bookcurios Chapter 451: Pretending to be crazy? It was all her fault
Chapter 451: Pretending to be crazy? It was all her fault
After discovering the problem, Yao Qingnian hurriedly called the village chief and told him about it. The village chief found that the wine he had taken from other families contained this ingredient after testing. He looked incredulous: "How...how is this possible?! Every family brews their own wine. Could someone go to the villagers' homes and poison them?"
"What do you need to make wine?" Yao Qingnian asked.
"Old rice and... koji... koji? Could this be the problem?" The village chief asked after realizing it.
"possible."
The village chief went to get some yeast. After testing, he found the problem was in the yeast. He immediately took people to arrest the man who sold the yeast. The man was named Xinhe, a simple and honest young man who looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
It turned out that everyone in the village bought their distiller's yeast from Xinhe's house in the village. The village was some distance away from the town, and it was inconvenient to travel back and forth. He happened to have an ox cart, and often went to the town to attend the market or bring some things for the villagers. For the sake of convenience, the villagers asked him to bring some back.
The village chief gathered everyone in the village and questioned them in front of everyone: "Xinhe! Why did you poison the wine?"
"Village chief, what are you talking about? What poisoning?" The man named Xinhe looked honest and you couldn't tell that he was someone who would do such a thing. When he was caught, he denied it flatly.
"Yes, village chief, could it be a mistake?" The villagers didn't believe it. Xinhe was such an honest man, the villagers didn't believe who would poison someone.
"I don't believe it either, but facts have proven that the reason why some people in our village have been possessed by evil spirits in recent years is because of the wine yeast! Xinhe, you'd better tell the truth, or we will send you to the government!" the village chief scolded.
"It's unfair, village chief, I didn't do it! I have been helping the villagers carry things for so many years without charging a penny, and we have no grudges against each other. I have no reason to harm them!" Xinhe cried out that he was wronged.
"You still dare to quibble. I have sent someone to the town to bring back the yeast from the grocery store you often go to. After comparison, only the one you gave to the villagers has problems!"
"What, village chief! Is this true? I can't believe it. You are usually so honest, but you actually did such a thing. Tell me! Why did you want to harm us?"
The villagers didn't believe it at first, but when the evidence was before them, they started to curse at him. They said that because of these rumors in the village, they couldn't sell their wine and their lives became increasingly difficult. Not only that, whenever someone said they were from the village, everyone would stay away from them for fear of being unlucky. The marriages of the girls in the village also became a problem and many people had their marriages delayed because of this.
"Yes! Say it quickly!"
"I didn't!" The man never admitted it, staring at them with anger in his eyes.
"Village chief, send him to the authorities!"
"Send him to the authorities! Beat him to death!" Some villagers even shouted to kill him.
The villagers shouted angrily, completely forgetting what he had done for the villagers over the years. Not only did he help them buy things, he also often helped them transport wine to the market to sell, without charging them a penny, and always gave silently.
When the man heard this, he suddenly smiled strangely: "You are the ones who deserve to die!"
"Xinhe, what did you say? Why did you do this? How did the villagers offend you? Why do you want to kill everyone?" The village chief looked at him helplessly.
"Haha! Why! Ask them what they have done! Ask yourself with your conscience, have you done anything wrong, huh?" Xinhe stopped pretending and looked angrily at the villagers who were swearing at him.
"Village chief, stop talking nonsense! Just drown him in the pond. He must have been responsible for so many lives! Among them was his wife!" someone shouted.
"God is watching what you do, you will all die a miserable death!"
"Is he crazy?!" The villagers looked at Xinhe, who was always kind, as if he had gone mad.
"Xinhe, if you have any grievances, please tell me and I will take care of it for you!"
The village chief didn't believe that such a good person would do such a thing for no reason. Xinhe was raised in his care since he was a child. He was an honest man. Although he was not his parents' biological child, he was better than theirs. His father died of illness in his early years, and he depended on his mother for life. His mother also married him a beautiful wife. Unfortunately, his mother passed away a few years ago before she could enjoy her life, leaving him and his wife. The wife was beautiful. His mother spent her life savings of twenty taels to marry her. Xinhe didn't let her do any work on weekdays, and let her enjoy life at home. Everyone envied her for marrying a good man. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. She died of evil spirits two years ago. She was the woman who suffocated with her head buried in front of the grave.
"Village chief, no need! Just hand me over to the authorities! I was the one who poisoned the person and I also killed him." Xinhe admitted it directly.
"What? It's really you!"
"Yes! It's me!"
"Then why did you do this?!" the village chief asked with great sorrow.
"No reason, I just can't stand their disgusting faces. Those people deserve to die!"
"Village chief, he's admitted it! Who would have thought that he has such a beastly heart under his honest face! Bah!" The villagers threw things at him.
"If that's the case, then I can't protect you anymore. Come, take him to the authorities for investigation!" The village chief turned around and sighed.
"Wait, village chief, it's too hasty to conclude that he did it." Yao Qingnian stopped him. There must be a motive for committing a crime. He only said that he couldn't stand the villagers, but no matter how much he couldn't stand them, he wouldn't directly take so many lives, and his wife was among them. There must be some hidden story.
"Where did you come from? Why are you meddling in our village's affairs? I advise you to get out of here and stop getting involved. What kind of good person are you trying to be?" A villager yelled at her in dissatisfaction. But as soon as he said that, his legs bent uncontrollably and he knelt down. He screamed in fear: "There's... there's a ghost!"
The villagers were in a panic and looked around. There was a ghost. Where was it? !
Yao Qingnian glanced at Zi Yexiu who seemed to be nonchalant, and heard him say calmly: "If you shout again, I will cut off your tongue!" The villagers were instantly frightened and dared not utter a word.
At this moment, the woman Li Mei ran out and said, "Village Chief, this has nothing to do with him. I did it all."
"Limei, are you crazy?" The village chief looked at the woman who was neatly dressed today and almost didn't recognize her.
"Well, I'm not crazy! I was the one who killed him. It has nothing to do with Xinhe!"
"No, it's not her, it's me!" Xinhe was so excited that he wanted to break free from the ropes on his body: "It's me! Yuan Xiaoman killed my mother. The hatred of killing my mother is irreconcilable! I provided her with good food and drink, but she hooked up with a man behind my back. When my mother found out, she poisoned my mother and pretended that she died of illness! That's why I want to kill her."