Chapter 125: A major breakthrough
Yu Lingye said: "Neither good nor bad."
Xie Yingmian sat across from Yu Lingye and poured herself a cup of tea: "Whatever."
Yu Lingye: "First of all, this morning, around noon, Madam Tao struck the drum to report the news."
"She rang the bell just as the court was about to leave."
"Because she was the first woman in the Dayu Dynasty to strike the Dengwen Drum, and because she was the one who beat the Dengwen Drum with all the civil and military officials in the court, her case attracted the emperor's attention."
Xie Yingmian didn't even raise his eyes.
It was Mrs. Tao who found the right moment to strike the drum to report the incident.
The original time was seven days ago.
But it snowed seven days ago.
It looks like the weather is going to continue to rain.
Snow in summer is a sign of injustice.
This is not the case with snow in winter.
People of this era were generally superstitious about natural phenomena.
If heavy snow falls for several days and nights after Madam Tao beats the drum to report the incident, it is not a good sign.
Once it is used by those behind the scenes, it will not achieve the optimal effect.
So she wrote a letter to Mrs. Tao, telling her to wait until the weather was clear before going to strike the drum to report the incident.
The clear sky also foreshadowed that the injustice had been vindicated.
Yu Lingye said, "During the trial in the Sansi Court, Madam Tao provided new evidence."
"Mrs. Tao presented evidence that the three people who died in the inn were not poisoned. The cause of death was the stove not being completely extinguished. Their deaths were not poisoning, but accidents."
Xie Yingmian stroked the teacup: "The results should not be out yet. The earliest will be tomorrow."
Yu Lingye: "Well, the results are not out yet."
"According to what Madam Tao said, the three courts will reconstruct the scene tonight and lock up several extremely heinous death row prisoners in the room where the incident occurred. A final verdict will be made tomorrow morning."
Xie Yingmian felt that there was nothing much to say about this case.
She had read the files and visited the crime scene, and already knew the real cause of death of the three people.
Because the person behind this case is of noble status,
It is not certain that something will go wrong at any stage.
She then asked Madam Tao to strike the drum to report the incident when the court was dismissed.
The purpose is to attract the emperor's attention.
Split open all the darkness, expose it to the sun, expose it under the emperor's eyes.
As long as the person behind the scenes is not a fool, he will not take the risk for such a small amount of money.
"You called me here just to tell me about the progress?" Xie Yingmian asked.
Yu Lingye said, "Isn't the progress within your control?"
Xie Yingmian: "Then why did you call me here?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Lingye clenched his fists.
Because of excessive force, the joints turned slightly white.
There was a strange nervousness in his voice: "Are you sure the cause of death was the stove?"
Xie Yingmian: "To be precise, it's the half-extinguished charcoal fire in the stove."
"Could you please elaborate?"
"If I go into too much detail, you might not understand."
Yu Lingye: "You haven't said anything yet, how do you know I don't understand?"
Xie Yingmian spread his hands: "Alright."
"Normally, the charcoal in the furnace burns fully with oxygen, producing carbon dioxide, which is harmless to humans."
"But if the charcoal doesn't burn completely, it produces carbon monoxide."
"Under normal circumstances, people breathe in oxygen, which combines with hemoglobin. Hemoglobin then transports oxygen to various parts of the body to meet the body's oxygen supply needs."
"Carbon monoxide can also bind to hemoglobin."
"Also, carbon monoxide has a hundreds of times higher affinity for hemoglobin than oxygen does."
"When carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin, it deprives oxygen of space, preventing it from being transported to various parts of the body. Without oxygen, the body will suffocate due to lack of oxygen."
"That is, under the same concentration conditions, hemoglobin preferentially binds to carbon monoxide."
"Even in places where the carbon monoxide concentration is not very high, it can still cause asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen, which is known as carbon monoxide poisoning."
Yu Lingye: ...
Okay, he didn’t understand.
He knew every word Xie Yingmian said.
When combined, it's like listening to a foreign language.
Xie Yingmian continued, "A very obvious characteristic of carbon monoxide poisoning is that the livor mortis will appear cherry red."
"Unlike normal death, the blood and organs of the deceased will also appear a strange cherry red. Similarly, the color of the muscles is also reddish."
"Especially near the pectoralis major muscle, the red color is most obvious."
"When the coroner examined the bodies, he saw cherry-red livor mortis, cherry-red flesh and organs. It was easy to conclude that the deceased had been poisoned, and they had indeed died of poisoning."
"In the Tao family case, the coroner, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice all made no mistakes."
"The Tao family certainly didn't poison anyone."
"The key to solving the case is the true cause of death. As long as the cause of death has nothing to do with the Tao family, the Tao family can clear their name."
Carbon monoxide poisoning is very common in winter, regardless of the era.
Carbon monoxide is known as the hidden killer of winter.
When heating in a confined space, be sure to pay attention to ventilation and never take any chances.
Yu Lingye slowly loosened his clenched hands.
There was a light in his eyes that Xie Yingmian couldn't understand: "I understand, thank you."
Xie Yingmian raised his eyebrows.
Thank her for what?
She just accepted money from the Tao family and helped them get rid of their misfortune.
Yu Lingye didn't explain much.
Everything depends on tomorrow's results.
No matter what.
Thanks to Xie Yingmian, there was a major breakthrough in solving the horrific injustice that had been weighing on his mind for years.
Yu Lingye pushed a box of banknotes over and said, "This banknote has sixty thousand taels. Keep it."
Xie Yingmian didn't move: "Reason."
Yu Lingye: "What's your reason for raising the inn's prices?"
Xie Yingmian: "It's very simple, because of the Immortality Stone."
"I discovered traces of the Immortality Stone in the Full Moon Inn. To express my gratitude, I gave it to Madam Tao at the market price. Is that hard to understand?"
Yu Lingye glanced at Xie Yingmian deeply and said, "You could have bought it for 40,000 taels and then given them two favors."
Xie Yingmian took a sip of tea.
That's different.
She doesn't like favors or too many ties.
Payment and delivery are the best boundaries for getting along with each other.
"My inn is my own, and it's named after me. You don't need to reimburse me." Xie Yingmian said, "Now let's talk about the second thing."
Yu Lingye said, "I gave you the silver for the same reason as you did, just to express my gratitude."
Xie Yingmian was puzzled.
"I won't accept it unless you explain clearly," she said seriously.
Yu Lingye looked at the antique display case in the distance and said quietly, "My mentor is a very lovely old man."
"He was well-versed in history and current events, had extensive knowledge, a photographic memory, and taught with a humorous and amusing style. We loved teasing him, but we also respected him."
"He didn't have many hobbies in his life, except for tea and sweets. He always brought some snacks to class."
"The Seventh Prince was naughty and stole the snacks that Master's Wife prepared for Master."
"That night, the Seventh Prince died of poisoning. His food was specially tested for poison, so the possibility of it being poisonous was extremely low. My mentor became the prime suspect."
"My teacher was wrongfully imprisoned. The emperor personally tried the case. The evidence was irrefutable. My teacher's entire family was executed for plotting to murder the prince."
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