The nine hundred-plus prisoners looked at each other, but eventually, some buckled under Lian's pressure and began confessing their past crimes.
"Lord Lian, I'm a good person. It's just that I was overcome by a moment of greed and went to Lord Romayada's home to steal. When I saw the sleeping Lady Yada, I couldn't help myself. I impersonated Lord Romayada and had an affair with Lady Yada for a whole month..."
"Lord Lian, I'm a good person, too. It's just that I was drunk and ran over a vagrant with my carriage. I got scared and fled..."
"Lord Lian, I used to be a good person. My wife was cheating on me, so I beat her to death and buried her body in the back hills..."
"Lord Lian, compared to them, I'm a really good person. My love for adventure led me to steal the life savings of ten of my neighbors, but I definitely never killed anyone..."
"I killed my crippled father because I wanted to meet a man I'd fallen for at first sight again at the funeral..."
