sbdcsierra Chapter 114: Ice Judge
Chapter 114: Ice Judge
This change came so suddenly that no one could react.
By the time they pulled Zheng Yuan up, the old man had already eaten a lot of the mud-covered ice jelly scattered on the ground.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin went over to try to stop the old man, but before they could touch him, the old man had already fallen to the ground, spitting blood foam from his mouth, and his body kept twitching.
Passersby who had wanted to step forward to help were so scared by the situation that they took a few steps back.
Someone screamed: "Something happened! Someone's dead!"
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin looked at each other. Well, he was waiting for them here. They had been hiding for a long time but they didn't expect that the old man would snatch it away.
"Erhe, run to the city gate and find the officer guarding the city. Tell him that Fu San is causing trouble again and someone has died. The more serious the better. Make sure to bring the man here as soon as possible." Zheng Yuan turned around and instructed Erhe, who was already frightened out of his wits.
"Okay...Okay, Mom." Erhe's voice was unsteady when he came to his senses, but fortunately his legs were not weak. He remembered Zheng Yuan's instructions and quickly pushed through the crowd and ran towards the city gate.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin didn't say anything else. They stepped forward and one of them held down the old man's twitching hands and feet, while the other one tried to pick out the ice jelly residue from the old man's mouth with his hands. At this time, they didn't care about cleanliness or hygiene.
Fu San was not far away, and when he saw them making a commotion, he knew that his father had succeeded.
He rushed forward and pushed away Zheng Yuan who was about to pick up the old man and use the Heimlich maneuver to induce vomiting.
"Dad! Dad! What's wrong with you? Don't scare me, I hope nothing happens to you!"
After playing the role of a filial son, Fu San turned to the two people and said, "Well, you dared to sell this poisonous ice powder and killed my father. I will fight you."
After saying that, he was about to rush over to hit Zheng Yuan who was closer to him. Dashu quickly jumped over and blocked his punch with his back, protecting Zheng Yuan under him.
The punch was delivered with great force, and Dashu started coughing. He lowered his head and asked Zheng Yuan if he was okay.
After reacting, Zheng Yuan quickly stood up and held onto the tree. Duan Minmin and Taoer also rushed over to stand in front of them.
"You're beating people up in broad daylight, right? Are there no laws left? Do you have any evidence to prove that your father got into trouble because he ate our ice jelly?"
Duan Minmin was very angry when she saw Dashu being hit.
At this time, four people were standing in a row. Fu San saw that he couldn't get any advantage, so he didn't move forward.
"You are the ones who have no law. You are selling poisonous ice jelly in broad daylight. My father was fine this morning, but he fell down after eating your ice jelly. Everyone, come and see! The ice jelly sold by these two women is poisonous. It can kill people!"
As he shouted, more and more people gathered around, pointing and talking at them. They had been selling ice jelly for almost a month, and they had the best business on the street, so many people knew them.
"Bullshit!" Duan Minmin put her hands on her hips and cursed at Fu San, "Don't say that we didn't sell ice jelly to your father at all. It was your father who ate the ice jelly that fell on the ground. Even if we sold it, we sold hundreds of bowls of ice jelly this morning, but how come no one was hurt, but your father was poisoned. Could it be that he has some disease, and you, an unfilial son, don't want to treat it, but instead ask him to blackmail him?"
After that, she turned to the onlookers and said, "There were quite a few people here just now. Everyone saw that we were unwilling to sell the ice jelly to your father, and it was your father who suddenly came forward to snatch it and ate the ice jelly that fell on the ground. Uncles and aunts, today my sister and I were framed by a villain for selling ice jelly. I hope you can speak up for us and clear our name. Our family would like to thank you all."
A lot of people were waiting behind Fu San's father to buy ice jelly. After Zheng Yuan and the others closed their stalls, they hadn't had time to disperse yet, so naturally a lot of people saw the whole process. Besides, the old man fell to the ground after taking two bites. I'm afraid the ice jelly hadn't even entered his stomach yet. How could it be the problem with the ice jelly?
Soon someone spoke up.
"You man, your father obviously ate something bad, yet you come here to frame an orphan and a widow."
"That's right. If there was really something wrong with the ice jelly, so many people would have drunk it just now. By now, there would be a mountain of ice jelly in front of their stall. How could your father still get a chance to buy it?"
"Hey~ Is this person Fu San..."
When Fu San saw that someone recognized him, he was afraid that he would say something he shouldn't, so he immediately interrupted the man and started crying.
"Dad! My poor dad! You just wanted to eat a bowl of ice jelly because the weather was hot, but this vicious woman killed you! Dad! Please open your eyes and take a look..."
What a filial son he is.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin sneered. Seeing that the old man was almost dying, he didn't take people to treat the disease quickly, but just stayed here wailing. His purpose was self-evident.
But the spectators who were attracted by the noise and didn't know the truth didn't think so. They didn't see what happened. Moreover, most of the spectators would only guess the truth of the matter according to their own ideas, and constantly look for evidence to prove that this was what they expected.
Soon someone turned artillery fire on them.
"Aunts, how could you do such a thing? The old man just wanted to drink a bowl of ice jelly at such an old age, but you added things you shouldn't have added to the ice jelly in order to make money. Now the old man is sick, you have to be responsible."
"That's right, that old man is so pitiful. The ice jelly business has been so hot recently, could it be that these two black-hearted women added something they shouldn't have added to the ice jelly in order to sell it?"
"It's hard to say, no wonder business is so good!"
"No, we have to hand them over to the authorities. We can't let this evil-hearted woman who killed people still make money from us!"
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The spectators did not care about the truth of the matter and were already convicting the two of them according to their own ideas.
Of course, there were many people watching the whole process, and many people spoke up for them.
"What nonsense are you talking about? These two aunties have been selling ice jelly for a long time. If there is really a problem, those who have eaten ice jelly would have come to make trouble long ago."
"Yes, I just drank two bowls, and I am still full of energy now."
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But the group of people who thought they knew the truth didn't listen at all. They even started arguing with those who were speaking for them, and there was a lot of noise for a while.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were so angry that they almost laughed. Well, each of them was really a simpleton and just gave them a direct verdict.
"Okay, let's report it to the police!"
It would be the most meaningless thing to have a quarrel right now. Since Fu San wants to blackmail people and the impact has already been caused, it would be better to make a bigger fuss.
Otherwise, even if you win the war of words here, those people who just believe everything they hear will spread the matter in a very different way, and it will be difficult to restore your image then.
Once the trust crisis is created, their business will not be able to continue. It is better to let the government make a direct judgment. In this day and age, the government is still supreme in the eyes of the people. A judgment by the government can at least stop the gossip.
"Yes, go to the government office! If they dare to go to the government office, let the county magistrate arrest them!"
Wow! There are people who want to go to the government more than them.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person who had just taken the lead in questioning them.
The man was fair and clean, dressed in a long gown, a hat and holding a fan, looking like a scholar.
Looking at his indignant expression, people who didn’t know would have thought that the person lying on the ground was his father. What a righteous and ruthless judge!