Chapter 2: Stormy Weather Throughout the City

  Chapter 2: Stormy Weather Throughout the City

  The whole city of Jianye was shocked, no one dared to believe that Su Jing actually went to the Wanhualou to arrest Shi Daren and Fuyin Daren's treachery! For a time, the entire Wanhualou was discussing it heatedly. The old mama was also extremely resentful towards Su Jing! This Chutie was her Wanhualou's golden signboard, if she were to be punished, it would be equivalent to losing a money tree.

  Chen Zhan excitedly knocked open the gate of the government office, saw Madame Wang and happily said: "The task you gave us has been completed, we have brought back both Magistrate Fu and his secret lover!"

  "Where is he? Take me there at once! I must give that old scoundrel a good dressing-down!"

  "Madam Wang doesn't need to come out anymore, I've already brought them over and handed them over to you for punishment!" Just then, Su Jing led Du Chuyan with his hands tied behind his back, accompanied by Wang Lingsong, with Shi Zhongwen following closely behind, arrived at Madam Wang's residence.

  "But Mrs. Wang, we are a one-handed payment, one-handed goods!" Su Jing blocked Mrs. Wang.

  Naturally, the woman would have no objection; a hundred taels was nothing to her.

  After receiving the money, Su Jing naturally didn't want to stay any longer and made a gesture to Chen Zhan before leaving. After all, this tigress was still very powerful when she was angry!

  "Su Jing, I have no grudge against you, why are you making things so difficult for me? I just met the Magistrate for the first time! You're actually framing me!" Du Chuying looked at Su Jing with a resentful gaze. To be honest, Su Jing was also helpless. This little girl was indeed beautiful, but duty-bound, even if it were the Emperor himself, Su Jing would still grab hold of her without hesitation.

  "Sorry, Miss Du. This is just my job. You've seen it yourself. Just consider it a small sacrifice for the harmony of the Prefect's family. God will bless you, amen!" With that, he turned and fled without looking back.

  "Hey, boss, I'm saying, out of 100 taels, can't you spare me at least 10 or 20 taels?" Chen Zhan shouted from behind.

  ………

  The next day, Su Jing's incident of bringing his servants to make a big scene at the Wan Hua Lou had already spread throughout Jianye City, and it would naturally cause a great stir.

  "Boss, do you know how people outside are talking about you?" Chen Zhan panted as he came before Su Jing after returning from outside in the morning.

  Su Jingke doesn't mind, if it were in a past life, this would be called hype! Free advertising that's so loud, what complaints can you have?

  "Chen Zhan, do you know what's called advertising and hype?"

  "Advertisement and hype? What does it mean? I don't understand." Chen Zhan scratched his head, indicating that he didn't get it.

  "It's a way to let others know about our detective agency, you see how people outside are talking about me catching the person at the brothel, whether they're scolding or praising me, aren't they all aware of the existence of our Datang No. 1 Detective Agency? In the future, if they have any disputes to handle, they will naturally consider us, won't that be more beneficial for us to make money?"

  Su Jing's words suddenly made Chen Zhan realize something.

  "Boss, you're really insightful! I'll definitely make a name for myself if I follow you!"

  Su Jing smiled and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and go take a look if there's any business coming in. I really want to hear the sound from outside..."

  Su Jing had barely finished speaking when a massive crowd of middle-aged women burst into the detective agency, packing the room to capacity.

  "When did I become a mistress killer?" was Su Jing's first thought. But when he found out the reason why these women came, he became speechless with laughter - it turned out they all wanted him to catch their husbands cheating! Their husbands were all regular customers of Wan Hua Lou!

  Chen Zhan looked worriedly at the many tigresses in front of him: "Boss, what should we do? With so many people, how can we manage?"

  But Su Jing's face suddenly appeared a faint smile, pushing away Chen Zhan who was blocking his way, with an air of commanding thousands of troops and horses, facing the female teachers in front of him: "Everyone quiet down, write your husbands' names on this piece of paper, I have a way to make those men not go to Wanhualou, but stay at home and accompany you obediently!"

  These women, as if grasping at a lifeline, desperately registered.

  Looking at the endless stream of people, Chen Zhan became more and more worried. With so many single orders, how could they get everything done? Didn't the detective agency only have him and Boss Xiao, just the two of them?

  "Boss, this..."

  Su Jing waved his hand and instructed calmly, "Don't worry, the mountain people have a clever plan. Chen Zhan, go prepare two slightly longer bamboo poles and a larger white cloth! Go!"

  Chen Zhan didn't dare hesitate anymore and immediately ran out.

  The Kangcheng Street in Jianye City is the most prosperous, with all kinds of business shops standing in great numbers, and it's also a favorite street for rich young masters to stroll around. Countless young masters from wealthy families, dressed in silk and satin, spend money like dirt here.

  "Miss, miss, didn't the master forbid you from coming out? It's not good for us to wander around on the streets like this, is it?" A rather tall and pretty maid said while chasing after a pink figure.

  That pink figure suddenly stopped in her tracks, gazing at a kite in front of her, and said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? When the time comes, I'll just say it was my idea for you to bring me out! It's been ages since I last went out to play! Xiaoping, don't you think this kite looks great?"

  The maid called Xiaoping stood awkwardly beside the young lady, gazing at the brightly colored kite. At this moment, Chen Zhan happened to rush past and accidentally bumped into Xiaoping's body.

