However, after discussing for about half an hour and coming back to their senses... the content of the conversation had turned into Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie talking about ideals with Yun Shili and Shui Hanyi.
At this point, the combined approach of "benevolence and authority" had undoubtedly failed to proceed, leaving Yun and Shui no choice but to exert their official authority and start employing an intimidating tactic.
So, they began to make an issue of Sun Yixie setting fires, but was Brother Sun the sort of person to easily admit guilt?
"What? Setting fires? What fires?"
"Don't talk nonsense, I never set any; if you say it was me, who saw me do it?"
"You heard it from someone else? Who? Words alone carry no weight; let them present evidence."
With a flood of such smooth-talker's excuses, Sun Yixie rattled them off with ease; despite the blatant facts, he could deny them with convincing vigor, leaving Shui Hanyi and Yun Shili astounded.
