The people who came out lowered their heads, clasped their hands tightly together, and seemed to be taking every step with great determination.
Su Liuer didn't recognize who this was, but Wang Po recognized her.
Because she had just seen this man at the vegetable market that morning.
"Zhou Da! Did you see her poison my mung bean soup? Why didn't you come out and testify for me earlier? Tell Captain Zhang that you saw it!" Liu Laoliu concluded without hesitation that Zhou Da came out to give false testimony for him because he saw how miserable he was.
Otherwise, would he still come out to testify for Su Liuer?
Zhou Da walked up to Captain Zhang and stood still. He glanced at Liu Laoliu with a complicated look in his eyes. He really wanted to pretend he didn't see it...
"Can you testify for Liu Laoliu?" Captain Zhang asked Zhou Da.
Zhou Da slowly shook his head, clasped his hands tightly and said nervously: "No, I am testifying for Madam Su. She did not poison. It was... Liu Laoliu who did it himself." He did not dare to look at Liu Laoliu and turned away.
Liu Laoliu was startled and angrily said, "Zhou Da, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm not talking nonsense. I saw you sprinkling medicine powder into the mung bean soup. At that time, I thought you added a special secret recipe so I didn't ask." Zhou Da spoke the truth in a muffled voice. How could he have thought that Liu Laoliu would poison his soup?
He and Liu Laoliu have known each other for many years, so even if something happened, he really wanted to pretend that he didn't see it and not stand up to testify.
However, when he saw the thug Zhao Dingguang threatening Madam Su, he suddenly thought of what happened in the vegetable market this morning and felt the same way. This feeling of helplessness and anger at being threatened made him stand up firmly.
Liu Laoliu excitedly broke free from the shocked constable and rushed towards Zhou Da to hit him. Captain Zhang reacted quickly and stepped forward to stop Liu Laoliu, then controlled him with a twist of his hand.
"Liu Laoliu, you poisoned someone and you must be sent to the county government for punishment! Don't move!" Captain Zhang twisted one of Liu Laoliu's arms, causing him so much pain that he had no ability to resist.
Liu Laoliu struggled and said, "Zhou Da is lying! He is Su Liuer's accomplice! I didn't poison her, and I won't go to the county government office!"
Captain Zhang signaled two constables to come forward and tie up Liu Laoliu.
"Besides what you saw, do you have any evidence?" Captain Zhang asked Zhou Da.
Zhou Da lowered his head and hesitated. If he was found guilty of poisoning someone, he would go to jail.
"Zhou Da! We are brothers, please don't hurt me!" Liu Laoliu pleaded in pain.
Su Liuer didn't care about Zhao Dingguang's threats. If he dared to confront her, she would beat him until he dared not see her again.
But now that Zhou Da has come forward to testify, she has no reason not to make Liu Laoliu pay the price for his actions.
He said to Zhou Da, "If you don't produce the evidence, the county government will find a way to make him confess with you as a witness. I'm afraid he will suffer even more then."
Entering the county government office and refusing to plead guilty? Beware of this.
What if Zhou Dada wants to change his confession? Then he will have to suffer the consequences as well.
In that case, why not produce the evidence now?
After listening to Su Liuer's words, Zhou Da also figured it out. He nodded, and then took Captain Zhang to find evidence. Liu Laoliu thought he had done everything perfectly, so he threw the remaining powder into the grass in the alley.
Captain Zhang took it to the pharmacy for inspection and confirmed that this was the powder that would cause vomiting and diarrhea.
Liu Laoliu was temporarily detained by Captain Zhang and would be escorted to Shanghe County Government Office tomorrow morning to be dealt with by the county magistrate. Zhou Da's testimony with his fingerprints would be sent to the county government office as evidence together with the packet of medicine powder.
What was unexpected was that Liu Laoliu actually committed suicide in prison.
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