County government office, county magistrate's office.

Dong Weimin sat behind the table and hummed a song, and the gloom in his heart for days was swept away.

He was packing up to leave his post and attend a banquet. Looking at the classroom where he had been for eight years, Dong Weimin felt a little reluctant to leave.

Soon, he will take over as county magistrate and sit in the coveted position.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

"Lord County Magistrate."

Seeing the person coming, Dong Weimin's expression immediately turned cold, "What are you doing here?"

"I am begging for mercy from you, the County Magistrate." Song Chi lowered his posture and looked humble.

"beg for mercy?"

Dong Weimin was stunned, thinking he had misheard.

"It's true."

"beg for mercy?"

Dong Weimin leaned back in his chair and said with a faint smile, "Tell me, how do you beg for mercy?"

He didn't take it seriously and just thought it was a joke.

Dong Weimin had some understanding of who Song Chi was, and he might be planning some trick or conspiracy.

"Originally, I thought we had some future together with County Magistrate Feng... But now grain prices have skyrocketed, and so have the prices of grain varieties. I think you should be very clear about the origin of this matter. This is a true conspiracy, and we have no way to stop it."

"oh?"

Dong Weimin smiled faintly and said, "Didn't you say in front of the prefect that you could stabilize grain prices within seven days?"

"I said that on purpose."

Song Chi glanced outside the door and whispered, "Didn't the prefect come here to set a deadline? It's better for me to say it than for the prefect to say it himself, right?"

Hearing this, Dong Weimin sat up slightly.

"When I learned that food prices were rising, I knew what was going on, but I didn't know how to solve the problem. After much thought, the only option I had was to beg for mercy."

Song Chi looked serious.

"If Magistrate Feng is dismissed, I will not have a good ending either. Please understand my Excellency."

Dong Weimin also found it difficult to tell the truth from the false, but it was normal for Song Chi to have such an idea.

If he doesn't do this, he will die.

"You say that so easily. After doing so many evil things, do you think that a simple plea for mercy can solve it?"

Dong Weimin said coldly: "If you want to beg for mercy, that's fine. Let Wang Bao come back alive!"

As the presiding judge, he failed to protect Wang Bao, and he always remembered this grudge.

"When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. Of course I can't do that, but I can do other things."

"What?"

Song Chi moved closer and said, "I can help you get Magistrate Feng dismissed..."

"I don't understand what you are saying." Dong Weimin felt that Song Chi was just trying to trick him.

"Sir, the county magistrate, everything is now out in the open. Why hide it?"

Song Chi lowered his voice again, "Behind Magistrate Feng is the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Lu. He came to Ji County to investigate the accounts of the First Prime Minister. The longer he stays in Ji County, the more uneasy you will become."

This was not a secret, and Dong Weimin did not react much.

"I know what you're planning. You're trying to use the soaring grain prices as an excuse to dismiss Magistrate Feng. But this is a shady operation, and if you really investigate, you'll be in trouble too..."

Dong Weimin's expression changed slightly. What he said was true. After all, it was an improper means.

Song Chi said, "I can ask County Magistrate Feng to raise the grain price himself. That way, it will be his own fault and it has nothing to do with you..."

"Do you think I'll believe it?"

"As long as you promise to let me go, I can do it!"

Song Chi continued, "If you want to be the county magistrate, you must get the support of the Han family and the prefect. However, due to your previous omissions, they must be dissatisfied with you. You need to make achievements!"

These words really touched Dong Weimin's heart.

The affairs of the Sun family and Wang Bao made him extremely passive, causing dissatisfaction among the prefects, and he was no longer able to sideline Feng Yuan, making him look like a waste.

"As long as you can do this... I will save your life!"

Dong Weimin said casually.

"Okay, just wait. I'd also like you to put in a few good words for me to the prefect."

"Also... as you know, Master Zhang Wu has threatened to kill me. I don't even dare to leave the county government office right now. Please say hello to Master Zhang Wu."

"As long as you can do this, it won't be a problem."

"Just wait."

Song Chi left humbly, and his expression became stern when he left the room.

He said he wanted to make Dong Weimin a discarded pawn as well.

"snort!"

Dong Weimin sneered and shook his head. Of course he wouldn't believe Song Chi...

As night falls, the moon and stars are dim.

After a busy day, Song Chi finally got off work. He was so tired. He didn't expect that even after traveling through time, he couldn't escape the fate of working 996.

How sad.

County Magistrate Feng asked him to stay temporarily in the county government office, firstly because he was busy with affairs recently and secondly because he was afraid that people from the Yongsheng Gang would cause trouble.

However, Song Chi still found an excuse to leave.

Staying in the county government office means taking supplementary classes. Song Chi is already exhausted after a day's work, and if he has to work overtime and attend evening self-study classes, he really has no energy left.

Fortunately, his residence is not far from the county government office, so it should be safe.

After leaving the county government office, he went into the alley.

Song Chi soon discovered something was wrong. Occasionally, when he looked back, he could see a dark shadow. It was clear that someone was following him.

Nothing happened for a few days, which made him let down his guard, and he finally fell into the trap.

Song Chi held the dagger hidden at his waist in his hand, and a sense of security surged in his heart.

Ever since he knew what Master Zhang Wu had said, he asked someone to buy him a dagger and hid it on his body in case of emergency.

"Who is it? Get out here!"

When they reached a place, Song Chi stopped and shouted at the dark scene outside the alley.

"What? You dare to follow but not show up?" Song Chi asked again.

As soon as he finished speaking, a person walked out from the darkness. In the bright moonlight, one could vaguely see that he was a thin man wearing coarse linen clothes, and one could also smell a fishy odor.

Song Chi sniffed again and it smelled like fish.

From this, we can infer that this person might be engaged in fishing. Ning'an is located in the south with many rivers, and there are many people who make a living from fishing.

In addition to the smell of fish, there is also... the smell of blood.

Song Chi had already seen that there were bloodstains on the coarse linen clothes he was wearing.

He just fought with someone, or killed someone!

Song Chi tried to calm himself down, holding the dagger tightly in his hand.

As you get closer, you can vaguely see the man's appearance. His skin is rather rough, as if caused by years of wind and sun. The cuffs of his linen clothes are torn, and you can see his thick arms.

His eyes beneath his thick eyebrows were dull and lifeless, like a pair of dead fish eyes.

This is a tough one!

He is different from the gangsters I have met before.

Song Chi asked, "Were you sent by Master Zhang Wu?"

"I... am not."

"no?"

Before Song Chi could continue speaking, the man suddenly knelt down in front of him.

"My benefactor, please accept my greeting!"

"What are you going to do?"

Song Chi didn't react for a moment. Could it be that he was trying to let his guard down before taking action?

"Who are you and what do you want to do?"

"I'm here to protect you."

"Protect me?" Song Chi was even more confused.

"You forced Wang Bao to death in court, so you are my benefactor."

The man raised his head, his eyes full of sincerity.