The angry Patriarch Mayfly and Du Wuhen squatted on the street all afternoon, thinking together for a long time.
"This is too much. Isn't this bullying an honest person?" Du Wuhen said angrily, "The owner of the house must have been colluding with him yesterday to defraud us of our deposit."
"It's really rude to live in the imperial city of Yudu and not follow the law." Ancestor Mayfly also shook his head and said.
"We can't hold our breath like this." Du Wuhen said: "It's just that we are hiding our identities at this moment, so it is really not the right time to take action, otherwise we will beat them up!"
They came to Yudu just to avoid the sight of Penglai. Although the current Penglai Sect is very poor, it still has several Tianyuan powerhouses and the artifact Donghai Zhoulun. If the two brothers take action rashly, they are likely to attract crazy revenge from Penglai.
After all, if you want to say who Penglai hates the most among these enemies, I am afraid that Azu will be ranked first, and the Demon Sect and Shushan will have to stand back.
"For today's plan, the only thing..." Ancestor Mayfly turned back, looked at the end of the street, and said seriously: "Report to the official!"
Walk along the long street to the official street in the east of the city. Most of the government offices here are government offices. The first one at the street entrance is the Panyang government office.
The government office under the emperor's feet seems to have no sense of existence, but in fact it handles many chores for the people. Yudu City, the largest city in the world, has a much higher population than anywhere else.
When Patriarch Mayfly and Du Wuhen came to the yamen gate, they saw a large crowd of people in the courtyard. It seemed that there were many people coming to do business.
Just as the brothers were about to step in, they heard a cry from beside them: "Hey! What are you doing?"
I saw two gatekeepers holding sticks standing there, blocking the doorway with their sticks, staring at the two men with gloomy eyes.
Du Wuhen said: "We came to report to the authorities because we were deceived."
"Reporter, have you submitted the petition?" The officer on the left has a sinister face and a bad expression.
"Paper?" Du Wuhen was stunned.
After all, he was also a prodigy from the Immortal Sect, and he would directly contact the Supervisory Office if anything happened. Officials of the Panyang Prefecture's level would not be in his sight at all. If you didn't want to reveal your identity, you wouldn't have come here at all. How do you know the rules?
"Master is busy with official duties every day, so how can he have time to listen to your affairs in person?" The yamen servant on the right was thin and cunning, and explained with a smile: "You write down the things you want to break on the petition paper. After reading it, Master will prioritize it. The important ones are in the front row, the unimportant ones are in the back row, and they are shown to the master in turn."
"Our matter is very important." Du Wuhen said immediately: "The amount of money we were defrauded is not small."
The two of them were also quick with their hands and feet. While they were talking, they had already taken out paper and pen to write the papers.
The yamen officer said again: "There are killings, robberies and robberies every day in Yudu City. There are so many vicious cases. Real estate disputes like yours cannot be ranked. Even if the amount is quite large, it is not critical. If it is submitted like this, I am afraid it will take a long time." It’s been months.”
"Ah?" Du Wuhen scratched his head and said, "It's not certain whether we will still be in Yudu City in a few months. Can you be accommodating to us and handle it urgently for us?"
"Well..." The yamen servant rubbed a few fingers together.
Du Wuhen understood and immediately handed over a few taels of silver and said with a smile, "I hope you can help me."
"No problem." The yamen officer accepted the money and immediately beamed with joy. He turned over his hand and took the papers from them, then ran to the front hall and returned in a moment.
"Your petitions have been handed in. I specifically asked the master to help you get in front of the queue. It is estimated that they will be reviewed tomorrow. Let's go back and wait for the news." The Yamen servant waved his hand and told the two of them to go back.
…
The next morning, the brothers got up early and came to Panyang Mansion Office again.
This time the yawning government official finally let them in and explained that the case would be brought to court today. The two people entered the courtyard and found that it was still crowded with people. It turned out that they were all people queuing up to hear the case today.
They were standing in the corner at the end of the courtyard. If they weren't smart, they wouldn't even be able to see the main hall in front of them.
The speed of Panyang Mansion in handling cases is not unsatisfactory, and a case can be concluded in almost a moment. However, there are too many cases to deal with, and by the time their fraud case is scheduled, the sun has already set.
Finally, a master from the side hall called the two of them. Du Wuhen and Patriarch Ancestor of Mayfly stepped forward again. They thought they could go to the court to hear the case, but unexpectedly, the master glanced at the pleadings a few times, then handed them back and said, "What do you think this is?" Real estate disputes should be heard by the Household Registration Department, shouldn’t we be the ones to investigate and handle them?”
"What?" Du Wuhen was stunned for a moment and said, "This is obviously a fraud case, why is it not under your control?"
"If the fraud is actually committed, we will investigate and investigate. But you can't confirm whether that person is the homeowner yet, and the ownership of the houses before and after has not been clarified. It is not our time to get involved at this time. The household registration department should first find out the whole story. The nature of the case has been determined. If it is really a traitor and deceitful, we will try it again." The master twirled his mustache, shook his head, and explained the process clearly.
Ancestor Mayfly and Du Wuhen felt that what he said made sense. They nodded blankly twice and were kicked out.
The yamen official who collected the money also pointed out to them the location of the household registration yamen, which was at the corner of the long street not far from here.
The two brothers also thanked them, and then walked through the long street to the Yamen Gate with the plaque "Household Registration Department" written on it.
The layout in front of the door is the same, and there are two government officials standing there with the same fleshy faces. The yamen courtyard behind them was also full of people.
"What are you doing!" When he saw the person coming, he also opened the door with two sticks.
"You two, we were defrauded when we bought a house, and we would like to confirm the ownership of the case." Du Wuhen stepped forward and said.
