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Chapter 6: The Tiger's Life
In the county, just as the sky was getting light, a group of people gathered at the city gate.

They pointed at the tattered clothes on the ground.

"Agou has been begging here for many years."

"Yes, probably about ten years."

More and more people came to join in the fun, and after staying for a while I finally found out what had happened.

It turned out that the beggar Agou, who had been begging here for many years, was eaten by a tiger last night. No body was left, only a pool of blood.

"He was definitely eaten by the tiger. This was his bowl. He couldn't possibly throw away the treasures he was eating."

"Yes, this walking stick was also carried by Agou, I remember!"

Two beggars who were also begging for food came over and recognized Agou's things at a glance.

"Look, there are bloodstains on the clothes. They are all bitten to pieces."

"Look, they are all long tiger hair!"

Long white tiger hairs fell from the surface of the tattered clothes. When I picked them up and shook them gently, large pieces of white and yellow tiger hairs fell off again.

This scared the crowd.

At the same time, it also confirmed the fact that tigers come out at night to eat people.

The tiger that the Zhao family just caught will come out at night and eat people!

As soon as this rumor came out, people in the county were in a panic. Every household closed their doors before dark and even stopped doing business.

Li Zhen watched all this in secret, smiling, feeling very satisfied.

Of course, all this was his plan.

He bribed Agou to leave here, and then used Agou's broken bowl, torn clothes and tiger hair to set up a trap, in order to throw dirty water on the Zhao family and frame the Zhao family.

He succeeded.

Public opinion was as sharp as a knife. Some people began to speak ill of the Zhao family behind their backs. Some even went so far as to report to the government for fear of being implicated, hoping that the government would kill the Zhao family's tiger.

The pressure here is put on the Zhao family.

Zhao family.

"Who is it? Who is smearing our Zhao family?"

"We've clearly kept that big bug in a cage the whole time. It hasn't gone anywhere. How could it possibly go out and eat people?"

This rumor put a lot of pressure on the Zhao family, and Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhao couldn't sleep at night.

Although it was a rumor, this kind of thing was a double-edged sword for them and needed to be handled with caution. If not handled properly, it might damage the foundation of the Zhao family.

"It's all your fault. Why do you keep a broken tiger?"

Mr. Zhao took out his anger on Mr. Zhao.

"Dad, I'm going to go out like this. Whoever dares to talk nonsense, I'll tear their mouths apart!" Young Master Zhao's handsome face was a little distorted.

This incident had damaged his reputation, and he was feeling extremely angry but had no place to vent it.

"Isn't that enough of a hassle? You can't go anywhere now. House arrest!"

"I'm going to go to the county magistrate. Wait until this storm passes, then you can come out."

"If you dare to sneak out, I will break your legs!"

Mr. Zhao left the Zhao Mansion in a rage and headed straight for the county magistrate's mansion.

The Zhao family is on good terms with the county magistrate, and this is something everyone in the county knows.

County magistrate's office.

Mr. Zhao had a very pleasant conversation with the county magistrate, and after paying a small price, the county magistrate agreed to help them settle the matter.

"I will suppress this matter. Keep an eye on that big bug and don't let it get out and eat people again."

The county magistrate gave instructions to Mr. Zhao.

"Brother, why do you believe the rumors out there? That big insect has been locked up in my house. It really wasn't the one that ate people."

Mr. Zhao explained awkwardly.

"I don't care whether it was done by that big beast or not. This is the only time I have heard of such a thing. I don't want to hear about it again. Otherwise, even I can't cover it up." "I feel relieved with your words, brother."

Mr. Zhao came out of the county magistrate's mansion with a relieved look on his face.

Sure enough, the next day, people from the county government came out to announce that after the coroner's examination, they could not confirm that Agou was killed by a tiger, and they forbade the people to make irresponsible remarks to discredit the Zhao family.

They also guaranteed that the big bug was kept well locked up in the Zhao family, and the county magistrate could testify to that.

If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, he will be arrested and put in jail.

The people were afraid of being caught, so the matter was completely suppressed by the county magistrate.

Li Zhen, who was hiding in the dark, was not happy when he found out about this.

"County magistrate, county magistrate, why bother? I didn't drag you into this muddy water, but you insisted on getting involved. You can't blame me then." Sitting in the restaurant, Li Zhen poured a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Zhen set up a trap again and spread rumors, saying that the reason why the Zhao family went to such great lengths to hunt the Tiger King was to curry favor with a high-ranking official in the capital and wanted to buy the position of county magistrate here.

This county is called Taifeng County, and the county magistrate has only been assigned here temporarily and has not yet been formally appointed. If the position is bought at this time, all his years of management here will be in vain.

If the Zhao family buys an official position and holds it themselves, they won't have to curry favor with the county magistrate in the future. It saves both trouble and money. Why not do it?

These rumors are simply heart-breaking, just like a fishbone stuck in the throat of the county magistrate, who cannot feel relieved until he gets rid of it.

He couldn't afford to gamble.

Before the county magistrate went to find Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao rushed to find the county magistrate himself at night.

"Brother, please don't be fooled by rumors from the outside world. I really have no intention of buying an official position, let alone buying an official position in our Taifeng County. Slander, that is pure slander."

After hearing the rumors from outside, Mr. Zhao immediately brought a lot of gold, silver and treasures and asked a team of servants to move all the treasures into the county magistrate's mansion, looking like he was apologizing.

He was really scared.

Isn't this rumor putting the Zhao family in an awkward position?

The county magistrate dealt with Mr. Zhao and saw that Mr. Zhao was so sincere, which did not seem to be as the rumors said. He also had promised the other party before.

This put him in a dilemma and he didn't know how to regret it.

Mr. Zhao returned home satisfied again at night.

Day six, day seven.

Li Zhen saw that the county magistrate did not move. How could this be possible?

So he added fuel to the fire again.

Early that morning, another beggar was eaten by a tiger.

The people were once again in an uproar and public opinion was in turmoil.

Now the county magistrate has a legitimate reason.

He followed public opinion and ordered Mr. Zhao to hand over the Tiger King.

"Hand it over! Hand it over! Hand over the man-eating tiger!"

A large group of people surrounded the Zhao family’s gate, filled with indignation.

Some people even threw stones at the Zhao family's gate, causing it to bang loudly.

Li Zhen hid behind the crowd and watched the fun.

In the face of the general trend, Mr. Zhao gave in.

The Tiger King was taken to an open space and his throat was slit.

The Zhao family even spent a large sum of money, saying it was doing charity for the county, and only then did they appease the people who came and calm down the farce.

"Look at what you have done. Our Zhao family's foundation was almost destroyed by you!" Mr. Zhao picked up a wooden stick and beat Mr. Zhao severely.

From the Zhao family came the heart-wrenching cry of Young Master Zhao.

【mission completed】

When the Tiger King was killed, Li Zhen also received the message that the mission was completed.

(End of this chapter)