She also knew that her father was only a county magistrate. If they only relied on that meager salary, how could their whole family live such a comfortable life in Yonglu County.

While she despised her family's actions, she also enjoyed the benefits of their actions.

She was not Luo Kuangwen, who was in his early teens and had the ability to distinguish right from wrong. In the final analysis, her heart was as dark as theirs...

Perhaps it is only a matter of time before those with evil hearts suffer retribution.

Today, her retribution came.

She tried to convince herself, but what she was asked to hand over now was not money or things, but her own life!

Even if it was for her own brother, she felt a little unwilling.

She raised her head and tried to argue with Shen Zheng for her life.

"Sir Shen, I know a thing or two about the law. Today's incident..."

Shen Zheng raised her eyebrows and interrupted her: "For what happened today, Luo Kuangwen's crime is not punishable by death, right?"

The girl nodded slightly, not daring to look Shen Zheng in the eye.

Shen Zheng chuckled and said maliciously: "Those present today include me, Lord Yu, the people of Tongan County, and you and your brother."

The girl seemed to understand what she wanted to say and her face turned even paler.

Shen Zheng continued, "If I say that Luo Kuangwen's dagger was only one centimeter away from my heart today, who do you think people will believe?"

"Master Shen!"

The girl panicked and couldn't stop talking nonsense: "Master Shen, please have mercy on me. My Luo family has collapsed. My father will be imprisoned soon. At the very least, all our property will be confiscated. At the worst, our whole family will be exiled. I hope you can... leave a way out for me and my younger brother..."

Shen Zheng looked at her and couldn't help but shook her head, feeling mixed emotions. Human nature was indeed extremely complicated.

She is obviously smart, but today she stands on the family's side, wanting everything and refusing to live for herself.

Shen Zheng looked at her thin shoulders trembling slightly, and her heart grew heavier. Perhaps it was not that she was unwilling to live for herself, but that she could not live for herself.

It was just because she was a girl, had a younger brother, and was born in the Luo family.

Therefore, her mission in life was to be sucked blood by the Luo family until they died. She was miserable because she couldn't even save herself.

Shen Zheng was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you know what happened to your family?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and Luo Kuangwen also looked at her with a puzzled expression.

She glanced back at Luo Kuangwen with a sad look in her eyes, and gritted her teeth and said, "Your Excellency, I know a thing or two about the situation at home."

Shen Zheng nodded. If she could say that she knew a thing or two, then she would know about 70% or 80%.

"Tell your brother about this, so that he won't continue to slander me, saying that I'm a female ghost who wants to kill me. Ha, when he dies later, let him die with a clear mind. If he becomes a ghost, don't come to kill me."

The girl looked at her with wide eyes upon hearing that.

Does this mean that he wants to die? She didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Luo Kuangwen was punched again, by the man on top of him.

At this time, the man raised his fist as big as a sandbag and asked Luo Kuangwen fiercely: "What do you think our county magistrate is?"

Now, all the villages want to worship Lord Shen as a deity, but this young boy in front of them dares to call Lord Shen a female ghost?

I’m really tired of living!

The villagers nearby couldn't stand it anymore and said to the man, "Brother, please move aside and let me hold it for a while."

Luo Kuangwen grimaced in pain, but still stubbornly refused to answer.

The two men took turns, and the later man was even more muscular than the previous one, and he pressed Luo Kuangwen so hard that he couldn't breathe.

But he is a member of the Luo family, how can he succumb to such tyranny!

He was seen gasping for breath and yelling: "She is... a female ghost! A witch! The rice she led you to plant was all transformed by witchcraft!"

Be it the man, Shen Zheng, or Yu Zhengqing, they all stood there in a daze upon hearing this.

Shen Zheng pointed at her nose and asked, "Me? Shen Zheng? Can I use magic?"

Is the system also considered a magic?

Yu Zhengqing also turned around and looked her up and down. "You know magic? How come I didn't know? Um... turn some gold into something for me."

Shen Zheng looked at Yu Zhengqing in amazement.

Quite humorous...

After a moment, she straightened her expression and said to Luo Kuangwen, "It's just demon rice. I guess you won't be able to eat it in the future. It won't harm you."

She then said to the girl, "Tell me everything you know."

The girl first glanced at Yu Zhengqing. She knew in her heart that her Luo family had been targeted by the prefect, and all the secrets from before had probably been dug out. If she concealed it for her family today, it would be meaningless and she would get into trouble.

She sighed softly, then turned to look at her brother with mixed emotions in her eyes.

These are the things that happened at home in the past that his parents least wanted him to know.

Speaking of their hearts, they raise their sons in a greenhouse and have never known the ways of the world. Speaking of their hearts, they are clean, but they do all kinds of bad things.

But at this point, it doesn’t matter what happened to Luo Kuangwen. What matters is that the retribution for their entire family has come.

She took a deep breath and said slowly, "I don't know what happened before Dad came to Yonglu County to take up his post, so let's talk about what happened after that."

Luo Kuangwen stared at her blankly, somewhat unwilling to listen.

"The previous head constable Wang Wu was promoted by my father. He was just a street thug before and was very ruthless when doing things."

She paused, then continued, "Since then, Wang Wu has become a sharp blade in my father's hand. My father has entrusted all matters that damage his reputation to him. If a foreigner dressed in rich clothes comes to the county, he cannot leave without being ripped off by Wang Wu. Without power, money is the foundation of life in a foreign land."

Shen Zheng nodded and motioned for her to continue.

The girl secretly glanced at Yu Zhengqing, swallowed her saliva, and continued, "Every time the money is looted, Dad will give 10% to Wang Wu. Although it sounds like only 10%, if he meets a wealthy businessman, it will be a huge windfall."

Luo Kuangwen opened his mouth wide. What was his sister talking about?

Is she talking about their daddy? How could his daddy act like this? How is this different from the local bully in the storybook? !

He knew his sister and knew that she was not lying at this moment, but he still couldn't believe it and screamed: "Sister! Have you been bewitched by her? How could Daddy be like this!"

The girl smiled bitterly and looked at Luo Kuangwen with some pity in her eyes.

"Kuang Wen, this is our father. I have no reason to slander him in front of the two adults. You have to face the reality."

She turned her head and stopped looking at Luo Kuangwen, but continued: "The bribe is just a small matter. After all, it's not the money of Yonglu County. It's not bad on the surface. The most important thing is that Daddy is in Yonglu County..."

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