"So, for your own personal gain, you would take an innocent life. Truly, your malicious intent is unforgivable!"
Ding Gaochang, his voice shaking with fury, commanded, "Arrest this brute and interrogate him thoroughly along with Qi Shen, and treat them harshly. Let them understand the consequence of harming others!"
"Yes!" The bailiffs and government officials readily responded.
During the whole Water Ghost fiasco, they had been held hostage by the cunning of these two men and had been unable to take any action against them. They felt utterly helpless, but now that the truth had been revealed they were eager to bring the deceivers to justice. The officials felt enormous relief, their pent-up resentment was finally vented. They seized Qi He and took him away.
The villagers, having witnessed this spectacle and Qi He's confession, were left staring in stunned silence.
It was all a lie, a deception.
These two men were impostors.
