The Favoured Medical Princess: Extra 8: Xiao Yi X Nangong Yue (2) Murder Case
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As the news of the death on the second floor spread, the atmosphere in the inn became a bit eerie and strange. Even the continuous thunder outside seemed to become louder, rushing towards us like thousands of horses galloping towards us. .
When Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue arrived on the second floor together, there were already five or six guests gathered in the corridor on the second floor, as well as the fat waiter. They all gathered in front of a guest room at the end of the corridor, whispering to each other. Talking.
As soon as Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue walked to the door, they saw the woman in Tsing Yi standing outside greeted Nangong Yue enthusiastically and said, "Sister, are you woken up too? You'd better stop looking. It's so scary..." The woman seemed to have arrived in a hurry, and her hair was still a little messy.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said warmly: "Thank you for your concern, eldest sister. I have studied medicine with my grandfather since I was a child, and there are no taboos."
The woman in green clothes was a little surprised, "Sister, you look soft and frail, but you speak and act cheerfully! Just like my temper!"
His Ah Yue is so adorable! Xiao Yi smiled and curled up his lips, looking at Nangong Yue with sparkling eyes.
"This...this is..."
Suddenly, a frightened and trembling male voice came from behind, which sounded somewhat familiar.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but turn around and saw Master Ding standing behind them at some point, looking into the guest room with a pale face.
Mrs. Ding also came. She changed into a ginger-yellow trousers embroidered with eight-tuple flowers. She coughed lightly while holding the handkerchief, and shrank behind Mr. Ding, as if she was frightened.
Nangong Yue also looked into the room, and at a glance she saw a woman in a white middle coat lying on her side on the floor beside a round table, with half of her face exposed. Her skin was so pale that there was no trace of blood. The lifeless eyes were bulging, and black blood was dripping from the lips. The red lips that were painted with lipstick became more and more alluring... The description was terrifying.
Even if Nangong Yue doesn't go in, she can still be sure that this woman is dead and died of poisoning.
After a while, there was another sound of footsteps, and the innkeeper finally arrived out of breath, sweating profusely, and his forehead and forehead were covered with layers of wrinkles.
He has been running this inn for more than 20 years, and this is the first time he has encountered a murder case!
"Little girl! How did your wife die?" The boss's sharp eyes were directed at a little girl in Tsing Yi standing aside. The little girl was twelve or thirteen years old. She was very thin and her face was full of blood No, my whole body was shaking like chaff.
"I...I don't know. My wife got up in the middle of the night and was thirsty. She thought the tea was cold and wanted hot tea, so I went to the kitchen to pour hot water for her. When I came back, I saw... Look By the time the lady had vomited blood and died!"
The girl in Tsing Yi covered her face with her hands, tears overflowing from her fingers.
Nangong Yue frowned slightly and noticed that there were several burn marks on the little girl's wrists exposed from the cuffs, including both new wounds and old scars.
The boss frowned even more tightly, clasped his fists at everyone present, and said apologetically: "Dear guests, I have disturbed everyone. Now that there is a murder here, I can only ask you to stay in the shop for the time being. I am here Let the waiter go to the government to report the case..."
After that, the boss sent the skinny waiter to report the incident in a hurry.
As for the others, they all went downstairs to sit in the lobby on the first floor. There was a murder here, and everyone's expressions were not very good. They were a little shocked and restless.
After a moment of silence in the lobby, the woman in green was the first to speak out: "Brother, I remember that the lady's surname is Zhong?"
"That's Mrs. Zhong." The fat waiter nodded with difficulty.
The woman in Tsing Yi sighed and lamented: "I talked to Sister Zhong yesterday when she came down for dinner. She is a miserable person. I heard that the man has been gone for several years... I didn't expect it. Even herself... Hey, I think she looked like she was poisoned when she vomited black blood, right?"
Thinking of the scene he just saw, Fatty Er felt a sense of nausea churning in his stomach.
"What kind of miserable people are you?" the boss snorted angrily, "It's the romantic people who do it!"
When the boss said this, he suddenly attracted the curious eyes of others.
