As the backbone of all the officials present, Liu Daming should have been the one to talk about the matter, but he had been confused by the chef's absconding. He was worried and frightened, and for a while he no longer knew how to deal with himself. The master, Li Chunma, has not recovered from the shock at this moment, so naturally he has nothing to argue with. How can the rest of the people dare to deal with such a big matter? He spoke indiscriminately, and as a result, the huge West Flower Hall fell into a strange dead silence, and the depressive atmosphere was so thick that it made people breathless.
"Master Liu, we must not let that chef escape!"
Seeing everyone waiting for a long time without saying a word, Yan Wanshan became anxious. You must know that the King of Yue sent him out this time in order to protect Gao Zhizhou, but now Gao Zhizhou actually He died so bizarrely, or died in the residence of the fourth prince Li Chun. No matter how he calculated it, Yan Wanshan would have difficulty explaining it to the King of Yue. The only plan now was to catch the absconding cook and see if he could follow the clues. Only by finding the culprit behind it can we alleviate some of the guilt. I don't want to be missed by a bunch of bureaucrats, so I go ahead regardless.
"Um?"
Liu Daming was anxiously thinking about countermeasures when he was suddenly interrupted by someone. His expression was a little ugly. However, when he saw that the person speaking was the commander of the guards brought by Gao Zhizhou, he couldn't figure out the details. It was not good to have an attack casually, so he could only frown in displeasure and snort coldly.
"Yes, we can't let that guy escape. Uncle Yan, do you have any ideas?"
Liu Daming didn't know Yan Wanshan's ability, so he didn't dare to express his position easily, but Li Chun knew it very well. When he saw Yan Wanshan speak, he woke up suddenly, as if someone who fell into the water had caught the last one. Like a piece of straw, he quickly shouted loudly.
"Yeah, but you have to do it early. There is a tracking expert under a certain man. His surname is Song and his name is Ke. He has a special skill. He can find the enemy's traces by smell. But there are many people at the moment. If the smell is mixed, there will be no chance."
Yan Wanshan was a confidant of the King of Yue, so he would not take Liu Daming as the governor in his eyes. He ignored how ugly his face was and just exchanged opinions with Li Chun.
"Okay, okay, without further ado, please ask Uncle Yan to send someone there as soon as possible. No matter what the need is, my nephew will have no reason not to allow it."
Having a straw to grasp at, Li Chundeng immediately became energetic and made his own decision without asking Liu Daming for his opinion.
"In that case, Yan will make arrangements now!"
Yan Wanshan only had Li Chun in his eyes, not Liu Daming at all. He had asked for permission before, which was polite, but what he got in exchange was a cold reception. This made Yan Wanshan extremely dissatisfied. At this time, he was even more dissatisfied. He didn't even look at Liu Daming. As soon as he finished socializing with Li Chun, he left the West Flower Hall and went to arrange related matters without mentioning it.
"Ahem!"
Looking at Yan, Li and Li replied in this way, making it clear that they did not take him, the highest official in the state, into consideration. Liu Daming couldn't help but feel angry for a while. However, Gao Zhizhou's death was really of great concern. It was a bit serious, and Liu Daming didn't dare to carry this burden easily. After thinking about it, he felt that it would be appropriate for Yan Wanshan to come forward to sort it out. In a word, it was just a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor. One more thing The road is finally good. Of course, as the highest governor of the state, Liu Daming must have a way to deal with such important matters, so he pretended to cough twice and attracted everyone's attention.
"Ah, Mr. Liu, although someone has been tracking the cook, we are afraid that he has accomplices to help him. If there is a change, I am afraid it is not a joke. Please send the state army to coordinate with Mr. Liu."
When Liu Daming made such a fuss, Li Chun realized that his previous arrogance was a bit too much. But in the presence of all the state officials, Li Chun did not want to bow his head and admit his mistake, so he decided to discuss it.
The tone expressed the request.
"There's no rush, I'd better let him test it first before discussing!"
Speaking of which, Liu Daming is also one of the first batch of North Gate bachelors, but his official career is far behind others. The root cause is that his personality is too stubborn. At this time, he is obviously thinking about solving the case this morning so that he can
To reduce one's own responsibilities, when the words came to his mouth, he became a different person, adopting a non-committal attitude towards Li Chun's request.
"This... is, I will obey your orders."
Li Chun was also a sensible person. Although he was very anxious, when he saw that Liu Daming wanted to retaliate against his previous expertise, he had no choice but to respectfully agree to the promise and step aside.
"Sir, according to the investigation, it is known that Mr. Gao died of snake venom. The food itself did not contain poison, but the food plate was coated with a layer of toxin. Therefore, the person who examined the food could not detect the location of the poison. In addition,
A rag left by the escaped cook Wang Biao was found in the dining room. The toxins detected in it are consistent with those smeared on the food plate. This person must be a serious suspect."
Such a huge case happened in Sima's house. The man who was recruited did not dare to be careless in the slightest. Not only did he arrive very quickly, but the entire inspection was also very fast. It only took a cup of tea to figure it out.
