After the reporters finished their questions, every query revolved around Qin Mu.

Zhang Wei quickly understood and organized his thoughts.

He spoke seriously, "Qin Mu... is a man with a strong sense of justice. He despises injustice and cannot stand anything illegal. Speaking of which, the development of our law firm is closely related to him. Without Qin Mu, our law firm wouldn’t be what it is today."

Facing the reporters, he didn’t hide anything and spoke frankly, describing Qin Mu as he saw him.

In his view, although he and Qin Mu were both lawyers, Qin Mu lived a purer life. Many lawyers were busy with life, scrambling for personal gain, chasing fame and fortune. Take, for example, the two lawyers Cheng Chuxiao had hired before; they had no professional ethics or basic morals. Such lawyers... would sooner or later become scum. Since entering the legal profession, he constantly reminded himself, hoping he wouldn’t become scum. Because... lawyers dealt with criminal suspects or civil disputes almost daily. He had seen too much of human nature’s ugliness. Whether in criminal or civil cases, one encountered all sorts of people. If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you... and you might fall in and become a demon. Moreover, lawyers were paid for their services. It was easy to stray if one wasn’t careful. Once you started taking dirty money... it became a bottomless pit, spiraling out of control. There was only the difference between zero times and countless times. He had already seen quite a few peers either imprisoned or have their professional licenses revoked... Therefore, he constantly warned himself never to give up his bottom line. And Qin Mu... This uncompromising man never yielded on these issues and lived the life he wanted to live. Of course, he also became a figure disliked by various professions. Probably, aside from the legal profession, few other industries were willing to deal with Qin Mu anymore.

After listening to his account, the reporters seemed contemplative, as if they had found a breakthrough for their story. However, to enrich their interview content, they headed to the next location, determined to interview a group of people who knew Qin Mu best.

...

「On the outskirts of Jin City.」

In an interview room at a certain prison.

This group of reporters had used some resources to gain permission to interview a group of prisoners. They met the very people whom Qin Mu had personally sent to prison. And they asked them one Qin Mu-related question after another, trying to verify information from multiple interviews to present a true and complete picture of Qin Mu.

However, these prisoners were hardly cooperative. Upon hearing Qin Mu’s name, their expressions changed dramatically, becoming extremely unsightly.

"Qin Mu? Don’t bring up that name to me!"

"An interview? Get lost, don’t bother me! I had almost forgotten him, and you just have to come and rip open my old wounds, right?"

"Damn it! Don’t you know that in our prison, the name Qin Mu is taboo?"

"I have nothing to say."

"I’ll be reformed and out next month. Please, just leave me be. I just want to restart my life."

...

The crowd’s attitude was strikingly unanimous. There was absolutely no intention to cooperate with the interview.

Qin Mu... seemed to have become a thorn in their sides. He had cast great psychological shadows over them. His name was not even to be mentioned.

Among these people were those sent here for spitting in delivery food, charged with poisoning, one of the eight major crimes. There was a bank manager, and the owner of a shady real estate brokerage... They came from all walks of life, all disreputable.

It was said that these were only some of the people Qin Mu had sent to prison; many others had been assigned to different facilities. And these people, after arriving and spending some time, gradually learned why everyone else was there, fostering a sense of shared misery. Ordinarily, they lived together in the prison, and their relations were rather good. They looked out for each other, but they never spoke of Qin Mu.

Regarding Qin Mu... they all harbored some resentment, but even more so, awe! Especially as they saw one "newcomer" after another being assigned here, this sentiment constantly grew and magnified in their hearts. Those who had initially clamored about seeking revenge after getting out... now behaved as timid as quails, not mentioning revenge whatsoever.

Witnessing Qin Mu’s increasingly horrifying "achievements"... a consensus gradually formed in everyone’s minds.

After getting out, for the sake of freedom, they absolutely must not provoke Qin Mu again!

...

「Two days later.」

At the nursing home.

Qin Mu had rested at home for two days and, on Monday, came to work at the nursing home as usual. In the yard, the other elders chatted and laughed as usual. Only Zhang Qingyuan and Feng Cuihua were missing. According to the other elders, they had chosen to join a tour group and were traveling abroad, saying they would be back in ten days.

After Qin Mu heard this news, he was genuinely happy for them.

Although the elderly were old and not as mobile, they could still enjoy a second spring. Being old didn’t mean they had to stay cooped up at home. As long as their safety was ensured, they could still pursue the life they wanted.

With Old Zhang not here... work is even more pleasant now.

Lying on a lounge chair in the yard, Qin Mu swung leisurely, feeling a sense of stolen peace, enjoying a rare half-day of leisure.

If Old Zhang were here, he would probably have dragged him off to play chess, chat, or discuss matchmaking. But now, he just felt a peaceful quiet around him.