Zou Jiang was utterly loyal to County Magistrate Zou. Upon receiving the news, he immediately went to see County Magistrate Zou and told him about Concubine Lu and the Lu family women being murdered by river bandits.
County Magistrate Zou merely responded indifferently, "I see."
Seeing this reaction, Zou Jiang could no longer hold back and said, "Old Master, have you covered your tracks? You can't let those people take a bite at you. Those are desperadoes who lick the blood off their knives. If..."
"Shut up!" County Magistrate Zou burst out shouting, his eyes, sunken from severe illness, fixed intently on Zou Jiang: "You dare to investigate me, Zou Jiang, you're quite bold."
Zou Jiang hastened to explain, "Old Master, I did not investigate you. I got the message from the county government and remembered the old farmer who brought the water chestnuts, and that made me suspect it was you."
