coobybook Chapter 364 Nowhere to Escape
Chapter 364 Nowhere to Escape
"Ah! What are you doing?" Someone in the crowd screamed in terror. Under everyone's horrified gaze, Xiuying, with a solemn expression, slit Mr. Wang's throat without hesitation.
The scene erupted in an uproar, with people whispering to each other, and voices of fear and doubt echoing one after another. However, Xiuying remained unmoved and continued to carefully explore inside with tweezers. After a while, she picked up something.
She placed these items next to the silver needle and gently inserted it. Instantly, the tip of the needle began to change, gradually turning black. This scene made everyone present gasp. The once bustling hall suddenly quieted, and the atmosphere became extremely tense and oppressive.
"Is there a doctor here who can help identify it?" Xiuying shouted, her voice filled with anxiety and anticipation. She looked nervous, beads of sweat covering her forehead, and her hands trembled slightly as she carefully placed the broken leaves she had removed from the cavity and throat onto a wooden tray.
The leaves were already somewhat rotten, emitting a foul odor. Xiuying suppressed her discomfort, her eyes fixed on the wooden tray, her gaze filled with anxiety. She raised her voice again and shouted, "I beg a doctor who knows medicine to come and take a look. This concerns the truth and my innocence!"
"I'm here, I'm a doctor!"
A thin old man carrying a medicine box stepped forward from the crowd.
"I'm coming too!"
"I'll take a look too!"
Soon, two more people echoed the sentiment, and soon three doctors came out. They looked serious and hurried to the wooden tray, gathering together to carefully examine it.
The old man who stood out first picked up a leaf and put it to his nose to sniff it, then squinted his eyes to look at it carefully, then he frowned and said in a deep voice: "This is the heartbreak grass. This grass is extremely poisonous. Once eaten by mistake, your life will be in danger!" His voice was solemn, which made everyone present feel nervous.
Zheng Sanmao and his wife, kneeling beside him, swallowed their saliva and turned pale. Their legs began to tremble uncontrollably, as if they were sifting through chaff. Zheng Sanmao secretly glanced up at Luo Jing'an in the hall, his eyes filled with fear and helplessness.
Luo Jing'an also looked panicked at this time. He hurriedly looked at Zheng Sanmao and his wife, and even cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
But he quickly pretended to be calm and said loudly to the elderly doctor: "Are you too old and your eyesight is not good enough to see clearly? Don't talk nonsense here!" Although his voice was loud, it was obviously trembling and guilty.
The old man looked at me with a firm gaze and said in a decisive tone: "Sir, I have been practicing medicine for decades and I would never dare to admit my mistake in dealing with this heart-breaking grass! I guarantee with my many years of medical experience that there will be no mistakes!" He straightened his back with a look of righteousness on his face.
The other two young doctors also hurriedly bowed and said, "Sir, this is indeed the herb Gelsemium elegans. Although we have little experience in medicine, we have studied this herb carefully and will not make a mistake. We swear on our reputation as doctors!" Their expressions were serious and earnest.
"Mr. Zheng was poisoned by the herb Gelsemium elegans and died. We hope that you will investigate clearly, clear Yang Xiuying's name, find the real culprit, and bring justice to the country!" The three people said in unison, their voices echoing loudly in the hall.
When Zheng Sanmao and his wife heard they were going to find the murderer, they panicked. The color drained from their faces, leaving only a pale white. Their eyes were filled with panic and fear, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
Then, the two men burst into tears. Zheng Sanmao cried out in a sobbing voice, "Sir, my father must have gone out to dig wild vegetables and accidentally ate some heartbreak grass. That's why he lost his life!"
His wife also cried out: "Yes, my father-in-law likes to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables when he has nothing to do. He must have made a mistake by accident, which is why he suffered such a disaster! My lord, please be careful!"
They were crying and their voices were shrill, as if they wanted to put all the blame on the accidental ingestion.
Luo Jing'an looked at the kneeling Zheng Sanmao couple with a gloomy gaze, cursing inwardly: What idiots! Couldn't they just tell her that the heartbreak grass was in Xiuying's sweet potato noodles? They gave in so quickly, they're just hopeless!
His eyes revealed deep anger and disappointment, and his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out. He was just one step away from throwing Yang Xiuying in jail to avenge his previous humiliation.
Luo Jing'an gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger in his heart. His angry eyes were like two sharp swords, as if they wanted to pierce Zheng Sanmao and his wife on the spot. He clenched his hands into fists tightly, and his knuckles turned slightly white because of excessive force.
"Since it was an accidental ingestion, then this matter has nothing to do with the sweet potato shop." Luo Jing'an said coldly with an expressionless face, and his tone seemed to be announcing an ordinary matter.
"Wait a minute, sir, I haven't finished the inspection yet." Xiuying shouted neither humbly nor arrogantly, her eyes firm and persistent.
Upon hearing this, Luo Jing'an immediately looked at Xiuying angrily, her brows furrowed, her eyes blazing with anger, and she shouted, "You're just a country woman, what are you trying to investigate? Can't I make a decision on this case? Stop making trouble!"
What an ignorant woman! She doesn't know when to quit.
"Wow~"
Just as Luo Jingan was chattering on and on, no one expected that Xiuying would take a knife and cut open the dead man's stomach.
This sudden scene caused screams of terror to echo throughout the hall. The timid ones collapsed to the ground in fear, while the brave ones turned pale and trembled all over.
Luo Jing'an was sitting on the armchair, his legs shaking with shock at the scene. His face turned ashen, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a word. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his eyes were filled with fear and helplessness.
"What should I do? What should I do?" He screamed wildly in his heart, his mind in chaos and full of panic.
He wanted to escape, escape from this place that made him feel terrified and helpless. However, he was surrounded by onlookers and the majestic court, and he had nowhere to escape.
He was a dignified county magistrate, usually dominating the land and calling the shots. But now he was stuck in such a desperate situation. Was this woman crazy? No, she was a pervert.
His legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead and he couldn't take a single step. He could only sit on the armchair, his body shaking constantly and his face as pale as paper. He almost vomited. If he had vomited, he would have become a laughing stock in the entire Qingshui County.
Luo Jing'an suppressed his discomfort and swallowed back what was about to come out of his mouth.
"Sir," the lawyer reminded cautiously, and at the same time, he leaned close to Luo Jing'an's ear and whispered, "Master Long has instructed you..."