Brother Xie, he is too popular. What should I do?

Chapter 221 New clues

"Where did that chicken soup come from? If we find out the source, we'll know who poisoned it, right?"

Some people spoke boldly.

The person next to him immediately covered the man's mouth.

He is so bold that he openly gives instructions to Captain Wen here.

Captain Wen did not feel dissatisfied after hearing this, because he also thought so.

So he did.

Captain Wen looked at the group of servants and maids in the Qin Mansion. Standing at the head was a young man in a well-dressed red robe.

He has a handsome and evil appearance, with gold ornaments on his hands and feet, making him look precious.

Captain Wen became alert. He felt that Butler Ji must have received a lot of bribes. Just look at all the gold jewelry he was wearing. It would take some small fortune to get it.

Especially his rebellious look, he doesn't look like a butler at all, he looks like a tyrant, you can tell at a glance that he is not someone to be trifled with.

Captain Wen did not show any fear.

He looked at Butler Ji seriously and asked:

"Butler Ji, can you explain why the chicken soup is poisonous? You brought this to Master Qin personally."

Everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on Ji Mingzhou.

The crowd murmured.

"Could it be that Butler Ji poisoned me? Could it be that he wants to kill me for money?"

"How could the Qin family's steward Ji be so handsome?"

"No matter what, he does look suspicious. Master Qin in the mansion has died, and he doesn't even look sad..."

"If that's the case, then the young master and young lady of the Qin Mansion are more suspicious. They don't look sad either."

Butler Ji stopped daydreaming and looked at Captain Wen who was talking to him.

His expression remained unchanged, and he spoke calmly:

"Captain Wen, please don't wrongly accuse me. I just found out that chicken soup is poisonous."

Captain Wen said:

"Butler Ji, this isn't a question of whether I've wronged you or not. You're highly suspected. Please tell me the truth about where you were and what you did before and after the incident last night!"

While asking, Captain Wen looked at Guard Xiaojia and asked:

"Butler Ji also went to the study to see Master Qin last night, right?"

When guard Xiaojia saw Captain Wen asking him a question, he nodded quickly.

"Yes, sir. Butler Ji also came to the study last night to deliver dinner to Master Qin. However, it was very early, around 3:30 in the evening."

Guard Xiaojia is usually quite loyal to his duties and can clearly remember the time when Butler Ji delivers meals.

After thinking about it, he added another sentence.

"However, 3:30 PM has always been the time for Master Qin to have dinner. If Master Qin wants to eat in the study, Butler Ji will usually come to the study to deliver the meal at this time. This is normal."

After all, he had to work in the Qin Mansion, and Guard Xiaojia didn't want to offend his immediate superior, Steward Ji.

So I added this sentence, which also proves that Butler Ji's behavior of delivering meals is a very normal daily activity.

Captain Wen turned his attention back to Butler Ji.

"Butler Ji, please explain your whereabouts last night."

Butler Ji came to the middle of the front hall and stood next to Xie Yunhe.

He bowed to Magistrate Sang.

"Sir, yesterday evening, I went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for Master Qin as usual. The kitchen staff knew Master Qin's habits, so when I arrived at the kitchen, dinner was already prepared and placed in a lunch box. As time was short, I took it and left, arriving in the study around 3:30 PM."

"After handing the food box to Master Qin, I left the study and organized the servants to make final preparations for the martial arts conference to be held the next day. I didn't return to my room to rest until everything was done."

Butler Ji explained his whereabouts in just a few words.

His testimony was confirmed by other servants in the mansion.

After all, the martial arts conference is a major event, and the Qin family also attaches great importance to it.

Most of the servants gathered in the outer courtyard last night to make final preparations.

Xie Yunhe recalled what happened last night.

He always thought that Xiaotao might be asleep and couldn't hear the noise in his bedroom, but now he thought that Xiaotao might not be in his yard at all.

Instead, he followed other servants to the outer courtyard to prepare for the martial arts conference.

No wonder, so many people came to his yard, but Xiaotao didn't react at all.

If he had known that it couldn't be Xiao Tao who came, why would he have asked the others to hide and caused so many misunderstandings?

Butler Ji's words made Captain Wen unable to find any loopholes for a while.

He had no choice but to find the chef in the kitchen who was responsible for preparing dinner and ask him.

A middle-aged man with a big belly stood up.

"My Lord County Magistrate, Lord Wen, I am Old Zhang, the cook in charge of the kitchen meals."

