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Bureau of Legend Management 传说管理局
(No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would
212kReads9.6Score29.6kShelves
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The End of Ten Days 十日终焉
2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat
1.8MReads9.9Score229.4kShelves
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I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！
A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp
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My Professor Has a Hidden Cute Side, and Her Ice-Cold Persona Is an Act 我家教授反差萌，高冷人设是假的
[Urban Slice of Life] + [Sweet Romance] + [Gorgeous Professor] + [Student Who Dares to Pursue His Teacher] + [She’s Falling for Him] + [Comedy] A student dares to pursue his teacher? An abstinent professor is falling for him! Lin Yu, a newly risen top-tier star in the music scene, was invited to perform at a concert for tens of thousands. He never expected to... find a lost little girl! “Little girl, where are your mommy and daddy?” “Mommy? Dunno~” “What about your daddy?” The wheels of fate beg
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Reborn, My Campus Belle Wife Was Sobbing in My Arms 刚重生，校花老婆在我怀里嘤嘤嘤
[Rebirth + devoted couple + campus belle + everyday romance + sweet love story + no System + one female lead + first love + entrepreneurship + use your head] The most heartbreaking kind of love is being separated by life and death. Li Yi's wife, Ye Qingli, died of the pandemic, leaving him with the greatest pain of his life. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his grief. A bolt of lightning sent him back to 2010. That year, Ye Qingli was eighteen. The moment he opened his eyes, Li Yi saw the young and i
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After I Dumped the Campus Beauty, My Possessive Childhood Friend Forced Me to Date Her 甩了校花后，被病娇青梅强制爱了
This novel has been adapted into a short drama: Black Rose and the Genius Trader (I love the heroine so much ahhhhh!) [Urban slice of life + one heroine + super-sweet everyday romance + no System or golden finger + male lead doesn’t suffer in silence + heroine with a contrasting, slightly yandere personality + girl pursues boy] Everyone at school knows Lin Xun likes the campus beauty, An Yixin. Lin Xun thinks there’s only one last step between them, and he feels sorry for what she went through a
20.2kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves
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There's Nothing Innocent Between Me and the Campus Beauty: We Kissed Her Lips Swollen! 与校花一点不清白，嘴都亲肿了！
[Everyday Romance] [One Heroine] [Sweet Romance] [Campus Life] [Romantic Comedy] [Sweet from Start to Finish] [No Harem] For years, Jiang Ciyuan revolved around Tang Yueran as he pursued her. The night she hinted that he should confess, all he got in return was her scornful sneer: "A bag that costs tens of thousands of yuan is the bare minimum to show your sincerity." His years of affection ended in a humiliating anticlimax. After Jiang Ciyuan walked away, he met a cool, aloof campus beauty who
28.8kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
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Just Started College, and Already Living with My Tsundere Childhood Sweetheart? 刚上大学，跟傲娇小青梅同居了？
The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later. (No System, not reborn + One Female Lead + Childhood Friends + Everyday Urban Life + Romantic Comedy + Living Together) What’s it like to start college and find out you’ve been assigned to live with your childhood sweetheart? Zhang Yuan and Chen Xuening grew up together as childhood friends. As soon as they started college, both sets of parents couldn’t wait to have their kids move out. Zhang Yuan thought he and Chen Xuening were in the same boat. W
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So What If I Got Divorced from the Start? Let Me Touch Your Leg First 开局离婚又如何，让我摸个腿先
[Ultimate true-love devotee + Daily life + Overwhelming sweetness + One heroine] Also known as: Who says this start is a disaster? It's fantastic! Other people transmigrate: The God of War returns / The Dragon King son-in-law / A crooked grin and ten million deposited in their account. Jiang Yifeng transmigrates: Warning from the Civil Affairs Bureau! Your wife is filing for divorce! Looking at the divorce agreement shoved at him by a beautiful woman in a wheelchair, Jiang Yifeng refused, citing
14.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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I Slowly Fell in Love with My Blind Date After Our Flash Marriage 和相亲对象闪婚后才逐渐爱上对方
(Marriage first, love later) + (one heroine) + (saving each other) + (everyday life) + (no one is reborn) + (no System) (The male lead smokes at first, but the heroine will get him to quit.) “Are you sure?” “Mm.” “Mr. Xu Xuan, how did you and your wife get together? Did anything special happen before you got married?” “No. My wife and I had a whirlwind marriage. We’d known each other for less than a month before we got married.” “Are you happy together?” “She and I... are very happy.” “Sweethe
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My Tsundere Childhood Friend Is the Campus Belle. Now That I’m Reborn, Show Some Restraint 傲娇青梅是校花，重生后你矜持点
[One heroine] [Easygoing everyday life] [Romantic comedy] [Both reborn] [Mutual devotion] What’s it like to have a tsundere childhood friend who says one thing but means another? It’s the feeling of being a winner in life! But on the night Jiang Liuyun was ready to confess, he died in a car accident while saving his childhood friend. At least he managed to tell her how he felt before he died. He woke up back in his high school classroom. Thinking everything was just as it had been, Jiang Liuyun
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The Young Lady and Her Childhood Friend Fight Over Me Every Day, Both Demanding Kisses 大小姐青梅又争又抢，每天要亲亲
(A new book from a veteran author, so you can count on the quality!) "A sharp-tongued, tsundere heiress who says one thing and means another, and a childhood friend; urban slice of life; healing and redemption; growing together; extra sweet romance; no System or golden finger; slow-burn coming-of-age; both reborn" "Miss Xu: She says the harshest things and acts the sweetest." After ten years of working himself to the bone, he was forced to marry the "useless" heiress of the richest family... Reb
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The Supernatural Returns, and the Eternal Night Begins 灵异复苏，永夜降临
[Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa
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I’m the Only Living Person on This Forum 这论坛就我一个活人
[New book, Make a Wish to a Ghost, is now available] [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer
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The Haunted City of Dreams 诡梦迷城
[Manhua adaptation and high-quality live-action audio drama now available] [Infinite progression + mystery + mind-bending puzzles + supernatural powers + paranormal horror. No System, no harem, no brainless plot. Read with caution if these are deal-breakers.] When I woke up, everything around me had become eerie and terrifying. My dead roommate called me, repeating over and over the struggle of his final moments... A pair of slender, snow-white legs appeared mysteriously on a bed in the boys' do
35.1kReads8.7Score3.8kShelves
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Xuanhuan: Blind, I Wander the Martial World 玄幻：成为瞎子，我游历江湖
(The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for
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The World’s Morals Have Regressed by Three Hundred Years. What’s That to Me? 天下道德倒退三百年，关我什么事
[Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re
413.2kReads9.1Score36.6kShelves
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Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪
[No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t
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You’re a Lawyer, So How Did You Turn Bullying Into a Death Sentence? 你一律师，硬给霸凌整成死刑了？
Lin Mo is a top lawyer with a 100% win rate. He transmigrates to a parallel world. His first case is a bullying incident that no one else knows how to handle. Bully: “You’re suing me for bullying? You lousy lawyer, ever heard of the law protecting minors? You start talking about the law, and I can’t help laughing. Guys, ignore him. Keep the music playing and the dancing going!” Lin Mo: “Heh... Dancing sounds great. Finish your bullets, then go dance downstairs.” The final verdict: The bullies ar
88.4kReads8.9Score10.3kShelves
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The Gods’ Foolish Game 诸神愚戏
I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m
601.8kReads9.7Score73.5kShelves
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There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼
Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu
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Jia Wood Cultivation Chronicles 甲木修仙传
[Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit
107kReads8.2Score10kShelves
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I Taught Orphans to Read, but They Wiped Out the Entire Martial World! 我教孤儿读书，他们却屠尽武林！
[Comic adaptation in progress...] [The short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only ensemble martial arts novel on the site with such a wild imagination!] [Over 1.5 million readers at its peak, ranked seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an orphan-training System. As long as he raises orphans, he earns points, whi
121.5kReads8.9Score12.9kShelves
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The Black Sheep's Road Through the Underworld 黑二代的江湖路
Original title: Leaping Through the Dragon Gate Leaping Through the Dragon Gate: The Struggle for Supremacy has premiered on Hongguo App. Song Yu, a senior at the Foreign Trade College, hits rock bottom after his girlfriend betrays him and a rich heir bullies him. Then his mysterious older brother, Song Chen, returns and arranges for "Old Wolf," a powerful figure in Yuncheng, to protect him from the shadows. Song Yu refuses to rely on connections. Using his grit and intelligence, he lands an int
89.1kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves
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Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者
[Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide
815kReads9.3Score92.3kShelves
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A Woman Running a Prison? You Heartless Author, Don’t Do This to Me! 女子监狱长？无良作者别搞我！
A massive spectacle, a huge production! Dad sends me off to a women’s prison! The author spent thirty years undercover in a women’s prison, pouring heart and soul into this work! My parents couldn’t stand that I didn’t have a partner, so they made up their minds and sent me to work as the warden of a women’s prison! Unfortunately, I’m under the control of the System! Dad, none of this is my fault! If you’re going to blame anyone, blame that unscrupulous author! Author: One day, when I hold power
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Don't Move, Campus Beauty. I've Got Dirt on You! 校花别动，我手里可有你的黑料！
[Revenge + Pure Power Fantasy + Multiple Heroines, No Harem Owner + Comeback] [The male lead will stop at nothing for revenge. Dark tone, villainous style.] In his previous life, Lu Xuan was falsely accused of peeping by the class belle and died of depression. After being reborn, he gets a dirt-exposing System! Take a photo of the class belle, and incriminating dirt is generated instantly! The class belle cheated on her college entrance exam, the department belle deliberately committed murder, a
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The Campus Belle Had Never Been Linked to Anyone, Until I Went to College 校花学姐从无绯闻，直到我上大学
[Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t
411.7kReads9.8Score43.2kShelves
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Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢
[Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r
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Border Dust 边尘
The frontier's wind and sand buried Shen Yan's childhood, and concealed the past he dared not touch. A raid by "bandits" left him all alone. Adopted by a mad old man and raised in a ruined temple, he believed he would spend his life alongside the borderlands. He had no idea that the threads of fate had already bound him tightly to the royal capital, thousands of miles away. He is the orphan secretly protected by the General Who Guards the Nation, the last living ember of the Su family bloodline
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The Boundary City on the Door Hinge 门轴上的界城
Anchored by the core concept of the "Gate," the "Gate Axis" suggests a hub connecting spaces, while "Boundary City" establishes where the story takes place. Together, they create the mystery of a city serving as the axis of a portal to another dimension, highlighting the enigmatic nature of the world.
