Chapter 529: Cheating Money
Chapter 529: Cheating Money
She said softly, "You are also kind-hearted! The stonemason is in Lijia Village. Everyone calls him 'Ghost Hand Li'. As long as you go to Lijia Village and ask anyone, you can easily find his home."
After hearing this, Ni'er nodded slightly. In fact, she had never known anything about this stonemason named "Ghost Hand Li" before. After all, she had never been exposed to this aspect.
But since my aunt recommended it so enthusiastically, I'm sure the stonemason's craftsmanship is good.
When I can move around freely, I will definitely visit Lijia Village.
"Thank you for telling me, Auntie!"
My aunt raised her hand and waved it gently in front of her, smiling and saying, "Hey, what are we talking about thank you or not?"
Just then, a light sound of footsteps came from afar, and the two of them looked in the direction of the sound at the same time.
They saw the bailiffs walking towards them with big strides.
When they saw the yamen runners, their hearts skipped a beat and they secretly said "something is not right" at the same time.
As the bailiffs gradually approached, the heavy footsteps seemed to step on their hearts with every step, causing their heartbeats to speed up involuntarily.
At the same time, the bodies of the two seemed to be under a spell of immobilization. They became somewhat stiff and they didn't even know how to position their hands and feet.
Finally, the bailiff came to them and said, "The person... is gone."
Although I was prepared, I still felt like I was struck by lightning when I heard the news in person.
Nier felt a wave of sadness surging into her heart like a tide, her lips trembled slightly, and she could no longer hold back her tears, which rolled down in big drops.
The aunt standing by felt sad when she saw Ni'er like this.
The guard next to them looked at the two of them and said, "Do you want to go over and say goodbye to him? He will be taken away soon."
Hearing this, Nier bit her lower lip hard, trying to suppress the cry that was about to burst out back into her throat. She stretched out her right hand and gently wiped the corners of her eyes a few times, trying to make herself look a little calmer.
After a moment of silence, Nier slowly said, "No need. I have already told him everything I should say. Could you please bring the ashes back?"
"I really can't leave here. When he was alive, he repeatedly asked me to bury him and Xiaodie together. In a few days, when I can get away, I will go and bury him properly in person."
The yamen runner agreed very readily. It was not a difficult task. Besides, the dead are the most important, so if you can help, you should help.
"But right now there is really no suitable container to store the ashes."
Hearing this, Nier couldn't help but show a little annoyance. She raised her hand and gently patted her thigh, muttering: "Oh! How could I forget such an important thing."
After thinking for a while, Nier seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Well... I have a piece of cloth here. I wonder if I can use it to wrap the ashes?"
The yamen runner nodded slightly, indicating his agreement, "Of course there is no problem. When we get there, I will clean the place thoroughly so that the ashes will not be mixed with those of others."
Nier handed the cloth in her hand to the yamen runner and said, "Thank you so much."
The bailiff quickly reached out to take the cloth and said, "Don't be so polite. It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning. In that case, I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he turned around and walked away.
Seeing this, Nier hurriedly said to see him off: "Goodbye."
She watched the yamen runner disappear from her sight before she slowly withdrew her gaze.
The news of the young man's death spread like a gust of wind, and everyone was talking about this shocking news.
"Did you know that the young man who seemed to be in good health just passed away!" someone said in a low voice, but the surprise in the tone was hard to conceal.
"Ah? What? How is this possible? Those old and frail people are still alive and well, how could he suddenly..." another person asked in disbelief.
"Who says it's not true? In my opinion, there must be some unknown trick here!" The person who spoke earlier analyzed seriously.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense! There must be evidence for everything, and you can't just guess." Someone quickly spoke out to stop him.
"Humph, then just listen to my opinion first and see if I'm talking nonsense." The man retorted unconvinced.
"That Nier..."
"Which Ni'er is it? Tell us quickly!" The people around her urged impatiently.
"Who else could it be? It must be Doctor Niu! I saw with my own eyes that after she came out from that young man, she had a small cloth bag in her hand."
As the man spoke, he gestured with his hands to indicate the size of the cloth bag.
"Oh, he's a doctor, maybe there's medicine in it." Someone responded nonchalantly.
"Hey, it's not that simple! I was watching her the whole time. She went in with nothing in her hands, but when she came out she had the bag."
"Besides, I also heard that the bag didn't contain any medicine at all, but silver!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, as if he had discovered a huge secret.
"Is it true? Who told you these words? Is it reliable?" Everyone looked at him with suspicion.
"It's absolutely true! The person who told me this happened to be working next to Doctor Niu at the time and saw it clearly!" the man assured confidently.
"Even if there is really money in that bag, what does it prove?"
"Oh, you are such a blockhead! Think about it, that girl first took the initiative to talk to others and get close to them, then gained their trust and cheated them out of their money."
"Then she secretly used medicine to poison the person to death. Isn't this obvious? She is a doctor, what medicine does she have?"
The person who was speaking had a confident look on his face, as if he had complete faith in what he was describing.
Another person frowned and shook his head and said, "No way? All I heard were words praising Dr. Niu's excellent medical skills and noble character."
"Besides, there has never been any news of anyone giving her money or anything like that among those who have passed away before."
There was some doubt and confusion in his tone.
The man sneered and retorted, "Humph, that only shows that she hid it deeply enough and her methods were sophisticated enough that no one could find it."
"But as the saying goes, 'If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.' Look, this time the truth is finally revealed!"
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