When the onlookers saw that someone had died, they began to worry, wondering if the food they had eaten might also be poisoned.
But the poison hasn't taken effect yet?
Inside the shop, Zhang Hui, Wan Niangzi, and the others were in a panic, while only Liu Yingying and Xue Ye remained calm.
"Sister Liu, what should we do?"
“We eat these skewers ourselves, and I even give them to my sworn brother. If they were really poisonous, wouldn’t we be the first to die?” Zhang Huixian voiced his doubts.
“You’re right!” Liu Yingying nodded. “So, the stage outside is all set up, let’s go out and see what kind of opera they’re performing!”
As she spoke, a sharp glint flashed in Liu Yingying's eyes.
She never goes looking for trouble, but she's not afraid of people who come looking for trouble either!
When the head of the household saw Liu Yingying and the others come out, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he angrily lunged at them to beat them.
But Xue Ye pushed him away with a palm strike.
The man immediately fell to the ground, clutching his chest and pointing at Xue Ye with a pained expression, shouting loudly;
"You...you have no regard for the law?"
"You killed my daughter, and now you want to beat me to death in public to silence me?"
At that very opportune moment, the woman cried out, "Oh my god! Look everyone... they're trying to kill me to silence me!"
Zhang Hui and the others frowned as they looked at the couple. They had never encountered anything like this before and felt very troubled.
Liu Yingying observed the couple's behavior in silence the entire time.
Gradually, the sharpness in his eyes intensified!
Xue Ye couldn't stand the man's slanderous words and wanted to hit him again, but Liu Yingying grabbed him.
"You child, how many times have I told you? Sometimes, many things can't be solved by fighting."
Xue Ye was slightly taken aback, turned to look at her, and said in a somewhat angry tone, "But they are clearly framing me on purpose!"
"Xiaoye is amazing, she noticed that!"
A smile appeared on Liu Yingying's lips as she reached out and pinched his cheek.
Xue Ye; ...
At this moment, Liu Yingying had already walked towards the small corpse parked on the cart.
But before she could get close to the little girl's body, the woman reached out and stopped her.
What do you want to do?
"Now that my daughter is dead, do you still intend to destroy the evidence?"
Liu Yingying didn't speak, but stared intently into the woman's eyes, emanating an indescribable sense of pressure.
The woman only dared to look at her for two seconds before immediately looking away.
However, in that brief moment, Liu Yingying also caught a glimpse of panic in her eyes.
"You said your daughter died from eating the skewers from my shop. Do you know how much this will affect my business?"
The woman angrily accused, "You killed my daughter and now you're only worried about your own business. You're a heartless woman!"
"It's hard to say who's the heartless one!" Liu Yingying's gaze swept over the small corpse, her tone carrying a hint of sarcasm.
"Since you say the person died from eating food from my shop, then I have the right to examine the body, don't I?"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with what he said.
After all, everything requires evidence.
The couple refused to let them get close to the body, let alone examine it.
But the more it's like this, the stranger it seems.
"You have no right to touch my daughter's corpse, get out!"
The man was about to push Liu Yingying again when Xue Ye grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.
"You keep saying that we killed the person, but you won't let us verify their identity. What exactly are you trying to do?"
"Xiaoye..."
Liu Yingying's tone seemed to blame Xue Ye for taking action, but her next words made the couple turn pale.
"Actually, you should ask them who exactly is instructing them?"
Upon hearing this, the couple visibly panicked.
But they weren't sure if the woman had actually figured something out.
Or are they deliberately trying to trick them?
"A life for a life! I want you to pay for my daughter's life!" the man emphasized again.
For a time, the situation remained deadlocked.
Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "The soldiers are here!"
Then we saw a majestic procession running towards us.
"When the Dali Temple is handling a case, all unauthorized personnel must leave!"
No one expected that such a murder case would directly attract the attention of the Dali Temple.
It seems Liu Yingying will be in serious trouble this time, if not dead.
The officers and soldiers surrounded the scene completely.
A middle-aged, slightly overweight official stepped out of the last sedan chair carried in. His stern gaze swept over Liu Yingying and the others, and he asked impatiently, "Who is Liu Yingying?"
"Sister Liu, what should we do?" Xiaoxue instinctively grabbed her sleeve in fear.
"Don't be afraid, even if the King of Heaven himself comes, we will have a clear conscience!"
Liu Yingying turned around and gently patted Xiaoxue's hand twice to comfort her.
Then he stepped forward and bowed slightly to the official.
"Lady Liu of Ning'an County greets Your Excellency!"
These words surprised both the officials present and the onlookers.
What? The owner of Sister Liu's skewers shop is actually the Lady of Ning'an County?
Could it be the Lady of Ning'an County who recently cured the plague in Jinling City?
Besides that one, who else could be the Lady of Ning'an County?
The official from the Dali Temple also looked at Liu Yingying with great surprise.
When he arrived, Lord Gu didn't tell him that this Lady Liu was the Lady of Ning'an County...
Although a mere county magistrate is nothing special in the capital, she is still a female ruler who enjoys a salary and title from the imperial court.
In that case, carrying out the task assigned to me by Lord Gu will probably be quite difficult...
The official spoke again, but this time his tone was much more polite.
"So you are the Lady of Ning'an County who recently helped with disaster relief in Jinling City... I apologize for my rudeness!"
"However, I am the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. A murder has occurred in your shop, Lady Ning'an. I have the authority to handle this case, and I hope you will cooperate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the yamen runners behind the official immediately stepped forward to arrest him, but Xue Ye stopped them.
"Lord Ning'an, do you perhaps intend to rebel?"
Seeing that someone dared to resist, the official's tone became even more stern.
Liu Yingying calmly replied, "What ability do I, a mere woman, have to rebel in the capital? Your Excellency overestimates me!"
"Besides, if I really had any great abilities, would they be here slandering me?"
As he spoke, his cold gaze swept over the couple.
The couple's eyes flickered, and they quickly lowered their heads, saying only, "Even tigers don't eat their cubs. Would we risk the life of our own flesh and blood to frame you?"
"We implore Your Honor to investigate this matter thoroughly and give us justice!"
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