一级律师 Quotes

“Ten years ago, when someone, half-seriously but not-at-all-jokingly, caused him to seethe, Gu Yan would slam the door in his wake as he stormed off.

But the times were different now. This was his office; he didn’t need to storm off. But he also couldn’t bear to drive this someone out.

The only solution that remained was to seal his lips.

Five minutes later, Miss Fitz came knocking on the door with the legal fees from the Notice of Commission that had just arrived. But by then, the loose-tongued Professor Yan was pinned against the door with his tongue tied up, being kissed out of his life, unable to find the breathing space to answer.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“This was a student he had looked very well upon at one time. After many years of grinding through reality, he still remained as strong at heart and as pure in integrity.

It was only natural that he was so easy to love.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“At 2 p.m. sharp, the doors at the ground floor of the First-Class Lawyer Association building finally open. A group of people representing the topmost echelons of the alliance’s legal profession emerge one by one, making their way down the long flight of stairs.

A starry river spans the vault of the sky, and the most resplendent midday sun shines through clear glass, reflecting on the golden insignia at the top of the building.

That insignia has hung over here for 157 years. Its very existence stands for this:

I am a First-Class Lawyer of the Alliance. By the supreme law of the Great Interstellar Era, I solemnly swear to defend all of your given rights.

In the light of truth eternal, justice shall endure evermore.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“Count by count, the verdict reached every corner of the alliance, symbolic of all that was settling like motes of dust into their rightful place.

There was someone burdened for three decades, someone kept captive in a birdcage, and someone who had walked alone in the darkness for far, far too long.

Mercifully, in the cosmos, there would always be stars to guide the way, and thus their traverse through thorny terrain was not in vain.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“Freely attack the evidence but not people. That was one of Yan Suizhi’s invisible principles. This principle was completely unrelated to swaying emotion, psychology, tempo, or court strategy. It was purely to retain a touch of benevolence in a courtroom. In actuality, when it came to such matters of personal opinions, Yan Suizhi had never mentioned them, let alone instruct or impart them to his students. Yet it surprised him to find that Gu Yan, who had never been taught this, would still take the same path as him. This could mayhaps be chalked down to a tacit understanding they shared.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“Lawyer Gu, in actuality, did have extremely high credibility. 99% of the time, he was extremely principled, efficient, and unswayable. As for the 1% of the time… Yan Suizhi was his only exception. The same night, Yan Suizhi used a mix of cajolery and trickery to retrieve his smart device from Gu Yan’s possession. After all, as significant others, there was nothing that a lingering kiss couldn’t fix. And if it really wasn’t enough? A few more kisses would do the trick.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“Lin Yuan had said that people in pain wouldn’t usually rouse unless there was something that they couldn’t leave behind, and even then the odds of that happening was one in a million. And yet Yan Suizhi had become this one-in-a-million chance. He didn’t have something, but someone he was unable to leave behind. He knew that this someone would be sad, and so he opened his eyes to see. For he was truly reluctant to let go.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“The inky night was infinite, immense, seemingly dormant with the great unknown.
And yet overhead, the sky was waxed in starshine. Of planets light-years yonder vaulting the horizon, a vast river of twinkling light whereon stars constellated.
Just as how there were always some roads in this cosmos—once set foot upon, you’d be safe in the knowledge that you’re never alone.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“This Teacher Yan of mine has an incredible skill. Its scientific name is doomsayer, and its colloquial name is crow’s mouth. To date, it has yet to fail.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“On the Association of First-Class Lawyer’s wall display there was this saying: If you are mortal, I vow that I shall not let you be dragged down to hell. If you are the devil, I shall send you to the most suitable hell. If you must receive a ten-year sentence, I shall not let you be sentenced to eleven. If you must be incarcerated, I shall not let you be condemned to death.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“You mentioned that lawyers deal with all sorts of lies every day, some of whom would even tell lies themselves. Many people knew that their clients were guilty, but from when they took on defence counsel to the end, they would often forget that, as if their clients were more innocent than anyone else. Over time, problems of ‘who is deserving of trust and who is just’ wouldn’t even occur to them, because this would make it difficult for them to savour their victories…”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师

“-To the mister secretly snoozing away, are you willing to enjoy this garden with me for a long while? The sort stamped and signed by the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Gu Yan gazed at that line of words, taking a moment before he replied to that email:

-How long is a long while?

Across from him, Yan Suizhi’s smart device buzzed. He laughed softly, but he didn’t speak.

A few seconds later, another email sprung onto Gu Yan’s screen.

-How long do you want it to be?

Gu Yan replied:

-To the end of time.

Yan Suizhi lifted his head, saying with crinkled eyes, “Okay.”
― Mu Su Li, 一级律师