While talking with Hu Zhi, puzzle-like information was gradually taking shape in He Nan's mind. Perhaps the only thing missing now was the blank space in the center.
"So, what kind of person is Mrs. Ye Er usually?" He Nan held his chin and seemed not to look directly at Hu Zhi, but Ruju's gaze was actually locked in the young man's eyes.
"The second lady is a very gentle elder. In my impression, she has never been angry. She is always hard-working and uncomplaining. The shopkeeper has a bad temper and often scolds the second lady. However, the second lady never takes offense to others when she is wronged. , she endured it all by herself. No matter how big the problem was in the inn, she did it personally and worked hard without complaining." Hu Zhi said while recalling, speaking directly from his heart like a flood breaking through a dike and breaking a canal. There are fewer and fewer people, and the business of the inn is far from being as prosperous as it seems. At its peak, the eleven or two waiters are now half gone, but if it weren’t for the second lady’s hard support, I’m afraid the stall would have been scattered long ago.”
"And the Second Madam is definitely not the kind of person who can do anything to disgrace the shopkeeper. I can be sure of this..." I don't know where Hu Zhi's confidence came from, but his expression was very determined: "Although the Second Madam and The relationship between the shopkeepers is not that deep, and there were some unfavorable rumors about the second lady and Master Guangdi at the beginning - but whether it is true or not, at least I have never seen the second lady having an affair with anyone in the years I have been at the inn. "
He Nan tapped the table with his slender fingers like javelins, and each strike was like a guillotine falling together: "Listen to what you said...you don't have a small opinion of your shopkeeper Wang!"
Hu Zhi's soul seemed to be shaken, and he finally said calmly: "I know some people suspect it is ***, but I have a clear conscience, so I can tell you the following words - my father said to Wang Qianhun back then. But I tried my best to help him, and even received a fatal blow for him in the melee, but he didn't end well. But this bastard Wang Qianhun didn't ask how our orphans and widowers were doing all these years, and only gave me some chores to do. , my mother cried day and night, her eyes were blinded by her crying, and her life was lost by her crying. He twice used my parents' mourning hall as a show of his deep brotherhood. You tell me, how can I not complain, how can I not hate ?」
The mercury poured into the sea and the blocks fell to the ground. Hu Zhi finally vented the frustration in his heart. As his voice became more and more high-pitched, his eyes gradually showed a look of resentment: "I'm not the only one. Wang Qianhun... People have always been stingy, and those who risked their lives to save him all used some petty profits to pay them off... If it weren't for the second lady's face and the decent salary, I would have been unwilling to work here! This person is not me. He's going to kill you, but I have to give him a shout."
Facing He Nan, a stranger who was kind to him, Hu Zhi spoke full of grievances as if he had found someone to talk to, and even went as far as he went. His words kept implying that Tong Suisheng was the murderer, hoping that He Nan could help him. This opportunity was given to another "evil person" who often bullied him - of course, He Nan could also understand that people like Hu Zhi could easily go to extremes, so after listening to it for a while, he took some time off and ended the incident. conversation.
The confession and witness parts are almost done, now we need to find
It's physical evidence.
With an attitude of checking, He Nan walked into Wang Qianhun's bedroom again. Under his instruction, Hu Zhidei stood outside the house waiting to prevent disturbing the scene. He was also the witness left by He Nan for himself - based on the confessions of everyone, According to the information obtained, Wang Qianhun woke up once last night and had a violent quarrel with his concubine Ye Ci in the bedroom, so He Nan had to confirm with his own eyes whether there were any traces of other behavior.
Many people, including Ye Ci, have mentioned that Wang Qianhun and Ye Ci occasionally sleep in separate rooms. This usually happens after Wang Qianhun falls asleep drunk. Last night, it was even more serious because of the conflict between the two. Nothing more than that.
"Lao Jin said something was broken...is this what he's talking about?" There is a flower table at the head and foot of the bed. Judging from the shape and texture of a pair of flower-arranged porcelain vases that should be symmetrical, only the one on the left is left. , He Nan looked at the slag bucket in the house again, and sure enough he found the fragments of the porcelain vase and flower mud. He even tried to restore the vase himself, and on the flower table on the right was a medicine with only the residue at the bottom of the bowl. Soup - that should be the hangover soup. He Nan walked over and pretended to smell it, but where had he learned any pharmacology? Naturally, I don’t know anything, but this bowl of hangover soup is from Ho Chi Minh City.
It was made by myself, so what ingredients were added to it and what effect it had were answered by Hu Zhi who was waiting by the door.
All the furnishings, including the scattered bedding, seemed to have not been tidied up. There was a basin of water on the ground beside the bed, which should be used for washing Wang Qianhun. Drunk people may vomit, so prepare a basin of water. A basin of water is by the side
The wooden floor was normal, but there were some dried shallow marks left by water splashes on the wooden floor. When He Nan checked the window lattice, he discovered some abnormalities...the biggest abnormality.
"It looks like... there are traces of stepping on it?" He Nan crouched down to check carefully and murmured to himself. There were some obvious new cracks in the middle of the lower frame of the window lattice, and He Nan looked out the window again. Go, the green plant outside the house directly below the window has a very obvious and overpowered look, which is in sharp contrast with the nearby flowers and plants.
