Suddenly asked by Bao Zheng like this, Xiang Shang's descendants felt very aggrieved, they are the family members of the deceased, should they also be suspected?

The men glanced at each other with a look of helplessness on their faces, but despite this, they answered anyway.

"Now it's frozen, the fish is very difficult to fish, the carp is my father learned that we are coming back and went to the river to fish, but although it is for us to fish, but we are not very fond of eating fish, too many spines, but my father and his old man is extremely fond of it, we see that his old man likes to eat fish so much, it is not easy to get off the chopsticks, after all, there is only one fish, so many of us have chopsticks, and it will be gone immediately."

This statement is very reasonable, and it is natural for the younger generation to be filial to the elders.

It's just that how can the fish caught by Xiang Shang himself be poisonous?

Bao Zheng looked at Xiang Shang's descendants and asked, "Who made this fish?" ”

After Bao Zheng asked, a woman took a step forward: "It's a slave family." ”

This woman is the daughter-in-law of Xiang Shang, she is not very good-looking, but she is very docile, she saluted Bao Zheng, and said: "Tonight's meal is made by me and a chef, and this fish is also cooked by me." ”

"Did anyone else come in and out of the kitchen while making this fish?"

"When I was cooking fish, my father used to come in, he liked to eat steamed, and asked me to put more vinegar and chili."

"When you do it, is the fish alive or dead?"

"Dead, my father died not long after he came back from fishing, and we didn't care about it at first, after all, the weather is cold, and it is extremely possible for the fish to freeze to death."

After the woman's answer, her eyes flickered slightly, and she began to get nervous when she thought about being forced to ask by Bao Zheng.

At this time, Hanalang looked at the woman and asked, "When did you catch this fish?" ”

"Come after noon today!"

"Fishing there?"

"There is a small river behind Zhuangzi that has frozen in, and my father was very fond of fishing there in the summer, but now it is winter, and it is very difficult to catch big fish, and the ice on the river must be chiseled first."

After the woman said this, Hanarang bowed slightly, and then asked no more questions.

At this time, Bao Zheng sent someone to invite the cook of Xiang Shang's mansion, it was a woman who was almost fifty years old, in this cold winter, wrapped in thick cotton clothes, she was not tall, her expression was sad, her face was grim, and she looked like she was lonely and cold.

Bao Zheng glanced at the cook and asked, "Have you ever handled this fish?" ”

The cook glanced at the fish and shook her head again and again: "No, this fish is the master's favorite food, and he has always thought that I can't make the taste he wants to eat, so he didn't let me handle it." ”

Seeing that the cook had never had a chance to poison, Bao Zheng had no choice but to give up.

After some arrangements at Xiang Shang's house, Bao Zheng and the others left in a hurry, and when they left, Bao Zheng sent a few more servants to secretly protect Xiang Xi and his wife, and now that Xiang Shang has been killed, then their husband and wife must be in danger.

On the way back to Xiang Yu's mansion, Bao Zheng had a calm face and asked Hua Lang: "Brother Hua, how did you say this murderer was poisoned?" ”

Bao Zheng's problem is everyone's problem, the fish was caught by Xiang Shang himself, and it is difficult for others to poison the fish, and after returning home, outsiders have never touched the fish at all, could it be that it is Xiang Shang's daughter-in-law and the cook who poisoned the fish?

This doesn't make sense, Xiang Shang's daughter-in-law and the cook have no reason to kill Xiang Shang at all, and everyone eats at the same table, what if everyone else eats that fish except Xiang Shang?

It's just that at this point, there is still a question, that is, how did the murderer know that Dao Xiang Shang would definitely eat that fish?

When I returned to Xiang Yu's house, it was already late, the cold wind was still howling, and everyone was in a bad mood, because another person had been killed.

Everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and only waited for tomorrow to do an investigation.

The next day, it was cold, and from the morning, it began to snow lightly.

The snowflakes are crystal clear, but everyone is in no mood to appreciate them.

After breakfast, Bao Zheng immediately sent someone to investigate, after noon yesterday, someone went to the small river behind Xiangjiazhuang, and after this assignment, Bao Zheng and Hua Lang and others were ready to go to the small river to see.

At this time, Xiang Yu came from outside, he looked nervous, and when he saw Bao Zheng, he immediately said: "Lord Bao, there have been three murders in my family village one after another, you have to solve the case quickly, otherwise...... Otherwise, I, the owner of the village, will not be able to stand it, and now everyone in the entire village is in danger, lest they be killed by the murderer that day. ”

Xiang Yu said pitiful, Bao Zheng was also a little embarrassed for a while, and at this time, Hua Lang suddenly looked at Xiang Yu and asked, "Where did the owner of Xiang Zhuang go yesterday?" ”

Hearing Hua Lang ask about his whereabouts, Xiang Yu's face changed suddenly, and he asked, "Could the playboy suspect that I killed Xiang Shang?" ”

"Don't misunderstand Master Xiangzhuang, I'm just asking a routine question, after all, the Ya Servant Sect will also ask you later, and the entire people of Xiangjiazhuang and Liujiazhuang will probably be investigated."

Seeing that Hua Lang was not specifically aimed at himself, Xiang Yu put his mind at ease and said: "I was in the house all day yesterday, because the Liu Gang was going to get married, I was very happy, so I was tired of Mei Ji for a day, if you don't believe it, you can ask Mei Ji, by the way, many maids in my house also know the truth." ”

After Xiang Yu finished saying this, a servant whispered in Hua Lang's ear, and after Hua Lang listened to the officer's words, his face turned slightly red, and then he hurriedly said to Xiang Yu: "Since this is the case, then we will leave first." ”

After everyone left Xiang Yu's mansion, they hurriedly asked the official what Hua Lang said in Hua Lang's ear, so that Hua Lang immediately stopped asking Xiang Yu, and the official looked a little embarrassed, but he still said it.

"That's the case, I was in Xiang Yu's mansion all day yesterday, and then I wanted to walk around, so I accidentally walked to Xiang Yu's door, and the sound of Xiang Yu and Mei Ji playing was immediately heard, I was curious for a while, so I eavesdropped for a while, I can prove that Xiang Yu has not left home."

When everyone heard the words of the officer, they no longer doubted Xiang Yu, and only walked quickly towards the small river behind Xiangjiazhuang.

At this time, the cold wind was bleak, and the road was even a little difficult to pass, and after finally walking to the small river, everyone found that this place was secluded, and in this severe winter, I am afraid that no one would want to come to this place.

And looking up, it can be seen that Xiangjiazhuang and Liujiazhuang are side by side in the distance, and there are cooking smoke lit from time to time.