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Chapter 663 Poisoning

At first, Shen Ruyi thought he was innocent and thought that this time she might be able to help him overturn the case.

I never expected the investigation results to be so devastating.

The death toll was conservatively estimated at over 6500, but the official records show only over 700, a difference of nearly tenfold.

As for the town's "original residents," it is written that they left the town due to the disaster and went to other places to make a living. Their current situation is unknown.

The truth is that almost no one survived in the villages downstream of the dam.

In the dead of night, amidst the wind and rain, my sleep was riddled with bugs, making survival almost impossible.

What's most upsetting is that so many people died, and the governor above was trying to avoid being implicated or held accountable.

They deliberately suppressed the matter, and the news never even reached the Heavenly Court.

After Shen Ruyi finished her investigation, she felt a mix of emotions and was sad for a long, long time.

That's over 6000 lives, not just 6, all lost because of the corruption and selfishness of these corrupt officials.

These corrupt officials can control the lives of many people at the bottom of society with just a word or an order.

It's so sad.

The selection of local officials is extremely important; they can be neither smart nor capable, but they cannot be stupid or evil.

When stupidity and wickedness meet, the destructive power can be immense.

During the break for a meal, Granny Yang and Physician Chen inspected the food and tea served with great care and attention.

Shen Ruyi then learned that the dinner and tea provided to them by the inn the previous night had been drugged.

Fortunately, everyone was prepared and the dish was discovered as soon as it was served, so no one was infected.

They also arrested the shopkeeper and his servants who had taken advantage of the chaos to commit violence.

Shen Ruyi thought to herself, no wonder the investigation is so strict. But it's better if it's stricter.

"Okay, pass the notice down. Everyone should be more vigilant in the days to come, try not to eat anything indiscriminately, and report any problems immediately."

"Yes, master."

She was busy until evening before Shen Ruyi began writing a letter to the Emperor, outlining the general contents of the letter.

At the same time, we should ask the government to send someone to take over this mess. She is only responsible for catching the parasites, not for anything else.

We also need to send someone to take over and manage the saltworks.

The salt field is four days' journey from here, so it's inconvenient for her to go there, and it's not on her way.

So they simply wrote down the address and gave it to the officials, letting them handle it themselves.

I also reiterated that the character of officials should take precedence over their abilities.

No matter how much knowledge one has, if one's heart and character are corrupt, one is like a powder keg that could explode at any moment.

It could be detonated at any moment, causing chaos and destruction.

The remaining three families lived in fear all day.

They even selected a few children and planned to arrange for them to escape from the city at noon.

As a result, they were blocked at the city gate by the people sent by Shen Ruyi.

Undeterred, these people directly bribed the gatekeepers with silver notes.

Everyone naturally loved the silver notes, but when they thought about the price of betraying the King of the East Sea, they reluctantly and sternly refused.

They also rounded up everyone who absolutely had to go out on business or visit relatives at that time and brought them all to Shen Ruyi's side.

He was temporarily detained; I plan to deal with this after I finish my main tasks.

The night was peaceful. Shen Ruyi and the others did not go out to run errands and rested and slept normally until dawn.

The next day, Shen Ruyi was busy all day again, overseeing the sorting and summarizing of the supplies and all the shops and estates seized under the names of these three companies.

The remaining three heads of households were scared half to death by themselves.

I didn't dare close my eyes for two nights in a row, for fear of being killed in my dreams or being surrounded and attacked.

Shen Ruyi did it on purpose, leaving these families hanging for three whole days to scare them.

During this process, some people tried every means to poison the backyard of the government office several times, but none of them succeeded.

Shen Ruyi continued until she finished all the work at hand.

In the early hours of the fourth day, he led a group to the homes of Lu, Qi, and Liu.

They knocked out and tied up the three family heads.

After working for more than an hour, they finally got all the key evidence into their hands.

Finally, Shen Ruyi settled down at the Lu family's house and slept until dawn.

He then ordered another search of the house.

Meanwhile, the people sent by the government had already set off, and in the letter, the government stated that it was once again short of manpower.