Episode 2 recap: Qi Lin impartially handled the case of Zhou Youmin.
Li Ren stood outside the railing, he wanted to kick that bottle of water over with his foot, but accidentally stepped into empty space and slid down from above. He desperately grabbed the railing, and the court guards rushed up to rescue him. Judge Wei Gang invited Qi Lin out to eat, and Qi Lin revealed that Fang Qiang had mortgaged a restaurant for a 2 million yuan loan. Wei Gang offered to lend him 400,000 yuan, but Qi Lin politely declined.
Wei Gang took him to see an old classmate named Zhao Lingnan, but unexpectedly, Zhou Youmin's father Zhou Zhi was also there. Qi Lin immediately understood everything and angrily left. Zhao Lingnan later chased after Qi Lin and persuaded him to be lenient towards Zhou Youmin, but Qi Lin firmly refused. Zhao Lingnan advised Qi Lin not to be so stubborn, but Qi Lin didn't want to listen to his continued rambling and left in a huff.
Wei Gang thought Zhao Lingnan just wanted the old friends to get together, not realizing he wanted Qi Lin to pull strings. Wei Gang was very disappointed and left. Zhou Zhi was frustrated, so he angrily scolded Director Dong Ming. Dong Ming found out that the judge in charge of Zhou Youmin's assault case was Qi Lin, so he asked Zhao Lingnan to speak good words for him, but it was to no avail.
Zhou Zhi gave Dong Ming an ultimatum - if Zhou Youmin gets a lenient sentence, the money Dong Ming owes will be canceled, otherwise not a penny less. Dong Ming called Qi Lin to discuss Fang Qiang's case, and Qi Lin showed up on time. Dong Ming said that if Qi Lin could be lenient towards Zhou Youmin, Fang Qiang's 2 million loan would be forgiven. Qi Lin guessed that Fang Qiang's loan was done through Zhou Zhi's company, and Dong Ming admitted it. Qi Lin firmly refused.
Wei Gang reported to Dean Ma about Zhao Lingnan trying to get Qi Lin to pull strings. Qi Lin also truthfully explained the relationship between Fang Qiang, Dong Ming and Zhou Zhi, and requested to recuse himself from Fang Qiang's case. Dean Ma told him to go explain the situation to the Second Execution Court.
Qi Lin went to explain the situation to Chu Yun, who accused him of violating regulations and discipline. Qi Lin didn't want to explain too much, and Chu Yun told him to take Qi Run Yu home.
Dean Ma reported Qi Lin's matter to the institute leadership and the discipline inspection committee, and they unanimously agreed that Qi Lin should continue to hear Zhou Youmin's case.
Qi Lin presided over the trial of Zhou Youmin's case, and Zhou Youmin was convicted of intentional injury and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, with over 600,000 RMB in compensation to Zheng Xiaonie. Qi Lin took Qi Run Yu back home, and Qi Run Yu agreed to vacate the restaurant, but Fang Daizheng was very resistant. Qi Run Yu was resolute, and Fang Daizheng had no choice but to comply.
Director Dong called Qi Lin to discuss the matter of Fang Qiang, but Qi Lin ignored him. Fang Qiang slunk back home, and Qi Run Yu scolded him harshly. Qi Lin advised Fang Qiang to sue Director Dong, but he might be sentenced. Director Dong called Qi Lin again to meet, and Qi Lin reluctantly went to see him.
Qi Lin exposed Director Dong's scheme to lure Fang Qiang into forging a property transfer contract, and using company shares as bait to trick Fang Qiang into mortgaging the restaurant for a loan. Director Dong would be jailed for fraud, and he was dumbfounded. After careful consideration, he decided to withdraw Fang Qiang's loan contract. Fang Daizheng prepared a large box of daily necessities for Fang Qiang. Qi Lin brought two pieces of good news - Qi Run Yu's restaurant was saved, and Fang Qiang would not go to jail. Qi Run Yu, Fang Daizheng, and Fang Qiang were all overjoyed and extremely grateful to Qi Lin.
Qi Lin applied to Dean Tang not to go to the second court, as he did not want to work with Chu Yun. Zhou Lei learned of this and urgently went to find Dean Tang, persuading him for a long time before he agreed to assign Qi Lin to the second court. Chu Yun was adamant about not working with the rule-breaking Qi Lin, but Zhou Lei persuaded her, and she reluctantly agreed to let Qi Lin try out in the second court for a month, which Qi Lin heard clearly from outside.
Zhou Lei asked Chu Yun and Qi Lin to shake hands and make peace, and they were forced to obey.
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