Chapter 702: Hu Bald and Pot

According to Xun Changfeng's confession, when he first received the report, he still wanted to solve the case, so that although a major murder occurred, the magistrate lost points in exhorting and educating and guiding the people to goodness. Templar

Who knew that this case was really difficult to handle, Zhou Dexing, the head of the government, was also considered a husband, and he was beaten in three days, and he didn't find any clues, and the Shandong Governor Yamen and the political envoy issued a strict reprimand, asking him to solve the case within a time limit, otherwise he would be dismissed and investigated, Xun Changfeng couldn't help but panic.

At this time, the key person who led him to make a false accusation appeared, and it was a Xiucai surnamed Huang in this mansion, who had been involved in lawsuits, intervened in local affairs, and helped Xun Changfeng to fish and eat the people together.

Huang Xiucai offered a plan, saying that this matter involves dozens of lives, and the prevarication cannot be passed, so he will take the death row prisoner to bear the guilt, and there is no place to find the stolen goods, so we simply put down a heart, and put it on the head of the five informants of the dart bureau, saying that they are guarding and stealing, as long as they are beaten into a confession, even the stolen goods can be chased after them Dongchang Dart Bureau to return compensation, we can unload the responsibility for solving the case ().

When Qin Lin heard this, he was shocked: "Well, if you are from two lists, and you are a fourth-grade prefect, do you believe this Huang Xiucai's nonsense?" ”

"Qin Shaobao is sent by Qin, of course the criminal officer doesn't believe him," Xun Changfeng couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking of the cleverness at that time, he really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Xun Changfeng has been corrupt for many years, and the people can still sit firmly in the official position, but there is no shortage of cleverness, so he chased and asked Huang Xiucai what his intentions were for this poisonous plan.

Huang Xiucai did not hide it, saying that he had a grudge with the Dongchang Dart Bureau in his early years, and this time it was also regarded as a "personal vendetta in the communiqué", and he was willing to offer 3,000 taels of silver for the Xun Governor's Mansion to deal with it, and plant this lawsuit on the head of Qi Xiangyun of the Dongchang Dart Bureau.

Xun Changfeng is about to use this method to free himself, and he has money to take, so why not do it? A trap was immediately set up to frame the five informants of the Dongchang Dart Bureau.

It's a pity that Qi Saihua suddenly kidnapped Xun Changfeng, ruined their plan to capture the five informants, and escaped with Xi Dongsheng.

Xun Changfeng immediately sent the head catcher Zhou Dexing to lead the horse to chase and kill, and the next day, Huang Xiucai went to the mansion again, since Qi and Xi escaped, they must be prevented from overturning the case, and it was suggested that all the corpses should be burned on the grounds of preventing the outbreak of plague in the spring, Xun Changfeng instructed Master Zang to lead people to burn the corpses, but was stopped by Xu Xinyi.

After listening to the confession, Qin Lin's eyes rolled and he smiled at Zhang Zixuan: "This Xun is a fool, and he doesn't know that Huang Xiucai has something to do with the White Lotus Demon Sect. ”

Zhang Zixuan shook her head and sighed: "I don't know it's really sad and lamentable!" ”

Xun Changfeng was kneeling, but when he heard the words, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground, and suddenly cried loudly: "Master Qincha, the little one really doesn't know that Huang is a demon sect disciple, he is just greedy for his bribes, and the little one is ......confused for a while."

No wonder Xun Chang was in a hurry, and the crime of corruption and perversion of the law had to be peeled off during the Hongwu years, but now he is only killed at most, and he is the first to be born in the two lists, with the relationship between fellow villagers and classmates in the same year, maybe he can save his life; But as a local official, colluding with the White Lotus Sect to plot wrongdoing, it is definitely a heinous crime, I am doomed to death, and I have to raid my family, my relatives will be confiscated into the army, and the three clans of Zhulian ()!

Qin Lin just smiled and said that he couldn't help: "Who knows if you are corrupt and pervert the law, or collude with the Demon Sect to plot rebellion?" It's all your words. Templar"

"Please allow the offender to make meritorious contributions, and I am willing to sacrifice my life to catch Huang Xiucai who killed the thief!" Xun Changfeng jumped up three feet high and shouted urgently.

Qin Lin and Zhang Zixuan looked at each other and smiled, forcing Xun Changfeng to catch his accomplices, maybe this guy was going to play some kind of tricks, but now, it was Xun Changfeng who was more anxious to catch Huang Xiucai than them.

