In the Wei Mansion, people were kneeling on the ground in the courtyard, and the pitiful cries could not be heard. Bai Yue knelt among the crowd, feeling a headache.
Half an hour ago, she was still dealing with a murder case on a modern street, but unexpectedly, the murderer suddenly took out a homemade detonator from his arms, and there was a bang, and the flames enveloped her.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself dressed in ancient costume, kneeling among a group of maids. She heard the steward say angrily that the master had been poisoned and everyone in the kitchen was suspected.
In addition to the old lady of the Wei family who was in charge, there was also a row of people in official uniforms standing in the hall. Just now, Bai Yue heard from the steward that the owner of the mansion, Mr. Wei, was a sixth-grade doctor of Taixue who was poisoned in the mansion.
Killing is a big deal.
"Sir." The steward said respectfully: "Everyone in the kitchen is here today, nine in total. Only a few of them have the opportunity to poison the master's wine. I asked, and the wine came out of the kitchen directly.
It was sent to the master's room. It was given by Xiaocui."
A girl next to Bai Yue had a pale face and kowtowed to the ground: "My lord, Mingcha, although I served the wine, everyone in the kitchen has the opportunity to come into contact with the wine..."
Xiao Cui paused and suddenly pointed at Bai Yue: "It must be her!"
Bai Yue was stunned.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes fell on Bai Yue.
Xiaocui couldn't care less in order to find herself, and said in one breath: "We are all in the house all year round, but she just came yesterday. She didn't say anything when asked, she just said that she was living in the capital, and she didn't know whether it was true or not.
There must be something wrong, something happened to me as soon as she came here, how could it be such a coincidence."
After saying this, everyone suddenly looked at her with something wrong.
Bai Yue was also on the verge of collapse. Half an hour later, before she could figure out who she was, she was labeled a murderer.
"I am Lieutenant Zhou Chen." The man said solemnly: "Taifu Wei is an official of the imperial court, and his murder is not a trivial matter. If you are the murderer, you might as well kill him, and you will avoid the pain of your flesh and blood."
"I didn't, she's talking nonsense." Bai Yue blurted out.
The young girls in the kitchen were all in the water. The men looked at them one by one, and the sounds of crying that they had suppressed started again, making it a noisy scene.
"Shut up, everyone." Zhou Chen was very impatient: "Since you dare to poison, you seem to be very courageous. You will not admit it without punishment. Take them away."
The servants responded, and immediately someone came to help everyone.
No one has been to the cell in the Lieutenant's Mansion, but it is obvious that no matter whether you are innocent or not, you will have to shed a layer of skin if you go there.
Bai Yue had already been pulled up by the arm, and she was a little anxious. This was the scene of the first crime. The person had just died, and all the clues should still be there. But if she was pulled into the prison, she would not even know her name.
If you can't explain your family background clearly, then you're really screwed.
The person pulling him was a very strong servant. Bai Yue felt that his arm was almost broken. At this time, a gust of wind blew by and lifted up the white cloth covering Wei Cheng's body.
Bai Yue immediately looked over, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he said loudly: "The master was not poisoned to death."
Everyone's eyes were immediately focused, and Zhou Chen turned around sharply: "What did you say?"
"The master may not have died of poisoning." Bai Yue looked at Zhou Chen bravely.
Zhou Chen came over and everyone immediately separated.
He looked at Bai Yue with a serious look: "Why do you say that? What do you know?"
"I don't know anything, but I saw Mr. Wei." Bai Yue couldn't care too much at this time. He threw away the officer and rushed over, wanting to reach out and lift the white cloth.
"Bold." Someone shouted immediately. Zhou Chen didn't move, so he stood in front of Bai Yue and held her wrist firmly with a steely hand.
After a moment of silence, someone in the Wei family finally reacted. The old lady of the Wei family shouted: "Catch her quickly, what does that girl want to do..."
As he said that, a boy from the Wei Mansion rushed over immediately, but Zhou Chen waved his hand.
The man who rushed up hesitated and stopped.
Zhou Chen said with a straight face: "Every word you say now must be true. Otherwise, you can't afford the price."
Bai Yue nodded.
"You said Mr. Wei did not die from poisoning. What evidence do you have?"
