EBE Chapter 148 Witness
Chapter 148 Witness
"Yes, this is the common people's money."
Yu Rui stood up with a sneer: "This young man, you lost your money, but you insisted on accusing others and asked them to share the risk with you. If the money had not been found today, I'm afraid you would have blackmailed me for two hundred taels of silver."
"Since everything has been investigated, I will not argue with you any more. I just hope that you can come back to Hong Kong Coliseum and explain the matter clearly, so that we sisters can be cleared of all charges."
Yurui and the person who picked up the thing retreated together.
"Li Quan, as far as I know, your family is not rich enough for you to easily take out these two hundred taels of silver. Why did you lie and say that it was given to you by Miss Shen?"
"I...I...this was given to me by Madam He! You must have misunderstood me just now. I was referring to Madam He. My father has worked in Penglai Pavilion for a long time and has been very diligent. This is a reward from Madam He."
“When will the reward be?”
"Yes, it was...last month."
"Your Excellency, although this is happening in court, it is our family affair."
When He Honglian heard Shen Shihui's words, her face lit up with joy. After all, they were still a family. They could just close the door and sort things out. She didn't dare to help Zhao Qiqi harm herself, otherwise, she would have no place to stay in the He family.
"I want to ask you, aunt. I was in charge last month. It is impossible for you to use the public account to reward Master Li. Also, did you reward this person alone, or did you reward everyone in Penglai Pavilion? Please tell me the truth. I can find out the answer to this simple question. My Lord, I have asked everything I wanted to know."
Gu Fanggui nodded and signaled He Honglian to reply.
He Honglian was so angry that her hands were shaking. This bitch didn't even give her the slightest bit of face.
But now she had to grit her teeth and make things right: "My Lord County Magistrate, I don't know what these family affairs have to do with the murder case. The previous county magistrate has already made a judgment that this incident was caused by Zhao's chili peppers. Even if you are a new official and want to make a new judgment, you should ask Zhao to take out the chili pepper seeds, planting methods, and finished products for inspection one by one. Only in this way can we know whether the chili peppers are poisonous. Besides, this incident has caused damage to my Penglai Pavilion's business, and I haven't yet held her responsible."
"Are you saying that I shouldn't re-examine this case that is full of doubts? I would like to ask, how could this case be so hastily closed when there is no evidence?"
After Gu Fanggui said this, He Honglian became even more frightened. The previous county magistrate took her money, and a powerless woman could be manipulated at will. She didn't even know that he was replaced so hastily. If that person had left one day later, and arrested Zhao Qiqi, and brought the remaining old and young in her family, she could have gotten the peppers, and taken the opportunity to pull Shen Shihui down and regain her parents' trust.
"Your Excellency, I dare not. However, this chili pepper is a rare thing after all. We have never seen it before. If it is really poisonous, or if it is eaten with something else and becomes poisonous, it will be bad if it harms people."
"Sir, I have evidence that this pepper is not poisonous."
Gu Fanggui motioned for her to bring it up.
Zhao Qiqi gave a few instructions to the officers and soldiers, and then he saw them go out and bring someone in.
"Mrs. He said that this pepper is poisonous or incompatible with something. In that case, I asked someone to bring a portion of your spicy fried taro and chicken gizzards. Miss Shen, can you help me see if this is your dish?"
Shen Shihui smiled faintly and nodded: "Of course you have to try it to know."
Only after tasting it can you know whether it is produced by Penglai Pavilion; only after tasting it can you know whether it is poisonous or not.
Dozens of pairs of eyes were watching Shen Shihui's movements, fearing that she would die and fall to the ground in the next second.
"I remember that after that person ate this dish, he immediately foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground and died. Miss Shen, do you feel any discomfort?"
Shen Shihui took a big bite. It was impossible for him to cheat in front of so many people. Seeing that she was fine, he naturally knew that there was nothing wrong with the dish.
However, the flavor of the dish continued to spread, and because it was kept warm all the way, the aroma was even stronger, causing the spectators to drool.
"I have to say, this dish is really delicious."
"It's bright red, and the color looks festive. It looks delicious. My mouth is watering."
"If this dish is okay, I'll go eat it someday. I don't know if there's any in the county."
The voices of these people were not loud, but they were loud enough for He Honglian to hear. Her face turned ugly and she was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe.
"Who knows if the deceased ate something before the meal that was incompatible with it."
Zhao Qiqi snorted coldly and stared at her: "Madam He, I have no grudge against you, and you are even my sister-in-law. Why do you keep trying to throw dirty water on me? How can it not be that he ate something wrong? Could it be that you have bad intentions and want to take something from me?"
"After the man died that day, you didn't report it to the police immediately. Instead, you rushed out and drove Miss Shen away. You handled the matter yourself, but you didn't give the body to the coroner for examination. You directly let his family take it away. Now, I'm afraid you don't even know where the body is. What is Mrs. He's intention in doing this? Are you trying to kill two birds with one stone?"
"You! You are slandering me. I think Shi Hui is young and inexperienced, and I am afraid that she will be frightened, so I asked her to leave first and let me take care of this matter."
"Really? County Magistrate, I can prove that Madam He did all these things just to drag Miss Shen into this trap so that I can get what she wants. As for what Madam He wants, I don't know."
"Why don't you present the evidence quickly?"
"Your Excellency, it's not evidence, it's a witness."
By the time people came up, He Honglian could no longer stand and fell to the ground. Everything was over.
She naturally didn't have the ability to kill anyone, she just hid him. How could she be found by Zhao Qiqi?
"Reporting to the Lord, this man is the so-called Sun Hu who was killed by me in this case."
Gu Fanggui's eyes changed. This case was already full of doubts, and now the dead have been turned into a living person. One can imagine the planning behind this.
"Sun Hu, I order you to come here before I can give you a lighter sentence."
Sun Hu was just an ordinary citizen. With so many people around, Gu Fanggui's powerful aura forced him to surrender. He faked his own death and framed others, which was already a heinous crime. If he told the truth, he might be able to get out of prison early.