Jade Without Fragrance

   Chapter 249 Witnesses

   The two clean rooms here are exclusively for guests, so the six people are all drinkers. One of them also recognized Shen Shangshu and Cheng Maoming, and greeted them respectfully as soon as they arrived.

   The identity of this person is a small chief of the household, surnamed Wang.

   "The four of you, tell me the time for you to go to the clean room." Shen Shangshu said with a serious expression.

   "Xiaomin went to the noon, and entered the clean room on the left..."

   "Xiaomin went there at about two quarters of early noon, and also entered the clean room on the left..."

   "Xiaomin went to Wuweizhai not long after entering Wuweizhai. It was just after the beginning of noon, and he entered the clean room on the left..."

   Only the head of the household department was a little different: "I passed by at noon in the next official day, and entered the clean room on the right, because when I went to the clean room, I happened to see someone walking to the left clean room."

   "Which one did you see?" Cheng Maoming asked, pointing to the three people who had entered the clean room.

   Director Wang took a careful look at the three of them, and his expression became more and more hesitant: "It doesn't seem like..."

   "Are you sure?" Cheng Maoming's tone became more serious.

   Director Wang nodded: "Although Xiaguan only saw the back of the man, he was tall and thin, giving the impression of being very young, completely different from these three."

   The three drinkers who have been to the clean room are short and fat, the other is burly, and the only one is thin and gray, which is completely irrelevant to youth.

   "Could it be that the drinkers who have been to the clean room have already left?" Shen Shangshu asked.

This time it was Qi Shuo who spoke up: "Wuweizhai is a high-end restaurant, people who come to eat here usually don't just take two bites, this time period is supposed to be before the time to leave after drinking, even if there are, there are very few restaurants. Guys might have an impression."

   Sure enough, when I asked the guys in the lobby, only two tables of guests left during the period from the beginning of the afternoon to the late afternoon when the Prince had an accident.

  The high end of the restaurant determines that repeat customers tend to come and go, and the guys can even tell the identities of the guests who have finished eating at these two tables and left at this time.

   "Get these people immediately." Cheng Maoming ordered.

   "When did you go?" After waiting for the others, Shen Shangshu asked the remaining two.

   "Xiaomin didn't pay attention to the time, but it must be past noon. It turned out that there were people in the two clean rooms, so he went back to the lobby."

   Another person gave the exact time: "Xiaomin saw that the wooden sign on the door of the clean room showed that there was someone, and after returning to the lobby, he casually asked the guy the time, and the guy said it was exactly three quarters of noon."

   These words were immediately confirmed by a man: "The distinguished guest asked Xiaomin the time, and Xiaomin took a special look at the leaky pot. It was indeed three quarters of noon."

  Cheng Maoming looked at Yang Zhe and Han Baocheng: "Did you go to the clean room together to keep an eye on the time?"

   Both shook their heads.

  Cheng Maoming also instructed his subordinates to call Zhang Liangyu and the three guards in the East Palace to inquire, and one of the guards told the time: "Yang Xiuzhuan and Han Jinshi paid attention to the time when they went out. It was exactly a quarter of noon."

   Up to now, the situation has become clear. The left clean room has been showing someone since Mr. Wang saw someone going. It was noon at that time. The clean room on the right shows someone from the time when Yang Zhe and Han Baocheng went to the prince's accident.

   But this does not determine whether Yang Zhe is lying.

  If he hadn't lied, the murderer took advantage of Yang Zhe's coma to poison the prince, and then used the excuse of going to the clean room for the second time to escape calmly.

If he panics, as long as he doesn't turn the wooden sign over when he leaves the clean room for the first time, he can ensure that there is no one in the clean room. After the poisoning, he can return to the clean room before the prince's poison is released, so as to make up a "murderer." ".

   There are masters of disguise who have not yet been arrested. In fact, Cheng Maoming's balance has long been tilted towards the real murderer. It's just that the prince can't be taken lightly. Without solid evidence, he can't jump to conclusions.

   is really a headache.

   He pinched his eyebrows and looked at Qi Shuo subconsciously.

   The young man's brows and eyes were calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

   "Great Governor, everyone has brought it."

   The five drinkers brought back by Jin Linwei were all confused and nervous.

   "The five of you are eating a bar at Wuweizhai at noon today?"

  Cheng Maoming's question made the five people even more nervous, and nodded hesitantly.

   "You don't have to be afraid, as long as you answer the questions truthfully, you will be able to leave soon." Shen Shangshu reassured.

   Leaving is definitely impossible to leave, first stabilize the person and then talk about it.

   "Did the five of you go to clean the house?"

   The five people who were nervous couldn't help but stunned when they heard this question.

  Cheng Maoming's face sank: "Why, is this question difficult to answer?"

   The five people were frightened and shook their heads in a hurry: "I didn't go."

   "Didn't go?" Cheng Maoming frowned, "Someone saw it, if it was pointed out later, it wouldn't be here to ask questions."

   So frightened, the five shook their heads even more violently.

   "Xiaomin really didn't go. No matter how good the clean room of this restaurant is, it is not as convenient as home. When going out, Xiaomin will not go if he can't go."

   These words caused everyone else to nod their heads.

   If you can’t help it when you’re outside, who wants to use the clean room?

   Three of the five people are at the same table, and the other two are at the same table, so it may not be a big lie.

   Cheng Maoming asked the five people to turn around and asked Mr. Wang to identify.

   Director Wang slowly shook his head when he saw the last one from the first one.

  Shen Shangshu pointed to one of them: "This person looks thin and tall, how can you say no?"

   Director Wang looked embarrassed: "It just feels different from the impression—"

   "Wait a minute!" Cheng Maoming interrupted suddenly and pulled Yang Zhe over, "Mr. Wang, take a look again."

   Director Wang's eyes fell on Yang Zhe's back, and his eyes suddenly tightened: "It's him!"

   His eyes widened, and he pointed at Yang Zhe with a more certain tone: "It's him!"

   The scene suddenly fell silent.

  Cheng Maoming stared at Mr. Wang with a burning gaze: "What time does Mr. Wang go to the cleaning room?"

   "At noon." This question was already answered by Mr. Wang just now.

   Han Baocheng's expressions changed.

   "The guard just said that it was a quarter of noon when Yang Zhe and I went to the clean room together!"

   The other three affirmed: "Yes, we all drank together before this, and no one ever went out."

   When Mr. Wang went to the clean room at noon, he saw people who were suspected of Yang Zhe, and Yang Zhe was drinking with them at that time, which showed that there really was a person who changed his face to Yang Zhe, and that person must be the real murderer of the prince!

   This discovery made Han Baocheng excited.

   Having been friends for so long, they knew Yang Zhe and didn't believe that Yang Zhe would hurt the prince.

  Cheng Maoming also gained confidence because of this discovery, and immediately asked the shopkeeper and staff of the restaurant: "Did you notice the departure of the person who looked like Yang Xiuzhuan during the period from 2:00 noon to the end of the afternoon?"

   "No one checked out except the two tables of guests."

   This answer made Cheng Maoming frown tightly.

   (end of this chapter)