After the three people died, the trio continued drinking until the late hours; eventually, Ma Bangde took Zhang Muzhi with him, leading the horse away from the bunker and headed toward the county office.
However, along the way, Zhang Muzhi feigned drunkenness. Midway, he used the two gemstones lost by Huang to grab Ma Bangde's attention. Seizing the chance, he slipped off the horse and, with a solemn expression, made his way to the chamber where the body of Little Six was kept.
Although Little Six's tombstone had been erected, his body had not yet been buried.
Now was not the time for a burial.
Some among Su Jie's group followed Zhang Muzhi, while the rest accompanied Tang.
They found out that Ma Bangde was secretly flirting with the magistrate's wife and she did not reject him.
In theory, the magistrate's wife has a very "simple" personality; she would follow whoever was the magistrate, as long as she could reap the benefits without caring about her own situation.
