Chapter 30 Unusual Wine
In a side room of the court hall, the old god Su Yu was sitting on the ground, with a government servant standing on each side. He was silent for a long time, and the whole environment seemed very depressing.
Beneath it, Li Si, who was originally sitting on a wooden armchair, began to tremble as time went by.
Su Yu glanced at him, and he could only laugh, his legs shaking even more.
"What are you nervous about?" Su Yu said, with a smile on his lips and the teacup in his hand held steady.
"No, I'm not afraid, little one." Li Si's mouth trembled and he quickly stood up from his seat.
Although he is a gangster, in the final analysis he is just bullying good people. When he encounters the power that can kill him, it only takes an instant for his legs to weaken.
It was after seeing through this that Su Yu separated him from Liu'er. Liu'er was obviously Li Si's backbone. Without Liu'er, he couldn't harden up in an instant.
"You don't need to be nervous. If you tell the truth, I will consider dealing with him leniently." Su Yu saw that he was almost intimidated and quickly threw out a candy at the right time.
Carrot and stick are important weapons to break the psychology of prisoners.
"Seriously?" Li Si cautiously took a step forward, then quickly stepped back.
"Of course I am serious. I, the majestic Imperial Master, will continue to break my promise." Su Yu patted the table, pretending to be angry in his eyes.
"That, that's good.
"The villain did return home that day, but just before midnight, the villain discovered that something had been left at the third brother's house, so the villain set out for the third brother's house to retrieve the things." Li Sixiang
Su Yu looked at it for a few times and said this.
"Is it a prescription?" Su Yu said, his expression as usual.
"Yes, yes, your Excellency is aware of it." Sweat gradually appeared on Li Si's back. He stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and continued:
"That pharmacy was originally opened by me that day by the shopkeeper of Xinglinzhai on Dongjie Street for my mother. Because the medicinal materials were not available, the shopkeeper asked me to take the pharmacy to pick it up another day."
"Why don't you go to Zhang San's house to retrieve it the next day?" Su Yu said.
"I think so too, but that night my mother coughed worse than before. I want to find her as soon as possible so that I can go get the medicine early tomorrow morning."
"The villain was walking on the road, but he met Brother Liu'er who was coming towards him." At this point, Li Si raised his head and looked at Su Yu, who remained calm and stared at him.
He quickly wiped his sweat and said hurriedly:
"Brother Liu'er seems to have just come back from Xilaiju. Brother Liu'er greeted the villain and handed him a bottle of wine."
"The villain was worried that he had nowhere to bring some gifts to Third Brother in the middle of the night. If he disturbed Third Brother in the middle of the night, with his temper, he would definitely be scolded if he didn't order any gifts."
"Brother Liu'er, this jug of wine just happened to do the villain a big favor. We are all brothers, so the villain was not polite. He took the flask, said goodbye to Brother Liu'er, and went to Third Brother's house."
"Is the wine full?"
"yes."
"So you were the one drinking with Zhang San?"
"yes."
"Why did you say I don't know just now?"
"The villain is afraid of being regarded as a suspect. He also has a sick mother at home. If the villain is detained for this, there will be no one to take care of his mother, and the villain will feel uneasy."
Su Yu nodded, this reason makes sense. If it is true, this Li Si is also a rare filial son.
Although you will be detained for seven days if you become a witness, you can apply to go out if there are special matters during this period, but you must be accompanied by an official.
"Then why was the wine bowl broken at the scene of Zhang San's death?" Su Yu asked.
"What? This little guy didn't know that when the little guy left, the wine bowl and jug were still intact."
"When did you leave Zhang San's house?"
"About two quarters past midnight."
Su Yu frowned and thought carefully. After a while, he waved his hand and asked the Yamen servant to send Li Si back to the court hall, and then they went to Liu'er's room together.
"Did you give Li Si the wine?" As soon as Su Yu entered the door, he got straight to the point and went straight to the point.
