C17 (2/2)

When the county magistrate heard this, he angrily brushed his sleeves, ”Impudence! I am an official who is clean and honest. I have always been loyal to the people, and I have never tried to break the law. Su Jin Se, don't spout blood here!”

”Lord, we were wrongly accused, it was Fan Da Niu who framed us!”

”Unjustly accused? ”Who didn't cry out injustice when they came in here? Su Jin Se, I see that you and your sister are still young, and there's still an old parents to take care of you. Both of you are dead, if these two elders don't have a backer, then that would be pitiful. How about …”

Su Jinsi already understood in her heart. Indeed, this dog official had something to talk to her about. But, what was it? She had nothing on her, could it be …

”Sir, please enlighten me!”

When the county magistrate saw that she was indeed very smart, he didn't plan on beating around the bush and said, ”Su Jin Se, I'll show you a document!”

Su Jin Se was stunned. What's the situation? Why would this dog official let her see an official document?

The county magistrate walked to her side of the table and handed her an official document. ”This official knows that you can read. Have a look?”

Without knowing what he was doing, Su Jin Se quickly took the document. When she opened it, she saw the contents written on it and immediately raised her head. ”Sir, this …”

What was going on?

This is the arrangement for the annual female cooking competition. Danyang and Qingping County hold grand cooking competitions every year, but some excellent female cooks from Qingping County have beaten us every year. It has been eight years and we've lost eight years in a row, so there's no place for us to hide our face if we lose.

The county magistrate was very concerned about this matter. His superior had made it clear that if Dan Yang County continued to lose, his position as a county magistrate would reach its end.

Su Jin Se raised her head. ”My lord, I still don't understand what you mean?”

I have heard that you have a good reputation in cooking in the Xiao family village, and even the chef Gu Li has praised you of your culinary skills. Su Jin Se, I can give you and your sister a chance to live, as long as you can represent Dan Yang County and win this culinary competition for me, and break the situation of not winning for eight years, then I will naturally let you and your sister leave this place clean!

Su Jin Se didn't expect that the reason this dog official sought him out was to ask him to participate in this young girl's culinary competition?

She smiled and said, ”Lord sure knows how to joke. Su Yu and I are prisoners now, and everyone knows that we are the killers of Gu Li. How can I appear to represent our county in the culinary competition?”

As long as you agree to participate in the competition and win the competition, I will naturally try to help you two sisters wash away their grievances. However, you must know, if you lose, the grievances between you and your sister, even if you wash them clean, you should also know that there have been too many wrongdoers since ancient times.

Su Jin Se finally understood that this dog official did it for himself. He was afraid of losing face again, but also afraid that his black gauze hat wouldn't be able to protect him.

”So, I have no other choice?”

Su Jin Se didn't know what this dog official was up to, but she was a suspect in killing people, so how could a dog official deal with her?

”You can choose to return to the death row and stay there. I'll hand over your case to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow. You can think about it before long, when your heads land on the ground.”

Seeing that she was hesitating, the county magistrate continued, ”Su Jin Se, you don't have a choice. I've also heard of your culinary arts, don't you want to become famous in the culinary world? According to what I know, your family is poor.