The onlookers were frightened and stood outside the courtyard wall with pale faces.
Cheng Wanwan sneered and said: "Master He is really good at it. Do you think that by killing the only witness, you can't prove that you are the murderer?"
"What do people from Sui Shu mean?" He Tongji looked innocent. "As soon as Xiaguan heard about it, he came over. Before he could say a few words, he was assassinated. He had something to do with Xiaguan. What does it have to do with it? Xiaguan knows that there have been some misunderstandings between the He family and the Suishu people, but that is a matter between the Suisu people and the direct branch of the He family, why bother to embarrass Xiaguan, a side branch..."
What happened to the eldest young master of the He family in Dahe Village was widely spread in the capital. Some people in Yangzhou had naturally heard of it. However, because of the distance between Yangzhou and the capital, the common people did not know very well and did not dare to do so in front of both parties. There was a lot of discussion.
"As soon as Mr. He arrived, the only witness died. It's hard to say that it has nothing to do with Mr. He. Of course, I will not slander Mr. He with empty teeth."
Cheng Wanwan took two steps, walked to the deceased Huang Saner, bent down and pulled out the sharp weapon from the deceased's forehead.
However, she was too weak and a little afraid of dead bodies, so she failed.
Cheng Jia stepped forward and whispered: "Why don't you come down?"
Cheng Wanwan nodded and gave up his position.
Cheng Jia held the deceased's head with one hand and pulled out the sharp weapon with the other hand. Since the deceased had just died, a large amount of blood poured out as soon as the thing was pulled out, which was particularly shocking.
The man next to him opened his mouth. He originally wanted to stop him because he hadn't done an autopsy yet... but after thinking about it, he gave up.
This is a game between Sui Shu and Master He. He should remain invisible. When he is needed, someone will naturally let him play.
Cheng Wanwan took out a handkerchief, wrapped the sharp weapon, and looked at it carefully.
Then, she showed a smile: "Master He said that this matter has nothing to do with you, so may I ask, why is there a word of congratulation engraved on this sharp weapon?"
"What?!" He Tongji's expression suddenly changed, "Show me, this is impossible!"
He stretched out his hand to snatch it.
Cheng Wanwan quickly retreated and stood behind Cheng A and Cheng B.
She sneered: "What if it is given to Mr. He and Mr. He destroys the physical evidence?"
She wrapped the sharp tool properly with a handkerchief, turned around, and avoided everyone's sight. She fiddled with it a little, and then handed the thing to the policeman. "This is evidence, please keep it safe."
The policeman looked solemn: "Don't worry, Suishu people, the evidence is there, but the evidence is destroyed and the person is dead."
He Tongji panicked: "This must be someone deliberately slandering my He family. This evidence can never be counted as evidence in court. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
"Master He, why are you so anxious?" Cheng Wanwan smiled sarcastically, "There are so many people named He in the world, even if there is a word of congratulations on a sharp weapon, it doesn't mean anything. You are so anxious, it seems as if this belongs to your He family. It’s the same thing!”
He Tongji quickly put away his anxious expression. He looked around and saw everyone looking at him with strange eyes, even the prefect of Yangzhou was no exception.
He gritted his teeth, this woman was too scheming, no wonder the young master fell into her hands!
He was roasted on the fire for no apparent reason!
Moreover, he also heard a lot of people talking.
"The He family killed Huang San'er and eliminated the evidence. That means Master He killed Wan Guangyuan."
"Listen to this, Mr. He assassinated Wan Guangyuan in order to frame the Sui Shu people, but he didn't expect that the Sui Shu people would see through the conspiracy."
"There is obviously insufficient evidence in this case. It can't prove that Mr. He killed him, right?"
"The sharp weapons have the word "congratulations" engraved on them. They must be the weapons of the He family. Don't forget, the He family likes to raise dead soldiers. It should be the dead soldiers of the He family who did it."
"I didn't expect the He family to be so vicious..."
Hearing these remarks, He Tongji's head almost exploded.
