Chapter 293: Are You Panicked Yet?
They had it all figured out!
From the moment they decided to sue the General Police Bureau, Gu Ji and the other scholar-officials seemed to have grasped the underlying scheme.
In fact, this litigation was not entirely disadvantageous to them. As long as they handled it properly, they could also benefit from it.
Because they had money, power, and influence.
They could afford to play this game.
Take this traffic incident, for instance. The loss was merely a few dozen strings, which was nothing more than pocket change to them. But once it went to court, even if they had to pay the litigation fees out of their own pockets, it would be worth it.
Even if they lost, it wouldn’t matter much.
You had to understand that the Police Bureau was established because of traffic regulations, yet here their own cart had gotten into an accident. This would certainly be no small blow to the bureau’s image.
At the same time, they could embellish the story and manufacture public opinion.