Liu Yingying's last question was: "I just heard you say that your daughter ate something from my shop yesterday and then suddenly died last night, is that right?"
"Haven't I already answered that question?"
The woman was clearly losing confidence. She tried to avoid Liu Yingying's gaze so that the other woman wouldn't see the panic and guilt in her eyes.
Liu Yingying smiled deeply; "That's right, so what I want to ask is, you have four children at home, so after you bought the skewers from my shop yesterday, did all your children eat them, or did you only give them to your eldest daughter?"
"I...I...I don't know!" The woman was flustered and her words became incoherent.
Liu Yingying glanced at her one last time, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes, before turning to look at the Dali Temple official and deliberately raising her voice.
"Sir, did you also hear my conversation with him and his wife just now?"
"First of all, as everyone has seen, this child's condition must have been difficult at home before she died. She had two younger sisters and a younger brother."
"If her parents only bought one serving of skewers from my shop yesterday, how could it be that they only gave it to her and not to her younger siblings?"
The official said, "Well... what you said makes sense!"
Well, he has to admit that!
Liu Yingying continued, "If they bought one for every child in the family, why was only this child poisoned and died?"
These words sparked even louder murmurs from the crowd…
Now that things have come to this point, it's clear to anyone with eyes to see what really happened.
These people who live in the northern part of the city come to Sister Liu's skewer shop to buy skewers almost every day.
I eat it myself and also bring some back for my family.
When they eat at other snack stalls, they inevitably experience diarrhea.
But I never get diarrhea after eating food from Sister Liu's skewers stall!
That alone is enough to show that the things in their shop are clean, yet the only one who died was the couple's daughter.
Moreover, the deceased child did not have a good life in their home before his death.
Isn't that enough to illustrate the point?
At this moment, Zhang Hui, Wan Niangzi, and the others also came to their senses, stepped forward, grabbed the woman, and shouted angrily;
"Fine! You heartless couple, you've gone so far as to kill your own daughter just to extort money from us!"
The woman panicked completely. She struggled desperately, but Zhang Hui and Madam Wan held her even tighter.
Xiaoxue, Jiang Niangzi, and others also came to help...
"I...I didn't...I didn't...I really didn't!"
Zhang Hui was also furious. She grabbed her hair and asked fiercely, "Do you dare to swear on your son's life that you didn't kill your own daughter?"
Her son was her lifeblood, and she would never joke about his life under any circumstances!
At this point, the woman's psychological defenses completely collapsed. She slumped to the ground, her face ashen, muttering to herself.
"I...I didn't want to do this either, he forced me, they all forced me!"
"If I don't do this, he'll kill me!"
Goodness, that's practically a confession on the spot!
When her husband saw that she had told him everything, he flew into a rage and got up to beat her.
"You bitch, what nonsense are you spouting?"
But Xue Ye kicked him to the ground, and he immediately let out a series of painful howls...
At the same time, he secretly regretted bringing this good-for-nothing wretch along!
The nobleman promised him that if he succeeded in this matter, he would receive five hundred taels of silver and one hundred acres of fine farmland outside the city!
And the price they have to pay is just the life of a little girl!
A girl's life is cheap, but if he can exchange his daughter's life for a better life for the whole family, then he can be said to have died a worthy death!
But now there's nothing left...
Even the official from the Dali Temple couldn't help but give the man a cold, dismissive look, as a warning.
Now that things have come to this point, it can be said that the truth has basically come to light.
He naturally had no reason to detain Liu Yingying and bring her back to the Dali Temple for further investigation.
He could only glare at the man with resentment; "Why don't you confess how you killed your own flesh and blood?"
The man looked up, his eyes somewhat blank, at the official, who then added something.
"Think about your other children! Don't let them be unable to hold their heads high in the future!"
The man naturally understood the hidden threat in those words.
He began to weep bitterly and bowed his head in confession.
"My lord, I am guilty. I was blinded by greed and saw that my family's life was too hard, and my eldest daughter had been ill for many years..."
"I thought that if I could exchange my eldest daughter's life for a better life for my family, it would be a worthwhile deal. That's why I was blinded by greed and did this. I hope you will forgive my ignorance!"
"Hmph, this person went to great lengths, even killing his own flesh and blood, to frame me, the county magistrate. How can this be explained away by mere ignorance?"
Liu Yingying's clear voice rang out once again on the long street.
Her attitude was resolute; we absolutely had to give her an explanation for what happened today.
She's not someone to be trifled with; she won't just let things go after being wronged!
The official from the Dali Temple couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. How did he end up in such a mess?
"Rest assured, Lord Ning'an, I will certainly give you justice and severely punish those two wolves!"
"Guards! Seize them both immediately and take them back to the Dali Temple for trial at a later date!"
The couple was quickly bound hand and foot by several officers and were about to be taken away.
Liu Yingying called out to the official again.
"My lord, stay!"
"Is there anything else, Lord Ning'an?" the official asked, barely suppressing his impatience.
Liu Yingying smiled brightly, "Please give my regards to Gu Tao and Lord Gu when you return!"
Upon hearing this, the official was slightly taken aback, and felt a little flustered.
Could it be... that she knows something?
Impossible, the couple didn't give them up just now!
"good!"
Having said that, he led his men away.
After the excitement was over, the crowd dispersed.
Liu Yingying almost suffered an injustice today, so her shop was naturally closed this afternoon.
Zhang Hui and Wan Niang stayed in the shop to prepare ingredients for tomorrow, and said to Liu Yingying;
"Sister Liu, you've had a long day. You and Xiao Ye should go back to the inn to rest. We'll take care of things here!"
Liu Yingying did not refuse; "Alright, we'll head back now. Remember to be careful in everything you do, and don't let any suspicious people take advantage of the situation!"
It's obvious that someone came after her, and they were prepared for this.
Since their first attack missed, they probably won't give up!
She still needs to be more careful!
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