Would You Believe I Could Throw You in Jail Right Now?

The Old Scholar Tree asked curiously, "What case is making you so upset?"

Zhou Wanwan gritted her teeth and said, "Beast, you're a real beast!"

This case has been pending for almost two years. There was a businessman named Chen Fugui whose family was extremely poor in his early years.

It was only through his wife, Lady Fang, contributing her dowry and helping others that they were able to gradually open a restaurant and start living a good life.

Lady Fang finally became pregnant and thought things would get better and better, but little did she know that her husband had already been having an affair.

What's even more despicable is that the mistress also gave birth to a son.

The man, feeling sorry for his mistress, secretly switched Fang's child with hers on the day Lady Fang gave birth, taking the child born to his mistress and lying to her that it was her own.

Lady Fang knew nothing, loved her child dearly, and raised him with great care until he was eight years old.

Until that day, she took her child to the temple to burn incense, and on the way, she casually coaxed him, "Sweetie, Mom will make you sweet cakes when we get home."

But the child let slip, "I don't want to eat sweet cakes, I want to go find my mother. She'll buy me sugar figurines. You're not my real mother..."

Lady Fang was struck dumb, her whole body went cold.

She tried to remain calm and pressed the child repeatedly. The child then recounted, in fits and starts, things about the unfamiliar place and the strange woman.

Lady Fang became suspicious and secretly observed her husband, eventually uncovering the keepsakes and letters he had kept from his affair with his mistress for many years.

Only then did she realize with horror that the child she had raised with such care for several years was actually the illegitimate child of her husband and his mistress.

Her biological children remain missing to this day.

Lady Fang took the evidence to the government office to file a complaint, hoping to find her biological child and seek justice.

But the shopkeeper had already bribed everyone, and in court he turned the tables on her, accusing her of being jealous, slandering her husband, and abandoning her own child.

The officials, having accepted bribes, beat her and drove her out of the courtroom without any investigation.

After returning home, the shopkeeper became even more heartless, divorcing Lady Fang, who was pregnant again and in poor health, and kicking her out of the house.

He seized her remaining dowry and then lavishly brought his mistress and child into the house.

Poor Lady Fang was desperate and had nowhere to turn for help. She was heavily pregnant and ended up on the streets. After her last attempt to file a complaint was rejected, she disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Wanwan was furious. "That bastard, bullying others by taking advantage of his power! I need to investigate him thoroughly."

The unfaithful man in the case is named Chen Fugui. He owns a Fugui Restaurant in the city, and the business is booming, with people coming and going every day.

She went straight to the Fugui Restaurant.

When we arrived at the place, it was indeed impressive, with people coming and going at the entrance and diners coming and going, making it very lively.

Zhou Wanwan didn't go into the lobby, but went around to the back courtyard.

The courtyard was planted with many flowers, trees and shrubs. As soon as she entered, she asked softly about these plants and Lady Fang's whereabouts.

A moment later, an old elm tree in the corner of the yard spoke up:

"Oh dear, little girl, you're here to ask about that case from before, aren't you?"

We've all seen what happened with the Lady Fang!

A clump of Holly bushes nearby also echoed softly:

"The Lady Fang was kicked out at that time, which was terrible."

She was heavily pregnant and pushed out the door; even when she cried, no one paid her any attention.

The dandelion by the wall said softly:

"Later we heard from the servants at the restaurant that she had gone to work as a laundry maid, washing clothes for people every day to make a living."

Not long after, she gave birth to a daughter outside of marriage.

The old elm tree sighed again:

"The mother and daughter now live in the most dilapidated and poorest Mud Alley in the west of the city."

That place is small and dilapidated, full of poor people. You'll find it if you look over there.

Zhou Wanwan went straight to Mud Alley, and after inquiring, she actually found the Lady Fang.

The Lady Fang lived in the most dilapidated Mud Alley in the west of the city. As soon as you turned into the alley, you would see a small, run-down wooden house.

The house was pitifully small, only a few square meters in size, with walls made of broken wooden planks that looked like they would collapse in the wind.

She had just gently pushed open the door when she heard heart-wrenching cries coming from inside.

Lady Fang was holding her baby girl in her arms, sobbing uncontrollably, "Little Flower... Little Flower, wake up... don't scare your mother..."

"You have such a high fever, what are we going to do... what are we going to do..."

The child's face was flushed, and he was whimpering with his eyes closed. His body was frighteningly hot, clearly indicating a high fever. He didn't even have the strength to cry.

While crying, Lady Fang soaked a cloth in cold water and applied it to the child's forehead; her hands were trembling.

"It's all my fault... it's all my fault for being useless... I don't even have the money to treat you..."

"If anything were to happen to you, your mother wouldn't be able to live either..."

Zhou Wanwan suddenly spoke up, "Lady Fang, I can help you save this child. Give the child to me."

Lady Fang was startled and looked up at her, saying, "Little girl, where did you come from? This place... it's not safe here, there are refugees everywhere. You'd better leave quickly!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"I really do have a way to save this child. After I save the child, I also want to help you overturn the verdict."

Do you want to overturn that previous case?

Lady Fang was stunned, her eyes filled with despair. "There's no way to overturn the case, not in this lifetime. Chen Fugui is no ordinary person now; I can't beat him."

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"Lady Fang, do you believe me?"

If you trust me, go outside and wait now. I guarantee the child will get better.

Lady Fang hesitated for a moment, then walked out the door.

Zhou Wanwan took out several herbs, placed them on the child, and then channeled energy into the herbs.

Soon, the energy of these herbs slowly flowed into the child's body.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the child slowly opened her eyes. She sat up, looked at Zhou Wanwan, and asked, "Who are you? Are you a fairy?"

Zhou Wanwan patted her head and said, "I'm not a fairy, but I can still save you."

She let Lady Fang in, Lady Fang immediately knelt down before her. "Miss, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, this girl would be dead."

Zhou Wanwan smiled at her and said, "Now you believe me, right?"

Lady Fang nodded quickly and said:

"They sent my son away back then, and I've always wanted to know where he is, but they just won't tell me."

Whether the case is overturned or not is not important; I just want to know where my son went.

Zhou Wanwan said with a smile, "Let's go! Come with me to the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's office, and I'll help you investigate."

She led Lady Fang into the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's office. Nie Shi'an was handling official business when he saw Zhou Wanwan, and he was furious.

"I told you not to run around, but you just went out to play anyway."

You brought two more people back with you, what are you trying to do?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said:

"Didn't you just happen to assign me to the backlog of cases file room?"

Then I looked at the cases, and many of them had been handled incorrectly, so I decided to re-examine them.

Enraged, Nie Shi'an slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Zhou Wanwan, do you believe I'll throw you in jail right now?!"

Lady Fang and Little Flower Hua, who were standing nearby, trembled with fear. Lady Fang quickly kowtowed and said, "Sir, it's all our fault. It has nothing to do with Wanwan. Please punish us instead!"