"Wait!" Li Haoran turned to the victims and said, "Fellow villagers, listen to me. I promise that the relief food will be delivered immediately! You will take this food back to Langya County and provide relief to the people there. I have indeed committed a crime, and the court will make the final decision. If you truly want to do this for my own good, please leave immediately!"
"Sir!" Gao Er burst into tears. He knew what would happen to Li Haoran if he fell into the hands of the prefect.
Li Haoran smiled brightly, "This county magistrate has no shame in front of the heavens and no shame in looking down upon the earth, but he still cannot defeat these corrupt and lawless officials. Gao Er, these disaster victims are in your care. Take them back to Langya County and register and distribute the grain one by one. The emperor will definitely send people to investigate these corrupt and lawless officials. It won't be too late for you to redress my grievances then. Go!"
Gao Er, with tears in his eyes, carried the 5,000 dan of grain out of the city with the disaster victims. Han Tiexin's officers and soldiers surrounded Li Haoran.
"Sir Li, please come back to the government office with me. I will treat you well." Han Tiexin gritted his teeth. He had originally planned to sell this grain and keep it for himself, but Li Haoran had let the disaster victims steal it. He wanted to skin him alive. Back at the government office, he was going to make Li Haoran suffer a fate worse than death.
Of the five thousand dan of grain, two thousand dan were used to set up a few porridge stalls in Haizhou City as a token of appreciation. The remaining three thousand taels were given to Tao Wenyuan to transport out of Haizhou City; selling them would bring him a ton of silver. But now that the five thousand dan of grain had vanished, Han Tiexin was furious.
Li Haoran looked at Han Tiexin with disdain: "Shameless villain, you want to arrest me? Wait until next life!" As he said that, he crossed his sword and slashed it across his neck.
"Sir!" Gao Er fell to the ground behind him, blood flowing from Li Haoran's neck, and he fell straight down.
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