Since officer Zhao didn't react for so long, Xie Yunjin felt victorious. He spoke again, "Officer Zhao, I hope you would go home and talk to your daughter to stop getting herself involved in others' businesses."
Officer Zhao finally snapped back to reality. His eyes glistened like they'd just been cleaned. If his vision before could be described as dusty and gray, then today, his vision was piercingly clear.
He said to Xie Yunjin in a heavy voice, "Scholar Xie, I will go back and educate my daughter well and make sure she stops causing you trouble."
Officer Zhao knew that his neighbor was a scholar, one who placed first on the exam. He knew that the magistrate even rewarded this scholar. On that day, officer Zhao was away on the job catching a thief and therefore didn't get to meet this scholar personally.
Xie Yunjin's face lifted a little. He nodded towards officer Zhao, "Then, thank you, officer."
