Chapter 47: The Case from Half a Year Ago

  Wang angrily left, and seeing no excitement to watch, everyone also dispersed.

  After everyone left, the flower boy hurriedly asked: "Mrs. Liu, what is going on? Why did your daughter-in-law die half a year ago and Wang's family just came to trouble you?"

  Mrs. Liu's eyes were brimming with tears, and she held her little grandson in her arms for a long time before answering: "I don't know about this either. When my daughter-in-law was ill, her family came to visit too, but she wasn't like this at the time. Now she suddenly comes to make trouble, I don't know what's going on."

  After hearing Mr. Liu's words, Hualang felt that something was even more strange, so he hurriedly asked: "How did your daughter-in-law die?"

  Liu wiped away her tears and said, "Last winter, my daughter-in-law's body suddenly took a turn for the worse. She always felt weak all over and couldn't explain why. When I was about to call my son back, she passed away."

  Everyone thinks that Liu's daughter-in-law died too suspiciously, why did she suddenly become ill? And how could Wang be certain that her daughter was poisoned to death?

  After careful consideration, Hualang continued to ask: "Did your daughter-in-law have any symptoms before she died?"

  At this time, Liu had almost recovered. She thought carefully and said: "Before my daughter-in-law died, her whole body was purple-red in color, and her lips were slightly open."

  "After death, are the mouth and eyes open, and can't the fists be clenched?" Hu Lang suddenly asked.

  Hua Lang said so, Liu's family suddenly became somewhat excited and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, it's just like that. Hua Gongzi, I've also heard of your reputation. I've never poisoned my daughter-in-law, you must help us two mothers to take care of our grandson! We still have to go find the child's father!"

  Liu said pitifully, but Hualang seemed not to have heard, standing aside without a word. Wen Meng couldn't bear it and said: "Don't worry, mother, we will definitely help you clear your name."

  Liu's heart finally calmed down after being comforted by Wen Meng.

  At this time, Hua Lang said to Liu Shi: "Since the old lady has gotten involved in this matter, we will come back another day to collect the rent. For now, let's take our leave."

  After leaving the Liu's house, Hua Lang did not take his men and leave immediately. Instead, he lingered around the Liu's house and inquired about the relationship between Madam Liu and her daughter-in-law. Wen Meng saw what Hua Lang was doing and felt somewhat displeased, saying: "You suspect that Madame Liu was really poisoned to death by Madam Liu?"

  Hualang smiled faintly: "Why did you suddenly ask this?"

  Wen Meng was even more unhappy and said: "You've inquired about their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, how could I not ask this?"

  Hualang shrugged and said, "I just wanted to understand the relationship between the two women, but I didn't know that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are most likely to quarrel. If we don't investigate the matter clearly, where do we have the right to speak?"

  Wen Meng remained silent, until they had asked many people. Then, Wen Meng looked at Hua Lang with a somewhat triumphant smile and said: "The two women have always had a good relationship, the neighbors have never seen them unhappy before, what do you say now?"

  The expression on Hualang's face relaxed, and he said, "It turns out that Liu Wangshi was not killed by the Liu family's poison. I already knew this, and asking about their relationship was just to find some auxiliary evidence."

  When Hua Lang said this, Wen Meng and Yin Wu Cuo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  At this moment, two bailiffs rushed over from a distance, their faces pale and without looking around, they directly rushed into the Liu's house. Before long, they took away Madame Liu, while her little grandson followed behind, running and crying, looking extremely pitiful. Hua Yu'er saw this and said to her brother: "Brother, since you're convinced that Madame Liu is innocent, why don't you hurry up and help clear her name? That child is too pitiful."

  Hualang smiled faintly: "There must be a mastermind behind this matter. Let's take a look at the situation first, and besides, I also believe in Bao brother's ability to crack the case."

  Seeing Hua Lang being so calm, everyone else also felt at ease. They thought that if Liu Wangshi really wasn't poisoned to death, then it wouldn't be a big deal to just reopen the coffin and examine the body again. Whether or not someone died from poisoning should be easy to verify.

  But they thought so, and suddenly felt that it was not very possible. At this time, the corpse of Liu Wang's family might have already rotted into a pile of white bones. Where could they still autopsy?

  Hualang didn't know what Wenmeng and the others were thinking. If he knew, he would definitely laugh at them. Who says that white bones can't be tested?

  As the surging crowd squeezed into the county government office, Hualang found that his back was all wet. Looking at those excited people, Hualang thought to himself, if a person's heart is hooked by curiosity, what does it matter whether it's hot or crowded?

  Everyone is like this, and Hualang is no exception.

  Two bailiffs brought Liu to the main hall, where Wang knelt down together with her. Wang glared at Liu viciously and then kowtowed to Bao: "Your Honor, this is the evil woman who didn't get along with my daughter and poisoned her when she had the chance. Please avenge my daughter's death."

  Wang said so, the people under the hall discussed and argued, some supported Wang, some supported Liu, for a time it was very noisy. Bao Zheng saw this, slapped the alarm wood, saying: "Silence."

  After the hall quieted down, Bao Zheng looked at Liu Shi and asked: "Is what Wang said true?"

  Liu shook his head repeatedly: "Sir, I have always had a good relationship with my daughter-in-law and have never harmed her. Please, sir, make it clear."

  After listening to the two explanations, Bao Zheng asked Wang: "Your daughter has been dead for half a year. Why didn't you report the case at that time? Why did you wait until half a year later to think of going to find Liu?"

  The king's eyes rolled around, and he hastily said: "Report to the great lord of Qingtian, it was really a mistake that the woman did not know at the time that her daughter was poisoned. It wasn't until recently that she suddenly thought that when her daughter died, her whole body was purple and red, which should be a sign of poisoning. That's why she came to sue Liu Shi, hoping that the great lord will give her daughter justice."

  His body turned purple, which was indeed a sign of poisoning. Bao Gong thought carefully and then asked Liu Shi, "Is your daughter-in-law's whole body purple?"

  "Your Honor, it's true. When my daughter-in-law died, her whole body was purple and red, her mouth and eyes were open, her lips were slightly parted, and her fists couldn't be clenched."

  Bao Zheng listened to Liu's words and suddenly felt strange. He only asked if the whole body was purple, why did Liu mention that her lips were slightly parted and her eyes were wide open? Was someone teaching her to say this?

  Thinking so, Bao Gong looked far away, and then he saw Hua Lang Yiwu in the crowd. At this time, Hua Lang's face was calm, looking at Bao Gong with a smile. Seeing this, Bao Gong understood something in his heart.