Chapter 22: The play is good
Zhou Ze held the tea and looked around him.
No one paid attention to his actions, even Sanbao looked at the doctor, only Xiaobai looked up at him with confusion.
Zhou Ze shook his head slightly, Xiaobai was not troublesome either.
I saw that the person frowned. Such a situation was really difficult to deal with.
"Then ask the He family to come. As for these diners, they will all be taken to the government office."
With such an order, the diners stopped doing it.
"We can't afford to delay. The boat is not waiting for anyone. When will this matter be completed?"
At this moment, the three poisoned men began to twitch. Doctor Liu and Yaotong were busy, but they were already powerless.
The three of them looked at their pupils scattering, and Zhou Ze knew that they were all dead.
Four lives were abruptly, and this was a big deal.
There were only a few people who were poisoned, four of them died. They were fine before eating and drinking. As soon as Miss A Zheng came, they were poisoned and had an accident. All the suspicions fell on her.
Zhang Tou was obviously anxious too.
"Take everyone and the body back to the county government. Doctor Liu please follow you. Xiao Wei will take away all the food and wine pots at this table."
With a command, no one was furious this time. After all, so many people died, they all looked at each other and stood up.
The bad people moved one after another and began to clean up the things on the table. When they moved the corpse away, a copper pot appeared under one's feet. A very large copper pot was carved with cumbersome patterns, with some Western-European patterns.
The bad guy raised the copper pot, and Manager Sun hurried forward.
"Zhang Tou, this is not our wine pot. It is probably brought by the guests. We all use porcelain pots, you know."
Doctor Liu also came over, reached out to dip a little liquid in the copper pot, sniffed it and tasted it, and nodded firmly.
"There is poisonous in the wine, and it is also aconitum."
Their head and his face loosened, and the copper pot was hidden under the table. If these two people had not fallen, they would not have been able to find out. It can be seen that it was done on purpose.
"Hold the copper pot, remember to wrap it in cloth, and do not touch it directly."
This command is very professional. It seems that there is a way to confirm who touched the wine pot, otherwise it would not have been like this.
Zhou Ze and the others also stood up with the diners, and Sanbao approached and whispered:
"Young Master, they didn't pay the money. Should I get the money back?"
Zhou Ze paused, this kid is pretty good. He knows he has saved money, but this matter is inappropriate. Only by being low-key can you avoid causing trouble.
"Don't, follow me and don't talk."
Zhou Ze pretended to tidy up his clothes, threw the sweat towel on the ground, and while picking it up, he hid the thick silver needle in his sleeve.
Follow the crowd and quickly arrive at Guangyuan County Government.
After putting down the four wooden boards, the coroner had already stepped forward to check, and Zhou Ze's eyes were following the coroner's movements.
The three people who died later were fine, but corpses appeared on the back and back of He Sanlang.
As Xiaobai said, this person was not just dead. It took time for this corpse spot to appear, but he kept moving, so how could there be corpse spots on his back?
If the corpse spots are pressed down and do not fade, and they will not change according to the change of position, they will die for at least two or three days, and I guess the coroner will be confused at this moment.
Sure enough, the coroner repeatedly checked several times before he stood up with a puzzled look on his face and said to the county magistrate:
"Please look at the Ming Mansion. Xu Sanlang's body has already appeared on his body, and it will not fade. This person died for more than three days, but they said that Xu Sanlang had just been poisoned and died, and the young one is really confused."
The county magistrate was stunned, and the people below were also confused, obviously they were unbelievable by the result.
"Check it carefully?"
The coroner nodded.
"After checking three times, He Sanlang's body has begun to rot, and his abdomen is purple and soft. If it is not used for a long time, it will swell and appear corrupt. This is not a situation that a person who has just died, unless... it is a monster who has occupied He Sanlang's body..."
The coroner said it was quite subtle. The county magistrate glanced at Zhang's head with an inquiring gaze.
"The copper pot has been checked, but who has touched it?"
Open your head and take a step forward.
"I went back to Ming Mansion and checked it. There was the breath of He Sanlang and one of the dead remaining on it."
The county magistrate nodded, and there was no third person. At least it means that the copper pot was brought by He Sanlang himself and had little to do with the store and these diners.
"Have the He family ever been here?"
The two men stepped forward with sad faces.
"We are Sanlang's brothers in Ming Dynasty."
"Did you recognize these three people except He Sanlang? Is there any grudge?"
"I don't recognize it. Sanlang is responsible for the ship service at home on weekdays. He is here to contact him. My brother does not contact him. As for this copper pot, it seems that half a month ago, Sanlang brought it back, saying that it was a fine wine given to him by a merchant from Xiliang. It is said that it is very expensive."
