The second night.
Xu Zhen was rubbing his temples with both hands in front of his desk, still thinking hard about the bizarre poisoning case three years ago.
He asked several more people and finally found out why Meng Qinghui, the richest man at that time, had to take Yu Niang away from Meng Qingxi's family and force her to marry his son Meng Zhichao.
It turns out that it was all the matchmaker’s fault.
Meng Qinghui himself is very superstitious. Although his family has a great business, he only has one son, Meng Zhichao, and he also suffers from leg disease, which makes him believe in Feng Shui fortune-telling.
He asked an expert to tell his son that Meng Zhichao wanted to marry a woman who was born at noon in the leap month of the Gengzi year.
Because the leap month at noon represents the "fire in the furnace" in fire, the Meng family has been in the medicine business for generations. Only this fire in the furnace can make his family prosperous and make money.
However, this kind of girl is too difficult to find. Even if she can be found, her appearance, family and other factors may not be suitable.
Therefore, Meng Qinghui has not married Meng Zhichao for a long time, and the matchmaking industry has long been aware of Mr. Meng's request and is also looking for her tirelessly.
It is conceivable that when Yu Niang and Meng Zhixiao exchanged their birth dates, the matchmaker was surprised to find that Yu Niang actually met the conditions of Master Meng Qinghui.
Driven by profit, the matchmaker quickly found Meng Qinghui and told him about the matter.
So, Meng Qinghui hurriedly pried Yu Niang away from Meng Qingxi's home.
Meng Qingxi was originally Meng Qinghui's uncle and brother. It was naturally a shame to have his daughter-in-law taken away from his uncle's family.
But Meng Qinghui was very wealthy and gave him a huge amount of compensation to silence him.
However, it is not known where Meng Qinghui invited the masters from. On the first day that Yu Niang married into Meng Qinghui's family, a serious incident occurred that destroyed her family and her family.
Is this so-called "fire in the furnace" overheated?
In this way, the possibility of poisoning one's love becomes lower and lower.
Meng Zhichao had low self-esteem due to his leg disease and a relatively gentle personality. He had never heard of having any relationship with a girl from another family.
It seemed to Xu Zhen that there was still no clue to the case.
Today, he asked almost everyone in the village to find out the ins and outs of the whole thing, and also learned some relatively secret information.
But this information is obviously irrelevant to the case.
It's so difficult!
Even though Xu Zhen is an experienced criminal detective, he still feels helpless.
He previously wanted to devise several strategies to knock down the mountain and shake the tiger, but in the end he rejected it.
As the saying goes, if you don't see a rabbit, don't release the hawk. If you release the hawk too early, you will only scare the rabbits away. qs
Just when Xu Zhen was at a loss what to do, a pair of soft arms suddenly appeared on his shoulders, it was the maid Qin Yin.
She grasped it with both hands and massaged Xu Zhen's shoulders.
"Master," Qinyin said, "Let me relax for you, you have worked too hard!"
Xu Zhen wanted to refuse, but he didn't expect that Qinyin's technique was professional. With just a few grasps, Xu Zhen felt relieved.
hey-hey……
Ancient times also have their advantages. Xu Zhen secretly rejoiced. It was also a pleasure to have a maid as skilled as Qin Yin.
So, he closed his eyes and enjoyed it happily.
He said he was relaxed, but his thoughts were still racing at high speed. Somehow, he thought of Meng Zhixiao again.
Now it seems that it can be explained that Meng Jixiao seemed so calm when being questioned. Because he travels all year round and is well-informed, it is common sense for him not to panic and to be calm and calm when encountering problems.
But... for some reason, Xu Zhen still felt that something was wrong with this person.
But I couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.
well……
Xu Zhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew that the whole village could not be sealed off for too long. It must be lifted by tomorrow night at the latest, otherwise major changes would occur.
After all, he did not have a real order from the county government, and the case was very important. If he still
If you don't have a clue, you can only return in vain.
Is there... is there really no other way?
As the saying goes, once is born, twice is familiar. Although there is no progress in the case, Xu Zhen and Qin Yin are getting closer and closer.
