CHAPTER 907: CHAPTER 909: IF YOU DARE EAT, IT PROVES YOU DIDN’T POISON IT

Seeing that the fool agreed to give it a try, the Village Chief looked at Yang Ming and said, "He has agreed to your request. Can you let go of your hand now?"

Yang Ming didn’t want to be like this, but he had no choice, so he released the hand that was clutching the fool’s vulnerable spot.

After the fool’s vulnerable spot was released, he seemed like a fish returning to the water, gasping for air in large gulps, finally breathing smoothly.

Although Yang Ming released his hand from the fool’s vulnerable spot, he still held the fool tightly to prevent him from running away.

Seeing that the fool was temporarily out of life-threatening danger, the Village Chief asked, "Now can you tell us your method? How do we test?"

An element of calculation flitted through Yang Ming’s eyes. He handed the fool over to the stranger, then said, "Village Chief, I will only discuss this plan with you!"

"Alright!" Seeing this, the Village Chief could only nod in agreement.

So, under the watchful eyes of the villagers, the two walked out of the crowd to discuss a plan.

A moment later, the two returned, and the Village Chief spoke first, saying to the fool, "He saw you putting something in Fat Girl’s family’s food, and now people in Fat Girl’s family have caught a strange illness. Since you say you didn’t do it and you keep claiming they framed you, then you eat Fat Girl’s family’s food. If you dare eat it, it will prove you didn’t poison it."

This statement turned the fool’s face green. How could he eat the poisoned food? He shouted, "Village Chief, this is unreasonable. What if they poisoned it? If I eat it, wouldn’t I be done for? Isn’t this harming me?"

"Oh my, what are you afraid of? Didn’t you say that the villagers’ strange illness is caused by evil spirits we brought? How could there be poison if it’s evil spirits?"

The stranger’s words left the fool speechless. He indeed insisted it was evil spirits, and the villagers also kept believing it was evil spirits.

Seeing the fool didn’t dare try the food, the villagers began to discuss.

"Could it be the fool did it?"

"Could the villagers’ strange illness really be due to poisoning, not evil spirits?"

"If we say that, the strange illness indeed appeared one family after another."

"So does this mean it’s poisoning?"

"What deep hatred does the fool have with everyone?"

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Hearing the villagers’ discussions, the fool felt incredibly guilty. The villagers’ opinion had already started to turn against him, and if this continued, the villagers would conclude that he was responsible.

This must not let the villagers know the truth; otherwise, he would be done for.

Just when he didn’t know what to do, a sudden idea came to him, making his eyes light up.

Fat Girl’s family’s leftovers from last night, and now it’s already the second evening, had been eaten long ago; how could there be any left?

With confidence, he spoke, in a tone as if he had truly been wronged, "Village Chief, to prove my innocence, I’ll eat it."

"Good." Hearing the fool’s response, the Village Chief breathed a sigh of relief. He also believed the fool didn’t do it and agreed only to silence those people’s accusations.

Afterward, the Village Chief called over a villager, whispered something in his ear, and that villager quickly ran off.

After the villager ran off, the Village Chief said, "I’ve asked him to go get food from Fat Girl’s family. Everyone, please wait a moment, he will be back soon."

At this moment, the fool was still very confident. He didn’t believe the person who went could bring back the food, and he provocatively told Yang Ming, "You just wait. Once I’ve proven my innocence, I’ll round you all up, burn you, and rid the village of the evil spirits you brought."