Chapter 467: Calm Down!

The chilly aura enveloped Baili Junyi’s body, and his gazes were so cold as if a storm was coming. He could tolerate the Zhou Family’s influence and the power of the officials, but he could not tolerate them cruelly oppressing the people with their power and position! The victims were already homeless, so they could not be deprived of their last chance of survival!

He walked to Shen Ninghua’s side and coldly swept his gaze over Zhou City’s people.

“My wife is skilled in medicine, and even the head of the Academy of Imperial Physicians verified her ability. When she said that the water is poisonous, there’s definitely some problem with the water. Those who don’t believe her can drink the water to prove her wrong. If you don’t dare to come up, shut up! Or I’ll assume that you’re making baseless accusations!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Ninghua, who had been paying attention to the crowd, noticed that some of them had shrunk their bodies and lowered their heads, obviously feeling guilty and sheepish.

She narrowed her eyes slightly. After pondering for a moment, she turned around and asked Qing Que to bring the medicine box over. She inserted needles into the children who were in a coma with a high fever to stop the poison and then fed them the antidote pills. Fortunately, the poison was not strong. It did not take long for slightly older children to wake up.

Seeing this scene, there was a commotion in the crowd. No one could recover from a plague infection in such a short period of time, so it was obvious that it was not a plague.

At this time, Baili Junyi asked in a tough tone, “Who was the one who started this?”

The people looked at each other and shook their heads. They were worked up just now and had long forgotten who was the one who led them to the chaos.

At this time, some people realized that they were being used, so they hung their heads low and felt ashamed.

Looking at the parents who were crying with joy while holding the sober children, Shen Ninghua advised, “Take them home and take good care of them for the next few days. Don’t drink the well water. They will be fine after a few days.”

“Yes, thank you, Princess. Thank you!” The few people left with great gratitude. The remaining people were also thinking about whether they should leave.

Donning a sinister smirk, Baili Junyi ordered the guards behind him, “Surround this place. No one is allowed to leave until I find out what happened today!”

The crowd began to panic.

“We are not allowed to leave…”

“But why? Why do they surround us?”

“We want to go back!”

Baili Junyi glanced at them coldly. “Don’t you be afraid that you’ll get poisoned again when you get back if I don’t catch the culprit now? You should feel fortunate that the poison is not strong this time. What if it’s arsenic?”

The disaster victims knelt down when they heard Baili Junyi’s words. “Please do justice for us, Your Highness.”

“Although we are homeless and almost starved to death, we have never stolen anything or robbed anyone. Even if Zhou City refused us before, we have no resentment, but why do they hate us?”

“Yes, we follow the arrangement obediently to get well, thinking that we can quickly recover and leave. We never want to cause any trouble to Zhou City, but why do they accuse us without evidence?”

“Not only that, but they also injured many people!”

“We want an explanation! Please help us!”

The disaster victims were agitated. They had already been forced to the edge of erupting. When their lives were threatened, once they were angered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Baili Junyi used his inner strength and produced a particularly loud voice as he snapped, “I said that I will investigate the matter thoroughly, and I’m the man of my words! Calm down and be quiet, or get the hell out of Zhou City no matter you are the victims or citizens!”

The aura around him was so strong that everyone present suddenly quieted down, subconsciously avoiding his sharp edge.

Baili Junyi’s face was cold. “Many people’s well water has been poisoned at the same time. It’s impossible that the culprit did not leave any evidence behind. Now, think. If you remember anything suspicious, tell me. Whoever can provide me with accurate information will be regarded one gold ingot. But if you dare to lie to me, I’ll kill you with the imperial sword right here to serve as a warning!”

The scene was extremely quiet, and no one dared to speak. Then, Shen Ninghua asserted with a solemn gaze, “If you don’t want to say anything, I’ll get him. Qing Que, bring the man in green over there!”

Hearing this, Qing Que jumped forward and carried the man over. The surrounding people were shocked. Despite her petite figure, she could actually lift a man taller and stronger than herself with one hand. This was a martial expert!

The man who was caught had panic in his eyes. From time to time, he glanced at the crowd on the right. Shen Ninghua looked at his hand. “How did your hand get injured?”

The man stammered with a trembling voice, “I-I-I scratched myself by accident.”

“How did you scratch yourself?”

“Uh… When I was cutting vegetables!”

Shen Ninghua smiled coldly and snorted, “Cut yourself? Hmph, guards, take him down and flog him twenty times. Let’s see if he’ll tell the truth after that!”

“Why! Princess, why do you punish me?”

The people on the side were also dumbfounded. Did she try to force the confession from him by torture?

Seeing their expressions as she swept her gaze over the crowd, Shen Ninghua sneered, “Do you think I’m trying to force the confession by beating him up?”

No one answered her, but their faces were full of certainty.

