章節 405: Split Personality

If Magistrate Liu was a person of poor character, Shu Botong wouldn't feel at ease about handing the deed to him for safekeeping.

Jiang Danhe nodded in agreement. What he told her next made Xiaoguo admire Magistrate Liu even more.

"Some time ago, as Zhu Zhizhou from Guangyang Prefecture was getting old, the higher-ups were planning to promote a respected county magistrate nearby and transfer this person to Guangyang Prefecture. County Magistrate Liu was the first choice, but the people of Yonghai County couldn't bear to let him leave, so they all begged for him to stay. At that time, Magistrate Liu was all packed and ready to go, but upon seeing this scene, he decided to stay."

The man who often talked about promotion was actually willing to sacrifice his promotion for the sake of the people in Yonghai County and stay on as a small county magistrate.

Indeed, one should not judge a book by its cover.