sbdcsierra Chapter 16 suggests you call the police first.
Chapter 16 suggests you call the police first.
Poisoning?
Sister Liu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
Even Bai Ruxue, who was standing to the side, was stunned by what she heard.
Although she felt that the skin ulcers on Sister Liu's face were probably unrelated to the cosmetics in her store, the idea of poisoning was just too far-fetched.
On the contrary, the bald man next to Sister Liu suddenly showed a hint of panic in his eyes after hearing Li Yi's words.
"Where did this brat come from, spouting nonsense? My wife's neck and hands are covered in sores; it's clearly an allergic reaction to cosmetics, and you're trying to shirk responsibility?"
As the bald man spoke, he raised his fist and charged at Li Yi first, as if he was eager to avenge his wife.
Bai Ruxue was terrified when she saw this. "Xiao Li, get out of the way!"
Seeing that the other party was not going to listen to reason at all and was about to take action directly, Li Yi's temper also flared up.
"It's alright, Sister Bai, you go stand in the back first, I'll handle it."
As he spoke, he pulled Bai Ruxue behind him.
After the bald man rushed over, she dodged his punch with a quick movement and then tripped him with her leg.
Plop!
The bald man who had been so aggressive just moments before suddenly fell flat on his face.
"What a piece of trash!"
Seeing her husband collapse to the ground in an instant, Sister Liu was both angry and furious. "You brat! Not only did you sell counterfeit goods and disfigure me, but now you've assaulted me! I'm calling the police!"
"Okay, then call the police right away and say someone poisoned you in a premeditated murder attempt!"
Seeing that Li Yi insisted that he was poisoned, Sister Liu paused in her work and temporarily forgot about calling the police.
"Kid, what makes you think I'm poisoned?"
Finally, no one was interrupting him. Li Yi's lips curled into a smile. "Actually, it's very simple to verify whether you're poisoned."
Sister Liu asked instinctively, "How do we verify it?"
Li Yi pointed to the jade bracelet on her wrist, "You just need to drop that bracelet on the ground and you'll know."
Wait a minute! Could my poisoning be related to the bracelet I was wearing?
Sister Liu looked at the jade bracelet on her hand with a puzzled expression.
The bald man's expression changed drastically. "No, we can't let it fall!"
Li Yi glanced at him. "What, don't you want to know if your wife has been poisoned?"
Upon hearing this, Sister Liu also looked at her husband.
"I... I mean, this bracelet is top-grade jadeite, worth over eight million. If it breaks, can you afford to pay for it? Unless you come up with the money first!"
After the bald man said that, Sister Liu hesitated.
That's right! This kid in front of me is in cahoots with Bai Ruxue. What if I break the bracelet and don't notice anything? Wouldn't I be losing both my wife and my money?
Upon seeing this, Li Yi frowned.
Although he was quite certain that the reason Sister Liu was poisoned was because of that jade bracelet, he couldn't come up with eight million right now.
Just then, a clear, crisp sound rang out.
"I'll pay for it!"
Bai Ruxue stepped out from behind Li Yi. "Sister Liu, I believe what Xiao Li said. Just keep smashing it now. If the bracelet is okay later, I'll compensate you."
Hearing Bai Ruxue's words, Li Yi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Sister Bai, don't worry, I definitely won't let you lose money later."
"Yes, I believe you!"
Although Bai Ruxue also found the idea of being poisoned to be too far-fetched.
However, she believed that Li Yi would never harm her.
"Alright! Since that's the case, I'll trust you this once."
Seeing that Bai Ruxue had personally vouched for her, Sister Liu no longer hesitated. She took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and threw it hard to the ground.
Clang!
A metallic clanging sound rang out.
Upon hearing this voice, Sister Liu's expression changed drastically.
Jade is a very brittle material; it should shatter upon being dropped on the ground. How could it possibly make a metallic clanging sound?
Sister Liu immediately went over and picked up the jade bracelet from the ground.
After the jade bracelet fell to the ground, the emerald green jade on its surface shattered, revealing an orange-red metal ring inside.
Upon seeing this, the bald man standing nearby instantly turned pale.
Everyone around was stunned.
Bai Ruxue was also stunned. "Little Li... what on earth is going on?"
Li Yi explained with a smile: "Normal skin allergies are nothing more than wind-heat, damp-heat, or blood deficiency and wind-dryness."
These three types of symptoms usually manifest as redness, swelling, itching, blisters, erosion, etc.
It looks exactly like Ms. Liu's current symptoms.
However, a normal skin allergy would result in a yellow tongue or a yellow, greasy tongue coating, but her tongue was purplish-black.
In addition, her eyes were bloodshot, and she was coughing and wheezing when she spoke. Considering all these signs, I can confidently conclude that you have chromium poisoning.
Chromium poisoning?
Sister Liu subconsciously stuck out her tongue and looked at it.
Sure enough, my tongue was indeed purplish-black.
The cough, wheezing, and other symptoms also matched what Li Yi had said.
"Wait! Even if it's poisoning, how do you know there's something wrong with my bracelet? Maybe... there's poison in the cosmetics?" Sister Liu asked again.
"This is even simpler, because chromium poisoning requires prolonged skin contact to cause ulceration."
Furthermore, if the cosmetics were truly toxic, why did only your hands and neck develop ulcers, while other areas remained intact?
"Could it be that you only used makeup on your neck and hands, and nothing else?"
Yes.
If the problem really lies with selling cosmetics, then why is there nothing wrong with other parts of Liu's body?
Bai Ruxue had never even considered such a simple principle before.
Upon hearing Li Yi's suggestion, her eyes lit up.
Sister Liu understood the same logic instantly.
Now, she finally believes that her poisoning was caused by the bracelet, not an allergic reaction to the cosmetics.
"Hmph! You piece of trash, spending over eight million to buy a fake bracelet, trying to deliberately harm me, huh?"
"Honey, I was wrong! But... I really didn't know anything about the bracelet."
After punching and kicking her husband, Sister Liu finally vented her anger.
Once she calmed down, she turned to look at Bai Ruxue, her face grim, and said, "I was reckless this time. I will compensate you for your losses after we deal with the bracelet issue."
With the truth finally out, Bai Ruxue breathed a sigh of relief. "Sister Liu, there's no need for compensation. You should hurry to the hospital now."
Sister Liu nodded, and then prepared to leave with the bald man.
Just then, Li Yi suddenly spoke up: "Wait!"
Although Li Yi saw through the true cause of his illness, the eight-million-dollar bracelet turned out to be fake in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Sister Liu was in a bad mood, so she looked at Li Yi with some displeasure.
"Kid, what else do you want to do?"
Li Yi shook his head. "As a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, I just want to remind you that chromium poisoning is not just about skin ulcers; it can also lead to cancer."
Furthermore, chromium is a rare metal, and it certainly wouldn't appear in a jade bracelet out of nowhere. I wasn't joking when I said earlier that someone had poisoned someone in a premeditated murder attempt; you'd better call the police immediately.
Sister Liu was stunned when she heard this, and then a chill ran down her spine.
That jade bracelet was bought by my husband himself.
Moreover, the skin ulceration on his hands was also because he said there was something wrong with the cosmetics, and told him to come directly to Bai Ruxue to seek justice.
Was all of this something he planned?
After figuring all this out, Sister Liu turned to look at her husband.