This morning, the smoothie business was as good as usual. Looking at the little left in the clay pot and the long line in front of the stall, Ru Yue was in a very good mood. Every day before noon, all the prepared ingredients would be sold out. It seemed that she would return to the village on time today.

There was a crisp "pop" sound, which startled everyone present.

"Ouch, my stomach hurts!"

"Ouch, my stomach hurts too!"

Then there was another "pop" sound, "Ouch, my stomach hurts!"

Everyone in the queue was shocked. What was going on? Why were they all suffering from stomach aches while enjoying their smoothies in the hot weather? If it were just one or two people, it could be a frame-up, but there was no way three of them were harboring evil intentions, right?

The crowd suddenly exploded, staring at Ru Yue and the other three with horror, as if they were watching murderers and arsonists. "Hey, is this food unclean? Otherwise, why are they all complaining about stomachaches?"

"No way, they've been selling it at the entrance of Tianxianglou. I eat it often and it's fine."

"It must be that their food is not clean and has made people sick. Who would dare to buy it?"

"Smash their stalls and don't let them sell ice and harm people anymore."

Suddenly, some angry people jumped out of the crowd. Without asking any questions or thinking about saving people, they just kept on inciting the emotions of everyone present and even wanted to smash the stalls.

Seeing this, Ru Yue and Chu Ning'an had a guess in their minds, but without any evidence, neither of them dared to speak out.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Since someone has an upset stomach, it's our diet problem and we won't run away. Let's ask a doctor to come and see him first and save the person first." Chu Ning'an comforted everyone in a loud voice, whispered a few words to Ru Yue, and hurried to Yifengtang to ask Manager Cao to bring people to treat the few people. Although he knew it was not his diet problem, it would not be good to cause a death.

Chu Ning'an was also worried that it would be unsafe to leave the three siblings behind, so he hurried to Yifengtang to ask for help. Before he had taken a few steps, he was surrounded by several burly men who pushed and shoved him and cursed at him.

Chu Ning'an could neither take action nor argue with him, and was trapped in the situation and unable to escape.

"Are you trying to escape now that the truth has been revealed? Are you trying to flee from your crime? Don't even think about it!"

"Human lives are at stake. Don't let him get away."

"That's right, that's right. You want to run away after eating something bad? No way! Pay me, pay me!"

......

The three people who were complaining of stomachaches were now lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

There was another commotion in the crowd. Some people suspected that there was something wrong with the food and were glad that they had escaped the danger because they had not yet queued up. Some were worried and scared, and some were just watching the fun... It was a huge crowd and very noisy.

"Bang" another sound of a bowl breaking was heard, louder than the previous one, and the crowd suddenly became quiet.

"What? What? Can you scare people by smashing a broken bowl?" The big men began to incite again.

"If someone has an upset stomach, shouldn't they see a doctor right away? What do you mean by surrounding them and not letting them see a doctor?" Ru Yue walked past the stalls and approached the men. "Could it be that you're trying to frame us and are afraid the doctor will reveal the truth?"

Ru Yue's words seemed to have stepped on the cat's tail, and several people exploded at once.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Who's behind this? You've hurt someone and you're trying to push the blame on us?"

"Since it's not you, why don't you call a doctor to treat these people? The three of us are guarding here, where can we run to?"

Some people in the crowd also echoed and accused these people of being abnormal. Chu Ningan took this opportunity to escape and ran to Yifengtang.

They were not far away to begin with, and soon Manager Cao brought over Doctor Li from Yifengtang. Without saying a word, Doctor Li observed the complexion of the three people, and then glanced at their eyelids. He had a rough guess in his mind, and then he pulled up their wrists to diagnose them. He frowned, and hurriedly used a cloth to touch a little of the white foam they spit out and smelled it. Then he stood up and said to everyone, "These people have taken a medicine that makes them vomit and faint, but it's not a serious matter." He took out a few pills and asked someone to get a bowl of water to dissolve them, and then gave the three people the medicine to drink. After a while, they all woke up.

When the three woke up, they shouted that Ru Yue had poisoned them and was trying to kill them for their money.

"Since you all say I was the one who poisoned you, then report it to the police."

Ru Yue's words immediately left the group bewildered. They had never expected a little girl to go to the authorities without a word. This stunned everyone present. After all, ordinary people would settle their problems privately if possible. Who would report such a trivial matter to the authorities? Are officials so easy to see?

"There's no need to report to the police. I see it's not easy for a little girl like you to run a small business. I won't make things difficult for you. Just admit your mistake to us and pay some money each, and this matter will be over." said one of the "poisoned" people.

"I sold more than a hundred bowls this morning, so why were you three the only ones poisoned? It's better to let the honest official make the final decision. This is my fault, and I have to pay the money and close the shop. It's not my fault, huh, huh, don't bully us just because we're young."

"How can you be so ungrateful, little girl? Isn't it for your own good that you don't see the official? If I hadn't seen how hard life is for you half-grown kids, I would have smashed your stall long ago."

"Please don't do this for my own good. I really can't bear it." This sentence almost choked those people to death, and also made the people around who were watching the excitement burst into laughter.

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