The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

At the window on the second floor of Tianxiang Tower, two well-dressed middle-aged men were eating sweet, crispy and refreshing fruit smoothies, glancing at the farce downstairs from time to time, seemingly not caring about the poisoning of those people.

"That little girl is really interesting!" The man in the navy blue gown could hardly hide his admiration in his tone.

"People downstairs are talking about shaved ice poisoning, and you, sir, still dare to enjoy it. Aren't you afraid that you will be poisoned too?" The man in the dark blue robe jokingly said.

"Haha, isn't Second Master enjoying his meal as well?" the man addressed as "Sir" said with a nonchalant smile. "It's just a few thugs trying to extort a few cents. Their tactics are so crude, how can we afford to pay any attention to them?"

The two chatted while watching the farce downstairs. The "poisoned" people and the burly men had surrounded Ru Yue and the other three. More and more passers-by gathered around them, and the entire area in front of Tianxiang Tower became a busy market. Manager Tao hurriedly sent two waiters to disperse the crowd, hoping to help Ru Yue out, but he didn't expect that there were too many people and they were too noisy, and he couldn't drive them away.

Shopkeeper Tao was afraid that the situation would get out of hand, and that not only would Ru Yue and the others suffer, but his own business would also be affected. He hurried upstairs and bowed to the two people who were eating ice cream and watching the show, saying, "Second Master Lou, Mr. Xie, please stop watching the fun and go and see these people causing trouble. You've helped me out."

"Hehehe, Sir Xie, you encounter injustice wherever you go! Shopkeeper Tao has even come to you for help, hehe, it seems you must take action to solve the case." The man in green clothes who spoke was Mr. Lou Erye.

"We agreed that today we were just visiting relatives and friends to taste delicious food, but, unexpectedly, we were caught by you two...ah!" He sighed helplessly and called several followers in casual clothes who followed him to go downstairs.

Several followers left Tianxiang Tower and shouted, "Master Xie from Pingyang County is on a private visit in disguise. All outsiders please stay away!"

This loud shout was like a thunderclap, and the noisy crowd suddenly fell silent. Everyone seemed to be frozen in place. Suddenly, the crowd dispersed, and the onlookers stepped aside, making way for the few people who were involved in the dispute.

One of the "poisoned" people took the initiative and knelt before the followers, crying, "Sir, please help us. We have been poisoned after eating their shaved ice. Everyone present can testify to this, but they refuse to admit it. Please help us, sir."

The man lowered his head with a submissive look, but a look of panic flashed across his face and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Lord Xie walked out from behind the group, followed by Manager Tao from Tianxiang Tower and the second master of the Lou family. The group of people who surrounded Ru Yue and the others to demand compensation were dumbfounded, thinking that something was wrong. Seeing that the situation was not good, the burly men wanted to sneak away when no one was paying attention, but they were stopped by the followers and brought back as soon as they moved.

"Sir, we are just here to see injustice. Their lawsuit has nothing to do with us." Several people were busy trying to distance themselves from the matter, but it seemed more like they were admitting guilt.

Ru Yue and the others looked at Mr. Xie, and saw that Manager Tao and Mr. Lou were also there, so they secretly felt relieved.

Lord Xie turned his gaze to Ru Yue and the others. Although they were all wearing farmers' linen shorts, they all had good looks, clear eyes, and frank expressions.

Seeing that Lord Xie was dressed in his casual clothes, Chu Ning'an hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to him, and recounted what had happened today from beginning to end. At the end, he bowed to Lord Xie again and said, "Sir, my family and I have been setting up a stall in front of Tianxiang Tower for many days and have never had any food poisoning incidents. Only these three people have been in trouble. I beg you to investigate this matter, clear my family's name, and give me justice."

"One of you claims you were poisoned by the smoothie, while the other claims you sold several bowls today without incident. This means the poison was specifically placed in these three bowls. It's impossible for them to just grab some poison and sprinkle it in front of everyone. The only way it could be that the poison was hidden somewhere convenient and could have been easily added. If that's the case, there must be some clues to follow. Come on, search these people first."

Several followers rushed forward to search the three people and Chu Ning'an. Since Ru Yue was a woman, no one attacked her first.

As a result, there was no sign of drugs on any of them.

Mr. Xie couldn't help but frown. Could he be mistaken? The medicine belonged to this vendor... He looked them up and down. Impossible, absolutely impossible. If it wasn't hidden on his body, then where could it be? He was suddenly in a dilemma.

Ru Yue was also thinking that the medicine must have been put directly into the smoothie. Both the powder and the pills had to be wrapped in paper, but she had just looked around carefully and found no wrapping paper thrown away. What was going on?

People around started whispering again, and Lord Xie felt a little embarrassed, but he really couldn't think of the reason. Manager Tao and Mr. Lou were also on pins and needles, feeling anxious for their old and young friends.

Ru Yue was also anxious, but she didn't dare show it at all, for fear of arousing suspicion. She raised her hand to tidy up her flying hair, and because she was too anxious, her nails scratched her neck - yes!

She turned around and said a few words to the shopkeeper Tao. The shopkeeper Tao nodded repeatedly and walked into the store. After a while, he came out with some paper and a brush and handed them to Ru Yue. The people around were stunned and didn't understand what he meant.

Ru Yue took the item and walked over to a few followers. "Brother, try brushing these people's fingernails with this. We should try it out. Maybe we can get something out of it."

The attendants looked at Lord Xie and saw him nod slightly. They took the paper and brush and asked everyone to stretch out their hands. Seeing this, Chu Ning'an hurriedly stretched out his hands, and the three poisoned people suddenly panicked, and one of them even hid his hands behind his back.

The attendant grabbed the hands of several people and gently brushed the gaps between their fingernails with a brush. Someone who was closer and had a good eye suddenly shouted, "Powder is falling out from between their fingernails."

This sentence was like water dropped into a frying pan, and the crowd exploded. Although the people were simple, they were not stupid. What was there to understand? This was just poisoning and framing themselves, and blackmailing others!

Lord Xie called Doctor Li over and asked him to check what the powder was.

"Reporting to the Lord, this powder is exactly the medicine that can cause people to become unconscious and vomit."

Faced with the irrefutable evidence, no one could say anything.

The truth of the case came to light.

"Sir, I have something to say." Ru Yue suddenly stood up again. "We are just doing some small business to make a living. We have never offended these people and have no grudges against them. I don't know why they want to frame us. Or are they being instructed by someone to frame us?"

Ru Yue's words shocked everyone present again. Some of them were trembling like sieves. Lord Xie couldn't help but look at Ru Yue a few more times. What a smart and intelligent girl!

"What do you say?"

"Sir, we were just bewildered for a moment. No one ordered us to do so. Please have mercy on us and forgive us this time."

"Since no one ordered you to do so, each of you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and a fine of two taels of silver as compensation for falsely accusing the stall owner."

Lord Xie's simple words stunned these people. Not only was he beaten, but he also had to pay a fine? He only received less than two taels of silver for being poisoned, and now he has to pay a fine of two taels. Who can do that?

"Sir, I confess, I confess." A "poisoned" man knelt down and confessed, "Sir, it was Boss Jia from Manxiangzhai who gave us silver and medicine powder and asked us to frame them. He said he would give us one or two taels of silver afterwards. They also came to help us." He pointed at the burly men and shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone stepped back and distanced themselves from these people.