The old woman still cried injustice, claiming the person behind the scenes who hired her had guaranteed that the medicine would only cause diarrhea for two days and have no other major effects.
Hearing this, Mr. Zhao immediately recounted how the rabbit had suffered from diarrhea to the point of collapse and that its eyes were unfocused when they arrived.
So, on the grounds that the old woman wasn't being truthful, the constables gave her two more lashes of the whip.
This time, the old woman truly spilled everything she knew.
She didn't know who had ordered her to do it, or what that person's motive was.
But she remembered what the man looked like. He was short and fat, his whole body resembling a big, round winter melon.
He also had a large mole by the corner of his mouth and spoke with a somewhat effeminate tone, looking a bit like a matchmaker.
All in all, he was a person with very distinct features who should be easy to find.
