Half River Autumn Moon and River Spring [Rat and Cat]

It was late today, when Bao Zheng came out of the palace, he heard that something had happened to Gongsun, so he hurried back to the mansion. Grand Master Pang and Xuanfu envoy Di Qing saw that Bao Zheng's expression was different, and they were all puzzled. It has always been an undisclosed secret that Grand Master Pang is the leader, and the disagreement between Pang and Bao has long been an undisclosed secret. Seeing this situation, Di Qing asked, "Grand Master, this Bao Zheng has to return home in such a hurry, I'm afraid something difficult will happen. Send someone to investigate one or two?"

Grand Master Pang was silent for a moment, then said: "Get someone to watch and see what's going on."

"Yes."

When Bao Zheng returned to Kaifeng Mansion, it was already time for dinner, so he went to find Gongsun even if he didn't even care about eating. It happened that Gongsun and Ru Yuzuo left the mortuary room together. Said: "The old woman's body has been inspected, and my subordinates will go to sort out the medical records."

Bao Zheng nodded, seeing Wu Zuo leaving, he continued to ask: "Sir, I heard Ma Han report this matter as soon as I came to court...how, why did the old lady die?"

Gongsun took a breath, then let it out slowly, and said, "My lord, the student has to apologize to you first."

Bao Zheng hesitated: "Sir, how do you start?"

"Under the laws of the Song Dynasty, an autopsy requires a person who has no relatives and suspects to be in the way. A student is a suspect in this case, but it is inappropriate to perform the post-mortem on his behalf."

Bao Zheng said: "I just saw you and Mr. Zuo come out together. Presumably, although Mr. examines the autopsy together, he is only performing the post of presiding officer. You are the one who carries out the knife inspection, right?"

Gongsun nodded: "My lord is wise."

"Since that's the case, the ultimate purpose of this 'unrelated person suspected of interfering' is to avoid suspicion. Mister hasn't even touched the dead body, so it's not an example...ah, but it's not an example."

Gongsun couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to bow.

Then he thought about it, and said: "That's what I said, but I still have a little contact. It's rare to help Xiaoru."

Bao Zheng smacked his lips, selectively blocked this passage, and then asked: "Then can you explain the autopsy results now, sir?"

Gongsun nodded and said: "The cause of death of the old lady is undoubtedly due to the aggravation of her illness, which caused her whole body to fester and itch unbearably. However, you have dissected the old lady's stomach and found that there are still medicine residues in the old lady's stomach... "

Bao Zheng frowned and said: "I remember that sir, this medicine is decocted and taken every day. Normally, only the medicine soup enters the body. This medicine soup is just juice, and there is no trace left after entering the body. How can there be residue?"

Gongsun waved his hand and said: "The medicine prescribed by the student really only needs to be decocted, but the old man or the old man's family members think that drinking the medicine soup is not enough, so even the decocted medicine dregs have to be swallowed by the old man."

Bao Zheng nodded thoughtfully: "When this old lady came to Kaifeng Mansion to treat her illness, she used it sparingly. Maybe she thought it was too wasteful to pour out the dregs of the medicine, and it might not be necessary to take it by force, but the dregs of the medicine Will there be any problems in the belly?"

"It doesn't matter if the dregs of the medicine enter the stomach, but if it weren't for the dregs of the medicine, it would be difficult for the students to separate the relationship."

"Oh?"

"One of the most important medicines prescribed by the student to the old lady is Hulancao. This Hulancao is an aquatic herb. After cooking, it will have a fishy smell, so it is also called 'Hypernidae'. However, the medicine in the old lady's stomach Scum, but there is no fishy smell at all..."

Bao Zheng frowned, and asked, "There is no fishy smell? Could it be because the medicine has been taken for a long time, and the smell has faded?"

"No, this Hulan herb has strong medicinal properties, and the dregs are difficult to digest. The taste will last for a long time. Even if the five grains reincarnate, the fishy smell will still remain."

Bao Zheng's eyes widened: "This, could it be that... the old lady's medicine has been changed?"

