As more and more people joined in the prayers, the people knelt neatly on both sides of the road, sincerely hoping that a deity could help them.

Xu Jinhuan wanted to use the power of faith to contend with the false Heavenly Dao, so he naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

“I have received your prayers, and I will certainly not stand idly by.”

A divine voice once again reached the ears of all the people of Changdong County.

"Messingfei, do you know your crime?"

At this point, Mei Xinfei did not regard the other party as a real god. He was convinced that someone had used tricks to impersonate a god descending to earth.

Therefore, he smiled meaningfully and said, "Heroine, why do you help those lowly people? I'll give you ten times the amount they gave you."

If you can use this ability to help me properly, I'll pay you a hundred times more.

Xu Jinhuan asked, feigning curiosity, "A hundred times? Can you afford that?"

Mei Xinfei thought it was his wealth that had impressed the other party, and immediately said excitedly, "I can afford it, I can afford it. It's just silver, I have plenty in my mansion."

"Can you let go of me now? My knee is really hurting."

Xu Jinhuan said calmly, "Just knee pain? It seems my punishment wasn't severe enough."

As soon as Xu Jinhuan finished speaking, the people saw Mei Xinfei, who had been kneeling, make a new move.

He first turned to face the people around him, and then began to kowtow forcefully. The loud "thump thump thump" sound made the people nearby subconsciously touch their heads.

"How could you go back on your word?" Mei Xinfei seized an opportunity to loudly question Xu Jinhuan.

Xu Jinhuan chuckled lightly, "Have I ever promised you anything?"

Before Mei Xinfei could speak, Xu Jinhuan had already given him his punishment.

"Since you are so unrepentant and attempt to bribe the true God, then speak the truth in front of everyone."

After Xu Jinhuan finished speaking, he used the people's bodies as cover to flick a small pill into Mei Xinfei's mouth.

This little pill is a truth pill given away for free by System Xiao Wang. The user will answer any question asked. Although it only lasts for an hour, it is enough for Messingfei.

"Now I will ask you a question: Did you harm Magistrate Shen?"

Messingfei instinctively tried to cover his mouth, but his hands wouldn't obey his brain and remained hanging down at his sides, while his mouth opened at that moment.

Then he heard his own arrogant voice.

"Who else could it be but me? He really dared to threaten me, saying he would submit a memorial to the court accusing me of profiteering from the national crisis."

If I'm threatened by someone like this, how am I supposed to get along in Changdong County? What will the people in the Chamber of Commerce think of me? So, I decided to go all the way and kill him to vent my anger.

For this, I spent a lot of money to specially invite a famous poison master in the martial arts world to give Mr. Shen a special experience.

You know, most people don't get this kind of treatment. That guy surnamed Shen might even be thanking me in the underworld.

After saying those arrogant words, Mei Xinfei felt for the first time that his voice was so grating. He now hated himself for not being a mute.

"It really is him?"

"Return the order to Magistrate Shen!"

"You murderer, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

After hearing what Mei Xinfei said, an elderly woman in her fifties rushed out with tears in her eyes. She ran up to Mei Xinfei and slapped him hard.

But she seemed to be in poor health; she was out of breath after only a few slaps.

She trembled all over, her eyes bloodshot, and looked at Mei Xinfei, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Mei Xinfei, give me back my son's life!"

It turned out that this woman was the mother of the murdered Magistrate Shen.

The people around him quickly comforted Magistrate Shen's mother.

"Yes, it will all happen, Auntie. Take a breath and don't get too angry. You need to stay healthy so that the people who killed Magistrate Shen can be punished."

The man had just finished comforting the old woman when he turned around and started punching and kicking Messingfei, all the while cursing.

When the surrounding crowd saw someone make a move, they all joined in the fight, throwing punches and kicks at each other until Mei Xinfei was crying for his parents.

At this moment, other people appeared beside Magistrate Shen's mother, and they also offered words of comfort.

"Don't worry, ma'am, we won't stand idly by. And even if the imperial court doesn't help us, I believe the God of Joy and Benevolence won't let this family get away with it!"

And so, amidst the comforting words of the people, the old woman slowly calmed herself down. She wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve and murmured to herself.

"My son was right about them. The people of Changdong County are all good people. It's a pity he can't see it..."

The people, thinking of that fair and just young magistrate, were also moved to tears, and sobs filled the air.

After Xu Jinhuan and the other people had finished crying, he turned to Mei Xinfei, whose face was bruised and swollen.

"It seems you are not popular. Then tell me about the despicable things you have done."

Mei Xinfei felt uneasy as soon as he heard this. He had almost been beaten to death by these people just for mentioning the killing of the man surnamed Shen.

If he says a few more things, won't he never see the sun rise tomorrow?

Mei Xinfei tried hard to control his body and keep his mouth shut, but no matter how hard he tried, his thick, sausage-like lips still opened in front of everyone.

"Immoral acts? How can these be called immoral acts? They are all my achievements and honors. Otherwise, how do you think I became the president of the Chamber of Commerce?"

Let me think about what to say. Let me start from when I started to make my fortune. Back then, I was a poor boy who would turn over the soil to get a bite to eat.

That day I was so hungry that I went to the deep mountains where no one else dared to go, and I actually caught a pheasant. Unfortunately, I also fell into the hunter's trap.

At this point, a hint of reminiscence and pride flickered in Messinfeld's eyes as he continued.

"That hunter is really stupid. He easily believed the nonsense I made up. He not only gave me food and drink, but also wanted to marry his daughter to me. How could I marry a hunter's daughter?"

I killed the sleeping hunter in the middle of the night, set the house on fire, and left the deep mountains with the hunter's tanned pelt and his daughter.

After leaving the mountains, I first sold the fur, and then sold the hunter's daughter into a brothel. It was with that money that I made my fortune.

Messingfei's words dealt a heavy blow to ordinary people.

"Is this...is this even human? To be able to do such cruel things at such a young age, no wonder they're so rich and heartless these days!"

"This hunter's daughter is so pitiful. Her family was killed, and she was sold into prostitution. If I were her, I would want to eat Messingfei alive."