Chapter 4

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Mrs. Bai was very dutiful when running her business, so over the years, she had gained some old customers.

One of them was an old man with a buzz cut and a beard.

This old man’s surname was Hu and Shi Sen had always called him Uncle Hu. There was an endless stream of people buying breakfast, and Uncle Hu was the most inconspicuous one among them.

However, Shi Sen still greeted him with a smile, “Uncle Hu, you came early today!”

“Yes, we start work early today.”

“Here, take your buns!”

Everything seemed to be going well, but trouble was always unexpected.

That night, a group of people arrived at the Shi family’s house. Liu Cui and Shi Tu refused to leave the house, so Bai Lan had no choice but to open the door.

After Shi Sen opened the door, she saw a familiar face. It was Uncle Hu’s wife.

There were more than ten people. The stretcher in the middle was covered with a white cloth, but one could tell at a glance that a person was underneath.

Mrs. Hu’s eyes were red. As soon as she entered and saw Bai Lan, she slapped her. “Greedy merchant, give me back my husband’s life!”

Shi Sen was shocked. At this moment, the sound of something heavy falling to the ground came from Shi Tu’s room. Shi Sen frowned and was certain that it had something to do with Shi Tu.

Shi Sen hurriedly blocked Mrs. Hu, but Mrs. Hu was agitated and beat up everyone she saw. Shi Sen’s face was lacerated.

Bai Lan looked helpless and anxious. These people had carried a corpse over here to cause trouble, but she was sure that there was nothing wrong with the buns she made.

Bai Lan was so anxious that she was about to cry, but Shi Sen remained calm for some reason. She walked to the side and asked Mrs. Hu, “Mrs. Hu, we’ve been neighbors for decades, so you know what kind of people we are. Calm down.”

Mrs. Hu glared at her. “I was too ignorant and trusted you too much. The doctor’s test results are out. He was poisoned to death by your buns.”

As she spoke, she threw a stack of test results at Shi Sen.

Shi Sen picked it up and saw that it was indeed the case.

Bai Lan came back to her senses and said, “Chen Yue came over yesterday morning to make buns with me. Could it be…”

Upon hearing her mother’s words, Shi Sen made a prompt decision. “Let’s call the police!”

Then, she said to Mrs. Hu, “Mrs. Hu, don’t worry. We’ll definitely give you an explanation for this. Give us a few days.”

“Will my old man come back in a few days? Boohoo.” Mrs. Hu cried so hard that she almost fainted.

Shi Sen quickly supported her. “Although Uncle Hu won’t be able to come back, we have to find out the truth, so he can rest in peace!”

“Alright, I’ll give you a few days. If there’s no result, I’ll take you guys to die with me!” After saying this, Mrs. Hu went back with the dozens of people.

Uncle Hu and Mrs. Hu had always been on good terms. Shi Sen was certain that it had something to do with Shi Tu, but the ones who had enmity with Shi Tu were Shi Sen and her mother.

Shi Sen felt an inexplicable sadness at the thought of someone dying because of their feud.

Even though Shi Tu was at home, Shi Sen didn’t cause trouble for him because she knew that he would eventually pay for what he had done.

If not now, then definitely in the future.

Shi Sen hugged her frightened mother and comforted her gently, “It’s fine, Mom. Everything will eventually be revealed. Let’s close the shop for the time being!”

Bai Lan lowered her eyes and nodded. “I understand.”

Rumors that Mrs. Hu had brought Uncle Hu’s corpse to cause trouble spread like wildfire. Everyone said that the Shi family’s shop sold poisonous buns and that someone had died from eating it. Some even said that they vomited and had diarrhea after eating their buns.

Many people started saying such things and the Shi family’s bun shop was boycotted by everyone.

The police came very quickly. After all, this was a murder case. Shi Sen and Bai Lan went to get their statements recorded.

Since the bun shop was closed, Shi Sen and Bai Lan could only find other things to do. However, who would hire suspected murderers? The two of them could only harvest the rice at home first and make other plans.