Chapter 247 Don’t Swear Casually
"Just watch me swear! After I swear, you must not doubt me again! Otherwise, I will never let you off easily!"
The academician shouted without hesitation, "Listen up! If I accept bribes, I will be struck down by the thunder of heaven!"
As soon as the words fell.
With a loud "boom"!
A thunderbolt dropped from the sky, smashing the academic official into pieces, leaving him charred on the outside and tender on the inside!
Little Dumpling: Uh...I haven’t kneeled down yet!
So male homosexuals should not swear casually!
The thunder came so suddenly and so timely that everyone opened their mouths wide and stood there in shock.
Doesn't this kind of thing about swearing to be struck by lightning only happen in storybooks?
How come it came true in public today?!
"Master Xue Zheng!" The prefect's face turned pale, and he was trembling with fear. He didn't dare to move forward. "Someone come quickly! Check on the Master Xue Zheng and see how he is doing."
A guard trembled as he moved over, looking at the charcoal-black academician, and tremblingly said, "Your Excellency the Prefect, the academician has been struck dead by lightning!"
The prefect cried out, sat down on the ground, and shook like a sieve.
The people came to their senses.
"Oh my God! God is showing His power!"
"Even Heaven can't stand it anymore. This is retribution!"
"Heaven has eyes, and there is still justice in this world!"
"We civilians still have a place to seek redress for our grievances!"
"God is supporting us!"
Everyone knelt down and thanked God with tears streaming down their faces.
The prefect sat on the ground, looking at the academician with his hair standing on end and black smoke coming out of his body, and he was terrified.
That was close!
If he was the one who swore the oath, he would be the one lying here now!
"Prefect, didn't you just say that Madam Wang was talking nonsense? Then do you dare to swear an oath as well?"
The prefect was still in shock, "I...I never swear anything!"
"You bastard, stop using these excuses!"
"You're just guilty, that's why you don't dare to swear! You're worried that you'll be struck to death by thunder like the academic administrator!"
"If you don't dare to swear, it means you've committed corruption and abuse of power! A corrupt official like you cannot enter the examination room! The future of the candidates cannot be left in the hands of someone like you!"
The prefect wanted to argue, but he was afraid of being punished by heaven, so he had to stop talking.
"Ouch, ouch!" A groan was heard.
When everyone looked back, they saw that Wang Zude, who had been lying on the ground silently, had woken up.
"My son!" Mrs. Wang, who had been kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, rushed over in surprise.
Wang Zude cried out in pain, "Mom, they take human life lightly and bully people too much! I was almost beaten to death by them! Mom must tell my eldest brother about this and let him avenge me!"
Wang Zude’s eldest brother was a juren and is currently serving as a county magistrate in another county.
The county magistrate was just a lowly official, how much power could he have? Yet the Wang family thought he was quite remarkable.
"Son! Stop talking!" Mrs. Wang's voice trembled. "Heaven is watching us! The academician who accepted our silver was just struck dead by lightning! It was wrong of us to give the silver. We should apologize to Heaven!"
Only then did Wang Zude see the academician lying motionless on the steps, and he was so scared that he burst into tears.
"Ouch, ouch!" Another groan was heard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and cried out in surprise: "Mr. County Magistrate???"
Zhou Huaining was seen with his head tightly wrapped in gauze, his legs spread apart, lying on a stretcher, being carried over by four guards.
"Are the academician and the prefect okay? I have failed in my duty!" Zhou Huaining covered his head and hummed weakly all the way.
The terrified prefect saw Zhou Huaining as if he were a family member. "Huaining, why did you come just now? The academician was just struck by lightning and died!"
"What?!" Zhou Huaining shouted, "Sir, are you kidding me?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the academic official on the steps and said, "Oh my God! What a huge pile of black shit!"
The prefect cried, "What black shit?! What's that look in your eyes! This is the academician!"
Zhou Huaining was incredulous. "They say that those who do evil things will be struck by lightning! The academician... is hiding it so well!"
The prefect: “…”
He seriously suspected that Zhou Huaining did it on purpose, but he had no evidence.
"Your Excellency the County Magistrate!" someone shouted.
"Don't call me 'official'!" Zhou Huaining angrily covered his head. "You guys smashed a hole in my forehead. It's likely to be disfigured! How dare you talk to me?"
Everyone: “…”
I swear to God, how could we have hit you, Mr. County Magistrate?
But there were faint traces of blood under the gauze, which didn't look fake. Could it be that someone really had accidentally injured the county magistrate?
"My Lord, the prefect and the education commissioner accepted bribes together. You, my Lord, must make the decision for us regarding the exams for the next two days!"
Zhou Huaining angrily said, "Bullshit! I guarantee with my own character that the prefect has absolutely not accepted bribes!"
Hehe, there is no such thing as character for me.
The prefect was moved and said, "Finally, someone believes in me! I have always been incorruptible, and your county magistrate knows that!"
"Yes! I know exactly what kind of person the prefect is!" Zhou Huaining grinned.
Everyone said anxiously: "County Magistrate, you have been deceived by him!"
"Just now, the academician was so confident, but in the end, he was struck to death by lightning!"
"The prefect refuses to swear, which means he has something to hide!"
Zhou Huaining looked at the prefect, "Sir, what should we do now? These people are uneducated and only believe in oaths. Why don't you swear an oath yourself?"
The prefect shook his head desperately, "I swore an oath back then, and I must never swear again for the rest of my life!"
Zhou Huaining: Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
"Since the prefect cannot swear, how about I swear on his behalf?"
The prefect's eyes lit up, "What does Huaining plan to do?"
"Leave it to me!" Zhou Huaining blinked.
The prefect breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Huaining said loudly: "I believe in the character of the prefect. If you don't believe me, I will swear an oath!"
"Ah?" Everyone was stunned. "Mr. County Magistrate, why are you joining in the fun?"
Zhou Huaining looked up at the sky and said with a pious face, "God, I, Zhou Huaining, swear today in the name of the prefect..."
"Huaining, what are you doing?" The prefect jumped up as if his butt was on fire.
But it was too late.
Zhou Huaining's words came out very smoothly.
"God, I believe the prefect is not a corrupt person! Please help me prove it, if the prefect is corrupt, let him be struck by lightning!"
“Boom!”
A flash of lightning split the sky, and a huge thunder made everyone's ears buzz.
"Zhou Huaining... hello..."
These were the last words spoken by the prefect, who was fried to a crispy outside and tender inside, before he collapsed.
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