As the magistrate's decree was fully implemented, all grain stores indeed returned to normal prices.

She went to the granary again, and the sign outside had changed to seven coins per pound.

Just as Su An was secretly congratulating himself on doing a great deed, an old woman with gray hair walked over shakily and grabbed one of the people in the granary.

She opened the cloth bag in her hand with trembling hands: "Young man, this is the rice my old man just bought from you. Most of the rice is mixed with sand. How can we eat this!"

"Are you trying to fool us with sand because you think my old man's eyesight is failing...?"

The shopkeeper, who had been pulled back, didn't even glance at the food and said irritably, "Food is scarce right now, that's the rule. Seven coins can only buy this old rice and sand. It'll do, but it won't kill you!"

"If you want to eat well, buy that fine white rice, it's 100 coins a pound!"

After saying that, the waiter shook off the old woman and hurriedly invited the new customer inside.

Su An's heart suddenly turned cold.

What happened?

She followed them into the granary in disbelief, only to discover that it was divided into an inner room and an outer room.

Those queuing outside to buy grain were all ordinary people dressed in coarse linen clothes, and the sign hanging up said seven coins per pound of rice.

She pretended to be a guest and went into the inner room again. The people inside suddenly became rich and classy, ​​and the sign clearly read one hundred coins.

Good heavens!

No wonder these grain merchants obediently obeyed government orders; they were actually doing something they didn't mean!

Moreover, the price of grain has increased by another thirty coins!

Anger flashed in Su An's eyes, and she immediately wanted to go to Lin Yong to tattle on him again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out the door, a large group of people blocked her way.

"It's you, you meddlesome woman, who made the magistrate issue the grain restriction order, isn't it?" Sun Ming, the leader, glared at Su An.

He was the largest grain merchant in the county. After the grain rationing order was issued, he immediately sent people to investigate, and they soon found out that Su An was behind it.

That's how he caught the culprit.

Su An's expression tightened, and he subtly took two steps back.

The man was dressed in fine silks and satins, and was quite plump and strong. He was talking about the grain rationing order, so he must be a grain merchant who was affected by it.

She frowned slightly, tilted her head and pretended to be confused: "I don't know, what are you talking about? I'm just an ordinary person."

"Heh, you ruined our plans, now you're scared?"

Sun Ming wasn't buying it at all; he had informants, and he definitely hadn't picked the wrong person.

He looked at Su An as if she were already dead, and with a cold laugh, he ordered the burly men he had brought, "Beat this stinking woman to death! Make an example of her and let everyone know the consequences of meddling in other people's business!"

not good!

Su An's eyes suddenly turned cold. She stopped pretending and pointed at Sun Ming's nose, cursing loudly: "Go to hell with making an example of someone! You stinking bastard who eats human blood buns in disguise, good riddance! It saves me from coming to your door. This time, I'll act on behalf of heaven and beat you to death!"

Her sudden outburst of power startled Sun Ming and the others, who hesitated in surprise for a moment.

So arrogant? Does this little vixen have another trick up her sleeve?

Little did they know that Su An seized the moment when they were stunned, slammed down the vegetable basket in his hand, and then turned and slipped to the side.

Only a fool would fight them!

Upon seeing this, Sun Ming immediately realized what was happening and, his face contorted with rage, roared, "This damned, bluffing bastard, what are you waiting for?! Kill him on the spot!"

Just as Su An was about to slip out, the burly man beside her snapped out of his daze, grabbed her hair, and pulled her back.

"hiss--"

Su An winced in pain and was about to struggle when the figure of the guard suddenly appeared in front of him. He grabbed the strong man's hand and swiftly threw him over his shoulder!

Su An felt a sudden relaxation on his scalp, and before he could react, the guards rushed into the group of burly men, throwing a punch to the left and a whip kick to the right.

It's unclear how strong the force was, but anyone who took a few hits from the guards quickly fainted from pain, groaning in agony.

In no time, the dozen or so burly men were lying on the ground, bruised and unconscious.

Seeing that things were not going well, Sun Ming tried to run away, but was kicked hard and fell face-first into the dirt, losing two front teeth with a "plop".

Before he could scream, the guards swiftly bound him, gagged him, and finally lifted him up and threw him in front of Su An.

"Ugh ugh ugh—" Sun Ming looked at Su An, his expression filled with fear and shock.

"Quiet down!" The guard coldly stomped on his face again, grinding it into the floor in disgust.

Su An opened her eyes wide. Through the guard's delicate, upturned eyebrows, she could tell that he was a woman.

Wow! You're so cool, sis!

That skill just now, that dazzling display, that graceful and unrestrained movement.

She fell from the sky, looking so fresh and lovely!

Anwu was also taken aback, not expecting Su An to be so...so direct?

Meeting Su An's sincere and adoring gaze, a blush rose on her face, which was covered by a black cloth, and she coughed shyly: "Ahem, Miss Su, may I call me An Wu?"

"This man is attempting to harm Miss Su. I cannot make a decision on my own; I must take him back to my master for further handling!"

"You're awesome, I'll listen to you." Su An nodded with a smile, looked at Sun Ming who was crying out to heaven in vain, and kicked him to vent his anger.

"You think you're so tough? There's always someone stronger. You're such a fool!"

An Wu's face flushed again. Su An was smug, but why did she feel so embarrassed?

An Yi said it was a bewitching demon, and it seems to have that tendency.

An Wu's face was burning hot, so he quickly grabbed Sun Ming and went back, while Su An followed along eagerly.

Sun Ming was quickly brought before Fu Zhun.

Upon learning what had happened, Fu Zhun's dark eyes darkened, and his sharp, cold gaze fell upon Sun Ming.

"How do you know that the person who filed the complaint is Su An?"

When his master interrogated him, Anwu immediately removed the gag from Sun Ming's mouth.

Sun Ming knew he had bitten off more than he could chew. Cold sweat poured down his back, and his arrogant demeanor vanished. "I...I don't know. I heard that girl caused trouble at the granary, so I guessed..."

Fu Zhun's gaze deepened, and his voice turned icy as he said, "With grain prices rising, there are countless people causing trouble. You, a mere profit-driven grain merchant, don't have the ability to see through such things."

After saying this, he closed his eyes slightly and gave the order: "He's stubborn as a mule, pull out his tongue first."

Su An, standing to the side, couldn't help but shrink his neck.

She knew this was part of the interrogation process, but she still couldn't help but admire Fu Zhun's intimidating presence when he spoke with a cold face.

Sun Ming's face turned deathly pale, and he swallowed hard as he said, "I'll talk, I'll talk! I bribed Li Si, a yamen runner in the county government. He told me that the girl who filed the complaint was named Su An, so I led my men to follow her. I just wanted to vent my anger!"

"I confess everything, please spare my life!"

Fu Zhun indifferently tapped the armrest with his finger: "Take him away, cripple his hands and feet, and hand him over to Lin Yong for sentencing."

"Then arrest those merchants who are disrupting the market and throw them all into the county government office for punishment."

"Yes." Anwu accepted the order and dragged the wailing Sun Ming away.