Destiny Phoenix

Chapter 418 If I can't do it, I will drag it out and chop it up!

"What a wrongdoer, what a good one who never bends the law for personal gain. Didn't you release the rats in the nearby village?" Feng Qingyao's tone became a little harsher.

Meng Fangyi paused, as if struck by lightning.

It took him a long time to reflect in his head, as if his whole body was paralyzed, he bowed his head and confessed: "The rat was indeed released by the villain. It was the villain who was greedy for money for a while and ungrateful for profit. The villain is willing to hand over all the money he collected to the treasury Please, my lord, my lord imperial envoy, please spare this villain's life!"

"You also know that your lowly life should not be kept!" Feng Qingyao was so angry that she wished she could cut him off with a sword.

Although Meng Fangyi said so, in his heart, he believed that he was not guilty of death.When it comes to being greedy for money, he feels that each of the two masters in front of him is greedy dozens or even hundreds of times more than himself.After all, didn't they get it back because they put a few mice in the village?Now that I have offered to spit out the money I got, why are they still relentless?

"You can't figure it out, this king will tell you." A cold and majestic voice sounded from above his head, "The rats you put in the village are diseased rats from the Western Regions. Once bitten by them, they will be poisoned." And died, without even a chance of treatment!"

The sharp voice was like a thunderbolt, which made Meng Fangyi collapse on the ground.

what?
Are rats poisonous?

Isn't that—

What a crime he has committed!
Although Meng Fangyi was greedy, he was not devoid of conscience. Those rats looked like ordinary rats, so he didn't feel suspicious.Unexpectedly, the mouse was actually poisonous!

"I beg your lord to spare my life, the villain will send someone to catch those mice, and then--"

He was so frightened that his legs were so weak that he insisted on standing several times without getting up.

"Rats have already been running everywhere, how do you catch them? Where do you catch them?" Feng Qingyao asked.

He collapsed to the ground again.

"For the sake of your ignorance, this king will give you a chance to pay off your merits." Seeing that Meng Fangyi had completely lost his mind, Mo Zhanhua said, "You can make arrangements today and find a craftsman to dig up the things you dug earlier." All the wells were filled up, and a new well was reopened one kilometer away. Notices were posted in various places to inform the villagers that the plague was a rumor, and let the villagers go home. As long as they come back, each household will distribute ten taels of silver."

"My lord, this silver tael—who will pay?"

Although it was a matter of life and death, his greedy nature prevented him from forgetting to ask where the money came from.

"Of course the money comes from your county magistrate Meng's pocket." Mo Zhanhua said solemnly, with a firm voice that cannot be questioned. Sick rats, to avoid future troubles."

"Of course, the money for buying rat poison and mousetrap was naturally taken by you County Magistrate Meng."

"But, this—" Meng Fangyi didn't dare to disobey him, but he was really reluctant to spit out so much money, so he asked bravely, "My lord, what is the purpose of filling and repairing the well?"

"Because someone took advantage of you to release sick rats into the village, and poisoned the well water!" Feng Qingyao said.

"what--"

"After half a month, this king will personally investigate the above-mentioned matters. If there is one item that is not fulfilled, this king will let you, the number one county magistrate, be dragged outside the county government office and be chopped down." Mo Zhanhua added.

After hearing this, Meng Fangyi was completely paralyzed.

(End of this chapter)