After Feng Mubai finished speaking, neither Feng the wealthy man nor Prefect Xu said anything, because his words were too naive.

There are too many things involved here, and the relationships are too complicated. It can't be resolved with just a few words.

However, Master Feng felt the same way about Feng Mubai's anger, because Jing Zhe first bought his restaurant at a low price, then deliberately put dead bodies in front of the restaurant to disgust them, and finally beat his son up. Wasn't this bullying the Feng family because they had no one to rely on?

"That Jing Zhe... he's despicable!"

Master Feng paced back and forth in the room.

"Father, he's truly despicable! He's bullied our Feng family like this, we can't let him get away with it so easily!"

Feng Mubai added fuel to the fire from the side.

At this moment, Magistrate Xu sensed something was wrong. He had just persuaded Master Feng to accept five thousand taels to sell the Feng Family Restaurant, and now only the final handover was left. If Master Feng got angry because Feng Mubai had been beaten and refused to hand over the business, who would he cry to?

Although Feng Mubai is his own son, he felt bad for his son being beaten. But as much as he felt bad, he was still filial for his father to take the beating for him!

Thinking this, Prefect Xu quickly said, "Mu Bai, did you see Jing Zhe's face clearly last night?"

“It was cloudy last night, and it was in an alley. How could I possibly see his face in the dark?”

"Then how do you know it was him?"

"Listen to the sound!"

Feng Mubai gritted his teeth and said, "I can remember his voice even if he were reduced to ashes. He didn't say anything before, but I heard him clearly when he said 'I am your father'!"

"..."

Magistrate Xu was taken aback for a moment, then said, "You must have come back alone last night, right?"

"Yes, it's just me."

"If that's the case..."

Magistrate Xu stroked his chin and turned to look at Master Feng: "Only the two of them knew that Jing Zhe beat Mu Bai last night. This is called 'dead without evidence.' Even if Mu Bai identifies Jing Zhe, according to the laws of Da'an, Jing Zhe cannot be convicted."

"So you mean I was just beaten up for nothing?"

Having understood what Magistrate Xu meant, Feng Mubai could no longer contain himself and spoke with barely suppressed anger.

Prefect Xu looked at him and nodded: "Although it does sound infuriating, that is the truth."

"My father, you must help your son get justice!"

Feng Mubai's face was still throbbing with pain, and although the injury was on his face, the pain was even deeper in his heart. After hearing Prefect Xu's words, he felt even more pain in his heart. It seemed that at this crucial moment, this "uncle" was not reliable, and the previous rumors were even more false!

No one can rely on you as much as your own father!

Then, Feng Mubai knelt down with a thud and burst into tears.

"Mu Bai, get up!"

Master Feng's face was ashen. If anyone else had hit Feng Mubai, he would have stood up for them long ago, but Jing Zhe was a bit of a problem!

Prefect Xu cursed Feng Mubai in his heart, thinking to himself, "If our relationship were public, I would have slapped you a few times already and shown you what I'm capable of! How old are you? Can't you even bear humiliation?"

So he quickly said, "Sir, there is no love without a reason, nor is there hatred without a reason. Can you guess why Jing Zhe would hit Mu Bai for no reason?"

"I didn't insult him or say anything bad about him!"

At this moment, Feng Mubai had already connected the dots between what happened at the restaurant last night. He had spoken ill of Jing Zhe at the restaurant, and then he was beaten as soon as he left. This could only mean that his words had reached Jing Zhe's ears! As for how they had reached Jing Zhe, he had no idea.

His words had a "protesting too much" feel to them, and Magistrate Xu was taken aback, thinking to himself, "Don't you know who Jing Zhe is? How dare you speak ill of him? You're just asking for a beating!"

However, he couldn't say that at the moment. Instead, he said, "Actually, this has nothing to do with Mu Bai. Mu Bai just took a beating for the Feng Family Restaurant!"

"Take the beating for the restaurant?"

Feng Mu was completely bewildered. Could Jing Zhe really be involved in a restaurant?

However, Master Feng understood and nodded, saying, "You mean he deliberately used this to warn us? Meaning, if we don't sell the restaurant to him, he'll beat Mu Bai?"

"The master is wise!"

Magistrate Xu clapped his hands and said.

"What? Sell a restaurant? What does that mean?"

Feng Mubai, who was kept in the dark, shouted.

"Jing Zhe wants to buy our restaurant for five thousand taels of silver."

As soon as she saw Feng Mubai being beaten, Madam Feng instructed her servants to prepare warm water and towels. At this moment, she was wiping Feng Mubai's face with a towel, saying something as she did so.

"Hiss... He's dreaming! Five thousand taels and he thinks he can buy a restaurant?"

Feng Mubai let out a miserable cry, it was unclear whether it was because Madam Feng had touched the wound on his face or because he was angered by Jing Zhe.

"He's looking down on our Feng family, he's gone too far!"

"Yes, but there's no other way right now."

Master Feng said with some helplessness.

At this moment, he truly understood Jing Zhe's terrifying and ruthless methods. First, he killed people to disgust them, and then he beat Feng Mubai to scare them. Heaven knows what kind of insane things he would do if he didn't agree to his demands!

This guy is a mad dog! Even Grand Tutor Bai can't do anything about him. It seems he can only suffer in silence this time!

“Sir, as I said before, a wise man submits to circumstances. Moreover, after Mu Bai was beaten, I think this restaurant deal is a must, and we need to do it as soon as possible. Who knows what he might do next?”

Magistrate Xu tried to persuade him again.

"No! Absolutely not!"

He was beaten up for nothing, and then given a paltry sum of five thousand taels, as if they had taken the restaurant for free. How could Feng Mubai, young and hot-blooded, swallow this insult?

Seeing that even the wealthy Feng had agreed, and only Feng Mubai was obstructing the process, Magistrate Xu became somewhat angry: "Mubai, you're not young anymore. Think things through before you act, don't act impulsively! The Feng family will need you to take the helm sooner or later, and you can't do this!"

Feng Mubai ignored Xu Taishou's reprimand. While cursing Jing Zhe in his heart, he also cursed Xu Taishou, because he began to think that Xu Taishou and Jing Zhe were in cahoots. Otherwise, why would Xu Taishou speak up for him so much?

“Prefect Xu, whether we sell the restaurant or not is a family matter for the Feng family! My father and I will discuss it carefully and decide whether to sell or not! But Prefect Xu, you are an outsider, isn’t it too much of you to interfere in the affairs of the Feng family?”

At this point, Feng Mubai no longer cared whether Prefect Xu was his uncle. He was blinded by rage, and the Feng Family Restaurant was his last resort. If the Feng Family Restaurant was gone, what would he have left?

Therefore, if anyone dares to sell the Feng Family Restaurant to Jing Zhe, Feng Mubai will consider him as his father's killer!

Prefect Xu was no exception!

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