"Go, call all the shop assistants over here!"
She made a quick decision and ordered Jianyi to seal off the front and back doors of the shop.
Whoever is behind this evil deed, they can't escape!
She will not let it go easily!
Soon, all the shop assistants were brought up. Because the shop had just been disturbed, they all had worried expressions on their faces and their brows were tightly furrowed.
Seeing that Su An was now suspecting the people in the shop about the guest's poisoning, he couldn't help but feel a little agitated.
"Shopkeeper, you're not trying to pick a few people from among us to take the blame, are you? Even if you want to appease those poisoned customers, you can't treat us like this!"
"That's right, everyone has flesh and blood, and if you want to do that, I'll be the first to object!"
"Me too, me too, I won't do it either!"
Before Su An could say anything, these people started making a fuss.
Some were genuinely worried about becoming scapegoats, while others were just stirring up trouble.
Among them, He Wangshi was the loudest, constantly stirring up the crowd's anger and deliberately sowing discord.
"To save his own shop, Su An will definitely sacrifice ordinary people like us who earn money by working. No matter how nice he talks usually, when it comes to a critical moment, isn't he no different from those unscrupulous merchants outside? Bah!"
Seeing that these people were becoming increasingly outrageous, Su An felt irritated, jumped up, and shouted:
"Shut up, all of you!"
This whole thing has escalated to this point; there must be a mole inside!
Standing above, she scanned the crowd below with sharp eyes and quickly spotted He Wangshi's figure.
Don't think she didn't notice; this person was the loudest one just now, trying to deliberately stir up trouble!
"What nonsense are you spouting? What shop wouldn't investigate a customer poisoning incident properly? The investigation hasn't even started yet, and you're already making a scene. Are you feeling guilty?"
"I've already made it clear beforehand: you people either cooperate with the investigation on the spot, or you're sent directly to the yamen (government office) so the magistrate can investigate personally! Let's see who dares to use such insidious methods in my shop!"
Upon hearing this, the restless crowd instantly quieted down.
Although they were afraid of becoming scapegoats, they were even more afraid of the county magistrate!
These ordinary people didn't have the guts to confront the officials directly, so they all wisely kept their mouths shut.
Seeing this, Su An finally breathed a sigh of relief, compiled a list of the shop's employees, and had Jian Yi and Xie Qingfeng interrogate them one by one.
As for her...
Su An's gaze swept straight across the crowd and landed on He Wangshi, who was huddled at the very back.
There aren't many people in this world who don't want her to have a good time, but the He family happens to be one of them. He Wangshi, being inside the shop, has ample reason and opportunity to cause trouble.
He is arguably the most suspicious!
"He Wangshi, come up here."
Su An's voice carried a hint of anger, and without any attempt to conceal it, he directly called for help, deciding to interrogate the suspect himself.
When Madam He saw her like this, her heart skipped a beat.
"What do you mean by that? You don't suspect me, do you?!"
After calming herself down, Madam He showed no intention of taking a step forward. Instead, she took several steps back, looking as if she were facing a formidable enemy. "Su An, I know you don't like our family, but you can't blame me for something as serious as this, which caused our guest to be poisoned."
"I was in the kitchen tending the fire, I didn't go anywhere!"
Su An chuckled twice, refusing to utter a single word of what she said.
This Wang woman is always causing trouble. She even tried to poison people before, and now everyone is poisoned. Who else could it be but her?
She glared fiercely at Madam He, her heart burning with anger.
"I never said I was going to pin this on you, so why are you in such a hurry? Are you feeling guilty?"
Madam He panicked even more and started cursing under her breath.
What's wrong with this little brat? She's got her eye on her, isn't she?
They're about to be framed, so anyone would be anxious and deliberately try to find loopholes in her words!
"Don't talk nonsense. Where did you see me being guilty?" Fearing that Su An would hold a grudge, Madam He preemptively shouted, "I think it's clearly you who are petty and still holding a grudge about the previous conflict, trying to take the opportunity to get revenge on us!"
Su An snorted coldly, "Whether it exists or not, we'll know after the investigation is complete."
Lady He, however, refused to comply.
She seemed to have been deeply insulted, and she plopped down on the ground, slapping her thighs and crying and shouting:
"Su An, why are you being so petty? I admit that our family wronged you first, but so much time has passed, why are you still holding a grudge?"
"This time you even tried to frame me in public. I think you're trying to drive me to my death!"
Without warning, she started cursing at Su An, and even grabbed a nearby pillar, pretending to bang her head against it.
"Anyway, if you dare to lay a finger on me today, I might as well just kill myself right here."
Such a strong reaction only made Su An more suspicious.
While it's inevitable that most people would feel uneasy if they were the prime suspects, it wouldn't be this dire.
They acted as if they were afraid of being taken away for investigation.
She scrutinized He Wangshi, finding her increasingly suspicious, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Then swear a solemn oath that if you poison her, your son will bleed from all seven orifices and die!"
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