Lao Zhang shook hands awkwardly.

Seeing the chef whose figure was somewhat similar to his own, Captain Wen's expression softened a little.

"Tell me what this soup is about."

When talking about what happened last night, a trace of guilt flashed across Lao Zhang's slightly fat face.

But he didn't dare to hide anything and could only tell the whole story of what happened last night.

"Yesterday at the end of the Shen period, I prepared dinner for Master Qin as usual, with four dishes and a soup. Just as I was about to make the soup, Doctor Chu came into the kitchen and asked to borrow the kitchen to make chicken soup for a snack. I wanted to help make a pot of chicken soup, but Doctor Chu waved his hand and said no..."

"Since Doctor Chu said so, I gave up. I happened to have a stomachache at the time, so I went to the toilet. When I came back, it was almost time, but the soup was not ready yet... It was too late to make more soup..."

"At that time, I saw a little bit of Doctor Chu's leftover chicken soup in the pot, and I was tempted to pour it into the soup bowl..."

Lao Zhang also knew that what he did was wrong, and he trembled a little when he recounted it.

In general, Lao Zhang was just lazy.

Because he happened to have a stomachache and went to the toilet, he didn't have time to make soup.

It was almost too late when he came back, and he could have used the time to make another pot of soup.

However, he did not make the soup himself. Instead, in order to save time and effort, he directly used the leftover chicken soup from Doctor Chu.

"I, I thought the chicken soup was pretty good, so I didn't think too much about it. Who would have thought Doctor Chu actually poisoned it?"

Old Zhang said in frustration.

Fortunately, he was not greedy at that time. If he had tasted it, he might have been the one poisoned today.

After listening to this, Captain Wen made a summary.

"In other words, this soup was not made by you, but by Doctor Chu."

He looked at the group of doctors, at the young man in blue who had been subconsciously avoided by the other doctors.

"Doctor Chu? The evidence is irrefutable. You poisoned Master Qin. What was your intention?"

Captain Wen asked with majesty in his eyes.

Chu Yuanzhou was stunned.

what?

Is there poison in chicken soup?

Why didn't he know?

Doctor Chu walked out of the crowd and came to the center of the front hall.

Under the serious gaze of Captain Wen, he began to defend himself.

"Captain Wen, I'm innocent in this matter. I didn't poison Master Qin!"

Doctor Chu was a handsome man. When he answered Captain Wen, his peach blossom eyes showed grievance and confusion. His aggrieved look made many middle-aged women feel pity for him.

This kid is so handsome and looks like a gentleman. How could he possibly poison Master Qin?

Captain Wen sneered and would not be deceived by the suspects' appearance.

Those who look like good people are most likely to be bad people.

"Whether it's true or not, this captain will make his own judgment. Tell me the truth about your whereabouts yesterday, and where did your chicken soup end up?"

Captain Wen asked with a stern expression.

Where does chicken soup end up?

Finally, it was placed in Junior Brother Xie’s bedroom.

Chu Yuanzhou felt so miserable at this moment that he couldn't express it.

Should I talk about this?

For a moment, many thoughts flashed through Chu Yuanzhou's mind.

After some consideration, he decided to tell the truth.

"Yesterday, I was reading in the library during the day. When I got tired, I went back to my bedroom to rest. Around the hour of You, I did go to the kitchen to prepare chicken soup."

Chu Yuanzhou paused and spoke again:

"But Lao Zhang and I lied. I didn't make this for myself, but for my patients..."

Captain Wen interrupted him with a sharp look in his eyes.

"Who is your patient? Why are you making chicken soup for him? You have a normal doctor-patient relationship. Isn't this unreasonable?"

Chu Yuanzhou glanced at Xie Yunhe beside him in embarrassment.

Xie Yunhe understood Chu Yuanzhou's dilemma, which was because he didn't know whether to reveal their relationship as brothers.

Chu Yuanzhou was also worried that it might affect what Xie Yunhe wanted to do.

Things have come to this point, and Xie Yunhe feels that he can tell the truth about their relationship.

He himself has become a suspect in the case of Master Qin, so it would be better for Senior Brother Chu not to get involved.

Xie Yunhe believed in Senior Brother Chu Yuanzhou, and there must be some misunderstanding about the chicken soup incident.

He stepped forward first.

"Sir, I am Doctor Chu's patient. I was ill the other day, and my maid asked Doctor Chu to come and see me."

Captain Wen didn't expect that this matter was related to Xie Yunhe.

