Chapter 167 Stubborn
(The chapter I missed yesterday has been added to the previous chapter. If you happen to be reading this part, you can go back and take a look.)
Disheartened, Zhou Weimin looked up at Zhou Mancang and Nong Xiaofen when he heard Zhou Jianguo's question: "Mom and Dad, although she did wrong me, we were still husband and wife. I want to let her off this time. Let Uncle Jianguo investigate the matter in the team first."
"Sigh, you're so infatuated! What's so great about He Yuting? You're still so stubborn!" Nong Xiaofen said, both angry and heartbroken, tapping Zhou Weimin's head with her finger. "I can't control you anymore, do as you please! But we can't afford this daughter-in-law!"
“Your mother is right, we can’t keep this daughter-in-law. As for whether the brigade should handle it themselves or call the police, let your Uncle Jianguo handle it!”
Zhou Weimin nodded, "I know. I'll divorce her after I'm discharged from the hospital. I'll definitely listen to my parents more in the future."
The initial plan for handling the suspected case of He Yuting poisoning Zhou Weimin has been decided.
There weren't as many people left at the hospital to take care of him. Zhou Jianguo rode his bicycle back by himself. Zhou Baojia and Zhutou were too tired when they came, so they took an oxcart back. Then, Zhou Mancang and his wife stayed behind to take care of Zhou Weimin.
Nong Xiaofen arrived later in an oxcart, and she also brought clothes, lunchboxes, towels and other things that Zhou Weimin might need during his hospitalization, which came in handy.
Zhou Weimin is quite large, and although he is conscious now, it would be more appropriate for Zhou Mancang to be there if anything changes later and he needs to go to the toilet. So the couple stayed to take care of Zhou Weimin.
Meanwhile, Zhou Jianguo rushed back to the brigade and headed straight for the brigade headquarters. Seeing that He Yuting and Ning Xuan were both there and that someone was watching over them, he finally felt relieved.
He knew in his heart that Ning Xuan was mostly innocent, so he felt sorry for her and wanted to resolve the matter quickly to clear Ning Xuan's name.
“I’m back. Since Weimin was poisoned with rat poison, we need to search his house first to see if there is any rat poison. Weiguo, this is the key to Weimin’s house. You should come along too, so there’s a family member here as a witness, so we can explain things clearly later.” After Zhou Jianguo finished speaking, he told everyone to hurry to Zhou Weimin’s house.
Looking at Zhou Jianguo's serious expression, He Yuting felt that Zhou Weimin was probably still not improving. Moreover, she had already thrown the rat poison packaging into the stoma and burned it. With the amount she had used, Zhou Weimin was definitely beyond saving.
Soon, a group of people arrived at Zhou Weimin's house. Zhou Jianguo leaned close to Zhou Weimin and whispered a few words before instructing him to search Zhou Weimin's wardrobe. Zhou Weimin focused on the wardrobe legs and, sure enough, found no rat poison packet.
A group of people ran to the kitchen again. Zhou Jianguo thought that if the poison was added while cooking, maybe some evidence could still be left.
The kitchen is too small to fit so many people; at most, three people can only go in at a time and there's not enough room to turn around.
However, after searching the area thoroughly, the group found nothing unusual. It was Ning Xuan who couldn't stand it anymore. Because of her excellent eyesight, even standing at the kitchen doorway, she could still see the powder on the stove that hadn't been completely wiped clean, and there was some on the ground mixed with the mud floor. Ordinary people really couldn't see it without a magnifying glass.
She also wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible, so she said to Zhou Jianguo, who was holding a flashlight to better search the area, "Captain, do you want to get a little closer and take a look at that stove? When the flashlight swept across it just now, I think I saw something special flash by."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianguo quickly shone the flashlight on the stove again, bent down to examine it carefully, and said, "Hey, let someone younger take a look. I might have presbyopia and can't see very clearly. Is there something white in this?"
One of the militiamen guarding Ning Xuan and He Yuting quickly went over and looked down: "Yes, Captain, there is something white."
He Yuting was surprised that there was powder left behind. She had clearly wiped it off and hurriedly exclaimed, "It's white. It's just something I accidentally spilled when I was adding salt. Isn't that normal?"
Only then did Zhou Jianguo realize that he had been taking things for granted at the hospital. If He Yuting really intended to harm people, and Wei Min had already been poisoned and hospitalized, then from the time he returned until now, she hadn't said a single word about Wei Min.
“Weiguo, take some men to the police station. We can’t handle this ourselves. Let Uncle Hat identify whether it’s rat poison. He Yuting, you’re too eager to refute this. If you’re innocent, Uncle Hat will clear your name after he finds out the truth.”
After saying that, he looked at Ning Xuan and said, "Ning Zhiqing, she is still Weimin's wife. Since she has identified you, you may be taken away for questioning in a while. I'm sorry to trouble you for now."
"Captain, this is blatant favoritism! How do you know she was wronged? She's the one who gave us those eggs. Who else could it be but her!" He Yuting didn't know that Zhou Weimin was out of danger and thought that there was no way to prove it. Moreover, she thought that Zhou Weimin didn't know that she was the one who did it, so she was still stubborn.
"Uncle Hat will find out the truth later, so save your energy for now."
Zhou Weiguo called the hospital directly based on Zhou Jianguo's suggestion, and then asked Zhou Mancang, who was at the hospital, to call the police. This saved him from having to go to the commune again. Moreover, Uncle Hat arrived in the police station's car, so the process was very fast.
They carefully collected the powder from the stove. "We need to take this to be tested first. These two can come back to the station with us to give their statements."
And so, Ning Xuan and He Yuting were both taken to the police station by Uncle Hat.
Ning Xuan decided to remain still and let Uncle Hat handle the interrogation. The case wasn't complicated, and she was certain she hadn't done anything wrong, so she patiently waited for the outcome. She cooperated fully with the statement taking.
Fortunately, Ning Xuan was allowed to return to the brigade after the questioning, although it was already very late. Luckily, she had a letter of introduction on her, which she had obtained from Zhou Jianguo by claiming she would find opportunities to expand the chicken farm's sales market.
Then Zhou Jianguo didn't write down the extra date he gave her, which is convenient for Ning Xuan now, probably because he trusts her.
Ning Xuan took the letter of introduction to the guesthouse and booked a room. She had originally considered whether to visit Zhou Weimin at the hospital, but then she thought that it was already dark and that she didn't have a particularly good relationship with his family. They were just acquaintances from the same brigade. If she went there at this time, it would make her seem like she was doing something wrong.
So Ning Xuan decided not to wander off and to stay obediently at the guesthouse. If the police station questioned her about her whereabouts later, the guesthouse receptionist could testify to that.
Since she was staying at the guesthouse, Ning Xuan didn't plan to cultivate today. Thanks to the crystal cores she had traded with Han Dongling, her cultivation speed had increased significantly recently, and she had already broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. She was now in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
While Ning Xuan was sleeping, Yun Xi's herb-gathering project was finally coming to an end. After putting away the last spiritual herb that was over ten thousand years old, she had just stood up when the valley began to shake.
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