Mr. Zhao also ran over in no time.
The old man's face was pale with rage, but he wasn't one to jump to the worst conclusions. "The fifth household raises rabbits," he said. "Go get two of them."
The rabbits were quickly brought over. Mr. Zhao personally ladled water from the vat and forced it down their throats.
It's unclear whether it was the cold water or the drug's potency, but after about ten minutes, the rabbits began to leap about frantically. Then, in front of everyone, they started to have violent diarrhea.
The courtyard filled with the thick stench of rabbit droppings, and everyone's face darkened.
A laxative. That old crone had put a powerful laxative in the water vat!
'They had caught her red-handed. If the old woman had gotten away, who would have ever thought to suspect poison?'