After the woman in Tsing Yi asked, the boss just told her that Mrs. Zhong was a courtesan when she was young. Later, when she got older, she became a good person. Since her man disappeared three years ago, she has been with her. Many men in and out of town had it easy, and everyone near her home knew that she was a door-opener.
The woman in green couldn't help but blurt out: "Then why is she here..."
A private meeting with your lover? !
Everyone looked at each other, and most of them had the same idea in their hearts, so they looked at the little girl in green clothes for verification.
The little girl lowered her head and shook her head desperately, her voice sounding like a mosquito moaning: "There are many things about Madam... that you don't want me to know..."
After another moment of silence in the lobby, the boss said calmly: "Anyway, we'll find out when the government officials arrive."
Not only did the boss not sympathize with Mrs. Zhong, he also felt that he had been cheated by that woman! In the future, if others know that someone has died here, how can they still do business? !
Thinking about it, the boss wanted to sigh again. He managed to calm down and said, "I've disturbed all our guests from sleeping tonight. I'll ask the kitchen to make some desserts for everyone."
The boss made a gesture to the fat waiter, and the fat waiter responded.
The lobby was completely quiet, and most people were not in the mood to talk. They could only listen to the constant sound of rain outside the window...
Half an hour later, the hot white fungus and red date soup was served, and everyone started to drink the sweet soup. The noise of people, horses and cars came from outside, which was especially unusual in this unpopular early morning. Eye-catching.
Everyone subconsciously put down the white and blue flower bowls and spoons in their hands, raised their eyes and looked towards the door, vaguely guessing that someone from the government had arrived.
Outside the door, the sky was gray with constant rain. Judging from the weather, it was almost midnight.
After a while, I heard messy footsteps getting closer and closer, and a dozen people in raincoats crossed the threshold menacingly, bringing moisture all over their bodies. After they took off their raincoats, they were revealed to be wearing green clothes and silk hats. They were government officials. The thin waiter and a middle-aged man who looked like a gangster were following behind the officials.
The boss hurriedly came up to him, clasped his fists at the leader of a middle-aged man and said: "Boss He, thank you for your hard work in the middle of the night..."
Then Captain He was not in the mood to chat with him, and said directly with a straight face: "Take me and Liu Wuzuo to see the corpse first..."
The group stomped upstairs again, leaving two detectives standing guard outside the gate.
At this time, most people were not in the mood to eat any desserts, and could not help but look in the direction of the stairs. The only thing they could think of was——
"Ah Yue, don't you like this white fungus soup?" Xiao Yi looked at Nangong Yue and asked with concern, "What do you want to eat? How about I go ask the kitchen to cook you some pumpkin porridge?"
With a few words, all eyes were focused on Xiao Yi and his wife.
The woman in Tsing Yi immediately noticed that the young and handsome young master looked a little too relaxed and leisurely, as if he didn't care at all that a murder had occurred in the inn, let alone that the government officials had just arrived...
Nangong Yue naturally felt the scrutiny of others and almost raised her forehead.
Just as she was about to say something, she heard another sound of footsteps, and several detectives headed by Captain He came downstairs again.
Bantou He stopped in front of everyone, looked around at everyone, and asked the boss: "Boss Huang, are everyone here?"
"Yes, yes, Captain He." Boss Huang nodded repeatedly, "Since last night, these customers plus a few of us have been the only ones in the inn. No one has left the inn after nightfall..."
"That means that the murderer who put arsenic in Mrs. Zhong's tea is among these people." Captain He squinted his eyes and looked at everyone with a gaze as sharp as a sword.
In other words, one of them poisoned the tea and murdered Mrs. Zhong? Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, feeling chilled in their hearts.
The old man sitting in the corner raised his voice and said, "We are strangers to Mrs. Zhong. Where can we get the opportunity to poison her?" As he said, the old man pointed to the little girl in green clothes, "If we talk about poisoning, Isn’t she the one with the best chance?"
The other two or three guests also echoed incessantly. The little girl in Tsing Yi was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and denied with a pale face: "It's not me! It's really not me!"
