In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

The jailer was very happy to see the small change in Su Zhizhi's hand, and agreed without hesitation, "Okay, don't worry about this matter, I will take care of it."

After seeing that Xie Chengjin and the others' lives in prison were secured, Su Zhizhi left contentedly.

As a result, not long after Su Zhizhi walked out of the yamen, she was rushed towards by a carriage. Fortunately, Su Zhizhi reacted quickly and dodged to the side immediately, so she was not run over by the carriage.

"Uu——"

Within seconds, the frightened driver managed to control the mad horse.

At the same time, a man in official uniform got off the carriage. After getting off the carriage, he came to Su Zhizhi. This man was Lin Kaituo, the county magistrate of Lianhua County. He was about ten years older than Su Zhizhi and was also very fair and honest.

"I'm sorry, young lady. My question frightened you." The other party apologized to Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi looked at the other party's official uniform and wondered what she was talking about. She quickly knelt down in front of Lin Kaituo and said, "Your Excellency, my friends have been wrongly accused. They are not thieves. They have been with me ever since they entered Lianhua County. Please give them justice and clear their name."

Su Zhizhi decided to take a risk and start with the county magistrate Lin Kaituo.

Lin Kaituo was slightly stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect Su Zhizhi to appear in front of him in this way.

"I'm sorry, young lady. I can't let your friends go. This is a serious matter. What's more, your words are completely untrue. You must provide relevant evidence to prove their innocence."

Lin Kaituo spoke to Su Zhizhi righteously.

Su Zhizhi was slightly stunned after hearing this. She gritted her teeth and said, "Please rest assured, sir. I will definitely find a way to prove their innocence."

After saying that, Su Zhizhi bowed to Lin Kaituo and left.

The next day, before Su Zhizhi could come up with a way to prove Xie Chengjin and Shen Wenjun's innocence, Lin Kaituo was the first to feel sorry because another girl was raped by the flower thief.

At this time, Xie Chengjin and Shen Wenjun were imprisoned and guarded by the jailers. How could they have the opportunity to commit crimes? Therefore, the suspicion that they were flower thieves was easily dispelled.

The moment Su Zhizhi saw Lin Kaituo appear at the door of her room, she was extremely shocked. "Greetings, sir. I wonder what important matter has brought you here today?"

Su Zhizhi cautiously tested Lin Kaituo.

Lin Kaituo was slightly taken aback by Su Zhizhi's question, and then he immediately explained, "The flower thief appeared again yesterday, and another girl was raped by him."

Su Zhizhi was immediately delighted when she heard this, and subconsciously said, "Since the flower thief is on the move again, and my friends are all imprisoned, does that mean they can be proven innocent?"

Su Zhizhi looked at Lin Kaituo with an impatient look on her face.

Lin Kaituo nodded and followed Su Zhizhi's words, "It seems that the flower thief incident in Lianhua County really has nothing to do with your friend."

Su Zhizhi was very excited when she heard this. "Sir, since it has nothing to do with my friend, why don't you release them? We have urgent matters to attend to and need to leave here."

Su Zhizhi took the opportunity to speak.

Lin Kaituo smiled and shook his head, "No, we can't release your friends right now."

"What? Why? Haven't they been cleared of the charges? Why can't they be released yet?" Su Zhizhi asked without hesitation.

"I can let them out unless you promise me one thing." Lin Kaituo said and looked at Su Zhizhi with a smile.

Su Zhizhi was slightly stunned when she heard the voice, and subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?"

At the same time, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart and hoped that Lin Kaituo would not make any excessive demands.

Lin Kaituo seemed to have noticed Su Zhizhi's inner uneasiness, so he quickly spoke to comfort her, "Don't be nervous, it's actually very simple. I see that you are much braver than ordinary women, and you are also quite clever and thoughtful, so I want you to be bait to lure out the flower thief."

"It just so happens that Miss Su's appearance is quite dignified, making her a perfect bait. We will then secretly protect your safety. Together, we can catch that flower thief. You can also rescue your friends and clear their names, while I can also rid the people of this local scourge. What do you think of my plan? It's a mutually beneficial one."

Lin Kaituo looked at Su Zhizhi and said with a smile.

Su Zhizhi was slightly stunned when she heard this and did not rush to agree to Lin Kaituo's conditions immediately. She thought about it and finally decided that the solution proposed by Lin Kaituo was indeed the best way at the moment.

"Okay, let's do as you say." Seeing this, Su Zhizhi didn't know what to say and could only nod and agree without hesitation.

Seeing Su Zhizhi's agreement, Lin Kaituo was very happy and said immediately, "Okay, I'll have my men arrange it right away."

Meanwhile, in prison.

Xie Chengjin's men had sneaked in at some point, and while it was late at night and the jailers were asleep, they quickly reported Su Zhizhi's whereabouts to Xie Chengjin.

"My lord, Miss Su has recently reached some kind of agreement with County Magistrate Lin. The two of them are often seen together, as if they have some secret. Not only that, Miss Su has also been dressing up very beautifully and often hanging out in crowded places."

The subordinates reported Su Zhizhi's situation these days to Xie Chengjin truthfully.

Xie Chengjin was slightly stunned after hearing this. He couldn't help but feel surprised by Su Zhizhi's behavior. Based on his understanding of her over the years, Su Zhizhi didn't like shopping or going to crowded places, let alone dressing herself up.

"Okay, I got it. Please keep an eye on her for me to see what she is going to do. Also, please keep an eye on her and protect her so that she doesn't get any safety problems." Xie Chengjin emphasized to his men.

"Yes, sir." The subordinate nodded in agreement.

"Okay, it's not advisable to stay here for long. You'd better leave quickly and don't get discovered by those jailers." Xie Chengjin said worriedly.

"Yes, sir. Please take good care of yourself." After saying that, his men left without anyone noticing.

Xie Chengjin thought that his interaction with his men was very covert and no one noticed, but he never expected that Shen Wenjun saw every move of the master and servant.

In Shen Wenjun's opinion, Xie Chengjin bribed the yamen runners to allow him to meet with his men.

In response, Shen Wenjun mocked himself without hesitation: I am such a loser, I don’t have any money at all, and yet I still say I want to do something big.