Xiaobai sniffed carefully at the door and the couplets, and quickly found six people who had touched the door and the couplets after the time between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM.
"We just came to visit, and now weâre suspects?" Chen Yingzi immediately objected, "Whatâs going on here? Iâm going home and wonât come back anymore."
"Why are you in such a hurry, Auntie?" Yang Ruxin smiled, "Could it be that youâre feeling guilty?"
"What do I have to feel guilty about?" Chen Yingzi glared at Yang Ruxin.
"If youâre not guilty, then stay put," the third great uncle spoke up, "Youâre the one with the most complaints."
Chen Yingzi immediately closed her mouth, but her eyes darted around wildly.
Yang Ruxin glanced at a few people: "Everybody knows that my teacher is a Divine Doctor, right? So, thereâs nothing you can think of that he canât create a medicine for." With that, she pulled out a porcelain bottle.
"Let me do it." Sanni eagerly went over to take the bottle, "Big sister, what do you want me to do?"
"This medicine pill was developed by my teacher, specifically to deal with those prisoners in the Heavenly Prison," Yang Ruxin smiled, "As you all should know, many people commit crimes but refuse to admit it. Without a confession, itâs hard to sentence them, so we use this to make them tell the truth."
Everyone couldnât help but exchange glances.
"Is it really that miraculous?" someone questioned.
"Why donât you try it and see?" Guan Qingshu suddenly walked into the crowd, "The Magistrate executed a notorious bandit with this. The man resisted all forms of interrogation and never spoke a word, but after just one pill, he confessed to whom he had killed and where he hid the stolen goods..."
Although everyone didnât cozy up to the Guan Family, since they didnât want to see the Guan Family members act all high and mighty, they preferred interacting with Xinxin. However, considering Guan Qingshu was a Jieyuan, he commanded respect, and his words could serve to bolster Yang Ruxinâs claim.
Yang Ruxin smiled, somewhat surprised by his assistance, but said nothing further, instead beaming at everyone: "So, since weâre all straightforward, letâs take it. Thereâs no fear of the truth, right? These pills are expensive, and itâs a waste to use them for trivial matters like this."
Sanni went around handing out the pills one by one.
This included Yang Guofu and Yang Huangshi, who took one without hesitation and placed it in their mouths. The others followed suit, taking a pill and placing it in their mouths.
When it came to Chen Yingzi, she hesitated with the pill in her hand, but ultimately placed it in her palm, covered her mouth with her hand, and made a swallowing motion.
"Zhenshan, I hope you wonât reveal your secret stash later, right?" someone in the crowd joked with Yang Zhenshan, the village headâs eldest son.
"Itâs fine, if he dares to have a secret stash, I wonât let him in bed tonight," Zhenshanâs wife, Geng Jinhua, shouted loudly.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Alright, weâve found the person who tore the couplets," Yang Ruxin announced the results shortly after.
"Found? Who was it?" someone asked in surprise, "You didnât even question us."
"The pills I gave arenât truth serums; theyâre for ventilation. After taking it, about a quarter of an hour later, youâll start farting and burping, which is all about releasing gas. But those who havenât taken it..." Yang Ruxinâs gaze landed on Chen Yingzi.