The rain was pouring down, the treasurer officials who were braving the rain looked ashen, and the situation was deathly silent.

The chief official of Jiayifang just died in front of them like that. It was something that no one could believe.

The treasurer officials were filled with fear and retreated one after another, some even unable to stand steadily.

Especially when looking at the scene of the bodies being separated and then looking at the kind face of the imperial envoy, the contrast was too great to be accepted at all.

“As a court official, how can you kill people at will?” a treasurer official risked his life to ask.

Lin Ruo really didn’t expect that these officials could be so stubborn, but it’s okay, he has plenty of ways to deal with this group of people.

“Randomly, what do you mean by random? I have reasons and grounds for killing people, but you treasury officials have done so many random killings.” Lin Ruo retorted confidently.

“Even if according to the law, the official is guilty, you cannot execute him without trial.” The official still insisted.

Lin Ruo, on the other hand, raised the corners of his mouth and said casually, “I am the imperial envoy appointed by His Majesty. I have the power to execute first and report later. Are you dissatisfied? If you are dissatisfied, just keep it to yourself.”

Most of the treasurer officials have already lost their minds. One more word, one more spill of blood, and they will prostrate themselves on the ground and beg for mercy.

However, there was an official who dared to come forward and accuse others of mistakes without fear of death.

Lin Ruo thought for a moment and decided that this must be the princess’s confidant who was planted among the treasurer officials.

Lin Ruo waved his hand, and immediately an official from the Supervisory Council came forward and arrested him.

“You arrested people without any investigation.” The official said angrily while being tortured.

“You are the deputy director of Bingfang, right? What kind of bastard are you? Do you need me to tell you?”

Lin Ruo coldly ordered to the person beside him: “Come here, search his office, and then send someone to search his house. I want to see how much money you have earned over the years.”

“I have evidence for the first two, so I dared to kill them in public. But I have no evidence for you yet, so I am not in a hurry. But it’s okay, you won’t survive one night.” Lin Ruo said very confidently.

There was not a single official in the treasury who was not greedy by nature, especially the chief officials of the three major districts, and they used the money they embezzled to buy land and properties.

If Lin Ruo just checked, he would find evidence everywhere.

If we need witnesses, tens of thousands of workers can testify.

If he wanted to, there was no treasurer official he couldn’t kill.

The treasurer was taken away and his official uniform was stripped off.

The rain gradually subsided. Lin Ruo looked at the remaining treasure officials seriously and said, “Don’t ask me for evidence. If you want evidence, I can dig up your secrets at any time.”

Lin Ruo’s words were like the last straw that broke the camel’s back, completely bending the treasury officials’ backs.

So treasurer officials kept coming out to beg for mercy. They no longer had the arrogant attitude they had before, and were only filled with panic and fear of death.

Just as Lin Ruo had thought before, if one person stood up, there would be a second one, and panic can spread.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, most of the treasury officials bowed their heads.

Lin Ruo stood up at this time and faced the treasurers who had surrendered and confessed their crimes in the past three days. Zong Zhui took the list and read out their names one by one.

Lin Ruo then said: “It is all thanks to your reports, otherwise I would not have known that there were so many dirty things in the treasury. Come to the Japanese official to write a letter to the court to absolve you of your crimes. If the chief officials of the treasury are vacant, I will give priority to you.”

This is considered as preferential treatment for surrender and is also an important prerequisite for stabilizing the treasury.

If you kill a group of people, you naturally have to feed a group of people.

“Sir, please let us go.” When the treasurer officials who had been forced to submit heard that he was not going to let them go, their hearts, which had just calmed down, became panic-stricken.

Lin Ruo said calmly: “I will observe you for a year. If you can work diligently, I will report to the court and exempt you from the crime. Of course, before that, you must return all the money you have embezzled.”

Suddenly someone in the room sneered.

Everyone looked closely and saw that the person in charge of Bingfang was standing in the rain, pretending to be righteous and awe-inspiring. He looked at everyone as if he had suffered a great injustice and said angrily: “What a bunch of shameless villains…”

“Master Lin, do you think that you can keep the inner treasury running smoothly just by relying on these guys? If your heart is scattered, it will be scattered. Your despicable means will never make people willing to work for you.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room became strange again. Lin Ruo stared over with his sharp and clear eyes and laughed.

“So what do you think is the means of winning the hearts and minds of the people? It is to let you do evil things, exploit the labor force every day, and use human lives to enjoy the good life.”

“Are you still thinking that there is a kind person like the Princess who will increase your salary from time to time, treat you like a master, and let you live freely and unrestrainedly?”

“That’s a nice thought. Anything that doesn’t conform to your interests is shameless, vulgar and inhumane. It’s ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!”

Lin Ruo really didn’t know how this person could say such things and do such a disgusting thing.

It takes so much years of eating the blood of the ancient capitalists to have such a rotten heart.

“Have you ever seen how many workers have been living in dire straits over the years? You never saw them, but you took away every penny they had.”

The official was speechless, but he still considered himself a man of integrity because he did not succumb to Lin Ruo’s coercion or inducement.

“Do you really think you are so promising? If you still have a bit of the temper of the Ye family, I would at least take a closer look at you.”

“And now, don’t you see what you are capable of? Besides eating the laborers’ money, deducting and robbing their wages, exchanging the things in the warehouse for your own, and forcibly occupying other people’s wives, what else can you do? Shameless is not enough to make you disgusted by what you do!”

Lin Ruo snorted coldly and said with a hint of anger. These words were not addressed to the chief official of Yifang alone, but to all the treasurer officials present.

If they were still human, they should have a sense of shame.

“Over the years, the glass produced by the inner storehouse has become more and more turbid? The wine has become so weak that it is unrecognizable! The perfume is about to be discontinued. Judging from the signs of your incompetence, your brains are probably filled with nonsense. Where is the knowledge and ability that Miss Ye taught you before?”

There was a dead silence in the streets, and many elderly treasurer officials vaguely remembered the image of the young Miss Ye.

Ten or twenty years ago, they also had innocent hearts.

(End of this chapter)