Chapter 18: The Mysterious Killer
Xu Wenbin was puzzled when he saw Bai Cangshan's sudden death, and the governor was also surprised.
Master Shang walked over to carefully examine Bai Cangshan's body and found a small silver needle on the back of his neck.
"My lord, Bai Cangshan was poisoned by a needle and died, and someone poisoned him." Master Shang said.
Xu Wenbin couldn't believe it when he heard it, all the people in the lobby had no abnormal behavior, who was the murderer?
"Master Shang, pass it on quickly." Xu Wenbin commanded.
Master Shang didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went to ask for a job, and after a while, he came over and pulled out the silver needle, and after repeated verification, he found that the silver needle was fed with a highly poisonous poison, which was colorless and tasteless, and was three points more powerful than the crane top red. "What kind of poison is this? Why is it so powerful? Xu Wenbin asked.
"This poison is rare in the Central Plains, and it comes either from the Western Regions or from the Southern Barbarian Land. Among them, there are centipedes, five-step snakes, poisonous scorpions, cobras, silver kraits, bamboo leaf greens, silkworms and other highly poisonous snakes and insects and other venom mixed together, called Xuanmingsan. You can see the Blood Seal. He said.
"Who did it? How would the average person have this poison? Even the Imperial Palace Ouchi can't find such a powerful poison. Could it be that this person came from the Western Regions or from Yunnan? Xu Wenbin knows very little about the drug masters on the rivers and lakes, and this incident has caused him a problem.
"Master, you are well-informed, have you ever heard of this kind of poison?" Xu Wenbin asked.
Master Shang thought about it carefully and said, "I heard that the Tang Sect in Sichuan is a master of poison, but the poison they use is called 'Five Poison San', not Urging San. However, poisonous insects and poisonous snakes such as centipedes, poisonous scorpions, five-step snakes, silver kraits, cobras, bamboo leaf greens, etc., are only the most common in the land of Nanban, and if you guess correctly, there is a good chance that the people who use poison will come from the land of Nanban. There are many snakes, insects, tigers and leopards in the mountains. ”
"There is such a possibility, I once heard from the tutor that there was a strange man in Yunnan named Yama Luo. Maybe the person who killed the Bai County Commander was to urge Yama. The master said that urging Yama to be ruthless and often unscrupulous in order to achieve the goal. Chen Chunsheng said.
"Urging Yama Luo is a person in the rivers and lakes, Bai Cangshan has no grievances and no enmity with him, why do you want to kill him?" Xu Wenbin was suspicious.
"Maybe Bai Cangshan knows too much, and someone wants to kill people." The governor said.
"Yes, the person who killed Baicang Mountain must have received money**. The man who hired the killer may be behind it. The half-old man with the two mustaches who was watching the excitement said slowly.
Xu Wenbin couldn't help but be impressed by this person when he heard this.
"Your Excellency woke up the person in the dream with a word, and you must be the one we are waiting for. Xu has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, so please bear with me. Xu Wenbin said with a smile on his face.
"Don't you blame those who don't know! Our man, Li Mingzhong, was ordered to come to Meizhou to supervise the case. Lord Xu, this official has just arrived, and he knows very little about the Meizhou blood case, so he is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks, and you are still the presiding judge, and this official and Governor Zhao are temporarily serving as jurors. Bai Cangshan is dead, but it doesn't mean that the clue is broken. We have other suspects in our hands, but the security above this lobby needs to be strengthened. I think the murderer should be in the county office, and maybe he will attack this official when he will do it, so I implore Lord Xu to send more people to take precautions. Although Bai Cangshan is dead, we can still interrogate other prisoners! The half-old man smiled and came to Xu Wenbin and sat next to him generously.
Xu Wenbin and Governor Zhao immediately got up to pay their respects.
"The two adults don't need to be polite, we are all doing things for the imperial court, and we will have to rely on the two of us in the future." Li Mingzhong stood up and returned the salute, and said with a pleasant face.
Xu Wenbin instructed Chen Chunsheng to bring the Five Elements Black Boss, and after a while, Chen Chunsheng came to report in a panic: "My lord, it's not good, the Black Boss is dead." ”
"Dead? How did he die? Xu Wenbin couldn't wait to ask.
"I don't know. There were no injuries on the deceased's body. Chen Chunsheng said.
"Is it urging Yama again?" Governor Zhao wondered in his heart.
"Let's go! Let's go and examine the corpse. Xu Wenbin said just leave.
The Chin Cha and the Governor followed him, and they felt that the death of the Black Boss was a bit strange. The prison is heavily guarded, why is the jailer okay, but the black boss dies? Can't the jailer hear the slightest movement? Perhaps the perpetrator had something to do with the jailer. The two of them talked privately.
Xu Wenbin came to the door of the cell, only to see the jailer greeted him with a sleepy look.
"You are guarding the prison door here, why are you all right, but the people in the prison die suddenly? Don't you hear a single movement? Xu Wenbin asked.
"My lord, I'm sorry that we were both derelict in our duties. But we also have unspeakable grievances. The two of us were guarding on the sidelines, but suddenly a white shadow floated by, and the two of us stood up and were about to catch up, only to feel numb all over our bodies, weak limbs, and our bodies involuntarily fell down. When we woke up, Chen Zhutou happened to come. We don't know how the Black Boss died? One of the jailers said.
"Yes! We all went to sleep before we knew it, what happened? We don't know anything. Another jailer chimed in.
He went to the prison and examined the corpse carefully, and found that a silver needle was inserted into the scalp in the messenger's hair, oozing black blood marks that had long since coagulated.
"It's the same person who killed Bai Cangshan." He said.
When Xu Wenbin heard this, his voice was not good, and he immediately went to visit other prisons. The group inspected the prison where the suspects in the Meizhou blood case were held, and except for the black boss, the rest were safe and sound.
"Chen Zhutou, Huang Zhutou, you two work hard, bring all the prisoners to the lobby, take care of them kindly, don't go wrong again. The two adults, the lower officials plan to try them at the same time to see which of them tells the truth and which one tells the lie. Xu Wenbin said.
"What Lord Xu said is very true, just do what you want." Chincha said.
Chen Chunsheng, Huang Ying and others gathered all the suspects together and escorted them to the court. Seeing this posture, Heisha, Xin Liu and the others trembled with fear.
"All the suspects, all kneel, the officer will question them one by one, and if you confess honestly, the officer can deal with them at his discretion; If you are stubborn, don't blame the official for being ruthless. Xu Wenbin shouted.
The suspects in the hall knelt down when they heard this, and each of them gave their own reasons, and asked the Chincha-sama to open the net.
"Everyone, I'm really sorry, this official was ordered by the emperor to come to assist Lord Xu in trying this case, and I hope you will cooperate well. This official hereby emphasizes that confession is lenient and resistance is strict, and I hope you will keep it in mind. Chincha said.
The suspect nodded in agreement.