The words from the servant were truly shocking, leaving the Clan Leader and the men gossiping with the servant dumbfounded. What! The relief grain sent by the Emperor was actually withheld by the Magistrate of Hong Yang Prefecture!
If they were constantly questioning before, now this servant's words were almost instantly accepted by those present.
The reason was simply because they were on the brink of madness from hunger. At this moment, a batch of disaster relief grain sent by the Emperor was like providing timely help during a snowstorm, a hope to escape the depths of suffering.
They didn't believe the servant, but they believed in hope, wanting to grasp onto this hope.
Now this hope was intercepted, and in an instant, their resolve was ignited with anger. This was their lifeline grain, how could it be intercepted!
