Then Lin Ch'ung told the mayor everything:how his wife had been assailed with obscenities at the temple and later enticed to Lu Ch'ien's house,his purchase of the saber,and finally how he had been tricked into bringing it to Kao Ch'iu's office.Finally Lin Ch'ung concluded,"In fact,this must be a plot to persecute me.I hope you will see that justice is done."After listening to his statement,the mayor decided to put Lin Ch'ung in prison.