Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1505 Investigating the case!

Seeing Liu Ning's attitude and thinking about the situation in the case, Yang Tao became more certain of his judgment, and immediately chose his words and said:
"Your Excellency the Prefect, according to our investigation of the case in Dongqi Hutong, the deceased was named Ajina. She was not from Daqian, but came from the Western Regions. She usually lived with two maids in the courtyard of Dongqi Hutong!"

"Judging from the deceased's condition, Ajina must have died of a sudden heart attack!"

Liu Ning frowned slightly when he heard this, and his expression became very tangled.

Seeing Liu Ning like this, Yang Tao also started thinking quickly in his mind. He had heard before about a Western Region merchant named Yusupu who sent a Western Region Hu girl to the prefect. Moreover, this Western Region Hu girl was known as the most beautiful woman in the Western Region and was absolutely very charming!
The prefect Liu Ning, who had always been aloof and aspiring, could no longer control himself when faced with such a peerless beauty, and fell at the feet of this Western Region Hu Ji.
Although Yang Tao knew about this, he had never seen what the Western Hu girl looked like. As a man, he was also very curious about what kind of ability this Western Hu girl had to be able to capture Liu Ning, the prefect of Yijing, who was known as Liu Xiahui!

Yang Tao's curiosity about this Western Hu girl came and went quickly and lasted for a very short time!
He knew very well that he was just a captain of the Yijing government. Although he looked like an important figure in front of ordinary people, Yang Tao himself knew that he was nothing in front of those truly powerful people!
So even if this Western Hu girl really looks like a fairy, it has nothing to do with him, Yang Tao. For him, Captain Yang, his current family is more practical...
Originally, Yang Tao had long forgotten the affair between his immediate boss and the Western Hu girl. But who would have thought that just a few days ago, a case occurred in Dongqi Hutong. Yang Tao happened to be on duty in the government office at that time. When he heard that a murder case had occurred, he did not think much about it and immediately took a few constables and rushed over.

When the report was received, it was only said that it was a homicide case, and there were no detailed introductions. The Chinese New Year is approaching, so some people, because they have not made any money all year round, are easily taken to extremes and embark on the road of crime. Recently, the Yijing government office has dealt with seven or eight such cases in succession. The murderers all had no money to go home for the Chinese New Year, so they wanted to make a killing and return home.

Although Dongqi Hutong in Yijing is not a place where dignitaries live like Houde Street, it is in Dongcheng District after all, and most of the people who live there are wealthy people in Yijing. Many residents are business owners or shopkeepers. Last month, a theft case occurred here.

Therefore, Yang Tao, who did not understand the situation, inevitably had a preconceived idea that this case was most likely a case of burglary and murder.

But when Yang Tao and his men arrived at the scene, they discovered that the situation might not be the case. The deceased was a very beautiful young woman from the Western Regions, and the people who reported the case were the two maids who lived with He Qi.

Yang Tao had been a detective for nearly twenty years and was very experienced. After just a quick examination of Ajina, he determined that she had died of a sudden heart attack. Although it was a pity that such a beautiful woman died at such a young age, Yang Tao was relieved...

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Yang Tao, who has been busy for a year, wants to take this opportunity to have a good rest and spend a good year with his family. Therefore, if a murder case happens at this time, he may have to be busy with the case during the Chinese New Year.

Therefore, it was a very good thing for Yang Tao that Ajina was not murdered but died of disease. However, Yang Tao still investigated the scene according to the procedure and questioned the two maids.

According to the two maids, they were servants hired to serve Ajina. Today, they prepared breakfast as usual and waited for Ajina to come out for dinner. However, when they saw that Ajina did not move, they opened the door of Ajina's room and found that Ajina had already passed away.

So the two maids were also very scared, and then they chose to report to the police. After briefly understanding what happened, Yang Tao finished his work. It was because of this case that Yang Tao worked overtime to write a report last night and missed the time to go to the vegetable market to shop!

Apart from the fact that the deceased was a young and beautiful Western woman, which was a bit rare, there were not many suspicious points in this case. So Yang Tao did not pay much attention to it. He just wanted to finish the job and wait for the New Year.

But now that Liu Ning, the prefect, is personally inquiring into the case, Yang Tao can't help but re-examine the case at this time...
Although Yang Tao closed the case quickly, as an experienced detective, he knew that there were still many details worth investigating.

For example, how did Ajina come to Yijing, how did she make a living and who did she associate with in Yijing, and why did she live in Dongqi Hutong? You should know that the housing prices in Dongqi Hutong are not cheap. A simple courtyard house starts at one hundred taels of silver. Even if you rent a courtyard house, the annual price is more than fifteen taels of silver!
The reason why Yang Tao did not investigate these things was, first of all, because it was confirmed that Ajina died of illness. Secondly, he had the answers to these questions in his mind. In his opinion, a young and beautiful girl like Ajina who could live in such a place was most likely someone's mistress.

Moreover, as an experienced constable, Yang Tao saw at a glance that there was a problem with the stories told by the two maids!
These two maids did not, as they said, immediately inform the Yijing government office after they found out that Ajina was in trouble. Instead, they first informed their employer, Ajina's lover, and then reported it to the police!

However, Yang Tao did not expose the lies of the two maids. He thought in his heart that firstly, this case was not a murder, and secondly, the man who could support a beautiful girl like Ajina in a place like Dongqi Hutong must be a powerful person!

Although Yang Tao didn't know who this person was, he had seen this kind of thing too many times in his many years in Yijing.

He felt that since Ajina died of a heart disease, the rest had nothing to do with him as a detective. There was no need for him to investigate so much and cause himself trouble, so he just let the matter end here and did not investigate further...

