Pairs of eyes filled with righteous indignation were fixed on the kneeling Jia Wei, their back teeth clenched tightly, wishing they could see this corrupt official cast into the deepest hell the next second, never to be reincarnated.
He You tilted his head slightly and said coldly, "You say I've wronged you? Then let me think carefully about how I've wronged you... Is it that I've wronged you for repeatedly abducting women from the countryside? Or that I've wronged you for embezzling government funds all along? Or that I've wronged you for colluding with bandits to harm innocent people?"
"Um?"
He unconsciously raised an eyebrow slightly, his eyes remaining utterly indifferent, his tone exuding domineering pressure.
At that moment, Jia Lin felt extremely cold all over his body. He wanted to say something, but found that his whole body was shaking violently, and he couldn't even speak.
He was about to say something when He You's lazy voice rang out: "Bring them along!"
"Yes, sir." The slave turned and gave a wink to a soldier beside him, who then turned and went through the gate leading to the prison.
A moment later, two soldiers dragged out a person covered in blood.
The man's hand had been cleanly severed from his shoulder, and blood was still seeping from the wound. There wasn't a single patch of undamaged flesh on his body.
Some of the people at the entrance screamed; the scene was too bloody, and some women covered their faces and left.
The onlookers couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines; it was terrifying.
Ma Tianba was left barely alive in the main hall. He struggled to open his eyes and saw Jia Wei. He glared at him angrily, wishing he could immediately bite Jia Lin to death.
He immediately blurted out, "Jia Wei, you corrupt official! You've used us and then discarded us! I'll drag you down to the eighteenth level of hell with me! Let's die together!"
Hatred consumed his mind, and the pain in his body seemed to vanish.
Ma Tianba struggled to his feet and walked step by step toward Jia Lin.
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