Lawful Outlaw

About this drama

Migrant worker Chen Jianguo was left disabled in a factory accident, but the richest man, Mr. Wang, refused to provide compensation. This led Chen Jianguo's wife and daughter to take their own lives. The protagonist, Silas, took on the persona of the "Outlaw Within the Law," kidnapping Mr. Wang in an attempt to demand justice. On the surface, Silas worked as an assistant at the Xie Family Law Firm, but in truth, he had been stripped of his license to practice law due to the selfish interests of his adoptive father, Xie Zhengyi. He endured silently for years, until one day, the law firm took on a shocking case: a wealthy heir, Zhang San, was accused of attempted rape and deliberately killing twelve people, trying to buy his way to freedom. Silas had assumed that the firm would reject such a vile case—but to his shock, the man he once admired as a father, Xie Zhengyi, accepted it for money. While arguing with the Xie family, Silas made a heartbreaking discovery—the victims of Zhang San’s crimes were his own biological family. His younger sister, Ellie, was the sole survivor. Worse yet, his adoptive father Xie Zhengyi defended Zhang San for profit, even going so far as to falsely a