Chapter 30 There are no good people in this world
The Bai family’s food is much better than the Chen family’s.

Cabbage stewed with pork belly, deep-fried river shrimp, braised carp, fried meatballs, and a plate of seasonal vegetables.

Then came the appetizers: roast chicken, pork elbow, and a plate of fried peanuts.

The drink was the most famous Lianhuabai in the town, which was said to cost twenty cents a bowl, which was quite expensive.

Compared with others, Chen’s rice with lard residue is not even up to par.

But even if it's not presentable, the Chen family can't eat it often.

Bai handed Chen Jie a big steamed bun. The steamed buns eaten by the Bai family were made of two kinds of flour (white flour and millet flour), but judging from the whiteness of this steamed bun, a lot of white flour must have been used.

You should know that the price of white flour is three times that of millet flour.

Therefore, those who can eat white flour are all rich families. White flour and rice are both refined grains and not everyone can afford them.

Chen Jie took the steamed bun, and Wu Zhong picked up a meatball for Chen Jie and said, "Try it, it's your aunt's cooking."

Chen Jie thanked him, and Wu Hong tore off a chicken leg and gave it to Chen Jie, saying, "Jiu Si, eat. Don't be reluctant. You need to nourish your small body."

Chen Jie nodded in agreement.

While eating, Bai felt depressed and asked, "Boss, have you heard about the incident in Shangtao Village?"

Wu Zhong was eating, and he paused, looking unhappy, and said, "I know, it was the old Yu family who committed sin and committed suicide by jumping into the well."

Wu Hong frowned when he heard this and asked, "What's wrong?"

Bai said, "Don't ask."

Wu Hong said, "That won't work, Mom. I'm a detective. There are lives lost. How can I ignore it?"

Wu Zhong saw this and said, "Son, don't worry about this. There are too many things involved. Just listen to your mother."

"Dad, you know me well. If you don't explain clearly, I will check it myself."

Wu Zhong glared at Bai and said, "Look at what you have done." Bai said aggrievedly, "I just wanted to liven up the atmosphere."

Doctor Bai heard this and said, "It's fine to talk about it. He's not a child anymore. There are some things he should know."

Seeing that the old man had spoken, Wu Zhong glanced at Chen Jie and Wu Hong, and slowly told them what had happened.

The thing is that the young man from the Wang family in Shangtao Village got addicted to gambling. He lost everything in the game between Yu Jiabao and Yu Sanliu, and then he couldn't pay back the money.

Yu Sanliu proposed to have a "morning class", and finally the young wife, unable to bear the humiliation, jumped into the well and committed suicide.

Snapped!
After hearing this, Wu Hong stood up angrily, slammed the table, and looked at everyone with a frown.

"Lawless!"

Wu Hong shouted angrily. Wu Zhong said nothing, but just looked at Chen Jie on the side. He knew his son's character very well.

But Chen Jie's performance surprised him a little. He saw a flash of anger on Chen Jie's face, and then he returned to calm. However, underneath his calmness, there was a raging rage. He thought of the intelligence tip that Yu Sanliu had targeted Su Yunjin.

That woman Cui'er was forced to jump into the well, what about Su Yunjin?
If I hadn't traveled through time in time, would Su Yunjin have ended up like Cui'er?

After being humiliated, he jumped into a well and committed suicide!

What's even more terrifying is that Yu Sanliu has not given up on Su Yunjin. With his methods, he will definitely force her to submit. By then...

No, I must not let Yunjin end up as miserably as Cui'er, absolutely not.

Chen Jie hid his hands under the table and clenched them tightly.

"Sit down." Wu Zhong said, looking at Wu Hong with a cold look in his eyes. Wu Hong said, "Dad, have they become so lawless?"

Wu Zhong looked at him and said, "They are lawless. Which law can control them?"

Wu Hong's expression froze.

"First, the casino is a business approved by the court, so they are not breaking the law. Second, usury is a private loan, so the government doesn't care. Third, using the wife to pay off the debt is not against the law if the victim agrees to it. Fourth, the woman jumped into the well by herself, so it's suicide. What does it have to do with the Yu family father and son?"

Wu Zhong said.

"But someone died!"

Wu Hong argued.

"So what? Don't forget, they are backed by the Cao Gang. The county magistrate at your yamen is unwilling to take care of this matter, so why are you interfering? Stay still for a few days and go back to the county. You don't need to interfere in the affairs of the town."

"Damn it, gang, wipe them all out!"

Wu Hong said angrily.

Wu Zhong frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Your father is from the fishing gang. Why are you trying to get rid of him too?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Hong glanced at Wu Zhong and said, "Dad, you are different. You are not evil!"

"Haha, your father blocked the Mianshui River and prevented people from fishing. Can I be considered a good person?"

"Oh, son, there are no good people these days. We in the gang are not good people, but are you in the government good people?"

"This……"

Wu Hong wanted to say something.

Doctor Bai glared at him and said, "Let your father finish what he is saying."

Wu Hong lowered his head.

Wu Zhong said, "Since your grandfather has spoken, I will explain it to you in detail. Your master taught you skills, and I, your father, taught you principles. Nowadays, there are no good people. They only care about benefits. You have been in the government for a year or two. Don't you see the tricks? The master eats taxes, the lawyer eats bribes, the yamen runners eat the victims, and they eat the defendant and the plaintiff."

"How many big businesses in the county have your county magistrate's stake in them? The street policemen, every day they extort a little money from the merchants, and all kinds of tax collectors, which one of them doesn't make up excuses to collect more taxes and pocket the money? Are they good people?"

"Son, let me tell you, what your government does is actually the same as what our gang does, both of them are forcing the people to fleece the government. It's said that there are two major gangs in Mianshui County, but I think there are actually three. The largest one is your government. There are no good people in this world."

Wu Zhong spoke earnestly, and Wu Hong was obviously shocked. In fact, he knew some of this, but he had never thought about it carefully. He never thought that the constable buddy who greeted him with a smile might become a merchant after going out on the street, and a devil who eats people without leaving any bones in the eyes of the people.

Good people, where are the good people?

Wu Zhong drank by himself. Chen Jie didn't say anything, but he understood that Wu Zhong was right. Where can you find good people? This is a chaotic world, a cannibalistic society.

Being weak is a sin, so there is no distinction between good and bad people.

The law, when upheld by the strong, can be a protection for the weak; but when the strong use it as a tool, it becomes a nightmare for the weak.

Doctor Bai saw that his grandson was having trouble accepting it, so he tried to smooth things over, "Alright, Hong'er, what your father said may not be right, but it is helpful to you. As human beings, we must first protect our families, and secondly, we must have a clear conscience. As for the rest, we can't force it, we can't force it..."

After Doctor Bai finished speaking, he took a big sip of Lotus White. At his age, he actually understood a lot of things.

The meal ended in such an atmosphere.

Chen Jie said goodbye in a hurry. Before leaving, Bai gave Chen Jie four steamed buns, a bag of peanuts, and half a bag of pork elbow.

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