Investigate This Case Thoroughly

At the stern words of Baili Shouxi, an elder of the Sixth-Rank Cultivation Family, the Baili Family, Qingyang County's magistrate, Zhou Qingyuan, fell silent.

He understood what Baili Shouxi meant.

Before leaving Qingyang County Territory, the elder wanted to secure as much as he could for the Xinghua Village Meng Family and the Ranked Wu Family.

And Baili Shouxi had seen through Zhou Qingyuan's little schemes at a glance.

"Elder Shouxi, you've gone a little too far. Zhang Wenhai, head of the Ranked Zhang Family, Wang Renhua, head of the Ranked Wang Family, and Yang Shouming, head of the Ranked Yang Family, invited that fugitive, the Sun-Extinguishing Elder, here without any instruction from me. Besides, I don't know everything. I've been unwell these past few days and knew nothing of the Sun-Extinguishing Elder's origins. So I cannot agree with a word you've said!"

Zhou Qingyuan argued, "As Qingyang County's magistrate, I naturally want everyone here to live well. Of course I wanted to mediate the disputes between the Xinghua Village Meng Family and the Ranked Wang, Zhang, and Yang Families. But my words carried too little weight. I couldn't do it!"

Baili Shouxi immediately seized on Zhou Qingyuan's words. "Very well. Since the county magistrate cannot mediate their disputes, let the Commandery Governor do it. I was born and raised in Qinghe Commandery Territory, and I have every confidence in the Commandery Governor's character and integrity as an official. Please put the crimes committed by Zhang Wenhai, Wang Renhua, and Yang Shouming in writing and hand the document to me. I will personally present it to the Commandery Governor so he can reach a verdict on this matter!"

With those two statements, Baili Shouxi had one aim: to press Zhou Qingyuan step by step until he formally recorded the charges