"Xiucai surnamed Huang ......" Qi Saihua groaned, and Xi Dongsheng were puzzled, Dongchang Dart Bureau did not have any enemies in Yanzhou Mansion, as for this Xiucai surnamed Huang, he had never even heard of it!

Huang Xiucai lives in the courtyard outside Yanzhou City, and Xun Changfeng, the prefect of Benzhou, personally made eyeliner and led the way to arrest this guy, he very much hopes to be guilty of meritorious service, and if it is not good, he will wash away the charge of colluding with the White Lotus Sect and get rid of the three clans of Zhulian.

Everyone hurried up, Huang Xiucai's courtyard was not far from the city, and after leaving the east gate of Yanzhou, Xun Changfeng pointed towards a courtyard between Qianmo: "Qin Shaobao, this is Huang's home!" You send men to surround you on all sides, and the prisoner is willing to give up his life to call the door, so that he can come out and be captured in one fell swoop. ”

"Probably not necessary, maybe, we're already late," Qin Lin shook his head with a wry smile.

On the path at the entrance of the village, there were many people coming and going, a servant wearing a black dress and a cotton hat carrying a paper man and a paper horse, a companion next to him holding a few white linen cloths, and someone holding incense candles in his hand.

Dead?

Xun Changfeng was stunned, and the angry Le Ma rushed over: "You, where is your master?" Why did the surname Huang die? ”

Several servants of the Huang family were secretly happy when they saw this, the relationship between our master and the prefect was really iron, not long after he died, the prefect of Xun ran from the city sweating profusely, tsk, he died with face ()!

Huang Xiucai's son greeted him, although he had just died of his father, but he was still very happy to have the mourning of the prefect of the fourth grade, and said with a smile on his face: "My lord, please come in to serve tea, and my father will not be against the adult before his death......."

Hearing the two words before his death, Xun Changfeng's body shook, and he fell directly off the horse, sitting on the ground in a daze, unable to even say half a word, and his lips were trembling.

As soon as Huang Xiucai died, the affairs of his Xun prefect will never be clear, and what awaits him is self-evident.

If you knew today, why bother in the first place?

Qin Lin and Zhang Zixuan didn't have the slightest sympathy for this corrupt official, so they immediately went up and asked, "When did Huang Xiucai die?" What is the cause of death? ”

Ah, oh no, the Huang family's ancestral tomb is smoking! The servants and neighbors of the Huang family were all shocked, although this official was young, he was wearing a red official uniform embroidered with a golden dragon - they didn't understand that it was a python robe, and secretly muttered to themselves that it was not a prince.

If there is a prince mourning after death, this glory can really glorify the ancestors, and Huang Xiucai is simply worth his death.

The son of the Huang family knew that his father would not be able to hand over the official in the python robe no matter what, so he knew that something was wrong, and said stubbornly: "Back to the big man, my lord, my father was angry last night, and we were all by the bedside at that time." His old man has always had a distressed illness, these days he said that his heart is not very comfortable, last night before and after the second watch his eyes straightened, his whole body cramped, and finally died of heart failure, but unfortunately his old man just knew the destiny of heaven and went, it is really a day to ......"

Whew~~ Qin Lin let out a sigh and looked at Zhang Zixuan, she nodded slightly. The latest chapter of the Templar

I thought that I made a disturbance after I arrived in Yanzhou, and the murderer killed Huang Xiu before he died, so the time is so tight, and the other party's ability to react quickly is really terrifying.

Since he died last night, even if he died of illness, even if he was killed, it was already in the opponent's plan, but Qin Lin just happened to catch up ().

Qin Lin instructed the filial son of the Huang family: "Is Ling Zun buried?" Where is the coffin, take us over to see! ”

The local custom is that the dead must be buried before dawn, Huang Xiucai stopped in the hall, lit incense and candles in front of the spirit, the cigarette smoke was swirling, and the family members and slaves were tearing the burlap into pieces and wrapping them around their heads, and when they saw Qin Lin and his party coming in, they all showed surprise.

"Lift the lid of the coffin!" Qin Lin instructed Niu Dali.

What, lifted the lid of the coffin? The people of the Huang family were all stunned, unable to believe their ears.

Huang Xiucai's son pounced on him, crying with a sad face: "This, what's going on?" Your ......, my lord."

