C239 (1/2)
Su Li met Mo Lianjin's gaze, and said word by word, ”I know how the culprit threw the poison.”
Mo Lianjin smiled. This woman, in just a short day, had seen through the assassin's method of killing Minister Sun. He had really picked up a treasure.
The group of people returned to Minister Sun's home.
Sun Cheng looked at the few people who had returned, and his face changed a few times, ”Prince's Wife, this is...”
”Let's go to Minister Sun's study room again. I want to confirm one thing.”
”Yes.”
Sun Cheng brought him to the study room.
Su Li did not enter the courtyard. Instead, he walked towards the small wooden window that had been opened earlier.
She carefully sniffed through the wooden window until she caught a whiff of an almost inaudible stench of rot. Then she straightened up and let out a breath.
The people around her looked at her curiously, waiting for her to explain.
Su Li didn't keep him in suspense and pointed to the wooden window, ”If I'm not wrong, Imperial Guard was always on guard against the murderer, but they overlooked one thing.”
”What is it?” Sun Cheng asked urgently.
”Birds and beasts, in particular, can be described as crows.” Su Li took out the fur on his body and showed it to the others. ”I found this in the study room.
”That day, Madam Sun entered the study to send food over. The food was indeed non-toxic, after Madam Sun left, the murderer must have controlled the crow he raised to fly over, this place used his wings to beat the window and attract the Minister Sun's attention, and then, taking advantage of the moment the Minister Sun opened the window, he flew into the study, took the herb poison out of his mouth, and threw it into the food. This is a strange secret room to poison people.”
After listening to Su Li's detailed explanation, they still did not understand.
Su Li continued, ”Also, on the white silk that strangled Meng Shaoqing to death, I smelt a rotten stench, and on the wooden window, I smelt the same smell. Everyone knows, crows like to eat rotten meat, naturally they have a rotten stench on them.”
”So, when we were at the music shop, the scholar said that he saw a strange man with a crow on his shoulder. Is that the murderer?” Liu Chongming said in surprise. Then, his face slowed down and he said each word while grinding his teeth, ”Good, so he finally revealed his true face. He dares to take this official's life. I'll tie him up first.”
”Then, the matter of kidnapping will be left to Lord Minister.” Su Li joked.
Liu Chongming's old face froze and he forced a smile, ”I call you grandaunt. If you don't point out where the murderer is, where am I supposed to kidnap him?”
”Isn't his next target you?” We'll wait for him. ”
”Huh?” Liu Chongming's old face fell, his gaze turned towards the silent Mo Lianjin, begging: ”Fifth Prince, you have to save this official ah.”
”In a while, follow me back to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.”
When Liu Chongming heard this, he finally managed to recover a bit of his sagging face.
”Alright, alright, alright. This official does not need to pack anything up, wherever Fifth Prince goes, this official will follow him.”
Sun Cheng, who was listening to the conversation of the two, suddenly lowered his head. Only after the two of them had finished talking did he raise his head.
Su Li remained silent for a while, then said, ”Since you know that the killer has a crow, then in the next search, you don't need to fly around like a headless fly.”
Mo Lianjin looked at Su Li. Probably because she had been rushing about for the entire morning, her face was slightly pale.
”I'll go and take a rest after the search.”
Su Li thought about it, about the matter of the murderer's whereabouts, it was true that she could not help much, adding that after she returned to the capital, she had not gone to the infirmary yet, so she nodded her head: ”Alright, I will go to the infirmary with Xia Xing, you need to be careful.”
”Yes.”
The two of them split up outside Shang Shu Manor.
Mo Lianjin brought Liu Chongming and arranged for people to search the entire capital.