"Well, someone stole the dragon and turned the phoenix into a phoenix, and designed to kill the old man."

"It's unreasonable, who is so daring!"

"For this matter, I am afraid that adults need to interrogate the members of the Zhong family to see if they know about the old lady's medicine. However, it is getting late today, and judging by their aggressive appearance in the morning, I am afraid that adults do not need to greet them. will come uninvited."

Bao Zheng nodded, thought for a while, and asked again: "Sir, is it possible that the Zhong family deliberately murdered the old man, and then wanted to rely on you?"

Gongsun sighed, and said: "My lord, it is inconvenient for the students to draw conclusions on this matter, after all, they are also involved in the case. But the student's intuition is that the Zhong family did not do it. The murderer who changed the dressing was someone else, and this person is proficient in medical science. It is even very possible that it is the source of the disease.”

"Oh? How can you see it?"

"The student carefully inspected the medicine residue left in the old man's stomach, and found that, except for Hu Lancao, the remaining medicines were exactly the same as the prescriptions prescribed by the student. That is to say, there are currently two possibilities: one is This person only took away the herbal gourd grass from the old lady's medicine bag, so the rest of the herbs remained unchanged. The medicine pack was changed."

"Regardless of the possibility, this murderer must be well aware of this disease. Because even the students can't conclude that just missing this one taste of Hulancao can make the other party's condition worse and even die... And what the murderer did should be It is very certain that the old lady will die of the disease. That can only show that the murderer or someone close to the murderer has suffered from this disease, and they know how to treat it."

Bao Zheng was a little puzzled: "So, what is the purpose of this person who has spent so much trouble?"

Gongsun Ce glanced at Bao Zheng, and then at Bao Zheng, resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, "I don't know that!" Then he touched his flat stomach, and decided not to talk to Lao Bao anymore. Solve the problem of food and clothing first.

Bao Zheng stroked his beard, and thought: It would be great if Zhan Weiwei was here, so he could diverge his thinking and draw inferences about other cases from one instance.Mr. Gongsun is still too anxious, too anxious, this is not good, not good.

After finishing dinner, Gongsun was thinking about it when he went back to his room to rest. It would be great if Zhan Zhao was there. It would be better to analyze it one by one than him and Lao Bao when they had nowhere to go. up.But speaking of it, why haven't those envoys from Bai Jintang come back yet?

It is true that Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here. Gongsun Ce was thinking about it when he heard someone knocking on the door: "Mr. Gongsun, the matter you asked me to investigate has already begun."

Oh hoo.

Gongsun hurriedly put back his half-taken coat, and then opened the door, only to see Yan Qi standing outside the door, with a figure and temperament... really worthy of being a master among the masters of the Bai Jintang family.

Gongsun waved his hands: "Go into the house and say, come in and say, it's windy outside the door."

Yan Qi hurriedly saluted and refused: "Sir, you're being polite, but our family's express prohibition never allows us to enter Mr.'s room privately, so I'd better report it outside the door."

The corner of Gongsun's mouth twitched: "Bai Jintang, what's wrong with him?"

Yan Qi smiled meaningfully, but didn't answer.

Gongsun waved his hand: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you, so it's hard for you to stand in the limelight."

Yan Qi is still polite: "Sir, you are being polite. Speaking of which, except for the matter of the young master, this is the first time that this subordinate has seen our head of the family so caring about someone. Before leaving, it is taboo just to tell us about Mr.'s preferences." , it took an hour."

Gongsun imagined the scene of Bai Jintang standing in front of the hall, and suddenly found it very funny: "I didn't expect that the head of your family is still a talker."

Yan Qi smiled, nodded, and did not explain to Bai Jintang.

Gongsun didn't know why the atmosphere suddenly felt awkward, so he had to cough twice to cover up, and then said: "Let's not mention that stuff, let's talk about business and business, how about Zhong's family? Is there anyone who is sick?"

