Among them, there are white-haired old men with wrinkles all over their faces and cloudy eyes, who seem to be nearly eighty years old; there are also young children, who are only four or five years old, with childishness still on their faces, but their innocence has been worn away by this terrible environment.

They were either sitting or lying, their bodies curled up in a small space, their clothes tattered and some even just had a few pieces of rags to barely cover their bodies.

Everyone's eyes were empty, as if their souls had been taken away, leaving only a group of walking corpses.

However, the moment they saw the county magistrate being brought in, a look of fear suddenly broke out in their dead eyes.

They screamed, their voices filled with despair and fear, as if they saw the devil coming.

The screams echoed in the small dungeon, making people shudder.

Just then, Qingyan walked in, accompanied by the yamen runners.

Seeing this scene, her eyes instantly turned red.

She couldn't imagine what kind of suffering these people had gone through to be tortured into this state.

She bit her lip, a strong anger rising in her heart.

These innocent people should not have suffered such torture. It was because of this greedy and unjust county magistrate that they were put into such a desperate situation.

Qingyan's eyes were fixed on the county magistrate, and the sword in her hand was trembling slightly, as if telling of her inner anger.

She secretly vowed to seek justice for these people and make the county magistrate receive the punishment he deserved.

They were originally just escorting Magistrate Li into the cell, but they didn't expect the following scene to make them open their eyes wide in shock.

As soon as Magistrate Li stepped into the cell, the prisoners who were originally like zombies seemed to be instantly injected with a powerful force.

Flames of anger burst out of their eyes, and like hungry wolves seeing their prey, they pounced on Magistrate Li.

Adults and children rushed forward, their movements filled with anger and desperation.

Some people stretched out their thin fists and hit Magistrate Li hard. Each punch seemed to carry the suffering they had endured over the years. Some people directly bit Magistrate Li's body with their teeth, as if they wanted to vent all the hatred in their hearts.

Magistrate Li screamed in horror. He tried to struggle but was pinned down by the crowd.

His clothes were torn to shreds in an instant, revealing a terrified face.

Mo Er and Mo Si stood aside, completely stunned by the scene before them.

They had never seen such an angry crowd, nor had they imagined that these prisoners, who seemed lifeless on weekdays, would have such a strong reaction.

The yamen runners were so frightened that their legs went limp, their faces were pale, and their eyes were filled with fear.

They turned around and tried to run away as if this was the entrance to hell.

However, would Mo Er let them escape so easily?

He flashed and stood in front of the yamen runners like a bolt of lightning.

Mo Er's eyes were cold, revealing a sense of majesty.

He mercilessly threw the runners into different cells one by one.

As soon as the yamen runners entered the cell, they were beaten and kicked by the prisoners, just like County Magistrate Li.

Their screams echoed in the cell, but did not arouse anyone's sympathy.

Qingyan watched all this quietly, her face solemn.

Her eyes swept over the red-eyed, skinny people, and a strong feeling of anger and pity surged in her heart.

She could imagine how much suffering these people had endured under Magistrate Li's rule, which was why they treated their enemies so angrily.

Mo Er and Mo Si silently retreated from the cell, their hearts heavy.

When they returned to the lobby, their faces still hadn't recovered.

Mo Er took a deep breath and told Bai Qianqian and Xie Mochen everything that had happened in the cell.

After hearing this, Bai Qianqian and Xie Mochen's faces became even uglier.

Their eyes were filled with anger and pain.

Bai Qianqian glanced at Xie Mochen, and then decisively ordered: "Mo Er, send someone to write a notice that the county lady is here, the county magistrate has been taken to jail, and anyone who has any grievances can come and report it."

Mo Er took the order and left. He took quick action with the secret guards of the Mo generation.

They posted notices outside the county government office, spreading the news of Bai Qianqian and Xie Mochen's arrival and that County Magistrate Li was taken to jail throughout the county.

Bai Qianqian looked at Bai Ying and his group again. These were the secret guards of the Bai Mansion who were trained by Mo Er, Qing Yan and others.

She only selected half of the people to follow her to Yong'an County, and the remaining half stayed in Bai Mansion to protect her parents and younger brother.

She ordered, "Bai Yi, send someone to Magistrate Li's house to bring all the silver to the county government office."

Bai Yi took the order and left, leading the secret guards to the residence of County Magistrate Li quickly.

At this time, Xie Mochen and Bai Qianqian began to carefully check the account books.

Every page of the account book seemed to be a record of Magistrate Li’s crimes, and the more they read, the more frightened they became.

The unreasonable expenditures, high taxes and unclear accounts brought their anger towards County Magistrate Li to a peak.

Bai Qianqian was so angry that she almost tore the account book into pieces. She wished she could cut County Magistrate Li into pieces immediately.

After reading the account book, Xie Mochen suppressed his anger and picked up a pen to write a secret letter.

He recorded Magistrate Li's crimes in detail in the letter and asked the court to send officials to deal with the matter.

After finishing writing, he sent Mo Qi to deliver the secret letter to the capital as quickly as possible.

At this time, a notice had been posted outside the county government office.

The news spread quickly throughout Yong'an County like a spring breeze.

The people were talking about it, with hope glittering in their eyes.

The people who had been oppressed by Magistrate Li began to muster up their courage and walked towards the county government office.

At Magistrate Li's house, Bai Yi led the secret guards to act quickly.

They swept through County Magistrate Li's mansion like a black whirlwind.

The servants and slaves in the mansion looked at these sudden intruders in horror, but did not dare to resist at all.

Bai Yi and others searched every room carefully, leaving no corner unattended.

They opened the boxes and pulled out bags of gold, silver, jewelry, and mountains of banknotes.

All these riches were obtained by County Magistrate Li through corruption and bribery, but now they have become ironclad evidence of his crimes.

The secret guards carefully carried the silver out of the mansion and walked towards the county government office.

Along the way, the people looked at the wealth being carried away and were shocked and angry.

They cursed Magistrate Li and felt indignant about the suffering they had endured.

When Bai Yi and others carried the silver to the county government office, Bai Qianqian and Xie Mochen's attention were attracted.

As they looked at these mountains of wealth, they became more determined to severely punish County Magistrate Li.

As time went by, more and more people came to the county government to file complaints.

Some of them cried and complained that Magistrate Li had forced them to pay taxes, which led to the destruction of their families; some talked about how their relatives were detained and tortured for no reason by Magistrate Li; others exposed Magistrate Li's evil deeds of colluding with wealthy businessmen and exploiting the people.

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