Doctor Xu inspected the rice dumplings and pastries brought over by Agent Zhao and said, "There is nothing wrong with eating these."
"Where are the tea leaves? And this is water scooped out of the water tank." Detective Zhao pointed to the few things left on the table. If he couldn't even find where the poison was, how could he pursue this case?
Doctor Xu knew that Detective Zhao was anxious to solve the case, but he could only say: "There is no problem."
Agent Zhao slumped his shoulders in disappointment, thanked Dr. Xu and left Jishi Hall dejectedly.
In the county government study room, as soon as Agent Zhao came back, he was called over to answer, "Sir, Dr. Xu has checked, and none of the food taken from the Lin family's private school has been poisoned."
Chen Weibin sat on the main seat, frowning slightly, and pondered for a long time: "Is there any result in the work? What kind of poison did Wang die from?"
"It's not a common poison, but the poison comes in through the mouth." Capt. Fei pinpointed the murderers to several people in the Lin family private school, and reported back to County Magistrate Chen: "If an outsider poisoned him, then it's impossible for Wang to be the only one who was poisoned.
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Poisoning by outsiders is nothing more than poisoning in food or water, but among the seven people in the Lin family private school, Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Wang, was the only one who was poisoned. Chief Fei basically ruled out this possibility.
"Are you saying that the six people from the Lin family's private school are all suspects?" County Magistrate Chen knew Mrs. Lin. Although they were not close friends, he still understood Mrs. Lin's personality. Mrs. Lin would never do such a thing as poisoning his first wife.
The author had no motive for killing.
"Sir." Mr. Fei stood up and replied respectfully: "There is no problem with the food. Mrs. Lin was poisoned. There are only two possibilities: one is that the poisoned food was eaten by Mrs. Lin; the other is that Mrs. Lin has eaten the poisoned food.
The murderer hurriedly disposed of the poisoned food before we went there."
Regardless of the possibility, only those who live in private schools have a chance, and Mrs. Lin is also one of Fei Captou's suspects.
When Detective Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Lin Xiuyuan was ill for several days and didn't get out of bed, and Dong Xiaoya was too timid and didn't have the opportunity to contact Mrs. Lin. The two of them can be ruled out. The most suspicious ones are Grandma Lu and Wang
Linlang.”
Aunt Lu is responsible for three meals a day, so she has the best chance of poisoning Mrs. Lin alone.
Wang Linlang is Mrs. Lin's niece. If she had poisoned the tea or cakes and served them to Mrs. Lin to eat or drink, it would be very possible for Mrs. Lin to be poisoned without realizing it.
"Sir, I believe that the first priority is to find out what kind of poison Mrs. Lin was poisoned, and the second is the motive of the murderer who poisoned Mrs. Lin." Capt. Fei did not agree with Capt. Zhao's inference.
Since the murderer has been temporarily locked among the six people from the Lin family private school, everyone is a suspect, even his own son!
"Uncle Fei, the one with the best medical skills in our Shangsi County is Dr. Xu. He can't find out. Who else can find out?" Agent Zhao cried with frustration on his face.
If we could know what the poison was, and use this as a clue to pursue it, we might not be able to find the murderer. It would be a pity.
Chief Fei also looked solemn. Yesterday he went to the private school for questioning and carefully considered everyone's words. He found no abnormalities, but he could not figure out the murderer's motive.
"You go find Zhan Feiyu." As soon as County Magistrate Chen said these words, Capt. Fei and Capt. Zhao were both shocked, but the master didn't say it clearly, and their subordinates didn't dare to ask questions, so they had to accept the order and withdraw.
study.
Walking into the yard, Detective Zhao couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Fei, does Xiao Mengtong Zhan know something inside? Or does she know who the murderer is but deliberately concealed it?"
Looking at his subordinate who was losing his composure, Fei raised his hand and gave him another blow on the back of the head, "Do you think you are a coward?"
If Zhan Feiyu really concealed the murderer, how could you ignore it?
Looking at the grinning Agent Zhao with disgust, Chief Fei said angrily: "What you are saying is that Little Mengtong Zhan must know a doctor with good medical skills who may be able to find out the source of the poison."
After a pause in his footsteps, Captain Zhao asked in confusion: "Why don't you tell me, sir? Do you think this doctor dares to refuse us?"
Agent Zhao proudly patted the saber on his waist. In Shangsi County, who dares not to cooperate in their yamen investigation?