Bantou He frowned and scolded everyone in a cold voice: "No noise! Everyone here is suspicious! Now take out all your road signs and tell everyone where you are at night. , let me check them one by one before talking."
Following that, Captain He brought his agents over to check everyone's directions.
Under Xiao Yi's gaze, Nangong Yue silently speeded up her drinking of the sweet soup... When Bantou He came to the two of them, she happened to swallow the last mouthful of the sweet soup.
As a catcher, Bantou He naturally has seen countless people, but this is the first time he has seen such an outstanding young couple, especially this young master. According to him, even the most famous drama in the neighborhood and Yucheng The young men in Lixiangyuan are not as handsome as this young man... Could it be that some young man in some theater troupe abducted the daughter of some house and eloped away?
He Bantou was thinking and asked in a rough voice: "Where is the road guide for you two?"
When they went out, Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue naturally prepared road guides. Xiao Yi immediately took out two bamboo pieces from his sleeves and handed them over.
After carefully looking at the directions of the two of them, Captain He asked Xiao Yi: "Your name is Lin Yi? Are you from Luoyue City?"
Xiao Yi played with a white porcelain teacup and nodded casually.
After He Bantou confirmed that there was no problem with the road guide, he returned it to Xiao Yi, and then asked: "Where were you and your wife last night?"
"Of course I was sleeping in my own room in the middle of the night." Xiao Yi replied matter-of-factly.
Not only Xiao Yi answered this way, but also most of the people present gave this answer. Only Mrs. Ding stayed up all night because she couldn't stop coughing. Her maid Xia Lian was waiting by her side, which can prove it. She never left the room. The woman in Tsing Yi who lives next door also said she heard Mrs. Ding coughing when she got up at night.
He Bantou's expression was not very good. He was already unlucky enough to be called here before dawn. He just wanted to end the case quickly and take the suspect back to the county government office, and he could do it again. To catch up on some sleep, however, now it seems that this case may not be that simple.
After he pondered for a while, Bantou He said to everyone: "You all should go back to your room to rest first, but no one is allowed to leave this inn. I will go back and report to the county magistrate first, and wait for the county magistrate to make a decision!"
A few of the guests looked unwilling and muttered, "We still have to go on our way," but they didn't dare to rush to Bantou He to make trouble. The saying goes, "The people don't fight with the officials." Besides, who made them unlucky? There was a murder case!
Everyone went upstairs one after another while chatting. Suddenly, a clear male voice said with a smile: "Master Ding, is this square handkerchief yours?"
Everyone followed the sound and saw that the purple-robed young man named "Lin Yi" was holding an aqua-green handkerchief in his right hand and looking at Master Ding who was walking in front of him with a smile.
Master Ding stared at the square handkerchief, his pupils shrank, and a flash of embarrassment flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the woman in green shouting excitedly: "This is Mrs. Zhong's handkerchief!"
As the woman in Tsing Yi spoke, she strode up to Xiao Yi, lowered her head and looked at the handkerchief carefully, then pointed to the embroidered mandarin ducks on it and said, "I remember this pair of mandarin ducks. I reminded you before. Mrs. Zhong’s mandarin duck has no embroidered eyes... Yes, this must be Mrs. Zhong’s.”
For a time, everyone's eyes, including those of the policemen, were all turned to Mr. Ding, with some scrutiny and suspicion.
Master Ding hurriedly explained: "I picked up this handkerchief before, and my wife also had a handkerchief with a similar color. I thought it was hers, so I just put it in my sleeve pocket."
Bantou He looked at Master Ding suspiciously, his eyes so sharp that he seemed to be able to see through him. After a moment, he said in a deep voice that sounded like an instruction or a warning: "Master Ding, please stay in the inn!"
After leaving six government officials to guard everyone at the inn, Captain He hurried away with a few people...
Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi returned to their guest room to rest. Nangong Yue fell asleep on the bed again. This time, she was awakened from her dream by a burst of hysterical shouting:
"Someone is dead! Someone is dead again!"
The sky outside has long been bright, and the sound of rain has stopped at some point...