Shen Yan, an award-winning lawyer, represents migrant worker Sun Shoushan in a workplace injury case for free and wins a first-instance judgment awarding 480,000 yuan. However, the clients, including Zhao Dagen, groundlessly suspect him of pocketing the compensation. They cause a public disturbance and anonymously report him, hoping to have his license revoked. After Shen Yan proves his innocence, they insist on terminating their agreement and hire Hu Sanbao, who lacks the necessary qualifications, to represent them in the second trial. They even hold a victory banquet in advance. Shengda Construction seizes the opportunity to appeal, using its legal team's advantages and asset transfers to secure a second-instance ruling reducing compensation to just 110,000 yuan. With the company's assets emptied, enforcement becomes impossible. Sun Shoushan undergoes an amputation, and Zhao Dagen suffers a stroke that leaves him paralyzed. In the pouring rain, the villagers kneel outside the law firm to repent.