Chapter 79
It sounds like it's true. Xiao Yue listened to the scolding coming from all around, and felt cold in his heart...
It sounds like it's true.
Xiao Yue listened to the curses coming from all around, sneered in his heart, and asked calmly, "What about the remaining medicine?"
"The rest..."
For some reason, Wang Chang suddenly panicked. He swallowed and said, "It was taken away by Madam Tao. There was nothing I could do. She caught me at the time. Don't blame me."
Xiao Yue ignored his next words, her lips slightly raised: "One last question, did I give you that packet of laxatives, or did you buy it with the money in your pocket?"
Isn’t this all meaning the same thing?
Wang Chang was stunned. He looked at Madam Tao calmly and said hesitantly, "I bought it... No, no! You gave it to me, so of course you bought it!"
But as soon as he said this, he saw Madam Tao's face change.
But it's too late.
"So I gave it to you." Xiao Yue smiled and looked at Madam Tao in front of everyone: "In that case, Madam Tao, please give me the remaining medicine."
Madam Tao was staring at the young man in plain clothes. When she heard this, she quickly looked away and looked at her in surprise and suspicion.
"What are you going to do? How can such a vicious thing be returned to you? There is sufficient evidence, but you are still asking so many questions. Are you planning to..."
"Of course it's to prove my innocence." Xiao Yue interrupted her, speaking innocently: "According to what Wang Chang said, I found him last night and gave him a large bag of laxatives, but you said I have no identity or background, so if I want to buy it, I must go to a clinic. And with such a large amount, I think the doctor will make a record, and the packaging will usually have the logo of the clinic..."
"Then, to prove my point, why don't I just look at the clinic logo on the package of laxatives and ask the doctor whether I have ever bought laxatives?"
Having said this, everyone still had something they didn't understand and were extremely surprised for a moment.
"What's the meaning?"
"She took the initiative to find the purse, and now she's taking the initiative to find evidence?"
"Could it be that she has colluded with the clinic?"
"How can it be so easy, just to deal with a newly opened noodle shop?"
"If Yueting is capable of doing this, why doesn't she cause trouble for Wei Keju?"
"No identity, no background" was first said by Madam Tao, but now it has become a sentence that puts her in a difficult position.
Because after hearing what Xiao Yue said, Mrs. Tao's angry and aggrieved look disappeared, and instead she just stood there in a daze.
Wang Chang suddenly reacted and his back was wet with sweat.
Xiao Yue said slowly, "Madam Tao, are you embarrassed by what I said? Are you worried that I will do something else? But there are so many people watching here, I think the public has sharp eyes."
A moment ago, Madam Tao was still using the people around her. Now when Xiao Yue said this, someone in the crowd immediately said -
"Don't worry, Madam Tao! We are all watching, no one can do anything! Just ask the doctor to find out what happened today. If it doesn't work, we will help you report to the police!"
Madam Tao moved her mouth, her eyes dodged for a moment, and finally fell on Xiao Yue.
"You, you are still quibbling, I just don't believe you! If you dare to say that, even if you are not in collusion with the clinic, there must be other ways to turn black into white... Right!" Madam Tao suddenly pointed at Fang Sanhong: "How could you buy it yourself? You must have asked someone in the store to buy it!"
This reason is a bit far-fetched.
Regardless of who bought it, once you take out the medicine package, you can follow the signs to find the clinic.
Even if it takes some time, you will eventually be able to find out from the doctor who bought it. After all, the doctor would not dare to prescribe such a large bag of laxatives casually.
Everyone's expressions were subtle for a moment, and seeing that Madam Tao was reluctant to take out the laxative bag, their eyes seemed a little strange.
Xiao Yuehuan raised her hands, mocking this kind of drama that could be broken with just one poke, and sighed slightly: "Madam Tao, I understand your anger. If anyone tampered with my shop, I would definitely break his legs."
"But at the same time, I think you shouldn't just listen to one side of the story and let misunderstandings arise between you and me. Am I not cooperating with you to find the real murderer? Madam Tao, do you really believe this liar? What did I do to make you distrust me so much?"
