Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside Chapter 158: Confession

"Stop!" Magistrate Li called out to the governnt official, "Now confess truthfully!"

Wang Ergou, after being struck several tis, kept groaning in pain before slowly getting up and kneeling down, "Magistrate, I confess, I bought the rat poison!"

"Why?"

My wife was taken by them, and I couldn’t bear it; I just wanted revenge. I bought rat poison to harm them."

"Detail the process of how you administered the poison!"

"On the second day of the month, I went with my dad, my eldest brother, my third brother..."

"Second brother, you..." Wang Huzi broke in, panicking—this would implicate them all.

"Silence!" Magistrate Li banged the gavel again, and Wang Huzi dared not speak further, his eyes filled with hatred and utter disappointnt towards his younger brother, believing they were all dood.

"Continue!"

"Yes, sir, I went with my dad, my eldest brother, and my third brother to Yang Family Village. At midnight, we climbed over the wall. We first used Sleeping Powder to knock out the people inside, then we poisoned the pickled vegetables!"

"Did you poison all the pickled vegetables?"

Wang Ergou then laughed heartily, "I did, not a single one was spared! I even felt that wasn’t enough revenge!"

By now, Wang Ergou had nothing to fear, having confessed everything.

"According to reports from the governnt official, you lost all your money, so where did you get the money to buy the poison?"

Xiaoxiao was listening silently and was surprised that the magistrate picked up on such details. Indeed, they were out of funds, weren’t they defeated terribly? Being beaten ant they couldn’t produce any money, so where did the funds co from?

"My eldest brother provided it, ask him about the origins!"

Wang Huzi had not expected his younger brother would betray him so thoroughly; they were utterly ruined and had no choice but to confess.

"Magistrate, I confess!" Wang Huzi said, then emphatically knocked his head on the floor.

"..." Was there more to this?

"The money was from the Young Master of Dongfeng Restaurant in the county; he said he would give us a hundred taels of silver after the job was done, but we have not received those hundred taels yet; we were also deceived."

"..." How could this involve Li Fugui? Was Li Fugui really foolish enough to expose himself by hiring soone to poison the food?

"Big brother, what hundred taels?" Wang Ergou glanced at his father and third brother, who seed not at all surprised.

"..." Xiaoxiao realized that Wang Ergou was unaware of the silver issue; it seed he had been used as a pawn.

"Before the New Year, as I walked on the street, a house servant approached , saying that if I sabotaged the pickled vegetables, after the deed was done, the Young Master Li Fugui of Dongfeng Restaurant would give a hundred taels of silver; we are having problems even eating, so I..."

"Big brother, did you deliberately ntion Yang Qiu’s family in front of to make harbor hatred and seek revenge?"

Wang Ergou then understood—he had been manipulated by his elder brother, but still couldn’t believe it and wanted to confirm.

"Hmph! It’s your fault for being foolish; you took the bait after just a few words!"

Upon hearing his elder brother’s words, Wang Ergou, as if mad, attacked Wang Huzi; he had been thoroughly deceived by his entire family.

"Silence! Silence! Separate them!" The gavel had been struck countless tis in this court, and Xiaoxiao was already immune.

"Do you happen to know the Young Master from Dongfeng Restaurant?" Magistrate Li turned and asked Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming.

"Your Honor, the Young Master Li Fugui of Dongfeng Restaurant indeed had attempted to obtain that pickled vegetable recipe but had not succeeded," Yang Ming answered truthfully.

"Seize Li Fugui!"