’m super interested in your firm.

-I’m pleased. -I just really want to find out

what kind of environment cultivated

an amateur lawyer who sucks at her job.

You have no moral standards, you’re rude,

and you have a black heart.

Why are you even here?

At Chu Hsing, we specialize in pro bono cases.

We fight for justice.

It’s not for you and you’re certainly not welcomed.

Can't I even get a cup of tea?

Serve me a cup of Oriental Beauty, please. My bad, there’s no beauty here!

-What would you like to drink? -Of course there is.

-Just say it. -Pu'er tea, please.

Did you hear that?

She doesn’t know how to make decent tea.

You can’t do anything right. Why should I hire you?

You are a bunch of lame lawyers.

Mr. Wu, based on the contract,

it is difficult to ask for compensation.

We just have to find a different angle to make it work.

My son was being taken advantage of because he only had one leg.

He couldn't find another job

so they gave him all the hardest tasks.

Now my son is dead.

The insurance only compensates me 1.2 million.

-How are we going to survive? -Dad, that's enough...

You’re a useless bunch!

Mr. Wu, you should blame that unscrupulous company.

They have no conscience...

Mr. Wu, I understand your frustration.

I promise to do my best to help, okay?

Human life is worth 1.2 million.

-How can one life be worth so little? -Dad...

-What kind of law is that? -Let's keep calm.

You only care about the riches.

-Dad! -Mr. Wu.

Dad!

I’m sorry. That's everything for today.

Alright.

All the questions I had in mind

just got answered.

Liu Lang?

So is he here for the interview?

-Yes. -That's right.

Not at all. I’m just here for the tour.

Thanks for an outstanding show.

Let’s go.

-Good riddance! -What?

-What? -Don’t forget to send me the tea!

-Bye! -So was that a performance?

Of course not!

Thank you for coming!

I think you need to hear my side of the story.

Chin Chen-fa Store

I’m a genius.

I found the enemy’s lair just like that.

So here is the thing.

Here is the plan.

You should pretend to work with them.

Once you’re in, you go straight to the core

and break them apart.

How does that sound?

When did you become so smart?

You even planned something.

I think this is a good opportunity.

For you to hit on the girl or for my career?

We’re killing two birds with one stone.

They can’t afford me anyway.

They want to hire me so I can help them make money.

I know.

You both find him a scoundrel.

He's indecent and atrocious.

You don’t even want to see him as a person.

That’s totally fine. Let's not see him as a person.

Let’s just see him as...

a beckoning cat.

Let him make money for us.

The more he makes,

the more we can take on pro bono cases.

So we can balance out our profit and loss, Hui-yun.

Wait a minute.

He’s so horrible and cannot be trusted.

He’s just overall not a good person.

He will ruin our reputation

and our clients.

Do we even have a reputation?

Not to worry.

First of all,

we will assign cases to him.

He will win them no matter what

so he will help us build that reputation.

Also, now is the worst time of his life,

which means now he’s of great value.

He's just like a blue-chip

that hit rock bottom.

This is a great time for bargaining hunting.

Even though it isn't worth that much right now,

it still has its value.

We can’t afford the board lot.

However,

we can go for the odd lot.

What does that even mean?

Besides,

I felt an unholy presence when I went in.

The sign on the door looks terrible.

I might as well open my own firm.

What a great idea.

So have you found a new place to live yet?

I’ll do that later.

And do you have the money?

How about you sponsor me?

You need the job!

Just trust my plan.

It will work.

Does he not care about being punctual?

Who are you? Stop buzzing.

I'm sorry, wrong door.

Liang-liang.

Go.

Come on. Go.

Wait.

May I help you?

You’re here for the house viewing, aren't you?

You go first.

This house looks great.

How much is the rent?

It's 35,000 per month

with a two-month deposit.

Utilities are not included.

The lease is for two years minimum.

Wow.

It’s kind of over my budget.

Liang-liang, let’s go.

It’s too expensive.

Liang-liang!

Come on!

Hey, little one.

How are you?

How old are you?

