As Jiho gazed at the villagers with a sly smirk, her eyes glinted with a newfound sense of cunning satisfaction.
"Looks like the original owner isn't as foolish as you thought," she mused inwardly, relishing the irony of her situation.
The revelation came to her on a day when she stumbled upon a hidden cache of tax documents belonging to the original Jiho.
These documents held the key to exposing the villagers' deceit and could potentially land them behind bars for tax evasion.
It all began when the original Jiho, upon attaining scholarly status, discovered that properties registered under her name were exempt from taxes.
Sensing an opportunity, the villagers schemed to transfer all village lands and assets into her ownership, assuming they could manipulate her later.
However, the original Jiho was not one to be easily deceived or controlled. She foresaw the villagers' treachery and the possibility of them turning against her once their selfish motives were fulfilled.
