The legal dispute between Liu Kun and Shi Le ultimately arrived at Zhao Hanzhang's desk.
This wasn't Liu Kun's issue at first, but Shi Le couldn't let it go. After committing murders and looting, he simply shrugged it off and walked away.
Leaving a mess behind, Fan Ying, the acting County Magistrate, was naturally unwilling to take over, so he tried to excuse himself to Liu Kun: "The Excellency only tasked me with managing the refugees; I shouldn't be over-involved in other county affairs."
Despite Shi Le only beheading over fifty people, he actually captured more than a hundred. He dragged them all into the Shi Army, tattooed them to become military slaves, and even sent troops to raid their homes, not caring whether the possessions were personal or illicit. He took everything, akin to marauding bandits passing through.
The families had heard of Shi Le's notorious reputation and dared not confront him, thus they could only turn to Liu Kun, crying for help.
