PNB Chapter 109: Surface
Chapter 109: Surface
The mute woman usually doesn't take the initiative to deliver the washed tea sets to the tea room, it is almost always the waiters who bring them there.
After hearing Xiaofu's words, Lin Lin suddenly remembered something she had missed.
On the night she was assassinated, the next morning the mute woman behaved strangely towards her, looking around as if she was afraid that she would be hurt.
Or maybe the mute woman had known that she would be kidnapped, so she was so concerned about her the next day.
And this time, was it really the mute woman who poisoned Wang Juan?
Lin Lin took out a new teapot from the counter and poured the poisoned tea on Xiaofu's tray into the new pot.
She washed the poisonous teapot with clean water again, poured water into it, and tested it with a silver needle. The water was still poisonous.
"Xiaofu, take Lord Qu's people to the backyard. I want to ask the mute woman."
This poison was put into the teapot and became one with it. This was not a poisonous teapot that could be prepared in a day or two. It was premeditated.
This person had already thought that someone from the Wang family would come to Chayu for tea, so he must have prepared for this early on.
Lin Lin asked someone to make another pot of tea for Wang Juan.
In the backyard, Lin Lin looked at the mute woman who was tied up by two yamen runners. She did not resist, as if she had known this would happen.
Lin Lin looked at her. Why did she want to kill Wang Juan, such a poor white-haired old woman?
"Mute, what is your relationship with Si Daiyun?"
Lin Lin hit the nail on the head. Although she didn't know this person, Qu Yuanxun said that it was very likely that this woman came to steal her black feather jade that night.
And that night, the woman didn't want to hurt her, probably because of the mute woman.
Sure enough, after hearing the name, the mute woman looked up instantly, tears in her eyes, and opened her mouth, but could not utter a word.
"Mute, let me guess the relationship between you and Si Daiyun. She is a maid in the Wang family, and you are her mother, right?
The Wang family cut off your tongue, so you hold a grudge and want to kill the Wang family to avenge your actions, is that right?"
The mute woman shook her head and said, "No."
"Mute, I don't care if you want revenge, but if you want to kill someone in my Tea House, this is my bottom line.
I don't care what grudges you have with them. In my territory, they are always guests."
The mute woman remained silent, almost admitting everything Lin Lin said. After a long time, she used her hands to beg Lin Lin to write a confession letter for her.
Even though she had committed such a serious crime, Lin Lin paid her wages on the spot and even helped her write a confession with great difficulty.
What she meant was that the deaths of all the people in the Wang family should be blamed on her.
Seeing her pitiful white hair and muteness, Lin Lin continued to write, but Qu Yuanxun was not stupid. What he wanted was for the case to be investigated, not a confession.
As for Wang Fugui, after burying Old Master Wang and Wang Youyue, he hasn't returned home yet?
He was detained by Qu Yuanxun. Wang Fugui was confused when he saw the constables coming out from different crowds.
"Qu...Master Qu, what do you mean?"
Qu Yuanxun was not wearing official uniform, but today he was following the Wang family's funeral procession.
"The Wang family is reckless in their disregard for human life. I have collected all the evidence. Come, take away everything the Wang family has."
After saying this, Qu Yuanxun's eyes still swept over Si Daiyun.
Everyone was taken to the county government office. The death in Wenzhu River caused a sensation in the entire Wenzhu County.
Therefore, this public trial also attracted many people to watch.
"Have you heard? The Wenzhu River water ghost murder case seems to be caused by the Wang family."
"I heard that it seems that the Wang family bought this woman from somewhere else, and her body was dumped after her death."
Most of the people are enthusiastic, and the Wang family's indifference is really frightening.
The other members of the Wang family stood aside, while in the hall, only Wang Fugui and Si Daiyun were kneeling.
The yamen runners also kept carrying in seven or eight corpses with only bones left, as well as some objects that were still worth seeing around them.
Looking at these, Wang Fugui instinctively tightened his body. This was too smelly and too horrible.
The bang of the gavel startled Wang Fugui.
"Wang Fugui, I have already identified these people. They are all women your family bought back, and they died around the same time.
Moreover, the death is painful, and you cannot kill them casually, even if they are servants."
After saying that, Qu Yuanxun asked the chief clerk to hand over the information he had found from various counties and Minzhou to Wang Fugui.
The name, height and characteristics of each body matched.
In addition, the time of death was clearly written. Wang Fugui did not expect that Qu Yuanxun had investigated it so clearly.
"Wang Fugui, watch carefully. Most of these bodies died from being insulted. Don't think that you can do evil just because you brought people from other places.
Also, the two bodies found in Wenzhu River were those of Old Master Wang's concubine, and your servants testified to this.
There was a large amount of white quartz in the deceased's body. The Wang family had honestly stated that they bought this medicine for Old Master Wang.
It would be fine if Old Master Wang ate it himself, why did it appear in the stomachs of the two concubines?"
“Sir, I don’t know anything about what you are talking about, even if these people died because of my father.
But my father has passed away, and no matter what you say, he can't tell the difference, but it has nothing to do with me."
Wang Fugui is just returning home to inherit the family business and put all the sins on his father. He doesn't believe that Qu Yuanxun can sentence a man to death.
"Okay! Let's not talk about your father, but there are two other corpses. One is your concubine, and the other is your maid.
Both of them died of drowning. You know whether they committed suicide or it was intentional.
I discovered a large amount of peyote residue in their esophagus. This thing grows in the desert and has a hallucinogenic effect.
Their deaths were caused by someone giving them this drug, which caused them to hallucinate and then jump into the river to commit suicide."
Wang Fugui smiled: "Sir, even if they were poisoned, you can't say it was my fault. Besides, I, Wang Fugui, have never been to any desert, let alone know Wu Yuyu."
As long as Wang Fugui refused to admit it, Qu Yuanxun would have no way to do anything to him. After all, the dead were servants bought by his family. Even if the government wanted to intervene, he would at most be fined some silver.
It won't make much of a splash. As for fame, people are very forgetful. Just nag him behind his back a few times and it'll be over.
"You don't recognize Wu Yuyu, but this Si Daiyun next to you knows him. Come, bring a witness..."
Soon, a bailiff brought in a servant from the palace.
The servant knelt on the ground, timid and not daring to look up.
"You have been in the palace for many years. Tell me, when did this woman enter the palace, and what is her relationship with Wang Fugui?"
The servant turned around and looked at Wang Fugui. He was always beaten by Wang Fugui and had long hated him in his heart.
"My Lord, this maid is called Si Daiyun. She came to the mansion a month ago. She was originally favored by Old Master Wang and was taken in as a maid.
She knows some pharmacology, and the old master likes her very much, but she is also very close to Master Wang, and someone in the mansion saw them secretly together.
At the public trial, there were hundreds of people outside watching the incident.
Suddenly hearing this explosive news was like a huge rock hitting the calm water, causing thousands of waves.