The Standard of Proof

Description

 

Song Qian hated being told she wasn’t cut out to be a lawyer.  She did not work hard for all those years in law school only to be told she didn’t suit the profession.  Just because she was not as ruthless, arrogant and self-centered like her collogues didn’t mean she was a bad lawyer.   Being optimistic, hard working and quirky was what she prided herself on and she wasn’t planning on changing that.

However, when her boss, the famous Barrister Boa Kwon, flings her into a high profile murder case she starts to question her abilities.  Simply studying law is entirely different to being confronted with the dark reality of a murder case.  You would think that when mysterious and handsome Solicitor Zhou Mi offers to be her mentor, her problems would be solved. But if anything, he makes the situation worse as Qian she finds herself questioning her sanity. Will Zhou Mi flip her perception of the world on its head? Or will she find herself unemployed? 

One thing is for sure; Song Qian seems to have the odds stacked up against her.  She has a hell of a murder case to figure out and an impossible client, Kim Heechul.   The evidence is seems so clear cut against him, she even thinks that Heechul has committed the murder even though he inisted he didn't.  If that is not enough, the infamous Prosecutor Siwon is on the opposing side and he is out to get revenge on Barrister Boa Kwon after she embarrassed him a couple of years ago.  Despite this, Song Qian refused to lose, she didn’t adopt the name of Victoria in Korea for no reason.  Legal maxims were often derived from Latin roots and she wanted to define her self by one too.  Victoria, the Victorious.

Foreword

 

Hello everyone!! This is a three/four shot that may be extended out into a series depending on the response/ideas I get.  I’ve got a couple of fan-fictions going so this might be a bit slow.  Just as a note, the law and procedures discussed are in accordance to the jurisdiction I live in, not South Korea’s.  I don’t have the time to research Korea’s laws so you guys are stuck with the legal principles I’ve learnt in class.  In saying that, since this is fictional there are some things that are inconsistent with reality.  Why? If I made it all technical this would be an extremely boring fan-fiction.  Also legal procedure is dull and tedious so you get the exciting version.

 

This is my first time not writing an own character story so bear with me.  I was partly inspired for this faniction when watching “When Love Walked in” but I can assure you the plot is completely different.   Please enjoy and let me know what you think!

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Mistachio24 #1
/bookmarks :DDDD
PureForestGuardian
#2
Chapter 1: Anyways...

//squeals

AHH!! Girl, you didn't just bring back MiQian... You brought back LI SHANGLIN!!!! XD No seriously. That "trip" scene immediately triggered the memory of that episode where he tries to take her picture and then falls down and both of them are laughing and omg, the cuteness!!!! <3

Anways, really interesting plot! XD Looks like ChangKyu are being bratty as usual... Thanks for staying true to their actual personalities. XD

Lol'ing at BoA's comment. XD XD XD She seems awesome though...unlike Siwon. >.> Hey, don't you dare be mean to Wookie!! Who is actually adorable here, btw. XD //squishes him

Anyways, great job on the first chapter. Really sorry if it seems like there are a lot of errors - it's really nothing major. ^^;; I'm just one of those readers that picks up on /every/ single little mistake, so I hope you'll forgive me when I point them out...

Looking forward to reading more! ^^
PureForestGuardian
#3
Chapter 1: -continued-

Err, second sentence in the next section. I'm not sure what you're trying to say - "It wasn't just this morning that she had saglared at it trying to make ends meet." (Umm... yeah. I want to say you meant "sadly glared" but I'm not sure. ^^;; )

"'Can you two please...eating. '" (Should be a question mark at the end)

"He almost sung..." ("sang" would work better here.)

"A women..." (Singular, not plural. :) )

"your obviously newbies." (Should be "you're")

"Peoples livelyhoods..." (To me, I think just using "People's lives" should be fine.)

"Zhoumi 'Can I have the case file.' (Not sure why his name was in there if he was still speaking. I think you should put something like, "He turned to Qian and held out his hand. 'May I have the case file, please?' he asked.") ^^

-Just going to point out here that it's a big pet peeve of mine when I see his name written as "Zhoumi." It's not your fault, of course, but for future reference, "Zhou" is his surname (last name), so it should always remain separate from "Mi." (Think of it this way: It would be equivalent to writing Qian's name as "Songqian." Yeah. >.>)

"Four solicitors...its worrying!" ("it's")

"Justice can't be circumvented...defence council." (Okay, not sure if you guys spell it differently, but it's "defense" in the U.S. But if that's how you guys spell it, then don't worry about it. XD)

Okay, that's about it. I didn't point out the comma usage errors, since those are pretty minor, but just be a bit more careful in the future, okay? :) Now, on to the story itself!

-Continued-
PureForestGuardian
#4
Chapter 1: Hey girl!! ^^

Thanks so much!! Loving it already, lol. XD But, I did see a few errors. So I'll get to those first before squealing over how awesome you made Shang-- I mean, Mi. ^^;; XD

"He was fed up with it, this cheating women..." (Should be "woman")

"She probably just popped into the store." (I think it should be "by the store," although you technically aren't wrong, so... :P)

"Zhou mi..." (I'm sure I don't have to tell you what's wrong. ;) )

"Well hello their Zhou Mi." (You mixed it up with "there.")

"...a warning to stand too close to her." ("...a warning NOT to stand..." :) And yeah, the guy /is/ pretty tall. With the exception of Wookie and Taeyeon, most of my biases seem to be the tall ones. XD)

"...unfocussed." (Spelled "unfocused." I think the word is in that particular paragraph several times, so just make sure you delete the extra "s" in all of them)

"star craft... there profiles...where is next meal..." (Star Craft, their, replace the first 'is' w/ 'the' , respectively XD)

"Zhou mi nearly fell out of his seat..." (Capitalize the 'm' of course. :D)

-continued-
midnightdreamz423 #5
Chapter 1: nope not tedious at all...lol thanks for replying my comment! Update soon!
PureForestGuardian
#6
Haha, reading the foreword, I'm already excited...Victoria. ;)

Best of luck with this!! :D

Looking forward to reading!
midnightdreamz423 #7
sounds promising! Can't wait for the first chapter =D
LightOfTruth #8
Update soon, neh?