I’m five.

You're five?

Your son is adorable.

He’s not my son.

It’s hard to explain.

Who drew this?

It’s drawn by a little girl.

Look.

This is her mom

and that’s her.

Why isn’t there a dad?

They didn’t have one.

I realized

that it must have been rough for them

to look for a place to live.

No landlords in the area wanted to help them.

I felt sorry for them and rented them the house.

I also lowered the rent

and only charged them 10,000 monthly.

Utilities included.

Aren't I a good person?

Excuse me!

Call me Dad.

-No. -I'll buy a happy meal with large fries.

Daddy!

Actually, I can really relate.

I’m a single parent myself.

I’m really worried we'd have no place to live.

On top of that,

I was recently fired.

I’m really worried about us having to live on the streets.

Sir.

It doesn't seem so.

Your outfit is very expensive.

Everything on you looks expensive.

Where are you guys living now?

We live at a convenience store.

That’s right!

We often have to eat leftovers in the store.

We showered at the park.

We stay inside convenient stores if it’s rainy outside.

We don’t have to say so much.

Just keep it between us, okay?

Sir.

Don’t worry.

I will help you through this.

But...

There’s something that bothers me.

Do I know you from somewhere?

Maybe on TV?

Why don’t we sign the lease first?

Right.

It’s downstairs.

I live right beneath you.

Liang-liang, I’ll get you some juice.

When have you ever lived in convenient stores?

-I don’t know. -You obviously know.

You don't know?

-Don't you know? -I don’t know...

You don't know...

Hello?

What now? Do you have another show?

You've seen the show.

There's no more.

It's nothing, actually.

-Will you join us? -I'm not interested.

I told you he wouldn’t be interested. He only cares about money.

Are you not interested

or are we not your cup of tea?

Look at her awful hair. She appalls me.

You disgust me.

Don't do that.

I’ll get her to straighten her hair.

I’m sure we can come to an understanding.

We just need to spice things up a bit to your liking.

Just add whatever you like

until you’re happy.

I do like things spicy.

We're not exactly bland either.

Let’s see what you can do.

Why don’t you have a look at the menu?

Wu Jian-yong? That’s my case.

It was Hui-yun's idea.

Brief me.

Read it yourself. You have eyes.

Tell him.

Six months ago, Wu Jian-yong, the only son of our client,

was trapped in a fire on a construction site,

-Forget it. Stop reading. -and...

I’ll read it myself.

The compensation should come down between five and six million?

The court cost for the first instance is 60,400,

the second instance, 90,600,

and the third instance, 90,600.

If we lose this lawsuit,

the risk costs come to 241,600.

The client comes from a low-income family

so he won't be charged with court costs.

My fee? There is no need.

We should take 50% of the contingency fee.

How do you propose we divide this 50%?

Do you only want 20%?

That's for you. I'll take 80%.

This is robbery. We’re not taking it.

Forget about it. Come on.

Mr. Liu.

We're providing you with a great opportunity.

You won’t have to look for cases yourself.

Why don’t you consider us seriously?

I already did.

The most I can accept...

is 30 to 70.

Alright, I get 70%.

Are we okay with that?

Take care of the kid for me today, Ta-en.

What’s the address?

So this is the type of place your clients live in?

You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

Excuse me.

Are we there yet?

Shut up. Or look for it yourself.

What?

What the heck?

Have you never seen paint before?

Goodness.

How much money do they owe?

Wait up.

I want to record this.

Mrs. Wu!

Ms. Lin, I wasn’t expecting you.

How did this happen?

It has been happening a lot since we filed the lawsuit.

They do it again after we clean it up

so we just left it.

Dad.

The lawyers are here.

Mrs. Wu.

Tell us about your husband on the day of the accident.

He left really early for the construction site.

He couldn't finish the work the day before.

And the boss wanted him to move everything that day

so he worked alone until very late.

Around 9:00 p.m.,

someone called to tell us

that there was a fire.

He didn’t escape in time.

Was it because of his disability?

He was amputated because of his previous work.

Was he compensated?

