Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 730 The Murder Case Caused by Salt

Conan nodded and said: "After investigation, Weicheng was responsible for patrolling the imperial city that day, and this person rarely went to the kitchen, but he stayed in the kitchen for a long time that day. It is said that he was ordered by the school lieutenant Lin Yuanliang to check The state of the meal preparation."

"So, the poisoner is Acropolis?" Li Longji asked in a deep voice, rubbing his chin.

"Returning to His Majesty the Emperor, the person who poisoned was not Acropolis, but someone else." Conan said.

"Another person? Didn't you say he was the most suspicious?" Li Longji asked with a serious face.

"Although Acropolis is more suspicious, he did not poison. When he went in and out of the kitchen, the kitchen was still cooking, so he had no chance of poisoning." Conan said.

"Since he has no chance to poison, what do you think he is doing?" Li Longji was displeased.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Although Acropolis did not poison the city, the person who poisoned it is related to him." Conan replied.

"Say." Li Longji said in a deep voice.

"After confirming that there is no chance of poisoning in the Acropolis, then only the fire-headed soldiers have this opportunity. But when the fire-headed soldiers cook, they often taste the food, and it is impossible for a few cooks to poison So far, one thing can be confirmed, no one has poisoned the dishes during the period from cleaning to cooking. So if you want to poison, you can only do it after the food is cooked and it is ready to serve." Conan said .

The ministers were silent, no one spoke.

I only heard Conan continue to say: "According to the investigation, Longwuwei's meals are divided into three types: rice, vegetables, and soup. When the meals are served, the meals are placed in large wooden barrels, and the soldiers line up to receive the meals. And poison is During this period, it was put into the meal. To be precise, it should be put into the soup."

"Isn't it? During this period, all meals are under the supervision of Huotoujun, who would have the opportunity to poison?" Li Yu asked puzzled.

"The lord has explained the problem. During the period before the meal, the Huotou army was indeed in charge, and each of them could clearly see the actions of the people around them. It was not easy to poison them. It's okay." Conan said, narrowing his eyes.

"This is strange. Since this is the case, how did you poison it? And who poisoned it?" Li Yu scratched his head and asked.

Conan smiled lightly, and said: "This is the most clever thing. The murderer is poisoning in front of everyone, and the murderer is not actually the murderer."

"What do you mean? The murderer poisoned in front of everyone? How is this possible? Also, what does it mean that the murderer is not a murderer?" Li Yu was confused by what he said, and asked in confusion .

Not only Li Yu, everyone felt incredible.

No matter what, they couldn't figure out how the murderer poisoned them in front of everyone, and it was impossible to think about it with their toes.

Although those cooks are members of the Huotou army, they are also members of Longwuwei after all, and they are all elite soldiers. How could they be poisoned in front of them?

"Okay." Conan said.

"You don't want to talk about it, just say it! I'm going to die of anxiety." Li Yu couldn't think of the reason, and scratched his head in a hurry.

Conan smiled and said: "When I asked the Huotou Army, I found a problem. After cooking, the salt in the kitchen was gone. At this time, the kitchen was cooking soup. Long Wuwei was in charge of patrolling the imperial city. , and it is cold winter at this time, this hot soup can play a role in keeping warm, so the soup must be cooked. But when the soup is cooking, there is no salt suddenly, which is a good thing for the fire-headed army. It's a big deal. Besides, it's time for dinner, and all the soldiers are already waiting in line. If you send people out to buy, it will obviously be a short time. But at this time, the appearance of the murderer gave the fire-headed army hope. "

"What do you mean?" Li Yu tilted his head and asked while pondering.

Conan glanced at Li Canghai, and said with great interest, "Brother Li, in your opinion, what will happen next?"

Li Canghai knew that Conan was deliberately testing him, he smiled lightly, took Conan's words and said: "If I guessed correctly, the murderer brought a bag of salt when the Huotou army needed salt most, and solved the fire." The army is in a hurry. And the bag of salt is actually not salt, but poison. First, the Huotou army came in a hurry and did not investigate carefully. Second, they were members of their own camp, so they relaxed their vigilance and treated the poison as salt in public. poured into the soup."

Conan looked at him in surprise, and exclaimed: "Brother Li is said to be the best detective in the world. It seems that this statement is true! Brother Li didn't investigate, but he can guess the truth based on deduction. It's really impressive." I admire it!"

When everyone heard the words, they were amazed.

They were no longer surprised by Li Canghai's ability.

Ever since Li Canghai came into the public eye, every case he solved was unbelievable, but he was able to discern the subtleties and find out the truth in a very short time.

What really surprised everyone was that the murderer actually used this method to poison in front of everyone, which made everyone feel a chill down their backs.

"I don't know one thing. Since the murderer was poisoned, he is the murderer, but why do you say he is not the murderer?" Li Yu asked after pondering for a while.

Conan looked at Li Canghai, Li Canghai smiled slightly at him and said, "You found out the truth about this matter, so let you tell the truth. Besides, I also have many questions, waiting for Brother Conan to answer them."

Conan smiled, nodded and said, "In this case, it is better to be respectful than to obey." After a pause, Conan continued: "The reason why the murderer is not the murderer is because the person who poisoned him does not know what is in his hands." The salt I took was actually poison, that is to say, the murderer was actually being used by others."

"How is this possible?" Li Yu blinked and asked inexplicably.

"Possible. Because the person who poisoned was not Longwuwei's Huotou army, but a handyman recruited by Longwuwei, known as the old white man. This old white man is responsible for delivering firewood to the Huotou army, and at the same time doing some Burning firewood and cleaning. According to Huotoujun’s recollection, at the time of the incident, due to lack of salt, it was the old man Bai who took out the salt from himself.” Conan said.

Li Yu frowned, and said even more confusedly: "Since the poison was taken from the old man Bai, why do you say he is not the murderer?"

"There are two questions here. As long as these two questions are clarified, the prince's doubts will be solved. First, why is there a shortage of salt in the barracks? Second, why does the old man carry salt with him?" Conan stretched out two fingers and said .

"Yes, this is indeed a little strange. Although I seldom go to Longwuwei, I also know that the military camp is like a common people's home, and there is no shortage of salt. What's going on?" Li Yu asked, rubbing his chin.

(End of this chapter)