Chapter 480
The Huang family's case was solved in less than three days, and the murderer was apprehended by the authorities.
Early in the morning, the Huang family carried the coffin out of the city. Huang Baocai's body would be buried next to the Huang family's ancestral grave outside Liuxian County. According to custom, children who died prematurely could not be buried in the ancestral graves to prevent bad luck for the Huang family's feng shui.
Zhan Feiyu stood by the window, watching the yellow paper being swept up by the wind. "Was the killer from Meiren Zhuang?"
This was just to fool the uninformed citizens of Liuxian County.
If this case had not caused delays, Miss would have already set off for Qianzhong Prefecture. He Nuan folded her skirt and put it back in the cabinet, replying, "The killer is Dong Guizhi, the girl responsible for tea at Meiren Zhuang."
Zhan Feiyu recalled meeting her once at Meiren Zhuang; she seemed like a kind girl.
"Dong Guizhi confessed that Madam Huang would bring Huang Baocai to the shop to eat and drink every few days. Dong Guizhi tried to dissuade them but was instead ridiculed and mocked by Madam Huang, who even spread rumors about her outside, ruining her reputation and causing her engagement to fall through."
He Nuan had accompanied Zhan Feiyu on many trips and had encountered people who acted entitled due to their age. They wouldn't resort to violence, but they would repeatedly harass and bully you.
Given Madam Huang's sharp, mean, unreasonable, and shrewish personality, Zhan Feiyu could imagine how unpleasant her words would be.
Closing the window with a snap, Zhan Feiyu looked at He Nuan, who was standing by the cabinet, and asked, "So she poisoned Huang Baocai to vent her anger?"
"Because of several conflicts with Madam Huang, Dong Guizhi was scolded by the shopkeeper and had her wages docked. This time, Madam Huang caused a scene, demanding Meiren Zhuang compensate her with three pieces of scented soap, and the shopkeeper made Dong Guizhi bear the cost alone."
He Nuan explained in detail, "Dong Guizhi knew that Madam Huang would bring Huang Baocai to the shop for pastries that day, so she preemptively added a large amount of Meng Han Yao (a type of soporific drug) to the pastries. It was intended as a small punishment, but she did not expect it to kill Huang Baocai."
To kill someone over such a small grievance seemed excessive, but if it was merely intended as a punishment for Huang Baocai and his death was accidental, it would be more plausible.
"Wasn't Dong Guizhi afraid that others would eat the pastries laced with the drug?" Zhan Feiyu scoffed. This method of revenge was hardly thought through.
"There were twelve pastries on a plate. Dong Guizhi added a small amount of Meng Han Yao to five of them, and a larger amount to the remaining seven. Ordinary customers at Meiren Zhuang usually don't eat pastries. Even if they do, they would only take one or two from the top, not devour an entire plate like a starving ghost." He Nuan, being knowledgeable in medicine, had also examined the remaining Meng Han Yao found in Dong Guizhi's home.
If a small amount was consumed, it would make one drowsy, and most people wouldn't notice or even go to a doctor. However, Huang Baocai ate a lot, and he was young, which led to his death.
"Where did Dong Guizhi buy this Meng Han Yao? From a traveling physician?" Zhan Feiyu was not cold-blooded. If Dong Guizhi had been forced, Zhan Feiyu would not have stood by and done nothing.
However, according to the information investigated by Asheng, Dong Guizhi confessed willingly. County Lieutenant Cheng did not resort to torture. Since she was currently imprisoned in the county jail, it was more likely a case of temptation than coercion.
He Nuan tidied her clothes and watched Zhan Feiyu return to her desk to read. She quietly withdrew. It was a case of "one willing to hit, one willing to be hit," and Miss truly had no need to meddle further.
As she went downstairs, He Nuan saw Hesheng returning from outside with a basket. Upon seeing the contents of the basket, she couldn't help but smile. "These river shrimps are so big!"
Having stayed in Longyou Road for over half a year, she hadn't eaten any river delicacies. He Nuan immediately thought of several ways to prepare them.
Handing the basket to her sister, Hesheng glanced upstairs. "Is Miss reading?"
"Yes, she asked about Dong Guizhi's matter, and Miss doesn't plan to interfere." He Nuan nodded. The most wronged person in this affair was Huang Baocai, who was killed.
Although he was incorrigible, as the saying goes, "raising a child without teaching is the father's fault." His elders had not disciplined him strictly, which led to Huang Baocai being spoiled and lawless, ultimately losing his life.
Hesheng did not speak. Having experienced too much darkness and bloodshed in the Jinlong Guard, the trivial matters in Liuxian County were nothing to him.
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The Huang family's case was solved in less than three days, and the murderer was apprehended by the authorities.
