Just after being thrown into the lake, seven beautiful women blocked the door calling him "husb

Chen Ye picked up the document and turned to the first page.

Research on Legal Issues Related to the Water Pollution Incident at the "New Century Chemical Plant".

His gaze swept over the documents Qin Kexin had compiled, word by word.

Qinghu Village.

Downstream of New Century Chemical Plant.

The company started production ten years ago.

Then the village's stream began to turn black and smelly, and all the fish and shrimp died.

In the past five years, 46 people from more than 200 households in the village have been diagnosed with cancer.

The elderly and children were not spared.

A place known as the "cancer village" by neighboring villages.

Chen Ye's fingers unconsciously tightened, crumpling the foot of the document.

The villagers took their medical examination reports and went to petition again and again.

The result is always the same cold reply from the local environmental protection bureau.

"The test data is compliant."

Compliance?

How the hell could it possibly be compliant!

There was a photo tucked inside the document.

The photo shows an elderly man lying in a hospital bed.

His body was covered in tubes, and he was emaciated.

The caption on the photo reads: "Grandpa Li, a leader of the rights protection movement, had three ribs broken by unknown assailants late at night."

The other photo is of a river.

No, that can't be called a river.

It was a ditch of black, oily, viscous liquid with dead fish and garbage floating on the surface.

A wooden sign stands by the river, with several large, crooked characters painted on it in red.

"This river is poisonous; those who approach it will die."

Chen Ye felt his blood gradually cooling down.

【Hold.】

He is not a saint.

When his soul transmigrated, the first thing he thought of was making money.

Picking up girls, enjoying a life I never got to experience in my past life.

But every word and every photo in this document is precious.

It was like a red-hot iron rod burning his heart.

He remembered the time he delivered food in his past life.

The platform deducted 300 yuan without any reason.

At that time, he felt like the most unlucky and wronged person in the world.

Compared to these villagers, his grievances were nothing.

What they lost was their health, their loved ones, and their hope of survival.

He seemed to see the desperate faces of those villagers before his eyes.

I saw Grandpa Li, whose ribs were broken, but who still refused to give up.

He could even smell the nauseating stench emanating from the poisonous river.

A long-dormant anger suddenly welled up from the deepest part of my heart.

This fire made his chest feel stuffy and his blood boil.

He suddenly stood up, grabbed the car keys on the table, and walked out.

He hadn't even decided what he was going to do.

All he knew was that he had to go.

I must go to that place called Qinghu Village and see it for myself.

He opened the office door.

They bumped right into Liu Huan, who was about to come in.

Liu Huan wore a white suit skirt today.

Her hair was piled high, making her look completely different from the glamorous boss she usually was.

She paused for a moment when she saw Chen Ye's hurried manner.

"What's wrong? Is something urgent?"

"Mr. Liu, I need to go out for a bit."

Chen Ye's voice was somewhat strained.

"Where to?"

"Qinghu Village".

Liu Huan's expression instantly turned serious.

Of course she knew about Qinghu Village.

The document that Qin Kexin compiled was done at her behest.

She's seen it too.

"You're going to take this case?" Liu Huan's tone carried a hint of seriousness that was barely perceptible.

"I'll go take a look first."

"Chen Ye, think this through."

Liu Huan blocked his way. "Zhang Ruifeng, the boss of New Century Chemical, is no pushover."

This case involves a very complicated situation within the local environmental protection department.

"I know."

"You knew?" Liu Huan was amused by his words. "You knew and you still went?"

You just won your lawsuit against the delivery driver and are riding high. Now is the perfect time to reap the rewards of your fame and fortune!

Why get involved in this mess?

Chen Ye looked at her without saying a word.

How is he supposed to explain this?

He said he saw a shadow of the past?

Did he relapse into his pathetic sense of loyalty again?

"Mr. Liu, I have to take this case."

His answer was resolute.

Liu Huan looked at him, at his eyes burning with anger.

She suddenly understood something.

he's changed.

This lawyer was likely to have helped the chemical plant with its lawsuits in the past.

He has become Chen Ye, who is now willing to antagonize the entire industry.

That stubbornness and naivety hidden beneath the rogue's exterior.

