Chapter 324

Wang Shang frowned: "But there won't be such coincidences in this world."

A good family, three husbands in a row, all died in the same way.

It's too imaginative.

"Mrs. Qiao's three husbands all died in mung bean soup. Isn't there any gossip?"

He looked at Jiao Niang and said, "Also, since there is a large amount of mung bean residue left in the stomach, have you found out what kind of poison was put in the mung bean soup?"

"If it was just one of those common poisons circulating in the market, it would be fine."

"If the source of this medicine is unusual..."

Wang Shang sneered: "Even though they are just two ordinary people, if they die, they die."

"Common sense suggests that there is really no need to take the risk of tampering with the files and giving others leverage for nothing."

"But what if there is something else going on?"

He chuckled a few times: "Killing innocent people and claiming credit for it is not something that has never happened before."

"How do you know that the county magistrate here will not deliberately cause such a case for the sake of so-called political achievements, in order to pass the three-year assessment and be transferred to another place to get a lucrative job?"

Jiao Niang was slightly startled: "What you said is a direction I haven't considered before."

"But to be cautious, I asked someone to check it carefully."

She said, "According to the records in the file, there is indeed no poison found in the mung bean residue."

"And the file specifically states that, for the sake of caution, it was specifically marked that after the silver medal test showed it was non-toxic, it was still non-toxic when tested with glutinous rice."

"Later, we tried it with a live person, but still nothing happened."

"Therefore, mung bean soup itself may not be toxic."

Wang Shang frowned: "Mung bean soup is non-toxic?"

"But didn't you say before that the whole family died of poisoning from drinking mung bean soup?"

"If the mung bean soup was not poisonous, how could they die from drinking it?"

"Now that you tell me that this file does not appear to have been tampered with, I really believe it."

"Because of this self-contradictory statement, it does not seem like there was any manipulation."

"But I don't know how this kind of dossier, which doesn't make sense, got through the review."

The beautiful lady cried out "Oh!", looking very helpless.

"Look at you? You're so anxious again."

"Can't you wait for me to finish what I'm saying?"

She sighed: "I don't have to beat around the bush here. I can't get to the point after talking so much."

"It's not like I have to talk to you about irrelevant things that are of no use to today's matter."

"We have been working together for more than ten years, right?"

"How well do I do things? Am I safe enough? Don't you have any trust in me?"

Wang Shang remained silent.

But in his heart, he was already somewhat convinced by Jiao Niang.

To be honest, after working with others for so many years, there are often conflicts and quarrels, and our ideas are not very consistent.

But after all this time of getting along, they can still continue to work together because he trusts him enough.

Jiao Niang is prudent and careful in doing things.

But it's indeed a bit gossipy.

Even the people under her are as gossipy as she is when it comes to doing things.

"Go on."

Wang Shang compromised and decided to be more patient.

Jiao Niang sighed: "Firstly, this matter is too trivial, and secondly, it happened suddenly. It is not easy for my people to collect and organize so much relevant information in such a short time. You should cherish it."

"If it were someone else, how could they sort things out so clearly for you so quickly?"

"This is my fault. My ability to summarize is too poor. I can only trouble you, the commander, to listen to more gossip."

Jiao Niang smiled, and then became serious again.

"The files record that Madam Qiao's first husband did die of poisoning from mung bean soup."

"The autopsy showed very obvious symptoms of poisoning."

"But the mung beans picked out from the stomach residue of Madam Qiao's first husband did not contain anything abnormal."

"In addition, the mung bean soup that day was not only drunk by Madam Qiao's first husband, but also by Madam Qiao, her first husband's two younger brothers, and her first husband's mother. A total of five people drank the mung bean soup."

"According to Madam Qiao, the mung bean soup was not completely drunk at the time. Madam Qiao's mother-in-law took out the remaining mung beans and prepared to put them in the porridge the next day."

