Just when Lin Wanwan wrote to Xiao Chong to report the crime, several old people in the Lin family village who had received the news were planning to find their nephew to go to a neighboring town to invite a witch who danced with a great god.
Ducks dying in droves, and ducks laying eggs every day, these two things are very abnormal for the elders in the tribe. It is easy to associate them with gods and ghosts, and they will think of asking witches to perform the magic dance.
Not surprising either.
After all, it was very popular in the Tang Dynasty to perform magic tricks, and among doctors there was a special category of witch doctors who performed magic tricks to ward off evil spirits.
It is not easy to solve a poisoning case, especially such an unspecified case where someone is caught and poisoned. In modern times, surveillance is basically used to solve the case.
Someone like Xiao Yixun, who identified the source of the poison so quickly, is a master in modern times, and it is only possible for provincial laboratories to have the conditions.
It's a pity that Yuten, a pesticide that is very common in seaside farmers, does not bring any advantages to solving the case, and there is no place to investigate.
When he received the "reporting the case" note from Hai Dongqing, Xiao Chong had just finished a full day's work on government affairs and took a break to read the note and analyze the case.
"Poisoning case." Xiao Chong whispered and handed the note to Xiao Ce, "Brother Shiheng, what do you think?"
Xiao Ce fished it out with his long hand, took the note, unfolded it, glanced at it, and said with a frown: "It's hard to deal with, the poison is too common in the countryside. Most of the pesticides used by farmers to kill insects are fish vine and rosin.
If it is done, it will be difficult to find the person who poisoned it."
"It seems that I have to go to the scene and see the footprints before making any calculations." Xiao Chong touched his chin and said.
In the countryside of Datang, footprints are still very useful. Without the interference of cement floors, the soft yellow mud can preserve footprints to the maximum extent and provide a lot of information.
Xiao Ce said: "But Xiao Ming Mansion, I'm afraid you don't have time to leave recently, right? Aren't you scheduled to go to Tashan Weir tomorrow to conduct on-site command? The projects in these few days are quite critical, and we can't do without you."
Xiao Chong pondered without replying.
Linjiazhuang is really too remote. It takes two hours to go back and forth, which is really a waste of time.
Generally speaking, as long as the poisoning case in the countryside is not a major case involving death, the county government will not take care of it and cannot handle it. Countryside people will not think of reporting it to the official. Reporting to the official costs money, not verbally.
Just talk about it.
Therefore, Xiao Ce did not agree with Xiao Ce's taking charge of this matter. He could delegate the matter and there was no need to take action personally.
It is enough for the county lieutenant Du Zhongshang to lead people to investigate the poisoning case. Investigation is originally the scope of the county lieutenant's responsibilities.
But having been in Luan County for a year, Xiao Chong knew very well what level Du Shaofu was. As for identifying footprints, Du Zhongshang was no different from ordinary people. Even if he went to the scene, it would probably be in vain.
The Tang Dynasty was not like modern times, where you could take pictures of footprints and bring them back. To observe, Xiao Chong had to go to the scene himself.
This is the so-called ability to work hard.
In Linjiazhuang, the gentlemen who went to the town medicine hall and the nearby herbal farmers to inquire about information have returned, and they have not brought back any good news.
Lin Wanwan called Song Sulan, Rongrong and several other children who were grazing on the beach together that day, and asked them carefully if they had seen anyone nearby.
Everyone shook their heads, saying they didn't see it, which made Lin Wanwan feel helpless.
If the person who poisons is for profit, it will be easier to screen out. The most annoying thing is that it is like this now. It is a purposeless poisoning that harms others and does not benefit oneself. It is difficult to judge.
This beach is also remote. Not only people from Linjiazhuang can come here, but also people from Lujiazhuang and Dafengzhuang. Because the view is not good, everyone normally cannot see what is going on here.
It would be different if it were on the beach where the Linjiazhuang people used to go to sea. Anyone with a foreign surname would be noticed and the news would spread throughout the village, making it basically difficult to hide.
But this beach is also where Lin Wanwan often goes to catch the sea. If everyone drives ducks and geese here, duck and goose poop will be everywhere every step of the way. Lin Wanwan really can't stand it.
Before Lin Wanwan settled in Linjiazhuang, everyone raised poultry on this beach. After all, you could see it when you looked up from the door of your house. Now, in order to accommodate Lin Wanwan's hygiene habits, everyone changed the place to raise ducks and geese.
Lin Wanwan thought that her tribe had made sacrifices for her, and now that someone had poisoned her duck, she must be in great pain, and she would have to give everyone an explanation no matter what.
She had already made up her mind. If the county government's investigation could not produce any results, she would take her camera and go to the scene to take some photos, and then return to Modern Times for help.
She doesn't have to worry about cheating, after all, who can be so imaginative as to doubt time travel.
I'm afraid that even if she told others clearly, they would just think she was crazy.
In the middle of the night, Lin Wanwan had just returned to the Tang Dynasty from modern times when she was suddenly startled by a burst of crying.
Hongyan who was keeping watch for the night had already lit the palace lanterns, and the voices of many people talking in low voices could be heard below. Lin Wanwan opened the door of the inner room, called Yun Shang outside to accompany Xiao Qingyu, and then went downstairs: "Who is at the door?
cry?"
Hongyan, who came over in a hurry, replied: "Back to my wife, I just went to take a look. It was the fourth uncle of the family who was kneeling at the door holding the eldest grandson. I have arranged for them to sit on the corridor."
"Do you know what happened?" Lin Wanwan asked as she walked.
Hongyan shook his head and frowned and said: "The fourth uncle only focused on crying. I couldn't speak clearly when I asked her, so she shouted for my wife to help me. I looked at the little grandson in her arms and kept vomiting."
"It looks like it's an emergency. Go get my medicine box."
"Here."
Lin Wanwan did not let her fourth uncle carry the child into the lobby again. Anyway, the palace lanterns were lit on the verandah, so it was the same.
Seeing Lin Wanwan coming over, the fourth uncle seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Wanwan, help me, please help my heart and soul, this is the only one left in our family!"
"Don't worry, fourth uncle, let me take a pulse." Lin Wanwan stepped forward and took the child's pulse first.
This fourth uncle's life experience was relatively pitiful. Her husband died early, her son also died of illness, and her daughter-in-law was taken away by her mother's family and remarried, leaving her with a young grandson who was less than three years old and dependent on her.
Because of the death of her son, the fourth uncle cried a lot, her eyesight was not good, and she couldn't do the weaving work well. Naturally, she couldn't enter the workshop, and she didn't get much land, so she had to rely on her family to support her.
Mix it up with a bite of rice.
Because her grandson is too young, less than three years old, the school does not accept her. Therefore, Lin Wanwan does not enjoy the family's subsidies.
Today, she saw ducks dying in piles on the beach. Thinking of her family, which had always had little oil and water, she couldn't help but pick up a duck and stew it for her grandson.
Lin Wanwan said that these ducks had been poisoned and had to be dealt with separately, so that the tribesmen must not take them home to eat. Unexpectedly, some people still refused to listen.
The fourth uncle herself was fine. She didn't want to eat the duck meat herself and fed it to her grandson, so she was fine. However, the grandson had a poisonous attack in the middle of the night, with severe vomiting and diarrhea, and he was about to die.