Mr. Zhuang looked at the two naive children and sighed, saying, "I know what you are thinking, you want County Duke Yu to stand up for me, but on what grounds?"
Bai Shan responded, "County Duke Yu seems like an upright person."
Manbao nodded, "An upright person should always seek justice for the victims when encountering injustice, right?"
"That's true," Mr. Zhuang said, "If it were ten years earlier, or even just five, when County Duke Yu was younger and still in office, I would not let this opportunity pass. But now, he is of such an old age and has retired..."
"More than twenty years have passed, and I don't have solid evidence to prove my innocence. You've both studied the laws; you should know that solving cases relies on evidence, not speculation," Mr. Zhuang continued, "Affection can vary in depth, but evidence does not. County Duke Yu won't just trust me based on my word alone; investigating this matter is too difficult and complicated, and he is too old."
