The sky had turned pitch black. If Xiao Song stayed any longer, perhaps his wife would come to drive him away, so he left together with Wan Lu.
As they left the Inner Gate, Xiao Song suddenly said to Wan Lu, "It's late, and it's not safe for you to go out alone. I'm heading to the Government Office myself, so I'll have someone release them along the way."
The County Government was some distance away from the jail and not on the way for Xiao Song.
Wan Lu did not suspect anything untoward and, considering the shortage of hands in the yard and her extreme fear of Xiao Song, where would she dare to refuse? She quickly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao."
"It's nothing," Xiao Song replied indifferently, then stepped out of the outer arched gate.
Wan Lu breathed a sigh of relief and went back.
Xiao Song saw the Government Official waiting at the gate and gestured to him.