"yes"
Liu'er's eyes were calm, as if he had anticipated Su Yu's question. He nodded and answered.
"Why did you give Li Si wine?" Su Yu frowned, his eyes sharp.
Facing Su Yu's sharp eyes, Liu'er didn't dare to look directly and drifted to the side.
"I couldn't finish the drink at that time."
"Why would you buy it if you can't finish it?!" Su Yu slammed the table in front of him angrily, frightening Na Liu'er. He secretly clenched his hands to calm down his inner uneasiness.
"I overestimated my drinking capacity."
"Hmph! I think you are up to something evil! Overestimating your drinking capacity? Do you want to tell me that this is your first time drinking?!" Su Yu shouted, looking at the person in front of him with anger in his eyes.
"yes."
"You!" Su Yu was speechless. He didn't know whether he should be angry or laughing for a moment. Why do you still hit snakes with a stick like this?
He waved his hand and asked the government officials to send the great god away quickly.
Su Yu rubbed his temples. The person who had a drink with Zhang San had been found, but the progress of the case was not smooth.
Although Li Si and Zhang San were drinking together, it was difficult to detect anything unusual, they were just drinking normally.
The only suspicious thing is why Liu'er accidentally bumped into Li Si with a bottle of intact wine and handed the wine to the latter.
Um?
Re-arranging the case, a stream of clarity suddenly passed through Su Yu's heart.
There’s something wrong with this wine!
If Liu'er's behavior is suspicious, then the wine can be linked to the entire case. Perhaps this wine is the key to breaking this mystery.
When the matter reached this point, Su Yu suddenly became enlightened. He hurriedly took a sip of tea, whispered a few words to the yamen servant beside him, and rushed to Zhang San's home again.
Halfway through, he met Zhao Gongming, who was coming from afar. Seeing Su Yu, Zhao Gongming took three steps at a time and rushed towards Su Yu.
"National Preceptor."
"Master Zhao, didn't I ask you to watch the scene? Why are you here?"
Su Yu was confused and stared at Zhao Gongming and asked.
"National Preceptor, please make it easy for me to find him. There is indeed something I want the Imperial Preceptor to know." Zhao Gongming paused briefly and said.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Su Yu was curious, what could Zhao Gongming say to him at this moment, or was he going to start sarcastic again?
"Master, please take a look."
Zhao Gongming reached into his sleeve and took out an earthen bowl. There were many cracks on the earthen bowl, and it was obviously made of pieces.
"This?" Su Yu looked at the earthen bowl in Zhao Gongming's hand and wondered why. He had already completed the splicing of the earthen bowl, so what was Zhao Gongming going to do now?
"Master, please take a look." Observing that Su Yu didn't find any clues, Zhao Gongming's eyes revealed a hint of pride, and then disappeared.
Su Yu looked in the direction of Zhao Gongming's finger, and found that there was a gap about two inches long and as big as a little finger on the pieced earthen bowl.
Seeing this gap, Su Yu instantly realized the problem. There was a piece missing from the bowl, and this piece was probably taken away by the murderer.
"What's going on, Mr. Zhao?" Su Yu said halfway, waiting for Zhao Gongming to continue.
"I don't know, the Imperial Preceptor. After the Imperial Preceptor left, I followed the Imperial Preceptor's method and tried it again. However, the bowl that the Yamen servant found was a little too small, so it was quite troublesome to put it together." Zhao Gongming understood and was not polite, and started talking directly.
And talk about it.
"So I asked the yamen to find a bowl with a larger circle, and then used white glue to close the cracks. Although one of the bowls had some places that could not be closed, the gaps were only a few strands of hair size at most.
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"After the bowl was put together, there was such a big piece missing. And this piece must have been taken away by the murderer."
Zhao Gongming looked up, expecting to see shock and admiration in Su Yu's eyes, but he was disappointed. The latter's starry eyes turned thoughtfully.
Chapter completed!