Chapter 78: Revelations (1)

At this moment, the woman sitting on the left side of the yamen roof glanced down at the crowd, thinking to herself what a bunch of fools they were.

She interjected, “Hey, County Magistrate, open your eyes wide and you’ll see that this person clearly has a hidden hardship. Think about it, what kind of hidden hardships could someone have when they’re used as a tool? Based on my experience traveling around, it’s either because they’ve been caught with evidence against them and had no choice, or they’ve been threatened.”

Head Sheriff Tian snorted, “I don’t care about her hardships. Poisoning is a fact.”

“Daughter… daughter…” Suddenly, a distant voice approached from outside the yamen.

“Daughter…”

Everyone turned to look at the door upon hearing the voice, watching as a person stumbled into the hall as if they were unaware of the pain, and knelt down on the ground, crying as they hugged the female chef, “Daughter, why are you so foolish? How could you do such a foolish thing?”

The female chef heard the familiar voice and looked up, “Father?”

“Father! What are you doing here?” With a start, the female chef’s consciousness completely awakened, asking shockingly.

The middle-aged man wiped away his tears, “A benefactor rescued us, and as soon as we got out, we heard that you had poisoned someone. I came searching for you. How could you… how could you be so heartless?”

“I…” The female chef was speechless. The thought of her life ending like this was unbearable. Why her? Why was she threatened to poison someone? Why choose her out of so many people? Why harm her specifically? With these thoughts, tears welled up in her eyes, and hatred churned in her heart. She broke free from her father’s embrace, her voice filled with determination as she spoke loudly to Head Sheriff Tian, “Head Sheriff, although I don’t know who that person is, she approached me at night, explicitly asking me to poison your mother. But I know she’s from the Xu Family, with the character ‘Xu’ on her clothes.”

Head Sheriff Tian and the Magistrate couldn’t believe it.

Head Sheriff Tian turned to Xian Xiaoxiao and asked, the fire in her heart burning fiercely, “Why the Xu Family?”

“Because Miss Xu from the Xu Family is the behind-the-scenes owner of Fragrant restaurant.” A shout from outside the crowd stunned everyone, leaving them in shock as they digested this information. However, the mastermind behind the shout was nowhere to be found.

Meanwhile, Chen Xin raised an eyebrow, smiled faintly, and continued to watch the drama unfold.

Upon hearing this, the Magistrate became even more flustered. He slumped down, realizing that the case had seemed closed, but with the sudden accusation from the plaintiff, Head Sheriff Tian’s power still loomed large, and her teammates had all turned against her. Was her fate still far off?

Head Sheriff Tian, however, was having trouble reacting. What did Miss Xu being the behind-the-scenes owner of Fragrant Pavilion have to do with anything?

Wait a minute… Head Sheriff Tian furrowed her brow, pondering. Fragrant restaurant, a tavern, Miss Xu from the Xu Family… There seemed to be a connection among them.

At this moment, the woman on the roof heard this and shouted loudly, “Oh my, this must be because the owner of Fragrant restaurant couldn’t stand the popularity and profitability of the tavern. Sheriff, why are you still furrowing your brow, pondering? Isn’t it obvious? And you call yourself a Head Sheriff. Even someone like me who just arrived knows how jealous Fragrant restaurant is of the tavern’s success. Look, your mother was chosen as the target to frame the tavern. Oh, what a wrongful death.” She finished with a theatrical sigh, shaking her head in a pitying manner.

T/N: This novel won’t be locking chapter, sorry, I just noticed that chapter 69 and 70 are lock just now!