nucmednet Chapter 517: Bought at the Market
Chapter 517: Bought at the Market
"Xiaofang, stop talking. They are just following the rules. We just need to cooperate and it will be done." Jin Chao advised in a low voice.
"Follow the rules, follow the rules. I told you a long time ago to talk to your mother and ask her to pay attention to hygiene. Look at what the situation has become." Xiaofang said unhappily.
Ye Lin watched coldly and could tell that this woman was usually quite strong at home.
"Okay, you two can quarrel for a while. Now I will ask questions and you answer them. Do you understand?" Ye Lin said.
"Comrade police, let's cooperate." Jin Chao said first.
Xiaofang sneered and sat up reluctantly.
"What time did you arrive at Qinghe Community? After you entered, where was the pot of old duck soup? Did anyone touch it?" Ye Lin asked several questions in a row.
Jin Chao thought for a moment and said, "Comrade police, we arrived at about 6 o'clock. I remember my mother was very happy when we went in. She told us that she had stewed the duck and was cooking on the stove."
"Then we sat down and my mom brought out the soup."
Ye Lin silently noted it down. The couple arrived at around 6 o'clock. Based on his observation just now, the finger should have been boiled for at least 2 hours, otherwise it would be impossible to separate the flesh and bones.
So, the finger was already in the pot before they arrived.
He turned to look at Xiaofang again, "You just said that your mother-in-law doesn't pay attention to hygiene. Has this happened before?"
Xiaofang said unhappily, "His mother is old and forgetful most of the time. She is also messy when cooking. I have told her many things that are not clean, but she still doesn't change."
"Last time, when I asked her to buy a crab, she bought a dead one, saying it was cheaper."
"Another time, I asked her to buy crayfish, but she didn't even wash them. How can I feel comfortable eating there in the future?"
Ye Lin felt that Xiaofang was not saying this to him, but to her husband.
"I'm asking, has this kind of thing ever happened?"
"No." Xiaofang said with a pout.
"So where do you think this thing came from?"
"How would I know? But most likely his mother brought it back from the market, and she didn't wash it properly, really." Xiaofang did not hide her disdain for her mother-in-law at all.
"Okay, I feel like you don't know much. We'll come back to you if we need anything." Ye Lin was a little disappointed.
These two are just for eating. They come to eat at the appointed time, and probably leave after eating. When they go home, it's just like going back to a restaurant. It's useless to ask them anything.
Now only Aunt Liu can wake up.
That night, there were people in Qinghe Community all night long, and the forensic doctor has confirmed that it was a human finger.
Whose it is and how it came from, we can only wait for Ye Lin and his team to investigate.
[9 month 24 day]
When Yu Haifeng arrived at the police station, he saw two people sleeping soundly on the table.
"Linzi, did something happen last night?" Yu Haifeng called Ye Lin softly.
Ye Lin rubbed his face and said, "Well, I found a finger while eating, but I don't know where it came from yet."
"The old lady who cooked was scared to death last night, so I didn't dare to record her statement yesterday. I'll go check it out later."
"Then let's go and let Qi Shan rest. Young people need sleep."
"Fuck, I'm not young."
“You’re a donkey.”
...
Yu Haifeng pulled Ye Lin and dragged Wang Longxin along, and the three of them rushed to the hospital together. On the way, Ye Lin gave a brief account of the situation.
This case is quite strange. Yu Haifeng has been working on this for so many years and has never solved a case like this.
Aunt Liu has moved out of the observation room and is recuperating in the general ward.
As soon as he entered, Mr. Jin recognized Ye Lin and said, "Police comrade, you are here."
"Well, is Auntie feeling better?"
"She's fine, but her blood pressure is still a little high. I'll let her stay a little longer."
"Old lady, the police are here to question you." Uncle Jin woke up Aunt Liu who was still dozing off.
"Auntie, I'm not asking you any questions, I just want to understand the situation. You don't need to be nervous."
"This is our Captain Yu. My surname is Ye, and this is Xiao Wang." Ye Lin gave a brief introduction.
"Comrade police, you must catch this wicked guy. He put such disgusting things in my soup. It's scary." Aunt Liu said with a frightened look on her face.
"I finally got my son to come back for dinner, and he made me suffer like this. No, I have to cook another meal for them next time to make it up to them."
Ye Lin thought to himself, your daughter-in-law probably doesn't dare to come to your house for dinner.
"Auntie, can you tell us how you found this thing?"
"How can I find out? It just appears suddenly when I'm eating. My grandson is so smart. He keeps saying it has a weird taste and doesn't want to eat it." Aunt Liu was full of complaints.
"I want to ask, where did this duck come from?"
"I bought it at the market. I went there early yesterday morning to buy it. It was very familiar to me. I even asked him to help me kill it on the spot, and then I brought it back to stew it."
"Did you take a look after you killed it? Was there anything inside?" Ye Lin asked.
"I'm relieved that he killed it. I just washed it a little when I brought it back. If you want to say I looked carefully, I didn't look carefully." Aunt Liu muttered, "Comrade police, do you mean he put it in when he killed the duck?"
Ye Lin thought to himself, how do I know if you don’t know.
"Auntie, we still need to investigate this. We just want to ask, did you stay there the whole time while you were stewing the soup? Or did you walk away in the middle of the process? Did anyone come into your house or something like that?"
"No, this old duck soup is all about the heat. It needs to be simmered for a long time, and some side dishes also need to be added at a certain time. I always keep track of it."
"It's just that the garbage next door hasn't been taken out and it smells a bit. I went to talk to them, but they didn't leave the house and refused to let anyone in."
"If there is anyone, it's my old man."
Mr. Jin choked up, "Me? I didn't put that thing there. Besides, my fingers are intact."
"I didn't say it was you who set it off. I just said you were the only one there. What are you imagining?" Aunt Liu cursed angrily.
Ye Lin pondered for a while. Since there was no problem after buying it, it means that the problem lies in the purchasing process?
"Did you run into anyone on your way back from shopping? Or when you put your groceries down?"
"No, I ran home directly after I bought it. There's definitely nothing there. Policeman, I think it was the one who sold the duck. They must have thrown it in when I wasn't paying attention. It's so bad." Aunt Liu said solemnly.
"Okay, we'll investigate. Don't worry."
"If you ever think of anything, you can contact me."
Ye Lin finally left his contact information and left.