Chapter 190 People died one after another, and the capital was in chaos!
“Make way!”
"Make way!"
"What's going on! What on earth happened?!"
A hurried voice came from the door, and a man walked in through the crowd.
Just by looking at the man's clothes, you can tell that he should be the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper had already seen the corpses all over the floor, and he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"It's over!"
"It's over!"
"It's all over now!"
It was a good restaurant, but the chef and waiters suddenly all died. Who would dare to come here to eat in the future?
Someone died in his shop, and he had to pay a sum of money regardless of whether the murderer was caught or not.
There are so many people here, even if he empties his family fortune, he may not be able to afford the compensation!
Looking at the shopkeeper who was sitting on the ground and crying, Yu Youning frowned and walked towards him, "Don't just cry! Do you have any enemies?"
What's the point of just crying when the person is dead?
Isn’t the most important thing now to find out who poisoned him?
The shopkeeper raised his head when he heard the voice, but when he saw a little girl standing in front of him, he lowered his head again. "You are just a little girl, why do you care about these things? Do you think you can find the murderer?"
Such a little girl, you don’t even know a few words, right?
"How do you know I can't find it?" Yu Youning put his hands on his hips.
The shopkeeper was feeling very upset and waved his hands around randomly, "You don't need to look for it even if you can find it."
Before Yu Youning could say anything else, the shopkeeper looked around and asked, "Whose child is this? Why don't you take him back quickly? There are dead people in here, are you going to let a child wander around here?"
The diners crowded at the door looked at each other.
They don’t know Yu Youning!
Just then, several men with swords on their waists, who looked not to be trifled with, appeared behind the crowd.
"Get out of the way!"
Hearing the voice, everyone turned around to look.
When they saw that everyone was full of evil spirits, they hurriedly made way for them.
Several guards entered the kitchen, walked to Yu Youning and bowed to him.
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"I am late!"
"Please punish me, Your Highness!"
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked.
Princess?
Such a little girl of five or six years old is actually a princess?
At this age, and also called a princess, Yu Youning's identity is obvious.
The shopkeeper, who had just looked impatient, was instantly frightened and adjusted his posture in a hurry.
He was slumped on the ground just now, but now he was kneeling on the ground, his body was still shaking slightly, and his head was pressed tightly against the ground.
"I was blind and didn't recognize Her Royal Highness. I beg Your Royal Highness to forgive me!"
Yu Youning waved his hand nonchalantly, "I forgive you, but tell me, do you have any enemies?"
The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief, slowly straightened his upper body, and looked thoughtful.
After a few breaths, he slowly spoke.
"There are so many restaurants in the capital, and everyone is basically a rival. If there's any hostility, then there are definitely some. But if someone would kill someone just because of a hostility, I don't think that's possible."
Chu Huaixu nodded. "Youning, what the shopkeeper said makes sense. Even if their business is taken away, they will only make less money. But if they kill someone, they will lose both their money and their life."
Jiang Lingzhou carefully checked everything in the kitchen and walked back to Yu Youning. "Youning, I've just checked all the food and drinks in the kitchen. None of them are poisoned."
"What?" Huo Qingchen's eyes widened. "They weren't poisoned? Then how did these people get poisoned?"
If the poison was not put in the food and water, how can we ensure that so many people were poisoned at the same time?
Yu Youning looked around and took a deep breath.
There was still a very faint smell in the air.
If you don't smell it carefully, you can't smell it at all.
"It should be poisonous smoke." Yu Youning said, "This place is already quite closed. If poisonous smoke blows in, everyone will smell it at the same time, and then relapse and die."
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he peed his pants. "Then, then, then... could it be that I have been poisoned?"
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Yu Youning comforted him, "If you were really poisoned, you would be dead."
The shopkeeper looked at Yu Youning in astonishment.
ah?
This... Is Her Royal Highness the Princess comforting him?
Chu Huaixu's face was filled with deep thought. "If it's poisonous smoke, then it's targeting these people. But why?"
Why kill the cook and the waiter for no reason?
Could it be that he is really just jealous of the restaurant's good business?
No one answered Chu Huaixu's question.
Perhaps no one can tell the reason except the murderer.
Investigating cases is not what Yu Youning and his team are good at.
Fortunately, the guards notified the captain of the police, who soon came in the rain and began to investigate the case.
Seeing that they could not help much, Yu Youning and the others left.
I thought this was just an accidental occurrence.
But unexpectedly, the same thing happened again the next day.
The same poisonous smoke was used, and a whole room of people died.
This time it was not in the kitchen, but in the lobby of a brothel.
The death toll was several times higher than last time.
Such incidents occurred one after another, and people in the capital were in panic.
