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Seeing this, Fan Changyu also felt that Yu Qianqian\u2019s worries were not without reason. Without concrete evidence, relying only on clues and speculation, most people\u2014even if they had suspicions\u2014would not dare take sides without hard proof.

Remembering what Yu Qianqian had said about the grain requisition order, she asked, \u201cUncle Wang, have you ever seen the grain requisition order sent from Jizhou Prefecture to Qingping County? If the amount of military grain the magistrate collected doesn\u2019t match the amount stated in the requisition order, then that would be solid evidence.\u201d

Constable Wang shook his head. \u201cHow would I ever get to see something like that? The magistrate and Advisor He review those documents themselves before directly ordering the officers below to collect the grain. But all official documents are stored in the county archive. I\u2019m somewhat acquainted with Registrar Liu, who manages the records. Since he handles the documents, he should have seen the requisition order.\u201d

Fan Changyu\u2019s heart immediately began pounding, and a thin layer of sweat formed in her palms unconsciously. \u201cCan we go speak to Registrar Liu?\u201d

Having handled cases for many years, Constable Wang was far more cautious and composed. \u201cWe can\u2019t alert the enemy. I was just stripped of my position. If I go to Registrar Liu\u2019s house immediately afterward, and the magistrate truly harbors rebellious intentions, then the moment I step into Liu\u2019s residence, someone will likely report it straight to the magistrate.\u201d

Madam Wang suddenly spoke up. \u201cWe haven\u2019t gone to pay New Year\u2019s visits to the Liu family yet this year, have we? That gives us a perfect excuse. It\u2019s nearly noon anyway. Old man, you stay home. I\u2019ll take Changyu with some New Year gifts and visit the Liu family ourselves. That way the magistrate won\u2019t suspect anything.\u201d

Constable Wang nodded. \u201cThat should work.\u201d

Madam Wang selected several holiday gifts and took Fan Changyu with her to the Liu residence.

After hearing their reason for visiting, Registrar Liu was greatly shocked. Then he said, \u201cJizhou Prefecture did indeed send a document regarding the military grain requisition, but I\u2019ve never actually seen the document itself. The requisition order has remained in the magistrate\u2019s possession the entire time.\u201d

The fact that the magistrate had continuously kept the document from being archived by Registrar Liu undoubtedly further confirmed his rebellious intentions.

After leaving the Liu residence, both Fan Changyu and Madam Wang walked back with heavy expressions.

Without the requisition document, all their hopes now rested solely on Advisor He.

Madam Wang said sorrowfully, \u201cThat damned magistrate took the grain and money to join the rebel king. Those farmers whose grain seeds were stolen clean\u2014how are they supposed to survive?\u201d

Fan Changyu glanced at the sun overhead, wondering whether Yu Qianqian\u2019s group had already managed to capture Advisor He.

The moment that thought surfaced, another idea suddenly flashed through her mind.

She turned to Madam Wang and said, \u201cAuntie\u2026 why don\u2019t we just kidnap the magistrate directly?\u201d

The redness around Madam Wang\u2019s eyes had not yet faded. Looking at the obedient and well-behaved young woman before her, she opened her mouth, but for a long while could not say a single word.<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"novel":[],"class_list":["post-3607","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3608,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3607\/revisions\/3608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"novel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/novel?post=3607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}