The Yangzhou magistrate said coldly: "Take all the physical evidence and the two corpses and go back to the Yamen!"
The government officials immediately took the order, carried the bodies of Wan Guangyuan and Huang San'er onto stretchers, and walked outside. Mrs. Wan followed them in tears.
Cheng Wanwan asked: "Sir, do I need to go to the Yamen to cooperate with the investigation?"
The Yangzhou magistrate paused and then said: "If necessary, I will send someone to deliver the message."
He is a fourth-grade person, and Sui Shuren is a third-grade person. Moreover, the Holy Grace is so strong that he does not dare to offend easily. Another one, it is obvious that this case has little to do with Sui Shuren.
The people from the Yamen left in great numbers.
Cheng Wanwan raised his eyes and looked at the people watching, and said loudly: "Everyone happens to be here, so let me announce something. At three o'clock today, at the gate of Yangzhou East City, I will hold a free gourmet banquet for everyone. Come and join in the fun.”
Everyone present was in disbelief.
"I heard that Dahe Town has held two food festivals, which were very lively."
"It seems that if you pay twenty cents per person to enter, you can eat a lot of good food for free."
"People from Suishu came to Yangzhou City to hold a food festival. We, the people at the bottom of the class, are in for a treat."
"Twenty cents is not expensive..."
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "Tonight's gourmet banquet does not require any admission fee. You are welcome to attend on time. If you come late, there may be no food."
Hearing that no money was needed, the beggars in the alley became agitated. No one wanted to miss such an advantage.
Yangzhou city is huge and has a huge population. Everyone knows that if you arrive late, you will really run out of delicious food. Therefore, before the time arrives, a large number of people have gathered at the gate of Dongcheng.
A temporary kitchen had been set up here long ago, and Cheng Wanwan started planning today's gourmet banquet three days ago.
This time, most people have been cured of the crayfish poisoning incident. On the surface, it seems to have come to an end. But in fact, if someone mentions crayfish in the future, they will still think that it is a poison and inedible, which will affect future market sales. …Tonight’s event is necessary to dispel this perception once and for all.
A free gourmet banquet means spending money, but some money must be spent without feeling distressed, otherwise you will not be able to make more money.
Cheng Wanwan was wearing a short-breasted shirt that was easy to move around, and was checking various preparations in the kitchen.
The permanent population of Yangzhou City should be more than 500,000, and with the merchants traveling around, the population is estimated to reach almost 800,000 or 900,000. Of course, it is impossible for everyone to come to join in the fun, but the people at the bottom are the majority, so I guess there will be at least 800,000 people here tonight. Two hundred thousand people come, which means that two hundred thousand people have to prepare delicious food.
The merchant ship coming from Dahe Town transports crayfish at the bottom of the cabin, and the upper layer is full of various ingredients, mainly potatoes.
This thing is very filling and can make all kinds of delicious food. Tonight is a potato feast, fried potatoes, fried potatoes, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, potato chips, potato sticks... In addition, she We also prepared a large amount of melon seeds, which can be kneaded for a long time. We also prepared a lot of dried snack fruits. We also brought a large amount of ice powder seeds to make a large amount of ice powder on site for human consumption...
The cost of potatoes is ten cents per catty, totaling one hundred thousand catties, which consumes one thousand taels of silver.
Fried melon seeds cost about twenty cents per catty, totaling one hundred thousand catties, which is almost two thousand taels of silver.
Various other dried fruits, drinks, ice powder, etc... The total cost of all kinds of food is as high as 8,000 taels of silver.
Not to mention, she also invited hundreds of women to prepare meals, rent venues, pots and pans, tables and chairs, etc. This was also a huge expense...
This amount of money is not much for some wealthy households in Yangzhou, but it is still quite a lot. To say the least, even if it is not worth mentioning to them, they will never spend so much money to invite irrelevant people. Eat delicious food...
The sun is gradually setting in the west, and there are more and more people at the east city gate.
