Chapter 13: The Truth Obscured by the Fog

The shock in the tavernkeeper's eyes flashed.

"Your Excellency...... What are you talking about? What are the benefits of adding ginger ale to wine? He sneered at the three jugs of wine, "What do you think, the other two?" ”

The head catcher had already sniffed every pot of wine, and shook his head: "Adult, how come the small ones can't smell ......?"

"Do you still want to compare your nose with my family?" Wang Funian turned around and grabbed the tavern owner, glaring at him with straight eyes, "You kid, don't give me something to avoid the serious, ask questions." What we're asking now is why you dope ginger ale, not whether you do! ”

The tavern owner earned Wang Funian, who had gained a lot of fat.

He was already weak-hearted, and when he was stared at by the other party like this, he was even more stunned, swallowing saliva secretly, and didn't dare to reply a word.

"What? Weak heart? Miao Miaomiao reached out and patted Wang Funian's arm, signaling him to let go.

The tavernkeeper staggered, stepped back to a stool and sat down, his back against the edge of the table, one hand resting on the table and the other hanging over his lap.

Miao Miaomiao lit the three pots of wine: "Luosang, Yaoxin, Tianshui...... Tut-tut, these three wines are notoriously fragrant and flavorful, even if you drink a lot of alcohol, it is difficult to taste that you add ginger ale. ”

"Sir, don't you contradict yourself when you say that?" The tavern keeper had already pinched his thighs with his hands, hung his head, and kept looking at the ground with dull eyes, "Since you can't even taste people who drink a lot, how did you taste it?" ”

"Ginger juice or something, this official can naturally ask a professional taster to taste it. After all, there are many people who know how to drink in other sake breweries, so it's easy to invite one or two to come. ”

"If the adults are determined, I will naturally be irrefutable." He took a deep breath and looked up, his eyes resolute, "But, I only want justice. ”

"Big ...... My lord? Xia Zhutou called to her in a low voice, "Even if this person mixes ginger juice with wine, nothing will happen!" The little one will take him back, and he will be fined for education. You don't have to work so hard. ”

The girl chuckled, walked to the back of the counter, and pulled out a signboard.

There is still a handwriting on the signboard that has not been removed: "After the unitary hour of today, the three wines of Lausanne, Yaoxin, and Tianshui will be half price." ”

"This official saw this sign when he came last night, Xia Zhutou should have seen it too, right?"

Xia Zhutou was suddenly named, stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded like pounding garlic.

"Dare to ask the boss, why did these three wines cost half price yesterday?"

The other party pursed his lips and was silent.

Miao Miaomiao stuffed the signboard into Wang Funian's arms and continued: "Because boss, you must let the guests who come in the store drink the wine mixed with ginger juice in order to carry out your plan, right?" ”

"Plans? What is the plan? Xia Zhutou heard it in a fog.

Even Wang Funian looked stunned, unable to understand the meaning of the girl's words.

"Murder plan."

She slowly spit out these four words, startling the pupils of the three people present.

"Boss, do you know that there is a brewery in Chang'an City called Wan Nian Drunk?" Miao Miaomiao gathered the bangs in front of her forehead.

The tavern owner was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Naturally, I've heard of it, how could we not know where we sell wine." ”

"The Wan family has an eldest son who has an excellent talent for drinking, but he refused to inherit the family business ten years ago and ran away......" She poured a full cup of tea and handed it to him, bent down and whispered, "Does the boss know where he went?" ”

“……”

"Coincidentally, the eldest son of this Wan family is the same age as the boss...... Oh yes! Miao Miaomiao nodded her red lips, "Haven't asked the boss what your name is?" ”

The head catcher immediately interjected: "My lord, you forgot, the boss is also surnamed Zhang!" It's called Zhang ......"

"The officer asked for his real name." The girl interrupted him by slamming a glass on the table, then straightened up and pinched the stubble chin of the tavern owner, "Your surname is Wan, and your name is Wan Changlin, right?" ”

The man was forced to meet her eyes.

There was a deep inside that seemed to involve him.

He came back to his senses and laughed self-deprecatingly: "I didn't expect Master Miao to investigate so much in half a day...... That's right, I'm Wan Changlin. ”

Of course, Miao Miaomiao wouldn't tell him, because of the baby drink, she and her master had been investigating Wannian drunkenness.

However, since this case was transferred out of Chang'an, Si Yubai has investigated it alone.

"You are a young master of a big winery, just because you don't want to inherit the family business, you came to this place to open a tavern?"

"So what?"

"Not how." She let go of her hand, "I just think there should be someone here for you to stay." ”

"What the adults said is Zhang Dagen?!" Wang Funian's eyes lit up, holding the brand and eating peanuts.

"Big Root ......"

As soon as Zhang Dagen's name was mentioned, this Wan Changlin was not calm.

His face turned pale and trembled.

Miao Miaomiao knew that his inner defenses had collapsed, and began to speak her reasoning.

"You know that the murderer of Zhang Dagen will enter the tavern to drink after the unitary hour yesterday."

"So...... In order to avenge him, you add ginger juice to the wine first, so that people who usually drink a lot of alcohol will get drunk quickly......"

"So you can kill them while they're drunk!"

Wang Funian heard the girl's analysis here, so he patted the brand on his chest: "No wonder these three wines were half price last night!" It turned out to make sure everyone drank them! ”

After that, he shook the sign and restrained Wan Changlin: "You kid can really plan!" Say, how did you kill Cao Shiliang? ”

And Cao Zhutou heard it in a fog: "Wait, are you saying that this Cao Shiliang is the murderer of Zhang Dagen?!" ”

Miao Miaomiao glanced at him and snorted coldly: "Only you Sun Zhixian firmly believe that he fell to his death by accident." ”

"That's right! I...... I want to kill him to get revenge...... But I didn't kill ...... He ...... "the man's face was distorted by pressing against the table," and that he didn't come to drink at all that night...... When I saw him last night, he was dead, in the tank! ”

"But the place of Cao Shiliang's death is not in the water tank, but in the reeds!" Miao Miao retorted loudly, "You don't need him to enter the tavern at all!" ”

"Dare to ask...... Dare to ask adults...... If I had already killed him in the reeds, why did I put him in the water tank in front of my shop?! It's not self-inflicted...... Not! ”

Before Wan Changlin finished speaking, he was punched on the head.

"What a treacherous quibble! This self-righteous way to clear suspicion was thoroughly understood by Lao Tzu 800 years ago! ”

……

Although this Wan Changlin flatly denied it, his abnormal behavior yesterday was enough for him to go to the mansion to drink a pot.

And his motives are so obvious.

After a day of tossing, Miao Miaomiao dragged her tired body back to the post house.

When the director saw her, he informed her that someone from the academy was looking for her today.

The old gentleman of Tomorrow Academy asked her to meet.