Qin Lin's face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "This official suspects that Huang Xiucai is related to the White Lotus Sect, the cause of his death may be in doubt, and the coffin must be opened for examination!" ”

Yes? The Huang family was all stunned, since the Tang Sai'er uprising, Shandong was the hardest hit area of the White Lotus Sect, of course they knew what Qin Lin's words might mean.

There were no nails on the coffin lid, and it was not nailed until the funeral, so Niu Dali lifted the coffin lid with a little force.

Invisibly, there seemed to be a gust of wind blowing, and everyone in the Huang family shuddered.

I saw Huang Xiucai lying in the coffin, a knife-faced, slender man, with a face that was so blue that it was purple, his lips were white and blue, and his face was painful.

Didn't you die of poisoning?

Not necessarily, severe heart disease may cause blood circulation problems, cyanosis on the face, and severe angina pectoris, which will also make the deceased look painful.

Qin Lin pointed to the corpse: "Fat man, I'll test you, what could be the reason for the death in the end of this situation?" ”

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the corpse and said with a smile: "Brother Qin has come to test me again." In this way, it may be death from illness, poisoning, or strangulation, of course, because the family members were present at the time of death, it can only be the first two ways to die. ”

Qin Lin asked inquiringly: "So, if it is poisoning, what kind of poison is most likely to be?" ”

"Hey, the corpse looks like this, there is no second thing except for strychnine!" Lu Yuanzhi replied with an oath.

Nux nux is an evergreen tree that grows in the tropics and subtropics, bearing berries that are spherical in shape, two or three inches in diameter, orange when ripe, and smooth in appearance. The seeds inside the berries are the famous strychnine in medicine and toxicology, and each fruit has three to five seeds, disc-shaped, densely covered with silvery hairs.

In medicine, this thing is a traditional Chinese medicine, and the Compendium of Materia Medica records "bitter, cold, and poisonous", which has the effects of relieving pain, reducing swelling and dispersing knots.

However, in toxicology, it has a better reputation because it contains two potent plant toxins, strychnine and carrotine, which can kill people in an instant.

Lu Yuanzhi is the descendant of Li Shizhen, the king of Ming Medicine, and he is no stranger to this thing, such as a few family treasures, and then asked the family members: "At the beginning, did your Huang Xiucai feel headache, dizziness, numb tongue, tight lips, and mild convulsions all over his body?" Next, his muscles twitched so much that he couldn't move away, his teeth clenched, his face turned purple, his eyes straightened, and he died later, right? ”

The Huang family was like seeing a ghost, needless to say, this was the symptom before Huang Xiucai's death, the Huang family thought that the old man was sick, and sent someone to ask for a doctor in the middle of the night, but Huang Xiucai died before the doctor entered the door, they simply saved the medical expenses and sent the doctor back.

Now the key question is, who poisoned it?

Qin Lin took Asha out, "Let Rhubarb smell the dead man's mouth!" ”

Asha squirmed and pinched not very much, as if she was afraid of the appearance of the corpse, Qin Lin widened her eyes, and she led Rhubarb forward and let the dog smell the smell of the dead man's mouth carefully.

After a certain amount of purification, people may not be able to smell the smell of strychnine, but for dogs, this is not a problem.

"Wang, Wang!" The big yellow dog barked, pulled Asha and ran out.

There is a door! Qin Lin became excited and led everyone to follow.

The big yellow dog rushed to the kitchen door and barked inside.

"Alas, it's boring!" Asha quietly kicked the rhubarb, deflated his mouth, and said loudly, "It must have smelled the food in the dead man's mouth, and chased it to the kitchen." ”

Lu Yuanzhi and Niu Dali were suddenly disappointed.

Qin Lin thought for a moment and shook his head: "Not necessarily, maybe there is something strange in it...... Asha, you let go of the dog and let it move freely. ”

Asha had no choice but to let go of the rhubarb, and the dog immediately rushed into the kitchen with a whoosh, barking at a pair of cups and plates.

When the cook saw so many people coming to the kitchen, she couldn't help but panic, Zhang Zixuan had already removed a small pinch of beard from her lips, comforted her softly, and asked her to explain the situation.

