That same night, Pei Xiao, Luo Qingyu, and the others quietly infiltrated the county magistrate’s office.
Early the next morning, the townspeople discovered that the magistrate had been hanged at the office gates. His family members were all bound tightly, their mouths gagged, kneeling beneath his dangling corpse.
Nearby, several large pots were set up, filled with savory meat and vegetable porridge. The thick, fragrant mixture, dotted with golden egg ribbons, bubbled away, releasing a mouthwatering aroma. Beside them stood two large vats filled with boiling milk, along with two large baskets brimming with peeled, hard-boiled eggs.
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