Not only did Madam Lu's complexion change, even Zhou Xuennian couldn't care about the burning pain on his face and scrambled up, asking, "Brother Officer, how long do we have to be locked up?"
"How should I know? The seals have to be opened before the case can be tried. Just stay put!" the Yamen Runner snorted lightly.
"We are the victims here, wronged, how can we be locked up like this?" Zhou Xuennian yelled.
The Yamen Runner looked at him with disdain and said mockingly, "Whether you're wronged or not is for the magistrate to decide. Being locked up during the New Year's, just consider yourselves unlucky. It's your own fault for not looking where you were going and offending someone you shouldn't have!"
Zhou Xuennian's and Madam Lu's faces darkened.
The Yamen Runner didn't have much else to say to them; he only spoke out of consideration for the hush money. Soon enough, he actually brought over a couple of small steamed buns and a bowl of water.
