It was still early when they arrived at the company because she took Ling Xiao' s ride.

Zhu Shan found her department and pushed the door open. To her surprise, the workstations were actually full of people.

She instantly had the illusion that she was late.

For this reason, Zhu Shan checked the time on her phone and confirmed that it was only 8:30 am.

She walked in and noticed that in addition to a few colleagues who kept typing on the keyboard, many people were dozing off. There were also a few bold ones who had their feet on chairs, wearing eye masks and lying down, sleeping openly.

In addition to the sealed conditioning scent in the air, there was a faint smell of coffee.

Zhu Shan glanced at the workstations and deduced that the department should have worked overtime all night.

When Zhu Shan hadn't decided which colleague to disturb and asked about her arrangement, the door of the small office was pushed open.

It was Qu Lianjie, Director Qu.

He stood at the door of the small office and clapped his hands. The person who was dozing off was startled and ignored him.

His dark circles were a little exaggerated, and he looked tired. "There is still half an hour to hand in. Is there any problem?"

His colleague, who was typing on the keyboard, raised his hand and replied, "No problem."

Qu Lianjie was about to turn around and go back to his office when he saw Zhu Shan who was standing by in a daze.

He waved his hand with a smile. "Come here, Shanshan."

Zhu Shan followed him, closed the office door, and then introduced herself. "Hello, Director Qu. I'm Zhu Shan. Today..."

"You introduced yourself yesterday." Qu Lianjie interrupted her and motioned for her to sit down. "Let me remind you first. Be prepared to work hard. As you can see, our department is busy day and night."

"I can bear hardships."

"That's good. Go to HR Department to go through the formalities later, and then go to the administrative department to get your work card. Your workstation is the third by the window."

"Alright."

"Everyone has worked overtime all night and is very tired. I won't hold the welcome ceremony for you today. You won't mind, would you?"

"Of course not."

The welcome ceremony?

How embarrassing!

It would be perfect if he didn't do it.

Qu Lianjie fiddled with his mobile phone and said, "I'll add you to the work group and send you the application account later. Take a look at our recent news materials first, and then understand the workflow."

"Alright."

Qu Lianjie suddenly thought of something. He held his mobile phone and looked up at her with a meaningful smile.

Zhu Shan blinked her big eyes and touched her cheek subconsciously.

Qu Lianjie gossiped, "You and Mr. Ling are..."

"Neighbors!" Zhu Shan raised her voice and added, "The kind that we grew up together."

Qu Lianjie patted the desk as if he had seen through everything. "I knew you were very familiar with each other. This is also considered that a waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first."

Zhu Shan was confused. "Huh?"

"Let me tell you, the news that we worked overtime yesterday is about a rape case, which happened to be in the second trial yesterday. Mr. Ling is the defence lawyer of the accused. Can you provide some materials? For example, the direction of the case and so on?"

It turned out to be this news.

Zhu Shan remembered that Ling Xiao had called her yesterday and confidently said that the accused would definitely be released in court in the third trial.

Seeing that she was in a dilemma, Qu Lianjie said, "Just feel free to speculate and speak boldly!"

Zhu Shan waved her hand. "I really don't know."

Qu Lianjie was a little disappointed. He waved his hand and drove her away. "Go and finish the registration first, and then look at the materials yourself."

Only then did Zhu Shan leave.

It was almost noon when Zhu Shan finished handling her entry formalities.

She felt a light pat on her shoulder. When she turned around, she saw a slender and beautiful sister.

Her name was Wu Jing, five years older than Zhu Shan. Zhu Shan had greeted her in the morning.

Wu Jing asked Shanshan warmly, "Shanshan, would you like to have lunch with us?"

Zhu Shan declined politely, "I don't feel well in my stomach, so I brought some porridge with me. Next time I'll be the host and treat you to a meal."

"There's also porridge in the canteen. Just come with us."

Zhu Shan really wanted to build a good relationship with them so that it would be convenient for her to inquire about information from them in the future.

She nodded with a sweet smile. "Okay."

Seeing that they had begun to pack up, Zhu Shan pointed to the time on the computer screen and asked, "Shall we go to the canteen now?"

There were still 20 minutes left...

"It doesn't matter. Time needs to be used flexibly."

Zhu Shan :"…" Can it be done like this?

Now I've seen it! Now I've seen it!

Zhu Shan followed them to the canteen and met her colleagues who were having dinner together.

In addition to Ms. Jing, there was a boy named Zhai Honghui and a girl named Xu Wenwen.

Zhu Shan ordered vegetable porridge and listened to them talking about the accused in the rape case.

