In the past few days, Yangzhou City has been uneasy.
There was a crayfish poisoning incident before, which caused people to panic, but it finally subsided. As a result, it was reported that someone died from poisoning.
Wanjia's alley was surrounded by government officials. A man covered in black and blue was lying on the ground in the yard. A policeman was carefully checking the cause of death and recording it in a book. At the same time, another policeman led several government officials. Searching for suspicious clues in the house...
Lady Wan was not allowed to stay in the yard. She stood at the gate, covering her lips and crying bitterly.
Many neighbors gathered around the door, chattering among themselves.
"Wan Guangyuan was only in his thirties, so he died suddenly."
"He is so black and blue that he is frightening. He must have been poisoned to death. Who can be so vicious?"
"Mrs. Wan, has your man offended someone..."
Lady Wan stopped crying, and her eyes, which were red from crying, widened: "If I have to offend anyone, I have only offended Suishu recently! That day when she came to treat Lao Wan, I threw a stone at her and missed. Smashed her son's head... Is it because of this that Sui Shuren deliberately poisoned my man... I was wrong, I really shouldn't have gone against Sui Shuren, why should I be so reckless..."
Someone on the side echoed.
"I happened to be there that day. Madam Wan, you are also right. It's not good to throw anything. You have to throw stones."
"Sui Shuren's son looks very scary with his head covered in blood. No mother would be willing to see her son injured like this."
"When there was a flood in Nanyang City, Suishu personally went to the most dangerous flood area and risked her life to save her children. This shows how much she cared about her son."
"Could it be that Sui Shu really deliberately poisoned Wan Guangyuan in order to vent her evil anger?"
"It must be Sui Shu, it must be her!" Wan Niangzi said angrily, "Your Excellency, hurry up and arrest Sui Shu. She killed someone and she must pay with her life!"
The guard in the yard said coldly: "It's not certain whether the murderer is from Sui Shu, but many people have seen Sui Shu coming to Wan's house, and they were alone with the deceased for about half an hour. The prefect will definitely spread the news that Sui Shu is here. You can rest assured that you will cooperate with the investigation."
Just as he was talking, the person searching for clues came out of the room: "There is something strange in the soil in this flower pot. It seems to be poison."
The detective in charge of the case came forward and took a sniff, with a serious look on his face: "The face of the deceased was distorted. He must have gone through a struggle before death. After the murderer forcibly fed the poison, he poured the remaining poison into the flower pot, and Wan Niangzi died. Did you hear anything?"
Lady Wan shook her head: "I am so tired from taking medicine and eating for him every day. I slept very hard last night and didn't hear anything."
Another government official who was looking for clues walked in from the back yard: "Sir, we found footprints outside the backyard wall. They were the footprints of a woman. The woman should have come late at night and climbed over the wall, but there was no sign that the window had been pried open. , it should be to knock on the window and enter the deceased’s bedroom.”
"The woman's footprints, the murderer is indeed a woman!" Wan Niangzi screamed, "It's from Suishu! She is the murderer! My man died so tragically, please give me justice, sir! She is Sui Shu is a third-grade imperial concubine. I shouldn't have offended her. I can kneel down and apologize to her, or I can treat her like a cow or a horse. As long as she can vent her anger, how can she kill someone? How can she call us orphans and widows? live……"
She collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.
The onlookers did not initially believe that Sui Shuren could kill someone, but when clues pointed to the gender of the murderer, they became swayed.
Slowly, another voice sounded from the crowd.
"It's true that Sui Shu is treating people, just to gain a good reputation so that the emperor can promote her again."
"She does everything she can to make money and get promoted. Is such a person worthy of the love of the people?"
"An ordinary citizen just accidentally hurt her son, but she actually wants to kill someone to vent her anger. She is not worthy of being a Sui Shu from the Daewoo Dynasty!"
"Really?" came a cold voice, "Whether I am worthy of being a Suishu or not is not decided by you, and whether I have committed murder or not, a simple clue cannot determine the case!"
Everyone turned around and saw Cheng Wanwan walking from the other end of the alley.
Her face was solemn, and she carried an aura that told strangers not to enter. The people present involuntarily took a step back and made way for her.