But now seeing that Prefect Liu Ning was very concerned about this matter, and coupled with the previous rumors about the affair between Prefect Liu and a Hu girl from the Western Regions, Yang Tao had a bold guess in his mind!

Just as Yang Tao was secretly pondering in his heart, Liu Ning suddenly spoke:
"Yang Tao, let me ask you, did Ajina really die of illness?"

Yang Tao said without hesitation:
"Your Excellency, the symptoms of Ajina's sudden heart attack are very obvious. I checked her room at that time. First of all, there is no sign of damage or intrusion in the room. In addition, there are dozens of silver bills in Ajina's room, and all her gold and silver jewelry are intact!"

"So considering all these circumstances, I think Ajina basically died of a sudden illness, not murder!" After hearing this, Liu Ning still said with some reluctance:

"I've heard someone say before that there's a kind of poison that can cause the victim to show symptoms of heart disease and die?"

Although he didn't know why Liu Ning suspected that Ajina was murdered, Yang Tao said without hesitation:
"Sir, you are talking about the blue magpie poison, right? This is a poison made from the saliva of a bird called the blue magpie in the East China Sea. This poison is indeed, as you said, able to cause the poisoned person to suffer a sudden heart attack and die..."

"But as far as I know, this blue magpie is very rare. Even if you have the saliva of this blue magpie, you still need various auxiliary materials and a formula to make it into a poisonous blue magpie. This was the poison that the Supervisory Department of the Great Zhou liked to use before. Since the fall of the Supervisory Department, this poisonous blue magpie has become rare!"

After hearing what Yang Tao said, Liu Ning asked directly:
"Is it possible that Ajina was poisoned by someone using this poison, Blue Magpie?"

Seeing Liu Ning so persistent, Yang Tao was also somewhat curious about the relationship between Liu Ning and her, but he continued to narrate:

"My Lord, based on my understanding, there is no apparent difference between people killed by blue magpie poison and those who died of normal heart disease. If you want to tell them apart, you need to do a more detailed examination and let a professional coroner do it!"

"Based on the current situation, I think it is very unlikely that Ajina was poisoned, but I cannot completely rule out this possibility!"

Although Yang Tao said it very tactfully, Liu Ning understood what he meant by a more detailed examination, and his expression became conflicted.

Yang Tao was right. This Ajina was the Western Hu girl that Yusupu gave to Liu Ning!
Before meeting Ajina, Liu Ning was full of ambitions. He only wanted to overcome all obstacles in his official career so that he could go down in history and be praised by future generations!

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But after meeting Ajina, Liu Ning discovered that the world is far more than just a career, there are many better things················
Originally, Liu Ning was in a very good mood during this period. After Li Jian was captured by His Majesty a few days ago, His Majesty summoned him. Although His Majesty did not say that he intended to let him take over as the Minister of Justice, the court was generally optimistic that Liu Ning would be the Minister of Justice!

Liu Ning was also very confident about this. He thought that it would not be long before he could be appointed as the Minister of Justice and enter the cabinet of Daqian. Therefore, on the night when he was summoned by Ye Mingsheng, he did not return to his home, but went to Dongqi Hutong to have a tryst with Ajina. He wanted to share this good news with the person he loved most.

Just after Liu Ning told Ajina the news, Ajina also told Liu Ning a good news, that is, she hadn't had her period for two months and after seeing a doctor, she found out that she was pregnant!

Although his wife and two concubines had already given birth to two sons and three daughters for him, Liu Ning felt doubly happy when he heard the news that Ajina was pregnant.

A few hours before Ajina's accident, Liu Ning went to Dongqi Hutong and had a warm time with his beloved woman. Ajina also asked Liu Ning whether he liked boys or girls. Liu Ning smiled and replied that as long as the child was born by her, he would like both boys and girls.

Originally Liu Ning wanted to stay overnight in Dongqi Hutong that night, but then he thought that now was a critical period for his promotion to the Minister of Justice, and many people were staring at him. If someone discovered that he had a mistress and then made some pretext for himself, then his chance to become the Minister of Justice might be ruined...

Based on this consideration, Liu Ning and Ajina stayed together for a while and then left. Liu Ning thought that this was just a short separation and the two would meet again in a few days, but who would have thought that only a few hours later, the two would be separated forever!
To this day, Liu Ning still can't forget Ajina's voice and appearance, and the words "You like boys or girls" are still ringing in his ears!
While feeling sad, Liu Ning was also very confused about the cause of Ajina's death. In his impression, Ajina had always been in very good health and had never had any problems. How could she suddenly die of a heart disease?
This is really hard to accept!

This is why Liu Ning came to find Yang Tao today. In his opinion, Yang Tao is the best at solving cases among the many detectives in Yijing Prefecture. He wants Yang Tao to give him the truth!
After hearing the explanation given by Yang Tao, Liu Ning felt very conflicted. On the one hand, he wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly, but on the other hand, he did not want to harm Ajina's body and let his beloved woman come and go in one piece.

So the troubled prefect Liu Ning didn't know what to do at this moment!

Although Yang Tao didn't know what Liu Ning was thinking at this time, seeing Liu Ning's frown, he couldn't help but remind him:

"If you want to get checked, you should do it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it's too late, some symptoms may disappear!"

Liu Ning, who was already confused, became even more confused after hearing this, and immediately began to speak:
"Do you think it's necessary to do this?"

“To be honest, sir, the prefect, although we cannot rule out the possibility that Ajina was poisoned by the blue magpie, this is only a theoretical possibility. Of course, if you think someone wants to kill Ajina, it is better to check...”