My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 77 - 76 Getting Revenge for Wife [5700 words]_2

"Have some shame, it was clearly I who mentioned it first."

"Would you all be a bit more honorable? I was the first to teach her."

Mr. Chen cast a disdainful glance at the men and slowly walked forward, smiling as he asked, "Song, is your husband at home?"

Song Jiaren sheathed her sword and replied indifferently, "He's gone out."

Mr. Chen sat by the stone table in the courtyard and said, "No matter, we will wait for him here."

Song Jiaren looked at the four men chatting leisurely as they sat there, thought for a moment, went into the room, took out a sheet of paper, approached them, and said, "I have a mathematical problem I don't know how to solve; could any of you gentlemen explain it to me?"

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Mr. Chen took the paper, laughed, and said, "Of course, let's see what problem it is..."

For a moment, he wondered why she didn't just ask her husband, who was so skilled at mathematics, but he was soon captivated by the interesting problem on the paper.

It was yet another new problem he had never seen before, beyond the "Nine Numbers."

Mr. Chen's interest was immediately piqued, and soon, the heads of the other three men were also peering over.

...

Li Nuo returned home at lunchtime, having spent all morning at the County Magistrate's Office to no avail, and left, disappointed that he didn't make any progress.

However, he hadn't come away from the morning entirely empty-handed.

At some point, the Law Code had evolved.

Initially, Li Nuo had to lock criminals in the dungeon before the Law Code could identify them.

Perhaps it was because the day was just beginning, but that morning, while investigating a theft, no sooner had the suspects been brought before the court, the thief's image automatically appeared in the Law Code.

Li Nuo had conducted experiments; as long as a criminal was within ten feet of him, their image would appear in the Law Code, but if they moved beyond that range, any existing images would automatically disappear.

This evolved Law Code would undoubtedly make adjudicating future cases more convenient, sparing him from having to find reasons to lock everyone up in the dungeon first.

An area of ten feet around him was, in essence, a dungeon.

Sadly, this powerful detection ability was limited by distance and time.

In the morning, there had been another case where a servant stole from their master; after the incident, the servant was locked in the woodshed, starved for three days before finally being brought to the County Magistrate's Office.

At the time in the court, the Law Code showed no changes.

Only after Li Nuo delivered the sentence did the servant's image appear in the Law Code.

The first theft had occurred eight two-hour periods before.

The second had happened three days ago.

Combining the timing of the two cases, Li Nuo guessed that the Law Code's automatic detection had a time limit – greater than eight two-hour periods but less than three days, most likely one day.

As long as the crime occurred within this period, when the criminal appeared within a ten-foot radius of Li Nuo, the Law Code could instantly lock onto them.

If too much time had passed since the incident, however, the Law Code could no longer offer direct cues.

This also meant that in future investigations, it was best to get to the scene as quickly as possible.

Once beyond the time limit, solving a case would require much more effort.

...

Upon returning to the Song Residence, as soon as he stepped into the couple's small courtyard, he saw Mr. Chen and the others sitting by the stone table, looking intensely at a piece of paper, frowning and motionless.

Li Nuo glanced at Song Jiaren, who stood in the yard, and asked, "When did they arrive?"

Song Jiaren replied, "Two two-hour periods ago."

These four gentlemen had been sitting there for two two-hour periods, occasionally moving a bit and scribbling on the paper, proving they were not statues.

An hour ago, when she went to teach Mumu swordsmanship, they were in that same pose, and an hour after her return, they remained so.

Li Nuo took a look at the four deeply immersed in their own world, unaware of his presence.

Li Nuo then returned and, after having lunch with his wife, allowed the Song family's servant girl to ask Mr. Chen and the others if they'd like something to eat.

The young maid had barely approached, and before she could speak, they impatiently waved her away with a gesture.

Li Nuo didn't go to the government office that afternoon; he read for an hour and was then pulled by Mumu, along with his wife, to jump rope for a while. Lacking their agility, for the most part, he served as a stationary figure.

By dinner time, when Li Nuo was back in the courtyard, the four still maintained the same posture as when he had left.

One couldn't help but admire their ability to sit through.

Li Nuo turned to Song Jiaren beside him and said, "Wife, look, a problem you understand, yet these four men have been sitting there thinking all day and still haven't figured it out; I told you they don't understand mathematics, right?"

...

To Song Jiaren, the mathematics gentlemen had always been towering figures.

She thought anyone who could master mathematics must be very capable, let alone the masters who taught the subject.

Until today.

These masters had fallen from their lofty pedestal in her eyes.

"Almost got it, I almost figured it out!"

"No, no, that's not the most optimal distribution; there must be a better way!"

"Ah, my head hurts..."

"My back is aching..."

...

Watching the gentlemen seated there, alternately furrowing their brows and scratching their heads, Song Jiaren felt for the first time that they might not be so impressive after all.

As the sky grew darker, the people by the stone table finally stood, laboriously massaging their backs and shoulders.

The four had sat in the courtyard for a whole day, contemplating the answer to that problem.

The problem seemed simple, as if the answer were right in front of them, only a thin veil separating them, yet that very veil proved impossible to lift.