Chapter 804_1

"Escaped? My goodness! Aren't you a bailiff? How could you let the thief escape! He stole my purse; the silver inside was meant for my mother-in-law's medicine, a full tael of silver! What should I do now? If my husband finds out I've lost this silver, he'll surely kill me!" The woman burst into tears upon hearing Jiang Yuheng's words.

Jiang Yuheng felt a pang of guilt. Arresting thieves was part of his job, but he had let one escape earlier due to the sudden return of a fragment of his memory. This resulted in the woman losing a tael of silver. Looking at her apparel, her blue coarse cloth dress had been faded from multiple washes and was patched all around. It was evident she didn't lead an easy life. He took out a tael of silver from his pocket and handed it to her. "Take it to buy medicine."

The woman paused in the act of wiping her tears, "I can't accept this."