Justifiable Defense (2025) — Character Map & Story Timeline

AI Narrative Summary

Exploring the boundaries of self-defense law through interconnected legal cases

Character Network — 6 Characters

• Fang Lingyuan (Gao Ye) — protagonist Young prosecutor assigned to assist Senior Prosecutor Duan Hongshan in investigating a woman's self-defense case. Plays...
• Duan Hongshan (Zhang Luyi) — protagonist Senior prosecutor handling the current self-defense case and previously presided over a campus excessive self-defense in...
• Li Mufeng (Bai Jingting) Former student involved in a campus self-defense case 14 years ago. Sentenced to four years for killing a bully while pr...
• Lei Shuang (Zhang Xinyi)
• Mei Zheng (Zhang Bojia) Student involved in the campus excessive self-defense incident handled by Duan Hongshan fourteen years ago alongside Li...
• Jiang Ting (Ye Qing) Student involved in the campus excessive self-defense incident handled by Duan Hongshan fourteen years ago alongside Li...

Key Relationships

• Li Mufeng → Lei Shuang (Alliance Information Source) — Providing crucial case information
• Duan Hongshan → Mei Zheng (Narrative Case Connection) — Linked through the old Campus case
• Duan Hongshan → Lei Shuang (Professional Mentor) — Senior prosecutor mentoring junior staff
• Fang Lingyuan → Jiang Ting (Alliance Investigator) — Working together to uncover truth
• Fang Lingyuan → Mei Zheng (Narrative Key Witness) — Crucial witness in the Campus Over-Defense case
• Duan Hongshan → Jiang Ting (Alliance Investigator) — Prosecutor collaborating with investigator
• Li Mufeng → Mei Zheng (Professional Defense Counsel) — Representing Mei Zheng's interests
• Fang Lingyuan → Lei Shuang (Professional Assistant) — Legal assistant supporting investigations

Story Structure — 3 Plot Phases

The Shadow of Doubt

Initial investigation into the new murder case reveals unexpected connections to a past Campus Over-Defense case that Fang Lingyuan previously prosecuted.

Legal Crossroads

As the legal team grapples with the implications of Article 20, conflicting perspectives emerge about the definition of justifiable defense.

Truth Revealed

New evidence surfaces that changes the course of both cases, leading to a final courtroom showdown where the true meaning of self-defense is tested.