"Hmph, talking nonsense? You shrew, all you do is spew filth all day long. My third aunt has never even seen your stinking man, how would she know if he looks like a human or a dog?"
"Besides, didn't you just tell the village head that that bastard only came back yesterday?" Wu Chunhua said angrily, hands on her hips.
She couldn't tolerate anyone slandering Qin San Niang. If she hadn't been thinking about not delaying San Niang's case-solving, she would have definitely come out and given Liu Meixiang a beating!
Now, she is no longer the sickly, chubby girl on the road. She has been eating and drinking well and in a good mood. She has also become stronger and knows that simply tolerating others will only make the evildoers more unscrupulous!
"Yes, didn't you say your husband just got back yesterday and has been sleeping at home all day? How come you're saying now that Madam Qin saw him? Anyway, it's all your fault, right?"
"Besides, Donggua has already seen it clearly, and you can't deny it!" a man in the crowd said.
Today, when they went to work, Madam Qin was a straightforward woman, while Chen Guang'an, who usually only knew how to steal chickens and dogs, had even stolen their corn during the busy farming season. The moment of revenge had finally arrived!
"That's right, I'm telling you, Shuanzi's mother. I know you have a silver tongue, but this isn't something that can be explained with just a few words. You should get your man out here and confront them!"
"Yes, yes, that's to avoid the possibility that we wronged him. If he wasn't wronged, how could he not come out?"
"Yeah, are you still sleeping at home right now?"
"Wait a minute, I just saw Shuanzi's dad right here. Could he have run away in such a short time?"
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"Everyone, please be quiet!" Qin San Niang had no choice but to stop the crowd's discussion in time.
“The woman just said I had no evidence. I suppose she doesn’t know that I used criminal investigation methods. These footprints are the evidence. If she has any doubts, she can compare the footprints with the suspect’s shoes, and the result will be clear! Moreover, even the government recognizes this evidence!”
"Whatever you say goes! There are plenty of people who look alike and have feet that are about the same size! You think you can solve a case based on that?!" Liu Meixiang stammered, trying to argue, but in her heart, she was thinking about getting back as soon as possible and finding a way to get her husband to run away. If they were caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, upon further reflection, she realized that although her husband was unreliable, he was indeed clever. If he had sensed something was wrong, he would have run away long ago.
With that thought, Liu Meixiang regained her confidence and raised her head, saying, "Don't try to frame my man just because you outnumber me! Humph, if you can't produce convincing evidence, you'll have to pay compensation!"
Hmph, isn't your family rich? You couldn't even catch my man, and you even gave us a fright. That's slander, of course you have to pay compensation. That way you can even make a small profit!
Qin San Niang was so angry at her appearance that she almost laughed. This woman was truly a scoundrel, still thinking about how to extort them at a time like this.
Looking at it this way, Chen Guang'an might just be trying to extort money. However, judging from the fact that he gave Suotou Niang chinensis, that man is definitely ruthless! A person who would disregard other people's lives for a little money is truly unforgivable!
Before Liu Meixiang could be smug for long, she heard a cry of pain and a man who was tied up was thrown into the crowd!
"Oh my, isn't this Shuanzi's dad?" someone exclaimed in surprise.
Liu Meixiang looked closely and realized it really was her husband!
She rushed over and started wailing, "Honey, who tied you up?! These damned bandits, they're trying to kill us!"
"Oh dear, we can't live like this anymore! Village head, village head! You have to stand up for us! We've been natives of Shiligou for generations! What are they? Just a few outsiders!"
It turned out that He Yingyuan had already sent Luo Huan to find Gu Qingshan. Thinking that the thief was probably going to leave the village, Gu Qingshan rode his horse to the official road to intercept him and easily stopped the sneaky man!
There was no need for torture to extract a confession; Chen Guang'an quickly admitted that he was from Shiligou and that he had put croton seeds in Suotou Niang's food that day! Gu Qingshan didn't hesitate either, binding him tightly and throwing him over on horseback.
As Gu Qingshan stood to the side, a powerful aura burst forth. Everyone felt that there was a murderous aura about him. The old village head of Qiujiazhuang even keenly sensed that this young man had seen blood and might be a soldier!
Even Liu Meixiang, who was crying and making a fuss, felt a chill and her voice became several decibels lower.
"Sister, this man is Chen Guang'an. He has confessed that he was the one who administered the croton oil!"
In addition, he went to Qiujiazhuang in advance to find Qiu Laoda and others to cause trouble, with the aim of pinning the crime on us and extorting a large sum of money.
Although no signatures or fingerprints had been obtained, the two brothers, Cheng Shi and Chen Jincai, were present as witnesses and could both testify!
Qin San Niang nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
When Qiu Laoda realized his scheme had been exposed, he hurriedly knelt down in front of the Qiu family, claiming he had been misled by Chen Guang'an. He said he had heard the newcomers were wealthy and that extorting a hundred taels of silver wouldn't be a problem! Furthermore, he genuinely didn't know that a small amount of croton oil could be fatal! Croton oil is supposed to cause diarrhea, how could it be poison?!
"Brother Qiu, you brothers are really heartless. Even if you don't think croton can be fatal, when you first arrived, you saw that Suotou Niang was almost dying. Why didn't you call a doctor for her? Instead, you tried to distinguish right from wrong?"
Because all you care about is money! It would be better if Lock-Head Girl died, then we'd have more leverage to demand compensation.
"You people have truly lost your conscience! It's so hard for Suotou's mother to have sacrificed so much for you! How can you treat her and her child like this? How can you live with yourselves?" Grandma Qiu, leaning on her cane, angrily rebuked, clearly deeply angered.
"Sister, don't be angry. I will expel them from the clan when we get back! This Qiu elder is really hopeless. We can't let one bad apple spoil the reputation that my ancestors have built up over hundreds of years!"
We will not keep such disloyal, unjust, unkind, and unfilial villagers! Ninth Brother, inform the elders tomorrow to open the ancestral hall! Qiu Lizheng spoke in a loud and clear voice, his words resounding.
Even Qin San Niang could say nothing more; it wouldn't be too late to say anything after Qiu Lao Da was expelled from the clan.
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