Chapter 149
Xue Shun looks at Shen Jiao's smiling face every day.
He had almost forgotten that she had other expressions, but this smile was... different from all the smiles he was familiar with.
This made him stunned for a moment, and then he asked: "What did you find?"
When Shen Jiao heard his question, he immediately showed a satisfied expression, jumped up from the ground, and said incessantly:
"Of course, this is the little secret of this place. I asked them to bring over all the matters that Hall Master Zhao personally handled in January, March, September, October, and December over the past few decades. I've only looked at a few documents from January, March, and September of last year, and I've found something very interesting.
This Hall Master Zhao is probably a man of his heart, so he will review whatever his subordinates want to do. For example, trivial matters like yesterday's were probably not sent by those people to cause trouble for the young master, but were sent because of the old precedent. However..."
"But why didn't you tell me?" Xue Shun interrupted her, "You suspected those people were bullying us, why didn't you tell me?"
Shen Jiao spread her hands and said, "I'm not sure either. I've never done anything like this before."
She is a drug slave. In the past, if she wanted to get involved in such things, she would be afraid of being chopped off.
What good can just a few glances do? The master is on guard against her like a thief, and the Valley Master would never teach her these things.
But you have to grope your way through it. Losing your temper will only make you look down upon by those below you.
Shen Jiao knows too well what it means for subordinates to fool around. Just like vultures, they will rush over as soon as they find rotten meat. When subordinates discover their master's weakness, they will immediately take advantage of this weakness and find ways to gain benefits for themselves.
Of course there are loyal subordinates, but Xue Shun does not have the ability and time to subdue and train them, and Shen Jiao does not have the confidence to manipulate Xue Shun to drive them.
If you're not careful, bad things will happen.
So it’s better to be cautious and not show your fear, so you can have fun.
Shen Jiao was too lazy to explain this. It would be useless to say more.
Xue Shun pursed his lips: "Go on."
"Okay," Shen Jiao perked up again, "Just now, this servant said that I've read several official documents from last year. Master Zhao reviewed every one of them, but what's interesting is that if the matter only involves ordinary people, he can handle it impartially. But once it involves the merchants and wealthy families in the town, he starts to smooth things over. Those in charge are even more excessive. Sir, take a look at this one.
The superiors said that the young master of Yonghe Building lost money gambling with others, and in a fit of rage, he beat and injured seven people. The most seriously injured one was a thug hired by Taihe Casino to fight with others. He broke an arm, blinded an eye, and injured his back. Another one was his own guard who was hit on the back of the head with a hammer and fell into a coma. He died three days later. The other five people were all hangers-on who accompanied him to Taixing Casino to play that day.
Since they were hangers-on, these five people were naturally under his protection and depended on him for their livelihood. Even though they were injured, they just said it was just a fight.
The ones who actually reported him to the court were the gambling house thug's brother and the guard's parents. They would rather not receive compensation than not punish the murderer severely.
But the leaders said they were causing trouble because they wanted more money.
It was also said that the guard had already signed a contract, and his parents were tenants on the farm. His skills were inferior to others, and he had brought shame to his master. The master's punishment was justified, but he had been a little too harsh, causing the guard to fall into a coma. However, he did not die at that time, and died three days after returning home. His family had always been poor, so who knew if there was any other reason.
The doctor who treated the guard was also called in. He also claimed that the guard fell into a coma due to a cerebral concussion and the symptoms were only mild.
Finally, considering the poor family and the old age of his parents, the officials asked the young master to pay ten taels of silver to bury the guard, and the matter was settled.
The other person was more complicated. Although he was also a thug who signed a physical contract, it was a ten-year working contract, not a lifelong life contract, and he had no relationship with the young master.
Logically he couldn't deny it, but they said that the thug had injured his back in a previous fight.
Other thugs at Taihe Casino and gamblers who had been there can also testify.
The people in charge concluded that he knew he could not make money by fighting in the arena, so he deliberately blackmailed others, which was why he was beaten like that by a weak young man who didn't know martial arts. He had bad intentions, so they just asked him to pay some medical expenses.
This one only cost three or two.
Hall Master Zhao left a dot of ink on it, and then wrote only one sentence, "Young Master, would you like to see it?"
Xue Shun took the booklet from Shen Jiao's hand, looked down, and saw only one sentence -
Send another two hundred dollars each in my name.
Xue Shun's exhausted body suddenly found strength from nowhere, allowing him to angrily raise his arm and throw the booklet in his hand heavily.
His chest heaved violently with rage, his face flushed with anger. He pointed his trembling fingers at the screen and then at the booklet, saying with difficulty, "He knows, he knows everything!"
Even he knew the inconsistencies in those statements and how unreliable the witness testimony was. How could a hall master who had been in charge of affairs for decades not know this?!
One person was seriously injured and one died, but his reaction was just to give two hundred yuan.
How many similar things are there?
Mr. Song said that a glimpse of the leopard through the cage can reveal a lot, and today he finally understood it!
Xue Shun coughed twice in anger, and blood flowed out of his mouth again.
"Young Master!"
Seeing him clutching his clothes tightly, gasping for breath and unable to speak, Shen Jiao was immediately startled. She rushed over and slapped him hard. After a long time of catching his breath, he finally recovered and grabbed Shen Jiao's hand, saying, "Go on."
It's strange that Shen Jiao dared to say it. He got so angry after just one thing. If he said two more, wouldn't he be buried in the coffin?
Ten taels of silver can't settle this matter.
Shen Jiao: "Sir, you'd better not listen. These kinds of things are all the same. The rich and powerful are always unscathed, while the poor and powerless have their families destroyed. You complain everywhere and seek justice, but the justice they get is either that they deserve it or that they just have bad luck. In any case, they just have to endure it. Sir, there's no need to be angry. If you ask, you'll find that all the people in charge are in a difficult situation.
Even though they are just businessmen, they are not easy to deal with. Each of them has many people to support. If they really get involved and start making trouble, it will be troublesome. If they just move away, it will be even more troublesome.
There is no reason in this world nowadays. Every family is in chaos like a pot of porridge.
Whoever has money and power has the right. Tongcai Villa is considered good. At least most people still have a livelihood, can support their families, and live a peaceful life.
Even if there are occasional misfortunes, that is fate.
Shen Jiao thought this was interesting, and the fun was in what Luo Wendi said—
"Looking at the four directions, I seek the people's well-being. Only these two countries have failed to achieve their goals."
"The older generation isn't dead yet. We can't lose the people's support for trivial matters. That would be self-defeating. Some things may seem trivial, but when they pile up, they chill people's hearts..."
What does she mean by these words?
This is worth pondering.
Shen Jiao told all this to Xue Shun, trying to calm him down and get him to think about it.
But Xue Shun was a bit reckless. He had only one thought in his mind: "Let's kill them first and talk about this later, okay?"
Xue Shun raised his hand dizzily and asked Shen Jiao sincerely.
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