For a while, not to mention brothels, even restaurants and hotels had no business.
There were still people coming and going on the streets, but most of them were just buying things and rushing home.
Even when staying at home, the doors and windows are always open.
In this way, even if poisonous smoke really floats in, it can be blown away by the wind.
When everyone was in danger, rumors suddenly spread in the capital.
The general meaning is that the new emperor who is about to ascend the throne is not worthy of the position.
If the Emperor of Nanzhao insisted on passing the throne to Wei Zhao, the entire capital, and even the entire people of Nanzhao, would have to be buried with him.
No one knows who spread the rumor.
In just one day, everyone in the capital had heard about it.
The people were already frightened, and after hearing this rumor, they were so scared that they couldn't eat or sleep.
Ordinary people don’t care who is the emperor.
What the people care about is whether they can live and work in peace and have enough food and clothing.
But the current situation is that if Wei Zhao ascends the throne, they will lose their lives, let alone a comfortable and prosperous life.
All the people in the capital ran to the outside of the imperial city and knelt down.
No words, no crying or making a fuss.
But everyone can see what they mean.
They were begging the Nanzhao Emperor and also threatening him.
Even if they were really killed by the Nanzhao Emperor, they didn't care.
We will die sooner or later anyway, so what’s the difference between dying early or late?
Yu Youning, Chu Huaishan and Jiang Lingzhou were invited into the palace by Emperor Nanzhao and were now in Emperor Nanzhao's bedroom.
Also present here were Wei Zhao and his brothers, as well as important officials in the court and several princes from the royal family.
After not seeing him for a few days, the Nanzhao Emperor's face looked even uglier, and his cheeks were deeply sunken.
His life has always been hanging by a thread by drugs. Although he is alive, he lives in great pain.
Wei Zhao would have ascended the throne in a few days, and he could be completely relieved. He felt better and his pain was slightly alleviated.
But now, such a thing happened suddenly. The Nanzhao Emperor was extremely anxious and his health condition also took a turn for the worse.
"Valley Master!" The Nanzhao Emperor looked at Chu Huaishan. "Valley Master, do you know what that poisonous smoke is? Why is it so overbearing? Is there an antidote?"
Chu Huaishan shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is not the antidote. I can prepare an antidote for this poison, but what if the person in the dark uses a different poison?
We're using poisonous smoke now, which has a limited range, but what if we poison the water source? In this world, there are only thieves who can steal for a thousand days, but no one can guard against thieves for a thousand days. The fundamental problem now is not to detoxify, but to find the person who poisoned it."
Nanzhao actually understood this principle.
I just want to find a simpler way to solve this problem.
Now after hearing what Chu Huaishan said, I know that other methods probably won’t work.
The Nanzhao Emperor's gaze shifted slightly, falling on his sons and royal relatives.
The hall was eerily quiet; everyone could clearly hear their own heartbeats.
After a long time, the Nanzhao Emperor spoke in a cold voice.
"I'll give you one chance. Stop now, clear up the rumors, and I'll save your lives. But if you still stubbornly refuse to change, you'll be doomed to failure."
As soon as the Nanzhao Emperor finished speaking, the eldest prince Wei Shi quickly knelt on the ground, "Father, I dare not! I am really not your son!"
The Emperor of Nanzhao had seven sons, and Wei Zhao was the youngest.
Now, the third prince Wei Xu is dead.
The mother of the eldest prince Wei Shi was of a poor family. Although he was the eldest son, he was not highly regarded.
Over the years, the eldest prince has always been honest and simple, and never takes the lead in anything.
When standing among the other princes, he was inconspicuous.
At this moment, the Nanzhao Emperor just got angry and he knelt down directly, which made the other princes look at him with contempt.
It's shameful that such a spineless and coward is their big brother!
Wei Shi didn't seem to care at all when being looked at like this. He just looked at Emperor Nanzhao with earnest eyes.
"Father! Please believe me, I really don't dare!"
The Nanzhao Emperor glanced at Wei Shi indifferently.
In the heart of the Nanzhao Emperor, Wei Shi really didn't dare.
He doesn't have a good background and he himself is nothing special.
Unless all the other princes died, Wei Shi would never succeed to the throne.
If it was really Wei Shi who did this, and if he prevented Wei Zhao from succeeding to the throne, then it would be just making wedding dresses for other princes in vain!
The Emperor of Nanzhao was about to speak when he saw Yu Youning walking towards Wei Shi.
Wei Shi was a fourteen-year-old boy, thin but very tall.
At this time, he was kneeling straight on the ground, and was as tall as Yu Youning who was standing.
Seeing Yu Youning suddenly walk in front of him, Wei Shi was surprised, but also a little nervous, "Sister Youning..."
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