"It's just that Madam Qiao's mother-in-law didn't have time to use these mung beans to cook porridge, and Madam Qiao's first husband died suddenly after drinking this poisonous mung bean soup."

"It happened so suddenly that no one expected it. The scene was extremely chaotic."

"According to Madam Qiao's recollection in court, the bailiffs found the mung beans that were put away by Madam Qiao's mother-in-law in her home."

"It's strange to say, unlike the mung beans left in Mrs. Qiao's husband's stomach, the mung beans that Grandma Qiao Ningzi collected were found to be poisonous after examination by the coroner."

Hearing this, Wang Shang couldn't help but frown again.

"You mean to say that when you steam a pot of mung bean soup, some of the mung beans are poisonous, and some are not?"

"How can this be?"

Jiao Niang nodded: "I am also wondering about this."

"But you still have to continue reading this file."

"The people who were in charge of the case at the time also felt that this situation was too bizarre and totally unreasonable."

"So he also raised the same question as you."

"And the interrogation focused on Madam Qiao's mother-in-law."

"However, according to the records in the volume, although there are some differences in the testimonies given by Madam Qiao's mother-in-law, there is no major doubt."

"It also confirms that the mung beans found by the yamen runners did come from the same pot of soup as the mung beans left in the stomach of Madam Qiao's first husband."

Wang Shang hissed, very surprised.

"Your words really make me feel like I'm dreaming back to the time when Concubine Jiang was murdered."

"This case is really too bizarre."

"It seems like there are clues everywhere, but every clue contradicts itself, making everyone who investigates these cases doubt their lives and their own abilities."

“I suspect there is something wrong with the direction of the investigation.”

Jiao Niang was not surprised when she heard his words. Instead, she sighed, "After all, this is half of Sang Jingwan's hometown. It's not surprising that such a bizarre case would happen here."

Wang Shang raised his eyebrows: "Go on."

"Why do I hear that you have other meanings in what you said?"

Could it be that this matter is really related to Sang Jingwan?

Wang Shang thought so and was soon amused by his own suspicion.

How many years has Sang Jingwan been dead?

Even if she really survived, there was no need for her to get involved in such a lawsuit, right?
"How can I have any meaning? It's just a feeling."

Jiao Niang smiled and said, "At that time, I just thought that this case did seem interesting."

"Don't you think so?"

"It's like trying to solve a mystery. You are given many clues, each of which is related to the case and points to the murderer behind it."

"But these clues contradict each other and prove the innocence of the people behind them."

"It's so confusing that you can't even tell which clue leads to the murderer."

Wang Shang snorted and laughed: "I'm not as boring as you."

"I don't think this kind of thing that goes around in circles is interesting at all, except for wasting time."

Jiao Niang said, "You are such a boring person."

"Forget it, I won't argue with you about this." "Let's get on with the business."

"Because later, Jiang An Ning will really suspect that you framed Jiang Fangshi's husband and then come to kill him with a knife."

The beautiful lady uttered a "tsk" and looked very excited, as if she wanted to watch a show.

"Speaking of which, how did your conversation with Jiang Anning go?"

"Did you mention Sang Jingwan?"

"What was her reaction?"

Wang Shang glanced at the man and was really annoyed. This man always left his words half-sent and then started talking about other things.

You say you don't want to waste time, but in fact you are wasting time everywhere.

He took a deep breath and tried not to get angry.

"That's what we talked about."

"What else can I do?"

"You know how stubborn Jiang Anning is and how eccentric his personality is."

"She is a stubborn person."

"No matter how much I say, without enough evidence in front of her, she will just think you are talking nonsense."

"It's just some speculation, without any basis. Even if I have the ability to speak eloquently, I can't say that people don't believe that I am right."

Wang Shang frowned, thinking back to the time when he was fighting with Jiang An Ning and how unhappy he was when he was beaten by the other party.

All in all, he lost the battle with Jiang Anning.

However, there is no need to explain this embarrassing matter in too much detail to Jiao Niang.