Such a stupid person must not be his favorite subordinate! Capt. Fei was too lazy to speak and asked Capt. Zhao to go to Jinlin Village to find Zhan Feiyu.
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It has been more than half a year since he entered school, and for the first time, Zhan Feiyu couldn't calm down to study.
"Xiaoyu." Mrs. Li looked worriedly at the absent-minded Zhan Feiyu and glanced at the table. Although she was illiterate, she knew that the book had not turned a page from before to now.
"Xiaoyu, Muramasa has already gone over to help. People cannot be resurrected after death, so you have to be more open-minded." Li persuaded her gently.
People in the village privately said that Xiaoyu was cruel, ignored his grandparents in the old house, and never smiled at his own father, but who knew that Xiaoyu was actually the softest.
It was reasonable for the Muramasa and his wife to help the Lin family with the funeral arrangements. Mr. Lin was still immersed in the pain of losing his wife and couldn't extricate himself. He also had to take care of Lin Xiuyuan. However, the Lin family had no elders in Shangsi County. In addition to the Muramasa, the Muramasa of Yujia Village and the
The clan elder also went over to help.
"Mom, I'm fine." Zhan Feiyu said. Her feelings for her master's wife were average. It would be hypocritical to say how painful and sad she was. She felt uncomfortable because of Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiuyuan.
Zhan Feiyu was lost in thought just now because he was thinking about who was the murderer of Mrs. Lin's poison and what was his motive. Only by finding the murderer can the master and his senior brother get over the grief of their loved one's death.
Li was still worried and looked outside the door and said, "Xiaoyu, the weather outside is nice. If you can't calm down and read a book, why not go for a walk outside."
Since he started studying last year, Zhan Feiyu wakes up earlier than a chicken and goes to bed later than a dog. After school, Shanwazi and the others have fun in the village, but even if they take a bath in private school, Zhan Feiyu is still studying.
It really hurts.
Unable to figure it out, and not wanting to worry Li, Zhan Feiyu planned to go for a walk in the woods, maybe he could think of something.
The weather in May was already hot, but the temperature in the forest was just right. The wind blew through, bringing freshness to the trees and flowers, which made Zhan Feiyu's chaotic mind clear up a lot.
"Hey, Xiaoyu, why don't you study and come to dig wild vegetables in the forest?" Little Yao stood on the hillside, looking down at Zhan Feiyu who was carrying a small bamboo basket.
Since Zhan Laoer was responsible for delivering vegetables to Taifu Restaurant, little Yao's status in the village has skyrocketed. Everyone who sees her has to praise her and fawn over her in every way.
Just like today, the women in the village went together to find wild vegetables, and also called Xiao Yao, but she didn't need to do anything, she just came to enjoy everyone's adulation.
Little Yao's basket was already filled with wild vegetables, and the tenderest wild vegetables were all put into her basket. There were also two wild eggs, which the villagers put in her basket to please little Yao.
But there was one thing that made little Yao very angry, and that was that no matter how much the villagers tried to please her, they still did not dare to gossip about Li, and they still praised Zhan Feiyu endlessly.
Zhan Dalang went to Zhang's private school to study, but no matter in terms of reading talent or hard work, he was far inferior to Zhan Feiyu, and his son could not compare with that damn girl, which made little Yao's heart, liver and lungs so angry that it hurt.
Little Yao's expression twisted a bit, and he said with extremely viciousness: "Xiaoyu, your wife died of a sudden illness. I heard that Mr. Lin and his son were too sick to get out of bed. You have to think more about yourself.
If Mr. Lin is a good man and a bad man, you must not stop studying."
Seeing Zhan Feiyu's suddenly cold face, little Yao was startled and felt a little scared for no reason.
But when he thought that everyone in the village was fawning over him, little Yao suddenly became more confident, "Xiaoyu, what's that look in your eyes? As an elder, I care about you, and I'm worried that you won't have a place to study!"
Little Yao straightened his back and sneered: "Da Lang is studying in the Zhang Family Private School, you have no conscience, but our Da Lang is still good, and he even asked you to come to the Zhang Family Private School."
"Oh, I remembered. I heard that you have offended Zhang Xiucai, so I'm afraid you won't be able to go to this private school!" Xiao Yao smiled proudly, and the malice on Xiao Yao's face was not concealed.
She wished that Mrs. Lin would also die of illness, and that Zhan Feiyu could become a wild girl without being able to study. In the future, the Li family and their daughters would kneel down and beg for her to give them food to eat!
