Seeing the two of us coming in, the proprietress who was greeting the guests immediately came over and asked with a smile on her face, "What are the two police officers...... Investigate the case or eat? ”

I took out my police ID card and didn't say much nonsense: "Investigate the case." Yesterday, an Internet café not too far from you died after eating your takeaway. ”

The proprietress stared at her in surprise, eating and eating dead people was not just a matter of closing the door.

"Then, that, officer, are you mistaken, although we say that the hygiene here is not very good, but we will not use any illegal products to cook for the guests, this ...... How did he die? ”

"Nitrite poisoning." Ouyang Qian replied on the side.

"Impossible," the proprietress denied with a determined expression, "it's absolutely impossible." Officer, you also know, nitrite is the salt used on those construction sites, although it is cheaper than edible salt, but we will never be greedy for money to such an extent, this thing is to eat the dead. ”

I took out the takeaway information I got from the takeaway guy, held it up in front of the proprietress and said to her, "Boss, don't be nervous first, let's see if this is the takeaway you sold yesterday." ”

The proprietress wrinkled her head tightly, looked at the note carefully with wide eyes, and then took out her phone to confirm it again.

"Well," she nodded incredulously, "yes, it's the rice I sold." Beef stew with potatoes, 'Lo Kee stir-fry', 5:10 p.m., yes, the record is perfectly matched. ”

I took the note back, put it back in my pocket, and said:

"That's right, the deceased died after eating the rice bowl you made, and we also found an excess nitrite in that rice bowl. The delivery man also told us that no one else handled the delivery before handing it over to the deceased. So, naturally, we have to find your store to inquire about the situation. ”

After pondering for a while, the proprietress took out her mobile phone and called someone: "Hey." Let me ask you, who was the chef who went to work yesterday afternoon, yes, what it looked like at 5 p.m., help me see it...... What the? It's Xiao Zhang, oh oh, okay. ”

She put down the phone under the watchful eyes of the two of us and said to us, "The chef who stir-fried yesterday is now working in the back kitchen, and I'll call him out for you." ”

"Thank you, lady." I thank you.

"Xiao Zhang, come out for me! Don't fry! Let the hadron fry it for you. Come on, someone is looking for you to ask about something, let me tell you, you are a big deal this time, if you don't explain to these two police officers, you won't be able to eat and ......walk around."

The proprietress shouted loudly at the dark kitchen smoked by oil, and then a young man in his 20s ran out, he was quite delicate, and his face was sweaty, he should have just been turning the pot and spoon in it. He wears a clear gray vest with his muscular figure underneath.

I could vaguely catch a glimpse of Ouyang Qian's straight eyes.

When he saw us, he said very politely: "May I ask the two police officers ...... this?" ”

"Let's go outside, it's a bit noisy here." I grabbed him by the shoulder and led him outside the hotel.

"Do you know this person?" I lit a cigarette and flipped out a photo of Jian Honghong from my phone to show him.

"Hmm......" He leaned over to look at it carefully, but nodded suspiciously: "I don't know this person, but...... I always feel like I've seen it somewhere, it's a little familiar. ”

"He ate something from your restaurant and died. To be precise, he died after eating the food you cooked. Nitrite poisoning. I said unhurriedly, wanting to see how he reacted.

His reaction was not intense, but his attitude was also very firm: "Comrade policeman, there must be something wrong here." The salt used in the fried dishes in the restaurant is all the salt bought from the restaurant that we use. If I had used nitrite in my stir-fry that day, this would probably be more than one person who died! ”

He was calm enough and didn't panic at all.

I nodded, acknowledging what he said, and continued, "Well, we know this is no ordinary accident, I mean, this man was deliberately poisoned. And it just so happened that the meal he was poisoned was exactly what you made......"

"That afternoon, do you remember when you stir-fried this dish and noticed anything strange? Have any strange people ever interrupted you? I asked directly.

He touched his chin as if he was trying his best to think. After a while, he raised his head and said solemnly to me:

"Well, there was one thing, it was about 5 o'clock, and a guy who was eating in a restaurant came to my kitchen and said he wanted to add a little more chili to his dish. Since things like chili peppers and salt are all on the left rear of my stir-fry place, I didn't avoid him and just let him add them. ”

Hearing the information provided by Xiao Zhang, I immediately raised my vigilance and immediately continued to ask: "What does he look like?" Do you know that person?! ”

Xiao Zhang said: "It is very coincidental that I know him, and I also happen to help cook at this person's house, and he is also my other hired boss. His name is Hou Yong. ”

It was like a bolt from the blue, and I had no idea that the investigation would go so smoothly and smoothly that I could not imagine. Unexpectedly, Hou Yong really had such a direct relationship with this case, and at this time, he was suspected of a major crime.

I nodded to Ouyang Qian, who had been making notes carefully on the side, and after thanking Xiao Zhang, I called Ouyang Qian back to the police station together.

There is also news from the appraisal department that the salt I brought back from Hou Yong's house is indeed not edible salt, but nitrite, which is highly toxic!

In this way, Hou Yong is seriously suspicious at this time. I called the members of the task force and had a meeting to summarize the information we have now.

"How's Jian Honghong's social relationship checked?"

One comrade stood up and said: "Jian Honghong is a worker in a local food processing factory, and according to his co-workers, this person often mentions to them about his entrepreneurial experience, and the person who started the business with him is the current owner of the non-staple food company, Hou Yong." ”

This news surprised me a little, I didn't expect Jian Honghong to be a partner with Hou Yong. But now the situation of the two is one in the sky and one underground, which is embarrassing.