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Chapter 479 Who is the Poisoner?

Seeing him like this, Lu Baichuan knew that he was very frightened. A scholar would really panic when encountering such a thing. Lu Baichuan could understand.

He relaxed and asked, "Has Mr. Kang offended anyone before?"

Kang Xiucai thought about it carefully and said: "In the past few years, I have been teaching in the county, and the people I had the most contact with were the children's parents. Later, I came to Fucheng to prepare for the exam. Except for a few people who lived together in the yard, I didn't get to know anyone else. I really don’t know who I offended.”

During the time Kang Xiucai was studying in Fucheng, there was basically no interaction. Because the exam time was tight, he would go back to the academy to study every day, and he would go back to this small courtyard to study. He had no time to socialize.

As for the few people who live with them in the small courtyard, they all race against time to learn, and they always say hello politely when they meet. They are all easy to get along with, and they have no grudges with anyone.

This is strange. Who could hate Kang Xiucai so much and want to poison Kang Xiucai and everyone who came to congratulate him?

"Sir, don't worry, I will investigate this matter."

Seeing that Lu Baichuan couldn't find any useful information, he planned to look elsewhere.

Mr. Kang nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu. How is Yu'er? Are you feeling better?"

"It'll be fine with his mother, don't worry."

"I'm really sorry. I really didn't expect something like this to happen."

Kang Xiucai felt so guilty that he couldn't even lift his head in front of Lu Baichuan.

"This is not your fault, sir. You don't need to blame yourself."

Lu Baichuan is not the kind of unreasonable person. Although he does feel sorry for his son, this incident cannot be blamed on Kang Xiucai. Firstly, someone deliberately framed him, and secondly, it was because of his son's greed. With Kang Xiucai It's not directly related. If you blame others for this, it's their fault.

Kang Xiucai parted his lips and smiled, but the guilty look on his face could not be dissipated.

But now is not the time to feel sad and blame oneself. There are many people who came to congratulate him in front of him and have also suffered Wuwu disaster. He still has to entertain them and take people to He Jiuniang to see if he can completely detoxify.

These people all got into trouble here, and he should bear all the expenses.

There is a financial reward for passing the examination. He is quite well-off now, so he won't have no money to go to the doctor.

Lu Baichuan continued to investigate the case in the backyard. His men came over, presented a small bottle, and said, "This is the bottle found in the corner. It should contain the poisonous powder."

His men were very careful and wore gloves before touching the bottle. Lu Baichuan did not take it. He just said, "Put it away and send it to Yuyuantang later. Also, is there anyone suspicious outside?"

"No, he probably ran away after being drugged. We were late."

But Lu Baichuan said: "Not necessarily, just pay more attention and poison it. If you don't see the effect with your own eyes, what's the point?"

His meaning was obvious, the suspected poisoner was in this alley.

"Yes."

As soon as his men left, Lei Zi brought Jie Zi over, and Jie Zi said, "Uncle Third, I have a candidate whom I doubt!"

Lu Baichuan did not refuse to listen to their opinions just because they were children, and said, "Come and listen."

Jie Zi and Lei Zi looked at each other and said, "It's like this. When Mr. Kang was falsely accused of cheating, many people came to mock him and see his excitement. Among them was a scholar named Shi Ding. He was arrogant and took the lead in saying a lot of unpleasant things. We happened to be visiting my husband that day. When the dog saw this, he asked Sister Ling Qin to teach the man a lesson. The man was unwilling and had a scary expression when he left." Lu Baichuan listened. Then he thought about it carefully and said, "But this does not confirm that he is the one who poisoned me."

Lei Zi said: "But just when everyone was feeling uncomfortable after having tea, I saw him standing in the crowd smiling proudly. At first I thought he was gloating about his misfortune, but now that I think about it, he was probably happy that he had succeeded. "

"Where does he live?"

"It's in the yard next to it!"

Lu Baichuan nodded and said, "I understand. You go and help Mr. appease the guests first. I'll go take a look."

The two children nodded and walked back. Fortunately, they had eaten enough when they went out in the morning and did not eat the refreshments here, otherwise they would definitely have been poisoned.

It's just a pity for the dog that he was so greedy once in a while and got poisoned.

They all sighed. If the husband didn't need help here, they would definitely go to the hospital to accompany their brother.

Lu Baichuan asked someone to inquire about Shi Ding, and then quietly followed him to observe.

Shi Ding was indeed gloating too obviously. Kang Xiucai was gloomy. He was laughing heartily in the courtyard next door. Lu Baichuan recognized him as soon as he arrived without even asking.

Shi Ding was talking to his boy at this time: "That sick man really deserves it! Hahaha, God can't stand it! Since he is a sick man, he can just teach in the county with peace of mind. Why do you have to come with me?" How many places are we competing for? Even though we have already been found guilty of cheating, we are still on the list. It really annoys others!"

The boy next to him smiled and said: "Yes, God is watching what people do! Kang Xiucai usually seems to be an upright person and does not antagonize others. In fact, he did many dirty things behind his back. Now that the cheating incident has been exposed, he actually poisoned the people who came to congratulate him, hahaha, this really offended everyone!"

"Then the people from the Fire Cloud Division came to investigate the person who poisoned him. Isn't it Kang Xiucai himself who poisoned him? Is there anything else to investigate? In my opinion, Kang Xiucai should be thrown into prison and locked up for ten or eight years. Yes, it couldn’t be better!”

"Who says it's not the case? It's just that Kang Xiucai seems to have a close relationship with the family of the commander-in-chief of Huoyun Division. There are people behind him, so how could he be caught?"

……

Several other scholars also came to join in the fun, all of them were lemon juicers, and they were laughing loudly at Kang Xiucai in the yard next to him. The louder ones were as if Kang Xiucai couldn't hear him.

Lu Baichuan frowned. From the looks of it, Shi Ding didn't seem to be the poisoner.

He did not make a decision immediately, but went into Shi Ding's room and searched, but found no useful evidence.

He left the small courtyard and prepared to go to Kang Xiucai's courtyard to look for clues.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the scholar who lived in the same courtyard as Kang Xiucai wanted to go out and was negotiating with people from Huoyun Division.

"My lords, I have a friend who has also won the election. I would like to congratulate you. Please make it convenient for me."

The scholar was very polite and held a folding fan in his hand. He looked dignified and gentle.

Lu Baichuan noticed some white marks on his slope. Although it had been rubbed, the marks could still be seen.

Moreover, there was still some soil on the soles, which had already dried. It wasn't much, but it still aroused suspicion.

(End of this chapter)