The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1115: Is that the person?

Chapter 1115: Chapter 1115: Is that the person?

He would never plead for these thugs and hooligans, for he knew exactly what misdeeds they had committed.

Yet, regrettably, victim after victim was unwilling to come forward and prosecute them, leaving him, as the magistrate, powerless.

"The crimes you’ve committed are known to heaven and earth," he said, flinging his sleeves in anger.

"No need to waste words with them. Guards, search their persons and their homes," Eldest Prince ordered directly.

Upon hearing his command, the bodyguards behind him immediately took some men and left, and the soldiers behind them promptly lifted the two men and began to search them.

...

Another half an hour passed.

The men who went to search their homes had returned, but they had found nothing and came back empty-handed.

In contrast, poison was found on the two men, and Lin Caisang saw that it was exactly the same as what had afflicted the others before.

"It looks like these two were the ones who poisoned the people of Wan County," the magistrate said to Eldest Prince and Lin Caisang, his demeanor suggesting that he had already concluded that the incident was caused by these two men.

"These two are simply detestable. It’s one thing for them to strut around Wan County, but to commit such heinous crimes, endangering so many lives, they truly deserve to die...no, killing them a hundred times wouldn’t be enough to quell the hatred!"

"Does the magistrate think that this case can now be closed?"

Lin Caisang raised an eyebrow, glanced at the magistrate, then turned to look at Eldest Prince.

"What does Eldest Prince think?"

"This..."

Eldest Prince hesitated for a moment.

"The poison was found on their persons, it must be them who poisoned the common folk of Wan County, right? However, what puzzles me is, if the poison is so formidable, why would these two just carry it on their bodies? Shouldn’t they hide it in some secret place and only take a little when they need to use it?"

This was his biggest doubt.

Having harmed so many people, wouldn’t they feel the slightest bit guilty? To so brazenly carry the poison on their own bodies, and to be found out right in the county government office at that.

Are they fools?

If they really were fools, then how could they have killed so many people without anyone noticing?

This really baffled him.

And this was exactly what puzzled Lin Caisang, too. Even if those two were foolish, they should have known to take some precautions, wouldn’t they? To so carelessly carry the poison on their persons?

"First, detain those two, and then see if anyone else has been poisoned," she said.

"Alright."

Eldest Prince and the magistrate responded in unison.

...

"Sister-in-law, do you really think that’s the end of it?"

Another day passed, and no more bodies were received at the county government office; Wan County seemed to have returned to tranquility.

Within the county government office, excitement could be seen on everyone’s faces, thrilled at having caught the poisoner. The lack of new reports of poisoning affirmed their belief that the culprits were indeed those two men.

"Does whether I think it’s over matter?" Lin Caisang asked her in return.

"Of course, it matters greatly," Sui Ziyou nodded vigorously, saying.

"What do you think, then?" Lin Caisang sought her opinion.

"I think... those two don’t look like the kind to undertake such significant deeds. Although murder is no trivial matter, people like them might hide at home for months after killing just one person, let alone so many," Sui Ziyou said.