Chapter 50 Investigation
Soon the news of the stomach upset spread throughout the town.
After the county magistrate learned the news, he immediately sent people to investigate the incident.
Several diners suffered from vomiting and diarrhea after the meal and fell into a coma.
After Su Jin took over the case, he immediately led people to the restaurant to investigate.
When Su Jin arrived, she saw chaos in the store, the shop assistants were in a panic, and Brother Zhang was running around in a panic. Su Jin checked the kitchen first. There were all kinds of ingredients on the stove, including fresh vegetables, slaughtered chickens and fish, and some half-processed dishes.
After everything was loaded, he ordered his men to take it away.
Gu Leyou and the others happened to come to the town today. After all, the stomach upset incident from yesterday had not been resolved yet, and they were worried.
As a result, when they arrived at the door of the restaurant, they saw many government officials. Gu Leyou and the others were shocked, exchanged glances with each other, and quickened their pace to walk into the restaurant. Su Jin heard the noise at the door, looked up, saw Gu Leyou and others, and nodded slightly.
Gu Leyou walked forward and asked softly, "Master Su, have you found any clues?" Su Jin frowned and pointed at the ingredients on the stove and said, "It's not clear yet. These ingredients seem normal, but we can't rule out someone secretly tampering with them."
At this time, a yamen runner hurried over with a small package in his hand and said, "Sir, we found this in the corner of the backyard of the restaurant." Su Jin took the package and opened it, and saw some unknown powder inside.
He leaned in and smelled it, his eyes becoming serious.
Gu Leyou came over curiously: "Master Su, what is this?"
Su Jin pondered for a moment and said, "This powder has a strange smell. I suspect it is related to the diners' stomach upset. We need to take it back to the government office for a thorough inspection."
Afterwards, Su Jin ordered the bailiffs to bring the restaurant personnel back to the yamen for interrogation, and arranged for someone to properly keep the ingredients and powder.
Gu Leyou and the others also came to the yamen and waited for news. Su Jin began to interrogate the waiters and the chef in court. The waiters all claimed that they knew nothing about the powder, and the chef also insisted that there was nothing unusual in his cooking process. Su Jin looked at their expressions and felt that this matter was not that simple.
So he called his men and said, "Take these people away and lock them up first. We will do anything after we have investigated the case, so as not to let any suspicious people go."
"Yes, sir."
So all the people were taken away.
Su Jin decided to analyze the powder's ingredients. He asked the town's doctors to study it together. Gu Leyou also discussed it with them. Su Jin was puzzled, "Could it be that you also know medical skills?"
Gu Leyou replied: "I know a little bit."
Lu Yan stood aside, waiting for them silently.
The atmosphere in the court was solemn and depressing. Su Jin sat behind the desk, his eyes sharp as torches, staring directly at the waiter who was brought up from the hall.
The waiter's steps were unsteady, his face was pale, beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead, his eyes were full of fear and anxiety, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he fell to his knees with a plop.
Su Jin coughed lightly, his voice low but majestic: "Look up, I want to ask you, do you know what the powder found in the corner of the restaurant's backyard is?" The waiter trembled slightly and stammered: "Sir, I... I really don't know, I have never seen that powder."
Su Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up, and slowly walked to the side of the waiter, "Huh, you really don't know? Then why did someone see you talking with a mysterious person in the back alley before the incident?" The waiter heard this, his body shook violently, and his eyes began to flicker, "Sir, that... that was just asking for directions, I didn't do anything."
Gu Leyou interrupted, "If you didn't do anything, why are you so nervous? Let me tell you, this is in court, those who confess will be treated leniently, and those who resist will be treated severely."
Seeing someone interrupting, Su Jin frowned and reprimanded: "This is in court, people who have nothing to do with it should not interrupt. I will judge the case myself."
Gu Leyou shut up obediently.
This Su Jin is a well-known expert in solving cases. I heard that he is from the capital. He has been in their small place for a long time and no one knows when he will leave.
Moving to a small place like this is really a waste of talent.
Su Jin suddenly raised his voice: "Don't try to quibble! I already have some evidence. If you confess now, I can give you a lighter sentence. Otherwise, once your crime is proven, I will not let you off easily!"
The guy's psychological defenses began to waver, his lips trembled constantly, and his hands unconsciously grasped the corners of his clothes.
Su Jin struck while the iron was hot and continued, "You should have done your job properly in this restaurant. Now someone is vomiting and having diarrhea and is unconscious because of the powder. If you know about it but don't report it, you'd be an accomplice. Wouldn't your family be brought into disgrace because of this?"
The waiter finally broke down, "Sir, I know I was wrong. I was bribed by someone. He gave me some money and asked me to sprinkle the powder on the dishes, but I didn't know it would kill people. Please spare my life, sir!" As he said this, he kowtowed on the ground repeatedly, and his begging and crying echoed in the court.
Su Jin didn't care about that. He continued, "I advise you to be smart and confess who is behind this. Maybe I will give you a new sentence because you are an accomplice."
The guy then explained everything clearly, and after his description, Gu Leyou immediately thought of someone.
That was her ex-fiancé Zeng Sibai.
Is this guy just jealous of the money they make?
Why do you do such bad things on purpose?
Could it be that it was because of the book incident last time?
It's possible. After all, he is a stingy person and easily holds a grudge.
"Since there is nothing for us to do here, let's go back first."
Gu Leyou gave her husband a look, and they left the yamen.
After leaving the government office, Lu Yan asked, "Where are you going next?"
"Of course I'm going to settle the score with him. I want to ask him why he did this. This is a crime punishable by death."
"But if you ask him like this and he denies it, there's nothing you can do. You might as well leave this matter to Su Jin."
Hearing him calling "Lord Su" so naturally, Gu Leyou felt a little strange.
So he asked with confusion: "Are you familiar with him? Why do you call him so naturally? Could it be that you two know each other?"
Lu Yan quickly denied, "Master Su's name is very famous, who wouldn't know him? He and I have only heard of his name."
Lu Yan made up an excuse.
So they decided to go back to the village to find Zeng Sibai and ask him for clarification.
See if he was deliberately taking revenge because I bought the book he wanted to buy, but it was really wrong to make so many innocent people sick.
When we returned to the village, the villagers were talking about it.
"Did you see it just now? Zeng Sibai, a student from our village, was taken away."
"What do you think he did that was known to the government?"
The villagers were talking to each other.
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