The focus of this case was the accused, Ren Xingyan, the eldest son of Yinri Group which was a listed investment company. He was currently the deputy general manager of Yinri Group.

During the trial yesterday, Zhu Shan had heard that the accused was from a rich family, but she didn't expect that he would be so rich.

The Yinri Group?

Zhu Shan felt that it was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

On the way back to the office, Zhu Shan took out her mobile phone and searched for the Yinri Group.

Founded 18 years ago, it caught up with the opportunity when the real estate market was developing, listed quickly, and gradually expanded the investment market.

Its company logo was a round red sun held by the clouds.

Zhu Shan finally remembered that she had seen Yinri Group and this logo on her mother's computer.

Could it be that her mother knew someone from the Yinri Group?

During lunch break, the curtains in the office were put down. All the lights were turned off, and the faint snoring could be heard.

Zhu Shan held her phone, and there was a faint light shining on her face.

She looked at her phone screen. It was the WeChat chat page with Ling Xiao.

There was not a single word on it. They had never contacted each other for so many years.

Zhu Shan hesitated for a moment, then typed: [Ling Xiao, you and the Yinri Group...]

Zhu Shan thought for a moment, deleted it, and typed again.

Zhu Shan: [Ling Xiao, have you had lunch?]

Zhu Shan: [What a coincidence! The news report of our department is exactly the case you submitted yesterday.]

Zhu Shan: [Yesterday's defendant, Ren Xingyan, are you familiar with him?]

Ling Xiao was reading the file. When he received a WeChat message, his brows twitched.

He took a sip of coffee, stood up, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

His law firm was on the 42nd floor. He could overlook half of the city center of Yuhe City.

He pondered for a moment.

Then he replied.

Ling Xiao: [I'm not familiar with him.]

Ling Xiao: [I just took a lawsuit.]

Zhu Shan didn't expect that she would have to work overtime on the first day of her internship.

In fact, there was no hard requirement.

When they got off work, Qu Lianjie left a few colleagues behind, and the other colleagues began to pack up and prepare to leave.

Zhu Shan asked without thinking, "What about me?"

Qu Lianjie looked at her and said in a very democratic tone, "It depends on your will. If you are willing to stay, I can take you to see the sample of the show tomorrow."

Just like that, Zhu Shan stayed behind.

At dinner in the canteen, Ling Xiao sent her a WeChat message.

Ling Xiao: [What time will you go back?]

Zhu Shan: [I'm working overtime!]

Ling Xiao: [Please tell me in advance if you work overtime in the future.]

Zhu Shan: [Why? Can my overtime affect you?]

Ling Xiao: [It's affecting me from locking the door.]

Zhu Shan rolled her eyes, put her phone on the dining table in the canteen, picked up the bowl angrily, and poured the vegetable porridge into her mouth.

After dinner, Qu Lianjie took Zhu Shan to the editing room to watch the sample as promised.

It was the news about the rape case of Ren Xingyan.

Sample of the second episode.

For this case, the station planned to produce three episodes. The first episode had been broadcast after the first trail, the second episode would be broadcast tomorrow night, and the third episode was expected to be made after the third trail.

The main content of the second sample was to search for the story behind the case according to the clues after the trail yesterday.

Zhu Shan didn't expect that in just over twenty hours since the trial yesterday, there had been accumulated so many materials for interviews.

She couldn't help but exclaim: "That's amazing."

Qu Lianjie was a little proud: "Reporters pay attention to speed."

In the sample, after the reporter dug deep into it, the background of the victim and the defendant, the background of the case and their growth experience were displayed as accurately and detailed as possible.

The victim, Zhuo Yue, was referred to as "Zhuo Mou" in the news.

As for the defendant, Ren Xingyan, was an official name.

Zhu Shan was a little confused. "Why?"

Qu Lianjie looked at the sample and explained simply, "This case has been exposed on the Internet before our show was broadcast. Because of the identity of Mr. Ren, later the news on the Internet was covered, and the higher-ups allowed our regular TV station to report it officially. As for the identity of the victim, it is not reasonable to make it clear."

Zhu Shan nodded and continued to watch the sample.

In the news, Zhuo Mou' s mother died of illness in her early years, leaving only her father, who worked as a farmer, to support her family. Therefore, she had been poor since she was a child.

Her high school classmate said that she had excellent grades and was beautiful. She was a campus goddess when she was on campus. Of course, she also had puppy love.

Zhou Mou' s roommate said that she didn't know that Zhou Mou owed money. She only heard that Zhou Mou was going to live in a big house, but she didn't feel any financial pressure from Zhou Mou.

