Chapter 15 This is Murder
Hu Lili hid behind a tree, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Looking at Su Tang surrounded by a group of women, chatting and laughing while exchanging cloth and food, the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowed.
She would never let Su Tang have an easy time. Lu Xiao was hers, and she had to kick Su Tang out!
Suddenly, her eyes fell on the bamboo plaque where medicinal herbs were drying not far away, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
It's late at night and the moonlight is like water.
Hu Lili climbed over the wall and sneaked into Su Tang's backyard. With the help of moonlight, she found the pile of mint and mugwort drying in the sun.
"Hmph, I'll let you be proud!"
She took out a bottle of kerosene from her bosom, poured it on the herbs without hesitation, and then took out a match to light it.
The flames suddenly shot up and instantly devoured the herbs, and the flames illuminated her distorted face red.
The fire spread rapidly, and the crackling sound alarmed Aunt Wang next door.
"Fire! Put out the fire!"
Aunt Wang’s shout pierced the night sky.
Lu Xiao and Su Tang rushed out of the house and their hearts sank when they saw the fire in the backyard.
Lu Xiao grabbed the bucket and ran towards the fire, while Su Tang shouted for help from the neighbors.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the fire was finally put out.
But those medicinal herbs had already turned into ashes.
Su Tang squatted on the ground, looking at the charred bamboo plaque and the debris on the ground, his eyes red.
She had traveled to several hills to collect these herbs, and she put a lot of effort into each one.
The Northwest is different from Shanghai, and these things are hard to come by.
Lu Xiao had a gloomy face and his eyes scanned the surroundings like an eagle.
He noticed the kerosene bottle that had fallen at the foot of the wall, picked it up and smelled it, his expression becoming even uglier.
"This was deliberately set on fire."
His voice was cold, revealing a chilling murderous intent.
The next morning, the entire family compound knew that Su Tang's family's medicinal herbs had been burned.
Sister Li said angrily, "This is too immoral. Who did this?"
Aunt Wang looked at Hu Lili's room thoughtfully and said nothing.
Hu Lili pretended to know nothing and came over to comfort him hypocritically: "Su Tang, don't be too sad, maybe it's just some naughty kid..."
She burned not only the medicinal herbs, but also the few remaining wild ginseng that Su Tang had.
Without that thing, the effectiveness of the medicine pack will be greatly reduced.
"Hu Lili, why are you pretending?"
Seeing Hu Lili like this, Zhang Cui spat at her: "You're just being sympathetic. This is a serious matter. If you get caught, you'll go to jail!"
Hearing this, Hu Lili snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Lu Xiao came over with two people.
"Lu Xiao, we've received a report that someone here is intentionally destroying public and private property, which has a terrible impact."
The leader looked at the mess on the ground, took a quick glance and said this.
He is an inspector. How could he not come and see the arson that happened in the family compound?
Hu Lili's face suddenly changed, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
But she quickly pretended to be calm and wanted to leave.
But Lu Xiao was faster and stopped her first.
Seeing this scene, Hu Lili frowned: "Lu Xiao, what do you mean?"
Lu Xiao approached her step by step, his eyes as cold as a pond: "Hu Lili, stop pretending, you were the one who started the fire!"
Hu Lili's body trembled slightly, and she argued, "Don't spit bloody words at me! How could I possibly do such a thing?"
"Whether you did it or not, just cooperate with the investigation. Hu Lili, if the fire didn't burn the medicinal herbs, it must be Su Tang."
"This is murder, you understand?"
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