At this time, on and off the stage, everyone's attention was attracted by this sudden situation. The surroundings were silent. Only the middle-aged man, who was holding his stomach and constantly screaming, pointed at the handsome man at the same table and made a bloody and tearful accusation.
His words were mournful, and his appearance was tragic. It really made people unable to bear to look at him and feel sympathy for him.
Xie Zhi was stunned. Then, he shook his head and sneered, "What does it have to do with me? There was something wrong with that bowl of stinky tofu. You …"
Before he could finish his words, a figure rushed up from the side of the stands and crawled to the side of the middle-aged man who had fallen to the ground. He picked him up and kept shaking him. He said repeatedly, "Brother!
What's wrong with you?
Bro, say something!
What's wrong with you?
Brother, you can't die!
You told me yourself that one day, you would get the first place in this challenge and get the 100 taels of silver as a bonus. You had to eat our stinky tofu until you were full! "
Everyone looked over. It turned out that it was the organizer of this event, Zhang Jianyuan, Zhang Yuanwai. But at this moment, why was he holding this strange middle-aged man and looking so sad?
In the crowd, the shill that Embroidery Hall had arranged in advance began to explain in a very professional manner, "That middle-aged man was our earliest customer and customer. Since the first time we held the food tasting event, he has been supporting us. These days, he has been absent for almost every event. He can be said to be a very loyal customer. He has established a deep friendship with everyone in our shop.
Originally, he could have gotten the reward of one hundred taels of silver a long time ago. However, he said that there was still room for improvement and that there was still a long way to go for the stinky tofu. If he got the reward now, he would only get an incomplete champion. It would be completely meaningless … Every time he said that, he would point out the deficiencies of the stinky tofu in detail. He also made a promise with our boss that one day, he would get the first place fair and square … I didn't expect … I didn't expect … "
When everyone heard such a sad and beautiful love story … Oh, friendship story, and then looked at the pale middle-aged man on the stage, the anxious and sorrowful Zhang Jianyuan, Zhang Yuanwai, they couldn't help but feel a lump in their throat. The way they looked at Xie Zhi became unfriendly.
"Doctor!
Go and find a doctor! "
Zhang Jianyuan waved his arms and shouted. Some of his lackeys hurriedly went to find a doctor. Then, the leader stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at Xie Zhi. "Friend … why did you do such a thing?
You were just causing trouble earlier, weren't you? You were on the stage, but you said that there was something wrong with our Stinky Tofu. This brother of mine is kind-hearted, so he swapped a bowl with you. Who would have thought that you would take the opportunity to poison him! "
Zhang Jianyuan's voice was filled with grief and indignation as he patted his chest. "I, Zhang Jianyuan, have a small fortune and my own business. Why would I change my profession to stinky tofu?
For money?
No!
I just want to let more people eat this delicious food that is good for the body at a reasonable price, so that we can spend the least amount of money and eat the best food … "
His eyes were red as he looked at the person in his arms and said, "I know that the business world is like a battlefield. I know that this Zhang is blocking some people's path to wealth … You can come to cause trouble, you can come to maliciously compete, you can come to slander me. I will accept all of these, but you should never have done this!
You shouldn't have extended your evil hands to my friend!
You shouldn't have extended your evil hands to this innocent person! "
Daoist Bai Xue suddenly covered his mouth and retched.
However, he reacted quickly and let go of his hands. He said weakly, "Old … old friend, am I dying?
You have to remember, no matter what, you can't give birth to a son without an asshole … "
"Old friend, don't talk nonsense. You will live well. You still have a lot of stinky tofu to eat. The ones that I made personally, the most delicious stinky tofu …" Zhang Jianyuan held Daoist Bai Xue's hand affectionately. He was so excited that he couldn't control himself. Daoist Bai Xue's hand was so tight that it made cracking sounds. Daoist Bai Xue seemed to be touched by Zhang Jianyuan's deep friendship and excitedly held Zhang Jianyuan's hand.
Xie Zhi was inexplicably implicated. His intuition told him that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it … So he turned around and wanted to leave. "This is really strange …"
"Where are you going?!"
Zhang Jianyuan shouted. The henchmen of Embroidery Hall surrounded him. "You poisoned and harmed someone, and you still want to leave?
Come with us to see the officials! "
A cold glint flashed through Xie Zhi's eyes. If it was any other time, he would have already killed a mortal who didn't know what was good for them … However, he couldn't act recklessly in front of so many people. After all, this was Ming Province, and if things got out of hand, he most likely wouldn't be able to escape … Thus, he suppressed his anger and slowly said, "I don't know what you're talking about. This is my first day in Ming Province, and I already smelled that there was something wrong with this stinky tofu. That's why I asked about it. He's one of your subordinates, and you don't even care about it. Furthermore, he was the one who snatched that bowl of stinky tofu, so you can't blame me."
You're saying that we poisoned it ourselves? "
Zhang Jianyuan said with grief and indignation. "We've been holding this kind of event for several days, and no one has ever eaten anything wrong with it. Why did it have to be you?
And it was only your bowl that had a problem, but no one else's bowl had a problem? "
Xie Zhi shook his head angrily and shouted, "How would I know?!
Anyway, I didn't do it. Don't keep bothering me … "
"Since you don't admit it, come with me to see the officials!"
Zhang Jianyuan said loudly, "The Prefecture Lord is a wise man who can judge right from wrong. If you're really innocent, he'll definitely give you justice!"
"See the officials?"
Xie Zhi's heart trembled. Mingzhou was a big city of the Empire, and there were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the government. Maybe there were some powerful people hiding there. If he, a demon, was recognized, how could he survive?
Zhang Jianyuan saw the hesitation on his face and shouted, "Since you're innocent, why don't you dare to see the officials?
You said that you didn't do it, but you don't want to prove your innocence in front of the officials. Why is that? "
The shills in the crowd below understood and shouted at the right time, "See the officials!
See the officials!
See the officials! "
The crowd was immediately stirred up. For a moment, the shouts of "See the officials, see the officials!" came like a tsunami. The crowd was so angry that Xie Zhi didn't know what to do.
Seeing the officials was definitely out of the question. However, at this moment, most of the people on the stage were skilled in martial arts. Although they weren't very good, they couldn't be underestimated. It would be difficult to break out of their encirclement. If his demonic power was exposed, there would be no peace in the future … Xie Zhi cursed in his heart and decided to deal with this matter first.
He said slowly, "I think you need to find a doctor first to take a look at this friend. If there's any injury, treat it, detoxify the poison, and stabilize his condition first …"
"Wait …" At this moment, the victim of the poisoning case suddenly raised his hand slowly and pointed out, "I remember … I remember that he grabbed the collar of the young man who was in charge of distributing the stinky tofu. Did he take that opportunity to sprinkle the poison into the stinky tofu?
After that, in order to find a reason not to eat it, he snatched the bowl from my hand and asked the young man why the taste of the two bowls was different … So, not only did he poison me, he also wanted to poison other people. Luckily, I was the first to be poisoned, and other friends didn't have time to eat it … "
Xie Zhi said angrily, "Why would I do such a despicable thing!
Don't talk nonsense!
According to what you said, the bowl that I snatched from your hand was also poisoned?
That bowl of stinky tofu had no problem! "
The weak middle-aged man looked at him and laughed sarcastically, "You said it had no problem?
Then do you have the guts to eat it? "
Xie Zhi was enraged by this matter. Without thinking, he said angrily, "Why wouldn't I dare?"