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The Land Survey Trap
Words: 3397 · Source Novel:: The Dead Witnesses
The bribery charges are exposed, not by the emperor's inspectors, but by the daughter's anonymous testimony linking the embezzled funds to payments to killers. Ouyang She's students beg for mercy, but he dies in prison, taking the full truth with him. The court declares the case closed.
The Witnesses Multiply
Words: 2884 · Source Novel:: The Dead Witnesses
As Ouyang She becomes Grand Minister over the Masses, two more former acquaintances resurface, seeking favors. He poisons one and frames another for treason. His reputation grows untouchable, but a surviving daughter of the last victim begins to gather proof.
The First Body
Words: 2607 · Source Novel:: The Dead Witnesses
Flashback to Ouyang She's early career: a fellow convict turned farmer recognizes him. Ouyang She, now a local official, stages a bandit attack to silence him. The murder is ruled an accident, but Ouyang She's fear drives him to meticulously erase all traces of his past.
The Verdict in Doubt
Words: 2286 · Source Novel:: The Dead Witnesses
A Han archivist discovers an unrecorded death of a runaway prisoner decades before Ouyang She's rise. The timeline suggests the prisoner knew Ouyang She's real identity. The archivist begins to suspect the bribery case was a cover for older, bloodier secrets.