Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 767 - 762: Forcibly Fed Poison

Xu He had never expected that Shuanzi would actually know about this matter, and was thoroughly shocked. By the time she regained her composure, she still pointed at Shuanzi, unable to utter a word for a long time, "You..."

Shuanzi had anticipated Xu He’s surprise at his revelation. With a scoff and a smile, he recounted the truth he deduced after his own investigation, "Although I didn’t witness the incident myself, I had asked around. Back then, your eldest sister-in-law’s son was hospitalized after ingesting something with rat poison. His life was in grave danger, and nearly lost it. At the time, everyone thought the child accidentally ate the rat poison, so no one troubled you, and the matter just faded away."

Pausing briefly and observing Xu He’s increasingly pale complexion, Shuanzi knew his guess was completely correct. He continued, "Was it really an accident, or did you, Xu He, intentionally make him eat it? Did you really think you could hide this and nobody would ever know?"

"How could you know so much?" Xu He trembled, staring at Shuanzi, her entire being shaking, seemingly numb as if she had lost all feeling.

At first, she was only afraid that Shuanzi wanted money from her, but now she had far greater worries.

If this matter came out, Xu He feared she would have no hope of staying alive.

"Don’t worry about how I know. Just remember that you’ve committed the act of endangering a human life," said Shuanzi, seeing Xu He’s fear and smirking inside. He added a few more words, "As I understand it, according to current laws, what you did constitutes premeditated murder. Even if you’re not given the death penalty, you’re likely facing life imprisonment. Imagine spending the rest of your life in jail."

"You..." Xu He inhaled sharply, forcing herself to calm down. She roughly knew that Shuanzi had not gone to the police directly but was stalling with her, likely making threats.

If that was the case, there might still be a chance for her. She mustered her spirits and asked Shuanzi straight up, "What exactly do you want?"

"I, Shuanzi, am not someone who likes to meddle in others’ business, but I don’t like being at a loss either. I just want to get back the money I’ve put in." Shuanzi was used to doing wrong and, of course, wouldn’t bother with their family’s affairs. His sole purpose was retrieving his things.

"Fine, I’ll give you money, just give me three days. No matter what, I will get the money for you." Although Xu He had no idea how to raise the funds yet, in such a situation, she knew life was more important than money. By any means, she would get the money to Shuanzi and then leave this place, the farther the better.

"Fair enough, you have three days," Shuanzi said without further ado. With his connections, he wasn’t worried about Xu He escaping during these few days. Besides, he knew that she really didn’t have any money now, and even if he pressed her for it, she couldn’t pay.

After saying these things to Xu He, Shuanzi was ready to turn around and leave. However, as he walked into the yard, Zhuzhu, who had woken up, was playing in his room for a while. Seeing that Zhou Yunmei was not there, he came out to look for her.

After searching around the yard and not finding Zhou Yunmei, he gathered his courage and asked Xu He, "Second Aunt, where did my grandma go...?"

Xu He glanced at Zhuzhu and frowned in irritation, about to lash out in anger.

But at that moment, Shuanzi, who had already entered the yard and heard Zhuzhu’s call, thought for a moment, turned back, looked at Zhuzhu, and with a playful tone said to Xu He, "Second Aunt? Is this the child that you, Xu He, once intended to poison? The people of the Luo Family are truly foolish and brainless, still daring to leave the child alone in the house. Aren’t they afraid you’d poison him again?"

"You..." Xu He, extremely annoyed, was about to curse out loud, but seeing it was Shuanzi, she swallowed the words, her face showing her irritation as she said, "You know it now, and I’ve agreed to your terms. Don’t keep bringing it up, alright?"

Shuanzi nodded, indicating he wouldn’t say more. However, unbeknownst to them, just as Shuanzi was saying those last words, Fang Pingying and Luo Cuilan had arrived. They heard everything clearly from the entrance and also heard Xu He’s own admission of guilt.

Fang Pingying was still alright since she had previously suspected the matter but had not spoken about it. But hearing this, Luo Cuilan’s eyes reddened with hatred, unable to care about anything else. She burst through the door, and as soon as she entered, she launched an attack on Xu He, cursing while striking, "Xu He, you vile wretch, damn you, it turns out you did it on purpose when my Zhuzhu was poisoned last time. Today, I’ll fight you to the death!"

Today, Xu He had already been confused by the beating, and with Luo Cuilan and Fang Pingying’s sudden arrival, she was shocked. She stood there dumbfounded and let Luo Cuilan hit her.

After Luo Cuilan was done hitting and took a moment to catch her breath, Xu He finally came to her senses. Looking at Luo Cuilan, she asked, "You’re not dead?"

Luo Cuilan snorted and yelled at her, "You’d wish for me to die, you’d wish for both mother and son to die, right."

"You..." Instinctively, Xu He looked towards Shuanzi. After all, Shuanzi had told her that he had taken care of Luo Cuilan, so Xu He didn’t have any worries afterwards.

"For the sake of a woman like you, I haven’t been foolish enough to commit murder," said Shuanzi with a light laugh, then turned and walked away, "Alright, what’s left now is for the Luo family to settle. Remember, I’ll come to collect the money in three days."

Hearing about the three days, Luo Cuilan scoffed and grabbed Xu He’s hair, "I doubt you’ll live to see three days from now. I want your life today."

Furious, Luo Cuilan grabbed Xu He and beat her again, but after beating her, still did not feel content. She looked around and her gaze suddenly stopped on a corner where some grains were scattered, likely used to poison rats. Luo Cuilan immediately walked over, scooped up a handful of the grains, and attempted to shove them into Xu He’s mouth while shouting,

"Didn’t you make my son eat rat poison last time, almost causing him to lose his life? Fine, I’ll follow your example. You swallow this rat poison. If you survive, we’re even, and I won’t pursue past grievances. But if you die, it’s what you deserve."

Xu He’s strength was already depleted today, and since she was naturally not as tall as Luo Cuilan, she was completely at her mercy, helplessly enduring the beatings from Luo Cuilan. But when it came to swallowing rat poison, she refused, preferring death to opening her mouth.

Seeing this, Luo Cuilan tried to pry open her mouth, persistently pouring the rat-poison-laced grains into Xu He’s mouth, gritting her teeth and shouting, "Swallow it, swallow all this rat poison."