He handed them over to the officials according to the reporting procedure and then told them what they had done to him.
The officials reported the matter to the magistrate, who immediately summoned them inside.
At first, they denied it, saying it was all Liu Sisi's side of the story and there were no witnesses. They also said that they were beaten like this by Liu Sisi.
Upon hearing that there were no witnesses, the onlookers rushed to testify for Liu Sisi, and also accused the men of lying to their children, claiming that their injuries were self-inflicted.
Two little girls have no chance against several grown men.
Juan immediately distanced himself from the situation when he realized it was not going well.
"Sir, this has nothing to do with me. I have nothing to do with them. I'm not from Qingyin County. I've been framed."
Liu Sisi realized that if things continued like this, it would probably take several more days to resolve the issue, which would delay their return journey too much.
"Your Excellency, I have something to present to you."
Liu Sisi presented the imperial edict from Emperor Yong'an, in which she was ordered to go out and run errands, to the county magistrate.
The magistrate's hands trembled when he saw the case, fearing that his handling of it might delay Emperor Yong'an's important affairs. He also thought that this girl was definitely not simple and that he couldn't afford to offend her!
He quickly released Liu Sisi and Tiantian, and then ordered the officers to collect evidence as fast as possible.
In just one day, Juan and his gang were sentenced to two hundred strokes of the cane and exiled three thousand miles away for attempted robbery, attempted rape, and fraud. From then on, these scourges could no longer harm people.
Liu Sisi and Tiantian hired a horse-drawn carriage in Qingyin County to head back.
Lingxi City.
After making inquiries with his men, Luo Kuanlong finally managed to glean some clues about how Prefect Li and his officials had been exploiting the people.
However, he still needs to go to the village to inquire in detail.
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