Forensic lady champion husband

Chapter 27

Steward Wu nodded in embarrassment, and said: "Our old lady has eyes and ears, what can be kept from her for a long time, please trouble me to go with the old man, it is right to follow the old man's wishes."

Yan Ziqin looked at Mingshu and Du He behind him. Anyway, Du He's face was already pale, and he stepped back again and again, confirming in a low voice: "It's just going to talk, it won't take long, right?" Let him continue to live tonight In this hellish place, he could consider turning around and running or hitting himself against a wall.

Steward Wu reassured him again and again, saying: "Anyway, no matter how slow you are, you should be back in a few hours."

Even so, Du He still had lingering fears. He remembered that he and Yan Ziqin went to visit Wu Tian, ​​the old man of the Wu family, after noon yesterday. Wang Yi only said that his mother-in-law was not in good health. It turned out that the father-in-law was not in good health either. Hua Bai coughed a few times after speaking a few words, as if his heart was about to cough out.

Such a lifeless family, it is a rare thing that it is not haunted!
A group of people came to the main hall, and the hall was already full of people. The sick-faced old man Wu Tian and Mrs. Wu sat in the first place, and on the right sat a young woman who was also sick and sad, and on the left was a thin and thin woman. A frail man who looks to be in his forties but is actually only in his early thirties, with a hunched back and a pair of mouse eyes wandering around. This man and a woman are Wu Tian's two younger brothers and sisters, both of whom are concubines, so there is a big difference in age Da, the male is called Wu Fang. As for the female, it is inconvenient to say the name of the woman who has not left the court. For the time being, she will be called Wu Xiaoniangzi to distinguish Zeng Yizhan's deceased wife Wu Da Niangzi.

Yan Ziqin probably sorted out the rankings of the Wu family, the eldest is Wu Tian, ​​the second is Zeng Yizhan's deceased wife, Mrs. Wu, the third is Wu Fang, and the youngest is the unmarried Miss Wu.

At this time, Zeng Yizhan also came in, because of suspicion, both Yan Ziqin and Ming Shu watched him carefully.However, he kept lowering his head, as if he was avoiding something. Yan Ziqin couldn't hide the truth from it, but he couldn't hide it from Mingshu.

She has already discovered that since Zeng Yi entered the door, Miss Wu has never taken her eyes off him. It is obvious that her long-sick face suddenly glowed a little, and her body also stood upright, with a slightly shy look. His eyes softened the sadness on his face.

"It seems that Miss Wu is in love with her brother-in-law, but it's a pity that the other party not only has no thoughts, but also has the intention to avoid him. It's pitiful, there are so many men in the world, how come he is the only one who likes him." Ming Shu sighed secretly.

Everyone listened to Du He's retelling of what happened last night, and they were all silent. Mrs. Wu invited Yan Ziqin and his party to stay for a quick meal. time.

The table was full of food and water, and Mingshu, who had been eating Vegetarian food with her mother-in-law for a long time, moved her index finger. Just as she was about to move her chopsticks, she heard a cry of pain from the opposite side of the table—Old Master Wu collapsed on the top chair!
I saw him tightly pressing on his abdomen, with a tangled face, as if he was enduring great pain, the servants at the side quickly helped his master up, and carried him away with ease, it can be seen that such an unexpected situation did not happen once or twice Second-rate.

Seeing a white-haired old man suffer such pain, everyone present had no intention of eating. Mingshu had studied toxicology and pathology. She felt that Mrs. Wu's symptoms were very strange, not like ordinary sudden illnesses. So he asked: "Madam, does Mrs. Wu often have abdominal pain?"

Mrs. Wu held the crutches of the faucet and sighed: "It's not just abdominal pain, when this disease starts, there is no place to feel comfortable from head to toe, even the liver and intestines seem to be on fire, the pain is like a knife, and sometimes convulsions all over the body , Foaming at the mouth, it has been more than a year, several members of our family have this stubborn disease, many famous doctors recommended by the third brother are helpless, only the third brother has not contracted the disease, maybe it is God’s pity, knowing that his health is not good, I can’t bear to see him again Toss him."

Ming Shu felt chilled, and hurried to Mrs. Wu's side, asking to see her nails and teeth. As expected, there were signs of blackening visible to the naked eye, which was obviously caused by lead deposits!Combined with previous symptoms such as abdominal pain, convulsions, and vomiting, it is very likely that the owners of the Wu family are all victims of chronic lead poisoning!
In modern times, lead poisoning is uncommon, because of the development of science and the improvement of smelting technology, lead products have been far away from human daily life, but in ancient Rome, the "witty" Romans actually used lead as water pipes, and the upper nobles especially liked it. All kinds of exquisite wine glasses made of lead, needless to say the consequences, everyone was poisoned and went to heaven together.

But in ancient China, thanks to advanced ceramic technology, lead products have not been the mainstream. How could the Wu family have been exposed to lead for a long time and suffered from chronic lead poisoning?
Suddenly, I remembered the mystery in Mrs. Wu's words - "Several people in our family have this problem... Only the third brother has not been infected yet."

