Chapter 100

Meanwhile, in the main hall of the county yamen, the atmosphere was as tense as a drawn bowstring, thick enough to suffocate. Song Guangming was hosting a banquet for a group of people, led by a man in his thirties. The man was dressed in fabulously rich garments, strutting about like a peacock in full display, an arrogant smirk plastered across his face. He was Chen Shimei, the imperial inspector dispatched by the court. "Lord Chen, you've come all this way to our humble Xiaoshan County, you must be exhausted!" Song Guangming said, his face plastered with a flattering smile.