The cook calmed down and replied: "This is the cup and plate that Mr. Hu and the old man drank yesterday afternoon, and Mr. Hu left before dinner, because the old man died suddenly that night, and the house was very busy, and he had not had time to clean it." Yes, is there anything wrong? ”

Of course something was wrong, Qin Lin carefully inspected the cup and plate, smelled the smell, and even stretched out his tongue to lick the remaining wine droplets inside.

After a while, he laughed: "My tongue is a little numb, hum, this cup and plate have been filled with poisoned wine!" ”

Hearing this, the son of the Huang family screamed and went to beat the cook: "Damn, my family treats you well, and you dare to poison my father......"

"The poison shouldn't have been ordered by the cook," Qin Lin made a look, and several Jinyi lieutenants held the Huang family's son down.

The son of the Huang family didn't know that his father was suspected of the White Lotus Sect, so he angrily stiffened his neck and asked, "If she didn't kill her, who else could there be?" ”

"Mr. Hu," Qin Lin smiled: "Can you tell this official what he looks like, is he a bald man?" ”

While speaking, Qin Lin motioned to his subordinates and took out a pencil portrait to show the Huang family's son: "You recognize, is this Mr. Hu." ”

"Oh, it turns out that you know him, my lord," the son of the Huang family shouted: "No, it looks like it, but Mr. Hu has hair on the top of his head, not like you who is bald." ”

Qin Lin became excited when he heard this, and exchanged a look with Zhang Zixuan, it is too easy for bald to become not bald, wearing a wig cover, and wearing a cotton hat in the current weather, others can't see it at all.

The fat man came up and reminded in a low voice: "The cook said that Mr. Hu left before dinner, but Huang Xiucai was the second watch genius with poisonous hair, Brother Qin, what do you see?" ”

Well, this is a question worth considering, Mr. Hu is gone, what method did he use to make Huang Xiucai die of poison a few hours later? You must know that strychnine is a strong poison, and there will be no long delay when you eat the poison at that time.

Inside the glass, there is nothing unusual except for poisonous residual wine.

"Wine jug," Qin Lin instructed the cook: "Has the wine jug been washed?" Show it to the officer. ”

Fortunately, the wine jug didn't have time to be cleaned, Qin Lin walked to the open air with the wine jug, observed the inside of the jug by the light of day, and after looking at it for a long time, he felt that there didn't seem to be anything strange, and then stretched out his finger and touched it inside.

Hey, what is it? Qin Lin felt a greasy touch at the bottom of the wine jug, he raised his fingers to take a closer look, and suddenly laughed: "Beeswax, it turned out to be beeswax ()." ”

Zhang Zixuan also quickly understood, and her eyes flashed with a deep light: "Hmph, this bald man is really cunning enough, but it's not so easy for him to escape!" ”

"Hey, hey, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" Lu Yuanzhi was confused.

Qin Lin showed him what was on his fingertips: "There is a thin layer of beeswax at the bottom of the pot. It is expected that when Hu Bald and Huang Xiucai were drinking, they quietly stuck the beeswax-wrapped poison pill on the inner wall of the wine jug - the cook, they were drinking in the afternoon, and there was no hot bar at that time? ”

The cook nodded affirmatively, there is sun shining in the afternoon, and the weather is still relatively warm, so there is no need to scald the wine.

"But at night, drinking cold wine is too much, so Huang Xiucai will definitely heat the wine before drinking," Qin Lin touched his nose and said with a smile: "I'm sure Huang Xiucai is a stingy ghost, he is reluctant to pour out the leftover wine he drank in the afternoon, but will drink it up that night." ”

Of course, Huang Xiucai is famous far and wide, cunning and stingy, that is, as the saying goes, and pull out a soybean, and you have to wash and wash it before eating.

So that night, Huang Xiucai scalded the residual wine and drank it all as usual, he didn't know that there was a deadly pill stuck to the inner wall of the pot, as the temperature of the wine rose, the beeswax slowly dissolved, and the deadly poison dissolved in the wine, and finally Huang Xiucai died.

It's a pity that this ruthless strategy left irrefutable evidence after all, the poison dissolved in the wine, but the beeswax did not, as the temperature cooled, it condensed again at the bottom of the pot, and was finally discovered by Qin Lin.

"That Mr. Hu, do you know who he is, and what does it have to do with your master?" Qin Lin asked the family members of the Huang family.

The son of the Huang family was at a loss: "We only know that Mr. Hu is a friend of my father, and he will come every few months, but they are all alone together, and I, as a son, don't know how the two of them met and what kind of friendship they have." ”