Mr. Land Officer hesitated as he lifted his crutch, stunned that Liu Sisi would openly expose him, undaunted by his prominence.
His compulsion to immediately assert his authority when Elderly Mr. Di first arrived was indeed somewhat biased.
As he had previously stated, Elderly Mr. Di, despite all his faults, was someone he had known since childhood. Seeing Elderly Mr. Di's downfall today, even if it was his own doing, still gave him a pang of regret.
He thought of Old Man Li, childless and alone, his family line severed.
As the Land Officer, he felt an obligation to provide some measure of protection. But he hadn't expected this despicable man to commit such a disturbing act.
Where was he, the Land Officer, supposed to show his face now?
Especially when it was so publicly pointed out like this, insinuating he was harboring a bias! Heaven knows he had only been impartial twice in total...