As soon as the village head heard this, he realized that in their small place, where every household knew each other's business, the entire village would know if someone had a relative in the Capital. Indeed, such a significant matter could not be concealed.
"I really can't figure out what got into the county magistrate, to suddenly come on a whim to our village just for this matter. As the village head, it seems inappropriate not to help him with it," said the village head with a troubled look.
He had initially thought the county magistrate's visit to their village was a blessing from a past life, but now, he felt he had been too naive.
Xuexue said, "What's there to worry about? Just tell him directly that we're not the people he's looking for. Wouldn't that solve it?"
"Wouldn't talking like that offend the county magistrate?"