"My lord!"
In the Li Family Residence, when he learned that Luo Feng was a constable sent by the yamen to investigate the case, the councilor Li's face was filled with excitement.
"You're finally here!"
"Where is the victim? Take me to the autopsy first.”
"Dead? There aren't any victims."
"No one died."
Luo Feng was startled and asked.
"Then what's the situation? Tell me in detail.”
"Yes."
Minister Li nodded and explained the situation.
"I have diarrhea!"
After hearing this, Luo Feng's eyes widened in shock.
The official document given to him by the chief constable only said that this was a poisoning case, so Luo Feng asked where the victim was as soon as he arrived.
But in fact, no one died. It was just diarrhea. It was not bad to say that it was poisoning, but it was more accurate to say that it was laxative.
"That's true."
Immediately after, Luo Feng returned to his senses and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
If it was really a murder case, why would the chief constable give him a temporary job?
Laxatives? This was not a case, it was more like a prank.
However, this way, the situation would be simpler. On the contrary, it would be easier to solve the case, which would be more beneficial to Luo Feng.
"Show me around."
"Aiyo! I can't do it again. I have to go to the toilet. I'll order the servants to lead the way for you.”
squire Li called out, hurriedly said a few words, and then went out holding his stomach.
Luo Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. It seemed that the laxatives were heavy enough. Minister Li's face turned pale.
Immediately after, under the arrangements of Minister Li, a servant in a slightly better condition brought Luo Feng around to investigate.
According to Minister Li, there were a total of seventeen people in his residence, including his servants. Other than his daughter, Miss Li, all of them were poisoned and had diarrhea.
Given the nature of the laxative, it was most likely to be placed in food or water. Therefore, Luo Feng focused on checking the kitchen and the water source.
"What is this?"
Walking to the west wall, he saw a bamboo tube extending out. A small stream of water flowed out like a child's pee. There was a wooden barrel at the bottom, and there were two empty wooden barrels beside it.
"Milord, this is the spring water from the mountain.”
The servant who led the way answered and explained.
"This spring water is fresh and sweet. It tastes better than the well water in the courtyard. Usually, we drink from this spring water.”
"What about the water for cooking and the cows and horses?”
"There are many people in our residence, so we drink a lot of water. As you can see, this spring water is only enough to drink. Usually, he still used well water to cook, wash clothes, and drink livestock.”
"How about this…"
Luo Feng nodded. He already had a conclusion in his heart.
He had checked the kitchen just now. Although it was a little messy, the hygiene conditions were acceptable. Outsiders were usually not allowed to enter the kitchen, so it was not easy to poison it.
According to Minister Li, only the people were poisoned and had diarrhea, but the livestock were fine. From the looks of it, the problem was probably this spring water.
"Miss Li."
After strolling around, Luo Feng found Miss Li again. She was the only one in the entire residence who was not poisoned, so she naturally could not help but be suspicious.
However, as the young lady of the manor, she really could not find a motive for committing the crime.
"Where did you get the water you usually drink?”
Luo Feng asked as he glanced at the exquisite tea set on the table.
"Our young miss likes tea ceremony. This month, she drank the first snow from last winter.”
A servant girl stood beside her and answered on behalf of the young miss.
"As expected."
Luo Feng nodded. That was right. Miss Li really didn't drink the spring water.
From the looks of it, the laxative was thrown into the spring water.
According to the servant, in order to prevent outsiders from polluting the spring water, the bamboo poles used to draw water were buried underground. Poisoning from outside the Li Residence could basically be ruled out.
In this way, the person who poisoned him was very likely someone from the residence!
"Gather everyone."
Thinking up to here, Luo Feng immediately instructed.
The manor didn't dare to be negligent and quickly did as he was told.
Including Old Master Li and Miss Li, a total of seventeen people stood in a row in the small garden.
Luo Feng walked past these people from left to right. When he reached a young man with a ruddy complexion, he suddenly stopped and asked.
"What's your name?"
"Sir, I am Li Wang."
"Yes."
Luo Feng nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He continued to walk over.
When everyone finished watching, Luo Feng asked them to leave, leaving only Minister Li behind.
"Minister Li, this is a big case.”
Luo Feng looked at Minister Li with a serious expression.
"It's very big…"
Minister Li was startled, and his expression was a little nervous.
"No one died. It's just diarrhea.”
"The implications are complicated. I can't tell you. You only need to know that this matter is no small matter!”
"This, this…"
Thinking that he had gotten into some trouble, Minister Li couldn't help but panic and grab Luo Feng's hand.
"My lord! You must save us!"
"I'm a constable. It's my duty to investigate and save people.”
Luo Feng nodded. Then, he changed the topic, and his expression suddenly became stern.
"But what else are you hiding? Tell me everything!”
"Hiding?"
Minister Li became more and more flustered and almost cried.
"I…I wouldn't dare to hide it from you!”
"Then let me give you a reminder about your daughter.”
"My daughter…"
Minister Li was stunned and sighed heavily.
"Our family is unfortunate!"
Immediately after, Minister Li told Luo Feng about a scandal.
In fact, according to the modern concept, it was nothing much. It was just that Miss Li was in love with a young girl. Two nights ago, she had a private meeting with a man and was coincidentally seen by Minister Li.
"Did you catch that man?"
"No, he ran away."
"Then do you know who that man is?"
"It was dark at that time. I didn't even see his face clearly, so how would I know who it was!”
"Hehe, that's right."
Luo Feng nodded and couldn't help but smile.
"This case is solved."
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