“Heh, there are so many of you. Who hasn’t used a knife on a normal day? Would the wounds cut by a knife be as uneven as this man? Moreover, there is moss around his wounds! That moss is clearly only found at the edge of the well!”

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Hearing this, the people all came to a realization and looked at the man’s hands.

“Yes, it is indeed not a knife wound!”

“Yes, there is indeed moss on the side.”

“Oh, is he the one who poisoned us? Did he try to kill us all?”

“Beat him! Beat the crap out of him!”

The people on both sides found an outlet to vent their anger and shouted loudly. The man was so scared that his whole body went limp on the ground and he almost fainted.

“Guards, flog him as the Princess has ordered!” Baili Junyi commanded.

“Don’t! Please don’t! I’ll talk, I’ll talk!” The man was scared out of his wits and was afraid that he would be beaten to death. He hurriedly shouted, “Someone gave me twenty taels of silver and asked me to pour medicinal powder into the well water of the neighboring houses. He only said that it would induce diarrhea, but he didn’t say that it would kill them!”

“Your Highness, Princess, what I said is the truth, really!”

Baili Junyi stepped forward and the aura around him pressed down on him as he asked sternly, “Who gave you the silver?”

The man was almost pressed to the ground by his aura. He did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly shouted, “I don’t know, I don’t know. That person has been covering his face, so I didn’t see his face. I really don’t know who he is!”

Seeing the expression of the man, Baili Junyi and Shen Ninghua exchanged glances. Judging from the man’s expression, he really did not know.

Zhou Da heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. “Your Highness, Princess, this man doesn’t seem to be lying. Should we settle the victims first? It’s getting late and many of them are injured. It won’t be good if their injuries get worse.”

The victims had calmed down a lot since they were proven innocent. At this time, many of them had tired expressions on their faces.

Baili Junyi narrowed his eyes slightly. “Take this man down and interrogate him.”

Panicked, Zhou Da subconsciously stopped him. “Your Highness, there is no need to trouble you with this matter. I will interrogate him. I promise that I will get a satisfying answer from him.”

Baili Junyi affirmed with a calm tone, “Lord Zhou, you must be busy with settling the victims. I can do it.”

“T-This is my duty. No matter how busy I am, I have to do it well.”

Coincidentally, at this time, Zhou Ziqing rushed over. “Greetings, Your Highness, Princess, Lord Zhou.”

Seeing him come over, the sweaty Zhou Da finally felt relieved.

Baili Junyi’s eyes were calm. “Patriarch Zhou, you’re here. It seems that you must be paying attention to this place at all times. You arrive in such a timely manner.”

Donning a polite smile, Zhou Ziqing was particularly respectful. “Your Highness, the commotion was too big. I heard that the porridge sheds that the Zhou Family helped build had been pushed down. I figured that it would be better to rebuild it tonight so that the matters to be done tomorrow won’t be delayed. It’s just a coincidence that I’m here in time.”

Baili Junyi smiled, but it was not genuine. “You’re so considerate and thoughtful.”

Zhou Ziqing looked at the poisoner who was detained on the ground and asked in a puzzled tone, “What’s wrong with this man? Was he injured just now?” As he spoke, he took two steps forward and stood right in front of the man.

The man on the ground trembled, and a hint of despair flashed through his eyes. Then, he lowered his head.

Shen Ninghua felt that something was wrong and shouted fiercely, “Qing Que!”

Qing Que understood and immediately went forward to check the man’s condition.

“Master, he bit his tongue and committed suicide.”

Shen Ninghua’s pupils suddenly shrank, and it took her a while to recover.

Confused and shocked, Zhou Ziqing took two steps back. “I only asked one question. Why did he…”

At the side, Zhou Da finally felt relieved. “Patriarch Zhou, this man must be ashamed of poisoning the people’s wells. He felt guilty for what he did, so he committed suicide out of fear of punishment.”

“What? How audacious. Did anyone get sick because of this?”

Zhou Da shook his head. “No. It’s all Princess’ effort. If it weren’t for her, the consequences would have been disastrous.”

Zhou Ziqing bowed deeply to Shen Ninghua. “Many of the citizens in Zhou City are my clansmen. I thank you on behalf of the Zhou Family.”

“You’re welcome. It’s just a small matter,” Shen Ninghua said lightly. “Although we haven’t found the real culprit behind the scenes, we’ve figured out more or less. The disaster victims who entered the city did not spread the plague, so the people of Zhou City can rest assured. Now, let’s dismiss.”

With a sincere smile, Zhou Ziqing ushered, “Your Highness, Princess, you’ve been working for a whole day today. Please go back to rest now. I’ll order my servants to rebuild the porridge sheds now. It will not delay tomorrow’s matters.”

Baili Junyi held Shen Ninghua’s hand. “Alright, in that case, I will have to trouble you, Patriarch Zhou. Lord Zhou, please deal with this person’s funeral and settle the injured disaster victims.”

“Yes, please rest assured, Your Highness and Princess.”

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