The people of the Prefecture are in for a show this time.
"Strange things happen every year, but this year is truly fresh. Guess what?"
In the tavern, a scholar was surrounded by the guests, standing on a table and eagerly speaking:
"The government officers who first set out to arrest the murderers were immediately rounded up by Lord Imperial Censor. Isn't that bizarre?"
The onlookers immediately agreed, "This is beyond bizarre, it's downright absurd!"
The scholar smugly continued, "Being absurd is nothing. There's something even more absurd; the dignified Imperial Censor being mistaken for a criminal, tsk tsk tsk…"
This suggestive tsking piqued the curiosity of everyone, urging the scholar to quickly explain the reason and stop beating around the bush.
Unhurried, the scholar raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he spoke with a theatrical tone:
