The school was invested in by Mou Chunlai, his wife also being one of the shareholders. Normally not involved in the school's management, she too narrowly escaped trouble.
What she hadn't expected was that her own husband would be arrested for forced labor.
The key person wasn't even in Lüzhou; the local connections were of no use.
Having no other choice, Ma Jingying had to come to Guanning District, find a lawyer first, and try to bail her husband and the others out no matter what.
This was also why Old Tang chose to report the case in Jiangguang.
Although some people deny that local protectionism exists, the truth is as conspicuous as lice on a bald head.
He certainly could have gone through the motions in Lüzhou, step by step, turning to administrative litigation if there was a problem, but by doing so, the reward would probably not be worth the candle.
The process required too many steps, any one of which could cause complications if delayed.