The basic facts of the case were quickly reported to Liu Daming.
"Yeah!" Liu Daming felt a little relieved when he heard that the root cause of the matter was indeed the Sima Mansion itself. Although he still couldn't escape the involvement, at least most of the responsibility should be shouldered by Li Chun, the son of the Yue King.
, In view of this, he had to put the matter completely on Li Chun's head. After waving away the gangster, he looked at Li Chun with a serious look and asked almost word for word: "Li Chun."
Sir, where did this cook come from? Why did he do such a treasonous thing, huh?"
"Your Excellency, it is clear to me that this cook was recommended to Xiaguan by the second son of your mansion when he first arrived in Caizhou. He tried it a few times and found that his skills were acceptable, so he started using him. Magistrate Cai Yanglin can help with this matter."
The lower official will testify."
Although Li Chun had not been an official for a long time, he had grown up in the palace since he was a child and was very familiar with conspiracies. As soon as he heard it, he knew what Liu Daming's intentions were. Not to be outdone, he told the truth in a respectful manner.
, unceremoniously dragged Liu Daming into the water.
"Is this happening? Well..."
Liu Daming originally thought that he could use this to reduce his responsibilities, but he never expected that the matter would go around and around, and then go around to his own backyard. His head started to hurt. For a while, he really didn't know how to change the current situation.
"Report, Mr. Liu and Mr. Li have discovered the whereabouts of the absconding cook Wang Biao. He is currently hiding in a house in the south of the city. Commander Yan is worried about the lack of manpower and dare not move without permission. Please send troops to help immediately!"
Just when Liu Daming was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say, he saw a personal guard of Gao Zhizhou rush in from outside and report urgently.
"What?"
Liu Daming originally had no hope at all for the so-called tracking proposed by Yan Wanshan. In his mind, it was just a false promise, but he never expected that Yan Wanming could actually find the cook in such a short period of time. His whereabouts, he was so shocked that he immediately screamed out of control.
"Master Liu, it is not advisable to delay the matter. Otherwise, things may change. Please order Master Liu immediately to mobilize the state army to apprehend the suspect!"
Although Li Chun is a scholar, he has had a lot of contact with Yan Wanshan, so he will not have any doubts about Yan Wanshan's abilities. Now that he has heard about the whereabouts of the suspect, how can he still calm down? The ground started shouting.
"Okay, here's the order, the state army will attack immediately and be sure to capture the suspect and his accomplices!"
At this point, Liu Daming didn't have time to think carefully about whether there might be anything fishy inside. He just thought about solving the case and absolving him, so he didn't have any hesitation. He waved his hand and gave the order in a loud voice. He had his own side waiting for him. The accompanying attaché went to give orders to the state troops who had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time. In a moment, there was the sound of horse hooves, and more than a thousand state troops, led by a captain, rushed to the place where the suspect was found. In the street, someone came forward to lead the famous captain to see Yan Wanshan, who had been waiting impatiently.
"The last general, Fu Rong, will see Commander Yan."
Yan Wanshan now holds the title of general, which is two levels higher than that of a state military captain. The captain did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest. When he saw Yan Wanshan's face , followed immediately by a standard military salute.
"Captain Fu, there is no need to be polite. Time is urgent. In order to prevent the suspected criminal from escaping again, we will immediately unite our troops to rush into the house and capture the thief!"
Yan Wanshan was so impatient that he had no time to chat with the prefectural military academy captain Duo Gou. He didn't even reply to the courtesy, but already issued an order in a hurry.
"Promise, I will obey your orders!"
Fu Rong was extremely dissatisfied with Yan Wanshan's attitude, but he did not dare to miss the main business because of this. He could only respond with a solemn expression, return to his headquarters, quickly mobilized troops and horses, and surrounded the entire house. , before they were deployed in place, Yan Wanshan could not wait to lead his troops into the courtyard, and a fierce battle broke out in an instant - in the darkness, although the group of people in the courtyard did not know the situation, their men They were both extremely tough and had no intention of surrendering at all. Soon they were fighting with Yan Wanshan and others. Both sides were good players. For a while, it was hard to decide the outcome, but when Fu Rong commanded his army, Entering, the battle situation soon became one-sided.
As soon as they saw the state army approaching, the strong men in the house suddenly realized something was wrong and shouted words such as misunderstanding. However, Yan Wanshan and others, who were already red-eyed, were not willing to listen. The fierce fights continued, and they were exhausted. With the combined efforts of nine bulls and two tigers, those who dared to resist were finally captured or killed, and the resistance in the yard was completely broken. However, after a thorough search, only the robes of the absconding suspect were found in the backyard. However, they could not find him, so everyone had no choice but to escort all the captured thieves back to Sima's Mansion.
"Come on, bring the leader of the thieves to me!"
As soon as he learned that the suspect himself had not been caught, Liu Daming's face darkened, and he roared in anger, as his subordinates failed to do as he was told.
"why you?"
The prisoner had just been brought to the court. When Li Chun saw it, he was startled. He jumped up on pins and needles and pointed at the prisoner as if he had seen a ghost. He was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped to the ground...