"None of this works, that doesn't work either, you usually seem quite capable, so tell me, what should we do?" Carpenter Jin, having no solid plan, discussed fruitlessly with his son.
Jin Wanshan suddenly grinned shamelessly, "Dad, I have a way to not only repay the debt but also gain two hundred taels of silver for free..."
The following morning, before dawn, Jin Wanshan sneakily brought his made-up father to the Commander's Office in the Capital City.
With Jin Rengui tightly bound, he couldn't help but ask again, "Confessing to the crime will really get us off the hook?"
Jin Wanshan confidently assured, "Once we receive the reward for turning you in, I will repay the debt and then retract the confession in a couple of days. I consulted a Litigation Master; retracting a confession at most will result in a sentence of exile. Think about it, Dad, exile for at most a year or two. With your carpentry work, even four or five years wouldn't earn three hundred taels of silver..."