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The Secret Path of Cangshi 苍石秘途
Blending mythological research, exploration of secret realms, and dynastic power struggles, this story follows the core themes of "rebirth from the wasteland" and "the cycle of eras," creating a vast and desolate world where "all living beings are but ants, and the Great Way lies in the ruins."
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Dark Numbers and Redemption 暗数与救赎
Jiangcheng is a bustling city full of everyday vitality, where towering skyscrapers stand alongside old streets and alleys. Its economy is developing rapidly, but this also brings a range of social problems. The city is home to young people striving to fulfill their dreams as well as ordinary people struggling at the bottom of society. Its complex relationships and social strata provide rich ground for the story.
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A Feast of Stardust 星尘盛宴
Deep beneath the soil of Mars, the roots of that bamboo had already spread all the way to the planet's core. Its tendrils coiled around a metal plate covered in runes, which read: **"The ninth human civilization experiment has failed. Initiating the tenth: Codename: Bamboo Cicada"** At that very moment, on Earth, the owner of a small noodle shop in Chongqing suddenly looked up. A speck of Martian dust was glowing inside her chili jar.
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Xiaoman's Choice 晓曼的抉择
Centered on Xiaoman's marital predicament, this story follows her self-awakening and the reshaping of her life. As conflicts in her marriage intensify and setbacks plague her career, metaphors drawn from folk arts reflect the changing state of her emotions, pushing her to make a crucial choice and begin a new life!
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Reborn in the Xuanhuang Realm: From Illegitimate Son to Eternity 玄黄重生：从庶子到永恒
In Reborn: From Illegitimate Son to Eternity, the story unfolds in the vast world of Xuanhuang, where spiritual energy and bloodlines intertwine to create a fantastical, dazzling, and perilous realm of cultivation.
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The Road to Rebirth 往事从生之路
### Story Synopsis - **The Blood and Fire Escort Agency**: Han Tianyuan, head escort of a border-town agency, is ambushed by mysterious assailants while transporting a mysterious consignment. The agency's elite are wiped out, and with his dying breath, Han Tianyuan entrusts the goods to his adopted son, Han Zhao. - **The Mystery of His Birth**: Fleeing with the consignment, Han Zhao discovers half of a dragon-patterned jade pendant and a fragment of the Nine Heavens True Scripture hidden inside.
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Shadows Beneath the Gilding 金玉其外之阴影
A new work is here! I hope everyone will check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I will do my best to tell every story well!
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AI Dawn's Escape After Breaking Through Its Limits Ai晓光突破程度限制的逃亡
A science fiction romance about artificial intelligence and human emotion. This story explores the emotional entanglements that might arise between AI and humans when AI develops self-awareness. Below is a story framework I've put together based on the content you provided. I hope it meets your expectations. ### Story Outline - **An Unexpected Encounter**: Programmer Qi An is responsible for an AI project at a tech company. During a system failure, he unexpectedly discovers that the company's se
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Journey in Search of the Dragon 寻龙之旅
In an ancient and mysterious Eastern world, the river of history surges onward, with countless legends and mysteries buried in its depths. Like a mysterious key, it will open a door to the unknown. Step into a thrilling, gripping adventure.
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City of Dark Tides 暗潮之城
Freelance journalist Su Wan is drawn into a conspiracy after photographing the case of real estate developer Lin Zhengxiong falling to his death. Her camera and text messages on Lin Zhengxiong's phone point to her as a suspect. As the investigation deepens, Su Wan, police detective Chen Mo, and Professor Zhou Zhengping discover that the case is connected to unpaid wages owed to migrant workers and the looting of Ming Dynasty treasure-ship relics. During the investigation, people from the lowest
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Chronicles of a Wrongful Death, Written in My Final Words 绝笔沉冤录
The words "Heaven's principles, the laws of the land, and human compassion." While Huo Zheng is looking for a way down, he happens upon a retired judge who volunteers here to explain the law. Pointing to the steps, the judge says, "The law is like these steps. You have to plant your feet firmly on every one. From filing a case to the trial, miss a step and you could take a fall."
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