Dongfang Tai was about to demand why the magistrate refused to hold an immediate hearing without proper justification, but Linghu Ji hastily stopped him and pulled him away. Before leaving, Linghu Ji said to County Magistrate Wang, "Then I must trouble you, Magistrate Wang, to keep a strict watch on these bandits. Make sure you don't let them escape again and harm your people."
County Magistrate Wang hurriedly offered a hypocritical assurance: "Of course not, of course not. Your humble servant will have them securely locked away, and I will never let them escape..."
Along the way, Dongfang Tai endlessly complained about why Linghu Ji had stopped him from forcing County Magistrate Wang to hold a hearing. Linghu Ji simply replied coolly, "My lord has his own arrangements!"
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