By this point, everything had become crystal clear. The Mysterious Person had not come to ask him for help, nor had he intended to use this to threaten him. He wanted his life outright.
"So that was it. He used my hand to kill Lin Fu, then turned around and presented the ledger to Daoist Priest Li, driving me into this predicament."
"Brilliant. Truly brilliant!"
County Magistrate Zhang finally sorted everything out. Even as bitterness filled his heart, the hairs all over his body stood on end.
The Mysterious Person's scheme had directly wiped out both him and Lin Fu. Such cunning was enough to send chills down one's spine.
But why had he done this? From beginning to end, County Magistrate Zhang did not believe he had ever offended this person.
Ever since coming to Sheng County and becoming its county magistrate, aside from taking in quite a bit of silver, he had always tried to smooth things over in every other matter, doing his utmost not to offend anyone.
Other than Lin Fu, no one in Sheng County should have held a grudge against him. Lin Fu was already dead, so it could not have been Lin Fu's doing. Otherwise, why would he have entrusted the matter to an escort agency? County Magistrate Zhang simply could not figure it out. Especially considering his current circumstances, an idea rose in his heart.
He looked at Daoist Priest Li, seated in the main hall, and gritted his teeth.
"Since there's no road left to retreat down, I might as well drag you into the water too."
At this point, County Magistrate Zhang knew perfectly well that he had no chance of turning things around.
If he could not turn things around, then he would drag another person down with him.