sjar Chapter 694 Those who drank to the point of unconsciousness were all arrested.
Chapter 694 Those who drank to the point of unconsciousness were all arrested.
The two, who were originally going to the pharmacy, decided to wait for news here instead because Wang Zhaocai, who had come from the restaurant at the last minute, had arrived.
About half an hour later, Chen Ming rushed over in a panic, "Madam, that young master who was leading the group has put poison into our well."
Ling Erlang immediately became anxious upon hearing this, "Is she wearing red clothes?"
"Yes, that's him."
Ling Erlang's expression changed. "What should we do? The restaurant is packed. If we use well water to cook when we need water, the customers will definitely get sick."
"Don't worry, Second Brother, we'll take care of it." Ling Silang reassured him and walked towards the backyard with Du Mingxian, with Ling Erlang following closely behind.
The area with private rooms in the back is actually separate from the area used by the staff, but since food still needs to be served, there is still a door to access it.
There was a latrine for the guests, but Wang Zhaocai deliberately went to the wrong place to drug the employee before casually leaving.
Wang Zhaocai, sitting in the private room, was overjoyed, as happy as could be.
Ling Silang went to check the well immediately. A servant was standing by the well. Chen Ming had ordered this servant to guard the well after discovering that someone had drugged it, and to prevent anyone from getting close.
"Has anyone approached?" Du Mingxian asked, showing her approval of Chen Ming's approach.
The servant hurriedly shook his head, "I've been keeping watch here the whole time, and no one has come over."
"That's good. Go report to the authorities now and say that someone has poisoned our restaurant and it's going to kill someone. Please ask the magistrate to come and take a look."
"Yes."
After the servants left, Du Mingxian asked Ling Silang, who had just been inspecting the place, "How was it? What was it?"
"Poisonous, and... it can be deadly."
Du Mingxian's face also darkened. It was just a simple business competition, nothing more than making customers have diarrhea. The Wang family was ruthless enough to directly poison them, and to a fatal degree.
The Wang family cannot keep him.
Du Mingxian, being skilled, went directly to the outside of the private room to keep watch without alerting the people inside, because she was afraid they would escape.
Ling Silang and Ling Erlang led their men to seal off the well. There were three large water vats in the back kitchen, and there were still two vats of water left, which was barely enough for the current guests.
"Second brother, let's not let any guests in from now on. Some guests can eat now, but if other guests come, we don't have water to cook. Let them leave first."
Ling Erlang was at a loss for what to do, so he did whatever Ling Silang said. "Alright, I'll go to the door and stop him right now. Silang, will that young master of the Wang family admit that he did it?"
"He did it. There's no question of whether he admits it or not; it can only be him."
Ling Erlang left. He trusted Silang because Silang was very confident.
The incident at the restaurant hadn't happened yet, and the government officials hadn't arrived. Ling Erlang stood at the door explaining to the customers that there had been an unexpected incident that day, and that they could get a discount if they came back in the future. He also gave each customer a number tag, which they could use to get the discount.
The guests were very pleased with the explanation. They came because they liked the restaurant's food, and after hearing Ling Erlang's explanation, they accepted it for a while. They were more concerned about what had happened at the restaurant.
Ling Erlang remained vague and did not tell the truth. After a while, the government officials arrived.
The crowd gathered outside became even more curious when they saw the government officials arrive.
Those who could afford to dine at the restaurant were all from wealthy families and knew the county magistrate. They were all very curious about the county magistrate who was leading the group.
Ling Erlang saw the person approaching and hurriedly went to greet him, "My lord, you've arrived."
"You are……"
"I am the owner of this restaurant."
The magistrate immediately recognized him: Ling Erlang, Ling Silang's older brother. "Where is he?"
"In the backyard, sir, please follow me." Ling Erlang led the government officials away, while the onlookers at the gate, who were there to eat, followed behind him with great excitement.
Du Mingxian was on guard when she saw Ling Erlang leading his men over, with the county magistrate at the front.
The county magistrate noticed someone guarding the entrance, who didn't look like a servant, and instinctively asked, "And who is this?"
Ling Erlang explained, "It's my fourth younger brother and sister-in-law."
The county magistrate hadn't paid much attention at first, but upon hearing that it was Ling Silang's wife, he instantly knew who she was, and his attitude became much more respectful than when he entered.
But considering that there were subordinates and other people behind him, he didn't dare to show too much, which really put him in a difficult position.
"Fourth Madam Ling".
Du Mingxian could sense the change in the magistrate's attitude, so she quickly showed the respect that an ordinary citizen should have, "Sir, the person is still inside."
"it is good."
The county magistrate was furious at the thought that someone would dare to cause trouble here. He waved his hand and ordered, "Go in and bring the people inside out."
Du Mingxian added, "The perpetrator was a young man in red."
The county magistrate added, "They arrested Wang Zhaocai directly."
The head of the Wang family was a clever man. He was given a beautiful concubine, and sometimes he would do favors for the Wang family. I always thought he was a smart man, but I never expected that he would run into a brick wall this time.
It seems that once we get home, we should have the mistress get rid of that beautiful concubine as soon as possible.
The door to the private room was pushed open, and several young men inside were already completely drunk, including Wang Zhaocai. Some were slumped on the table, while others had collapsed onto the floor.
Just couldn't see it.
Upon seeing this situation, the county magistrate waved his hand and said, "Take them all away. They will be released after the matter is investigated and it is confirmed that the others were not involved."
Du Mingxian glanced at the county magistrate discreetly. This man was quite ruthless. He had already been arrested. Unless his family bribed him, the county magistrate probably wouldn't be willing to release him.
Seeing that the county magistrate was about to leave with his entourage, Du Mingxian hurriedly stepped forward to remind him, "Sir, our well has been poisoned. Shouldn't we send a doctor to take a look?"
“We run a business, and the well is also very important to us. After the inspection here, we also need to deal with the well.”
The magistrate then remembered that he had been so excited to see so many wealthy young men that he had forgotten his business. But... money can lead one astray.
"Yes, yes, I'll send someone over right now." He then added as an explanation, "I'm usually so busy that I tend to forget things."
No one answered him. The county magistrate had already sent someone to fetch two doctors.
The restaurant was in a good location, right on the main street, where there were naturally pharmacies. Soon, two doctors arrived and were led to the well in the backyard.
The small courtyard was quickly filled with people, including onlookers and those who had been eating at the restaurant and hadn't left yet.
It was at this time that the county magistrate saw Ling Silang and knew that the boy was a good student and might take the imperial examination next year, and perhaps become an official the year after. He was a little nervous at the time.