"The Storyteller of the Ancient World: Humanity Dominates Heaven"
Chasing Dreams - by
Prologue
2024, summer.
The lights of the Binhai Legal Aid Center are still on in the office building late at night.
Lin Yan rubbed his sore temples and ran his fingertips across the keyboard. The dense legal provisions and case materials on the screen made him feel a little dazed. Outside the window was a bright city night scene, with flashing neon lights and busy traffic. It was a world full of order and hope that he wanted to protect with all his life.
As a public interest lawyer, his life seems to be always racing against time. Protect the rights of vulnerable groups, fight for poor families, and speak out for injustice. In the drawer of his office, there is a thick stack of certificates of honor, which is an affirmation of his work and a proof of his overdraft of life.
Lately, persistent low-grade fevers and severe coughs have become more frequent. He always thought it was due to overexertion and would get over it after a while. Until this afternoon, the hospital's diagnosis was like a huge boulder, shattering all his luck - terminal lung cancer with multiple metastases.
The doctor's words are still echoing in my ears: "Lawyer Lin, this is a typical immune system collapse caused by overwork... At most, you still have three months to go."
Three months.
Lin Yan smiled bitterly and picked up the water glass on the table, only to find that the glass was empty. He stood up, his steps a little frivolous, and his eyes glanced at the slogan on the wall: "Use the law as a sword to protect fairness and justice."
