"Okay, since you insist on checking, I'll give you half an hour."
Unable to change his mind against Luo Xuening's insistence, Long Moxun could only grit his teeth and speak.
He wanted to see in half an hour whether Luo Xuening had the ability to find out the real murderer.
Although, Long Moxun had already made up his mind that Luo Xuening would admit defeat.
But, who knows, this woman Luo Xuening is always so unexpected, maybe this time, she can give him a surprise.
"Okay, your Majesty, your words must be kept."
Luo Xuening knew that Long Moxun was taking the opportunity to put pressure on her, but as a people's policeman in her previous life, Luo Xuening could not forget her mission, and she could not sit idly by and watch an injustice happen in front of her.
Luo Xuening raised her lips, and a charming smile appeared on her face, which was hidden by her hair: "Well, Your Majesty, please wait and see."
She was not going to admit defeat in front of the great devil Long Moxun.
Long Moxun stopped talking and just asked someone to bring a chair. He sat down leisurely, and put his big hands with distinct joints on the back of the chair, tapping it from time to time, as if silently urging him.
"Liu, was it you who made the medicine that Master Liu drank before his death that day?"
"Yes."
Liu's voice was still indifferent. She did not place any hope on Luo Xue Ning at all. No one could redress her grievances. She was just grateful for Luo Xue Ning's help in times of crisis, so she actively cooperated.
"Where are the medicine residues? Are they still there?"
"Still here, Xue'er, go and take the medicine residue to this...young master."
Liu took a look at Luo Xuening, who was dressed in men's clothes and had a somewhat strange voice. She concentrated for a while before she had to call Luo Xuening "Young Master".
But Luo Xue Ning didn't care. Her deep eyes moved from Liu to the other people in the yard.
If the people behind wanted to harm Liu and their evil plan succeeded, there would naturally be subtle changes in their expressions. These micro-expressions could better reflect a person's inner thoughts. Luo Xue's eyes moved and fixed their gaze on the little maid behind Liu, who lowered her head and trembled secretly.
Her pink lips curled slightly, it turned out there was a traitor.
"Madam, these medicinal residues have been brought back. These were all made two days ago. Because the old man had an accident, he didn't have time to throw them away. The others were all thrown away."
Liu's maid placed the medicinal residue in front of Luo Xuening and frowned slightly as she stood up. These medicinal residues had begun to have a strange smell because they had been rotting for too long.
Long Moxun was originally sitting next to Luo Xuening. When he saw Luo Xuening stretching out her hand and carefully searching through the medicinal residue, he frowned unconsciously, stood up quietly, and walked to another place.
Another prince with a cleanliness obsession, Luo Xuening complained in her heart, but her hands moved delicately. Finally, she found the remnants of Yancao among the medicinal residues.
However, doesn't this directly prove that Madam Liu is the real murderer who poisoned Lord Liu?
At this moment, everyone felt that Luo Xuening had done more harm than good and had slapped herself in the face. Even Madam Liu, who was always indifferent, was surprised when she saw the herbs in the medicine residue.
"No, I didn't poison the old man's medicine. I didn't do that."
"Yes, it was definitely not you who poisoned me. You are innocent."
Luo Xue Ning just responded calmly, however, as soon as she said this, everyone looked at her in surprise, even Long Mo Xun showed a rare sarcastic smirk.
Luo Xuening looked at the crowd, some with contempt, some with anticipation, and some with anticipation for a good show. She raised the Yancao residue in her hand and spoke loudly.
"When the herb is boiled with the medicine, it will slowly infiltrate the poison into the medicine. Just a small flower like this can kill a person. You must think that the herb was found in the medicine residue, so it must be that Liu added the herb to the medicine, which caused the death of Mr. Liu. However, I tell you, what you see is not necessarily the truth."
Luo Xue Ning deliberately paused for a moment, and took the opportunity to scan everyone's faces. Among the screen full of surprised expressions, there were a few people whose expressions were striking.
"Look carefully at this swallowtail flower on my palm. Although it is withered, when you touch it, you will find that fresh juice is still flowing out of it. This means that the nutrients of this flower have not been lost. When you cook, you know that if the leaves are cooked, their nutrients will disappear. Cooked vegetables will definitely not ooze out juice, and this flower is the same."
Luo Xuening simply explained the complicated reasoning using the simplest examples. The people she faced didn't know what reasoning was, but they knew how to cook.
Normally, they would never care about the difference in the food they eat, but Luo Xue Ning, as a criminal psychologist, can use everything around her as a basis for her reasoning.
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Luo Xue raised her brows and looked at Madam Liu.
"Liu, how long does it usually take you to make a soup?"