As for the eldest son of the Yinri Group, Ren Xingyan, he came from a wealthy family since he was a child.

His high school teacher said in an interview that he had excellent grades.

His high school classmate who was interviewed showed that he was an honest and introverted person, and it was confirmed that he had been suffering from depression for a long time.

At the end of the show, the reporter of the station went to the hospital to interview the victim, Zhuo Mou.

The victim, Zhuo Mou, was slapped in the face and said emotionally that she did not set up a trap to frame Ren Xingyan. It was Ren Xingyan who raped her.

In the face of the reporters' questions about her involvement in an online loan, her ambiguous relationship with Ren Xingyan, and her views on the second trail, she suddenly became emotional and cried asking reporters if they didn't believe her.

Because she couldn't control her emotions, the reporter was persuaded to leave by the doctor.

In the end, the reporter exclusively interviewed Zhuo Mou' s father.

The face of Zhuo Mou' s father was pixelated. He was thin and weak, wearing an old-fashioned blue work jacket. His voice was full of vicissitudes with an obvious accent.

He said that his daughter had been filial since she was a child. It was not easy for her to graduate from college and work in a big company. He had thought that the life would get better and better, but such a thing had happened.

He said that it was all because of him that his daughter fell into an online loan. A while ago, he found out that he had terminal stomach cancer, so she had to borrow money to see a doctor.

His daughter was not going to live in a big house. She planned to live with him so that she could take care of him easily.

His daughter was not a gold digger, and she would not do such a thing for money.

In the end, he was so excited that the interview had to be stopped.

At the end of the news, the reporter stood in front of the hospital gate with a microphone, saying that he would wait for the truth and the final trial of the court.

After the sample was played, Qu Lianjie gave a few more instructions and led Zhu Shan back to the office.

On the way, Qu Lianjie glanced at Zhu Shan and said with a smile, "What's your expression on your face? Working overtime isn't bad, right?"

"Ah?" Zhu Shan subconsciously rubbed her cheeks and denied it in a low voice. "It's not because of working overtime."

"Is that the news just now?" Not waiting for Zhu Shan to answer, Qu Lianjie asked, "What do you think after watching it?"

Zhu Shan smacked her lips and frowned slightly. "I think the girl is crying my heart out."

"Why do you want to be a reporter, Shanshan?"

It seemed that she didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to this, and Zhu Shan was stunned.

"Don't be nervous. I'm just curious about your education and major, why you want to be a reporter."

Zhu Shan touched the back of her head and answered perfunctorily, "I've liked the profession of reporter since I was a child."

Zhu Shan lied. Her eyes drifted away and her cheeks were still burning.

Qu Lianjie thought she was just shy, so he said in a gentle tone, "It's good that you have empathy and a sense of justice, but the judge of this case is the judicial system. As a reporter, you can't judge with subjective thoughts, do you understand?"

Zhu Shan still understood this point. She nodded several times and replied, "I understand."

Qu Lianjie sighed and patted Zhu Shan on the shoulder. "It's very late. Go back first."

It was almost 11 o'clock when Zhu Shan packed up and walked out of the TV station. She called a taxi on the app.

Standing on the side of the road in the silent night, under the yellow street light, her breath was obviously misty.

Zhu Shan felt warmer as she got into the car.

She leaned against the car window listlessly and looked at the city that was still lit up by lights at night. Her heart felt like it was stuffed with cotton.

After a while, she took out her mobile phone and searched for the first episode of the case on the Internet.

In the interview, Zhou Mou' s face was still pixelated. She complained tearfully to the camera about the crime committed by that beast, Ren Xingyan. In the end, she fainted in front of the camera.

The bullet chatting was all the words "Girls help girls".

It could be said that the public opinion was biased towards the weak party, Miss Zhuo.

However, when the second episode of the show was aired tomorrow, Miss Zhuo's two concurrent relationships and huge loan would be known by the audience. In addition, her ambiguous relationship with Ren Xingyan would also be revealed.

Even if she was a victim, she was no longer a perfect victim.

At that time, what the public opinion would be like?

Zhu Shan frowned, knowing very well how powerful and influential public opinion was.

In the second hearing yesterday, Ling Xiao used the background of both parties to explain the cause of the assault in a seemingly reasonable way and thus got an upper hand in this case.

Moreover, the evidence of the witness had been denied in court.

Besides, on the phone call, Ling Xiao had stated so confidently, which might make Ren Xingyan be released in court.

Zhu Shan was upset because she was afraid that Miss Zhuo was really a victim?

How could she defend her own justice when she was powerless!

Just like…her father, who had suffered in vain in the past.