The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

The man with the broken leg cried out his innocence: "Sir, I'm innocent! I'm not an assassin at all! I... I just came out to see the lanterns. I... I didn't do anything."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Heitan slapped him hard across the face, making a truly devastating impact.

He cursed under his breath: "You dare to assassinate my Xiaoxiao! You dare to assassinate my Xiaoxiao! I'll beat you to death!"

If it weren't for the need to keep you alive to expose your accomplices, I would have beaten you to death long ago.

Sun Heitan angrily questioned, "Watching lanterns? Watching lanterns will cut my young lady's clothes? Do you know what you're saying?"

The crowd, still engrossed in gossip even while sitting on the ground, stared intently at the scissors in the man's hand.

I secretly gave Sun Heitan a thumbs up: Yes, how could a good person like him bring scissors to the lantern festival? Besides, he looks like a rat, he's obviously not a good person.

The man with the broken leg was slapped across the face, momentarily stunned, then, seeing the scissors he was still holding, he immediately threw them far away.

It's as if it's saying: These aren't my scissors, these aren't my scissors.

How could one utter such a lie, when it's blatantly obvious on one's hands?

He was filled with remorse, regretting that he had even held onto the scissors. This time, he couldn't get away with it.

Inspector Liang interrogated him fiercely: "Tell me quickly, who are you people?"

After saying this, he ordered ten archers to aim at the man with the broken leg, and with a command, the man was instantly turned into a boar.

Man with a broken leg:.....

His body was shaking violently, even more severely than Parkinson's disease. His whole body was shaking incessantly, trembling and shaky.

He answered with a stutter, "Sir, I...I really...I'm not...an assassin...I...I..."

How terrifying! The sharp arrowhead was pressed against his forehead. I was about to draw my bow and shoot him dead.

Inspector Liang asked coldly, "Honestly, who are you? Why are you holding scissors? Why did you stab Miss Sun?"

The man with the broken leg was nothing more than a local ruffian who did nothing but steal small things. He had never seen such a scene before, and being watched by the officials all at once, he could not bear such pressure.

Crying and wailing, "Master, I... I'm going to town to see the lantern festival..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Heitan slapped his other cheek, instantly swelling his face up like a pig's head.

Sun Heitan glared angrily and asked fiercely, "Still talking big? Do you think my master is a pushover?"

The man with the broken leg ignored the pain.

He hurriedly said, "My lord... I... I did come to see the lanterns, but... I just wanted to... cut some money off my purse while I was at the lantern festival... My lord, I'm innocent... How could I dare to assassinate any young lady, or any lord? I just wanted to make a little money while enjoying the lantern festival..."

The Lantern Festival is a time of great crowds and excitement, making it an ideal opportunity for theft. It's simply a matter of robbing the rich to help the poor and improve one's own life.

How did I end up in this deadly situation?

Oh my god, I went out without checking the almanac, what bad luck!

When Inspector Liang heard that the man with the broken leg was cutting his purse with scissors instead of attempting an assassination, he believed it without hesitation for a second.

The thief is the correct way to approach it.

An assassin? Tsk tsk... Lord Sun has a pointed head and a narrow forehead, and he's sharp-tongued and mean-spirited. What could possibly be worth assassinating him for?

The thief must have seen that Ms. Sun was dressed in a flamboyant and colorful manner before choosing her as his target.

The theft failed, and instead, it cost him his life.

Tsk tsk~~ Poor thief, how dare he harm Lord Sun's fat daughter, he's asking for death and has met his match in the King of Hell.

Everyone in the entire Yuanlu County knows that Lord Sun cherishes his eldest daughter very much.

Sigh, actually, you can't not cherish it.

After so many years of marriage, they only have this big, fat daughter, and Madam Sun is a shrew.

Lord Sun wanted to take a concubine and have a son, but that was a distant dream.

Oh dear, this is the price of being a kept man.

Inspector Liang secretly vowed: Even if there is no future, I will not live off a woman; my son is the most important person in the world.

The Liang family's descendants must never become the next Sun Shan!

Inspector Liang continued, "Besides you, who else is your accomplice? Point them out to me one by one!"

Seeing that the man with the broken leg was being carried away by an accomplice, the experienced Inspector Liang was certain that there were accomplices.

These street thugs usually operate in groups of three to five, robbing the wallets of local residents.

Haha, what bad luck today! I tried to steal from Lord Sun. No wonder I got caught!

Everyone in the yamen knew that Lord Sun was obsessed with money, and it was said that Miss Sun was no less so.

The daughter often complained that Miss Sun always stared intently at her thick gold bracelet, wishing she could possess it.

Inspector Liang knew perfectly well that this was a case of a daughter resembling her father. If the father was so greedy, how could the daughter have such a genetic mutation? How could she not be greedy?

The thief cut Miss Sun's purse. Haha, is it that easy to cut it?

The man with the broken leg was a coward too; after pointing his fingers here and there, he immediately betrayed his accomplices.

Accomplices lurking among the masses: ...

We promised to be brothers for life, a bond that lasts a lifetime. With each word of brotherhood, we drink a cup of wine. In times of trouble, we will stand together through thick and thin, our bond as strong as brothers, our righteousness reaching to the heavens.

How could you betray your brothers so easily?

Even if someone were to betray you, they would have to be severely tortured before they would do so.

That way the blame will be lighter!

Based on the confession of the man with the broken leg, Xia Dianli arrested his accomplices one by one.

Two of them were men performing the fish lantern dance.

Sun Heitan: .....

So the Sun family had entered a den of thieves from the very beginning; no wonder Little Fatty's purse was chopped off!

These thieves are despicable. They cut the clothes, but why did they have to hurt the chubby girl?

How could anyone bear to hurt such a fair-skinned, round-faced little girl?

Sun Heitan grew angrier the more he thought about it, and slapped the man with the broken leg twice more!

The man with the broken leg: .....

They've already hired people, why are they still hitting people?

Is there no justice in this world?!

At this moment, Wu, the magistrate, who had rushed over to watch the drama unfold, arrived at the scene and was astonished to see that Inspector Liang and Clerk Xia had arrested eight thieves.

He exclaimed in surprise, "How come we never discovered so many hairpin cutters in Yuanlu County before?"

Having served in Yuanlu County for many years, Magistrate Wu had never caught so many thieves at once.

Tsk tsk~~ How did Lord Sun's arrival lead to the discovery of a gang committing crimes?

No, we've never arrested murderers or bandits before. It's only after Lord Sun took office that we've acquired everything!

Wu, the clerk, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and wondered if he should try to use his connections to transfer out of Yuanlu County.

Lord Sun seems to have a special connection with these criminals, often encountering gangs committing crimes and luring those hidden in the shadows to the surface.

Wu, the clerk, thought that staying by Lord Sun's side for too long would corrupt him, and he might even encounter it himself.

What an utterly undeserved disaster!

Wu, the chief clerk, Xia, the clerk, and Liang, the patrol inspector, exchanged information and conducted interrogations.

It was determined that this was a group of eight people who cut the strips.

Using fish lanterns, they would roam the streets and alleys of Yuanlu County, attracting crowds, creating chaos, and taking advantage of the confusion to commit theft.

Now, they've all been wiped out because they stole Lord Sun's fat daughter!