"Your second uncle is somewhat thin in the county and can speak well. If not, if I ask your second uncle to look for you, other private schools might accept you." Little Yao couldn't show off his son, so naturally he wanted to
Zhan Laoer took it out and said it.
Who among these ten miles and eight villages has the ability to be the boss of her family? Even the village leader and clan elders will be polite to her boss. If anyone makes her unhappy, the boss will not accept their food, huh!
Looking coldly at the arrogant little Yao family, Zhan Feiyu smiled and said: "More than just being able to talk to each other? I heard that Da Lang and the youngest daughter of Mr. Xie's family in Taifu Restaurant are getting engaged, and we will be a family in the future!"
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"What?" Several women were stunned and looked at Xiao Yao in shock. No wonder Zhan Lao Er can collect and deliver food for Taifu Restaurant, and the two families are actually getting married?
Taifu Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Shangsi County. I heard that the best banquet costs ten taels of silver per table. Zhan Laoer is getting married to the Xie family. Will he have money to spend after this?
"How...do you know?" Little Yao's face suddenly changed, with panic and uneasiness hidden in his eyes.
If it was just a simple marriage proposal, little Yao family would have known about it all over the country, but the key point is that this marriage cannot be talked about. Little Yao family did not expect that Zhan Feiyu would know about it.
"Second sister-in-law, this is a great thing, why are you hiding it?"
"Yes, when are we going to get engaged? We want to have a wedding drink."
"When the eldest son marries the daughter of the Xie family in the future, will you all move to the county town? Tsk tsk, your eldest son is still promising!"
The women praised each other one by one. Although Dalang Zhan was not good at reading, he was not bad looking. None of the children in Lao Zhan's family were ugly.
Little Yao's smile froze a bit. Looking at the enthusiastic villagers, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Zhan Feiyu smiled coldly, and a clear voice sounded in the forest, "I just heard that the youngest daughter of the Xie family is not very bright. I guess the rumors are wrong. After all, no father or mother would marry his son such a wife, and
It’s not like you’re too poor to take the blame, yet you’re selling your son to make money!”
Well……
The compliments of several women were stuck in their throats. They were stunned by the news about Zhan Feiyu. What do you mean by not being smart? Is she a stupid girl?
Looking at Xiao Yao's angry and distorted face again, several people's hearts skipped a beat, right? Xiao Yao was so angry, could what Xiao Yu said be true?
"What nonsense are you talking about, you damn girl!" Little Yao blushed and screamed, running directly from the hillside, "How dare you spread rumors that Mr. Xie's daughter is a fool, I think you are tired of living! I'm worried about Mr. Xie
You won’t be able to eat and walk around!”
Screaming angrily, little Yao raised her hand and was about to hit Zhan Feiyu. She could imagine how the villagers would laugh at the couple behind their backs after knowing the truth. They even let Dalang marry a fool for money!
"What are you doing!" Angry shouts rang out, and Captain Zhao quickly stepped forward, grabbed little Yao's arm and swung it violently, scolding in an angry voice, "You actually dare to attack little Mengtong Zhan!"
Captain Zhao was young and energetic, and he couldn't bear to see adults bullying children, especially little Yao, whose face was ferocious at the moment, his eyes were twisted, and he was baring his teeth and claws as if he wanted to kill someone.
In front of her, Zhan Fei had a tender and tender face. Although he was taller, he was shorter than an ordinary eight-year-old child. His round black eyes made people fall in love with him at first sight. Captain Zhao
How could I see her being bullied by a shrew?
"Captain Zhao, are you looking for me?" Zhan Feiyu asked, is there any progress in the case of the master's wife?
Captain Zhao gave little Yao a warning look, and then said to Zhan Feiyu: "Yes, Mr. Chen asked me to come over..."
When Zhan Feiyu and Zhao Zhao were almost gone, little Yao Shi cursed with a livid face.
But she didn't dare to mess with the yamen officials even though she was brave enough to do so. She could only stare at Zhan Feiyu's back fiercely, wishing she could be chopped into pieces.
"Niece-in-law, the official must have something to do with Xiaoyu, so don't be angry." The older aunt persuaded her in a low voice, but there was a bit of disdain in her eyes.
This is my own mother, and she actually asked Da Lang to marry a stupid girl. Tsk tsk, Xiaoyu is right, the Zhan family is not too poor to expose the blame.
"I'm going back first!" Little Yao also noticed something was wrong with their eyes, so he dropped the words angrily and left, not even asking for the basket.
