Fang Yun nodded gently and said, "I understand what you mean. Catching spirit beast dealers involves a cost issue. Now the governments of various countries have allocated a lot of manpower and a lot of money in this regard, but spirit beast dealers are experienced and very cunning. The governments of various countries can only do this to a certain extent. After all, there are too many places that need manpower and money, and it is impossible to delay other aspects for spirit beast dealers. If more manpower and material resources are used to catch spirit beast dealers, there will inevitably be people who question why the money is not spent on candidates, why the money is not spent on those poor people. The investment in manpower and material resources follows a rule. If too much is invested, the increase in benefits will decrease sharply, but if no investment is made, more manpower and material resources will be wasted in remediation."
No regime can be perfect in all aspects.
Dong Wencong nodded repeatedly and said respectfully, "What you said is more thorough than I thought. I understand it, but I am not as insightful as you. It seems that your opinion is the same as mine. You don't need to focus on this. Let us handle it. What's more, you have read the official documents. We can't go to the legalists for this case."
Fang Yun thought for a moment and spoke slowly.
"Considering the cost and benefits, it is indeed not appropriate for all parts of Xiangzhou to invest too much manpower and material resources to capture spirit beast dealers. However, sometimes we cannot only consider the cost and benefits of manpower and material resources, but also the impact of other aspects. As the governor of the two states, I have to draw a bottom line on behalf of the country. When this bottom line is crossed, it means that huge losses will be caused, which cannot be measured by manpower and material resources alone. Once this loss intensifies, it will cause irreparable consequences."
"The spirit beast dealer killed an ordinary person and broke the bottom line of the law. So, our government should use the law to solve it. As long as the various government offices do their best, even if they can't catch the murderer, they can still give an explanation to the people, because the government did not perfunctorily use all the forces at the normal level. But now, the spirit beast dealer killed the constable, which has not only broken the bottom line of the law, but also the bottom line of the country. This is very cold and seems to divide people into high and low, but this is the reality."
"If we can't solve the murderer, first of all, it's like telling the people that the government can't protect them. Secondly, it's like telling the officials who maintain national order that after the government put them and their families in danger, they can't protect them or avenge them. Finally, it's like telling the entire human race that the official who represented the power of this country died inexplicably, that there's something wrong with this country, that there are loopholes and weaknesses everywhere, and any force can not only attack this country secretly, but can even attack it openly."
"If it comes to this, and the culprit is not dealt with directly, then any so-called under-the-table deal is ridiculous, and any behavior that exchanges other interests at the cost of the dead is extremely stupid. Because this is equivalent to telling the world that this country has no bottom line, and anything done to this country can be solved by paying other prices and making some interest exchanges. The person in charge of this country is not a leader, not a monarch, but a profit-seeking small trader."
"A person must have some persistence and a bottom line to be alive. And for a country that shoulders the responsibility of hundreds of millions of people, the bottom line should not be lower than that of any of its citizens. Now, someone has crossed this bottom line, and I will fight back with the strongest means!"
Fang Yun's words were powerful. Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun and was unable to refute him.
Fang Yun stared into Dong Wencong's eyes and continued, "You said that at least a great scholar of the Legalist School can investigate it clearly, so I will ask a great scholar of the Legalist School to come forward!"
Dong Wencong sighed and said, "Well, I lost. It is true that I did not see the seriousness of this matter. I only considered it from the perspective of an official, not from the perspective of the people and the country. You are right. If this matter cannot be resolved cleanly, then my Jingguo is still a sick cat, not even a sick tiger. A sick tiger will at least roar twice. Which legalist do you want to invite?"
"I would like to invite Han Shuolin, the head of the Han Fei family." Fang Yun said.
Dong Wencong was stunned and said, "When you confronted the Punishment Hall, the person who came was Han Zhengyang, the Grand Secretary of the Han Family. If you ask the Patriarch of the Han Feizi Family to come forward now, will he be rejected?"
"Let's try it first." Fang Yun said as he held the official seal and delivered a letter to Han Shuolin.
Dong Wencong was helpless, thinking that this Xusheng was really free and easy.
Not long after, Fang Yun said, "The head of the Han family has already agreed to use the literary world to move to Qingjing immediately, and then step up his career to Baling."
"I am convinced!" Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun with helplessness and admiration.
"I'm glad to accept it." Fang Yun said jokingly, lowering his head to continue reading other documents.
After a while, Dong Wencong said, "Sir, the renovation and expansion of Yueyang Tower is underway. I have heard from many officials that some people want to change Baling to Yueyang, mainly to use the fame of Yueyang Tower to raise the status of Baling City in the human race. What's more, Baling was also called Yueyang many years ago, so there is nothing wrong with changing it to Yueyang."
Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "You are the governor of Xiangzhou, so this matter is up to you to decide. But to change a prefecture as big as this, we must first make the people willing."
"Don't worry, I will never cause public outrage. By the way, how do we welcome the head of the Han family? Or should we keep it simple and not let others know?" Dong Wencong said.
Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "Investigating the case is the business of the Legalists. It is not convenient for me to interfere. It is also not convenient to make a big fuss at this time. I will meet him at the Governor's Mansion. After the meeting, he will become the leader of this case. I just need the result."
"Your approach seems more appropriate. After all, he is a great scholar of the Legalist School. If you continue to work with him to investigate the case and catch the murderer, it will only tie his hands. If my prediction is correct, within three days at most, Mr. Lin will be able to find the real murderer. Even if he escapes to another country..."
Dong Wencong stopped talking halfway and looked at Fang Yun with a strange look.
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "It seems you understand."
Dong Wencong said helplessly, "I am not as good as you. I now understand that the reason you invited other great scholars from other countries is mainly because you are worried that the murderer will escape to Qing or Qi. In this way, even if those two countries want to obstruct, they can do nothing. In order to avoid offending the powerful Han Feizi family, they can only watch the head of the Han family investigate the case. However, this favor is not small. It seems that your friendship with the Han Feizi family is deeper than the rumors."
"Since we want to get to the bottom of it, we must naturally go all out!" Fang Yun said.
At noon, Han Shuolin, the head of the Han Fei family, came to the Governor's Mansion. Fang Yun invited him into the study. After the two had a secret conversation for half an hour, Fang Yun accompanied Han Shuolin to Zhengde County.
After arriving in Zhengde County, Fang Yun introduced Han Shuolin to the official in charge of the case, and then said that Han Shuolin was fully responsible for the matter and asked everyone to cooperate.
Those officials were almost scared silly after learning Han Shuolin's identity. Who would dare not cooperate!
Fang Yun chatted with Han Shuolin for a few more words, then said goodbye and returned to Baling City.
Three days later in the morning, Han Shuolin returned to Baling City and appeared in Fang Yun's study.
.(To be continued)