"Hiss..." The officer raised his eyebrows and breathed in, as if he was about to say something bad.
Du Wuhen understood the rules and immediately handed over a few more taels of silver.
After receiving the money, the yamen servant's face suddenly turned into a joyful smile, "This paper of yours is not enough. Write a new one and submit it to the Household Registration Department, and I will hand it over for you. Just find out who owns the property and who is selling it to you. With his identity, we can determine the nature of the case. If we work quickly, it can be completed tomorrow."
"Thank you so much." The two brothers thanked them repeatedly.
The yamen officer turned around and entered the courtyard, handed the petition in, and then came back and said: "I have handed it over to my colleagues inside for urgent processing. I will help you search the files tomorrow to confirm the identity of the homeowner. I will accompany you then. Come to confirm, you go back today and wait for the news."
…
Another day later, the brothers got up early again and came to the household registration department.
This time they entered the courtyard and waited until noon before a clerk finally helped them search for the house registration. However, after some searching, the clerk came out with a brochure and frowned: "You said that house is in some trouble. It is the official residence of the Department of Works and Construction. The information of the owner of the household is confidential and has never been sold. We can’t check it here.”
Seeing the confused expressions of the two brothers, he explained further: "At the beginning, His Majesty ordered the Engineering and Construction Department to build a mansion, which was specially awarded to meritorious ministers. The superior officials often transferred gifts to each other at will. These will not be found here. It’s on the register. But don’t worry, I’ll write a note right now. You can take it to the Engineering and Construction Department to inquire, and they will definitely find out the result.”
"This..." Du Wuhen's dark face turned darker and darker.
Unexpectedly, just finding out the owner of the property would be so troublesome, and the brothers would have to go through so many troubles.
"You take my note and it will be done soon." The clerk quickly typed up a note and handed it to Du Wuhen. He looked at the time and said, "But it will be afternoon at the Engineering and Manufacturing Department." I won’t accept any foreign affairs, you can wait until tomorrow.”
"..."
The brothers waited obediently for another day, then got up early and went to the Gongzao Division. The answer they received from the Gongzao Division was that the mansion was indeed one of the original rewards from the emperor, but it had changed owners many times prematurely. The household registration department did not register the property. It may be because the transfer was not a sale, so the property was not registered. This is against the rules.
The Engineering and Construction Department only knows who the original homeowner was, but they don't know who the current homeowner is. If you want to confirm the identity of the current owner, you need to go to the official residence and inquire one by one.
As for when the results of the inquiry will be available, it is not certain.
The officer from the Engineering Department waved to them, and before he could speak, Du Wuhen said first, "You want me to go home and wait for news, right?"
As the two brothers walked down the long street, they even forgot why they were there. After going around in a few big circles, I felt a little dizzy.
"Second brother, continuing like this is not an option." Du Wuhen frowned and said, "If you continue to follow the procedure like this, your lifespan may be able to last, but my lifespan may not be enough..."
"What should we do?" Patriarch Mayfly asked, "If we don't follow the court rules, wouldn't it be impolite?"
"After all this time, why do you still care about politeness?" Du Wuhen waved his hand and said: "Tomorrow I will go directly to the Imperial City Gate to complain directly! There is a demon mirror at the Imperial City Gate. Don't come close. I will go alone. "
"But then you won't be exposed..." said the ancestor of the mayfly.
"I put on a slight disguise and covered my face without using my magical powers to reveal my aura. I handed over the paper and left. I shouldn't be recognized." Du Wuhen thought.
"This..." Ancestor Mayfly still seemed to have something wrong, but Du Wuhen patted his chest and said, "Just wait for my good news at home."
…
One day later, during the morning meeting. The gate of the imperial city opened, and hundreds of civil and military officials drove in.
A dark figure suddenly jumped out. This figure was thin and long, with his hands above his knees. His face was covered with a piece of black cloth, covering his skin that was almost the same as black cloth, and he suddenly stopped in front of the imperial city gate.
Du Wuhen faced the carriages and horses of the civil and military officials on the imperial city and behind him, raised the paper and said loudly: "I have..."
"I have a grievance!" Another person suddenly jumped out from behind, knelt down on the ground, and cried loudly: "The official of the Guanli Division is three feet tall and has invaded my farmland outside the city. My family of five cannot survive anymore. ah……"
"What an injustice -" a person rushed out and knelt on the ground, "Xiao Pei, a wealthy man from Jiangliu City, beat my son to death, but he colluded with the government government. Even if he slipped and fell to death, it was in vain..."
"Your Majesty!" Another person knelt down, "My wife cuckolded me..."
"..."
Listening to their cries of grievances, Du Wuhen felt that he had no control over his own affairs for a moment. He was hesitating whether to shout loudly or wait for them to finish shouting before lining up to shout.
When the last friend finally met someone who had a minor matter, he pulled the person up and said, "Don't put yourself in front of me for this little matter."
"But my wife gave me forty-eight cuckolds, ranging from princes and ministers to traffickers and pawns. My six children look very different, and some are pure black. If I don't report it to the court, they will be investigated in this life. I don’t know who their biological father is!” the man cried out.
"Ah...that's because you are in a hurry."
Du Wuhen let go of his hand, and at the same time tightened his mask tightly, fearing that it would fall off and let him see his skin color.
At this moment, a golden light flashed in the sky, and a large net hooded under the hood. Du Wuhen was about to take action to resist, but he was worried about exposing his identity by casting spells in public, so he temporarily endured it.
Bang——
"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, has issued an order. Demon troubles have occurred frequently in the capital in recent days, and there are traitors who are causing trouble and intending to assassinate them. As soon as practitioners with unknown identities and suspicious behavior are arrested, they will be sent to Tianbei Prison immediately!"
(End of chapter)
