Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 135 Two-pronged approach
Several other guys also hurriedly explained and testified to each other. After comparing their confessions, Luo Ning ruled out the possibility that they killed Wu Songbai.

So now, excluding the insiders, it was someone else who killed Wu Songbai!
At this time, Dong Yuzuo and Feng Lin walked out of the room, and Luo Ning let the guys go.

Qin Zhao and Luo Ning stood in the middle of the courtyard.

Dong Wuzuo signaled Feng Lin to take out the records and said:

"Master Luo, Wu Songbai did die of poisoning. The poison was arsenic. The deceased was forcibly poured arsenic into his body while he was sleeping, so there were no signs of struggle on his body."

Qin Zhao saw Luo Ning frowning and asked Dong Wuzuo:
"The murderer completed the crime in a very short time, and he was in the Shiweixuan where people come and go. He must have been calm. So the arsenic was also brought in advance? How much is needed?"

"A small packet is enough. The arsenic is very powerful. Especially Wu Songbai didn't struggle. Almost all the arsenic was poured into the esophagus."

Luo Ning nodded and walked around the yard:

"Now that we have ruled out insiders committing the crime, we need to investigate Wu Songbai's interpersonal relationships. I also want to question a few guys, Feng Lin!"

Luo Ning called Feng Lin:

"Go to Dali Temple and tell Meng Sizhi and Yao Sizhi to investigate the medicine hall in Anyang City and copy back all the arsenic buying and selling records in the past month!"

Feng Lin was ordered to run away.

Dong Mingfeng ordered the government officials to take the body away, and said goodbye to Luo Ning.

Luo Ning looked around the backyard. There were two rooms that were locked and rusty, ruling out the possibility that the murderer was hiding in the next room.

Luo Ning pulled Qin Zhao over: "Let's go into the room and have a look!"

The two people pushed the door open and entered. It was a square, very simple side hall with only a bed and a table.

Luo Ning analyzed softly and said to Qin Zhao:
"It seems that the murderer was very familiar with Wu Songbai's schedule. He only took a nap for half an hour. The murderer had to avoid the guys from Shiweixuan and successfully killed Wu Songbai."

"Moreover, the murderer's movements were very swift, and Wu Songbai did not resist, which means that when the murderer entered the room, Wu Songbai was still asleep!" Qin Zhao said.

"As Mr. Qin said, the murderer needs certain observation skills and a calm mind."

"Now it's confirmed to be murder, we still have to investigate from Wu Songbai's side!"

The two of them walked to the front hall. Several of the waiters sat there with their heads hanging down, as if they had lost their souls.

Luo Ning knew that they were afraid, and walked over to them:
"Why doesn't Wu Songbai's wife come?"

"The boss and his wife divorced, and now he lives alone!"

It was so!
"So you have a close relationship with Wu Songbai on weekdays, but do you know what enemies he has?"

"My enemies don't know that Boss Wu has been at Shiweixuan all day long, and he doesn't think he has any disputes or disagreements with others!"

"You are all here for dinner today. Are there any suspicious diners?"

Several people shook their heads.

Feeling like a headless fly, Luo Ning didn't even know where his thoughts were, and felt anxious in his heart.

"Wu Songbai has no family burden, so what does he do on weekdays?"

“I spend most of my time at Shiwei Xuan, and we close very late at night, so the boss is very busy!”

"Where is Wu Songbai's ex-wife? How long have they been separated?"

Two of them looked at each other and one of them replied:
"It's been five or six years!"

"Are you still in contact now?"

One of the waiters shook his head: "Boss Wu has no heirs, so he has no connection with the two people behind him!"

It seems that there is no motive for the crime in terms of the couple's relationship.

Luo Ning felt clueless.

Who wants to poison this seemingly ordinary Wu Songbai?

Luo Ning and Qin Zhao returned to Dali Temple. Luo Ning rubbed his eyebrows. What should he do now?
Where is the breakthrough between the two cases?

Luo Ning and Qin Zhao took Mou Qingping's files and looked at them again.

Luo Ning wrote about the first time of the Mou Qingping case:

Noon the day before yesterday, location, Xingwang Street, time of murder yesterday, suspect, acquaintance.

Characteristics of the murderer: illiterate, powerful and ferocious.

"Master Qin, Zhu'er and I visited the Mou Mansion and asked the servant who traveled with Master Mou that day. Master Mou's only public enemy is Brother Shui, but Brother Shui has eliminated the suspicion."

Qin Zhao pointed at the suspect:
"How urgent is it that Mou Qingping has to avoid the guy and leave without saying goodbye?"

Luo Ning put a question mark behind:
"Yes, this is a suspicious point! This person must be an acquaintance of Mou Qingping!"

"I think Mrs. Mou can still make a breakthrough. Is there anything she hasn't remembered yet?" Qin Zhao asked.

"If Mou Qingping wanted to hide it from his family, there are only two possibilities, one for money and one for women!" Luo Ning said firmly:
"Another point is that the kidnappers are not looking for money. The purpose of kidnapping Mou Qingping is to kill him."

"The murderer dumped the body in the woods next to Taihu Lake. He must have trampled it carefully and needed transportation!"

"carriage?"

"Do you want to investigate the grooms who have gone in and out of the city gate in recent days?" Qin Zhao asked Luo Ning.

"Okay, it's like finding a needle in a haystack again, but having hope is better than having no hope!" Luo Ning was helpless and anxious.

"Also, the murderer is illiterate and lives in poverty. I think it is more likely that the carriage driver is there. Otherwise, there is no way to transport Mr. Mou away by hiring a carriage!"

Qin Zhao nodded:
"The chief ministers of Dali Temple are not here. I will go back to Beizhen Fusi to ask the brothers. I will let you know if there is any news!"

Qin Zhao walked away in a hurry, and Luo Ning opened the file again alone.

The murderer of Mou Qingping did not seek money, but only wanted to kill him. Mou Qingping was very familiar with the murderer.

It was an accident that Mou Qingping went to the toilet, so he met the murderer by chance. In other words, the murderer's kidnapping of Mou Qingping was not planned.

It can be seen from the crooked blackmail letter that the murderer has a low level of education and lives in poverty. So how did such a wealthy Mr. Mou become familiar with such a person?
The murderer took Mou Qingping away and imprisoned him directly. I wonder if any merchants in Xingwang Street witnessed Mou Qingping that day.

Who is the murderer of Mou Qingping, who suddenly decided to kill him, and who is familiar with Mou Qingping?

It would be best if there were witnesses.

At this time, Meng Xiao and Yao Huan walked in, and Meng Xiao yelled before entering the door:
"Master Luo, there is a breakthrough in Wu Songbai's case!"

"Great, how about telling me?"

"Yao Huan and I went to all the medicine halls in the north of the city, and they were generally out of stock. But when we heard that Dali Temple was coming to investigate the case, the guys and girls at the medicine hall were very enthusiastic."

"The arsenic from Baohe Hall was stolen the day before yesterday!" Yao Huan was very satisfied with his investigation.

"What? Stolen?" Luo Ning couldn't believe it: "How many were lost?"

"The shopkeeper at the medicine hall said it can be used twice!"

"How did you lose it?"

"The medicine shop no longer knows the process. I only remember that it was very busy that day and there were so many people. It was only when we were closing the store to take inventory that we discovered that two packages were missing."

"Looking at it this way, Wu Songbai's case was premeditated. The murderer was not only fully prepared, but also had control of Wu Songbai's work and rest time."

(End of this chapter)