"Let's get back to the confessions. In fact, there are so many confusing confessions. If you sort them out, you will know that the last people in the shop that night were the cook, the waiter Erzhu, the shopkeeper Niu, Madam Luo, and Madam Luo's boss. The girl is silver-red. Most of the Zheng family went back to the Zheng family's house before Shopkeeper Niu sorted out the molds. Even Zheng Ping himself went back to the house. The boy named Zhuzhu said: "Usually people in the shop finish eating at the same time. I went home for dinner. I was in charge of the shop, so I slept in the shop. I finished my work in the front shop at Xushi and went to the back kitchen to have something to eat. When I passed by the warehouse, I took a special look at Shopkeeper Niu. It's inside. I also asked the shopkeeper if he wanted to help, but shopkeeper Niu said no, he had already done it, just check again. On weekdays, I always look for some leftover steamed buns and vegetables in the kitchen. That day, the cook also In the kitchen, the fire in the stove has not been extinguished, and she is still working on the stove. Isn't there a tea shop meeting the next day? We usually invite the tea shops to have a banquet in our shop. Who calls us master? He was the manager of a tea shop. The cook made me a bowl of noodles and added a big piece of meat. When I was full, I went to rest in the back room. My room was diagonally opposite the warehouse. Who I could see wherever I walked. The cook and Yin Hong passed by in the middle. The cook didn't cook that late on weekdays. She turned off the stove and came out. It was extremely dark. There was no light and she couldn't see anything. I was stunned. I woke up to look for a lantern for her, saying that the fire stick in her hand wouldn't last long. I couldn't find the lantern in the shop, so I lent her the oil lamp in my room. The silver and red one was even later, and I heard someone's voice. Just yelled who it was, and Yinhong said it was me. I would find some food for the eldest lady, so I left her alone.'
The cook's confession said: "I could see the warehouse from the kitchen, and the cattle shopkeeper Xu Shi came out and went home." He is not a servant of the Zheng family and has his own house. Every time, I walked from the kitchen to the back door. That day, when the shopkeeper walked to the kitchen, he remembered that he didn't bring a lantern and borrowed a lantern from the kitchen to light it before leaving. The time is not wrong, the kitchen has a missing time, I have to watch the time to serve the food, it is absolutely not wrong.
There was a lot of work that day. We usually finish our work at midnight, but we were busy until three quarters that day. A lot of stews and boiled dishes had to be prepared in advance, otherwise it would be too late. Until I finished my work, put out the fire in the stove, and confirmed that the candles were out, I went back to my room to sleep. When I left the kitchen, I couldn't see my fingers, so I went back to get the fire seal. It took me a long time to find the store in the kitchen. There was only one lantern in the kitchen and the shopkeeper took it away. It was Erzhu who lent me the oil lamp in his room. Just returned to the room. When I left, the light in the lady's second floor private room was on. I asked Miss Yinhong if she wanted to make something to eat for her. Yinhong said she couldn't eat anything at the moment, so I said I would turn off the stove and go back to the house to sleep. . '
Let's look at the confession of Luo's personal maid: "At three o'clock in the morning, the eldest lady had not rested yet, because there was a lot of work to be done at the tea shop meeting on the second day, so it was very late. The eldest lady said she wanted to have a midnight snack. I took the tea soup I had just ordered to the kitchen. My wife likes to use some refreshing tea to make rice in the evening. Passing by the warehouse on the way to the kitchen, I saw that the door of the warehouse was closed, but there was no movement. Later, I saw that the fire in the kitchen stove was out, so I took some prepared dry snacks back, and my wife ate some with tea. It wasn't until a quarter of the hour that my wife finished her work, and we went back to the house to rest. "
Looking at Mrs. Luo's confession again, Mrs. Luo said, "A lot of things need to be prepared for the tea shop meeting on the second day." After dinner, my husband went back to his study to sort out the paperwork, because every year after the tea ceremony, the tea farmers would gather together for a meal, and I had to prepare this meal. It was a matter of honor for my husband, so I was busy until Xu Shi. . I felt a little hungry later on, so I happened to order a cup of tea, so I asked Yinhong to go to the kitchen and make some tea and rice to cushion the meal. Yinhong came back and said that the stove fire was out. She brought me some dry snacks. I felt tired after eating a few bites, so we went back to the house with Yinhong. When I went back, the master was still busy in the study. I was too tired, so I went to bed after washing up. '
You must have read the confession of Shopkeeper Niu many times. An Ying said: "Read it again and see: 'I was busy from Youshi to Xushi, and I didn't even have time to eat in the meantime. I rushed home after finishing my work. Because I am not a servant of the Zheng family, nor do I live in the Zheng family. My home is at the other end of Qingyuan Street. Xu Shi can't be wrong, because when I passed by the kitchen, I felt it was too dark, so I remembered that I didn't bring a lantern, so I asked the kitchen to borrow a lantern. , that is Xu Shi, the cook can vouch for me. I went out and met the patrolling policeman on the road. That night was Captain Lu. You can also ask. It was almost Haishi when I arrived home. .My wife made noodle soup, and I took a rest after eating it. Early the next morning, I went to the shop, loaded the boxes on the carriage, and went to the tea farm.'"
