Also referred to as Lord Liu, he was the county clerk responsible for taking notes during the trial. He had handled Li Gui's case when the magistrate was not around and had taken Li Gui's complaint and ordered Qin Feng's arrest. He objected to the autopsy, suggesting it might be too late, which Taohua suspected was because he was in cahoots with Li Gui. Xiao Wenqian exposed his lack of knowledge about distinguishing pre-death and post-death wounds.
