Chapter 309 The result is revealed. Tang scumbag, you are dead.
I just received a call from Zhang Sanmao, and the test results came out, and it was the river catfish that was poisoned.
By the time Ye Xiaomei arrived at the police station, Zhang Sanmao had already finished the interrogation and came out.
His face was solemn, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were red, he sighed helplessly, shook his head and said weakly:
"Let's find a place to talk to you alone."
Ye Xiaomei nodded: "Did you not sleep all night?"
"That's about it. I just dozed off for over an hour. The operation to capture the suspect was not that smooth, so we have expanded the search area."
In the car, Zhang Sanmao was obviously at a loss.
"How did the chefs review it?"
Ye Xiaomei's question gave Zhang Sanmao an even bigger headache, and he scratched his head vigorously:
"Don't mention it. We didn't get anything out of him. The fish were alive when they were killed. Many of the chefs can attest to that. We also interrogated them separately, taking turns several times. If he lied, he would definitely be exposed.
Furthermore, no toxic substances were detected on the pallets, plates, and other utensils, so the person provided by Qiu Ah-man is the most likely suspect, but... I can't figure out one thing."
Ye Xiaomei felt overwhelmed after hearing this, and she also thought of one thing:
"How can the fish be poisonous if it's alive?"
"I can't figure this out either." Zhang Sanmao said, patting his forehead as if to sober himself up:
"Let's go to the dock first?"
"good."
When they arrived at the pier, Ye Xiaomei relied on her memory to find the pier where Qiu Ah Man had run frantically.
There are two large fishing boats there, and a large transfer warehouse at the dock, which is used to store freshly caught seafood.
Every morning some fishmongers rush to buy the fish before daybreak. Not only are the fish fresh but the prices are also much cheaper than in the market.
This is the busiest time of the day. Some are riding tricycles, some are driving dump trucks, and some are driving container trucks. Baskets of fish are loaded into the trucks amidst the sound of bargaining.
"It's probably this pier." Ye Xiaomei pointed.
Several men in split pants were busy packaging seafood. Most of the people working at the dock had dark red skin.
Zhang Sanmao stopped at a large water tank, which was full of fresh fish, jumping around and splashing the water inside:
"This is the river catfish, right?"
"Yes." Ye Xiaomei nodded. This kind of catfish is only found in the Lihua River in autumn every year. It has a relatively large head and is also called a big-mouthed fish. It has no phosphorus, a black back, and a slightly yellow belly. It is generally larger in size:
"It looks exactly like the catfish in the Sanfu Hotel."
"Have you decided which one you want?" An old man in his fifties came over. The fishy smell on him was not much lighter than the fish in the market, and he had not yet taken off his bib splits for fishing:
"Is it a private purchase or a sale? If it's a private purchase, then it's market price. If it's a wholesale quantity, then we can give you a lower price."
Zhang Sanmao ignored him and just whispered, "I'll go in and ask a few people."
Having said that, Zhang Sanmao clipped his work badge in his left chest pocket and walked into the warehouse with a swagger.
Ye Xiaomei squatted down with interest: "Master, is this fish poisonous?"
Mr. Huzi was stunned for a moment, then laughed a few times: "How can this fish be poisonous? Not only is it not poisonous, in this season, you can eat bigmouth catfish without even cleaning out the entrails. From what you said, little girl, you are not from here, right?"
Ye Xiaomei smiled bitterly. The question she asked was indeed a bit unreasonable. However:
"You can eat it without removing the dirty parts?" This was the first time Ye Xiaomei heard this.
The boss laughed even more happily when he heard this, and introduced enthusiastically:
"You haven't heard of this, right? This kind of bigmouth catfish is only available in this season and you don't need to clean its entrails. It's only available twice a year.
These catfish mate and lay eggs in the fall of every year, then stop eating and drinking. When the weather turns cold, these catfish start to swim up the river in groups. It takes more than two months to reach the warm waters. After laying eggs, they will return in large numbers in the spring of the following year. At that time, the small fish fry will also return, which is particularly spectacular.
Ye Xiaomei seemed to be thinking: "So amazing? It can adapt to two kinds of water quality. Then, Master, you said that the stomachs of bigmouth catfish are full of seeds in this season?"
"Yes, this Lihua River is the only habitat of these bigmouth catfish in the north. Basically, they will not stop along the way. If you go out to sea during the spring rain, don't think that the black mass is water plants, because it is all small fish."
The eldest master was obviously proud of being born by the Lihua River, and even more proud of the big-mouthed catfish. He spoke more and more mysteriously:
"The gestational sacs of these fish are quite large. Once they have roe, they can't eat anything. They are all occupied by roe, so there is no excretion. Therefore, their stomachs are very clean. It is time-saving and labor-saving to eat them, and they taste good. If it is spring, not only will they be small, but you will also have to clean out the dirty entrails. Girl, do you want some?"
Why not use the dirty catfish? Ye Xiaomei suddenly had a bold guess.
"Come...one."
Ye Xiaomei felt embarrassed to keep the other person busy for so long, and originally wanted to buy a few to serve as fish fillet dishes at the hot pot restaurant. However, she saw that the smallest fish seemed to be one meter long, and they were at their fattest in the fall. How could she dare to ask for “a few” of them?
Now the boss was overjoyed. Five yuan per pound was already gold among fish at that time. When he put it on the scale, wow, it weighed 42 pounds.
The boss was kind enough to give me a small change, making a total of two hundred yuan.
Ye Xiaomei felt a little pain in her heart. If this was sold in a hot pot restaurant, most people would probably not be able to afford it. Only the scumbag Tang Buci would be willing to sell such an expensive thing.
When Zhang Sanmao came out, he still looked solemn. He got into the car and took a look at the big fish in Ye Xiaomei's plastic bag. He was not surprised at all:
"I didn't get anything out of him. I only knew that the man's nickname was Piezi, and he was a part-time worker. He had only worked for three days before he ran away."
It looks like it was premeditated and very targeted, and they ran away after doing the bad thing.
"It's up to you police officers to arrest people. I just want to see if my guess is right."
Ye Xiaomei poked the fish in the plastic bag with her foot. The fish jumped a few times and then its gills moved.
"What are you guessing?" Zhang Sanmao answered intentionally or unintentionally, his mind full of clues on how to investigate the suspect.
"Do you think it's possible that the poison is in his stomach?" Ye Xiaomei said mysteriously.
"In the stomach?" Zhang Sanmao looked at Ye Xiaomei suspiciously.
"Yes, do you remember what Qiu Ah Man said last night? He said that when that guy caught fish, other people would pick the gills, but he picked his mouth."
Zhang Sanmao's pupils shrank after Ye Xiaomei's reminder, but he then raised a question:
"If it was in the stomach, the fish wouldn't have survived that long and would have died before it was served."
"Yes, that's why I don't understand why it didn't die? Let's go to Sanfu Hotel and cook the fish and take a closer look."
Ye Xiaomei felt that her time these past two days was not in vain, as the day for her to settle accounts with Tang Buci was approaching. Just wait, scumbag, you are dead.
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