After the穿越者 (time traveler) Qi Hai seizes the county yamen, he decides to reinvestigate old cases to win over the hearts of the people. He discovers that the prison is filled with innocent civilians who were framed to boost the previous county magistrate's performance, so he releases them all. Following the advice of his strategist Zhao Yan, Qi Hai uses a Gatling gun to "raid" the wealthy merchants of Linquan County and distributes the grain to the people, gaining immense popularity. The heads of the Qi family and the Li family, whose fortunes were seized, harbor resentment and plot revenge. The head of the Li family proposes to take advantage of Qi Hai's distribution efforts to poison him with a potent toxin.
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