The people in the Public Security Bureau were not unfamiliar with Tao Xiaoxi. The director even came in person. However, this matter involved human life, and the medicine was seized by Tao Xiaoxi Clinic, so this matter was no small matter. Tao Xiaoxi was detained that night, and she could not go back for both moral and logical reasons.
Although she was not convicted immediately, Tao Xiaoxi knew that this was a tricky matter. All the evidence now pointed to her as the murderer, and she still hadn't figured out why there was safflower in her medicine?
The next day, a witness arrived. It was Qian Tiehua's husband, Ruan Yinsheng, the live-in son-in-law. His eyes were swollen like two large peaches, evidently from a night of weeping. He pointed at Tao Xiaoxi and said that the medicine was prescribed by her shop and that he had also seen safflower at the clinic. He also hinted, intentionally or not, that Tao Xiaoxi and his wife didn't get along well, saying that she had a bad temper and was always abusive every time she came to get medicine, which made Tao Xiaoxi very unhappy.
Tao Xiaoxi looked at the man in front of her. He had changed from his previous timid attitude and every word he said was directed at her, as if he loved Qian Tiehua terribly.
If she was fine, then the problem must be with him. When Li Nanshan came, she told him, "There's something wrong with Ruan Yinsheng. Be careful of him."
Li Nanshan failed to rescue Tao Xiaoxi, but he did not sit idly by and wait for death. This time he was willing to spend money, and this time all his principles were gone. He took care of all the relationships he could. If Xiaoxi could not come out immediately, then he would let her be more comfortable in there. At least she could not suffer any hardship before he rescued her.
Tao Xiaoxi is a well-known figure in the city and even in the province. The film bureau did not dare to conduct a private trial and reported it directly to the higher authorities. When the district chief found out, he was very uneasy. If something really happened to Tao Xiaoxi, Fenglai's economy would also be affected. After the Qian family made a fuss about this matter, it had become a big deal. It was impossible to hold a secret trial. The people were all waiting with their eyes to see whether the government would enforce the law impartially and tell everyone the truth.
For a time, public opinion was clearly polarized. One side said that Tao Xiaoxi was kind-hearted, donated shelters, provided jobs for abused women, and led everyone to grow medicinal herbs to make money. It was impossible for such a person to harm a pregnant woman. The other side said that Tao Xiaoxi was generous and righteous on the surface, but in fact she was extremely insidious. She did illegal business with some criminals in the south, trafficking women and children to the border. Her kindness and magnanimity were just to cover up her crimes.
On the third day after Tao Xiaoxi was detained, the women at the rescue station spontaneously organized themselves and petitioned the Public Security Bureau to release her. The villagers of Mantou Village also wrote a petition and pressed their red fingerprints, requesting the government to release Tao Xiaoxi.
No one hid these things from Tao Xiaoxi. Because of Li Nanshan's arrangements and because Tao Xiaoxi was really famous, everyone in the detention center told her about it. Privately, they admired her very much.
Tao Xiaoxi was a little moved after hearing this, but now was not the time to be moved.
During the interrogation, Tao Xiaoxi insisted that she did not harm anyone, so she asked a question: What was her motive for murder?
The interrogators were speechless. They were baffled. How could someone so wealthy and famous harm his own patients? They'd considered Ruan Yinsheng's question, but it was a stretch to think that Qian Tiehua's bad temper was the reason Tao Xiaoxi killed her.
If Tao Xiaoxi is really a person with a kind face but a cruel heart as people say, then the cost of being a bad person is too high.
Therefore, they dare not make any rash conclusions on this matter. The Qian family has obviously bribed people and has connections at the top. Now both sides are evenly matched, and in the end, it will be a fight to find out the truth.
Li Nanshan had barely slept in the past few days, thinking about what Xiaoxi had told him: there was something wrong with Ruan Yinsheng, but what was the problem? He had no choice but to start from the beginning, digging out this man's background bit by bit, and finally found the answer to Mantou Village.
He was really surprised that Ruan Yinsheng and Yao Youhua from their village were actually relatives. When Yao Youhua was mentioned, Li Nanshan felt a little uneasy.
"Yao Youhua's grandmother and Ruan Yinsheng's aunt were sisters. The two families weren't actually very close, and I haven't seen them around in all these years," the old Party secretary recalled, puffing on his pipe. "The two families didn't even live together; they lived several villages apart."
"Dad, go to the Yao family and find out if Ruan Yinsheng has come to see Yao Youhua recently?" said the pockmarked girl.
"That's not something I can ask about. If I ask about such things at my age, people will think I have some ulterior motives," said the old branch secretary.
"Then I'll go." The girl with pockmarks was so anxious that her mouth was foaming. She firmly believed that her boss was innocent and was framed, but she couldn't find a clue for a while.
"Forget it, I'll go by myself." Li Nanshan still felt upset when he thought about what Yao Youhua had done to him, but now was not the time to worry about those things.
"Brother Nanshan, do you suspect Yao Youhua?" asked the girl with pockmarks.
Li Nanshan was silent for a while. "I don't know either, but I won't let go of any clues. I can only investigate them one by one."
"I really can't understand how she could be so courageous. Safflower is not an ordinary medicine and is not easy to buy."
"Is safflower medicine hard to buy?" Li Nanshan suddenly asked.
"Well, small pharmacies usually don't have it, and it's expensive, not something most people can afford."
“What if I grow it myself?”
"As far as I know, safflower can only be grown in our medicinal fields. The other option is to grow it in the wild, but we don't have any wild safflower here."
Li Nanshan's thoughts were heavy and in a mess.
It seems that it would be difficult for Yao Youhua to get red flowers. She is now penniless and spurned by her family. If it were her, who would give her red flowers? Could it be that he was wrong and there was someone else?
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