"However," Lord Zhang continued, "you have yet to report this matter to date, and today, as it happens, I had some free time, so I came in person to see for myself and ask why you hadn't reported such an important issue."
Without waiting for Official Liu to reply, Lord Zhang pressed on, "Official Liu, as the manager of the Agricultural Institute of Qilin County, failing to report such a major issue until now, do you realize the seriousness of your offense?"
Official Liu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, not having had the chance to defend himself, when An Jing feigned confusion, saying, "Lord Zhang, Official Liu hasn't reported it yet? But I saw him dispatch someone to report it last time. Look, that's the person he sent."
Saying so, An Jing even pointed toward a junior official standing by the side.