Chen Jin studied her face closely. Worried that she would misunderstand that his master was a cruel person, he explained, "Beaming Peace City's magistrate has been embezzling public funds, accepting bribes, and colluding with court officials for many years. No one would have known if an investigation hadn't been conducted. After investigating him overnight, Master uncovered many officials who were involved. The magistrate's daughter couldn't take the blow, so she escaped while the guards weren't noticing to get revenge, which was why she attacked you when she saw you just now."
Yaoyao nodded without another word.
There would always be corrupt officials everywhere, and even under her father's coercive rule, it was impossible for Great Shang to be completely free of corruption. From time immemorial, getting rid of corrupt officials had always been one of the most difficult challenges—it was just a matter of how many of them there were.
