Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

Jiang Chen listened quietly without responding.

Gao Jianming continued to tap, his tone carrying a hint of warning.

"Attorney Jiang, you should know this."

"Civil lawsuits are time-consuming, energy-draining, and require a lot of connections. If things really come to a head, and your newly opened law firm goes head-to-head with our group, who will ultimately suffer? I don't need to spell it out, do I?"

"Stop now, take the money and leave, and we'll all be happy."

"If you insist on fighting to the death, you might not win the case in the end, and you'll likely get yourself into a lot of trouble—it's not worth it!"

These words were a mix of soft and hard, ostensibly meant to persuade, but in reality a blatant threat!

The other party's meaning is already very clear.

I have people, power, and resources!

If you dare to continue investigating, I can make things difficult for you!

Jiang Chen remained calm and composed, speaking with neither arrogance nor servility.

"Mr. Gao, there's no need for me to break ties with you."

"I was simply following the normal legal procedures on behalf of the client; I had no intention of targeting your nursing home."

"If your court is truly operating in compliance with regulations, then this lawsuit will not have any impact on you."

"A person with an upright character has nothing to fear."

With just a few words, he directly deflected all the pressure from the other party.

Gao Jianming's patience was completely exhausted, and the composure on his face gradually disappeared.

He never expected that a young lawyer who had just entered the profession would be so stubborn and unyielding.

He gave a cold laugh, his tone turning completely cold.

"Okay, very good."

"Since Attorney Jiang insists on going to court, then I have nothing more to say."

"Just you wait and see!"

After saying that, Gao Jianming said no more, got up, turned around and left.

The assistant followed closely behind.

Jiang Chen spoke up at this moment: "President Gao, there are some things we shouldn't say too soon."

Upon hearing this, Gao Jianming stopped and looked at Jiang Chen.

"No one can guarantee that this case will definitely be a civil case."

"Right?"

Jiang Chen's words clearly had another meaning behind them.

Gao Jianming's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal in order to prevent Jiang Chen from noticing anything amiss.

He snorted coldly and left the office with his assistant.

The office returned to silence.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, his expression completely calm, showing no sign of being affected at all.

Chen Qiaowei walked in, watched their departing figures, and couldn't help but ask.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Chen raised his chin and casually said, "It's nothing, you just want to pay me to mind my own business."

"The more they act this way, the more it proves that our previous suspicions were valid."

Chen Qiaowei frowned slightly, realizing that things were not so simple.

"Then... will it be troublesome to collect clues later?"

"Maybe," Jiang Chen said casually.

At the same time, he reopened the live stream.

"However, it's also possible that they're in some trouble."

The next second, the live stream reopened, and tens of thousands of netizens flooded in instantly.

The barrage of comments was overwhelming, densely covering the screen.

[It's airing again! It's finally back on air!]

Why did I just end the live stream?! What did that person talk about?

I know, they definitely want to resolve this privately!

Did the other party exert pressure and offer money to keep quiet?

[Paying money to keep quiet is perfectly normal; a large corporation like that definitely doesn't want to get involved in this kind of lawsuit!]

Yes, getting involved in lawsuits is troublesome and affects business!

Looking at the screen full of comments, Jiang Chen spoke calmly and slowly.

"It's nothing serious."

"It was just the head of the nursing home who came over and briefly discussed the case."

Jiang Chen did not mention the specific details.

A few days later, the court's approval process was completed.

A lawyer's investigation order stamped with a bright red official seal was steadily handed to Jiang Chen.

"Is everything ready?"

"Okay, let's go to the nursing home."

The two drove towards the nursing home located on the outskirts of the city.

At the same time, Jiang Chen also started a live stream.

The viewers in the live stream were very excited.

[They're finally coming to collect the evidence! We absolutely must get solid proof!]

[It probably won't be that easy. Even if there is evidence, it's basically been erased by now!]

[The point is, where do you get so much evidence?]

I have a bad feeling that the nursing home won't hand over the evidence willingly.

With a court-issued investigation order, they can't refuse, can they?

After driving for a while, the car finally stopped in front of a magnificent gate.

The marble doorplates gleam, and the grounds are lush with greenery. From the outside alone, it exudes the sophistication expected of a high-end senior living facility.

The signboard has five large characters engraved on it.

Anze Nursing Home

Jiang Chen and Chen Qiaowei got out of the car, and after communicating with the security guard, they went straight into the nursing home's office building.

Live streaming is prohibited during the investigation and evidence collection process.

Therefore, Jiang Chen turned off the live stream.

Upon seeing the two arrive, the receptionist immediately dialed the phone number of the office upstairs.

Not long after, Gao Jianming came downstairs to greet him personally.

At this moment, he was not like he was when he visited last time. Instead, he had a very warm smile on his face and even reached out his hand to the two of them.

"Attorney Jiang, Attorney Chen, it is an honor to have you two graced us with your presence. We are so sorry for not welcoming you sooner."

Jiang Chen gave him a brief handshake, without any further pleasantries, and immediately took out a lawyer's investigation warrant from his briefcase.

"Mr. Gao, we have been entrusted by Mr. Zhou Zhenhai and have come with a lawyer's investigation order issued by the court to retrieve relevant materials from Mr. Zhou's stay period."

"This includes the hospital's surveillance footage from the entire day of the incident, the nighttime caregiver's check-in log, and the elderly person's complete medication records."

Gao Jianming glanced down at the official seal on the investigation order, his brows furrowing slightly before quickly being concealed by a smile.

"No problem, we have the documents issued by the court, and we will cooperate fully."

"Please have a seat in my office for a moment. I will immediately arrange for my staff to retrieve all the documents you require!"

He was polite and attentive, personally leading the way to Jiang Chen and his companion's spacious reception office, and then instructing his assistant to bring two cups of tea.

Jiang Chen and Chen Qiaowei exchanged a glance.

Both of them knew in their hearts that the other's enthusiasm was not as simple as it seemed.

Half an hour later, an administrative staff member came in carrying a thick stack of paper documents and placed the materials on the coffee table.

Gao Jianming casually flipped through the pages and slowly began to speak.

"Attorney Jiang, the paper inspection log and the medication list are all here."

"Unfortunately, there was a slight mishap regarding the CCTV footage from the night of the incident."

Jiang Chen looked up: "Oh? What's the surprise?"

"That night, the hard drives in the monitoring room suddenly experienced a hardware failure, and the system crashed automatically."

"The video footage from midnight to 4 a.m. that day has been permanently damaged. Technicians have tried to recover the data multiple times, but without success."

"The surveillance footage for the other time periods can be provided to you normally."