County Magistrate Gao vehemently denied it.
"That's not it!
You've misunderstood, my Prince. This humble official heard that bandits were hiding in the city, so I brought men to arrest them.
I truly didn't know that the bandits were you!
If I had known your identity earlier, I wouldn't have dared to offend you, not even if I'd eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard!"
Li Ji kicked the arrest officer who was playing dead on the ground and asked coldly.
"Is what County Magistrate Gao said true?"
The arrest officer said in an extremely faint voice, "Yes... it's true."
Li Ji raised an eyebrow. "In that case, you were the one who took it upon yourself to arrest people indiscriminately?"
The arrest officer hastily defended himself, "No, no, this humble official didn't!"
Li Ji looked down at him, his tone dripping with palpable danger.
"This prince will give you one last chance. If you still don't tell the truth, this prince will place all the blame on you.
