Chapter 43: You're Cheating Me Without Telling

  All the yamen runners saw that it was no use trying to deceive him and for a time none of them dared to utter a word, not even the runner who had come to call Wu Jun into the hall to talk.

  At this time, Wu Jun put down the drumstick and said coldly: "The injustice has not been redressed, my heart will not die, if I don't tell you, it's deceiving you, I must inform."

  Everyone who heard Wu Jun say such a proud and arrogant thing felt their heart skip a beat, and they couldn't help but think: "What a great phrase - 'heart not dead'!"

  Bai didn't expect that he couldn't intimidate Wu Jun, and suddenly became flustered. If it were in the past when Zhou Siping was the county magistrate, no matter how much Wu Jun hated him, he wouldn't be afraid because he had a close relationship with Zhou Siping, who always protected him. But now there's a new county magistrate, Hei Tanghai, who is determined to be an honest official. If he finds out that Wu Jun's father's death was related to himself, would he still have his life?

  Thinking so, Bai Bu Tong immediately ordered: "Get this madman out of here for me, don't make a scene in front of the yamen."

  As long as Wu Jun is driven away, otherwise if Wu Jun sees Bao Zheng, then Bai Tong can cover up this matter. But after Bai Tong gave the order, none of the yamen runners took action, because they began to sympathize with Wu Jun.

  Bai Bu Tong saw this and angrily said: "So what's the point of doing anything? You don't want to do anything anymore, is that it?"

  The official was somewhat embarrassed, just at this moment, a loud shout came from the county government office: "There is a drum for shouting grievances in front of the government office, it is for the people to shout grievances, how can you drive them away casually?"

  Everyone heard that Bao Da was coming out, ordering them to pay their respects. Wu Jun saw this and also hastily knelt down, saying: "Your humble servant Wu Jun, begs the great sir to do justice for the common people."

  Bao Zheng nodded slightly and said: "Bring him up!"

  On this side, Bao Zheng began to ascend the hall, while on the Wen Fu's side, Hua Lang and Wen Meng were discussing buying a house in the downtown area and opening up their private detective agency. Just as they were discussing, a young servant rushed over and told them about Wu Jun going to the county government to file a complaint against Bai Yunfei.

  Everyone heard that Wu Jun was going to file a complaint and they were all extremely excited. This Wu Jun had been wronged, now that he had met Bao Zheng, he would certainly be able to clear his name.

  Although everyone was excited, they were not worried. They had seen Bao Gong's cleverness before, and Wu Jun's grievances were obvious at a glance. Once understood, the crime of White Not Passing could be cleared up. They didn't worry, so they continued to discuss buying a house.

  Hua Wanyu was quite familiar with Tianchang County and said, "The East Street is the most prosperous area in Tianchang County. Opening a detective agency there would be perfect."

  Wen Meng naturally also understood a bit more clearly, so she also hurriedly followed along in agreement.

  But then the two women finished speaking, and Hualang looked at Yin Wuchuang and said: "What does Brother Yin think?"

  Yin was slightly surprised, but immediately said: "Opening a detective agency is not about selling things, it's too noisy and not good. Some people who come to you for help may not want others to know, so being more secluded is actually better."

  Yin had no objection to this, and everyone else thought it made sense. After listening to their suggestions, Hua Lang said: "It can't be too lively or too quiet, I think the street in front of the county government office is just right."

  Upon hearing Hua Lang's words, everyone was shocked and said: "Opening the Detective Agency on that street in the county government? Isn't this snatching business from the county government?"

  Hualang smiled faintly: "The county government is set up by the imperial court, specializing in handling affairs for the people. However, there are some things that the county government cannot handle, and my detective agency helps them with it, which can also be considered as helping the county government. How can this be considered as competing with the county government for business? Moreover, the county government handles affairs for the people free of charge, they might even wish for fewer cases."

  Wen Meng nodded slightly and suddenly smiled strangely: "You opened the detective agency on that big street in the county government, is there another purpose?"

  Hualang burst out laughing and said, "Well, Miss Wen understands me. As a private detective in the Song Dynasty, I don't have the right to take cases on my own, so sometimes I'll need to rely on Bao Zheng's power. Being close to Bao Zheng is always more convenient."

  After this was settled, they immediately left the Wen Mansion and went to take a look at the main street of the county government office to see if there were any suitable courtyards.

  As soon as they walked onto that main street, they heard people on the street discussing Wu Jun's case. After listening carefully, their faces changed instantly.

  Wu Jun's lawsuit failed.

  How is this possible? Bao Zheng was a clean official, it's impossible for him to know it's a wrongful case and not clear the innocent.

  Many ordinary people are saying that Judge Bao is just like any other official, no different from the previous Zhou Da, and listening to their words, it seems that they have all forgotten the good things Judge Bao did in the past.

  These ignorant people suspected Bao Zheng, but Hua Lang did not suspect him. He firmly believed that Bao Zheng had not made a wrong judgment and there must be a reason for it.

  They didn't have time to buy a house, so they rushed to the county government office. When they arrived at the county government office, Wu Jun had just walked out of it. His face looked very bad, with a look of depression. Hua Lang saw him and hurriedly ran up to ask: "What's going on?"

  Wu Jun saw that it was Hua Lang and suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. He said: "This... this Lord Bao also... also can't judge, right?"

  Everyone was puzzled and immediately ordered an inquiry into the matter at that time. Wu Jun endured the pain and told what had happened in the main hall once again.

  "I accused Bai Notong of kicking my father to death over a piece of clothing, but after hearing my account, he immediately refuted me. He said that he only didn't let my father enter his home and did not kick him, saying that my father's death was due to his own poor health. Now that my father has been buried, how can we determine the truth?"

  After listening to Wu Jun's account, Wen Meng and Yin Wuchuang Hua also felt that this matter was a bit difficult to handle. Now there is no evidence, Wu Jun wants to sue Bai Butong, it seems difficult.

  Everyone thought this matter was difficult to handle, so they went to see Huā Láng (Flower Boy) one after another. They knew that Huā Láng always came up with ideas that others couldn't think of. But when they saw him, his brow was furrowed and he looked hesitant, as if he had a plan but didn't think it was very good.

  Wu Jun saw Hua Lang like this and hastily asked: "Brother Hua, do you have a way to help me clear my name? If you have a way, please tell me quickly!"

  Hualang hesitated again and again, saying: "The method is indeed available, but it's just a bit hard to accept."

  Wu Jun's expression changed slightly, and then he said: "It doesn't matter, as long as I can avenge my father, no matter how difficult it is to accept, I will accept it."

  Seeing Wu Jun like this, Hualang whispered a few words in Wu Jun's ear. After Hualang finished speaking, Wu Jun's complexion turned purple and green, as if he had seen a ghost.

  "So, Brother Wu still agrees?"

  Wu Jun thought for a long time before gritting his teeth and nodding: "Everything is up to you, Brother Hua."