Linghu Ji and the others had long since quietly led Prefect Jia's guards to hide in the shadows, waiting for the culprits to walk right into their trap. Thus, the guilt of the Xing Zhu and Gong Lü families became inescapable.
Meanwhile, the Wang and Zhang families still stubbornly denied tampering with the grain. Although Linghu Ji could do nothing to them at the moment, Xiaoran did not step forward himself to pressure Prefect Jia; he had plenty of time to wait for the other side to confess and for the truth to eventually come to light.
At that moment, Prefect Jia was apologizing profusely and panic-strickenly to the people of the Wang and Zhang families, while also complaining bitterly to Linghu Ji, Dongfang Tai, and the others. Although he was terrified of the angry glares from the two men, he could not help grumbling, "How did you manage to blow things up into such a mess? What are we supposed to do now?"
Chapter 264