The deceased's mother was heartbroken.
She wondered why such a thing had happened to her. Her daughter used to be a positive, lovely, healthy, and smiling girl. How could she suddenly be called to claim her daughter's body?
Moreover, her daughter had called her before her death. There was no sign of anything amiss, and her mood was stable. She even said she was going home for the Spring Festival and was planning to book tickets.
Maybe everyone else was just a by - stander, but the mother was a real participant.
She simply couldn't believe that the smiling girl she had painstakingly raised for so long had left the world.
Determined to find out the truth, she collected all kinds of information. She contacted many of her daughter's roommates and classmates who were close to her.
After a month of investigation, she felt that the school's statement didn't match the truth.
A video had emerged showing two men pulling and tugging at her daughter before her death.
Based on what the classmates said and the video evidence, she went to the school. However, the school shifted the responsibility, saying that it was the police who had informed them and that the family should go to the police station to check the case.
The heart - broken mother, besides crying every day, also came to the police station with a glimmer of hope.
She knew that her daughter was gone. The dead could not come back to life.
But she would never allow her daughter to die in such an unclear way.
However, it seemed that the two boys had been hidden, and no information about them was revealed. Later, the police claimed that she had accidentally fallen into the water and drowned.
Facing such an outcome, the mother was living in agony.
If someone thought the mother's actions were unnecessary, it must be because they had never been a mother and had never felt such pain. She didn't need her daughter to be extremely successful, nor did she need any material rewards. She just hoped that her daughter could live happily.
But even such a small wish seemed to be a cruel joke from God.
Finally, having no other choice, she decided to use the law to protect herself and her daughter.
It was rumored that Gu Yang and Shen Yu were two well - known lawyers in the legal circle, so she found them.
Yi Pin was very interested in this case, so Shen Yu agreed to take it on the condition that they would investigate and collect evidence together.
Actually, they just wanted to help this helpless mother.
Looking at the mother's haggard face, Yi Pin frowned.
"Lawyers, please, give my Xiaodan justice! I'm willing to give up everything, even if it means losing my fortune," the mother sobbed uncontrollably.
Yi Pin and Shen Yu felt a pang of sadness.
"Don't worry, I'll do my best!" Shen Yu frowned and said seriously.
"Aunt Yang, you need to eat well and sleep well to seek justice for your daughter. Otherwise, if you exhaust yourself, what can you do?" Yi Pin looked at Aunt Yang and felt a sudden ache in her heart.
Among all kinds of love in the world, maternal love was truly the greatest.
It could penetrate any external material in the world and touch the soul.
Yi Pin poured a glass of water for Aunt Yang.
Aunt Yang kept sobbing and then slowly walked away alone.
Seeing her desolate back, Yi Pin felt an inexplicable sense of depression.
"Shen Yu, come on. What we're shouldering is not just a lawsuit, but a young girl's youth and an old mother's hope to live on!"
Yi Pin's eyes were glistening with something. She just felt depressed all day.
The saddest movies in the world were those based on real events. Many times, we hoped they were just stories, only stories.
But unfortunately, things often went against our wishes. All the things we feared were real.
This was a strange and unpredictable society, and the people living in it were all different.
Yi Pin wondered if it was just her. Whenever she heard a sad story, she couldn't snap out of it for a long time.
Everything had two sides, but we always seemed to see only the glamorous side and ignored the dirty side.
"Come on, don't think too much. Tragedies happen every day in this world," Shen Yu walked over and patted Yi Pin on the shoulder. He was much calmer because he had experienced too many such things. At the beginning of his career, he was just like Yi Pin, feeling unacceptable and so depressed that he couldn't eat or sleep.
After experiencing some things, he was no longer so vulnerable. Although he still loved life, he had fewer expectations for it.
Yi Pin frowned. Suddenly, she thought Shen Yu was a bit cold - blooded. How could he say such things so calmly?
"Just because tragedies happen every day in this world, should we just get used to them and become numb?"
Yi Pin's eyes were red as she glared at him.
"But what's the use of you being sad alone here? You can't change the situation. The things have already happened, and there's very little you can do to change it," Shen Yu still had a cold attitude.
"Humph, so what? Should we just compromise? Should we just watch her endure what she shouldn't have to endure in silence?" Yi Pin's eyes were filled with tears.
Yi Pin used to think she was quite hard - hearted and never liked to cry. But since she met Shen Yu, she found herself becoming more kind - hearted and prone to getting emotional.
"No, Yi Pin. It's not about asking you to compromise. It's about asking you to summon the courage to fight against all the injustices! Don't just feel sorry for yourself. Before we figure out all the facts, you have no reason to judge any side. You can't judge which side is right or wrong just based on your intuition or sixth sense," Shen Yu almost roared.
Looking into Shen Yu's sincere eyes, Yi Pin was speechless. Every word he said hit home and made so much sense.
"I... I just think... they shouldn't be allowed to go scot - free so easily!" Yi Pin said with a sob.
Her voice was hoarse, like the sound of a rusty iron being dragged.
Tears streamed down her face unconsciously.
Actually, she had been feeling depressed for more than one or two days. After experiencing these things, she had visited the old man who won the lawsuit last time yesterday, but he was still alone.
Many things, although she had tried her best, didn't turn out as well as expected.
Sometimes, she even wondered if the world would ever get better.
She lowered her head, hugged her knees, and cried. The tears in her eyes just wouldn't stop.
Shen Yu walked over, hugged Yi Pin tightly, frowned, and kept patting her back to comfort her silently.