Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating-Chapter 439: The Vegetables Are Poisonous

"Something’s happened, the village chief’s in trouble, our vegetables have been found to be poisonous, and people have been hospitalized," a clamorous outcry arose in Xujia Village, accompanied by the sound of police sirens. Soon after, a group of officers charged in, heading straight for Village Chief Xu’s home.

"I can walk on my own," Mr. Xu stood in the yard, facing the police arrest with an unbending back, his expression unchanged.

It was Mrs. Xu who seemed as if the sky had fallen upon seeing this scene, sobbing and wailing at the group of officers, "Mr. Public Security, could there be some mistake? How does poisonous vegetables eaten by someone have anything to do with our family?

Our vegetables are organic, there are no pesticides. Have you got the wrong person?"

Mr. Public Security stood there, impartial and unyielding, "The vegetables in question come from your village. Please come with us for an investigation.

If it’s unrelated to you, you will naturally be allowed to go back."

"Honey, it’s okay, I’ll be back," Mr. Xu reassured his wife, confident in his integrity and unafraid of the investigation.

"Mom, it’s okay, we haven’t done anything, Dad will be back soon," Xu Ying furrowed her brows and approached Mrs. Xu to say.

Huo Chen looked at the officers, full of confusion, "The vegetables from our village are pesticide-free organic produce. They couldn’t possibly cause poisoning.

Could you have made a mistake? Maybe this person was triggered by something else they ate?"

Mr. Public Security’s face remained stern, directives had been given from above, and he was merely a man following orders.

Looking at Huo Chen, he said, "We need to go back and investigate properly, whether it’s your family or the vegetable wholesalers, everything needs thorough examination."

Huo Chen smiled, nodding his head, then took a pack of cigarettes from his bag and offered it to the officer, "Thank you for letting us know. My father is old and can’t handle this ordeal; please go easy on him."

Mr. Public Security paused, but declined with a wave of his hand, "No need, we handle public matters impartially."

After Mr. Public Security departed, Mrs. Xu stood in the yard with a worried face, her heart pounding and feeling uneasy, "Daughter, I’m so anxious. Is your father really okay?"

Xu Ying nodded her head, her eyes catching a glimpse of Xu Qingqing at the doorway, her eyes flashing.

"He’ll be fine."

Xu Ying’s words soothed Mrs. Xu, calming her emotions considerably.

"My dad definitely won’t have any trouble; the officer just now seemed upright and will surely investigate properly and release my dad. Mom, don’t worry too much," Huo Chen reassured her.

Mrs. Xu nodded, "I hope that’s the case."

At the same time, over at Director Gu’s residence in Yu County, a group of people suddenly burst in.

"Someone has reported Director Gu and the village chief of Xujia Village for colluding with each other, abusing their power for personal gain by selling poisonous vegetables, and accepting kickbacks, harming the interests of the people of Yu County.

Director Gu, please come with us for an investigation!" the leading man said before urging Director Gu to leave abruptly.

Deputy Director Zhang stood at the doorway, his face a bewildered mix of schadenfreude, "Oh, what’s going on? Why was Director Gu taken away?"

"It seems like he colluded with the village chief of Xujia Village, sold poisonous vegetables, and even pocketed a lot of money."

"The village chief of Xujia Village, huh? His son happens to be Director Gu’s daughter’s beau. The two families are indeed close. But Director Gu doesn’t seem like someone who would do such a thing."

"Who knows? You can know someone’s face but not their heart. If there really was nothing wrong, why would he be arrested for questioning? It seems likely that he’s done something disreputable."

Many people gathered close, whispering amongst themselves, while Deputy Director Zhang stood straighter than before.

Old Gu, Old Gu, you just sit tight inside for now. It won’t be too late for you to come out after Old Zhang’s promotion has been secured.

Director Gu was arrested, and Deputy Director Zhang swaggered into the office. As soon as he saw the documents on the desk, his eyes bulged out and he picked up the items on the desk with a shocked face, scrutinizing them closely.

Soon, Deputy Director Zhang ran out of the room in a panic.

Old Gu had actually dug up the incident from years ago. It was a good thing he had acted quickly; otherwise, if Old Gu had exposed him, the consequences were unimaginable.

Deputy Director Zhang returned home with a panicked look on his face. As soon as Mrs. Zhang saw him, her face lit up with joy, "I heard Old Gu was arrested.

You did this, didn’t you? Is there a chance he’ll come out, or, in my opinion, it would be best if he stayed in there for life."

"Why don’t you talk?" When Mrs. Zhang saw that he was silent, she asked curiously.

After taking a sip of water and calming his nerves, Deputy Director Zhang said, "Do you still remember how I became the director?"

Mrs. Zhang’s complexion changed, "Why bring this up all of a sudden? It’s all in the past."

Deputy Director Zhang, while speaking, threw out the documents from today. Upon seeing them, Mrs. Zhang’s face immediately turned ashen, "Where did these come from?"

Deputy Director Zhang sneered, "From Old Gu’s office. It’s a good thing he was arrested; otherwise, it would have been me in trouble.

But now that Old Gu has managed to dig this up, it seems these people can’t be trusted anymore. I must find an opportunity to deal with them soon, or I will definitely get dragged into this."

Mrs. Zhang nodded in agreement; this matter was urgent and must be dealt with swiftly.

Back then, her husband was just a minor official. Without help, and without some cunning, reaching his current position would have been impossible.

She could not have imagined that Old Gu would actually be able to unearth all these things; he was truly formidable.

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The news that Director Gu was taken away for investigation spread quickly.

As soon as Xu Ying heard this news, she felt something was amiss. Her father had been in trouble, and now Director Gu was involved too, and the nature of the allegations spread about both men was too coincidental.

"Huo Chen, I don’t think this is a coincidence," but rather a conspiracy.

"Don’t worry about this. Stay at home and rest well, I will investigate everything thoroughly," Huo Chen said before standing up and leaving.

Xu Qingqing stood at the Xu Family’s front gate and said to Xu Ying with feigned surprise, "Xu Ying, your dad is really something, actually poisoning vegetables.

I heard it killed someone. That means you owe someone a life, doesn’t it?"

"Shut your mouth, you brat! If you spout nonsense again, I’ll tear your mouth apart," Mrs. Xu was so angry that her heart ached, but she couldn’t stop her body from shaking.

Dead... for real?

The vegetables from their village were pesticide-free; there was no way they could cause poisoning.

"Xu Qingqing, don’t be so certain with your words. Everyone knows how our village’s vegetables are grown; there is no chance of poisoning.

I think it’s quite possible that someone has secretly schemed to frame our villagers. After all, it’s easy for some people to poison," Xu Ying said, staring at Xu Qingqing with a sharp gaze.

Xu Qingqing was startled by her accusation. The poisoning had been done by her father. With Xu Ying speaking like this, had she discovered something?

"Xu Ying, what do you mean? Who would poison vegetables just like that?"

"It’s not certain. Some people would do anything for profit. I think it could very well be you. You were resentful because you couldn’t make it in the vegetable wholesale business, so you took it out on us with poison," Xu Ying said. Her words made the villagers suddenly turn their gazes toward Xu Qingqing.