As the night deepened, the cold wind howled and blew cold air.

Everyone was sitting in the living room, and occasionally a cold wind blew.

Bao Zheng looked at the night outside, and suddenly sighed: "Seeing that it is the end of the year, if you don't solve the case, I'm afraid this year will not be good!" ”

Hearing Bao Zheng's words, everyone couldn't help but have a lot of resentment.

And at this time, the official who had been secretly protecting Xiang Shang ran in from outside, and when he saw that the official ran back, Bao Zheng's face suddenly sank, and asked, "Why did you come back?" ”

The official was a little stunned, and hurriedly explained: "Xiang Shang's family has rushed back from the capital, and he feels that he should be safe with Xiang Shang's family with him, so he came back to explain the matter to Lord Bao." ”

After listening to the words of the officials, everyone immediately understood that seeing that the New Year was coming, those who were doing business outside naturally wanted to go home to accompany their families for the New Year.

It's just that after understanding, Bao Zheng still said: "Even if Xiang Shang's family comes back, you can't leave your post without permission, and go to Xiang Shang's mansion to hide, maybe when the murderer will poison Xiang Shang." ”

The cold wind outside was biting, and although the official was reluctant, he had no choice but to rush into the cold wind again and rush to Xiang Shang.

But not long after the official left, Bao Zheng looked at Hua Lang and said, "If it's not early today, let's go and rest quickly, and I will attend the wedding banquet of the Liu Gang tomorrow." ”

Everyone listened to my Bao Zheng's words, naturally they couldn't ask for it, and after getting up and saying good night to each other, they had to go back to the house, but at this time, the official who ran to secretly protect Xiang Shang ran back in a hurry, and everyone saw him go and return, knowing that something must have happened, thinking of this, I couldn't help but sink my heart.

The official hurriedly ran over, pounced on Bao Zheng and knelt down, with a look of fear and nervousness, Bao Zheng was a little surprised when he saw this, and asked in a deep voice: "What's wrong?" ”

Although the officials were afraid, they did not dare not say anything.

"Package...... Master Bao, that merchant was killed at home. ”

"What?" Although everyone had expected that it might be this matter, but now that it was said by the officials, everyone was still surprised.

"What the hell is going on?" Bao Zheng suppressed his anger, looked at the official and asked sharply.

The official trembled and said: "My lord just asked the humble official to rush to secretly protect Xiang Shang, but as soon as the humble official walked near the Xiang Shang, he heard the sound of crying, and when the humble official heard the crying, he suddenly had an ominous premonition, and rushed in to check, only to know that Xiang Shang was poisoned to death, and his son and daughter-in-law were holding his corpse and crying." ”

After the official finished speaking, he was full of remorse, and knelt on the cold ground and couldn't get up.

Bao Zheng was very angry, and he couldn't wait to scold this official who left his post without permission, and at this time, Hua Lang hurriedly relieved the siege for the officer: "You better get up first, and lead us to Xiang Shang to see what is going on." ”

After Hua Lang said this, although the official was happy, he didn't dare to get up, he only looked at Bao Zheng with his eyes, Bao Zheng stared at him with big eyes, and said coldly: "What are you doing in a daze, lead us there!" ”

As soon as the official heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and got up again and again to lead Bao Zheng and Hua Lang into the cold wind and snow.

Although the night is deep, but the cold snow has not melted, so the snow is shining, but you can also see the road clearly, everyone followed the official to the Xiang Shang Mansion, only to see the mansion is brightly lit, and the crying is endless.

Hua Lang, Bao Zheng and others entered the mourning hall, and several people who were originally kneeling suddenly rushed to Hua Lang and Bao Zheng and knelt down, crying that Bao Zheng and them would find out the murderer and avenge their father.

Bao Zheng comforted them, and then said: "We will definitely find out the murderer, now please cooperate with our investigation, so as to find the murderer as soon as possible." ”

Xiang Shang's son and daughter-in-law nodded again and again, but the tears were not stopped.

Bao Zheng glanced at Hua Lang, nodded slightly, and then asked Xiang Shang's descendants, "When did Xiang Shang die?" ”

"Master Bao, this is how things are, today we went home to visit my father, my father was very happy, so he made a table of food, everyone ate and drank, very happy, and halfway through the drink, my father said to go to the convenience, let us continue to drink, but after we drank several glasses, still did not see my father come back, so we came out to look for it, when we came to the courtyard, but found that my father fell to the ground, dead."

After Xiang Shang's son finished speaking, he couldn't help crying again.

And after listening to his words, Hua Lang, Bao Zheng and the others couldn't help but feel their hearts sink, the snow in Xiang Shang's courtyard had already been swept away, so it was impossible to leave traces of the murderer in the courtyard, and if there were no traces, it would naturally be impossible to find out.

But soon, Hua Lang found out that things couldn't be like this, although it was late, but Xiang Shang was poisoned to death, if a murderer broke in, it made sense that he killed Xiang Shang with a knife, but poisoning was definitely impossible, and Xiang Shang was not a fool, if a murderer broke in, would he not shout?

The murderer must have prepared the poison for Xiang Shang a long time ago, and it depends on when Xiang Shang eats it in his stomach.

After thinking about it like this, Hanaro began to verify the corpse.

Xiang Shang's face was a little distorted, and he must have been in great pain at that time, and his lips were purple, his face was black, it was undoubtedly poisoned, and he carefully examined his whole body, and did not find the slightest external injury.

The official was right, Xiang Shang was indeed poisoned to death.

After the inspection, Hua Lang looked at Xiang Shang's descendants and asked, "You didn't hear any noise at all?" ”

"No, not at all, the cold wind was howling, and we sat in the living room and closed the door, and we didn't hear anything."

Hua Lang bowed slightly, if these people didn't hear anything, then the poison must have killed people immediately after the attack.

But how did this poison come about?

Hua Lang looked at Xiang Shang's family and asked, "Tonight's meal, which you didn't eat, but only Xiang Shang ate?" ”

Xiang Shang's family looked at each other, and soon said in unison: "Fish, the carp that my father caught." ”

Hearing this, Hua Lang hurriedly asked, "Is the carp still there?" ”

"Yes, after my father was killed, I asked someone to bring the fish to the kitchen."

After a while, a subordinate brought only half of the fish he had eaten, Hua Lang tested it with a silver needle, and found that the silver needle was black, and everyone was a little surprised to see this, and Xiang Shang's family was a little lucky, if they also ate the fish, wouldn't they also be poisoned?

Just when Xiang Shang's descendants were secretly rejoicing about this, they suddenly heard Bao Zheng ask sharply: "The fish is on the table, why is it that only your father eats it, but you don't move?" ”