From beginning to end, Xiao Yue was not at all flustered. She denied from the beginning that she did not do it, and as she said, she was cooperating to make the matter clear.
Xiao Yue shook his head: "Besides, if it was really me who did it, why would I go through so much trouble and end up slapping myself in the face?"
"you……"
Madam Tao's face looked as if a bucket of water had been poured over her, and she took two steps back.
Seeing this, the fierce man on the side became less aggressive.
This situation was indeed not right, and people around couldn't help but talk about it.
Xiao Yue had a mocking expression, his eyes were completely cold, and just as he was about to speak, something suddenly happened -
"don't want!"
A scream rang out from the noodle shop, followed by hurried footsteps, accompanied by the sound of objects falling to the ground, and finally a petite figure stumbling out of the door.
She was very frightened, her face was covered with tears, and when she came out and saw so many people, she subconsciously wanted to step back, but when she saw one of them clearly, she immediately ran over crying.
"Xiao Wu?"
Xiao Yue was stunned. While he was thinking, he saw another man chasing after Xu Qingwu and immediately strode towards her.
"ah!"
Unexpectedly, Xu Qingwu tripped and fell straight forward.
Fortunately, Xiao Yue took a big step, squatted down in time, and hugged her.
Before Xiao Yue could breathe a sigh of relief, a shadow fell above his head and at the same time, bursts of exclamations rang in his ears.
When Xiao Yue looked up, he saw that Madam Tao had picked up a stick and was hitting him... no, hitting Xu Qingwu!
There's no time to hide!
Xiao Yue's pupils shrank, and he turned around to hold Xu Qingwu in his arms, holding his breath, but the pain did not come yet.
She was stunned for a moment and looked up.
I saw a big, white and powerful hand with distinct joints grasping the front end of the stick. The blue veins on the hand were slightly undulating, preventing the stick from falling any further.
Following the hand, Fu Xunzhou's expression was indifferent, and his dark brown eyes were gloomy, covering up his usually gentle expression.
"The government is investigating the case!"
"Unrelated personnel, please retreat immediately!"
After him, Duan Lin rushed in with a group of neatly dressed soldiers with swords on their waists, and surrounded the area swiftly and vigorously.
The man who had chased to the yard saw this and his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
Fu Xunzhou lowered his eyes to glance at the trembling Madam Tao, waved the stick away with force, and turned to walk towards Xiao Yue as if he was disgusted by the dirt.
Xiao Yue came to her senses and saw Fu Xunzhou reaching out his hand to her, so she put his hand on him to gain leverage and stood up.
"Are you okay?"
"……fine."
Xiao Yue's heartbeat slowed down, then he frowned and looked at Xu Qingwu who was clinging to his legs, and simply picked her up.
“Big sister…” Xu Qingwu hooked her neck and started crying: “I, I heard everything, wuwuwuwa!”
Xiao Yue clearly felt that she was trembling. Although he didn't know what was happening, it was definitely not normal.
At this moment in the yard, Madam Tao and the originally fierce man stood together, and the man who came later tremblingly climbed up and moved over.
The three of them stared at Xu Qingwu. Their faces seemed calm, but there was anger in their eyes.
If the officers and soldiers had not been present, they would have rushed forward directly!
But one of them is Xu Qingwu's mother, and the other two are Xu Qingwu's uncles. Even a blind man can see that there is something wrong with their panic.
Especially the one who just came out chasing Xu Qingwu, Madam Tao even tried to stop him with a stick and almost hurt Xiao Yue by accident!
Everyone around saw it and cried out in surprise, but before they could react the soldiers arrived.
Xiao Yue withdrew his gaze and patted Xu Qingwu's back soothingly, with a cold expression and a soft voice.
"Don't be afraid, Xiaowu. I'm here. Can you tell me what you heard?"
“Xu Qingwu!” She was interrupted by Madam Tao, who screamed heartbreakingly: “Don’t say it!!”
