Shengshichun

Fu Zhen handed him a cup of tea: "What happened?"

"Zhang Shicheng's cousin Liu Yan was poisoned and died while eating at Wanbin Tower at noon!"

Fu Zhen paused: "Zhang Shicheng's cousin?"

"Yes! It's his uncle's son, named Liu Yan! There were four of them and they ordered a table of food.

"On the way, I saw pufferfish in the kitchen, so I forced myself to order pufferfish. Shopkeeper Su refused to sell it, saying that he was leaving it to the owner to entertain guests. But those people acted arrogantly and threatened to destroy the store if they didn't sell it!

"There was no way around it, so my wife had to ask the shopkeeper to give them a portion and cook it for them. As a result, if the meal was not finished, Liu Guan would have died!"

Fu Zhen was stunned: "Are you really dead?"

"Dead! Very dead! They came at noon and served food at 2:00 noon. At the end of the noon, Liu Guan had a seizure. My wife immediately sent someone to inform the doctor, but the doctor came and failed to save her. He died before the appointment. Got it!

"Later, people from the Zhang family and Liu family came, and people from the government office also came. The corpse was examined and it was confirmed that he died of poisoning.

"Now the Zhang family is showing off its power and insists on taking the wife to the Yamen!"

Fu Zhen walked out without saying a word: "How many people were involved in the accident?"

"There were four people eating together, and only the one named Liu died!"

Fu Zhen suddenly paused: "Four people were eating together, but only the man named Liu died?"

"……Yes!"

Fu Zhen's eyes flashed slightly, and then he said: "Bring a few more people! Go and send a message to the general! Then immediately go check the Liu family's background! What is the background of the people who are traveling with you?..."

……

Here in Wanbin Building, the entrance is already blocked by water.

Fu Zhen squeezed into the room and saw that people from Shuntian Mansion and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division were all there, as well as Zhang Shicheng's father, General Dingyuan Zhang Feng.

Mrs. Ning was standing on one side of the store surrounded by shopkeeper Su and others. There was naturally no diners in the store at this time. There was only a purple-faced man lying on the ground in the middle of the room surrounded by these parties.

Beside him, there were three other men in their twenties standing.

It’s really a big house full of water!

"True!"

Mrs. Ning, who was standing calmly, saw Fuzhen and immediately came over. Everyone in the room also focused their attention on Fuzhen.

No one came to greet them, and Fu Zhen ignored them and called his mother: "What's going on? Please tell me in detail first."

Mrs. Ning said: "The shopkeeper from the south specially sent a basket of puffer fish with the car. It's not too much. I thought I would save it for you to eat.

"The kitchen was cleaning it up before lunch. Who knew that two of them somehow walked to the back kitchen and said they wanted to have a look inside. Of course, the kitchen refused to let them go. They pointed at the puffer fish that was being cleaned. Order this dish.

"The person on duty in the shop today is Shopkeeper Lin. Shopkeeper Lin repeatedly explained to them that the puffer fish was kept for himself, but they refused. Later Shopkeeper Su also went to explain, but they still insisted on eating it and said that they looked down upon us if we didn't sell the vegetables. They threatened to destroy the store if we didn't sell it. "In order to calm things down, I asked shopkeeper Lin to give us a share.

"Who would have known that something would happen soon after the food was served! Some of my colleagues started to make a fuss, saying that our food at Wanbinlou was not clean and that we used poison to kill people!

"After the accident, I ordered four nearby doctors to work together for treatment, but there was no good solution."

Mrs. Ning said and looked at the older doctors beside her. Several doctors also leaned towards Fu Zhen: "Reporting to the general's wife, the common people came immediately after receiving the news. It took only a quarter of an hour."

Fu Zhen stared at the corpse on the ground, squatted down and uncovered the white cloth, only to see that the deceased's mouth and eyes were wide open and his face was purple, which was indeed a typical symptom of poisoning.

Since getting married to the Pei family, Mrs. Ning has become increasingly wary of the undercurrents in Fu Zhen's circle. Now that she knows what Fu Zhen wants to hear, she only picks out the important ones:

"We sell a lot of puffer fish every day. The chefs in the store are all chefs with decades of experience. We have dedicated personnel to inspect and clean each ingredient. We have been in business for so many years. How can these things be done? Don’t you know how to be careful?

"But it happened that something happened to their table. And it was such a big thing!

"I can guarantee that the responsibility is not mine, but for the sake of Mr. Liu's misfortune, I am still willing to pay some compensation. They are unwilling and have to go to court!"

Fu Zhen covered the white cloth, stood up, and glanced at the three people walking with Liu Yan.

"Which two are going to the kitchen?"

Shopkeeper Lin quickly pointed to the tall man in blue and the five short men in moon white: "They are Mr. Lu Yunlu and Mr. Qi Shengqi."

Lu Qi and the two men immediately raised their eyelids and looked at Fuzhen.

Fu Zhen didn't recognize them, but judging from their appearance, they weren't just random gangsters found on the street.

No restaurant would let anyone break into the back kitchen. After they were stopped, they threatened to threaten them with blowfish. Isn't this obviously a way to blackmail people at their door?

But blackmailing people directly kills people, so the weirdness behind this can't just be directed at Wanbin Tower!

Normally, Fu Zhen would have had someone punch and kick him to force him to confess. I don't believe they could withstand it.

But they had already called people from the government, and people from the Zhang family were also here, but this method didn't work.

Fu Zhen turned his head and glanced at the people of Shuntian Mansion. The one who came today was also the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion, the next successor of Xie Zhang.

She asked: "What do you call me, sir?"

"My surname is Li, my name is Yangsong. I have met the general's wife."

The other party saluted neatly and seemed to be a capable person, but the salute was performed a little late.

Fu Zhen ignored him, business was more important: "How does Mr. Li want to solve this case now?"

"Human life is at stake. The incident occurred in Wanbin Tower. Wanbin Tower should take responsibility. I believe the general's wife will be considerate of this official."

Fu Zhen raised his lips: "If it is Wanbin Tower's responsibility, then it should naturally be shouldered. But why do I feel that our Wanbin Tower is being taken advantage of?

"I wonder if Mr. Li has carefully investigated the whole incident? And has he confirmed that there are any omissions in the kitchen of Wanbin Building?

"If not, it is not enough to prove that the deceased died because of this puffer fish. You should know this."

Li Yangsong turned around and called the two waiters up, then pointed to the leftover dishes on the table next to him and said, "So before Madam came, the official had already made these two waiters who had been working in Shuntian Mansion Yamen for twenty-six years. After careful examination of the carcass and dishes, they were able to prove that the bowl of puffer fish was indeed poisonous.

"The four doctors invited by Mrs. Ning can also prove that Liu Yan's death was caused by eating poisonous puffer fish."

"I know he was poisoned to death. I mean, why do you think this is the poison of puffer fish, instead of someone deliberately poisoning the dish to frame our Wanbinlou?"

Fu Zhen raised his head, "Both the doctor and the policeman only identified poisoning, but they couldn't tell what kind of poison it was. What evidence do you use to confirm that the deceased must have been poisoned by puffer fish?" (End of Chapter)