Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

"In the two cases in Guiyun Villa this time, the three people killed: Su Ranran, Yang Yunzhang, and Xia Houhuan, the cause of death is the same, charcoal poisoning." Wen Tao said calmly.

"Charcoal poison?" "What is charcoal poison?"

"In winter, braziers are commonly used in every house, but if the room is airtight and not ventilated, and the charcoal fire is not enough, people will gradually become unconscious, lose consciousness, and finally die. Because there are no traces on the surface, people who die in this way , Others often do not know the cause of death. This is charcoal poisoning."

"Then why do you know?" Asked the Master Ye Shao of the Tianji Pavilion with great interest.

"When I was in Kunlun, I read the record that people died of charcoal poisoning by using braziers in winter, so I used rat experiments. In ordinary houses, the rooms are spacious and there are windows for ventilation, so nothing will happen. The house is narrow and windowless, so there is such a danger."

"No wonder, Miss Su's room has no windows and is relatively small." Ye Shaoge said.

"Yes, not only that, Miss Su's bedroom is separated from the outside room by thick brocade, and it is a standard airtight room." Wen Tao explained.

"Oh, that's it. Does the Taoist priest mean that as long as the room is small and airtight, you will be poisoned by charcoal?" asked the owner of Xiahou.

Wen Tao shook his head: "The small size of the room is only one of the necessary factors. The second factor is also needed, the charcoal fire is not fully burned. When I was doing experiments in Kunlun, if the charcoal fire was fully burned and the flame was strong and turned red, the mice would not die. But if the charcoal fire is not good, or if there is too much charcoal fire, the flame is not strong when burning, and it turns light blue, it is likely that the rats are poisoned by charcoal and died."

"In that case, this is an accident?" Xiahou Zhuang asked.

"That's not the case." Wen Tao said, "The charcoal used by the owners of Guiyun Mountain Villa is all high-quality auspicious charcoal, which burns for a long time and fully. However, servants and servants often use ordinary charcoal, which is prone to insufficient combustion and needs to be dried and used carefully. In Miss Su's room, Rui charcoal must be used logically. But the charcoal ashes I collected in the room are just ordinary charcoal ashes. As far as I know, Miss Su's personal maid Siyu brought from Jiangnan has been She is recuperating, and Miss Su is taking care of Miss Su's daily life." Wen Tao then looked at Liu Er, his eyes were not as sharp as Tang Wuyi's, but he was looking at her at a level.

Liu'er seemed a little flustered and said: "When Miss Su came, it was already past the time to use the brazier. The other rooms don't use the brazier anymore, so there is only the charcoal fire left in the last winter in the village. There are many things in those few days. It is also possible to take the wrong one at a time. Besides, even if they burn ordinary charcoal, it does not prove that they died of charcoal poisoning. Our servants used a lot of charcoal in a winter, and none of them died of charcoal poisoning. of."

Wen Tao still said calmly: "Miss Liuer, if the charcoal is fully burned, the ashes should all turn off-white. However, if the charcoal is not fully burned, a lot of the ashes will still be black. Here are the charcoal I collected at the scene of the crime. You can take a look at the charcoal ash you have received, there are more black ones and less gray ones." Wen Tao took out a handkerchief to show the charcoal ash inside.

"Miss Liu'er, I went to check your room just now, and found a brazier and charcoal left under your bed. The brazier and charcoal are murder weapons, so naturally you dare not stay there. These few days The villa is very careful. If you take the brazier back to the storage room, it will easily make people suspicious, so it is the best choice to put it in your own room. Even if someone asks, you just have to say that Miss Su is alive. of."

"So what if there is a brazier in my room? It was indeed Miss Su who asked me to leave because she thought it was too hot the night before she died." Liu Er argued.

"It wasn't evacuated before death, it was evacuated after death." Wen Tao said, "For ordinary charcoal, one or two yuan is enough, but you put five or six pieces of charcoal in that small brazier, stacked How can a charcoal fire burn well? What's more, after I touched it, the few pieces of charcoal underneath were still damp."

"You can't use damp charcoal," interjected an elderly servant woman. "It's hard to burn."

"Yes, yes, and it won't burn well if you put five or six pieces of charcoal at once." Another maid was also whispering.

"Then Miss Liu'er, can you explain why you, who are a first-class maidservant and do things properly, are full of loopholes in preparing the charcoal fire for Miss Su, instead of using high-quality Swiss charcoal, you use damp charcoal, five How about six pieces piled together?" Tang Wuyi took the conversation at this time, staring at Liu'er, "You can only arrange the charcoal fire in Miss Su's room. And I guess, the proposal to drink in Miss Su's bedroom that night should be the same. Did you mention it?"

"That's right!" Xiahou Baizhi suddenly realized, "I originally asked Sister Su to come to my room for a banquet. I have a spacious place with everything. It's Liu Er, who kept saying that it's cold at night, so it's better to be here There is a brazier in Miss Su's room! It's you!"

Liu'er had been exposed at this moment, she glanced at one person, and suddenly sneered, "So what if it's me! I'm just not convinced that Xia Houhuan is a bearded girl and can still be the housekeeper of Guiyun Villa. So what if she promoted me? Why is she, an orphan girl without father and mother, so lucky to be adopted by the master. And I, who worked hard and tried my best, are just a servant girl..." Liu'er's face was completely mean at this moment His expression was completely different from the flustered and trembling look before.

"Baby maid! My daughter didn't provoke you, why did you harm her!" Su Yaowang Huo De got up and stared at Liu'er.

Liu'er didn't look at him, snorted out her nose and said, "Is it okay if I just don't like her? The pampered young miss, why are they so lucky! Why do they all have such good lives! I don't have the same appearance." Poor, I'm also very capable, Su Ranran is weak and doesn't know anything, but she has such a good life!" Liu'er looked at the void and said fiercely, "My family is poor, and there are a few younger siblings in my family. The monthly money is used to supplement the family, but it is still not enough, and it will never be enough...I hate my life!"

"Well, since you admit that you did it, tell me how you killed the three people." Tang Wuyi tilted his head and stared at Liu'er, resting his head with his hands.

Liu'er sneered and said: "After the banquet that day, Miss has already gone back, and Miss Su is also a little drunk, resting on the couch, I quietly took out the wet low-grade charcoal I prepared from my room and put it in the brazier. Originally The Rui charcoal has basically been burned. After the wet charcoal was put in, as Wen Daochang said, it was not burned enough. I knew that the charcoal poison had come out with a light blue flame. I used an excuse to call Miss Huan, On the way back, I told Mr. Yang that Miss Su was looking for him and tricked him into Miss Su’s room. Miss Su was unconscious at the time, so I put down the bed so that no one could see it. After Mr. Yang went in, I lied to Mrs. Su for a while Come on, Young Master Yang also fell into a coma after a while inside. I waited until the second quarter of the ugly hour, and I expected both of them to be dead, so I went in again, took down the partitioned thick brocade, opened the door to ventilate, and then poured the arsenic|shuang water Pour it into the mouths of the two of them, and put the two of them into a hand-in-hand pose. After everything is done, hang up the brocade again, and return to your room with the brazier."

Tang Wuyi looked at Liu'er, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Liu'er, you lied."