Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 144 The Strange Cook
The scratch was on the heart of the right chest. From the perspective of the depth of the scratch, it seemed to be a scratch caused by a sharp weapon such as a dagger when it was inserted forcibly.

Li Canghai breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this was the real cause of death.

Although the cause of death is known, it is not easy to find the murderer.

After all, more than two months have passed since the death of the deceased. After such a long time, all the evidence may have been almost destroyed.

Although he also believed that Wang Buquan was responsible for this incident in all likelihood, but without evidence, he still could not jump to conclusions.

However, the bones were found in the backyard of Wang's family, and Wang was not entirely responsible.

The only solution for now is to go to Wang's house by himself and investigate in secret.

Walking back and forth for a few steps, Li Canghai began to ponder.

The discovery of this corpse is also an opportunity for him. If this matter is really what Wang Buquan did, it will give him a handle on Wang Buquan.

However, this opportunity alone is not enough to deal with local snakes like Wang Buquan.

He needs to find more evidence of Wang Buquan's crime, so that he can't stand up completely.

In order not to waste time, Li Canghai decided to divide his troops into three groups and proceed simultaneously.

Xiao Wu went to examine the body of the Zuo family servant who died suddenly, Chang Feng went to investigate Zuo Hongji's capture by bandits two years ago, and he returned to Wang's house to investigate secretly.

Returning to Wang's house again, Wang Buquan was anxiously pacing back and forth in the main hall.

Seeing Li Canghai come back, he hastily greeted him and asked, "Brother Li, how is it? How is the autopsy?"

Li Canghai sighed, his face wrinkled into a ball, and he said apologetically, "The corpse has been corroded too badly, I really can't do anything about it."

Wang Buquan's eyes suddenly shone with a strange brilliance, and he quickly regained his composure. He said in a deep voice, "What should we do? If we can't find out the identity of the deceased, how can we find the murderer? Brother Li, you must help me, I will help you." As a county lieutenant, a homicide happened in his home, and this matter has already spread in Zhengyang City, you must give me justice!"

"Don't worry, county lieutenant, I will try my best to find clues to prove that the county lieutenant has nothing to do with this case." Li Canghai nodded, and then asked: "County lieutenant, how is the disaster relief going?"

"Brother Zuo is in charge of this matter, and everything is under control." Wang Buquan said absent-mindedly.

"Lieutenant Wang, you seem to have something on your mind?" Li Canghai asked calmly.

Wang Buquan groaned, and when he came to his senses, he rubbed his temples and sighed: "Recently, I have another headache. I'm going back to my room to rest. Brother Li, please do what you want."

After finishing speaking, Wang Buquan shook his head and left the main hall.

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, and then walked to the backyard.

Those servants and servant girls all knew that he was Wang Buquan's distinguished guest, and treated him with great respect, and dared not neglect him in the slightest.

Li Canghai walked aimlessly in the courtyard, but his eyes were not idle for a moment, and he remembered all the layout of the palace in his heart.

Li Canghai didn't find anyone to ask about Chang Feng's sister. The Wang family had many eyes and ears, so he could only do this in secret.However, there are many houses in the Wang family, so where to start the search becomes a problem.

Looking up at the sky, it was almost evening, and smoke was rising from the kitchen of Wang's kitchen. Li Canghai's heart moved, and he immediately had a direction.

People can stay at home, but it is impossible not to eat.Sister Chang Feng had appeared in the Wang family two years ago. If she was really Wang Buquan's concubine, and she disappeared suddenly, it would be impossible for the Wang family to be unaware.

He had questioned everyone in the Wang family before. At that time, all Wang Buquan's wives and concubines had arrived, and no one had mentioned Chang Feng's sister, and he also learned from the whispers among the servants that Wang Buquan's wife and concubines were all present. I haven't married a concubine for two years.

Then doubts also followed. Everyone in the Wang family seemed to know nothing about Sister Chang Feng, but Sister Chang Feng's body was buried in the backyard garden of the Wang family.

There are only two explanations for this situation, or the members of the Wang family, except for Wang Buquan, other people really don't know that Chang Feng's sister is in the Wang family.Or, the whole Wang family is lying, they know it but dare not say it.

However, judging from the reaction of the servants, they didn't seem to be lying. Otherwise, if the bones were found in the backyard, they should be aware of it, and the first thing they thought of was the missing sister Chang Feng.

In this way, the remaining possibility is that Sister Chang Feng is indeed in the Wang family, but it is very likely that she has been imprisoned, which explains why everyone knows nothing about Sister Chang Feng.

He walked around the Wang's courtyard twice, and found nothing wrong with it. Most of the houses had people living in them, and they couldn't hide people at all.

The place where Wang Buquan hid must be very hidden, otherwise, it is impossible not to be discovered in the past two years.

It is obviously impossible to search for it with great fanfare, not to mention that there are so many houses in the Wang family, it will only waste time.However, Li Canghai found a shortcut, that is food.

Judging from the examination of the bones, the deceased should have died a few months ago. Even if it is counted as half a year, she still has one and a half years to stay in the Wang family.For a year and a half, it was impossible for her not to eat.

After Li Canghai determined the direction of investigation, he walked towards the kitchen.

Wang's kitchen is located in the side yard. There are many vegetables, fruits and meats inside and outside the kitchen. At this time, some people are chopping vegetables, some are lighting the fire, and they are very busy.

When Li Canghai walked into the kitchen, the cook was cooking a bear's paw. Even though the steamer was separated by the pot cover, he could still smell the refreshing aroma.

Li Canghai took a deep breath of the fragrance, almost drooling from the corner of his mouth.

He stood in the kitchen and observed for a while, and found that all the dishes in the pots were cooked by a cook, and the others were just helpers.

After a while, the dishes on several stoves came out at the same time, and each dish was full of color, fragrance and taste.

"To be able to burn several pots at the same time, and still burn them so fragrantly, this culinary skill is really amazing." Li Canghai praised in his heart.

After the dishes were cooked, several servants came over and brought the dishes out.After all the dishes were brought out, the cook took out two plates from the side of the stove, wiped them clean with a rag, then put the leftover dishes on them, and took them out through the back door.

Li Canghai felt a little strange. All the dishes he made were taken away, except for the delicacies eaten by Wang Buquan's family, even the dishes eaten by the servants were taken away. No one should be hungry. The cook brought the dishes for food. where to go
The cook didn't say a word, he carried the tray, walked through the long corridor in the back, and came to a secluded corner of the rockery.He put the tray on the stone, looked around, and found no one around, so he took out a wooden sign from the crack in the stone.

(End of this chapter)