Just as he tapped to start broadcasting, the viewer count in the top left corner of the live stream began to climb rapidly.
Tens of thousands of people flooded in all at once!
At that very moment, a system chime rang out.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking a quest: Live Stream Legal Aid.]
[Complete a legal aid live stream to earn the professional title of Legal Streamer!]
[Legal Streamer: Each time you complete a legal consultation task, the system will grant a monetary reward based on the client's satisfaction with the consultation.]
[Progress: 0/10]
[Accumulate completed tasks to unlock the Law Expert title, and the system will unlock more features!]
Oh? So this system actually gives out quests?
Completing legal consultation tasks can yield monetary rewards?
Seeing that the system had issued a live stream legal aid quest, Cheng Xin suddenly had a good idea.
If he started a broadcast and explained to the whole country that his "100%" loss rate was entirely due to his clients' problems, probably nobody would believe him, right?
Words alone carry no weight; he definitely had to demonstrate his professional competence.
Since he happened to have a system quest to complete, if he did a live stream offering legal aid and successfully resolved everyone's legal consultation problems on the air, could he use this to salvage his reputation?
With this in mind, Cheng Xin changed his live stream title to "Free Legal Consultation," adjusted the position of his phone camera, and began configuring his broadcast settings.
At this moment, the viewer count in the live stream was soaring.
"Where on earth am I? Is this Lawyer Cheng's live stream?"
"It's Lawyer Cheng! I even watched the court trial stream this afternoon; he hasn't even changed his clothes."
"Legal consultation? Lawyer Cheng is taking on work the moment he walks out of court? Wait, why is it a free consultation? Did he fail to get any paid consultation orders, so he switched to free ones?"
……
After setting up his broadcasting equipment, Cheng Xin cleared his throat and spoke into the camera.
"Hello everyone, friends old and new, I am Cheng Xin."
"First of all, you may have heard about how I keep losing every case I take on as a lawyer, but I want to clarify that my legal expertise is actually very strong. All those previous cases I lost were purely accidental!"
"To prove myself, from now on I will be popularizing legal knowledge right here in the live stream and offering free legal consultations to help everyone solve their problems."
"I won't say much about what happened in court today; just wait for the court's official announcement."
With that, Cheng Xin enabled the live stream connection feature.
Meanwhile, the live stream chat was exploding, and connection requests flooded the screen like snowflakes.
The viewers in the live stream were raring to go, and a bunch of internet trolls were gearing up to cause serious trouble in Cheng Xin's broadcast!
"What the hell, free legal consultation? Has this Cheng Xin lost his mind? He had a one hundred percent loss rate before!"
"Haha, we're in for a good show! Connect quickly, I want to ask him how he managed to achieve a one hundred percent loss rate!"
"Is this guy trying to ride the wave of hype to cash in again? Free consultation? Who would believe that!"
Everyone in the live stream rubbed their palms together, preparing to challenge Cheng Xin with all sorts of tricky and bizarre questions, just waiting to watch him make a fool of himself.
No sooner said than done; the moment Cheng Xin enabled live connections, the connection requests instantly maxed out.
The first person to connect was a man wearing a comical mask. As soon as the call went through, his tone dripping with sarcasm was unmistakable.
"Lawyer Cheng, I've heard so much about you!"
"I heard you've never won a single lawsuit in your life. What made you think of doing free consultations today?"
"Are you planning on leading people astray on a massive scale?"
Hearing the distinctly barbed remarks from the other side, Cheng Xin just smiled nonchalantly and answered unhurriedly.
"My friend, your words sound a bit bitter."
"Please understand that I lost my previous cases because the clients provided false evidence, not because my professional competence was lacking."
"Doing free consultations is purely for fun, to give back to society, and by the way, to popularize some legal knowledge for everyone."
Seeing Cheng Xin's carefree attitude, the masked man let out an even colder snort.
He had come here today deliberately to pick a fight; how could he let Cheng Xin off the hook so easily?
"Give back to society? I think you're just trying to whitewash yourself!"
"I have a legal question I'd like to ask you."
"If you can't answer it, admit that you're nothing more than a clown seeking attention. How about that?"
Hearing this, Cheng Xin raised an eyebrow.
To be honest, having lived two lives and now possessing a system, his overall mindset was simply not something an ordinary person could fathom.
If it were merely a troll looking for cheap thrills, they wouldn't be able to crack his defenses at all.
However, if the other party genuinely wanted to discuss an issue from a legal perspective...