Bai Yue took a deep breath, one hand was still being held by Zhou Chen, and he stretched out the other hand and lifted up the white cloth.
There was a crash, and most of the people in the yard screamed.
Acropolis was about fifty years old and had a strong body. He was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open and refused to close his eyes.
The deceased was a big one, not to mention that the person who died was a court official. Logically speaking, Bai Yue's identity was absolutely not allowed to be blasphemed at will, but since the cover had been lifted, no one could stop her from taking a look.
"Say." Zhou Chen looked cold and grabbed Bai Yue's wrist: "What did you see?"
This strength is really not small. Bai Yue shrank in pain, then pointed to the ground: "See him."
Zhou Chen was a little surprised: "Didn't you see the murderer?"
"No, I didn't see the murderer." Bai Yue knew that the man had misunderstood, and said hurriedly: "The wind blew the white cloth just now, and I saw Mr. Wei's face. His face was purple and his eyes were bulging. This is a typical case of suffocation.
Characteristics, not poisoning.”
"You still understand this." Zhou Chen was a little surprised, but then sneered: "Do you think I can't tell whether it was poisoning or suffocation?"
That's right. Death by suffocation is a very obvious characteristic. The lieutenant is in charge of public security in the capital and has seen numerous deaths, so he would not make such a superficial mistake.
Zhou Chen waved his hand, meaning, take him away.
"Wait a minute." Bai Yue said hurriedly: Mr. Wei obviously died of suffocation, why do you insist that he was poisoned? "
It seems that this is not a secret. An attendant next to Zhou Chen said: "When Taifu Wei was found, he was holding a wine glass in his hand, with foam at the corner of his mouth. There was blood in his mouth and nose. We immediately checked the wine in his glass.
, it’s poisonous, and I used a silver needle to probe my throat, it’s also poisonous.”
This is indeed a very typical symptom of poisoning. Bai Yue was stunned, always feeling that something was wrong.
"It seems that you do have a problem." Zhou Chen's face was gloomy: "Tie her up and take her away."
The men came up immediately, and without waiting for Bai Yue to struggle, they tied her hands together tightly and pulled her out like a piglet.
Suddenly someone seemed to come outside the yard, and there was a sound of footsteps.
Bai Yue was dragged and staggered a few steps. Something tripped his feet and he threw himself forward.
Just when she was about to hit the ground, a hand held her arm.
"Master Jian." Zhou Chen came from behind: "Are you here too?"
Bai Yue looked up in shock and saw that the person holding her up was a young man dressed in black.
Looking from bottom to top, I just feel that he is indescribably majestic. He is actually a very good-looking young man. He has thick eyebrows, starry eyes, a high nose, thin lips and slightly pursed lips, and a very outstanding face.
The young man's hands were also good-looking, with slender fingers that were smooth and smooth. They seemed very light, but they were very powerful to hold her up and hold her up steadily.
"Master Zhou." The man nodded, but said nothing. Instead, he looked at Bai Yue and whispered: "Are you okay? Are you injured?"
Bai Yue shook his head in confusion.
"That's good." The man naturally pulled Bai Yue back and pulled her behind him, and the men who followed him hurriedly untied the thick rope tied around her wrists.
"Master Jian, what do you mean?" Zhou Chen, who came over, was obviously dissatisfied, but seemed to be afraid to suppress this dissatisfaction.
The young man took two steps forward and said loudly to everyone: "I am Jian Yu, the minister of Dali Temple. The murder of Taifu Wei will now be taken over by Dali Temple."
Then, Jian Yu turned around and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Zhou. I will handle the following matters."
As soon as Jian Yu said this, Zhou Chen's subordinates clearly showed displeasure. Some people muttered that Dali Temple still needs to investigate such a clear case. Isn't this just trying to grab credit?
But Zhou Chen immediately glared at his subordinates and said cheerfully: "Okay, then I'll leave the rest to Master Jian."
The rope around Bai Yue's wrist was untied, and she was moving her wrist when Zhou Chen passed by and suddenly stopped, pointing at her.
"This woman." Zhou Chen said, "Her origin is unknown. She is most likely the murderer. Your Excellency, please investigate carefully."
"No." Jian Yu said: "Someone guarantees that she will never be the murderer."
Zhou Chen asked curiously: "Who will guarantee her?"