It was the same boss! Of course not!

Was your husband with a union with insurance?

We couldn’t even afford to pay the national pension.

How could we pay for insurance?

But did the insurance not pay for his injury?

Those construction sites usually have casualty insurance.

Sure.

The construction company had all-risk insurance.

But disability compensation is only 30,000.

They said my husband was at fault as well

so they were only willing to pay 30,000.

Do you think this makes sense?

It's not reasonable at all.

-No... -When you received the compensation,

did you sign the settlement statement?

What are all these questions about?

Dad.

-I’m taking that as a no. -Mr. Wu!

Why must you talk like this?

I had to ask the questions.

Mrs. Wu.

It says here,

you have a five-year-old with leukemia.

Where’s he now?

He’s waiting for his dad to come home.

My boy!

Xiao-zhi doesn’t leave the house often because of ill health.

-Daddy. -Every day, he looks forward

to wait for his dad to come home at the alleyway.

Do you know what this is? What is your favorite food?

-Dumplings. -Dumplings!

Hurry, it’s raining. Go inside.

Come on.

Hey, come here.

I got you a present. Do you want to know what it is?

-Yes. -Let me show you what this is.

-Do you like it? -Yes.

There's a secret button.

One, two, three.

There it is.

It's good, right? Here, you have it.

Get ready and watch it fly.

To infinity and beyond, yes?

One, two...

Three!

He often asks me,

"When is dad coming home?"

Then I would say to him,

"He will come back when the clock turns a straight line."

But he’d be checking it again and again.

On the night of the accident,

he kept telling me

that the clock was broken.

I was busy so I ignored him.

Then I got the phone call.

He knows that his dad is gone.

But he still waits for him outside every day.

Jian-yong promised him before he left for work...

that he’d brought new toys home.

The affidavit signed by Wu Jian-yong says,

“I hereby voluntarily withdraw from the protection of the labor law.”

He agreed to let the company get away with paying his labor insurance.

This company takes advantage of people

who aren’t skilled and in desperate need of money.

Technicians with special skills wouldn’t sign things like this.

What do you know?

They aren’t spoiled brats like you.

Not everyone understands the laws.

And what do you know?

We have to help them

precisely because we understand the laws.

He wouldn’t be the only victim.

I'm going to find the worker who came to work that day.

You look for people. I'll take care of the case.

What?

Jian Jin-feng, Lin Xiao-yan, Chen Hui-yun

Who’s this Jian Jin-feng?

It’s Nicole’s Chinese name.

Nicole?

That’s so old-fashioned.

We do our best to secure your rights

Labor case No. 33, year 2020.

Second Mediation not settled.

We will proceed with the trial today.

Plaintiff's attorney, please step forward.

Make your opening statement.

It’s starting. Wake up.

Just let me take this in.

I’m back on the battlefield again.

The defendant has violated the labor laws

causing Wu Jian-yong to die from a fire during work.

Therefore, we are seeking compensation from Brothers Construction,

Po Chung dispatch work agency,

and the owner of the company, Mr. Tsai, for joint indemnification,

included funeral expenses, solatium for his family

and childcare expenses, a total of 6.2 million.

The insurance company had covered 1.2 million dollars.

Based on the Labor Standards Act 59,

Civil code No.184 Section 1 & 2,

Occupational Injury Protection Act No. 7,

and Corporate law No. 23,

we demand a total compensation of five million from the defendant.

If, during the trial, the proposed compensation rises,

we would potentially seek more.

Your Honor.

My client and Mr. Wu signed a temporary work contract.

Labor laws don’t apply.

Also, the deceased signed an agreement

forfeiting his rights associated with labors laws.

Please dismiss the case.

You're talking nonsense!

Plaintiff, please watch your language.

Your Honor.

I would like to call forth the witnesses.

I would like to know.

When you accepted work from Mr. Tsai Ming-kun,

did you sign this formalized temporary work contract?

Yes.

What do you do for him?

I clean trash, move rocks, and rebar.

Are those written in the contract?

-No. -Then how do you know what to do?

