Chapter 279: Chapter 279 Clumsy Acting
"You claim I caused someone’s death, so where exactly did I go wrong?"
Even he himself wanted to hear these people explain properly.
But soon, a few old grandmas and grandpas started crying.
"Don’t think we don’t know—you must have done something to her. Just yesterday, a few of us were playing mahjong together when she suddenly said she felt unwell and planned to get some medicine from you."
"She took a very long time to return, and not long after she did, she was found dead at home, discovered by us as we passed by."
"Yes, her son died early, she has no other relatives, even if she died at home, no one would know."
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Seeing how they started to fabricate stories,
Liu Zheng found it truly amusing, completely at a loss for how they could say such things without batting an eyelid.
But soon, he figured out who they were talking about.
It seemed the only possibility was that old granny.
Yet, she didn’t die yesterday. In fact, she might have really died if he hadn’t discovered her condition in time.
What was this charade all about now?
And upon close inspection, he noticed that the old granny was not even amongst this group of people.
If he had already told the old granny the whole truth,she should understand what was really happening, right?
Regardless, she shouldn’t be continuing this farce.
All of this was rather unbelievable to him, he had no idea why things had suddenly turned out this way.
Just as he pondered what to do, those few people began wailing again.
"What do you think we should do now? We’re just neighbors, not her relatives. Even if we want to, seeking justice for her seems almost impossible."
"That’s right, we were hoping the community could help us. What can a few old men and women like us do?"
"Yes, yes, we really don’t know what to do."
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And just then, a passerby also started asking questions.
"The granny you’re talking about, isn’t she the one who had a quarrel here before? I’m pretty sure I saw her coming over yesterday, and she seemed to have gone inside."
As soon as one person mentioned this, the group of old grandmas and grandpas grew more animated, nodding vigorously and saying,
"Yes, yes, that’s her."
"She came yesterday because she was feeling too ill, otherwise she wouldn’t have come all this way."
Upon hearing this, the onlookers felt incredibly perplexed.
They shook their heads.
"My goodness, Doctor Liu couldn’t have really treated someone to death, could he? This is quite shocking."
"Right, in my mind, his medical skills have always been good, how could such a thing happen?"
"It’s truly terrifying, I don’t even know what to say."
They all shook their heads, feeling very surprised by the situation and unsure what to make of it in such a short time.
Seeing everyone’s reactions, Liu Zheng found it extremely laughable.
But he was certain that the old granny was unaware of these matters.
Even though she had been very unreasonable and hateful before, and often clueless about many things, she wasn’t stupid.
Someone had tried to take her life; how could she not distinguish right from wrong and help them carry out such acts?
So he immediately stepped forward and spoke out.
"You guys are lying without a script, I don’t know what you’re thinking. If you’re her neighbors, you should know her hometown is a long distance from here, and the road is not easy to travel. If she was really feeling unwell, why would she come all this way to find me? Doesn’t that seem far-fetched?"
After he said this, the group looked at one another, a flash of panic evident in their eyes.
They were not well-informed about many of the actual details and were just putting on a show, so now they were indeed worried their lies would be exposed.
Soon, Liu Zheng continued.
"Besides, if the old woman has passed away, shouldn’t you be calling the police right now? Coming here solves nothing and proves nothing at all."
"Don’t think I’m unaware that you were hired to put on this act. The motive is quite clear by now. Quit this vile deception here, or I will call the police."
Liu Zheng didn’t want to waste any more words on them.
He just laid out all the facts as they were.
Honestly, he thought these people were rather laughable.
The actors, although quite talented, had little understanding of the actual situation.
He wondered why they had taken up such a task.
Perhaps they were offered a lot of money.
Those people went to great lengths to defame him.
If it were someone else, they might not have been able to go to such extremes.
At that moment, he found it all rather amusing and decided that if these people wanted to play, he would indulge them and see what the outcome would be.
Meanwhile, the old men and women who were crying bitterly became more frantic upon hearing his words.
After all, they were just doing it for the money.
They didn’t expect him to be so sharp and guess that they were hired actors.
And now he even threatened to call the cops.
If the police really came, they would be in trouble.
Although they did want to make money, they didn’t want to get in too deep.
So, they were genuinely flustered and uncertain about what to do next.
Seeing their slip-ups, Liu Zheng continued.
"Moreover, I’m fully aware of what you did yesterday. The old granny has told me everything, you just wanted to use her."
Hidden in the shadows, Old Luo was shocked when he overheard these details.
