At noon, the sun was scorching, the vegetable market was crowded and extremely noisy, but there was a strange solemn atmosphere in the air.

Suddenly, a dull and loud gong sound broke the eerie silence, and the sound struck people's heartstrings like a heavy hammer.

Immediately afterwards, a team consisting of several people appeared in front of everyone. They were all tied up tightly with ropes and moved staggeringly towards the center of the crowd. On both sides were Jun Feimo's secret guards guarding them.

Walking in the front was the once arrogant and domineering county magistrate.

His face was as pale as paper at this moment, and his former majesty was long gone, replaced by endless fear and despair.

Following behind them was a group of people dressed in black. These people were hiding in the dark last night, but now they were exposed in broad daylight. They were the county magistrate's right-hand men - the county yamen runners.

They once bullied others by taking advantage of their power, but now they have become the target of public criticism.

The people standing on both sides fixed their eyes on this miserable team.

There were complex emotions flashing in their eyes: the great joy of revenge and the painful memories of past sufferings.

"Look, there is the villain who destroyed our family!" An old woman over 70 years old pointed at the county magistrate with trembling hands, her weathered face was covered with crystal tears. Her sons and grandsons were all gone, and now there were only her daughter-in-law, grandson's wife and two little kids left in the family. The pillar of the family was gone. Looking at this damn county magistrate with unreconcilable hatred in her eyes, she picked up the rotten vegetable leaves and threw them at him.

If she hadn't heard what the father and son from the Wang family next door said when they ran home in panic last night, she would probably still be unable to believe that her son and grandson were no longer alive!

Thinking back to the past, although that extremely hateful dog county magistrate had been bullying the people and exploiting the villagers, at least everyone could still make a living and survive.

Who would have thought that this man was so inhumane and inhumane! Not only did he capture all the strong young men in the town and force them to go to the extremely steep Wanzhong Mountain to dig for ore, he also deceived and deceived these innocent and kind people, saying that he would definitely bring the captured people back intact.

And these poor civilians were so foolish as to believe that the vicious dog had finally found his conscience and started to understand how to work for the welfare of the common people and do practical things. They even thought that the dog county magistrate had also disappeared while looking for someone, and they were worried about him.

Little did he know that all of this was just a huge lie he had carefully woven!

Even such absurd rumors as "monsters lurking in the mountains" came from the mouth of that despicable and shameless official!

Wanchong Mountain, which has been shrouded in rumors in recent months and is said to be a mysterious area where many monsters roam wildly, is actually a cruel cage for mining ore that was carefully arranged by the county magistrate for his own selfish desires.

Those strong young people in the town, each of them a living being full of vitality and vigor, were taken away by force without a sound, becoming the pitiful victims of his endless greed.

As for those who dared to rise up in resistance, what awaited them was even more brutal and ruthless suppression, and their young flowers of life withered and died prematurely before they had a chance to fully bloom.

Oh my God! This is simply unforgivable and a heinous crime!

At this moment, the people around heard the news and were filled with righteous indignation and anger, and they all echoed in unison.

In an instant, a thunderous roar erupted from the crowd, like thunder rolling through the sky, deafening.

Endless resentment and grief intertwined together, condensing into a surging force.

In this turbulent ocean of emotions, the air seemed to become heavy because of the power of justice.

There was a raging rage burning in everyone's heart, and everyone was throwing rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at the dog magistrate and his minions.

Murong Zixi stood quietly on the top of the teahouse. She was wearing a purple dress as deep as ink. Her face was cold and stern, and her eyes were sharp, as if they could penetrate the crowd. She stared straight at the county magistrate who was kneeling on the ground.

When she spoke, her voice was not loud, but every word was as hard and powerful as a nail. "Even if the county magistrate and his accomplices are all punished as they should be today, how can those innocent lives that have been tragically killed come back to life? How can their relatives slowly heal the great pain and psychological trauma caused by the loss of their loved ones in the endless river of time to come?"

Jun Feimo, who was standing aside, frowned tightly, and an indescribable complex emotion flashed across the depths of his eyes.

He spoke slowly, his voice gentle but firm: "Xi'er, what you said makes sense, but now that things have come to this, all we can do is to give the living people the comfort they deserve. This king promises to personally supervise and allocate money to help the families of the victims, so that their lives can be a little more comfortable, which can also be regarded as a consolation to the deceased."

Murong Zixi looked at the county magistrate and his bailiffs who were executed. The people cheered and some wiped their tears. Murong Zixi felt very uncomfortable watching this scene.

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