Having received the answer she wanted, Xiao Yunying said to the magistrate, "Then give him another twenty lashes. Release him in two days and continue the beating. Just enough to cause superficial wounds, but don't go too far and cripple him."
Although that person was bad, he didn't actually kill her, so she didn't intend to kill him.
The magistrate breathed a sigh of relief; he had thought the woman was going to kill Hu Feng.
“I understand that the young lady is kind-hearted.”
Xiao Yunying remembered something and said casually, "If it weren't for that prison guard named Liu Dalei who couldn't stand it and kept secretly bringing me food, I would definitely have pursued the matter to the end."
Although the county magistrate did not instigate this incident, he was responsible for his lax management of his subordinates.
The magistrate, not knowing who Liu Dalei was, turned to the jailers behind him and asked, "Liu Dalei is...?"
One of them answered, "The one who went to Hu Feng's house to get the key just now was Liu Dalei."
Xiao Yunying continued, "He's a good person, conscientious and responsible. It's a pity he's just an ordinary prison guard."
The magistrate understood her unspoken meaning: "This prison can't be without someone in charge. If you think Liu Dalei is reliable, then let him manage it."
Xiao Yunying remembered Liu Dalei saying that he didn't want to just drift through life as a jailer in the prison: "I think it's a waste of his talents for him to be here guarding the prison. Brother Liu is strong, bold, meticulous, and responsible. I think it would be good for him to be a government official in the county government."
They were all his subordinates, so a job transfer was nothing to the county magistrate, and he readily agreed.
“The girl’s judgment is definitely correct. I’ll have him report to the county government office later.”
Xiao Yunying then finally showed a full smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Magistrate."
The magistrate glanced at Chen Yuancheng furtively and said with a forced smile, "It's my fault for not managing my men well. I'm glad you don't blame me."
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