Everyone turned around and saw Chen Li kneeling again.
"It's our family's fault. It's my elder brother's mistake. Miss Ye, you're magnanimous. Don't haggle with us common folks. My elder brother is already in this state. You can't make our family unable to live in the village!"
Qin Yihuai frowned tightly, and a flash of killing intent passed through his eyes.
His words completely ignored the key points. People who didn't know the whole story would surely think that the Chen family was being threatened by Ye Zhinan.
"Miss Ye is definitely not such a person. Miss Ye selflessly shared her skills with you despite your past wrongdoings. How could you be so ungrateful?"
Liu Ruonan suddenly rushed out of the crowd. Her loud voice reached every corner, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.
So that's how it was!
Liu Ruonan continued angrily.
"Miss Ye has the compassion of a doctor. She said she cut your hand because you were poisoned. Instead of looking for the culprit, you blame the person who saved you. How could you be so shameless!"
Ye Zhinan stood aside coldly, silently cheering for the other woman in her heart.
Liu Ruonan was the best at speaking up for others, but the next second she regretted her thought.
"And Inspector Qin. Let alone his dedication to the people. Even if there's something between them, he's unmarried and she's unwed. So what if they're in love?"
Everyone: "Oh~"
Ye Zhinan: Thank you so much!
Qin Yihuai: ...
Wei Shiyi said sarcastically, "So they're in love!"
Liu Ruonan was about to continue speaking when Ye Zhinan covered her mouth and whispered.
"Thank you. Take a break!"
Then she turned to the crowd and began to clarify.
"First of all, Inspector Qin and I are innocent. Don't ruin his reputation!"
"Secondly, everything requires evidence. The government is investigating Chen Sheng's case!"
"Finally, I hate gossips the most, especially those with dirty minds."
Her gaze fell on Wei Shiyi.
"If your face doesn't hurt anymore, I can pay a visit to Lord Wei!"
Wei Shiyi was most afraid of his father, especially in front of all his concubines.
At this moment, everyone had already ignored Chen Li kneeling on one side. He lowered his head and said faintly.
"We're really grateful to Miss Ye for this. Otherwise, no one would have noticed my elder brother at night!"
Qin Yihuai and Ye Zhinan both glared at him at the same time. A strange look flashed through their deep eyes.
"Boss, we've found something!"
Chen Zhenhai suddenly ran out of the Chen family's house. When Chen Li saw him, he immediately stood up.
"Why are you in my house!?"
Chen Zhenhai ignored him and ran towards Qin Yihuai with something in his hand.
Chen Li was the closest and noticed what was in his hand first. He turned around and tried to grab it. Chen Zhenhai was caught off guard and was tripped by a sweep of Chen Li's leg. The thing in his hand shattered into pieces.
"What are you doing?"
Qin Yihuai pressed down on Chen Li's shoulder, tightening his grip.
Such strong muscles!
Chen Li didn't resist and looked at him innocently.
"I... I didn't mean to!"
Ye Zhinan had been watching Chen Li all the time and saw the whole process clearly.
His acting skills were really good. It was a pity to let him die so soon!
Thinking this, she walked up to Chen Zhenhai.
"Are you okay?"
Chen Zhenhai jumped up, spat out the dirt in his mouth, and took out a bottle from behind him. He waved it in front of Chen Li provocatively.
Chen Li's face changed drastically. "You tricked me?"
Saying this, he no longer concealed the killing intent in his eyes and tried to get up and resist. But Qin Yihuai tightened his grip, and there was a cracking sound.
Chen Li didn't even have time to scream before his face distorted in pain and he fell to the ground.
Seeing his younger brother being beaten, Chen Sheng rushed over regardless of his injured hand. Without Qin Yihuai's help, Chen Zhenhai pressed him to the ground.
"Why are you beating people?"
Chen Sheng shouted loudly.
"This was found in your house, and after comparison, it matches the poison you were poisoned with. What do you think your younger brother's reaction just now was for?"
Ye Zhinan's eyes were cold, and her words were full of a strong sense of oppression.
Chen Sheng looked at Chen Li hesitantly, but the other man kept his head down and showed no reaction.
"Don't try to sow discord between us brothers,"
Saying this, he suddenly shook off Chen Zhenhai and rushed towards Ye Zhinan.
She was prepared and tightly held a syringe in her hand. As soon as Chen Sheng got close, she stabbed it into him.
In less than half a second, Chen Sheng fell to the ground.
The onlookers didn't see clearly what was in Ye Zhinan's hand. They only saw her raise her hand and the man fell, so they were even more convinced that she was extraordinary.
Everyone gasped in surprise and didn't dare to make a sound.
Chen Li and Chen Sheng were taken away by the government. Qin Yihuai looked at Ye Zhinan worriedly, but she quickly waved her hand.
"Take care of official business. I'm fine."
After seeing everyone off, she rushed home and saw Ye Yingfeng coming out with a stick in his hand.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Ye Zhinan shook her head and pushed him back.
As soon as she entered the house, she told her family everything.
Ye Yingfeng sighed at his sister's intelligence, while Han Xiangmei kept warning her not to be so reckless. Ye Shenyan had been listening to her quietly and finally said, "Are Chen Li and Chen Sheng safe?"
"Why wouldn't they be safe?"
Han Xiangmei asked in surprise.
But Ye Yingfeng and Ye Zhinan were both startled. They turned around and ran outside at the same time. But as soon as they reached the door, they noticed a commotion not far away.
So the two looked at each other and immediately quickened their pace.
When they got there, the area was already surrounded by government officials.
Ye Zhinan searched the crowd for a long time before she saw Chen Zhenhai walking towards her.
"Miss Ye, General Ye. The boss told you to leave quickly."
Ye Yingfeng immediately understood. Without waiting for Ye Zhinan to react, he pulled her and walked home.
"What's going on? What exactly happened?"
After getting home, she saw Ye Yingfeng looking solemn. Then he let out a long sigh.
Ye Shenyan said meaningfully, "We were still a step too late!"
"What?"
Ye Zhinan was shocked!
It turned out that earlier, she and Qin Yihuai had recognized that the person who met with Chen Sheng was Chen Li. In order to lure out the snake, they played along. They let Chen Li anger his elder brother to trigger public opinion. During the chaos, they had the opportunity to search the house. They didn't expect that Chen Li would lose his composure after being provoked by Chen Zhenhai.
They thought they were close to the truth, just one step away. But now that something had happened to the two brothers, everything had returned to square one.
Qin Yihuai told them to go home quickly because he was afraid that the culprit was still around. If they were hurt, or if the culprit used the tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain to hurt Ye Taifu, it would be bad.
The night was deep, and the moonlight was hazy, just like Ye Zhinan's thoughts, confused and unclear.
She tossed and turned in bed, waiting for three soft knocks on the window. But until the dawn broke through the window, she didn't wait for the person she was expecting.
Her eyelids became heavier and heavier. When the moon sank and the sun showed a glimmer of light, she finally fell asleep.
But she didn't know how long it had passed when she suddenly heard three soft knocks.
She suddenly opened her eyes. "Who?"