Su Huangzhe nodded and said, "That's interesting. It's also possible to read such a detailed confession."
Xiao Yi scratched his head and said, "I'm keeping an eye on this confession. I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
"If you look at the confession and the scene together, you will find a big problem." An Ying closed the confession book and said: "We went to the backyard of Zheng's tea shop. There is a warehouse diagonally in front of the kitchen, so the cook said that we can do it from the stove I saw the movement in the warehouse. There was a low wall in front of the kitchen to block the smoke, and there was an osmanthus tree next to it, so the lighting in the kitchen was very poor. It had been rainy days in a row in those days, and it was very late that day. The warehouse of light has been locked. Look at what the cook said. She turned off the fire on the stove and couldn't see her fingers when she came out. Look at the shopkeeper Niu passing by the kitchen and realizing it was dark before he remembered that he didn't take a lantern. The words of several people confirmed it before and after. Go up. On the other hand, look at the confessions of Yinhong and Luo Shi. Yinhong came down from the second floor with the ordered tea soup in her hand. Why did she find snacks in the kitchen? "
When Xiao Yi heard this, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "Why didn't I think of it! With the tea soup in her hand, she couldn't pick up the lighted object. The cook spent a long time looking for the fire folds. How could Yinhong find any snacks. "
An Ying nodded and said: "So the most likely thing is that Yinhong didn't go into the kitchen, she went to the warehouse. From the second floor to the warehouse, you can also use the light in the room on the second floor. But the second pillar heard the sound and shouted Come out, Yinhong had to make up a reason for such an illogical situation."
Xiao Yi suddenly realized: "In that case, Mrs. Luo is also in the same group. Her confession was obviously against Yinhong. So that night Yinhong went into the warehouse and stuffed the Xiaofengtuan mold into the box."
"Yes. Yinhong and Madam Luo must have lied. That night they conspired to put the poisoned mold back into the box."
Su Huangzhe looked calm, pointed his hand on the table and said: "Ignore this point for now. You continue."
An Ying calmed down and said: "The things in Luo Shi's baggage look strange, but actually it's very simple to understand. What is in this baggage is for changing clothes. Luo Shi is going to change his clothes and escape."
Xiao Yi was shocked: "How dare this little lady run away on her own? She is too courageous. There is not even any paperwork in the bag, so where can she run?"
"Xiao Yi, didn't you control all the people in her natal family? The team leader brought back several members of her natal family and searched her natal family. Separate Yinhong and Luo Shi for another trial." Su Huangzhe said, and then He turned around and said, "Miss An, did you find anything else?"
An Ying shook his head and said: "I have only found these so far. Can I take the confession book back and look at it again? Can I also look at the other confessions? I always feel that there are still some things that I haven't figured out yet."
"What can't you understand?" Xiao Yi patted An Ying on the shoulder: "You have figured everything out. Now let's find out where the poison came from and why it was poisoned. Only after Luo Shi and Yin Hong interrogate this can we understand , Just thinking about it won't do. I'm good at judging people, and I'll give you my mouth when the time comes." After saying that, he realized something, glanced at Su Huangzhe silently, and said with a smile: "Of course, I also need Master Su's permission. "
An Ying said with a smile: "Well, I can't rely on confessions to think about these questions. I can't tell what's strange. I'll think about it slowly when I go back. I've learned too many things in the past two days. I have to Slowly sort it out. These many things are like a ball of tangled threads. You have to calm down and slowly pull out the threads."
"It's true that there have been a lot of things these past two days. Xiao Yi, please send Miss An home first. I'll come find you in a few days." Su Huangzhe stood up and said.
When An Xiaoru and others left the Zheng family's residence, they heard a burst of noise in front of them. The guard next to them came to report: "There is a woman at the door who claims to be Zheng Ping's daughter and is making noises to enter the Zheng residence." An Xiaoru looked quietly from the side door and saw a tall woman in yellow clothes shouting loudly at the door, "Where are you officers and soldiers? What on earth did my father commit? Why can't I enter my home?"
Xiao Yi whispered: "That woman seems to be Zheng Ping's eldest daughter, Zheng Ying. She probably heard about her father's arrest and came here. I'll go over and say something."
Xiao Yi quickly went over and scolded: "Zheng Ping is now an important prisoner in the Huzhou Tribute Tea Case. His home and tea shop are controlled by the Third Division, and no one is allowed to enter."
After being stopped by Xiao Yi, Zheng Ying became silent and turned around to leave.
