Inside the county’s yamen, the angry screams, shouts, and cries of agony continued relentlessly. The place had descended into utter chaos.0

Everyone had forgotten the initial purpose they had gone there for. They were now charging inside one after another, behaving like beasts beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. 0

“Grain! Grain! It’s all white flour! No coarse grains!” someone shouted from the west wing. 0

Then the crowd surged in that direction.0

The old man who had been the first to eat the magistrate’s flesh also tried to follow, but he stumbled and fell to the ground.0

He struggled to get up, but someone stomped on his raised right hand. There was a crunching...0