Then he was going to have to take this seriously!
"Ask away. I'd like to see what kind of difficult problem could possibly stump me."
"Good, then let me ask you."
The masked man cleared his throat and intentionally dragged out his tone.
"If someone commits murder while sleepwalking, do they need to bear legal responsibility?"
The live stream instantly quieted down. Everyone pricked up their ears to listen, eager to see how Cheng Xin would answer.
After all, this question was indeed quite novel.
You could say it was a perspective that ordinary people like them had never even considered!
In an instant, everyone's curiosity was hooked.
Unlike the others, Cheng Xin answered without a moment's hesitation.
"Of course they do not need to bear legal responsibility, provided it can be proven that they were indeed experiencing naturally induced sleepwalking, rather than something triggered by external stimuli."
However, just as Cheng Xin's reply dropped, the masked man burst into loud laughter.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to answer!"
"Sleepwalking isn't a mental illness; of course you have to take responsibility for murder!"
"You really are just here to mislead people!"
Faced with the other man's unreserved mockery, Cheng Xin merely shook his head and explained patiently.
"Sleepwalking murder is a crime caused by a specific type of 'sleep disorder'."
"According to the provisions of our country's Criminal Law, when a perpetrator commits an act that harms society,"
"if they are in a state where they are unable to recognize or control their own behavior due to mental illness or other diseases,"
"and it is confirmed through statutory procedures and appraisal, they shall not bear criminal responsibility, though they are required to bear corresponding civil compensation liability."
"Sleepwalking falls precisely under the category of 'being unable to control one's own behavior,' so sleepwalking murder does not carry criminal responsibility."
"However, it must be noted that if the perpetrator intentionally or negligently induced the sleepwalking state,"
"such as intentionally binge drinking or taking medication, which leads to a murder committed while sleepwalking, then they do bear criminal responsibility."
The masked man was choked up by Cheng Xin's words, unable to utter a single syllable for a long time.
Meanwhile, the live stream chat erupted, and bullet comments flooded the screen.
"Holy cow, this Cheng Xin actually has some chops! He really answered it!"
"Don't call him just Cheng Xin! Call him Lawyer Cheng!"
"I didn't expect his professional knowledge to be so solid. It looks like those previous losses really were the fault of his clients."
"This plot twist is way too fast! I'm starting to believe he was actually wronged."
"How much did Lawyer Cheng pay the bots upstairs to whitewash him like this?"
……
The masked man, burning with embarrassment and anger, was about to retort when Cheng Xin cut him off.
"My friend, did you understand my explanation?"
"If you still have questions, you may continue to ask, but please refrain from personal attacks."
The masked man's face turned red with frustration, and after a long while, he finally squeezed out a sentence.
"I... I have no questions."
With that, he slinked away and hung up the connection.
Cheng Xin looked into the camera, smiled, and continued speaking.
"Next."
After Cheng Xin hung up the first connection, the popularity of the live stream didn't drop; instead, it surged.
It even drew in casual viewers who hadn't watched the court trial live stream earlier and weren't following the related cases.
Even more people swarmed in, eager to see what other tricks this legal streamer had up his sleeve.
The second connection request was connected very quickly, and the video feed displayed a bespectacled, slightly shy young man.
Unlike the aggressive masked man from earlier, this viewer's tone was full of helplessness and a plea for help.
"Streamer, I... I've really run into trouble. I want to ask if you can help me..."
Cheng Xin raised an eyebrow and asked with keen interest.
"Tell me, what kind of problem did you run into? Maybe I really can help."
The viewer pushed up his glasses, his eyes darting around as if he were organizing his words or desperately trying to hold back laughter.
The audience in the live stream also grew curious, and all sorts of wild guesses flew across the chat.
"Damn, this bro's facial expression is off; I feel like there's some good entertainment coming!"
"Is he here to smash the stream again? Be careful, streamer!"
"I bet fifty cents this guy is here to ask about relationship problems with his boyfriend!"
"Huh? What did you say upstairs? Him and his boyfriend?!"
Finally, amidst a chorus of speculation, the viewer spoke up, his voice trembling slightly as if he were struggling to suppress his laughter.
"Streamer, streamer, I... I solved my physiological needs in my living room at home and got sued by my female neighbor. What should I do?"
"Why shouldn't I be allowed to do that in my own home? I haven't even sued her for peeping at me yet."
"My mom and dad told me that whoever sees that part of me has to..."
"I refuse to accept this! I want to protect my rights!"