"What?!"
The county magistrate was shocked. He walked over and grabbed the butler.
"Tell me clearly, what exactly happened?”
"I don't know either…"
"Report!"
"Master, it's bad. There are many soldiers outside and they have surrounded our mansion.”
A servant hurriedly ran in and said.
"What did you say?"
The county deputy glared at the servant and shouted,""Who gave them the guts? Don't you know that I'm the county magistrate of Zhuo County?”
"I have also told them, but they said that they were ordered by the county magistrate to invite you to the county government.”
The servant cried.
"This..."
The county deputy was shocked. He could not help but wonder what Su Yan's goal was.
Did something really happen to Huo Cong?
However, he really could not think of any way Su Yan could defeat Huo Cong.
And even if he was defeated, why did he come looking for him as soon as he returned? Could it be that his contact with Huo Cong was exposed?
He had a myriad of thoughts in his mind, but he could not understand.
"Get lost!"
At this moment, a voice rang out from outside the courtyard, followed by a fierce and dark-faced man.
"You are the county magistrate?"
"Who are you?"
The county magistrate looked at the dark-faced man and said in a deep voice.
"I'm the commander of the county magistrate's personal guards, Dian Wei.”
Dian Wei looked at him and shouted.
"I'm not feeling well today. I'm afraid I can't go over. You guys..."
The county magistrate frowned as he spoke, but Dian Wei waved his hand and interrupted him.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Hurry up and leave with me, or I'll slash you!”
He waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately walked over and placed their knives on the deputy's neck.
"What do you want? I…"
"Take him away!"
Before the deputy could finish his sentence, the soldiers dragged him and his butler out of the office.
Along the way, the surrounding commoners saw the county magistrate being pressed down by the soldiers and turned their heads to look.
"Isn't that the county magistrate? How did it become like this?"
"Who knows, that guy has been acting like a tyrant in Zhuo County. I'm afraid he'll be punished by the county magistrate this time.”
"Sigh, look!"
At this moment, someone shouted,"Not only the county magistrate, but even the county captain, the chief registrar, and the others have all been captured by the soldiers and are walking over here."”
The man pointed and the commoners looked over. They saw several groups of soldiers coming from afar. They were escorting many officials, including the county captain and the registrar.
"Arrest these people!"
"That's great. This group of corrupt officials should have been arrested long ago.”
The commoners sighed.
They did not have a good impression of these people because they were all corrupt officials who did not care about the lives of the people.
The commoners did not dare to speak out against their daily atrocities.
Now that they saw the scene before them, they felt very comfortable. It was as if a huge stone had been pushed away from their hearts.
"Let's go and take a look."
Some busybodies followed the escort team all the way to the county office.
When they arrived at the county office, the county magistrate and the others were forced to kneel in the court like prisoners.
In front of the court, Su Yan was sitting on the table and looking at them.
"Magistrate, what do you mean?"
The county magistrate looked at him and asked.
"Don't you know what I mean?”
Su Yan looked at him and smiled." I've already eliminated the bandits on White Bear Ridge. The leader of the bandits, Huo Cong, is dead. Don't you understand?”
The county magistrate rolled his eyes and said with an aggrieved expression,"Sir, it's a good thing that you've exterminated the bandits, but why did you capture me?”
"Humph! You still want to quibble at this point?"
Su Yan snorted coldly, then grabbed the secret letter on the table and threw it at the county magistrate and the others.
"See for yourself!"
The county deputy was furious. He reached out to take the letter from his face and opened it.
Swoosh!
His entire face instantly turned extremely pale.
"How is this possible?"
He said in disbelief.
"How is it, county magistrate? You should understand now, right?”Su Yan said.
"Sir, you're innocent! There's no such thing. Huo Cong deliberately framed me.”
The county magistrate said with a bitter face.
"Did I say that I got it from Huo Cong?”
Su Yan said indifferently at this moment.
Hmm?
The county magistrate was stunned, and then his expression changed.
"There's no mention of any specific names, including you and Huo Cong."”
"I haven't even said anything, but you directly opened your mouth to complain. Aren't you confessing without being beaten?”
Su Yan coldly laughed.
"I…"
The county magistrate was speechless and didn't know what to say.
"What else do you have to say?"
Bang!
"Magistrate, I was wrong. Please spare my life. I will atone for my sins.”
The county magistrate, who was at his wit's end, immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
At this moment, the county magistrate did not think about anything else. He only wanted to survive.
As long as he was alive, everything was still possible.
Su Yan did not answer him. Instead, he asked,"Do you know how many people you offended in Zhuo County?”
"I don't know."
The county magistrate said hesitantly.
Su Yan smiled and said," Ever since a few years ago, when you became the county magistrate, you've been occupying the power of Zhuo County.”
"You bully officials, oppress the people, and collude with bandits.”
"If you don't die, it won't be enough for the commoners to resent you. If you don't die, you won't be able to clean up the officialdom, and if you don't die, you won't be able to make people happy. If you don't die, how am I going to answer to everyone?”
With every step Su Yan took, he would ask a question in return. It was like a heavy hammer that continuously knocked on the county deputy's heart.
"Tell me, what reason do I have not to kill you?”
Su Yan said in a deep voice as he looked at him.
"Sir, I know I was wrong."
At this point, the county magistrate no longer held any hope and lowered his head.
"Take him away and wait for the public trial!"
Su Yan waved his hand, and the soldiers beside him immediately pressed him down.
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