  "Hey, how are you walking?! Are you blind?!" Xiaoping scolded.

  Chen Zhan quickly got up and didn't care who he bumped into or what the other person said, and just kept running away.

  "Miss, look at this man! How can he be like this?!"

  "Alright, alright, don't bother with this kind of person anymore, let's go take a look up ahead." The young lady said.

  Just as the two of them were having a great time, a man in white clothes walked over with an elegant demeanor, playing with his fan while saying: "Isn't this Miss Xie? We meet again!"

  Miss Xie turned her head and saw the familiar face, "I thought it was someone else, but it's actually Yihan. How do you have time to play around? Aren't you preparing for next year's imperial examination?"

  Miss Xie's maid, Xiao Ping, also chimed in: "Yes, yes, you are the number one detective in Jiangnan, and will be a pillar of the country in the future. We can't delay your career."

  He Yihan smiled somewhat awkwardly, "It's not as exaggerated as you guys said, it's also necessary to relax properly, hehe."

  Miss Xie is actually the treasured daughter of Jiangnan's first wealthy merchant, Xie Linshen - Xie Peirong. As everyone knows, the wealthy Xie family has a fortune that can rival a country.

  "You also sneaked out, didn't you? Mr. Xie was just talking to me about Miss this morning, he said you were at home learning embroidery, it seems..." He Yihuan whispered into Xie Peirong's ear.

  "You... don't talk nonsense, we ran out openly and uprightly!" Xie Peirong emphasized with some unease.

  "Oh, is it? Ah......!" He Yihan wanted to say something else, but was suddenly hit on the head with a bamboo pole and cried out in pain. "Who dares to hurt Ben Shao?!"

  At this moment, Chen Zhan, holding a bamboo pole and wrapped in cloth, didn't care who he bumped into. What he was most worried about was whether his old master could handle the fierce and formidable army of female teachers.

  "Let's make way, let's make way," with such a voice, the troublemaker was about to disappear into the crowd. He Yihan inserted her folded fan into her waistband and chased after him.

  "Miss, look! It's that careless fellow who just bumped into me!" said Xiaoping, pointing at the man holding a bamboo pole.

  Xie Peirong was also extremely curious, "What is that person doing in such a hurry, carrying a bamboo pole wrapped in cloth?! Xiaoping, let's go take a look! Come on!"

  "But miss, we still have to rush back before lunch, miss...miss?..."

  Su Jing gazed at the group of middle-aged women, holding a flower name list filled with fifty names. On the table, there were one thousand taels of silver as deposits for this event, and after its success, another five thousand taels could be collected! This time, it was indeed a windfall.

  "Boss, I'm back! As you instructed, I've bought the things!" said Chen Zhan, the young servant.

  Su Jing looked at Chen Zhan's things and showed a satisfied expression. He chuckled and took the fabric, writing on it:

  Wicked businesswoman, harm the people, lost husband return home early!

  A group of women looked at each other in confusion as Su Jing hung a large banner on a bamboo pole and led the crowd onto the street, shouting loudly: "Chen Zhan, take care of your silver! Listen to me, everyone! If we want to stop the human trafficking business of Wan Hua Lou, we must unite and resist, create public opinion pressure on those who come out to sell and buy, and make them feel embarrassed! We're going to march in the streets now! I guarantee that your husbands will stay home obediently tonight! What do you all say?!"

  Fifty women looked at each other, then began to discuss in a low voice. After the discussion, everyone was ready to give it a try. So they lined up and let Su Jing walk in front, and this demonstration parade to stop married men from entering brothels began!

  "It's the First Detective Agency!" Little Pink pointed at the sign behind the crowd.

  "The First Detective Agency? Isn't that the agency founded by the person who caught Governor Yu's adultery?" He Yihuan snorted, "Hmph, a helpful adulterer, just a clown!"

  But Xie Peirong didn't think so, she curiously watched the demonstration procession, listened to those loud slogans, and even had an impulse to join in.

  "Wicked businesswoman, harm the people, lost husband return home early!"

  "Resist carnal temptation, create a harmonious family!"

  "Jointly maintain a harmonious environment in Jianye City and strengthen urban construction management!"

  …………

  These slogans that resounded in the hearts of everyone, kept swirling on the streets, from Kangcheng Street to the entrance of the government office, from West Street to North Street. Almost the entire city of Jianye heard these loud shouts. At the same time, the procession also grew from the initial fifty people to several hundred, Su Jing led this group of married women to stir up a storm in the whole city!

  "What's going on?" asked Wang Lingsong, the county magistrate, with some terror in his voice. At this moment, the left half of his face was obviously swollen and red. Because Su Jing and others had shouted loudly, there was a deafening effect.

  The teacher next to him had just returned from reconnaissance outside, "Back to the adults, it was Su Jing who brought you back last night with a group of women making trouble on the main street! This kid is getting more and more arrogant, you need to control him!"

  This master would certainly say so, because he himself is a regular customer of the Ten Thousand Flower Building! This time Su Jing pointed his spearhead at the Ten Thousand Flower Building, he must not be able to bear it.

  "Hum, Su Jingxiao, you ruined my big deal last night and humiliated me. Let's see how I'll punish you!"

  Who says history is not worth watching? We must write it well.