"Slow down, bloke, you're taking a verdict even before hearing the entire case," Gale cut in. "I guess you're in haste to prove the innocence of your loved ones, but hear me out first."
"You have more to say?" The mayor narrowed his eyes, contemplating.
"Sure," Gale said. "Who said I killed those poor sods the Han family sent after me? Most people didn't deserve to die for their master's sins and since they couldn't complete their task, I decided to be lenient with them. So, no, I hadn't killed them."
"You hadn't?" The mayor asked, just to make sure. He looked at Han Shitian in the corner of his eyes. The mayor was here on only a couple of days' notice. He hardly had time to do his homework in the case, so slip up like that wasn't his fault, but from where he got all the information from. The Han family.
"Well, if you hadn't, where are they?" The mayor asked. "You can't just say something without providing valid evidence."
