Shengjing Noble

Chapter 339 Willing to Plead Guilty

Ye Xi was not in a hurry and said calmly: "Didn't you say that your husband died after taking the medicine I sold? Then do you dare to throw the half of the medicine in your hand into the water?"

"You..." The woman swallowed, her eyes wandering as if she was thinking of a countermeasure, "Don't give me that, you just want to trick me into throwing the pills in, so that there will be no evidence, right?"

She seemed to think she had found a very good excuse, and she stiffened her neck with a righteous attitude.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xi was not afraid at all. He grabbed her wrist and lifted it up, with a sneer on his face.

"It's okay. Just do the same as feeding the dog just now. Just put a little bit into the water. Why, you don't dare?"

"I...why wouldn't I dare? I just don't care. I don't need to prove it to you! Let go!"

Ye Xi smiled coldly: "Since there is no need to prove it to me, there should be a need to prove it to the officials, right?"

After saying that, she pushed the woman away.

The woman turned around and tried to run, but was blocked by the officers who arrived in time.

"Someone reported a murder. Where is the deceased?"

The woman was so frightened when she saw the officer that her legs went limp. She had only taken some money to cause trouble and had never thought of reporting to the police.

Ye Xi pointed at her and said, "Sir, she was the one who said that my medicine poisoned her husband, but what she carried over was a wooden man."

The officer looked down, then glared at the woman and asked, "You said your husband is dead, so where is his body?"

"I...I didn't say that..." The woman changed her words and denied it.

But the people around heard it clearly.

"Why didn't she say it? We all heard her. She said that it was the medicine sold by Shopkeeper Ye that poisoned her husband."

"Yes, she also said that she didn't want to mess with her husband's body, so she brought the wooden man here."

"And that pill really did poison a dog just now. My Lord, please check it out."

……

The officer asked coldly: "Is what they said true?"

The woman's face suddenly turned pale. She no longer had the same attitude as before and shrank her neck guiltily.

"I...my husband didn't actually die...but he was almost poisoned to death. I was so angry that I came here, but...but they are indeed selling fake medicine, sir."

"Fake medicine? What's going on?"

The officer turned around and looked at Ye Xi, only to see that she had asked the waiter to bring another basin of clean water and place it next to the basin of red water.

"What does this mean?" asked the officer.

Ye Xi replied: "Sir, the medicines sold in our store are all soluble in water and bright red. If you don't believe me, you can check all the medicines, including the ones sold yesterday."

"Since this sister said that the medicine I sold was poisonous, please ask her to throw it into the water. If it is the same as our medicine, then I am willing to plead guilty."

Hearing this, the officer understood and turned to the woman and ordered: "You, come over and throw the medicine in."

The woman clenched her fists, stood there shrinking back, hesitating for a long time but unable to utter a word or find a suitable reason.

Seeing that she was not honest, the officer became impatient and walked up to her, grabbed her wrist, forcibly pried her fingers apart, took out the pill and threw it into the water.

The pill did not float in the water like real medicine, but sank to the bottom quickly. It also did not dissolve immediately in the water and did not turn red.

It is clear at a glance whether it is true or false.

The onlookers were in an uproar again.

"I told you, this woman is a liar!"

"This is pure blackmail! First they faked my death, and now even the medicine is fake."

"She just killed a dog! Isn't the dog's life also a life?"

"It's so abominable, she must be caught and severely punished!"

……

The woman aroused the anger of the crowd and turned around to run but found that the road was blocked. Finally, she knelt on the ground crying and begging for mercy.

"My Lord, I was wrong. I was bewildered and took the money to slander Shopkeeper Ye. I was also confused for a moment. Please spare my life, my Lord."

The officer asked, "Who did you take the money from?"

The woman hesitated and refused to explain, but Ye Xi lost his patience.

"Since you can't tell me, that means no one ordered you to do it. You did it all by yourself. Sir, I demand that she be severely punished!"

"Okay, someone take you back to the government office and interrogate you slowly. I don't believe that more than a hundred torture instruments can't pry your mouth open!"

When she heard that she was going to be tortured, the woman panicked and told everything immediately.

"It was the master of the Ye family who asked me to do this! And the eldest son of the Ye family, Ye Lang, they gave me money to frame the second daughter of the Ye family. My family was in urgent need of money, so I agreed. I had no choice."

"So you came up with this idea?" the officer asked with a frown.

This is too stupid!

The woman nodded and said aggrievedly: "Generally speaking, when someone dies, other stores would definitely want to close the door and discuss the matter to avoid ruining their reputation, but I didn't expect..."

Having said that, she glanced at Ye Xi guiltily, and found that he was staring at her, so she quickly lowered her head.

Ye Xi took over the conversation and said, "But you didn't expect that I'm not afraid of the dirty water you throw at me, right?"

The woman shrank her neck and nodded, and continued: "I didn't want to make a big fuss, I just wanted to extort some money and leave."

"Then should I thank you?" Ye Xi thought it was ridiculous. "I have nothing to fear if I am innocent. Since you dare to slander me, I must prove my innocence. Also, I am making this clear today. Even if it is true that the medicine from Shan De Tang killed someone, I, Ye Xi, will never evade the responsibility. Not only will I pay for his life, I will also pay for my last assets!"

Hearing her resounding promise, the crowd burst into applause and cheers.

"Shopkeeper Ye Xi has always been a very good person. She has run Shan De Tang for so many years, and no one has ever gotten sick from eating there."

"Yes, and the medicine she bought is good quality and cheap. Many people who can't afford medicine can afford it."

"She even gave us poor people a discount on some of the medicine costs. It's rare to find a business person as kind and generous as her!"

……

Seeing that everyone believed in his character, Ye Xi smiled and nodded, with tears gleaming in his eyes.

Instead of bringing her down, this incident made her famous and gained her recognition from more people.

"To thank everyone for their trust and support, all the medicines are on sale at a discount today!" Maybe he said loudly.

The people cheered and then rushed to buy medicine.

Seeing the hustle and bustle in the hall, Su Lanyin rubbed her brows.

"Who is discounting? Isn't it just selling at cost price? Ye Xi really isn't afraid of not making enough profit."

Fu Wuyang patted her shoulder with a chuckle: "Don't we still have the kidney-nourishing pills you made?"

"That's right. Instead of trying to make a little money from ordinary people, it's better to work hard on the rich."

"Aren't you rich too?"

"So. I actually hope that more people will pay attention to me just to make money from me."

Fu Wuyang stroked his chin and thought deeply: "What you said... makes a lot of sense."