County Magistrate Liu was overjoyed after being interrupted by Li Yi.
He had really lost his mind due to Zhao Fang's anger. If he were to throw a stick at him, it would be fine if he was the one who started the fire, but if he were to blame the wrong person, there would be a bunch of imperial censors waiting for him …
Perhaps because of such a small matter, His Majesty happened to be in a bad mood, and he, County Magistrate Liu, would have to pack up and leave.
"What do you think, County Magistrate Li?" County Magistrate Liu withdrew his hand from the stick and said with a smile.
"A human life is more important than anything else. Everyone only has one life, so we shouldn't make a rash decision." Li Yi rose from his chair and said.
Zhao Fang was overjoyed hearing this. The young man's words were extremely reasonable, it would be best if he could be exempted from the punishment too.
"You're right, County Magistrate Li." County Magistrate Liu nodded with a confused look, as he had no idea what Li Yi was trying to say.
"I've heard of a punishment called the Ant Punishment. It involves stripping the criminal's clothes and smearing honey all over his body, before placing a few ant nests next to the criminal. The ants are fond of sweetness, thus they would crawl all over the criminal's body. Even if they were bitten, they would not leave any wounds. Why don't you try it?" Li Yi said with a smile, but in the eyes of the bailiffs, his smile looked like that of a devil.
The mere thought of the scene made them feel uncomfortable, as if countless ants were crawling all over their bodies. Some of them even reached out their hands to grab the ants.
Li Xuan's eyes were filled with terror too. The scene described by Li Yi was too intense, causing him to subconsciously glance at the ground. When he saw a few ants crawling under his feet, he immediately raised his legs and moved away from them.
County Magistrate Liu secretly swallowed his saliva, causing goosebumps to rise on his skin as he recalled a certain scene.
"Ant Punishment?" After hearing the young man's words, Zhao Fang who was kneeling on the ground could not help but shiver, as cold sweat ran down his back.
What he hated the most in his life was to see things that were densely packed together. Just the thought of ants crawling all over his body made him feel worse than death. His body no longer had the strength to support itself, and he collapsed on the floor.
"Milord, this lowly one has confessed, this lowly one has confessed, this lowly one was the one who started the fire, this lowly one was the one who started it …" Frightened by a certain scene in his mind, Shopkeeper Zhao collapsed to the ground. His face was pale and his eyes were filled with terror. Even his voice was weak.
Looking at that guy lying there like a pile of mud, Li Yi was a little surprised.
This is just an ordinary ant. Don't you see those reality TV games in the future? A cute girl dares to crawl into a box full of snakes, insects, rats, and ants all by herself. Compared to that, what does this count as?
Looking at this fellow's face that was as pale as a piece of paper, he looked like he was about to die from fright. Did he have a phobia of ants?
The mud-like Shopkeeper Zhao was dragged away. The bailiffs looked at Li Yi with admiration. They looked at each other and suddenly bowed at the same time. "County Lieutenant is mighty!"
By now, they had put away all the contempt in their hearts for this young County Lieutenant.
There was no need for torture, no need to extort a confession. Just a few words were enough to make a suspect confess to his crimes. Not to mention the Anxi county yamen, even in the entire Qing 'an Prefecture, or even the entire Jing State, who could do this?
Following such a County Lieutenant, would there be any case they couldn't solve in the future?
Even before he officially took office, Li Yi had already convinced all the bailiffs and bailiffs based on what happened today.
Of course, County Magistrate Liu was also convinced. After witnessing County Lieutenant Li's ability with his own eyes, he would be much more at ease about the security of the county in the future.
Previously, he was worried that His Majesty would force a playboy from the royal family into the county government, but now this worry was completely dispelled.
Li Yi didn't come to the county government to solve cases. Since County Magistrate Liu said he could have a month's vacation, wouldn't it be a waste of the good intentions of the imperial court if he came to work so early?
After exchanging greetings with County Magistrate Liu, Li Yi took the opportunity to say goodbye, ready to enjoy his one month's vacation.
County Magistrate Liu said with a smile that he didn't need to hurry to take office. Although it was against his will, he could only work hard for a month at most, which was far less important than selling a favor to County Lieutenant Li.
…
"Phew, I'm finally out …"
In a room in the county government, a young man pushed the door open and came out, letting out a long sigh of relief.
After being inexplicably grounded by his father for so long, the young man surnamed Liu was in a good mood today as he could finally come out for a breath of fresh air.
Recently, there was something wrong with his father, who was always venting his anger on him for no reason. The young man surnamed Liu decided to stay far away from his father when he saw him, lest he got into trouble again.
When he came out from the back office, he happened to see a person coming out from the front hall. The moment he saw the young scholar, a trace of astonishment appeared on the young man surnamed Liu's face, followed by ecstasy.
There was a way to heaven, but you didn't take it, but broke into hell. Unexpectedly, he met this guy in the county government who had ruined his plan and beat him up. Could it be that this guy had been sued?
"Haha …" The young man surnamed Liu laughed wildly, strode over, pointed at the scholar, and said sarcastically, "You didn't expect that one day you would fall into my hands, did you?"
Seeing that the scholar was stunned as if he was scared, the young man surnamed Liu felt even more comfortable. When he was about to call for a servant, he suddenly heard an extremely gloomy voice.
"Fall into whose hands?"
A foot wearing an official's boot suddenly poked out from the hall. The youth surnamed Liu, who was standing at the door, was not prepared and was kicked in the buttocks. He staggered and almost fell down the corridor. After he steadied himself, he turned his head and roared, "Which son of a bitch dares to kick me … Dad!"
The young man surnamed Liu's face turned pale and he was scared out of his wits.
"Unfilial son, what did you just say?" County Magistrate Liu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he said in a cold voice.
"Dad, I, I don't know …" The young man surnamed Liu's voice trembled. Before he finished speaking, County Magistrate Liu waved his hand and ordered a servant, "Take this unfilial son back to his room and put him in confinement for three months. He is not allowed to step out of the room without my permission!"
Hearing this, the young man surnamed Liu only felt that his vision went black. If it weren't for the servant who saw that the situation was not good and held him up, he would have been unable to stand.
Three months of confinement, this was killing him!
He looked at the young scholar, trembling. Even a fool would know that the reason why his father was angry was all because of him. Who on earth was this scholar!
After the young man surnamed Liu was taken away by the servant, County Magistrate Liu said apologetically, "County Magistrate Li, I'm really sorry. My son is naughty and mischievous and offended County Magistrate Li. I hope you don't take it to heart."
At this time, County Magistrate Liu was anxious. This unfilial son caused trouble everywhere. Today, he actually dared to speak arrogantly in front of the prince … After sending County Magistrate Li away, he must teach him a good lesson. If this unfilial son didn't repent, sooner or later, he would become like County Magistrate Zhou's brother-in-law and make a big mess for him …
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