First-Class Lawyer: Yi Ji Lü Shi (Novel) Vol. 1

From the hit danmei author, Mu Su Li (Copper Coins, Three Hundred Years of Longing, The Twelfth Gate: Panguan, and more!) comes a sci-fi thriller about a lawyer seeking his murderer and reuniting with his now-successful student. Twist and turns await in this highly-awaited danmei novel, also known as First Class Lawyer!

Yan Suizhi, an incredibly accomplished lawyer and the young dean of interstellar Maze University’s law school, wakes up one morning to find himself in a genetically modified body. Confused, he learns that he had “died” a few months back in an explosition that was meant to kill him. But someone had managed to save him–barely. Now, he’s determined to figure out who his savior is and to find his killer. His search reunites him with his former student, Gu Yan, who happens to be a very successful lawyer at Southcross Law Firm.

Something isn’t right but until Yan Suizhi can put the pieces together, he’ll have to trust those he suspects to solve the mystery!

The hit sci-fi thriller also known as First Class Lawyer finally makes its way to English Print!

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