Chapter 323 Osmanthus Wine Rice Dumplings (2)

The reasons for this are not detailed in the files transferred by the county government, and it is extremely difficult to investigate after so many years. The officials and minor officials who handled the case at that time, as well as the people involved, are no longer alive.

Lin Fei made some inquiries and found that the only person still alive was Mrs. Lu, a crucial witness from that time.

He wanted to find out the truth, but he was not an unreasonable person.

Mrs. Lu had a special status and had a life-saving grace for Mrs. Hou. What's more, the case that year was so cruel that every time Mrs. Lu recalled it, it would be extremely hurtful to Mrs. Lu. Therefore, as in ordinary cases, it is not appropriate to use it in this case by asking witnesses to recall the events of the year over and over again.

If Lin Fei had not accumulated enough evidence, he would not have casually sought out Mrs. Lu to remind her of the nightmare.

"Master Mr. Not to mention the likes of him. At the beginning of this year, he suddenly closed the restaurant he had been operating for many years and went to Beijing. I heard that he came to Chang'an City to make a living through someone's introduction."

This so-called way of making a living, because of his good relationship with Liang Hongjin, Wen Mingtang also knew the inside story by accident: he was to work as a cook in the official kitchen of Ganzhiwei.

It's not that there is anything wrong with this profession. Wen Mingtang himself also eats public meals in the public kitchen of Dali Temple and is very satisfied with his current life.

It's just that Wen Mingtang is an orphan who just left Yeting. He has nowhere to go, and has nothing to do except the little money he saved in the palace for many years. Comparing the two, Yu just wants to live a stable and ordinary life. And for Wen Mingtang, who doesn't have to worry about his livelihood, this public kitchen is a good place to go.

But for someone like Master Xing, who has been operating in his hometown for many years and has built a good business, he rashly gave up everything and went to Beijing. It was just that he wanted to become famous for his craftsmanship, but the fact is that Master Xing came to After that, Jing only went to work as a cook in the public kitchen. Compared with the sizable business he had already run, it was obvious that he lost the watermelon and gained the sesame seeds.

"Where is Master Xing's family?" Wen Mingtang thought for a while and asked.

Lin Fei shook his head and said: "Master Xing was married and had a son in the early years. However, he heard that his son died of illness when he was young, so his wife died early because of this. Master Xing has been alone since then, and Never married again."

That's all he knew about Master Xing. Lin Fei only briefly asked about the fellow Sichuan fellow who introduced Master Xing to serve as a guard. The fellows came to Chang'an early to seek life, and didn't know much about Master Xing. Specifically, I also wanted to take a trip to Sichuan and Sichuan to explore it carefully.

What made Lin Fei pay special attention to Master Xing and send someone to investigate was another matter.

"After Master Xing came to my house, he was very particular about food ingredients and often went to buy them himself," Lin Fei said.

Wen Mingtang also knows this: "My colleague Ji Caimai once met Master Xing on Zhuangzi."

Lin Fei nodded in agreement, and then said: "Master Xing often goes to the market to buy. I heard from the servants in the mansion that he asked about the name and background of 'Hu Siming' several times. Every time he passed by the slaughter stall in the market, he always I will subconsciously take a look at Hu Siming."

Hu Siming has now been detained as a suspect in the Dali Temple Prison.

"The day when his hand was injured happened to be the day when Manager Mao's accident happened." Lin Fei paused, glanced at Wen Mingtang who was thoughtfully aside, and pointedly, "Master Xing is not a person who is particularly good at pretending. .”

Wen Mingtang also deeply agrees with this: Master Xing's cover-up just now was not very clever.

"Guanshi Mao's death may have nothing to do with him, but his hand injury is not as simple as he said." Lin Fei said, "By various coincidences, I checked Master Xing and found that he came to Beijing for no reason and was inexplicable. I need to find out what happened when he suddenly gave up his job as a chef and switched to my job."

If you don't even know what's going on in your own house, how can you handle the case? What's more, Master Xing deliberately approached Mrs. Hou, and it was obviously Mrs. Hou who liked him.

"Later I found out that his target was not my mother, but someone he wanted to get close to through my mother," Lin Fei said, stopped, looked at Wen Mingtang, and said, "After that, Mrs. Lu came over."

Coupled with the deliberateness of today's braised pork, there is no doubt that Master Xing's target is Mrs. Lu and reminds her of the past.

Thinking of the reaction of Mrs. Lu, a grandmother, when she saw the braised pork meat, Wen Mingtang couldn't help but take a deep breath: "It seems that this incident has bothered Mrs. Lu to this day, making it unforgettable."

Lin Fei nodded and said: "Judging from Master Xing's reaction, he may want to find the people and things related to the case through Mrs. Lu."

Therefore, he will stay in the mansion for a longer time and accompany his mother to take care of Mrs. Lu and others. Many things in this case need to be investigated in his own house.

After saying this, Lin Fei looked at the dim sum prepared by Wen Mingtang on the table: Although he was not a person who would make his stomach suffer, he was not polite when he moved his chopsticks at the table, but he was really not full.

After watching Wen Mingtang hand over the bamboo tube rice, Xiaolong soup dumplings, and lotus root starch soup one by one to the maid who came to serve the snacks, Lin Fei took the bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus wine-stuffed dumplings from Wen Mingtang. There was no round cup on the plate. Decorated with just an ordinary and simple small bowl, this bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus rice dumplings still looks tempting.

Use a spoon to scoop a spoonful of sweet-scented osmanthus fermented rice dumplings into your mouth. The sweetness in the mouth is mixed with the floral fragrance of osmanthus and the slightly intoxicating drunkenness of the wine. The appearance is smooth and tender, and the soft and waxy dumplings in the mouth are dissolved in the sweet sweet-scented osmanthus fermented rice. , a bowl of it, warm and ironing, quite comfortable.

Putting the finished bowls and chopsticks on the table, Lin Fei looked at the girl who was sipping the soup, thought for a moment, and said, "Thank you so much for today, Master Wen. The banquet is over. Master Wen went back earlier." Bar!"

Wen Mingtang nodded and raised the half bowl of soup left in his hand, indicating that he would go back after finishing the half bowl of soup.

Because Mrs. Lu is feeling unwell, she can leave early today. She ends work early and can visit a market or something on the way back.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Lin Fei's voice rang again: "I may take leave from time to time in the near future. It's very chaotic outside. At night, don't wander around at will."

There was obviously something in this sentence. When Wen Mingtang heard it, he thought about it seriously and asked Lin Fei: "Lin Shaoqing, but the murderer in this case may kill people outside at will?"

Just like the beauty lamp case earlier, the murderer is most likely to be hiding in the dark and attacking people, so he cannot go out at will.

Lin Fei lowered his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he nodded.

The fact that he told her not to wander around has nothing to do with this case. This case is not like the previous case where the murderer would randomly take to the streets to find targets. Instead, he targeted the murderer with a purpose.

But... looking at Wen Mingtang's understanding expression, Lin Fei did not explain any more: Girls are not the kind of people who like to run out. They cook in the public kitchen on weekdays. If you read a storybook, you may not be able to do it in ten and a half months. Go out to Dali Temple once.

As long as she is in Dali Temple, she is safe.

But there are some things... Let's wait until the case is solved and then explain it to her!