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Qi Xiaomian stepped forward to refute, "Your compassion is quite strange. The people of Ze Province rely heavily on the mountains for their livelihood, while the people of Luzhou depend on water. It is the people of Luzhou who catch and kill fish. You shout about revenge, yet you place your compassion on the Luzhou people who are killing your kin. Your words contradict each other; who exactly are you trying to protect?"
Black Fish Spirit chose not to say more, acknowledging that it had indeed crashed into the Zhezhou Dam and was ready to face whatever punishment awaited. "Do you think that by taking responsibility for the incident in Ze Province, Cao Lin's family will be safe? Anyone can see that this Black Fish Spirit is protecting Cao Lin's family, but what Cao Lin has done goes far beyond just the matter of Ze Province!"
Qi Xiaomian continued to question, "During Cao Lin's tenure as County Magistrate, banditry was rampant, and the local people suffered greatly. His colleagues in the officialdom were overwhelmed, yet he alone profited immensely in terms of wealth, politics, and public opinion. However, upon re-investigation by The Office of Censors, it appeared that Cao Lin colluded with local bandits to fabricate achievements in suppressing them. Will you take responsibility for this as well?"
"During his time as magistrate, there were issues with grain reserves in the county, leading to the tragic suicide of the Yimai County Constable, who took all the blame. Yet upon re-examination by The Office of Censors, it seemed that these grain reserves were also linked to Cao Lin. Will you admit to this too?"
As Qi Xiaomian brought up past events, Cao Lin had already knelt on the ground, crying out in protest of his innocence. At that moment, he realized he had set up a Hongmen Banquet for himself. It was over; everything was over. With The Office of Censors involved, there was no way out for him!
What did it matter if Black Fish Spirit admitted to the incident in Ze Province? The shady dealings that Cao Lin had been involved in could not withstand scrutiny.
Just as he was contemplating a strategy, his wife suddenly shouted, "It's all him! It's all this monster's doing! My husband knows nothing!"
"Oh? Then why is he doing this?" Qi Xiaomian asked.
"He... he wants revenge! Didn't he just say that? Yes, he wants to take revenge on the world! My husband truly knows nothing!" The wife was panicking. "You can ask him!"
As Black Fish Spirit turned to look at her, it met her gaze and understood the plea in her eyes. "It’s you, isn’t it? If it’s you, then just admit it."
Every time she needed help, she wore a similar expression and used similar words. Watching her like this made Black Fish Spirit's heart grow numb.
"Fine. I won't live much longer anyway; I'll help her one last time."
"Yes, it was all me."
After saying this, Black Fish Spirit closed its eyes and quietly awaited its fate.
Cao Lin's wife clearly sighed in relief. "Did you all hear that? It confessed! My husband is innocent! He organized a banquet to invite you all, but what did you do? You took advantage of the banquet to create trouble and tried to frame my husband just because he achieved great things—out of envy and jealousy!"
Slap!
"Shut your mouth!" Cao Lin slapped her.
What a foolish woman! Most of the officials at the banquet were people he couldn't afford to offend. Didn't she see how carefully he had been accompanying them just moments ago? This foolish woman opened her mouth and ended up offending everyone present, wasting all his efforts to build connections over the past few days.
The situation was grim. Even though the Black Fish Spirit had already admitted to these matters, Cao Lin's heart felt like it was pounding like a war drum, thumping incessantly.
What kind of place was the Office of Censors? It was full of holes! If someone else from the Office of Censors took charge of the re-investigation, there might still be some room for maneuvering.
But why did it have to be Yongxin Marquis?
There was no way to curry favor or bribe him.
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