"But my communication with her was not completely fruitless."

"At least I discovered one thing."

"Perhaps this incident can prove that some of our previous speculations are very likely to be true."

Jiao Niang's eyes widened when she heard this: "Some of our previous guesses?"

She thought about it carefully again and again, but she was not sure what Wang Shang was talking about.

But after thinking about it, it seems that there is only that one.

"Did you mean..."

The girl blinked her eyes, still unable to believe it.

Wang Shang closed his eyes and nodded: "Yes, it's the one you were thinking of."

"Is it really possible that Sang Jingwan was reborn into Jiang Anning?!"

Jiao Niang was so surprised that she stopped playing guessing games.

Wang Shang said “hmm”.

"I'm not sure either, but I fought with Jiang Ning."

“She’s changed really dramatically.”

"It's almost like two different people before and after."

Jiao Niang frowned: "Wait a moment, wait a moment."

"What did you say?"

"You fought with Jiang Anning?!"

Wang Shang hummed, "To be exact... Jiang Anning was the first to make the move."

"She, with you?"

Jiao Niang was even more surprised.

"She knows martial arts?"

Otherwise, how could he have started a fight with Wang Shang? Or taken the initiative to do it?

The contrast is really huge.

"As far as I know, Sang Jingwan doesn't know martial arts, right?"

"Anyway, I don't think I've ever seen her fight anyone? She basically uses those mysterious techniques to kill people... and she doesn't look like a martial artist."

"Jiang Anning is her daughter, and she lost her mother's protection early on. Where did she learn martial arts?"

This time, it was Wang Shang's turn to say that.

He was in a good mood and curled his lips: "Look at you, you are so anxious again!"

"How dare you say that about me?"

"Aren't you just as impatient yourself?"

Jiao Niang:......

She glared at him with her beautiful eyes and called him by his name: "Wang Shang, you did this on purpose, didn't you?!"

"Is this the time to make such a joke?"

"I'm telling you something serious."

"Could you please not be so childish?"

Wang Shang smiled and said indifferently: "How am I not talking about serious matters?"

"Am I wrong?"

"You still say you're anxious? You can't even trust me. How many years have we worked together? Who am I? How do I do things? Don't you know what's going on?"

"Really... so urgent! So urgent!"

"I am really impressed by you."

Wang Shang repeated back to him everything Jiao Niang had said to him.

Jiao Niang rolled her eyes speechlessly: "Are you childish?"

"so what?"

"What's going on? Jiang Anning knows martial arts?"

She frowned, still accepting her incompetence.

"Jiang Anning doesn't know martial arts... To be exact, during the fight with me, I didn't find that she knew martial arts."

"But she is very strong."

Wang Shang touched his nose, skillfully hiding his guilty conscience: "With this brute force, even though every move was completely unsystematic, he was able to match me."

Jiao Niang was shocked: "On par with you?"

"How much strength does that take?"

As the saying goes, a little force can move a great weight, and most people who practice martial arts are good at this.

But no matter how good the skills are, they will be useless under the absolute suppression of power.

Wang Shang didn't say anything.

He was afraid that if he said too much, it would reveal that he was not equally matched with Jiang Anning, but was at a disadvantage.
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Backyard room.

Jiang Guicheng has returned.

Sui Ran looked behind him and saw that there was no one following him. He already had a bad feeling.

"Where's Uncle Genshan?"

Her voice was trembling.

Jiang Anning also looked over, and saw that the man's eyes were red, his lips were trembling, and his heart sank little by little.

"Has Uncle Genshan already?"

Jiang Guicheng's eyes were red and he was choking with sobs, unable to speak. He could only nod vigorously.

"How could this be?"

Sui Ran covered his mouth, afraid that he would cry out and attract Aunt Fang who was resting in the room.

Jiang Guicheng said with red eyes: "The person was found downstream. I guess there was a whirlpool at the bottom of the water that swept him away."


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