Chapter 491 Imprisonment
"I will find out whether it is poisonous or not." Qin Shousheng said, looked at Chen Qingqing with a sneer, and picked up a paper bag from the table.
"Chen Qingqing, I've conducted a thorough investigation. Nowhere in Anyang County, or even in the entire Daqing Dynasty, can you find such a bizarre pill. Now, we have witnesses and evidence. The deceased died from taking the medicine from your store. At this point, what else do you have to say?"
Chen Qingqing recovered from her shock and argued loudly, "Sir, this medicine will not kill anyone. I hope you can understand."
"You daring and unruly person! The facts are right before our eyes, and you still dare to quibble!" Qin Shou was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. "If I hadn't considered you a woman and your unreasonable arguments, I would have tortured you severely. If you don't want to suffer such physical pain, I advise you to confess as soon as possible."
"Every word I said is the truth. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate. All the patients who have taken the same medicine in my Jishidiang have never suffered from poisoning." Chen Qingqing argued with reason, neither humble nor arrogant.
"It's not up to you to decide whether it's poisonous or not. Since you've been denying it so much, I'll convince you." Qin Shousheng grabbed the gavel and slammed the table. "Come here, bring the deceased here. I'll perform an autopsy and let the criminal know for sure."
At a command, several yamen runners carried a stretcher and placed the body on the ground.
The steps at the lobby were already crowded with onlookers.
Everyone was talking and guessing the truth of the case.
When they heard that the county magistrate was going to perform an autopsy in court, everyone became excited and stared at the deceased covered with a white cloth on the stretcher.
Qin Shousheng slammed the gavel, "Come on, coroner, perform the autopsy and announce the results in court."
The coroner stepped forward and lifted the white cloth to investigate the cause of death again.
"The deceased's mouth and eyes were open, his face and lips were blue, his fingernails and toenails were dark blue, and his entire body was covered in blood. Blood was coming out of his mouth, eyes, ears, and nose. From this, it can be concluded that the deceased died of poisoning."
Qin Shousheng nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Then do you know what kind of poison the deceased was poisoned with?"
"Your Excellency, I have never seen this poison before, but it is extremely toxic. The deceased died from taking it."
"Okay, then you should quickly check this strange white pill to see if it contains poison?" Qin Shousheng said, motioning the lawyer beside him to take the paper package on the table to the coroner for inspection.
The coroner did not dare to neglect it, and hurriedly took out a few pills, crushed them, and put them into clean water and stirred them evenly.
Then he took out a silver needle and put it into the water. After a while, the needle tip turned black.
"Your Excellency, this medicine is extremely poisonous!"
Qin Shousheng couldn't help but sneer after hearing this. "Criminal Chen Qingqing, what else do you have to say now? Confess the truth immediately. How did you harm the people and how did you commit murder for money?"
By observing the deceased's appearance, Chen Qingqing was certain that the deceased had died of poisoning.
But what she couldn't believe was that the medicine was also found to be highly toxic.
There is only one possibility, that her medicine has been tampered with.
As things developed to this point, Chen Qingqing was very sure that someone was framing her and wanted to kill her.
No, we must not sit idly by and wait for death.
She hurriedly explained, "Sir, I'm innocent! There's something wrong with this medicine. Someone must have tampered with it. I hope you can investigate!"
"Who do you suspect of tampering with something? Do you have a suspect?"
Chen Qingqing hesitated for a moment. Li An was an upright man and had no grudge against her. It couldn't be him.
Although Xiaowu is an apprentice, he is hardworking and down-to-earth, and he would never do anything to harm himself.
There is only one possibility, Xiaowu was used by others, but there is no evidence now.
"Sir, can you let me examine the body and see what kind of poison she died of?"
Qin Shousheng had informed the coroner in advance and deliberately let him test out the poison. He did not tell the truth because he was afraid that Chen Qingqing would find clues and clear his name. Then how could he embezzle all her property?
Hearing that Chen Qingqing wanted to perform an autopsy, he immediately flew into a rage, "How dare you! Now that we have witnesses and evidence, you still want to insult the corpse? You truly deserve to die!"
"My Lord, please calm down. You can choose not to let me perform an autopsy, but can you please let me examine the medicine in the paper bag? I only need to take a look to know if it is from Jishiditang and whether it has been tampered with."
"How dare you!" Qin Shousheng slammed the table, his gavel shaking the pen holder, and shouted, "Are you the county magistrate or am I? I'm judging a case, and you have the right to dictate my decisions? You even want to examine the physical evidence. What if you commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"
When Chen Qingqing heard this, she was so angry that she wanted to curse. What kind of a bastard official is this? He is simply a fool.
Although I am dissatisfied in my heart, I dare not say it out loud.
After all, in this era, you cannot commit crimes against your superiors. If you are not careful, you will commit a more serious crime.
She calmed down and had to find out the real cause of Hu Yu Niang's death in order to get rid of the suspicion.
As long as she extracts Hu Yu Niang's blood or stomach contents and tests them in the space, she will be able to find out the real cause of Hu Yu Niang's death, and perhaps she can follow the clues to find the person who framed her.
In order to clear her name and find out the truth, she said patiently,
"Sir, if you are worried, you can have someone hold it and let me identify it. If..."
"Shut up! What else is there to recognize about you?"
Before Chen Qingqing could finish her words, Qin Shousheng interrupted her harshly.
"This evidence is the key basis for sentencing you to death. There can be no mistakes. Whether you admit it or not, I can sentence you to death.
Come, take the criminals Chen Qingqing and Wang Xiaowu to jail and sentence them on a later date!
"Wait!" Chen Dabao stepped forward and saluted, shouting, "Sir, even if this medicine is poisonous, it wasn't prescribed by Chen Qingqing. It was Wang Xiaowu who had an affair with someone and stole the medicine. Even if he's guilty, it's Wang Xiaowu's fault. What does this have to do with Chen Qingqing?"
Qin Shousheng smiled coldly, "Each person has his own disease, and each disease has its own prescription. This medicine may be able to cure other people.
But Hu Yu Niang has a special physique, and this medicine is poisonous to her.
Chen Qingqing allowed her servants to secretly give medicine to the patient, which resulted in the patient's death from poisoning. Chen Qingqing is guilty of dereliction of duty and is guilty of the same crime as the principal offender."
Dabao's eyes turned red with anxiety, "No, this is not fair."
"If you kill someone by eating them, you must pay with your life. If you say it's unfair, what use is there for this government office?" Qin Shousheng said, waving his hand to the yamen runners on both sides, "Come on, take the prisoners Chen Qingqing and Wang Xiaowu to the prison!"
"Yes, sir!" Two yamen runners stepped forward and were about to take action.
"Wait, sir, I have something to say."
"Okay, I'll give you this chance." Qin Shousheng sneered in his heart. Even if you tell him about smallpox, you will die.
Chen Qingqing panicked. She knew that Xiaowu was the only one who knew the inside story. She had to make him tell the truth in order to clear them of the crime. Otherwise, there would be no way to save them!
She turned to look at Xiao Wu, who was kneeling in the hall. "Xiao Wu, tell the truth quickly. What happened to the medicine? Did you tamper with it, or did someone else do it?"
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