Chapter 307 I Can Only Use Her
"Special Commissioner Zhang said you are a new intern here. I forgive you for not understanding, but I have just explained that as long as these living things do not contain toxins, they do not need to be sampled for inspection. Look, is this river catfish alive?"
The policewoman was about 27 or 28 years old, and she was getting a little impatient at this moment.
Zhang Sanmao was checking the pallet at the side and didn't notice this. Sometimes pallets and knives might also be contaminated with poison.
"Have you taken the residue from the knife pallet?"
"Yes, the tableware from the poisoned guest's table has also been taken." The policewoman glanced at Ye Xiaomei and hurried to Zhang Sanmao.
Ye Xiaomei thought it made sense after hearing this, and then she took another look at the catfish and found that they were indeed alive.
If it was poisonous, wouldn't he have poisoned himself to death long ago?
Is it really that I am overthinking?
Maybe after the test results come out tomorrow, we will know which vegetable is poisonous.
But who was so cruel? If there were hundreds of diners at the time, and if they were all poisoned to death, the Sanfu Hotel would have become a graveyard for the dead.
She felt that Tang Buci had no deep hatred towards her, so he would not kill anyone to harm her.
Huh... not necessarily! Ye Xiaomei exhaled.
When she discovered the secret in his photo that day, Ye Xiaomei always had the illusion that he wanted to kill her to silence her.
It can't be because of this.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhang Sanmao pushed her.
Ye Xiaomei finally came back to her senses and looked at Zhang Sanmao's surprised eyes. It seemed that he had called her many times:
"Nothing, I'm just thinking."
"Thinking about what?" Zhang Sanmao looked at Ye Xiaomei carefully.
"I was just wondering who is so cruel. If every table of guests ate that thing, wouldn't more people die?" Ye Xiaomei expressed her thoughts.
Zhang Sanmao's pupils shrank. "Yes, you reminded me. Did Xiao He's order for the four deceased people yesterday contain any dishes that were different from those ordered by the other tables?"
The policewoman named Xiao He was stunned, her face suddenly darkened and she blushed: "I... I forgot to compare."
Ye Xiaomei also responded: "Yes, Sister He, quickly check all the menus. There are records at the front desk."
Xiao He frowned when he saw Ye Xiaomei, but ignored her and looked at Zhang Sanmao and said:
"I'll check right away."
Ye Xiaomei didn't care and followed him to the front desk.
Xiao He took out the menu for that evening, there were thirty-two tables in total.
"That's too slow. Let me read it to you two." Ye Xiaomei seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and snatched it from Xiao He's hand.
It would be too slow for her to check the table page by page, so she directly found the table number of the poisoned table, drew it out and started reading it out.
Xiao He looked at Zhang Sanmao with obvious dissatisfaction. How could an intern act so recklessly?
Zhang Sanmao didn't take it seriously and nodded: "Xiao He, let's compare them."
Ye Xiaomei started with the first dish: "Free-range chicken and mushrooms, cold jellyfish, braised hairtail... fish wrapped in dry pot paper... fish wrapped in dry pot paper, using river catfish."
Ye Xiaomei suddenly stopped.
Zhang Sanmao and Xiao He looked at each other.
"This was the only table that ordered this dish. According to investigation, their partners had made a reservation in advance."
Xiao He frowned and looked at Ye Xiaomei, and said unconvincedly:
"But the catfish in the fish tank are alive. Unless the test results come out tomorrow, this does not mean that the poison came from the fish. What if it was a side dish? For example, onions, potatoes, and garlic?" Don't be so smart. I have much more experience than you.
"I think it's most likely a river catfish." Ye Xiaomei became more certain.
How could it be such a coincidence? The Sanfu Hotel has been open for more than half a month, and I haven't heard of any food poisoning in the past.
Moreover, Tang Buci was willing to spend a lot of money to purchase these ingredients, so they must have been strictly checked.
"Then tell me, how can you prove that it is the catfish that is poisonous, or only the ingredients or tableware used to cook the catfish that are poisonous before the test report comes out?" Xiao He crossed his arms and looked at Ye Xiaomei playfully.
Zhang Sanmao interrupted, "Then wait until the test report comes out tomorrow."
Ye Xiaomei frowned and nodded: "Then we can only wait for the test report to come out tomorrow."
Xiao He raised his chin and said, "Learn more. This kind of uncertainty can only be regarded as a hypothesis."
Ye Xiaomei didn't take Xiao He's expression seriously. She just lowered her head and thought fiercely: It's definitely a river catfish, it's definitely a river catfish.
Just waiting for the test results tomorrow.
"But!" Ye Xiaomei raised her head suddenly: "Suppose tomorrow's test results show that the catfish is poisonous, then wouldn't the person who poisoned it have run away overnight?"
Zhang Sanmao's pupils shrank when he heard this, he thought it made a lot of sense.
"Not necessarily. Wild mushrooms can sometimes contain toxins, and it was only that table that recommended this dish."
As Xiao He was talking, Ye Xiaomei finally noticed that this policewoman was a bit argumentative:
"Sister, mushroom poison can only cause hallucinations. If the mushrooms are poisonous, they will change color. A chef will be able to tell the difference, unless you suspect the chef did it."
Xiao He was startled and opened his mouth to speak, but Zhang Sanmao waved his hand:
"That's right. Last night, several chefs and food preparation staff were detained. None of them escaped. If the chef had done it, he should have escaped when the crime happened."
Xiao He blushed and said, "Yes, Special Envoy Zhang."
"Go back and organize the data first, and notify me as soon as the test results come out tomorrow."
After Zhang Sanmao said this, Xiao He turned around and left the restaurant.
It was already evening, and the families of the victims who were crying outside were persuaded by the police to go home.
Sanfu Restaurant, where someone had died, was the only one left, Sanmao and Ye Xiaomei. It felt eerie and scary.
"Are you sure it's a river catfish?" Zhang Sanmao intuitively discovered that his sister-in-law had been biting the river catfish all the time, as if she knew something.
"I'm not sure, I just happened to meet someone yesterday."
Ye Xiaomei explained the whole story: "I suspected it was a river catfish, but I couldn't rule out coincidence. Sister He also said that we should wait for the test results. And the river catfish in the bathtub was indeed alive, so I'm not sure."
Tang family residence.
Tang Bushi was alone in the study room in the inner attic, drinking tea and reading, occasionally writing and drawing on the book.
Li Yao was chased by him to guard the gate.
Qiu Ah Man came in quietly.
"How's the situation?" Tang Bu Ci didn't even raise his head. He was sure from the beginning that Ye Xiaomei was absolutely fine.
"Boss, Miss Ye followed the police to the Sanfu Hotel in the afternoon."
Tang Bu Ci nodded: "And then?"
Qiu Ah Man continued: "Then they went to the Tang family residence."
Tang Buci's pupils shrank, but then he calmed down: "Li Yao is still guarding the gate."
"Yes, boss."
"That's good." Tang Buci had already planned that he would not be seen even if he came:
"By the way, how's your investigation going on with the dock incident?"
"The man ran away that evening. I asked the foreman and found out that he was a part-time worker."
Tang Buci frowned when he heard this:
"Have the others checked?"
"Li Kui and Wang Da have taken people to investigate." Seeing that the boss stopped talking, Qiu Ah Man tentatively said:
"Boss, Miss Ye won't be sued, right?"
Tang Buci raised his eyebrows: "Even you think I shouldn't use her?"
You should know that Qiu Ah Man usually doesn't talk much, except for "Boss, I know" and "I'll go right away."
It was the first time he cared about someone who had nothing to do with his work.
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