Damn, charming.

She remained silent for a moment, then finally stepped aside.

"If you need any support, just give me a call anytime."

"The law firm is your strongest support."

Thanks.

Chen Ye nodded and quickly left.

……

Qinghu Village.

It is more than 100 kilometers away from the new urban area.

When Li Zhe drove Chen Ye's flashy Mercedes into the village entrance.

They finally realized that the photos in the documents were not exaggerated at all.

The air was filled with an indescribable, pungent chemical odor.

The village was very quiet.

A deathly silence.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the road, except for a few elderly people occasionally.

Sitting at his own doorstep, he stared blankly into the distance.

They glanced at Chen Ye's luxury car blankly before lowering their heads again.

It's as if I've lost interest in everything in this world.

Chen Ye parked his car in front of the village committee.

An elderly man with gray hair and a cane came out from inside.

He is Grandpa Li.

She looks older and more haggard than she does in the photos.

When he saw Chen Ye, a hint of wariness flashed in his cloudy eyes.

Who are you looking for?

"We are lawyers from Juncheng Law Firm. My name is Chen Ye."

Chen Ye handed over his business card.

Grandpa Li glanced at the business card, then looked up at him.

The wariness in his eyes turned into suspicion.

"lawyer?"

"We can't afford a lawyer."

"We're here, we won't charge you a single penny," Chen Ye said.

Grandpa Li fell silent.

He looked Chen Ye up and down, then glanced at Li Zhe and Wang Hao following behind Chen Ye.

These people were dressed in designer clothes, and there was a luxury car parked at the entrance.

By any measure, they don't seem to be here to do charity work.

"We don't need it."

Grandpa Li's voice was cold, hard, and crisp.

"We've sued, but it's no use."

"In the end, all you get is a piece of paper and a lot of trouble."

He pointed to his leg, which was still in a cast.

"This is what happens."

Chen Ye's heart sank.

despair.

What is more terrifying than poverty and disease is this kind of despair that penetrates to the bone.

"Uncle Li, I've looked at your information."

"This time is different."

"What's different?" A middle-aged man came over from the side.

He looked Chen Ye and the others up and down, his face full of disbelief.

"You city folks are just here to go through the motions, take a few photos, and then go back to write reports and claim credit!"

"Exactly! How many groups of reporters have come and gone?"

"So what happened after the report came out? Nothing changed!"

"We don't believe anymore! We don't believe anyone!"

More and more people gathered around.

Their faces bore anger, doubt, and a deep numbness.

Looking at them, Chen Ye suddenly realized the value of the litigation strategies he had previously considered.

Those legal provisions all seem so ridiculous.

Faced with absolute power and capital, and with repeated disappointments.

The law has lost its credibility in their eyes.

He took a deep breath.

The pungent air made his throat itch.

"Fellow villagers."

"We're not here today to talk to you about the law."

"I'm not here to be some kind of upright and just official."

He pointed to his nose.

"I'm just a lawyer, I do things for money."

"But this time, my employer isn't you, it's my boss."

"She's lost her mind; she insisted on starting a charity and created a department."

"We need to produce some results for the year-end performance evaluation, right?"

He explained his purpose in the tone of a street thug.

The villagers were stunned.

They have met reporters, officials, and all sorts of people who come to "donate their love."

But I've never seen a lawyer talk like that before.

"So, your case is just a job for us."

"If I do a great job, we'll get a promotion and a raise."

"And you, receive the compensation you are entitled to."

"It was such a simple transaction."

"If you don't want to, I'll leave now."

Go back and tell my boss this job is too difficult; I can't do it.

"You continue to guard your poisonous water, waiting to get sick and die."

"As for me, I'll still get my bonus even if it's a simpler case."

His words were extremely offensive and utterly despicable.

But the results were surprisingly good.

The numbness on the villagers' faces was gradually replaced by a complex emotion.

Grandpa Li walked up to him, leaning on his cane.

"Is everything you're saying true?"

"I have no reason to lie to you."

Chen Ye shrugged.

"Anyway, I didn't lose anything."

Grandpa Li stared at him for a long time.

Finally, he nodded heavily.

"it is good."

We'll trust you this once.

"Just this once."