Qinyin is also very happy with Xu Zhen, a gentle and considerate master.
Before this, she had been bullied and humiliated, and lived in dire straits every day, where life was worse than death. Now that she finally met a master who was so loving to her, she was naturally very satisfied.
Moreover, after getting along with each other for a few days, Qin Yin discovered that Xu Zhen was not very young, but he was well-informed and knowledgeable. No matter what topic he chatted with, Xu Zhen responded fluently and continued the conversation.
This made Qinyin very happy, as if she had found a close friend, and she was full of admiration for Xu Zhen.
In addition, in other aspects, Xu Zhen is also extraordinary, making the piano sound extremely sweet and moist.
Therefore, this beauty from the East China Sea legacy had already secretly promised to give everything she had to Xu Zhen...
Interestingly, this lifestyle of being tense during the day and relaxing at night actually inspired a series of inspirations in Xu Zhen.
Early on the third day, he made a new major decision.
"What!?"
When the villagers of Yaochang Village learned about Xu Zhen's decision, they were all shocked.
"Let's all gather at Meng Qinghui's old house to re-enact the scene?"
"Yeah, what do you mean by reenacting the scene?" Some people were confused, "Could it be that... you want us to drink poisonous wine again?"
"Oh, don't waste time," the villager who reported the news shouted to everyone, "Let us gather within half an hour. Anyone who is late is a suspect!"
"ah?"
When everyone heard this, they no longer cared about it and quickly made preparations. They all rushed to the old house of Meng Qinghui's family.
Among them, Meng Jixiao was no exception. When he followed his neighbor to the old house, he found that the door of the abandoned old house was open and the yard was crowded with people.
The three Li Zheng and Baozheng Li Youcai began to assign seats to the people present according to the drawings Xu Zhen had drawn before.
Looking inside the courtyard, tables and benches have already been set up, and people are already taking their seats...
"Oh, what on earth are you doing?" Someone nearby said, "People can't be perfect. There are people who were poisoned to death at the time, and people who left the village later. Restoring the scene, what's the use of it? Can we still arrest them?" Is there a real murderer?"
"Yeah," another complained, "If you ask me, since we want to restore the scene, it's better to let Meng Zhichao and his wife put on wedding clothes and hold another wedding banquet!"
People were all talking about it, and one of them, Li Zheng, suddenly called out Meng Zhixiao's name.
"Coming, coming." Meng Zhixiao did not dare to neglect, and immediately walked through the crowd and came to the front.
"You sit in this seat," Satozheng pointed to one of the seats, and after pointing, he suddenly asked, "Jihyo, where is your father? Why didn't he come?"
"Ah?" Meng Zhixiao was surprised, "My father is at home! He didn't attend the wedding, so what is he doing here?"
"We don't know either," Gailizheng said casually, "The catcher said that not only those who attended the wedding banquet, but others will also come to watch."
"Ah?" Meng Zhixiao frowned, "On the sidelines?"
"Yes," Li Zheng said, "Maybe the catcher wants to announce who the murderer is in public? Call your father over quickly, so as not to miss the show."
"oh."
Meng Zhixiao nodded, immediately left the yard, and went home to call his father, Meng Qingxi.
Unexpectedly, when he came home and pushed the door open, the door was bolted.
He had no choice but to bang on the door and call out from outside: "Dad, open the door!"
"Coming, coming..." Soon, Meng Qingxi ran out of the house and opened the door.
"Dad..." Although Meng Zhixiao noticed that Meng Qingxi was a little panicked, he did not intervene. He just pointed outside and explained the reason to him.
"What?" Meng Qingxi was startled. "The murderer...can the murderer be caught?"
"Who knows!" Meng Zhixiao urged, "Go as soon as possible. If you go late, people will be suspicious."
"Oh, oh..." So, Meng Qingxi didn't have time to pack her things, so she immediately locked the door from the outside and left with Meng Zhixiao.
Unexpectedly, just after the father and son left, a person appeared from behind the firewood pile in the yard...
