章 1159: 1161 chapter You're Killing the Donkey Once It's Outlived Its Usefulness_1

"Bring in the villagers from Shoutao Village!"

Kneeling on the ground was the entire family of Principal Clerk Zhou, including Madam Zhou Cao Lingling and others.

Shortly thereafter, three men were brought up together, the very same ones who had previously faked the assassination attempt.

"Who stands before the court, and what grievances do you hold?"

"We, commoners from Shoutao Village in Yanghe Town, accuse Principal Clerk Zhou and the Old Master of the Zhou Family of arbitrarily raising Shoutao Village's taxes and of pressuring the village girls to commit suicide, leading to the death of Lord Land Officer as well..."

"Nonsense, you're spouting nonsense! What gibberish are you talking about, and what does it have to do with me?" In that moment, Principal Clerk Zhou couldn't even recall the affairs of Shoutao Village. He was thinking that he hadn't engaged in such acts for the past two years, not to mention since Ye Zi'an's arrival, whereupon he did no such thing.