"Of course, such a situation rarely occurs. It usually only happens to beginner swimmers and children."
Hearing this, Yun Li frowned slightly. "Then, sister, how can we avoid it?"
Although this didn't happen very often, it was still hard to guard against!
Sixi also nodded. "It's so scary. That kid was just too unlucky!"
Such a rare thing had actually happened to him!
Liu Rumei covered Xiaohu with the white cloth and said softly, "Control the intensity of playing in the water. Don't use the 'diving headfirst' method, that is, suddenly rushing into the water. This can easily trigger the body's emergency mechanism due to the low temperature, leading to difficulty breathing."
Although everyone didn't quite understand what the emergency mechanism was, they roughly got the idea.
Xiao Heyuan let out a sigh of relief. In this way, he could finally give an explanation to Mrs. Xu in the courtyard.
However, such an answer might be even harder for her to accept!
"Miss Liu, I'll go and tell her. I'm afraid Mrs. Xu will make another fuss!"
Liu Rumei nodded calmly. This was a rare occurrence. It could only be said that the child was unlucky!
At this moment, the people in the courtyard were arguing fiercely again. Widow Liu stood with her hands on her hips, blocking Mrs. Xu so that she couldn't say a word.
Mrs. Xu's face turned green and then white. It was quite a sight! If it weren't for the yamen runners blocking her, she would have rushed over long ago!
The few men standing beside her quickly tried to persuade her. Their eyes were cold as they stared at Widow Liu.
Widow Liu snorted. "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen enough?"
Liu Rumei couldn't help but shake her head helplessly. She thought Hengniang arguing with the annoying guests was already quite shrewish, but she didn't expect Widow Liu to be even worse! Truly, there's always someone better!
Seeing this, Sixi couldn't help but pout. On closer inspection, one could find that her dark eyes were full of awe.
When they saw Liu Rumei coming out, everyone's gazes immediately turned to her. Mrs. Xu grabbed Liu Rumei's sleeve like a drowning man grasping at a straw. "Miss Liu, have you found any evidence? My son can't have died in vain!"
Widow Liu snorted again. "How can you talk like that! It's clearly that your son offended someone. Why do you have to blame my son?"
"You... bitch! Slut!"
"This is the yamen. Don't think I can't do anything to you!"
"Whore! I curse you to die a bad death!"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Yun Xi quickly covered her ears and pushed Xiao Heyuan out.
Yun Li also looked quite unhappy, with her eyebrows almost knitted into a knot!
Sixi was smart for once and silently followed at the end.
Xiao Heyuan coughed lightly and said to Mrs. Xu, "Mrs. Xu, Xiaohu's cause of death has been determined. It was 'dry drowning' and has nothing to do with Xiaoxin from Widow Liu's family!"
It could only be blamed on the child's bad luck!
Mrs. Xu and the others were slightly stunned. "Dry drowning?"
"How is this possible? He was already out of the water. How could he still drown? Constable Xiao, you're not joking with us, are you?"
"That's right. I've never heard of such a thing! It's simply absurd!"
Widow Liu looked very proud. "I told you that your Xiaohu's death has nothing to do with my Xiaoxin. You just didn't believe me. It's Miss Liu who is perceptive! You can't blame me this time!"
This bitch always opposed her on weekdays. Now that she had lost her son, it was a just punishment! Serves her right!
Mrs. Xu's eyes were full of disbelief. Looking at Widow Liu's proud look, her face was full of hatred. "You!"
"Miss Liu, you can't help the evildoer! How can you say it was drowning? My Xiaohu was fine when he came back. He didn't touch water after that. How could it be drowning? Miss Liu, you can't do this!"
"Miss Liu, they all say you're perceptive. My son was clearly killed by her son. How can you do this?"
"Liu! How much silver did this whore give you to make up such lies?"
"Pooh! Miss Liu is perceptive. Your Xu family lost a family member. Don't try to blame it on me! It's not easy for me, a widow, to raise a child. My husband died early, leaving me alone to raise my son. I don't have a man, so you're going to bully us mother and son? Are you just jealous that my son is fine and want to frame him? Xu, I'm warning you. If you dare to slander my son again, I'll fight you to the death!"
Mrs. Xu was already crying like a tearful mess. She grabbed Liu Rumei tightly. "Miss Liu, you can't do this! You can't let the murderer go unpunished! Miss Liu... My son is dead! He was just a child! Miss Liu, I'm begging you..."
"Miss Liu, how much silver did this whore give you? We'll give you double. Just please enforce the law impartially! I'll even kowtow to you, okay?"
At this moment, the common people standing outside the door watching the commotion were also pointing and whispering. "This is really outrageous! How old was Xiaohu?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Miss Liu can't be wrong! They're both kids. There's no man in Widow Liu's family. Even if Widow Liu went to the Xu family to kill Xiaohu herself, she couldn't have done it without anyone knowing!"
"This death is so unjust!"
"Do you think what dry drowning is? It's so mysterious!"
"I thought Miss Liu was a good person, but I didn't expect her to be so heartless!"
"Xiaohu was always stealing and causing trouble. I think he deserved to die!"
"Although Widow Liu is a bit shrewish, her husband died early. If she wasn't tough, she would have suffered a lot. She has disciplined Xiaoxin quite well!"
"They're just kids. How could they do such a thing?"
"... "
Hearing the discussions, Yun Xi looked at Mrs. Xu with displeasure. She pursed her lips and repeated word for word what she had just heard from Liu Rumei about dry drowning. "It's just your son's bad luck. You can't blame others! Don't slander Miss Liu! Even a kid like me knows this. It's clearly you who are ignorant!"
Yun Li also nodded and bowed politely to Mrs. Xu. "Sister and we just came here from the Grand Marshal's Mansion. We only heard about this after entering the yamen. Widow Liu has been in your sight all the time. How could she get away to bribe sister?"