The county magistrate's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the copper pot would find its whereabouts, so he quickly raised his hand.
"Can there be witnesses?"
The man looked sideways behind, and a young man who looked like a servant quickly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and couldn't help but tremble.
"The young man has seen Ming... Ming Mansion, the young man is a servant who serves the He family Sanlang. The copper pot was brought back by him half a month ago and he personally collected it like a treasure. Today, at the end of Si Shi, he left with the copper pot, and did not take any of us servants, saying that he wanted to entertain a banquet for friends."
The county magistrate stroked his beard and kept nodding.
"When did you arrive at He's family?"
The brother of He Sanlang quickly replied:
"When I returned to the Ming Mansion, this kid was born in the family. He was originally in the village and was sent to Saburo for care at the age of seven. It is estimated that Saburo didn't know that the wine was poisonous, but it is impossible to verify who gave him the wine."
The county magistrate nodded and signaled the servant to sign and seal it.
Zhou Ze narrowed his eyes slightly. This matter is very hasty. Isn’t it possible to investigate such changes in the body?
Even the poisonous wine brought by my family needs to be verified. Why is the case a little bit like acting with me if I have been closed in such a hasty way of closing the case?
Zhou Ze glanced at Miss Azheng. She sat on a chair, covering her mouth and nose with a veil, and occasionally retching, her face pale as paper.
Is she affected by the fish or is it related to her?
Thinking of the thick needle, Zhou Ze could not judge, but he didn't want to make trouble. After all, the county magistrate had announced that the case was an accident, so he asked the He family to contact the families of the three deceased to compensate.
Then the county magistrate took a photo of the gavel and asked everyone to withdraw, and the He family left a signature and sealed it.
Zhou Ze did not stop and followed the crowd out of the county government.
The Three Treasures followed behind, and kept worrying about the two hundred coins.
"Young Master, please go back to the inn first. I will go to Huichunlou to ask for money. If others don't give it, we can't pay too much!"
After saying that, he ran away.
Zhou Ze smiled and shook his head, but stopped, standing in front of a stall with pearl hairpins, fiddling with the things on it.
Xiaobai jumped into Zhou Ze's arms and looked up at Zhou Ze.
"What's wrong? Do you want to investigate the case?"
"I didn't want to investigate the case. The magistrate of Guangyuan County did not want to cause trouble. The He family wanted to calm down the situation. The Sanlang, who was originally in charge, died. The two of them became beneficiaries. It seemed that everyone was happy, but how did He Sanlang get contaminated with evil spirits?
I was just curious. After I arrived in Hejiang, if I encountered such a thing, I couldn’t just mention it all, right? Anyway, I have plenty of time, so it’s not an exaggeration to see the excitement.”
Xiaobai curled his lips.
"I can't help myself, no matter what you pick up that needle?"
Zhou Ze was speechless for a moment, and he actually had his own plans.
Following him to the yamen, he actually wanted to see if he saw the evil man, whether his ability to see the ghost in his heart was still there before.
I have been away from the capital for more than ten days and have never seen anyone else's heart again. Could it be that my ability is gone?
Xiaobai can be by his side for a year, but what about a year later?
The more I think about Zhou Ze, the more worried he is, so I must try it once while today.
At this moment, the He brothers came out.
Behind the two, there were many servants and mother-in-laws. One of them was holding A Zheng and the other was holding the blind old man. The two brothers kept winking between each other.
Then, the older one nodded slightly to A Zheng, without any apology, and his eyes kept circulating on A Zheng, smiling lustfully.
"No matter what, the He family is ashamed of this matter. We will compensate you. You can take these silver coins. After all, you still have to see a doctor and you can't do business.
In addition, our He family has an empty house at the foot of the mountain. I will send you there to rest. I will live as long as I want to live for a lifetime."
As he said that, he was about to reach out and grab A Zheng's hand. A Zheng quickly avoided and shook her head, with panic on her face.
"Ah, the He family's big brother is so serious. My father and I will take the lead and say goodbye."
A Zheng was distant and didn't go to take the money. She helped the blind old man and was about to leave.
The Erlang of the He family was anxious and stepped forward to take A Zheng's way.
"Why are you so ignorant? My brother doesn't want money for you, but you don't want to give your residence. If you go there, you will never have to worry about food for your whole life. You don't want this. What do you want to do? Could it be that you want to enter the house and let our brothers marry him?"
Such shameless words, the two of them said that they didn’t blush and their hearts were not beating. Zhou Ze frowned, something was wrong with them.
A Zheng took a step back and staggered a little. The woman let go at the same time. A Zheng and the blind old man both fell to the ground.
Xiaobai tickled.
Chapter completed!