Chapter 562 562. Long-planned (25)

  Ren Buqing and Chu Qingzhi looked around the room, and then focused on the stolen medicine box.

  Ren Buqing reached out to pick up the two locks and looked at the key holes, "Miss Qingzhi, what do you think?"

  Chu Qingzhi was thoughtful, "What kind of medicine is in this medicine box?"

  The little doctor stepped forward and replied, "A thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is worth 100,000 taels of silver."

   This is indeed a precious medicinal material.

   "How often do you check the medicine in the box?"

   "Examination once a month." The little doctor took out a book from the corner, opened it and handed it to Chu Qingzhi, "The last inspection was half a month ago, and there are records on it."

  Chu Qingzhi took a look and found that the inspection date was indeed half a month ago, "Why did you suddenly open the medicine box today?"

  The little doctor said, "Today I will take the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to make medicine for the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother has recently been restless, insomnia and terrified. The Emperor ordered the Imperial Hospital to use the best medicinal materials."

  Ganoderma lucidum can indeed cure these diseases. It is reasonable and there is nothing to doubt.

  Ren Buqing crossed his arms and looked at the little doctor, "Who was the first to discover that the medicinal materials were missing?"

   "It's the imperial physician Xia Yigong who is in charge of decoction."

   "Go and invite Xia Yigong over."

"yes."

  Ren Buqing asked Chu Qingzhi, "Did Miss Qingzhi discover anything?"

  Chu Qingzhi's expression was calm, and she couldn't see anything, "I made a routine inquiry, but I haven't found anything yet."

  Xia Yigong was quickly invited in, "Miss Qing Zhi, Master Ren."

  Ren Buqing arched his hands, "Don't be nervous, Doctor Xia, just make a routine inquiry, can you tell us about the process when you found the empty box?"

Xia Yigong nodded, "Today, Lord Yuanzheng went to see the queen mother and came back. He wrote the prescription for me and told me to use the thousand-year-old ganoderma. I also obeyed the order and weighed the other medicinal materials. Finally, I came to get the thousand-year-old ganoderma. , and when the box was opened, it was found to be empty."

  Ren Buqing frowned slightly, "Aren't the two principals who opened the box?"

   "No, it was the confidantes of the two principals, and two people who managed the medicinal material warehouse. All six of us were present at the time."

  The possibility of six people working together is unlikely, and the Millennium Ganoderma lucidum is so big that there is no way to hide it on the body.

  Ren Buqing pursed his lips and went to look at other medicine boxes. After reading a part, he suddenly turned his head and said, "Are these boxes also free?"

  Chu Qingzhi glanced at the medicine box, and there was indeed one empty, so she immediately sent someone to invite the two court masters in.

  Master Yuanzheng asked politely, "Miss Qingzhi, did you find anything?"

  Chu Qingzhi walked up and patted the medicine box next to Ren Buqing, and didn't answer the question from Lord Yuanzheng, but said, "Two adults, please open this medicine box."

   The two of them didn't know why, but they opened the lock anyway.

  The two layers of medicine boxes were opened, and the two were shocked. The medicine box was also empty, and a thin layer of sweat could not help oozing from their foreheads.

  Ren Buqing glanced at Chu Qingzhi, a little incredulous, how did Chu Qingzhi know that there was something wrong with that box?

  The courtyard is righteous and humane, "There is Cistanche cistanche in this medicine box, worth 200,000 taels."

  Cistanche cistanche is also known as "ageless grass".

  There is a village in Changyun Mountain. Two hundred years ago, a strange disease infected the whole village.

  The villagers who contracted the strange disease were covered with old age wrinkles all over their bodies, and even their pitch-black hair turned gray in just half a month, even children.

  When the people in the village didn't know what to do, a medical woman came with a small purple wreath on her head and taught the people in the village to pick a kind of herb.

  After the villagers listened to her words, they went to pick and eat that kind of herbal medicine. Not to mention their illnesses were cured, they were even more alive and kicking than when they were healthy.

  So, people called this herb "not old grass".

  The vice president was very anxious, "What's going on?"

   "Now I can only draw two conclusions, one is that it has been planned for a long time, and the other is that the other party has strong lockpicking skills." After finishing speaking, Ren Buqing looked at Chu Qingzhi, "What do you think, Miss Qingzhi?"

   "Wait a minute." Chu Qingzhi took two empty medicine boxes, turned them upside down, and placed them in front of them.

  She reached out and tapped the bottom of the medicine box lightly, "The other party didn't pick the lock, but opened the bottom of the medicine box, so...he is not good at picking locks, but carpentry."

   After she finished speaking, she knocked hard, and the bottoms of the two medicine boxes fell off.

  Master Yuan Zheng was puzzled, "This medicine box is also specially made, who is so powerful?"

  Ren Buqing said solemnly, "Miss Qingzhi, do you see anything else?"

  Chu Qingzhi picked up the bottom plate of the medicine box and smelled it, "Go to the timber store to see who bought this glutinous rice paste?"

   Glutinous rice paste is a common adhesive used by carpenters.

   "Let's go right away." Ren Buqing took the bottom plate and gave it to his subordinates, asking them to go to the city to inquire.

  Master Yuanzheng hesitated, "Miss Qing Zhi, could it be someone from our Tai Hospital did this?"

  Chu Qingzhi said, "There are too few clues at present, so there is no way to be sure."

  Yan Zheng asked humbly, "Then what should we do now?"

   "How many people are there in Tai Hospital?"

   "All together, there are more than two hundred people."

  More than two hundred people asked questions one by one, the workload was too much, Chu Qingzhi thought about whether there is an easier way.

  Ren Buqing came back, "Miss Qingzhi, someone has already checked."

  Chu Qingzhi nodded, "Does your lord have any clues?"

  Ren Buqing looked at the two empty boxes, "I don't think it can be done by one person, there should be an accomplice. In addition, if you steal something and sell it blatantly, the other party will definitely not dare, so you can only go to the black market."

  Chu Qingzhi put forward different opinions, "What if it's not for sale?"

  After hearing this, Ren Buqing had a guess, and his heart tightened slightly, "What does Miss Qingzhi mean?"

  Chu Qingzhi said, "What if the other party eats the medicinal materials?"

   These words scared the two principals a lot. The value of these medicinal materials is not because they are expensive, but because they are rare. If the thief eats the medicinal materials, even if he is killed, the medicinal materials will be gone.

  Ren Buqing became nervous, "Miss Qing Zhi, how can I find the medicinal materials as soon as possible?"

  Chu Qingzhi didn't have any clues yet, "Go and make arrangements, a group of ten people, I'll ask questions."

  Ren Buqing immediately said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

  A separate room was arranged, starting with Mr. Yuan Zheng, ten people entered the room, Chu Qingzhi sat behind the desk, and ten stools were placed in front of the desk for the people being questioned to sit on.

   "My lords, please sit down."

  In order to retrieve the medicinal materials as soon as possible, everyone is very cooperative.

  Yin Zhengda said humanely, "Miss Qingzhi, may I ask?"

  Chu Qingzhi asked, "Tell me, have you ever been to the warehouse where medicinal materials are stored from half a month ago to today? If you have been, why have you been there?"

  (end of this chapter)