Chapter 37 Rice Balls (3)

Ji Caimai glanced at him sideways and said, "Those scoundrels can't get rid of these two people. Unless we ask Lin Shaoqing to show off his power..."

Hearing Ji Caibian say "show his power", Liu Yuan couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Our Lin Shaoqing's power is indeed powerful, but it is too much! When he showed his power last year, the only two public chefs left were Sun Dingren and Wang Junshan. This stuff, everyone has been eating pig chaff for more than half a year now!"

Ji Caimai clicked his tongue, savoring the taste in his mouth, and said, "It's not Lin Shaoqing's fault. Who knew that there was a murderer hiding in our Dali Temple who had been on the run for many years? Not only was he a murderer, but he also brought the original person here to us. The two innocent chefs were brought along as accomplices..."

That display of great power not only directly served the passable dishes in the public kitchen in one pot, but also drove away several new cooks in the aftermath, so much so that they were actually put on the "list" by the public chef of Dali Temple. ”, and became famous in one battle.

Thinking of the aftermath of that wave, the two of them still have some lingering fears. Liu Yuan thought for a while, but was still defeated, and said: "Forget it! If this happens again, it will be bad if Master Wen is hurt. At least there is still food to eat now!"

Ji Caimai nodded and said: "I will pay close attention to those two people, Sun Dingren and Wang Junshan. If I find any big mistake, I will send those two away immediately!"

When Liu Yuan heard this, he nodded and left with satisfaction.

When he went to find Lin Fei with the file on the "Water Ghost" case, Liu Yuan saw at a glance a carved bamboo tube placed on the corner of Lin Fei's table. The lid of the bamboo tube was open, and brown sour plum drink was sprinkled on it. A few golden sweet-scented osmanthus flowers seem to make people's mouth and tongue salivate inexplicably.

Only then did Liu Yuan remember the package of sour plum drink ingredients that Wen Mingtang gave as a thank you gift. He thought it was troublesome, so he sent all of them to the peak.

When he thought about this and recalled yesterday's bowl of sour plum drink that was as black as a decoction, Liu Yuan's face twisted into a ball: He regretted it now, maybe he asked Shangfeng to get it back?

Of course, these words were just thoughts. Before he could tell Shang Feng that the new cook was the young lady they helped them with last time at Zhao Ji Restaurant, Lin Fei started asking about the business.

"Starting from the people around Li Yuan, have you found any clues?"

Liu Yuan quickly shook his head to get rid of those messy thoughts and got down to business: "Some discoveries were made."

Li Yuan's background is usually only for him to bully others, not for others to bully him. After thinking about it, I think I might have suffered a bit when I was kidnapped when I was young.

"He was not the only one who was abducted back then, there were also many children of average size who were abducted together. After they were rescued, except for Shuangxi who stayed with him, the other children who were rescued were all wiped out by the Prince of Pingxi County. They went to meet Li Yuan." After Liu Yuan said this, he sighed, "After all, the kidnapping and trafficking of the little prince cannot be made public."

"Shuangxi is an orphan whose parents both died. It's okay to stay with him. Those children were sent back, and money was given to their parents to control those children so that they couldn't tell anyone about what happened back then." Liu Yuan He said, "In addition to Shuangxi, two of these children are also from Chang'an City. The Prince of Pingxi County has also been keeping an eye on those two families these years. Those two families are also aware of their interests. This matter is completely rotten in their stomachs and has not been discussed for many years. I had an encounter with Li Yuan."

We haven't met each other for many years and it seems to have nothing to do with this matter.

"But Xianguan went to check the two children back then, and made an unexpected discovery," Liu Yuan said, "Sir, do you still remember what Xianguan once said about the people worshiping the river god? The one who went into the water was entangled in water plants. The gift-giver who lost his foot was one of those two children back then."

Lin Fei raised his eyes and looked at him: "Is there another one?"

Liu Yuandao: "...dead."

Lin Fei asked: "How did you die?"

Just as Liu Yuan was about to speak, Lin Fei suddenly frowned and said, "The man who gave the gift? What about the one who died?"

Liu Yuan had said so much, but he had not yet mentioned whether the two children were boys or girls.

Hearing Lin Fei suddenly ask about men and women, something flashed through his mind. Although he hadn't completely grasped the clues that flashed in his mind, he still instinctively said: "The gift-giver is a man like the little prince. The one who died was a woman. If she had not died, she would have been two years older than Li Yuantong, Shuangxi and the others, and would have been seventeen this year. But two years ago, when she was born, she died."

Lin Fei said: "How did you die?"

Liu Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously glanced at the "Water Ghost" case file in his hand: "...I haven't had time to check it yet."

Lin Fei glanced at him, and Liu Yuan hurriedly said: "I'll go check it out now!"

With Lin Fei's direction, it was much easier to check, so Liu Yuan went straight to the Weishui River.

After running around all day, when he returned to Dali Temple at dusk, Liu Yuan went straight to the hall where Lin Fei worked.

Lin Fei glanced at Liu Yuan, who was running and covered in sweat, and handed a bowl of sour plum drink, which was as dark as a decoction, and said, "This is what the chef gave me. First, quench your thirst, and then talk about the case."

Liu Yuan looked at Lin Fei, who was holding the carved bamboo tube in his hand, and forced out a dry smile, and said: "...I'm not thirsty, I'd better talk about the case first!"

Lin Shaoqing's kindness is unnecessary! It would be better if you gave him the sour plum drink made from Master Wen's sour plum drink ingredients.

After calming down, Liu Yuan said: "The official has found out that the woman drowned."

Lin Fei raised his eyes: "What was the water quality of the dead woman?"

Liu Yuandao: "I often carry a basket and sell some small things on these boats along the Weishui River. There are peaches, plums, apricots and other fruits grown at home, and I also sell some seasonal things during festivals. When the accident happened, she got on the boat with a basket of rice dumplings. I heard that when I stepped on the boat at night, my feet were empty, and I took the basket of rice dumplings with me and fell into the river and drowned..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Fei glanced at him.

Liu Yuan was shocked when he saw it, and said hurriedly: "I heard it. Of course, I don't believe it."

There are many people who often sell things on the riverside boats with baskets on their hands. How many of them are poor in water quality? It's just that the basket of rice dumplings on my hand is a bit heavy, but the rice dumplings are straddling my arms and are not just rocks wrapped around my body. As soon as the hand loosened, they separated. How could it be so easy to drown in the river with a girl who is good at water?

"This case was taken over by the governor of Chang'an?" Lin Fei couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said, "I have never seen this case in Dali Temple."

Liu Yuan: "..."

The person who died was just an ordinary little lady. She was not involved in any major serial cases or a powerful official was the murderer. How could she report to Dali Temple?

However, this case is to be blamed on Chang'an Prefecture Yin, and he is really being wronged.

Meeting Lin Fei's looking eyes, he explained: "He didn't answer it either. This case was never reported to the official."

Lin Fei's brows furrowed even more after hearing this sentence: "Why don't you report the case of a dead person to the official? How can his family just forget about such an unreasonable thing?"

When Liu Yuan heard this, his expression was subtle, he paused, and then said: "The official also felt something was wrong. After asking for a long time, I found out something from a neighbor who was talking nonsense."

Liu Yuan said: "The little lady was disheveled when she was found."