Marry another wife, the mistress of the marquisate will not serve you anymore

Song Wanyin planned to start the investigation from the little beggar, thinking that they must have some connection with an insider and wanted to lure the snake out of its hole.

After all, Ergouzi is still in her hands, and the little beggars are very loyal and will never abandon him.

Sure enough, when the sun was setting, the little beggars came to Jishidiang in groups to visit Ergouzi.

Tiancheng had prepared a table of food in the house as instructed by her master. As soon as she saw the little beggars, she invited them in.

"You came at the right time. My boss wants to talk to you about Er Gouzi's condition."

Upon hearing this, the little beggars nervously followed Tiancheng into the house, but were stunned by the table full of food.

They stared at the roast chicken, roast duck, roast suckling pig, sweet and sour fish, braised pork, stewed pig's trotters, etc. on the table, drooling helplessly.

Seeing this, some of the younger beggars could not help but step forward, wanting to have a big meal, but they were held back by the older beggars, who looked at the master and servant with wariness.

Song Wanyin was sitting in the upper seat. Seeing that they were all on guard, he stood up and invited them:

"Hurry up and take a seat. Eat while it's hot. It will taste fishy when it gets cold."

The older beggar couldn't help swallowing his saliva at the aroma of the meat, but still asked with a vigilant look:

“Why are you being so nice to us?

What is your purpose? We don’t have the money to pay for your meal.”

Seeing that they were ungrateful, Tian Cheng said angrily:

"You guys are really taking advantage of me. I treated you to a big meal out of kindness, but you don't even appreciate it.

Since you don’t want to eat, forget it, I will enjoy all these delicious dishes.”

When the young beggars saw him coming forward and pulling out a plump and juicy chicken leg, eating it with such gusto, their stomachs rumbled uncontrollably. They looked anxiously at the older beggars and said pitifully:

"I'm hungry...I want to eat..."

Seeing this, Song Wanyin guided them step by step:

“If I really wanted to harm you, I wouldn’t have saved Er Gouzi.

To be honest, I am actually the owner of this Jishidiang.

Not only did I find the medicine package from the cloth bag carried by Ergouzi, but I also found a box from the ruined temple. It contained Mogusha, one of the ten most banned poisons in the dynasty.

You are already involved in the case. If the mastermind behind the case is not caught, you will be the scapegoats.

Since you are already abandoned children in this world, your background is pitiful and your life is as worthless as grass.

So you are willing to make wedding dresses for others, helping bad people to poison and kill so many innocent lives.

This also includes your companion Er Gouzi, who was poisoned by the Mo Gu Sand and is still unconscious.

If you want to save him and more innocent people, then tell me the truth."

When the little beggars heard this, they were all horrified. They never thought that one day they would become murderers who poisoned people.

"No, that's impossible. We didn't poison anyone. We just ran errands to earn some money for food."

"Don't slander us. We didn't do anything despicable. We didn't do what you just said."

"We are just little beggars who are loved by no one. We live like ants. Anyone can bully us, even you."

"You keep saying that we poisoned you, why don't you show us the evidence if you have the guts?"

Seeing that they still did not repent even at this point, Song Wanyin nodded to Tiancheng.

Tiancheng immediately lifted a layer of red cloth in the corner, revealing the shabby box that was carried back from the ruined temple.

"You hid these, didn't you?"

The little beggars recognized the box at a glance. Their pupils suddenly dilated and they were angry and anxious and wanted to take the box back.

"How did this box appear here?"

"Well, you actually dared to follow us, that's really abominable!"

"What's in there is what can save our lives. What you're doing is no different from robbery."

"Give it back to us quickly, or we will destroy your Jishiditang."

Seeing that they were obviously scared to death but still bluffing, Song Wanyin said with a slight smile:

"So you admit that this box is yours?"

The little beggars said in unison:

"Yes, give it back to us quickly."

Song Wanyin chuckled:

“Since you refuse to admit that the contents of this box are black bone sand, I will send this box to the authorities and report the case. I don’t think any of you will be able to escape.

At the very least, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment, at the worst, you will be executed in the autumn. You should decide for yourself which is more serious."

After hearing this, the little beggars felt even less confident, but they were still stubborn and refused to tell the truth.

Seeing that they were quite stubborn and kept their mouths shut, Tian Cheng pretended to lift the box and leave:

"Well, since you are willing to play dumb, I will send this box to the government and ask the officials to make a decision."

When the little beggars saw that he was serious, they were terrified. After weighing the pros and cons, they all knelt on the ground and begged.

"Please don't report it to the police. We are willing to confess anything."

"This box was given to us by a shopkeeper. He said he would keep it with us temporarily."

"Yes, the shopkeeper also told us that the box is filled with life-saving herbs. As long as we come to Jishitang every seven days and give it to a waiter, the waiter will give us a hundred yuan."

"The market is getting worse and worse. We can hardly get any money on the street. We have no choice but to steal and rob."

"Since someone is willing to give us money, just to ask us to run errands, this kind of good thing that falls from the sky, of course we will do it."

Song Wanyin then realized that the mastermind behind the plot was taking advantage of the little beggars' ignorance and asking them to help poison the place.

After all, no one would think of the little beggar as this was a really insidious move.

"What's the name of that shopkeeper? And who is the guy you meet with every time?

As long as you are willing to identify me, not only will I not report you to the police, I will also take you in.

By the way, I will find you a job, so you will never be hungry, cold, or homeless again."

When the little beggars heard this, they were instantly moved. Thinking back carefully, they were indeed kind enough to take Ergouzi in and help him with his medical treatment.

What's more, every time the guy met them, he said he would pay them a hundred dollars, but every time he would make excuses and prevaricate, saying that they would settle the bill together at the end.

Now think about it, this is clearly a waste of their labor force, and in the end they will be asked to take the blame and become scapegoats.

The older beggar explained everything in detail:

“We don’t know the shopkeeper’s name, we can only recognize his appearance.

As for the boy in your pharmacy, we don't know his name, but we can help you identify him now."