Lin Jinxiao, Chang Lao, and Nie Lao were not sure that the people who poisoned the fish fry and assassinated the imperial envoy were the same group of people, but for the present plan, it was the best way to connect the two, and they all agreed with Chu Nanzhi.
conjecture.
Lin Jinxiao said slowly: "The fish pond in Tong'an Village is not small. The only poison that can poison so many fish fry at once is arsenic. Such sinister intentions are probably not the work of ordinary people. They would even dare to poison the fish fry of this princess."
, why would you dare to assassinate an imperial envoy? Chen Xiaowei and Li Yushi, you two must arrest and bring to justice the drug dealers in the city who have sold large quantities of arsenic in the past few days."
As soon as these words came out, the second uncle Lin Bo, the Tan family and his wife could not bear it any longer, and came out and admitted: "Dalang, we sold twenty kilograms of arsenic the night before our hospital."
"Twenty pounds of arsenic?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Lin Jinxiao looked straight at him with sharp eyes: "Someone bought so much arsenic, how dare my second uncle not report it to the government."
According to court regulations, as long as the amount of arsenic exceeds two kilograms, it must be reported to the government.
Lin Bo's face turned red and hesitantly replied: "I, I, I didn't know that this person would have such ulterior motives."
"Which company can do anything good by buying so much arsenic?"
No need to ask further, Lin Jinxiao also knew that the buyer must have given a lot of money.
Chu Nanzhi smiled meaningfully: "The people who bought the arsenic must have paid a lot of money for the hush money?"
"Indeed, a lot of silver was given, as much as a hundred taels."
Mrs. Tan said in fear: "Nan Zhi, my second uncle really didn't want to harm you. If I knew they were buying arsenic to poison your fry, I would definitely not dare to sell it."
"I believe in my second uncle."
Chu Nanzhi pretended to be generous and didn't care.
But she felt like a mirror in her heart. What she was afraid of was not because of the fish pond incident, but because she was afraid of being involved in the assassination of the imperial envoy.
"Second uncle, second uncle, I know you can't be so bold as to team up with those thieves to assassinate the imperial envoys and frame me. As long as you confess to the thieves who bought arsenic, you will not be held accountable.
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"I don't know that person either."
Lin Bo looked bitter: "I have never seen this person before."
"I don't know him well, but he dares to sell such a large quantity of arsenic without fear of getting slapped on his face."
Lin Jinxiao angrily rebuked: "You are really obsessed with money."
Chu Nanzhi smiled calmly and said: "It doesn't matter, does my second uncle still remember the appearance of the person who bought the arsenic?"
"Remember, remember, even if they turn into ashes, I still remember what those two people looked like."
Mrs. Tan immediately replied earnestly.
"good."
Chu Nanzhi looked at Sang Qi on the side and ordered: "Go and call Sang Kun."
Not long after, Sang Kun was called.
With such a talented painter here, why worry about not being able to draw the appearance of a thief?
Moreover, Sang Kun's watercolor paintings are excellent, and he can paint the people exactly like those captured by the camera in her world.
The police prepared paints and brushes for Sang Kun, and asked Lin Bo and Tan to accurately depict the appearance of the man who bought the arsenic.
In order to reduce the error, she still ordered Chen Chuan and Li Sanmu to take people to search all the medical clinics in the city that had sold arsenic in the past two days. She expected that no one would dare to tell the truth if they were covering up the imperial court.
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There are a lot of fish fry raised in Tong'an Village. How can twenty kilograms of arsenic kill so many fish fry at once? It would take about thirty kilograms at least.
In order to dispel everyone's concerns, while Chen Chuan and Li Sanmu went out to search, Chu Nanzhi calmly allowed the guests to continue eating and drinking to celebrate her and Lin Jinxiao's happy event, without showing any signs of confusion.
Lin Jinxiao was not afraid of offending Concubine Yue and the two imperial uncles. Under Chang Lao's instructions, no one of the guests who came over was allowed to leave the house without permission before the matter was investigated.
This will prevent those with ulterior motives from continuing to incite right and wrong.
After the noon banquet was over, Li Sanmu and Chen Chuan returned with their people one after another, and brought back shopkeepers from five medical clinics who had sold arsenic in the past ten days, totaling fifteen kilograms of arsenic.
Although Qian Hongwen of Hongwen Medical Center has sold arsenic recently, he has always been very disciplined in his business. When it comes to taboo drugs such as arsenic, he never exceeds the dosage. Furthermore, he knows the basics and will never sell to strangers.
people.
The boy he sent back to investigate came back and reported that he had only sold four or five kilograms of arsenic in the past ten days.
Chu Nanzhi immediately noticed something fishy. Hongwen Medical Clinic was one of the top medical clinics in the entire Luyan Port. The main store and several branches only sold four or five kilograms of arsenic, while the other medical clinics sold only four to five kilograms of arsenic.
However, he sold so much that he was probably going to his own fish pond, so he immediately began to interrogate several drug dealers, trying to find out the customers of the arsenic they sold.
The final conclusion reached is consistent with the situation of Lin Bo Medical Clinic. The person who purchased it did not know who he was, but he received a lot of money.
It's just that these small traders don't have Lin Bo's evil intentions and don't dare to sell too much. They keep it within two to three pounds, so that even if something happens, they won't be punished too severely.
Chu Nanzhi asked Sang Kun to continue painting, and Lin Jinxiao asked Li Ce to hand over the human face portrait he had painted, and invited all the painters in the state to copy the portrait in large quantities and post rewards throughout the city.
Concubine Yue originally wanted to join in the fun, but unexpectedly she was detained in the house, which was really helpless.
But as the emperor's favorite concubine, when such appalling things happened in the state, and even Chang Lao started to boo her, she had no choice but to patiently set an example and stay at the house to eat and drink.
Anyway, no matter how much I investigate, this matter can't be traced to myself, so it's better to stay at home and watch the excitement.
Lin Jinqian was a little worried that Tang Yuanxi would be sad when she found out that the marriage had been blocked. She anxiously complained to Tang Ru: "You said what should I do if the princess sister can't think about it? We are not in the house, and Ye'er asked her
We are taking care of it, why does King Pingning detain us in his house?"
Tang Ru frowned and whispered to her: "Princess, you didn't send someone to buy arsenic to poison Princess Pingning's fish fry, did you?"
"How is it possible? Why do I do such vile things when I have nothing to do?"
Lin Jinqian said angrily: "Tang Dalang, don't take my princess's kindness for granted. I'm just worried about your sister."
Lin Jinxiao heard Princess Qian's complaint from the side and said in a cold voice: "Princess Princess has already said that even if the imperial edict is robbed, your Majesty will take another step. Is it possible to escape the nail-biting matter?"
"What His Highness said is absolutely true."
Tang Ru smiled and replied: "As long as the murderer who poisoned the fish fry is found, the imperial edict can be recovered, and Your Majesty will not pursue it any further."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Sang Kun came to Chu Nanzhi with a newly painted painting, hesitantly nodded and said: "Master, I have seen this person before."