To be honest, this is actually disadvantageous to Xie Yunhe.

Because he was the most suspicious one.

In addition, Doctor Chu, who was suspected of poisoning Master Qin, was also related to him, which made his suspicion even higher.

However, because the results of the on-site investigation were too strange, and Xie Yunhe insisted that he was innocent, Captain Wen did not want to jump to conclusions too quickly.

Captain Wen: "What is your relationship?"

"It was only after meeting Doctor Chu that I discovered he was my senior fellow disciple. I was also surprised to meet him unexpectedly in the Qin residence."

Xie Yunhe honestly explained the relationship between the two.

It is very normal for people in the martial arts world to meet their senior brothers and sisters on the road.

Captain Wen looked at the two men suspiciously.

Is the relationship between you and your fellow disciples so good?

Make chicken soup for you late at night?

Xie Yunhe added:

"That day, Doctor Chu brought chicken soup to my bedroom. We chatted and forgot about time, so we didn't have time to drink the chicken soup. The chicken soup is still in my bedroom. Lord Wen, you can send someone to investigate. Doctor Chu must be innocent."

Xie Yunhe embellished what happened last night.

The main thing is that I really don’t know how to start.

But the truth is similar. Because so many things happened, he didn't get any chicken soup in the end.

The chicken soup had cooled down, and Xie Yunhe felt embarrassed and wanted to taste it. However, Senior Brother Chu thought that cold soup was not good, so he did not let Xie Yunhe drink it.

And when Senior Brother Chu left, he wanted to take the chicken soup with him.

Xie Yunhe felt that it would be inconvenient for Senior Brother Chu to sneak back to his own yard with a lunch box, so he said to leave it with him and deal with it the next day.

Unexpectedly, the two of them went straight to court the next day.

Xie Yunhe really didn't know how to describe this experience.

Since Xie Yunhe said so, Captain Wen asked his men to check Xie Yunhe's bedroom.

Fortunately, all the detectives were skilled in martial arts, so it didn't take long for them to go back and forth.

While waiting, everyone in the lobby could only analyze based on the existing clues.

During the discussion, County Magistrate Sang sat at the head of the table with a stern expression, which put a lot of pressure on everyone.

No one knew that Sang Qing was feeling very complicated at this moment.

When Sang Qing heard that Doctor Chu was Xie Yunhe's senior brother, he began to feel jealous.

A thought suddenly popped up.

Why can't she be from the same school as Xie Yunhe?

Why is Doctor Chu so lucky?

Is there such a cute and well-behaved little junior brother?

What qualifications do you have?

Therefore, she couldn't stand Chu Yuanzhou no matter how she looked at him.

I just feel that the other party is really mean and doesn't look like a good person.

Doctor Chu, a shrewd-looking man:?

Chu Yuanzhou felt a chill all over his body.

I don’t know why, but I always feel that the County Magistrate Sang above me has just glared at me fiercely.

Chu Yuanzhou secretly glanced at Magistrate Sang above him again.

He still looks so majestic.

Chu Yuanzhou was confused. Maybe it was just his illusion.

I have no grudges against County Magistrate Sang with me, so why would he be hostile to me? It doesn't make sense.

Chu Yuanzhou thought to himself that he was overthinking.

Now, as long as someone investigates and comes back, I will definitely be able to clear my name.

After a while, the black-clad detective in charge of the investigation came back and told Captain Wen the results of the investigation.

Xie Yunhe, Chu Yuanzhou and others looked at the black-clad constable with expectation.

Captain Wen was seen frowning as he listened, looking as if he was lost in thought.

After the black-clad detective finished speaking, he returned to the group of detectives.

After listening to this, Captain Wen pondered for a moment and then waved his hand.

"Tie him up!"

The one he was referring to was Chu Yuanzhou.

Two black-clad detectives quickly stepped forward and took Chu Yuanzhou under control.

This development left everyone stunned.

"Sir, I am innocent! Why are you tying me up?"

A sneer flashed across Captain Wen's round face, and it was obvious that he couldn't stand Chu Yuanzhou's stubborn resistance.

"Just now, my men went to Xie Yunhe's bedroom and found the chicken soup. After inspection, they found that the chicken soup also contained toxins, and it was the same toxin that Master Qin was poisoned with."

"The truth is now clear."

Captain Wen turned and looked at County Magistrate Sang with a look of confidence.

"Sir, please allow me to reason about the case again."