We do what Ming-kun tells us to do.

Do you arrange your own working hours?

No.

So you arrive at the construction site 7:30 every morning,

have lunch at 12:00, and then work from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Who told you to do that?

Ming-kun told us to.

-Ming-kun. -Ming-kun sets the rules.

It’s Ming-kun.

Ming-kun, of course.

I have no more questions.

Plaintiff

Any objections or further comments?

Your Honor.

Mr. Wu and the witnesses all signed

the same work contract with Mr. Tsai and his company.

But according to the witnesses,

they are clearly being instructed on site by Mr. Tsai.

They have regular working hours and break time.

According to the guiding principles of labor contracts in 2019,

Mr. Wu was a part-time worker

and not a contractor.

They should've been bound by an employment contract,

which means labor laws still apply.

Although Mr. Wu voluntarily

withdrew from the protection of the labor law,

labor law is mandatory.

Therefore, Mr. Wu would not be exempted from its protection.

If that’s the case,

then on the day of the accident,

Mr. Wu was asked to go to the site at 7:00 a.m.

because Mr. Tsai asked him to work longer hours.

He had to work all the way until nighttime,

until 9:20 p.m.,

when the fire happened.

It’s apparent that the defendant violated the regulations

and made Mr. Wu work overtime.

It prevented Mr. Wu from escaping from the fire in time,

causing his death.

Therefore,

the defendant's violation and Mr. Wu’s death

strongly correlate.

The defendant must pay for joint indemnification!

Presiding Judge

Hui-yun, when do I get my share?

I’ll let you know when we get it.

Sign this tax declaration form first.

Tax included.

I thought it was excluded.

It’s how we’ve been doing it.

Next time, give me a heads up. It's calculated differently.

Here.

Hui-yun.

I’d like to look more into Mr. Wu's case.

We already won. Why bother?

Although Wu’s family was compensated,

Mr. Tsai might continue to abuse other poor laborers.

I’m trying to think of ways

to stop these evil companies and bring justice.

Justice this and that. You should be a prosecutor instead.

We just want to survive.

We don't have the time to do free work.

"Survive"?

Didn’t you cheat to help the riches?

I’m fighting for the rights of these labor workers!

Go on then. Call Mrs. Wu.

See if she wants the money or the labor rights.

-I will! -Go ahead!

Let me borrow your phone.

Hello, Mrs. Wu?

Yes, I’m Ms. Lin from Chu Hsing.

So...

What?

Is Mr. Wu hospitalized?

Okay, I’m going over now.

I’m going to the hospital now. Come on.

It's none of my business.

Is Mr. Wu alright?

The doctor said it’s malnutrition

and the lack of sleep from the past few days.

So...

It has been rough for you.

Son...

Dad.

Where’s Jian-yong?

You were dreaming.

I saw him.

I would not mistaken my own son.

We’ve just arrived.

-Jian-yong is... -I haven’t eaten all day.

He is dead.

Please stop this.

Who is that?

Hello?

-Don't run! -Wait for mommy here.

Stop running!

Did Mr. Tsai ask you to come?

Stop running!

Stop!

You can't run now.

Wu Jian-yong?

How are you alive?

Xiang-ting...

Xiang-ting...

Xiang-ting.

I’ve missed...

I’ve missed you so much.

Screw you.

I’ve missed...

Why are you still here?

I am so sorry.

Screw you.

Why don't you...

Just die!

I’m so sorry.

I have really missed you.

And I really want to go home.

I’ve missed home so much!

Xiang-ting...

You deliberately planned this from the beginning, right?

I...

Louder!

Why are you so mean?

Mr. Wu isn’t a criminal.

He faked his own death for money so of course he is!

I’m telling you.

I’m getting my share no matter what.

Mr. Wu.

The most important thing right now is the truth.

Did you cause the fire on the construction site?

No, I didn’t.

That was pure accident.

The fire already happened when I was there.

Then why did everyone think that you were dead?

The guy who died...

was an illegal immigrant from Thailand.

His name was Roman.