Tian's little cook

Chapter 471
Chen muttered dissatisfiedly: "I have to say it here again after taking something to wipe her face, what a white-eyed wolf."

Shopkeeper Zeng seized the opportunity and yelled: "Master County, you understand now. They are used to stealing. It is obvious that they stole things, but they are relying on me."

The theft has been found out, but no conclusion can be drawn as to who was the mastermind.

Magistrate Guo was thinking of skipping this link first. When talking about the poisoning, Lin Jiao suddenly said, "Magistrate Guo, I have a way to determine who is the mastermind."

"Tell me." County magistrate Guo has a good impression of Lin Jiao. Last time at the lantern riddle guessing meeting, he felt that this young man was not only talented, but also not arrogant.

"According to Li Liangcai, if shopkeeper Zeng instigated this matter, then after he stole the brine block, he should immediately hand over the brine block to shopkeeper Zeng."

"Nearly ten days have passed since Qixi Festival, but why did shopkeeper Zeng start selling bean curds today? As far as I know, it takes only two days at most to make a stone mill."

Lin Jiao had this question because he remembered the stone mill he saw outside the kitchen of Xiangmanlou just now.

He has used a stone mill before, and he can tell that Xiangmanlou's stone mill is very new, and he should have just started using it.

As for the shopkeeper Zeng, he is only interested in profit, so it is impossible to wait until today to start making bean curd. He should start using the marinade as soon as he gets the marinade, and wait two or three days at most.

Magistrate Guo looked at shopkeeper Zeng and motioned for him to answer.

Shopkeeper Zeng replied: "Li Liang only sold the brine block to me three days ago. As soon as I got it, I went to order a stone mill, so I started using it today."

Lin Jiao understood in his heart that Li Liangcai should have done other actions before selling the brine to shopkeeper Zeng.

"Master Zeng, did Li Liangcai only look for you once?"

"No, he came to me at first, but the price couldn't be agreed, and then he left." Shopkeeper Zeng came to his senses when he said this, "Mr. County, I have evidence to prove that I didn't order it."

After being reminded by Lin Jiao, shopkeeper Zeng found the key to the problem: "Li Liangcai didn't agree with me the first time he came to me. He also went to shopkeepers of other restaurants, but they didn't sell. If you don't believe me, you can find other shopkeepers. Come and ask."

Hearing this, Li Liangcai's face turned even paler.

Seeing that things had turned around, Lin Jiao stopped talking.

Lin Zhimo looked at him, and the two exchanged a look almost inaudibly.

"Li Liangcai, the shopkeeper Zeng said that he can provide evidence. Do you admit it now?" County Magistrate Guo said seriously, "I still say what I said just now. If you don't admit it now, it will be too late when you find the evidence."

Not long after the stalemate, Li Liangcai finally knelt on the ground: "Master County, I really went to steal things in a moment of confusion, please forgive me."

The truth came to light, and County Magistrate Guo gave Lin Jiao an approving look.

Lin Jiao was really capable, careful observation, and helped him settle the case so quickly.

He decided to ask about Lin Jiao's situation after the trial of the case was over. It seemed that he hadn't obtained his honor yet.

As soon as Li Liangcai confessed, Lin Zhener stopped talking, and the two collapsed to the ground in fear.

Lin Guo and Chen's legs were also weak.

In the Dasheng dynasty, the punishment for thieves was related to the value of the stolen items.The higher the price of the stolen goods, the heavier the fine.

Now that the price of the things Lin Zhener stole has exceeded 80 taels, wouldn't she
Lin Guo didn't dare to think about it anymore, and kept thinking about how to plead with Lin Zhimo.

(End of this chapter)