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Not long after, He Nan called several people from the inn and his companions to Wang Qianhun's bedroom. There was only a crew member downstairs, but the master bedroom upstairs was packed.
He Nan didn't understand medicinal materials, but Lu Ning was an expert at it, so he put the bowl of medicine residue in her hand for her to inspect. After a while, Lu Ning came up with the answer after looking and smelling: "Generally Generally speaking, there are two types of so-called sober-up soups. One is to induce a large amount of sweating so that the alcohol odor is discharged with the sweat to achieve the purpose of hangover. Generally, it is mainly made of medicinal materials such as ephedra and cinnamon twigs that can induce sweating and dispel cold. The other is to relieve hangover. It is a soup used to relieve severe head and neck pain after drinking, and to help sleep and calm the nerves. It is generally made of Chuanxiong, Angelica dahurica, angelica and other medicinal ingredients for dispelling wind, relieving pain or sleeping. I think this bowl of soup is made of ephedra for dehumidification and cinnamon twig for supplement. Body fluid, half and half of the two blend with each other.”
He Nan took another look at Hu Zhi's, which meant "Be honest, kid." The ingredients of this hangover soup were correct. Yu Bo also nodded and confirmed that these were the ingredients of the hangover soup he often made.
"By the way, I still have something from Hu Zhi.
I would like you to explain it in front of everyone. He Nan said again: "Did you feed Shopkeeper Wang the sobering soup you served last night, or did Mrs. Ye feed it?"
"The servants fed it to the officials." Ye Ci immediately said when he heard He Nan talk about it.
"I put the sobering soup on the shopkeeper's bedside and left. I don't know whether the shopkeeper drank it himself or was fed by his wife. "Hu Zhi also told the truth. He now has a certain understanding of He Nan, so Nor did he rashly mention that he saw the second lady having a tryst with the strong man Wei Kui on the way to deliver soup.
But Hu Zhi didn't say anything, but someone took the initiative to say: "Ha! I know! It's Ye Erniang who is lying!"
Everyone took a closer look and saw that the person who spoke turned out to be the accountant Lao Jin. Under everyone's surprised eyes, the accountant Lao Jin also recounted the content of the oath he swore in front of He Nan, and finally said: "Ye Er Madam, is what Kim said true? Do you dare to admit it in front of so many people?"
"The official did have a dispute with me last night. You can hear clearly what the official said, but I don't know where I lied?" Ye Ci also looked very calm. He lowered his hands and said slowly, facing the Questions about financial accounting.
"So since such a big conflict broke out, why did you personally feed the shopkeeper Wang the soup? It must be true that the shopkeeper woke up to drink the soup and caught you stealing the man!" Lao Jin seemed to have caught the key point of the problem. He was so proud that everyone except a few people looked at Ye Ci with evil eyes to see how she would explain.
But Mrs. Ye Er seemed to be calm in the face of danger, and said calmly: "To be fair, the officials use this
It’s not just once or twice that you’ve been insulted by ordinary words. Haven’t you heard them before? Furthermore, when the couple had a bedside quarrel, you all know the official’s temper. It was just because he was drunk. After the misunderstanding was resolved, I coaxed him to drink the medicine and fall asleep, but he didn’t like the two of them lying together. It was hot and I couldn't stretch my legs, so I went to the side bedroom to rest. "
Ye Ci's defense is quite convincing - especially the guys at the inn, because it has indeed happened many times before that Wang Qianhun insulted Ye Ci while drunk, and occasionally admitted his mistake with a smile after waking up. , and Ye Ci basically didn't sleep with the drunk shopkeeper... so Lao Jin's identification lost some convincing.
"Hmph, I will
I didn't expect you to admit it, but who is your godmother among the people present? " Lao Jin sneered, and then turned to everyone outside the inn. He immediately locked onto Mr. Chen - he was the only handsome boy.
"Old Wei, wipe your own ass, and don't let Mr. Chen suffer." He Nan didn't know what he had planned at this moment, but he actually brought up this issue, and he patted Wei Kui's arm. Then he went out: "You continue here, I will go downstairs and check the body again."
Hearing that He Nan had slipped Old Wei Ti out, everyone's expressions changed again. Xiao Yu and Mr. Chen were both confused, but Shu Hao, the brother who lived with Wei Kui, had an "I understand" look on his face. I came to know that Old Wei had met with Mrs. Ye last night, but Lu Ning was the only one who did not keep his eyes on Wei Kui. Instead, he had an undisguised interest in Ye Ci.
Hostile, uncharacteristically jumping up and down: "Okay, you are fooling around behind my back!"
Of course, the traces of Lu Ning's performance are still quite heavy. In fact, she doesn't believe that Wei Kui has any ulterior relationship with Mrs. Ye. It's just a matter of anger. After all, her current identity is Wei Kui's daughter-in-law. And her behavior is not surprising in the eyes of the innkeeper. It is a normal reaction of a wife to her husband's promiscuity!
As for He Nan who escaped from the main battlefield, he had a very bold guess in his mind, but there was still some key evidence missing, so he didn't bother to care about how Old Wei argued, and went straight down to the main hall, breaking open the already The mouth and nose of the stiff corpse were examined again. After looking at the front, the corpse was turned to the back, and finally came to the kitchen.
"It's quite clean..." He Nan, who frowned and pinched his nose and took out the swill bucket, said as if he was giving up on himself.
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