Chapter 1531 Getting to the Bottom of Things
Even Chen Xiucai, who was more biased towards Aunt Qiu, gradually sorted things out.
Aunt Qiu caused Chen Xiucai to injure his leg, forcing him to stay home even though he had originally planned to go out. Then, she had Granny Jiang cook bland food, which caused Chen Ji to lose his appetite and eat very little that evening.
At 7:45 PM, Chen Ji was starving, but the only person at home was Kong Zhiyou, who couldn't cook. He had injured his foot and couldn't go out, nor could he cook.
Luckily, I had a single instant noodle at home that tasted good whether eaten dry or soaked in hot water. It was the only one available, so it was simple and easy to use.
Most people would choose this noodle cake, so he soaked the instant noodles and ate it.
But the instant noodles had been laced with arsenic. He ate them and died from poisoning.
Every step was meticulously planned, culminating in the perfect setup of framing Kong Zhiyou, the only witness at home.
Qiu Ju's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her body was trembling slightly, but she was still desperately trying to endure it.
Chen Xiucai strode forward and grabbed her collar. "Qiuju, why did you harm my father? What did he do to wrong you? Why did you hurt him?!"
Qiuju shook her head. "I didn't, I really didn't. It wasn't me. It was all a coincidence."
"Coincidence? Do you believe that yourself? Do you think there are that many coincidences?"
"That means someone is deliberately trying to frame me." Even at this critical juncture, she didn't forget to smear Kong Zhiyou.
Unfortunately, the doctor from the clinic arrived very soon.
After hearing Lord Xie's question, he replied straightforwardly, "I did not tell Scholar Chen that his food should be bland."
Qiuju retorted, "Perhaps you've seen too many patients and forgotten what you said."
The doctor chuckled. "Old Scholar Chen only bumped his leg. Although it's just a scrape, a good treatment will suffice. All I told him was not to stand for long periods, to rest more, and to come back for a check-up in a couple of days. Why did I say he should eat a light diet?"
You see, these days, unless you're a very wealthy family, ordinary people are reluctant to use oil, salt, or sugar when cooking, so their diets aren't very flavorful. Therefore, doctors rarely give such advice to patients; instead, they sometimes advise malnourished people to eat better.
So the doctor himself is still very clear about what he said.
Seeing that Qiu Ju still wanted to argue, Doctor Xie slammed his gavel and said, "You audacious Qiu Ju, you still don't know how to repent at this critical juncture. Do you really want me to use torture on you?"
Qiu Ju panicked completely. She looked up and saw Shu Yu standing to the side, and hurriedly said, "Lord Lu, Lord Lu, please save me! I bumped into you last night! I met you at 7:45 PM, but the master died at 7:45 PM. If I really poisoned him, how could I be sure he would have gone to eat noodles at that time? Maybe he would have eaten them later, after we got back, and then we wouldn't be able to escape the connection!"
Shu Yu pursed her lips and thought about it seriously, "But I think you were a little deliberate when you bumped into me."
Qiu Ju's expression froze. The next moment, she looked at Lu Xiangjun, who was clearly very handsome but had a devilish expression, and said, "It was strange that you suddenly bumped into me. There was no one around you. And even though you were the one who bumped into me, you didn't apologize or leave immediately. Instead, you turned around and attacked me. That behavior is very strange."
(End of this chapter)
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