"Quiet!" Duan Lin shouted in a low voice, and walked to the side of the young man in plain clothes: "This man is the thief of Cholera West Street. The government has found that he has colluded with others to commit crimes many times. Today, the three of you in the noodle shop cannot escape suspicion! Xu Qingwu is one of the witnesses. Are you trying to hinder the government's investigation?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a loud bang all around.
The blood color on Wang Chang's face had disappeared the moment he saw the officers and soldiers. He was trembling and wanted to struggle but didn't dare.
Xiao Yue frowned and looked at him again. He had some guesses in his mind, but he still looked at Xu Qingwu who had stopped crying in his arms.
"Xiao Wu?"
Xu Qingwu lay on her shoulder, not looking at Madam Tao, clutching Xiao Yue's clothes tightly, and spoke haltingly.
“I, I was locked up, I saw bugs, no matter how I cried my mother and uncle ignored me, I wanted to tell my sister, they were going to make people have stomachaches… they, they stole my sister’s things, I know about the Lantern Festival, they wouldn’t let me out… wuwuwuwuwuwu…”
Having said this, Xu Qingwu started crying again and could no longer speak clearly.
These words were filled with the grievance and fear of a child's voice, and every word was engraved in people's hearts and everyone could hear it clearly.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, and the eyes cast at Madam Tao and the other two were angry and incredulous.
Xiao Yue tightened her grip for a moment, then relaxed when she felt the warmth flowing through her neck. She said softly, "Sister knows. Xiao Wu is very brave and is the best kid in the world."
Xu Qingwu sobbed and hugged her neck tightly, refusing to let go. After an hour, her crying subsided and she stopped talking.
Fang Sanhong on the side looked extremely unhappy, her eyes were red, and she took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Xu Qingwu's tears.
There were more and more voices of condemnation all around. Madam Tao, who had been shouting Xu Qingwu's name, had to shut up and retreat.
She suddenly fell to the ground and looked at the young man in plain clothes tremblingly: "You, you didn't say..."
"Everyone, make way!"
Just then, a fat man squeezed in and shrank back when faced with the soldiers' obstruction.
"I, I'm selling things at the Lantern Festival. I wanted to say that Madam Xiao's purse was really lost that day! I wanted to give her a few, but someone paid for it. It was this young man!" The fat man pointed at Fu Xunzhou: "We can both testify that Madam Xiao would never do such a thing!"
"I finally squeezed in to speak, even though I was a step late, but this Madam Tao is really vicious. She actually treated her own daughter like this! She also threw dirty water on Madam Xiao and hired someone to stage a slander. What does she think of me?"
The man's words were indeed a little slow, but if Xu Qingwu proved that today was a trap, he proved Xiao Yue's innocence.
These words also thoroughly aroused the anger of the people.
Fu Xunzhou's face was calm, and he said at the right time: "I was also there when the purse was stolen that day. I didn't expect that someone deliberately framed her. What kind of situation did they want Yue Ting to be in?"
What kind of situation?
The evil in human hearts is truly unpredictable when it comes to directing and acting to this extent!
Xiao Yue looked at Madam Tao and sneered, "It turns out that you are even more shameful and despicable than I thought."
She originally thought that Wang Chang had stolen her purse and wanted to slander her. When Mrs. Tao found out, she followed suit. After all, they had had a quarrel before...
Who knew these people were completely in the same group and treated Xu Qingwu like this!
Faced with such a sharp gaze, Madam Tao dared not say anything and could only keep looking at Wang Chang.
But Wang Chang could not protect himself, and Duan Lin had already waved his hand and had him arrested, and the loose hemp rope tied around his body for the show was replaced with an iron chain.
"It seems that you are the ones who are doing evil today. However, Wang Chang, it is my turn to continue to supplement what you have done." Duan Lin said coldly: "According to the government investigation, you stole an old lady's bracelet seven days ago, disguised as a beggar to gain the sympathy of a young lady ten days ago and actually stole her silver, and broke into a house and robbed it thirteen days ago..."
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