Chu's Zhaohua

Chapter 235

"Aren't the counselors in the palace only men?"

Although the nobleman did not enter the palace, but someone in the family was watching in the palace. He was also present at the matter of Prince Wu and the envoy of Wu, and he told his family about it when he came back, so the nobleman was very clear about the matter and was in a hurry. She told the people around her what happened in the palace that day, "Then the Chu family asked the king for a position as a counselor, and the king praised her, so he agreed."

The crowd was amazed.

The officials next to him became even more afraid to speak.

While examining the deceased, Chu Chan said, "Slight blood flowed from the seven orifices of the deceased, and his lips and fingers were black. It is obvious that he died of poisoning. The body has not yet become stiff, and he has been dead for about an hour." Then he asked shopkeeper Peng to pick it up. The silver needle came over and checked all the dishes the deceased had eaten. When the silver needle was inserted into one of the dishes, it immediately turned black.

The crowd exclaimed, "Is this dish poisonous?"

"Is it really poisoned to death by the food in the restaurant? My God, then we have all eaten this dish just now..."

Chu Chan said loudly, "Everyone, don't worry, I will clarify the matter for everyone."

Someone asked, "How do you find out, this person died in your restaurant, and now you have seen it, girl, this dish is poisonous."

Chu Chan said, "The guests ordered three servings of this dish. The back kitchen is made in one pot. If the dish is really poisonous, then the two dishes that were served in the same pot will also be poisonous. No other guests have been poisoned. From the signs, it can be seen that the reason is not the food. The chef of the restaurant has no enmity with this customer, so it is naturally impossible to poison him."

"What the hell is going on?" someone asked.

Chu Chan remained silent, and only opened the dead man's palm to show to everyone, "The dead man's palm is full of calluses..." Then he pulled off his clothes, revealing his calloused shoulders, "Although the dead man was wearing silk and satin, the shoulders are covered with calluses." There are also calluses on the ground, the deceased obviously made a living as a coolie, I guess he may have carried goods on the pier for a living, how can he afford the food in the restaurant?"

Someone couldn't help asking, "Maybe he got a lot of money suddenly?"

Chu Chan said, "There are new scars on the shoulders. It can be seen that he was still working hard yesterday. Why did he suddenly come to the restaurant to eat today? But maybe someone gave him a sum of money to come to the restaurant to eat and take medicine. Framed the restaurant, but this person never thought that the person who gave him the medicine lied to him in the first place, and what he gave him was poison, and he didn't intend to keep alive from the beginning."

"And how did you find out?"

Chu Chan glanced across the table, and said, "This poison is a bit like arsenic. It is very poisonous, and it will kill you soon after taking it. So he must be eating after the food is served. You have been poisoned, you can take a look at this case..." Chu Chan pointed to a little powder on the case, "This man was in a hurry, he panicked when he administered the medicine, some of the powder spilled on the case."

As he spoke, he asked Shopkeeper Peng to fetch the silver needle, and the silver needle immediately turned black after sticking to the little powder on the case.

Chu Chan continued, "Since the medicine was administered after eating, there must be traces. The medicine pot or oiled paper containing the medicine powder must still be nearby or on his body."

(End of this chapter)