dognovel Chapter 137 She Can't Die
Chapter 137 She Can't Die
Li Shanhai thought for a moment. Ye Xiaoxiao would never tell her husband something that would damage her reputation, so he pretended to be calm and said, "What grudges could our two families possibly have? After all, Xiaoxiao is practically my daughter, and you're practically my son-in-law, right?"
“Village chief, we can’t accept being called your daughter and son-in-law! Let’s not beat around the bush, it’s getting late and I’m hungry…”
Li Shanhai immediately interrupted her, saying enthusiastically, "If you're hungry, just eat at our house. It's perfect timing since you haven't eaten at home in a long time."
Ye Xiaoxiao immediately retorted, "I dare not eat your food. I might survive eating it, but I probably won't be able to leave this house alive."
“Uh…” Lee Sun-hae was speechless, his face stiffening.
"Village chief, you manage all the affairs of the village, big and small. You must be very familiar with the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, right?"
"Of course." Li Shanhai straightened his back, a hint of arrogance flashing across his wrinkled old face, though he didn't understand why the other party asked that question. But as the village head, he still had some understanding of the law.
"I have a question I'd like to ask. What happens if someone intentionally poisons someone but it's an attempted murder?"
"Attempted murder? Even if it was unsuccessful, it still means you wanted to kill someone! A heinous crime! A heinous crime! Having such thoughts deserves to die. At the very least, you'll get a hundred lashes and three years in jail. At worst, you'll be executed! Xiao Xiao, tell me, who had the audacity to poison people in Dongyuan Village? Are they tired of living?"
Li Shanhai was filled with righteous indignation, his face contorted with rage. He looked every bit the good village chief who was wholeheartedly devoted to serving the people.
Hearing her father say this, Li Yuemei felt dizzy and disoriented. Soon after, she collapsed heavily to the ground.
"Hey—Yuemei! What's wrong? Don't scare your mother!"
Zhao Chunxiu rushed over and saw that her daughter's eyes were tightly closed and she was not responding at all.
She quickly looked at Ye Xiaoxiao: "You... Xiaoxiao, I've never asked you for anything, but now I'm begging you to come and see what's wrong with my Yuemei?"
Ye Xiaoxiao smiled coldly, her beautiful eyes wide: "Don't worry! She's fine, she won't die!"
He just fainted from fright. What's the big deal?
Besides, this time she wouldn't let Li Yuemei die so easily. Sometimes, making someone suffer a fate worse than death, making them feel bottomless despair, is the best way to take revenge.
"How could she be alright? You must have hit her for her to be like this. Do you know how powerful she is now—"
Zhao Chunxiu suddenly froze, then shut her mouth tightly and said nothing more.
She felt a wave of fear wash over her; she had almost, almost revealed that her daughter was pregnant. Thank goodness!
Ye Xiaoxiao ignored Zhao Chunxiu and stared intently at Li Shanhai, saying each word clearly:
"Village chief, let's be frank. The person I was talking about earlier is none other than your daughter, Li Yuemei!"
He listened to Ye Xiaoxiao's words in disbelief, clutching his chest and coughing incessantly.
"How...cough cough cough cough—how is this possible? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"There's no mistake, your daughter admitted it herself."
"Who did she poison?"
“She took advantage of the fact that no one was home and went to my kitchen to poison the food. If it weren’t for that rat, my whole family would probably be dead.”
"Where...what about those things?"
"Buried! Want me to dig it up and let you taste it?"
"..."
Li Shanhai was speechless, guessing that the truth was pretty much confirmed. He glanced back at the unconscious man, muttered a few curses under his breath, and a look of disgust flashed across his face.
When he looked at Ye Xiaoxiao and He Jing, he immediately changed his expression.
"Hehe—Xiao Xiao..."
One has to admire how quickly this person can change their expression; they could easily perform Peking Opera.
Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at him with a half-smile in her bright eyes, her expression carrying undisguised mockery and sarcasm.
She then turned to He Jing in an innocent tone and said coquettishly, "Jing, look, the village chief is trying to fool us."
"Hehe, Xiao Xiao, that's not how it works. I didn't intend to fool you." Li Shanhai chuckled.
"Then let's follow the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty. Either you hand the man over to the authorities for investigation immediately, or I'll have him arrested." He Jing didn't even frown. He glanced at Li Shanhai with a sharp look, and his intimidating aura poured out instantly.