"It's really something Zhan Lao Er can do." A woman with a quick tongue sneered. They all couldn't stand the look of little Yao with his nostrils turned upward, but in order to earn money from selling vegetables, they could only fawn over her.
"Okay, just know what's going on." The older woman warned.
Several women nodded, but deep down they despised Zhan Laoer and Xiao Yao.
Back then, Zhan's second son was stabbed seven times, and Xiaoyu was asked to pay five hundred taels of silver. Even if he sold his son for money, his niece was nothing.
Then I think about the fact that the elder Zhan was exterminated in place of the second elder Zhan. Little Yao also said that Xiaoyu has no conscience all day long, and Mrs. Li is also heartless. Now think about it, the second wife and her husband are really heartless.
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Half an hour later.
yamen.
Doctor Ji carefully examined Mrs. Lin's body. After about two-quarters of an hour, he washed his hands in the basin, then opened the door and walked out.
During the autopsy, Captain Fei, Captain Ma, and Zuo Zuo were all standing by. However, Zhan Feiyu was still a child and was naturally not suitable to see such a scene, so she was asked to wait in the yard.
Captain Ma strode over quickly and bowed his hands to Doctor Ji respectfully, "Doctor Ji, please invite me."
As a police officer in Shangsi County, he didn't know that there was a doctor with excellent medical skills living in Leshan Residence. Then he thought that County Magistrate Chen did not directly ask Dr. Ji, but instead asked Zhan Feiyu to find someone in a roundabout way.
It soon became clear that Doctor Ji's identity must be extraordinary.
Doctor Ji ignored Captain Ma and patted Zhan Feiyu on the shoulder, "Let's go."
In the main hall, County Magistrate Chen greeted you at the door, "Doctor Ji, this county has caused trouble for you."
"County Magistrate Chen is too polite. I am just a commoner, and besides, she is also Xiaoyu's wife." Doctor Ji waved his hand, entered the living room and sat down, and said directly without exchanging greetings: "Mr. Lin's death was due to a poison."
Mushrooms, if eaten in large quantities, can cause dizziness and eventually death due to inability to breathe."
Poisonous mushrooms? Zhan Feiyu was startled. Most people in the village knew mushrooms. If they were not sure whether the mushrooms were poisonous or not, no one would eat them.
Therefore, even if someone accidentally eats mushrooms and gets poisoned, it is rarely fatal. Basically, they just eat one or two mushrooms by mistake. It is normal that Dr. Xu and Zuo Zuo cannot detect it.
"Doctor Ji, is this kind of mushroom available in Si County?" Fei Captou asked.
"Yes, it grows under rotten wood. It is brightly colored and there is no chance of accidental ingestion." When Dr. Ji was collecting herbs in the field, he also specially studied various poisonous mushrooms and poisonous weeds, so that he could judge.
It will be fatal if consumed in large quantities. Could it be that the murderer is Grandma Lu? After all, she is responsible for three meals a day.
"Sir, in this case, Nanny Lu is the biggest suspect. No one else has been to the kitchen." Detective Zhao estimated that Mrs. Lin might not know poisonous mushrooms.
Zhan Feiyu said: "My wife usually cooks the food. These mushrooms are brightly colored. My wife must know that they are poisonous. Even if she doesn't know, it would be too risky to directly feed the poisonous mushrooms to her."
If you have any doubts, just ask the villagers with a bowl and the murderer will be exposed.
"Doctor Ji, if this mushroom is dried and ground into powder, will it still be poisonous?" Zhan Feiyu looked at Dr. Ji. Compared with eating it directly, grinding it into powder is less likely to be discovered.
County Magistrate Chen, Captain Fei and the others glanced at Zhan Feiyu. The little girl was really smart. In contrast, Captain Zhao was a big fool!
Doctor Ji nodded and replied: "The effect is the same after drying, and higher concentrations are more likely to cause death. However, if a large amount is spilled into tea or food, it should be discovered."
After all, the amount that can cause death is definitely not small. In terms of taste, although Dr. Ji has not tasted it, it will definitely make tea and food taste bad. Mrs. Lin is not a poor peasant woman, and she would not be willing to throw away the food even if it goes bad.
Therefore, even if we know that Mrs. Lin died of poisonous mushrooms, we still don't know how the murderer poisoned her. Six people from the Lin family private school are all suspects, and among them, Grandma Lu, who is responsible for three meals a day, is the most suspect.