Yan Qi put away her smile, and said solemnly: "Subordinates and Yan Liu, Yan Wu stared at the Zhong family all day, among the 43 members of the Zhong family, 37 had reddish arms, and they often scratched and scratched unconsciously. The back of the arm was more red, but there was no rash; among the 37 people, 15 had redness on the back and obvious scratches, and five of them were more serious, which had spread to the back of the neck, and Zhong Shiping was the most serious. In addition to the red marks on the neck, very small blisters have begun to appear, which is very similar to the rash mentioned by the husband."

Gongsun frowned when he heard the words: "There is no reason, the old lady's disease was not contagious before, but according to what you have seen, this disease is not only contagious but also spreads very fast."

"I heard that the old lady once temporarily lived in Kaifeng Mansion for medical treatment?"

"That's right. At that time, I also suspected that she had an epidemic, but I checked Zhong Shiping's body. He and the old lady lived together day and night, but there was no sign of illness. Moreover, the old lady has been in Kaifeng for so long, and there is no one in Kaifeng. I have had the disease, so the possibility of epidemic is ruled out. But according to what you said, it is necessary to isolate them from ordinary people to prevent accidents. By the way, where do they live?"

Yan Qi said: "This is also a puzzling place, they have booked the entire Babao Building."

"Babaolou?" Gongsun stared, "You mean the most expensive hotel in the capital? The one where a meal can cost me a year's salary—Babaolou?"

Yan Qi nodded, and silently wrote down the situation of Gongsun's salary, and planned to go back and report to the head of the family.

"That Zhong Shiping is so poor that he doesn't even have money for medical treatment. How could he have the guts to live in the Babao Building and even rent out the building? I think he's out of his mind, right?"

Yan Qi said: "It is said that the money has already been paid, and it has been paid a lot more. The owner of Babaolou said that this family spends a lot, but they are not like the children of a rich family. It seems that after getting rich overnight, they will only squander Lower Riba people."

Gongsun sneered for a while, and after laughing, he said: "That's fine, since they have rented the building, there will be fewer people who have contact with them, no matter whether the disease is contagious or not, as long as the Zhong family is under control first, it will be easy to get rid of it." It won't spread."

"Sir, what you said is very true. Do we need to inform the boss of Babaolou so that the people in Babaolou should have as little contact with them as possible?"

Yanqi was still thoughtful, Gongsun nodded: "That's very good, I'll discuss it with my lord tomorrow, if this disease is not an epidemic, it may be something they have come into contact with together, or something they have eaten together What kind of food caused it, alas, what a trouble, and Zhan Zhao is not here."

Yan Qi said: "Sir, don't worry, it's getting late, sir, let's rest first, and we'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

Gongsun sighed: "That's all I can do. I'm really bothering you guys today. By the way, did you make any progress in asking Bai Jintang to help me find Hu Lancao?"

"Don't worry, sir. The head of our family is very concerned about this matter. After the people sent out couldn't be found, he has already gone there in person. I believe he will bring back Hu Lancao in a short time."

"Enen, that's good, otherwise the Zhong family will be in trouble if there are so many people without medicine."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Yan Qi finally left, and Gongsun was ready to go to bed after washing up. At first, he lay on the bed without feeling sleepy, his mind was full of everything that happened today, for a while it was Zhong Shiping's face, and for a while The old lady's body was covered in festering, and after a while it was the rotten appearance of the Zhong family's extravagance...

There are a lot of clues, but they are very messy, so he can't figure out what to do, just like a ball of thread with thousands of threads, he finally found a thread end, but as soon as he pulled it out, he hit a dead knot, and he couldn't pull it out, continue After searching, I found another end of thread, but I couldn’t untie it even after I pulled it. The more threads there are, the tighter and harder it is to untie this ball of thread. I wish a cat could straighten this damned ball of thread!

The moon washes over the sky, a crow crows in the quiet night, black feathers fall outside the window, and Gongsun finally closes his eyes amidst the chaotic thoughts.

What awaits him will be a bloody morning.

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Sometimes I think about it, if I work hard to finish writing, will there be a chance to publish a genuine book, a radio drama, and a film and television drama copyright... I am a little excited when I think about it hahaha