Liu was stunned. It was obvious that she was also shocked by Luo Xuening's words just now. Fortunately, she had a good psychological quality and reacted quickly.
"It takes about an hour to brew each time."
"Well, in one hour, even a piece of meat would turn into rotten meat. Do you think a flower can still be as fresh as it is now?"
Luo Xuening waved the flowers in her hand again. Although the flowers in her hand were damaged, they were not rotten in the soup.
That could only mean that Madam Liu did not put the poisonous flower into the medicine when she was making it, but someone put it in on purpose to frame Madam Liu.
Listening to Luo Xuening's unique analysis of the case, even Long Moxun could not remain calm. He already had some doubts in his mind and suspected that this Liu was framed.
After all, he had just arrived at Liu's house when he found out the murderer behind the scenes. This was really inconsistent with the murderer's cautious method of committing the crime. The only explanation was that this Liu was the scapegoat of the murderer who actually poisoned Liu Jing.
However, Long Moxun is not that kind-hearted. He is not idle enough to seek justice for others.
Firstly, he really doesn't care about other people's lives and he is ruthless. Secondly, these dirty tricks in the backyard are too shameful to be exposed. It will take a lot of time and effort to investigate.
So, sometimes, those intrigues and schemes in the big house, it’s not that the men are played around by the women, but that they just don’t bother to investigate.
Of course, would Long Moxun praise her for the joy in his heart? Of course not, he would only hit her hard.
"What you just said can only prove that the swallowtail flower in your hand was not put there by Liu. However, you also said that it takes an hour to make the soup. If Liu really poisoned you, I'm afraid that all traces would have been wiped out long ago."
This sentence, which was neither salty nor bland, overturned all of Luo Xue Ning's previous reasoning. Luo Xue Ning was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
However, the Lord Prince Jing in front of him acted leisurely, as if what he just said was just an ordinary remark.
I'm angry, but I still have to keep smiling.
The following words flashed through Luo Xuening's mind. This was probably the most true portrayal of her now: Long Moxun, you are so cruel to convict someone who has nothing to do with you.
Luo Xue Ning was certain that Long Mo Xun had ill intentions, but this time, she had really wronged Lord Jing Wang. Lord Jing Wang clearly just wanted to test you.
"My Lord."
After a long time, Luo Xuening finally called out, it was just a soft call, and her tone clearly revealed relief, she had found another key piece of evidence.
"Your Highness, please look, these are all the swallowtail flowers in Liu's courtyard. Although they are withered now, you see, there is only one missing, which is the one in my hand. This is enough to show that there is no more swallowtail flower in this soup."
After Luo Xue Ning finished speaking, she threw the few swallowtail flowers in her hand towards Lord Jing as if to vent her anger. They hit Lord Jing's pale and handsome face right on target, and Lord Jing's face turned completely black in an instant.
No one present could bear to watch it. They would get stye if they watched it. No, no, no, they would be silenced if they watched it.
"You, did this on purpose?"
Lord Prince Jing was almost gritting his teeth, Luo Xuening spread her hands helplessly and smiled cunningly.
"I missed."
If you fail, the flower will hit my face. If you don't fail, the dagger will hit my face.
Long Moxun was stunned for two seconds. Suddenly, he rolled up his sleeves, and as a palm wind flew out, he stood up and stood in front of Luo Xuening.
The big hand clasped Luo Xue Ning's chin, pinching it so hard that her bones ached. But in the end, he suppressed his anger and did not remove Luo Xue Ning's chin.
Looking at Luo Xuening's angry expression, Long Moxun suddenly gave a wicked smile: "I just failed."
Luo Xue Ning "......"
Revenge, this is naked revenge, Lord Prince Jing, you are really stupid for doing this, you know that.
Forget it, I won’t bother with him.
Luo Xue Ning asked unhappily, "Prince Jing, count the flowers to see if there are any less. If there are, I will release Madam Liu."
There was a hint of helplessness and compromise in his voice that even Luo Xuening herself didn't even notice. He was mad at you one second and was angry with you the next. Lord Prince Jing is definitely schizophrenic.
Long Moxun had no idea at all. He just wanted to cause trouble for Luo Xuening on purpose. He didn't care who the murderer was. Anyway, it would be Luo Xuening's business to find out the real murderer.
"You have one stick of incense left."
Lord Prince Jing threw the swallowtail flower away with a flick of his hand and said coldly that he had only given her half an hour.
"What?"
"Half an incense stick."
Luo Xue Ning was stunned for a second, there was only half an incense stick of time left, Long Mo Xun, do you still have time to think? However, even though Luo Xue Ning complained, she also remembered that she had not found the murderer yet.
She glanced at everyone with a cold eye, pointed at a maid and said, "Look, she is the murderer."