Dear Lawyer

6 - Hearing (i)

Was this question even worth asking?

Jimin looked at the hologram, saying in his head: Young man. You're completely oblivious to the truth. If I ever had to worry about this type of mock court debate between interns, then I may as well pack my bags and ready myself for retirement. Moreover...

He wasn't actually here to do labour for this cursed law firm.

Once he got ahold of the case details on the explosion, he could slap his resignation letter onto Student Jeon's desk, clap his hands together, and leave. So, why worry?

After a long period of non-response, Henry could no longer keep it to himself.

[Henry: Are you too polite to ask for details? It's okay, I don't mean anything else. I'm just afraid that you won't be mentally prepared. 😌]

[Ruan: Thanks.]

[Henry: A few seniors from school told me this. They said that Lawyer Jeon is terribly harsh with his scores and won't cut anyone slack. The closer you are to him, the higher his expectations get... so high it can even give people an existential crisis. I heard that there was once an intern here who had family ties with him and assumed that he would have someone cover his back. But he was crushed upon finding out that Lawyer Jeon didn't take in interns. Later on, he did a botch job of preparing for the preliminary assessment and got a stern dressing down at the mock court debate. He went up with his head high and came down crying. Just imagine it. If I were his student... 😬]

Everyone: 😨.

[Luke: This style reminds me of someone. 🥺]

[Anna: Me too... 😣]

[Henry: The dean... ]

[Henry: The former dean. 😔]

[Anna: Wasn't Lawyer Jeon mentored by the dean? 🥲]

Jimin, who was unwittingly forced out into the limelight, felt very wronged--your Lawyer Jeon was definitely born with that temper of his, don't push the blame onto me. He even dares to treat me in this manner, how would I have taught him this?

[Anna: There's a difference still, though. At least the dean can joke around outside the review and assessment periods, and he would always have a smile on his face. He looks like a very gracious and elegant person. Have you ever seen Lawyer Jeon smile? 🤔]

[Anna: Not once. 😅]

[Henry: Go back and take a look at the review results from the past two years, then see if you still can tell me that the dean was kind. Actually, I've always been very puzzled how he always managed to score that high during the teaching evaluations. 😑]

[Anna: Why? How much did you give him back then?]

[Henry: ...100. 😓]

[Anna: 😂😂.]

[Freida: Behold, a college masochist. 🤫😁]

Jimin, "..."

[Luke: Ruan, why aren't you saying anything? 😅]

[Henry: Have you been scared into tears? 🤣]

Jimin, "..." Those two idiots could form a choir together. 🙄

However, the conversation topic in a group chat like this was something quite novel to Jimin. It had been a few years since he last saw such pure and innocent chats typical of students; the previous time he was involved in similar chats would have been when he had just graduated.