On the second day Yang Ming waited in the County, the government officials who had gone to Anding Village brought back Lengzi and the wealthy landlord.
The officials left Anding Village that afternoon, but were still slower than Yang Ming's fast horse, thus they arrived later.
The County Magistrate's efficiency was impressive, interrogating both men on the very same day.
Lengzi, just like in Anding Village, confessed to everything. Although the villagers of Anding Village wished to protect him, the government office had arrived and sealed the village. For the lives of the entire village, Lengzi knew he had to speak the truth.
Although he had his pitiful circumstances, a mistake remained a mistake, and pity could not be used to evade his crimes.
The wealthy landlord initially refused to admit anything, wailing and screaming, but the Magistrate employed some unknown strategy, leading the landlord to eventually confess.
