Chapter 160 - Imprisonment (1/2)

The constable said, “I don’t know who Lai Er is. Even if he’s the criminal, you have to follow us to the government office for questioning. Arrest her!”

Rendered speechless, Ye Xiaoxian was then escorted to the government office.

When Li Hongmei learned about the bad news in the lobby, she was so anxious that she stumbled. “Lord! Oh, Lord! How did all of this happen? Please bless and protect Little Ye!”

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At the entrance of the government office, Xiao Tieshu caught sight of Ye Xiaoxian under escort. He hurried to ask the constable at the rear, “What happened? Why are you arresting her? What did she do?”

“She’s suspected of poisoning at her restaurant. Many people have been seriously poisoned!” the constable said.

Hearing this, Xiao Tieshu immediately asked his wife to help Li Hongmei. He then headed for the docks to inform Xiao Baoshan of this news.

Ye Xiaoxian had thought that she would be fine in the government office because she knew that neither she nor any of her staff were the culprit. Who would poison their customers? How could she or her staff cut off their sources of income? She had thought that she could defend herself, but the fact was that she was put into jail right away.

“Sir, can’t I defend myself? Sir?” she cried out her grievance from behind the bars of the cell.

The constable ignored her cries and left after locking her inside.

“Sir, what are you doing? What about the investigation? Let me meet the chief!” Ye Xiaoxian shouted anxiously, thumping the bars hard.

She hadn’t expected that things would become so serious. Now that they had put her in prison, they might also torture her until they got a false confession.

The constable still didn’t answer.

A jailer commanded, “Be quiet!”