Early in the morning, the Huang family carried the coffin out of the city. Huang Baocai's body would be buried next to the Huang family's ancestral grave outside Liuxian County. According to custom, children who died prematurely could not be buried in the ancestral graves to prevent bad luck for the Huang family's feng shui.
Zhan Feiyu stood by the window, watching the yellow paper being swept up by the wind. "Was the killer from Meiren Zhuang?"
This was just to fool the uninformed citizens of Liuxian County.
If this case had not caused delays, Miss would have already set off for Qianzhong Prefecture. He Nuan folded her skirt and put it back in the cabinet, replying, "The killer is Dong Guizhi, the girl responsible for tea at Meiren Zhuang."
Zhan Feiyu recalled meeting her once at Meiren Zhuang; she seemed like a kind girl.
"Dong Guizhi confessed that Madam Huang would bring Huang Baocai to the shop to eat and drink every few days. Dong Guizhi tried to dissuade them but was instead ridiculed and mocked by Madam Huang, who even spread rumors about her outside, ruining her reputation and causing her engagement to fall through."
He Nuan had accompanied Zhan Feiyu on many trips and had encountered people who acted entitled due to their age. They wouldn't resort to violence, but they would repeatedly harass and bully you.
Given Madam Huang's sharp, mean, unreasonable, and shrewish personality, Zhan Feiyu could imagine how unpleasant her words would be.
Closing the window with a snap, Zhan Feiyu looked at He Nuan, who was standing by the cabinet, and asked, "So she poisoned Huang Baocai to vent her anger?"
"Because of several conflicts with Madam Huang, Dong Guizhi was scolded by the shopkeeper and had her wages docked. This time, Madam Huang caused a scene, demanding Meiren Zhuang compensate her with three pieces of scented soap, and the shopkeeper made Dong Guizhi bear the cost alone."
He Nuan explained in detail, "Dong Guizhi knew that Madam Huang would bring Huang Baocai to the shop for pastries that day, so she preemptively added a large amount of Meng Han Yao to the pastries. It was intended as a small punishment, but she did not expect it to kill Huang Baocai."
To kill someone over such a small grievance seemed excessive, but if it was merely intended as a punishment for Huang Baocai and his death was accidental, it would be more plausible.
"Wasn't Dong Guizhi afraid that others would eat the pastries laced with the drug?" Zhan Feiyu scoffed. This method of revenge was hardly thought through.
"There were twelve pastries on a plate. Dong Guizhi added a small amount of Meng Han Yao to five of them, and a larger amount to the remaining seven. Ordinary customers at Meiren Zhuang usually don't eat pastries. Even if they do, they would only take one or two from the top, not devour an entire plate like a starving ghost." He Nuan, being knowledgeable in medicine, had also examined the remaining Meng Han Yao found in Dong Guizhi's home.
If a small amount was consumed, it would make one drowsy, and most people wouldn't notice or even go to a doctor. However, Huang Baocai ate a lot, and he was young, which led to his death.
"Where did Dong Guizhi buy this Meng Han Yao? From a traveling physician?" Zhan Feiyu was not cold-blooded. If Dong Guizhi had been forced, Zhan Feiyu would not have stood by and done nothing.
However, according to the information investigated by Asheng, Dong Guizhi confessed willingly. County Lieutenant Cheng did not resort to torture. Since she was currently imprisoned in the county jail, it was more likely a case of temptation than coercion.
He Nuan tidied her clothes and watched Zhan Feiyu return to her desk to read. She quietly withdrew. It was a case of "one willing to hit, one willing to be hit," and Miss truly had no need to meddle further. Handing the basket to her sister, Hesheng glanced upstairs. "Is Miss reading?"
"Yes, she asked about Dong Guizhi's matter, and Miss doesn't plan to interfere." He Nuan nodded. The most wronged person in this affair was Huang Baocai, who was killed. Although he was incorrigible, as the saying goes, "raising a child without teaching is the father's fault." His elders had not disciplined him strictly, which led to Huang Baocai being spoiled and lawless, ultimately losing his life. Handing the basket to her sister, Hesheng glanced upstairs. "Is Miss reading?"
"Yes, she asked about Dong Guizhi's matter, and Miss doesn't plan to interfere." He Nuan nodded. The most wronged person in this affair was Huang Baocai, who was killed. Although he was incorrigible, as the saying goes, "raising a child without teaching is the father's fault." His elders had not disciplined him strictly, which led to Huang Baocai being spoiled and lawless, ultimately losing his life.
River delicacies, He Nuan immediately thought of several ways to prepare them.
Handing the basket to her sister, Hesheng glanced upstairs. "Is Miss reading?"
"Yes, she asked about Dong Guizhi's matter, and Miss doesn't plan to interfere." He Nuan nodded. The most wronged person in this affair was Huang Baocai, who was killed. Although he was incorrigible, as the saying goes, "raising a child without teaching is the father's fault."