"Not to mention that the victim's family is still waiting for us to get justice for them!"

Bo Jing hasn't stopped sighing since just now.

"Regarding the victim's family...that beast's companion has reached an agreement with the victim's family, and both parties have agreed to go private."

"Just now, I have received a 'petition' from the victim's family who is willing to forgive that beast and request the government to give that beast a chance to reform."

Nishino seemed to be stunned in place as if he couldn't believe his ears.

After a while, he murmured in a mechanical tone:

"Private?"

One side is an ordinary common man.

The other side has hands and eyes that reach the sky, and can directly ask the powerful officials to carry out their duties.

Nishino thought with his buttocks and knew that the other party must not have used any legitimate means to convince the victim's family.

It must be full of inequality.

No...just this matter itself is extremely unfair.

"Stop joking...!"

Nishino's hands dropped naturally and slowly clenched into fists.

"Master Boi, this is...not the first time!"

"If you don't follow the law, things will go smoothly; if you don't follow the law, your orders won't work!"

"If things continue like this, the law will be outlawed!"

Yes, as Nishino said - this is not the first time he has experienced this kind of bad thing of "cannot arrest those who should be arrested, and cannot kill those who should be killed".

Bo Jing stared at Xi Ye, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Nishino-kun, this kind of thing... just get used to it."

"If you want to go a long way in the official career, you must learn to 'habit' and 'play dumb'."

"If you take everything seriously, not only will your life be very tiring, but you will also easily get into trouble."

Having said this, Susui chuckled, then took half a step forward, stood closer to Nishino, raised his hand and patted Nishino's shoulder, and said in a senior and experienced tone:

"Nishino-kun, this is a rare opportunity, so I will teach you some experience in being an official."

"Do you know what's the biggest secret to my success in officialdom and having been firmly in the position of Edo Kitabansho Town for so many years?"

Before Nishino could answer, Susui asked and answered himself:

"That is, 'Flatter more, kowtow more, talk less, and do less'."

"If you do more, you will make more mistakes; if you do less, you will make more mistakes; if you do less, you will make more mistakes."

"If you don't offend anyone, do it seriously."

"If you might offend someone, do it with caution, or don't do it at all."

"Every order given by the superiors must be obeyed without hesitation."

"I won't even bother to inquire about the information that my superiors don't allow me to know."

"If you accidentally make a mistake and you are blamed by the superiors, don't make excuses, immediately bend down and bow, and even shout 'I'm really, really sorry!' in a sincere tone!"

"If I couldn't do it, I would kneel on the ground, sit down, put my forehead on the ground, and yell, 'I'm really sorry!'"

"In short, it's just one sentence - 'According to the actual situation, be a blind, deaf or fool flexibly'."

If this kind of statement is made by others, it may be suspected of nonsense and self-bragging.

But these remarks came from Bo Jing's mouth...which makes them extremely convincing.

Among the "Three Commitments" of the Edo-machi Patriarchate... no, it is one of the most miserable existences in the entire shogunate.

As the largest city in Japan and the ruling center of the Tokugawa family, the social environment of Edo can be described as a mixed bag.

Local vassals, Yakuza, Hatamoto and imperial families, wealthy merchants, townspeople's self-governing organizations... various forces are intertwined.

If you are not careful, you will offend a big shot in a certain family.

Because of the huge workload and work pressure, the death rate during the period of employment in Edo-machi is extremely high.

Bo Jing is in such a harsh working environment, but he has always been able to sit on Diaoyutai.

To be able to achieve such an achievement, Hakui certainly has a lot of skills in "officialdom".

"Nishino-kun, you are one of the few people in Beifansuo who can take on big responsibilities. I have always admired you."

"It's just that you have a big flaw, that is, your personality is too straight and you don't know how to adapt."

"Such a personality will cause you to fall into a big trap one day."

"You should take advantage of this opportunity to get used to this feeling of powerlessness of 'knowing that you can do something but not being able to do it' - as long as you are still serving in the officialdom of the shogunate, this is the process you must go through."

Bo Jing's consolation can be said to be heartfelt.

However... Nishino did not accept Susui's love.

"Master Hakui! It is true that as long as you flexibly act as a deaf, blind or fool, you can live very comfortably in the shogunate officialdom."

"However, if everyone is like this, then it will not only be the law and generals that are illegal, but the country's generals and the country!"

"At this time when the shogunate is in turmoil, it is time for us to work together and work hard."

[Note·Direct Ginseng: Hatamoto and Yujia are collectively called "Direct Ginseng"]

"How can you only care about yourself and ignore the overall situation?"

I don't know if it was Nishino's stubbornness and lack of oil and salt that made Susui unhappy, or it was his words just now that made Susui feel offended.

In short, anger appeared on Hakui's cheeks.

"Nishino! That's enough! Stop making unreasonable noises!"

"I don't want to have to deal with you on this issue anymore!"

"Anyway, this topic ends here!"

"You have to release that beast within today, do you understand?"

Speaking of this, Susui was probably worried that Nishino still wanted to disobey his order. After a pause, he added:

"Nishino-kun, don't forget your identity!"

"You are a 'samurai', aren't you?"

"Being loyal to your superiors is the duty of a warrior!"

"What? Are you trying to disobey me?"

As soon as Bosui finished speaking, the corners of Nishino's eyes suddenly jumped several times.

Unspeakable boiling emotions formed a whirlpool in Nishino's body.

As the whirlpool gradually expanded, Nishino clenched his naturally hanging hands tightly, as if he wanted to bleed his palms.

However... just when the whirlpool was about to expand to its limit, an invisible force shone into Nishino's heart.

This invisible force is called "Samurai's Loyalty".

Under the influence of this force, the boiling whirlpool gradually subsided.

Nishino slowly relaxed his clenched fists...

"Yes...I know..."

Nishino lowered his head and whispered to his toes.

Seeing that Nishino finally gave in, Bosui let out a sigh of relief.

He said no more and silently walked past Nishino.

The sound of Bo Jing's footsteps gradually faded away.

Nishino stood there, motionless for a long time.

It was not until a long time later that he slowly turned around and faced the east of Wufu Bridge, holding on to the bridge railings painted bright red with both hands.

East of Wufu Bridge...this direction happens to be the direction where Edo Castle is located.

Nishino looked at Edo Castle in the distance with an expressionless face.

Suddenly, he lowered his head and stared at the gurgling water under the bridge, his expression still neither sad nor happy.

Suddenly, without any warning, Nishino slapped the bridge railing violently.

The sound was so loud that it startled the passersby around.

After slapping the bridge railing hard once, Nishino was still angry and slapped him ten more times until his palms turned red.

"In ancient times, Xin Jiaxuan took pictures of the railings, and now there is Nishino Zhongxi who imitates Dongshi..."

Self-deprecating murmurs leaked from Nishino's lips like babble.
To be continued...