The next morning, Bai Haohong came to the room where the shopkeeper committed suicide, and Gao Hong and Ma Sheng also followed. Ma Sheng introduced: "Lord Bai, we know that the shopkeeper is very important, so we don't dare to slack off at all, and the two of us have to go in every other hour during the day to have a look." ”

Bai Haohong asked, "How is Shopkeeper Zhang's mood?" ”

Gao Hong replied: "He was restless, he kept walking back and forth in the room, and later, when it was time for dinner, I accompanied Qin Sangua, who delivered the meal, to go in and deliver the meal, and there was no problem at all." ”

"Can you tell me about the food delivery as it is?"

Gao Hong and Ma Sheng glanced at each other and said, "Yes." However, Shopkeeper Zhang was not poisoned to death, he hanged himself, and it had nothing to do with food. ”

"I know. I'm just trying to find a clue, so I ask you to go through it in detail, and don't miss a single detail. ”

So Gao Hong and Ma Sheng began to recall......

The night before yesterday, Qin Sangua came in with a rice basket, Gao Hong picked up the silver needle and poked it a few times around the meal, then looked at the silver needle, saw that there was no change, and said, "There is no poison, you can send it in." ”

Qin Sangua said with a smile: "Gao Zhutou is serious about doing things!" I have worked in Dali Temple for more than 20 years, so to speak, we are old acquaintances, but every time I deliver food, you have to check it once. ”

Gao Hong also smiled: "This is a routine, even if Lord Yu personally comes to deliver the meal, I will also check it." ”

Gao Hong and Qin Sangua walked into Shopkeeper Zhang's room together, Qin Sangua put the food on the table, and then said to Shopkeeper Zhang: "Eat, eat, eat." ”

When Shopkeeper Zhang heard this, he stopped walking around, came to the table and started eating, Qin Sangua picked up the rice basket and retreated, Gao Hong was still in the room watching Shopkeeper Zhang eat. After eating, Shopkeeper Zhang began to meditate, Gao Hong called Qin Sangua, cleaned up the dishes, and then retreated together. An hour later, Ma Sheng came to see the shopkeeper again, and when he saw that the shopkeeper had fallen asleep, he retreated with confidence.

After recalling these, Gao Hong said: "Unexpectedly, when we came in early in the morning, the shopkeeper Zhang had already hanged himself, and the rope used to hang himself was made of his own clothes. We vouched for our lives, and absolutely no one in between. ”

After thinking for a while, Bai Haohong asked, "Is there anything special about the meal the night before yesterday?" ”

Ma Sheng replied: "It smells very good and looks delicious." ”

"Every time Qin Sangua delivers food, does he say 'eat' three times?"

Gao Hong thought for a moment and replied, "This is the first time, and it wasn't before. ”

"Is Shopkeeper Zhang quiet every time he finishes eating?"

"No, every time after eating, Shopkeeper Zhang starts to walk back and forth, that is, the night before yesterday, it was very quiet after dinner."

Bai Haohong found Qin Sangua again and asked, "The night before yesterday, when you delivered food to Shopkeeper Zhang, why did you say 'eat' three times in a row?" ”

Qin Sangua replied: "It's a long story, it's like this, the day before yesterday, Shi Da Prawn, the cook of 'Come to the Restaurant every day', found me and said that Shopkeeper Zhang was kind to him, and he wanted to cook a few dishes for me to bring in, of course I refused." Shi Da Prawn gave me some ingredients, saying that the dishes were delicious, and gave me a tael of silver, asking me to make some delicious food for the shopkeeper Zhang. As soon as I heard that this could be done, I agreed. Shi Da Praw finally said to me: You only need to say 'eat' to the shopkeeper three times, and he will know that I am repaying him. I didn't dare to use the stone prawns as an ingredient, so I prepared one myself, bought some good dishes, and made a meal. Lord Bai, the ingredients for the stone prawns are still there, and I used some to make them for myself, which is quite fragrant. ”

"Have you run out of ingredients for the prawns? Is there anything left? ”

"There's still something left, here." Qin Sangua wrapped the rest of the ingredients and handed them to Bai Haohong.

Bai Haohong brought the ingredients back to Dali Temple, and let people analyze and study them, but no problems were found.

In the afternoon, Bai Haohong went to the "Everyday Restaurant", found Shi Da Prawn, and asked, "When did you and Shopkeeper Zhang meet?" ”

Shi Da Prawn replied: "I don't know Shopkeeper Zhang. ”

Bai Haohong asked with some surprise: "Then why did you go to Qin Sangua the day before yesterday and give him money to buy vegetables?" ”

"That's right, our shopkeeper Lu Bao and I have a good relationship, Shopkeeper Zhang is kind to him, and he wants to repay the favor. Lu Bao knew that I knew Qin Sangua, so he asked me to introduce him to Qin Sangua, and asked Qin Sangua how he was doing. I said, 'Qin Sangua is the cook of Dali Temple, and he pays special attention to principles. Lu Bao said, "Forget it, I can't talk to that kind of person, why don't you help me pass on a message." Since Qin Sangua is very old-fashioned, don't tell him that he is entrusted by someone, otherwise Qin Sangua will refuse. You just say, it's a shopkeeper who is kind to you! 'What I said to Qin Sangua was all taught by Lu Bao. ”

"You help me call Lu Bao."

"Since yesterday, I haven't seen Lu Bao, I heard that he has an urgent matter at home and has returned to his hometown."

"Where is Lu Bao's hometown?"

"I asked him before, and Lu Bao's answer was: The four seas are home."

Bai Haohong asked others about Lu Bao's whereabouts and hometown, and the answer he got was the same.

Bai Haohong returned to the head-catching room and thought about what to do next: "There must be something wrong with that little second Lu Bao!" Even if you look for Lu Bao with great fanfare, it is estimated that it will be difficult to find. On the other hand, it is difficult to say whether there is a problem with the prawns, and if there is a problem, it is not appropriate to send people to monitor them, because the prawns will not act again in the short term. The suicides of Lu Bao and Shopkeeper Zhang are likely to be related, but what is the connection? How did Lu Bao make Shopkeeper Zhang commit suicide? ”

Thinking of this, Bai Haohong's heart suddenly lit up, and he remembered that in Liz's novel, hypnotic crime was introduced, is it really true?

Just thinking about it, Du Yiming walked in and said, "Brother Bai, I told King Yan that he asked me to come to Dali Temple today." ”

Bai Haohong said: "Yiming, you came just in time, I want to ask you something." Is there really a hypnotic crime in your hometown? ”

"Yes, however, the average person is not easily hypnotized."

"What kind of person is easily hypnotized?"

"People who are not strong-willed, or who are in a trance, are easily hypnotized."

"Shopkeeper Zhang mentioned the 'Lost Heart Pill', saying that after eating the 'Lost Heart Pill', under certain conditions, it will be controlled by others. Due to the lack of time, I haven't had time to ask in detail, will people become in a trance after taking the 'Ecstasy Pill', and then the murderer hypnotizes the victim and asks him to commit a crime or commit suicide? ”

Du Yiming replied: "This speculation is very reasonable, I have to read the formula of the 'Ecstasy Pill' to know." ”

Bai Haohong continued: "I have read the notes of the shopkeeper Zhang, and there is only a description of the efficacy of various medicinal materials, and there is no record of the formula of the 'Lost Heart Pill'. ”