The third master of the Wu family, Wu Fang!
A flash of light flashed in Mingshu's mind, and she took a sneak peek at Wu Fang from the corner of her eye, and saw that he was looking at his sister-in-law with concern, with tears in his eyes, as if he was sad because of his family's illness, but his face and nails However, he didn't have any symptoms of poisoning at all. Although he was much thinner than ordinary people, he was the healthiest person in the Wu family right now.

Sensing Mingshu's strange eyes, Wu Fang turned to look at her, the expression on his face was complicated, warning, contemplative, ruthless, no matter how you looked at it, he was definitely not a kind person, and he had to think that he was the culprit of poisoning.

Mingshu quickly calmed down, slowed down her tone and tried her best not to show any flaws, and she used the excuse of going to change clothes before leaving the dinner table to give Yan Ziqin a wink by turning her back to everyone, telling him to come out as soon as possible and not to stay.

After leaving the main hall, he dared not go back to his room, fearing that he would fall into the trap of the murderer when he was alone, so he could only walk around nearby, and suddenly heard the laughter of a child. Running and jumping over.Mingshu hurriedly grabbed the two children and teased them with her small purse, in fact, she wanted to take advantage of their childlike nature to find out the secrets of the Wu family.

"My wife has a purse here, which is full of delicious candies. My wife will ask you a few questions, and if you answer well, you will get some candies." In fact, these candies were originally prepared for Yan Ziqin.

Aqiong was young, so she clapped her hands and begged Mingshu to ask quickly, she promised to know everything.

"Who is in charge of the accounts in Arjun's family? Who is the richest?" Usually, murders within the family are related to property fights.

Aqiong put his short, chubby fingers on his chin, thought for a while, and said, "Grandma is the richest, and grandpa always asks grandma for money!" His grandparents are the old masters and old ladies of the Wu family.

Mingshu nodded, gave her a piece of candy, and asked, "Does Aqiong's third grandfather have any money?"

Aqiong said: "The third grandpa is not in good health, all his money is used to take medicine, and he also bought a lot of weird snakes and centipedes to make up for his health. The third grandpa gives the least amount of New Year's money every year. It’s not as much as Fourth Aunt and Second Aunt, so Third Grandpa probably doesn’t have much money.” I was so happy to get another candy!
Mingshu felt that she had reached the point of asking, "Are the second and fourth aunts rich?"

Aqiong rolled his eyes and said: "My parents don't let me tell outsiders about this, but they often go to Hongdu for business and are not at home. The third brother is my future husband, and my aunt is the third brother's teacher-wife." , are not considered outsiders, Arjun will tell you!"

Wang Anshi's face flushed red, he shook off Arjun's hand, and said word by word: "Who... who is your future husband!"

Aqiong ignored him and continued: "Second aunt and fourth aunt have no money. The one who has money is their mother. When that aunt married the grandfather, she brought a lot of money with her. I heard that it seems to be some kind of Nantang The head of the oiran..."

Wang Anshi quickly covered Arjun's mouth. The little girl didn't know what an oiran was, but Wang Anshi had already heard of it. She was the woman who bought and laughed with wine in the entertainment venue, and she was the most famous one among them. It is not a big scandal for a courteous woman to be a concubine, but the past affairs of the elders are published by the younger generation, which is ultimately unsightly.

Mingshu nodded, and gave all the candies in her hand to the two children. When she turned her head, she saw Yan Ziqin coming out, but he was the only one.

"Where are Du He and Chunxiu?" Ming Shu asked anxiously.

Yan Ziqin said: "Du He said that the food here is very good, and he is eating Haisai. Chunxiu is waiting for us inside."

Ming Shu jumped up and said, "What time is it, is he still eating? The food here may have been poisoned with lead!"

Under Yan Ziqin's shocked gaze, Mingshu conjectured that the youngest Wu Fang was born with many illnesses, and most of the money allocated to him from the public was spent on medical treatment. That's all, because the two sisters have the body of their own mothers, they are actually richer than themselves in life, but I am like a poor wretch. As time goes by, resentment gradually develops. Getting rid of a few siblings can not only vent the hatred, but also logically Embezzle more property, kill two birds with one stone.

Therefore, Wu Fang, who had been ill for a long time and became a doctor, came up with a method of using lead to mix into his daily diet, so that his family members would be slowly poisoned, and then bribed the doctor to obstruct the treatment, so as to achieve the purpose of killing people invisible.

Yan Ziqin said: "How many lives should this add up to! To poison a close relative, such a vicious heart, since this is the case, we can't just think about staying away from right and wrong, we should stay and point out the culprit."

Ming Shu said: "There is too little evidence now, Xiaoqiu's death is also a suspicious point, Zeng Yizhan may have hidden secrets, you go and ask Du and them to come over first, let's find a solution together."

After Yan Ziqin left, Mingshu stood there waiting, when suddenly a maidservant with a cold face walked past her, and in the blink of an eye, a ball of paper was stuffed into Mingshu's hand, with two lines written crookedly on it: If you know the cause of Xiaoqiu's death, come with me."

Mingshu gritted her teeth and turned her head to look at Yan Ziqin who had disappeared, and then looked at the maidservant who was about to disappear into the moon cave gate at the entrance of the garden. Son, she was cruel, and decided to go and see first, and hung her purse on a colorful peach tree beside the gate of the Moon Cave, as a mark for Yan Ziqin, and followed the maid with her skirt.

(End of this chapter)