Madam Wan stood up suddenly and rushed towards Cheng Wanwan: "You murderer, I'm going to kill you..."
Cheng Yi directly grabbed Wan Niangzi's wrist and said coldly: "If you dare to be disrespectful to Sui Shu again, don't blame me for being rude."
After saying that, she gave Wan Niangzi a hard shake and almost fell to the ground. Her face was full of anger, but she didn't dare to rush over again.
The policemen, police officers and government officials in the yard quickly came over and saluted: "I've seen Suishu people!"
Seeing these people being respectful to Cheng Wanwan, Madam Wan's heart went cold... In the past, some people said that officials protect each other, and she sneered at it, but now...
She covered her lips and couldn't help crying.
Cheng Wanwan spoke quietly: "When I found the woman's footprints, I said that I killed the deceased. Please tell me, am I so stupid? I am a dignified third-rank imperial wife, and I have so many loyal people at my disposal. To kill one person, I still have to do it." Don’t you think it’s ridiculous for Lady Wan to climb over the wall late at night?”
Lady Wan sobbed and said, "Because you don't want anyone to know that you are an executioner..."
"Ms. Wan is so sad, but my sadness for you is not worth it." Cheng Wanwan shook her head, "You have been married to Wan Guangyuan for more than ten years. Do you really know what kind of person he is?"
Lady Wan stopped crying: "What do you mean by this? Don't even think about throwing dirty water on my man!"
Cheng Wanwan raised her head and looked at the people watching: "Neighbors, why don't you tell me, so that Lady Wan can understand the true face of her man!"
The neighbors looked at each other and immediately started chatting.
"Ms. Wan, I told you seven or eight years ago that Wan Guangyuan was out having fun and drinking. If you don't believe it, forget it. She even scolded me for being nosy. I stopped talking about it after that."
"Isn't that right? Several nights in the middle of the night, I saw Wan Guangyuan making love to the fireworks girl at the front door of your house. I wanted to tell you, but your temper... Well, I didn't dare to tell you anyway."
"You always say that Wan Guangyuan cares about you and the children, and that he is the best man in the world...you are just lying to yourself."
"Just now when the detective said that a woman's footprints were found in the backyard, I wanted to say it. It must be a vixen outside who climbed over the wall to have a private meeting with your man. How could you throw dirty water on Sui Shu!"
"Nonsense! You are all talking nonsense!" Lady Wan lost control and yelled, "Wan Guangyuan only likes me. There is no way he is messing around with others. You are jealous of me. Shut up!"
Cheng Wanwan clapped her hands: "Bring people in."
Cheng Jia escorted a woman in through the courtyard door and threw the woman to the ground. The woman was gagged and sobbing non-stop.
Cheng Jia unpacked his bag and took out a pair of shoes covered with mud: "Could you please catch the footprints, sir, are they the same pair of shoes?"
The policeman looked solemn and immediately asked the Yamen to handle it.
The official came back quickly, nodded and said, "Yes, the shoe prints match."
The detective said in a cold voice: "Pull the cloth out of her mouth, I want to question her."
As soon as the cloth was torn off, the woman shouted: "You're wrong... You're wrong, it's not me, it's really not me! I did come to see Wan Guangyuan last night, because Wan Guangyuan was sleeping outside, so I looked through the window I crawled into his bedroom, but he was still fine and energetic at that time, and he even did that thing with me... After I finished doing it, I left. I really didn’t kill anyone! My lord, I’m wronged, I’m really wronged! "
Hearing what this woman said, Wan Niangzi's face turned pale.
The policeman turned around and gave the officer a look, and the officer immediately walked out of the yard to investigate the woman's name and her behavior over the past few days.
After a while, the Yamen came back: "She has been in Baiyuan Garden these days and has not left. Last night, she sneaked into Wan's house at midnight, left half an hour later, and went directly back to Baiyuan Garden. After washing, she went to bed. All Clothes and shoes were not processed..."
The catcher frowned.
Without leaving Baiyuan, it would be difficult to buy poison without anyone noticing.
Moreover, if he really kills someone, he will definitely find ways to deal with the evidence instead of falling asleep... It seems that there is another mystery in this case.
