It's not that she can't take money; she can use it for charity.

Although Wang the landlord had never been involved in officialdom, he had lived a more life of experience than his son, and naturally he could see that this young master in fine clothes and Jiutian were both figures they could never reach in the future.

He first made a promise: "Young master in brocade robes, if you need anything, our Wang family will do anything, even risk our lives."

Yin Jin'an chuckled coldly, "You should all be grateful for the opportunity to give your lives."

Landlord Wang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, thank you, young master in brocade robes, thank you, Jiutian."

Magistrate Li dared not think of anything else and only asked about the murder committed by Cui Fude and Cui Dalang.

Before Jiutian could speak, Yin Jin'an said to Magistrate Li, "This case wasn't given any advice for nothing."

Magistrate Li immediately replied, "That's right, don't worry, the yamen will definitely reward you for such a major case."

Jiutian pinched her little hands together, looked at her second uncle, and said with a big smile, "Second uncle is the best to me!"

"Idiot!" Yin Jin'an glared at her coldly.

Magistrate Li smiled and said, "Little Jiutian, can you tell me about the case now?"

Jiutian said, "Five years ago, Cui Fude and Cui Dalang went to the county town to sell grain. On their way back, they killed Li Changhe from Changkeng Village."

That day, Li Changhe went to the county town to sell grain. His sister's family lived in the county town, and she also asked him to take twenty taels of silver to give to their parents.

When Li Changhe was buying steamed buns, Cui Fude and his son saw his money bag and, seeing that he was alone, they had evil intentions.

After much anticipation, at the stone bridge, she warmly invited Li Changhe to rest and eat some dry rations before continuing their journey.

Li Changhe was tricked and got off the donkey cart. Under the bright moonlight, Li Changhe was strangled to death by Cui Fude and his son.

The two men strangled Li Changhe and stole the silver. That very night, they drove his donkey cart to a neighboring county, dug a pit, buried him, and sold the donkey and cart for another fifty taels of silver.

Magistrate Li gritted his teeth in anger.

Jiutian revealed the exact location of the burial and detailed how Cui Fude and Cui Dalang committed the murder.

"Oh, by the way, if they don't admit it, go look for them in the neighboring county..."

Tell them about the old man who bought their donkey cart. Others may not recognize him, but that man does.

Magistrates Li and Wang interrogated Cui Fude and Cui Dalang, but the two vehemently denied everything.

Magistrate Wang glanced at Magistrate Li, smiled, and said, "Well, are you convinced now?"

Magistrate Li gave a heartfelt thumbs up: "This child is incredibly insightful."

After saying that, he ordered the yamen runners: "Bring the old man who bought the donkey cart here, and also bring Li Changhe's family members here."

The old man who bought the car came with his son.

Years ago, they bought Cui Fude and Cui Dalang's donkey cart. When Cui Dalang asked for a drink of water, the old man politely went inside to get some. In that short time, the father and son grabbed the clothes and sheets from the old man's clothesline and ran away.

The old man came out after pouring out the water but couldn't find anyone. He hadn't realized that his clothes had been stolen.

When his son returned, he found all the clothes in the yard gone. He asked his father where the clothes were, and the old man realized they had been stolen. He had been trying to settle accounts with Cui Fude for years.

The old man recognized Cui Fude and his son at a glance.

When Li Changhe's family confronted the old man, the characteristics of the black donkey, the double-shafted cart, etc. all matched up. In addition, the unearthed remains made Li's family feel extremely resentful and weep bitterly.

The townspeople were terrified. They were thankful that they hadn't had any major conflicts with Cui Fude over the years, knowing that such a murderer was living among them.

They all knelt and begged the county magistrate, saying that they had no idea they had committed murder, had not covered it up, and begged not to be implicated.

Magistrate Li naturally didn't want to be implicated, since this man's greed for money was well concealed and indeed had nothing to do with his neighbors.

There was no escaping execution.

Two sets of shackles were used to drag Cui Fude and Cui Dalang away and lock them in a prison.

Li Changhe's family cried and wailed. Their silver had been stolen, their laborers had died, and Cui Fude and Cui Dalang were dead. They still couldn't get their silver back.

Magistrate Li originally wanted to implicate Vice Minister Cui in this matter, but unfortunately, he was only a seventh-rank official and dared not offend officials in the capital.

That's the end of the case.

No matter how good the relationship was between Magistrate Wang and Magistrate Li, it wouldn't be right for Magistrate Wang to force Magistrate Li to implicate Vice Minister Cui.

Magistrate Li stayed here for three days. He first returned to his office, and then Magistrate Wang brought a doctor to examine Yin Jin'an's leg injury.

Physician Lin took Yin Jin'an's pulse and exclaimed in surprise, "Your internal injuries have completely healed! With proper rest for a month, your health will definitely be excellent."

Jiutian grinned and said, "Second Uncle, you're almost fully recovered!"

After Lin Langzhong left, Magistrate Wang said apologetically to Yin Jin'an, "I originally thought of having Cui Fude implicate Vice Minister Cui and extort money from him."

Since Minister Cui has been blackmailed, he will surely silence Cui Fude to prevent future troubles. In this way, I can bring down Minister Cui and avenge you.

However, there is a great risk in doing this: Minister Cui might silence you first.

So after much thought, I decided to get rid of Cui Fude first. To avoid suspicion, Vice Minister Cui wouldn't dare come to Longmen Town easily, which would actually make you safer.

Yin Jin'an wasn't stupid; his revenge was far beyond what a mere Magistrate Wang could achieve.

“No need to rush. I will go to see Minister Cui myself once I recover,” Yin Jin’an said.

"The most important thing right now is for you to get well."

Magistrate Wang breathed a sigh of relief. He and Magistrate Li were no match for Vice Minister Cui, and they were also indebted to the heavens for saving their lives. Yin Jin'an's calculations were simply to give him a way out.

Cui Fude and his son were sentenced to immediate execution.

Zhu Lizheng, the town's mayor, took charge and drove Cui Fude's entire family out of Longmen Town.

They forced the Cui family to scrape together one hundred taels of silver to compensate Yin Jin'an.

Zhu Lizheng was not fair and honest. He could tell that Yin Jin'an was not someone to be trifled with. What kind of simple person could someone who was fawned over by two county magistrates?

He feared that his advice to the Bai family would eventually be exposed, so he simply sent them all out to die outside, thus ending the matter once and for all.