Chapter 62 Who dares to act rashly in front of the governor?
The governor looked at this scene and found it very interesting, without any intention of intervening.
"Lin Xi, what nonsense are you talking about in front of the governor!" Zang Wenwu shouted.
However, Lin Xi did not take Zang Wenwu seriously at all. "Sir, Lord Zang and several colleagues just said that there is something wrong with the bacon, but I am willing to guarantee with my life that there is absolutely no problem with my bacon."
After hearing this, the governor finally showed some interest.
The young woman in front of me is more courageous than anyone else in the room.
When He Zhen saw this, he remembered what the Second Master had told him to do again. He looked at Lin Xi who was full of confidence and thought to himself, this was a great opportunity sent by God. If he didn't seize it, he would be sorry to God.
"Your Excellency the Governor, you don't know that Lord Zang had unbearable abdominal pain after just taking a bite of Lin's bacon. It can be seen that there is indeed something wrong with her bacon." He Zhen said.
As soon as this was said, the people around echoed it, saying that they had seen with their own eyes that the governor only ate the bacon and nothing else, which was why there was a problem.
The governor raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Xi, "What do you say?"
Lin Xi didn't say anything, but walked straight to the table and looked at the bacon in the bowl.
"System, analyze the toxicity."
【The system is undergoing toxicity analysis】
[Analysis results show that the toxicity of bacon is zero, the toxicity of side dishes and flowers is zero, and the toxicity of rice is 45.]
Lin Xi himself did not expect such a result.
But the most important thing right now is to prove that the bacon is non-toxic. Lin Xi picked up the bacon on the table and ate three pieces in front of everyone.
"If there is anything wrong with my bacon, I will definitely die." Lin Xi looked around with a stern and fearless gaze, and no one dared to look him in the face.
How could they know that Lin Xi was such a desperate guy.
Only Zang Wenwu and He Zhen were excited. In order to prove that there was nothing wrong with her stuff, Lin Xi actually ate the poisonous bacon. What a stupid woman.
But it’s better this way, they don’t even have to put on an act, they can just watch this woman commit suicide.
But after waiting for a long time, Lin Xi's face was flushed and there was no reaction at all.
"Sir," Lin Xi said, "If there was something wrong with my bacon, I should have acted up long ago. Just now, Sir Zang only ate a bite of bacon and soon felt unwell, but I ate three pieces and have no problems so far. Isn't this enough to prove my innocence?"
Others present also found it strange.
He Zhen and Zang Wenwu were even more confused. Today's incident was a plan they had planned long ago, and the bacon was poisoned early on. How could Lin Xi be okay?
"If you still don't believe it, just try it and you'll know." As Lin Xi spoke, he took out a handful of silver needles from his pocket and inserted each silver needle into each dish.
Strangely, none of the silver needles changed color.
However, when Lin Xi inserted the silver needle into the rice, everyone saw that the silver needle actually changed color!
The poison is not in the food, but in the rice!
He Zhen looked at the black silver needle in disbelief. How was it possible? He clearly put the poison in the bacon, how could the rice be poisonous?
At this time, Zang Wenwu also felt a little scared, fortunately he did not eat the rice.
But if you think about it more carefully, this is not right.
If I had eaten a mouthful of rice, I would be the one in trouble today...
Lin Xi closely observed Zang Wenwu's reaction. When he finally showed a look of fear, he knew the time had come. "I never thought that the rice would be poisonous, but it has nothing to do with my bacon."
After a pause, Lin Xi suddenly exclaimed, "No one knew the county magistrate was coming, but someone poisoned the food. This is clearly an attempt to murder everyone in the room!"
With just a few words from Lin Xi, the nature of the matter immediately became serious.
At this time, the governor, who had been watching the show for a long time, finally spoke up, "Who is responsible for preparing the meal in the kitchen?"
In the face of life and death, even the best friends would not be soft-hearted. They all pointed at He Zhen and said, "Today's banquet was prepared by Boss He. If we knew that he was planning to poison us, we would never come."
He Zhen felt that a disaster was about to happen. In order to be able to control all the details, he arranged everything himself.
Now this incident has become his death warrant.
"Sir," the others said, "We already find it strange. Normally, the Chamber of Commerce does not gather at this time of year. It was only because Boss He persuaded everyone one by one that everyone got together."
From this point of view, He Zhen is more suspicious.
Lin Xi added a handful of firewood at the right time, "Boss He, the governor is very perceptive and upright, just tell the truth."
But He Zhen didn't dare to tell the truth. If the prefect was really observant, his life would be in danger.
The prefect looked at He Zhen's extremely frightened expression and had already made a judgment in his mind.
"Boss He, let me ask you, you need to tell me the truth, do you have anything to do with the poison in the meal?" asked the prefect.
How could He Zhen admit this? But Zang Wenwu was afraid and sold He Zhen out without thinking.
"Sir Governor, the only one who had the opportunity to poison the food was He Zhen. This must have been done by him. He not only wanted to murder his colleagues, but also wanted to murder the court officials. He is really despicable." Zang Wenwu said hatefully. Even he almost fell into the trap.
He Zhen never expected that Zang Wenwu would turn against him.
Lin Xi said, "Plotting to murder an imperial official is a capital crime punishable by death. Boss He, I never thought you would be such a person!"
When He Zhen heard that he was going to be beheaded, his heart was in turmoil. He turned around and looked at Zang Wenwu and said, "Master Zang, it was you who said that you wanted to find a way to kill Lin Xi, so I cooperated with you to come up with this. It was clearly you who asked to put the poison in the bacon. You said that you just bit it and pretended that the poison took effect, so that Lin Xi would have no way to defend herself and go to jail! All this was your idea!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar all around.
These bosses had no idea about the feud between Lin Xi and Zang Wenwu, and they just found it unbelievable.
How could a local official go to such lengths to scheme against a small businessman, especially a woman?
The governor raised the corners of his lips slightly. This drama is getting more and more exciting.
"Lord Zang, what do you say?" The governor looked down at Zang Wenwu.
Zang Wenwu would never admit it. "Sir, these are all slanderous words made up by He Zhen out of desperation. You must not believe them!"
At this point, He Zhen knew he couldn't escape, so he became even more ruthless, and started biting everywhere, hoping to catch just one person.
"Sir, I am not making this up. There are witnesses!" He Zhen said.
"Who?" asked the governor.
He Zhen: "The second in command of the gambling house, Hei Er."
Governor: "Where is he now?"
He Zhen: "It's in the county town."
The governor waved his hand and called over several of his guards, "Go and bring Hei Er over."
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