After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 194 The food was unclean

The coroner concluded that the woman's son suffered from a heart condition, which led to his sudden death, but the woman insisted that her son did not have this illness.

Shen Zhiyi continued flipping through the pages, and after finishing, she couldn't help but start making sarcastic remarks.

So that's what it was all about. I knew there weren't many good officials.

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel couldn't help but cough a few times.

This person has even insulted themselves!

The old lady's son has a beautiful wife who is a cook. These days, being a cook isn't easy; head chefs are almost always men, and women need exceptional skills to work in restaurants.

So the old woman's daughter-in-law was the one with the best cooking skills; after entering the brothel, she never went home again.

The old woman's son came to Da Bao Lou, but was repeatedly turned away by the waiter, who also told him that the cook had become involved with the young master, the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The old woman's son, of course, didn't believe it, but Da Bao Lou kept kicking him out, so he came up with a plan: surely he wouldn't be kicked out if he came to eat there. Little did he know that this would be his last meal.

Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but sigh.

This once happy family was inexplicably reduced to just the old woman.

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel listened quietly.

A pair of beautiful eyes fell subtly on the stairwell.

The third floor of Dabaolou is filled with private rooms, and at this moment, the person sitting in one of these private rooms makes one afraid to even breathe.

The old emperor sipped his hot tea, looked at the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel kneeling before him, and said nothing.

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel had beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, and his eyes were constantly darting around.

It seems I really need to figure out how to save myself.

Shen Zhiyi looked down at the old woman who was still crying uncontrollably downstairs, while continuing to watch the surveillance footage.

I happened to witness one of those scenes.

[System, system, rewind!]

Since the system stopped hibernating to fix bugs, Shen Zhiyi has fully implemented the voice function.

[So that's why. It wasn't the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who fell for the cook; it was because the cook discovered the secret of the Grand Treasure House and was ultimately murdered to silence her.]

[If the old woman's son hadn't been investigated further, he might not have died. However, the other party was worried that the brothel would discover something if they investigated further, so they simply killed the old woman's son as well. Unfortunately, the old woman had diarrhea and hadn't eaten, so only one of them died.]

That's ruthless, absolutely ruthless.

Shen Zhiyi asked the system to carefully replay the scene the cook had witnessed, and her expression immediately changed drastically.

She quickly sat back down in her chair and nervously looked at the newly appointed Minister of Personnel opposite her.

"You didn't eat any of this food, did you?"

[This stingy guy loves meat so much, and he ordered a whole table full of it. He must have already started eating. But wait, this guy is so rich, and Da Bao Lou is so famous, he must have already eaten. Poor thing, so very poor. Luckily I'm poor, I escaped this mess.]

[This Da Bao Lou is really something else. They put addictive condiments in the food. They're practically willing to sacrifice their humanity for money. No wonder Zhang Sheren, who ate here once, couldn't resist coming back every month afterward.]

At this moment, Zhang Sheren, who was in a private room on the third floor, felt as if the sky had fallen.

If the old emperor hadn't been there, he would have loved to kick the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in front of him.

The old emperor put down his cup, which Chen Decai took and placed on the table.

"Right Vice Minister, you have quite the audacity! You're smuggling contraband and silencing witnesses. Do you really think I don't exist?"

[Damn it, this stuff is already so expensive, and they're still using cheap, dead meat!!! It's outrageous, absolutely unethical.]

The old emperor covered his ears and added.

"And they even skimped on the ingredients, using dead meat. How could you make this? Look at how much a dish costs in your restaurant, a hundred taels of silver. And you still use dead meat. You're really shameless."

The old emperor had satisfied his craving for words and was in a good mood.

"Tell me, where did you plant this?"

Prohibited items cannot be sold or grown. With such a long supply, this guy must have been secretly growing them himself.

Knowing he couldn't escape this time, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel confessed everything in detail.

The Dragon Scale Guards immediately went to the location mentioned to investigate.

【vomit. 】

The old emperor's eyes widened. What's wrong with Shen Zhiyi?

[The large intestines of a dead pig, the intestines that weren't properly cleaned, even their excrement tasted delicious because of the seasonings—ugh.]

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel, who was initially just disdainful, is now starting to have some feelings for Yue.

His lips twitched slightly, and he silently stood up, subtly pretending to watch the commotion as he looked downstairs.

Shen Zhiyi also didn't want to look at the table full of food anymore, so she stood up and looked downstairs.

[The others are eating so heartily; if they knew what they were eating, cough cough, I don't even want to think about it.]

However, Shen Zhiyi dared to think of Zhang Sheren.

[Hahahaha, I can't take it anymore! Once this place is exposed, I'm definitely going to give Zhang Sheren a good dressing down. Sometimes, getting something for nothing is no good.]

Zhang, the scholar in the private room on the third floor, was about to cry.

But even while crying, she had to keep working.

Shen Zhiyi, you're so cool!

Shen Zhiyi, who was watching the commotion, suddenly noticed that the soldiers had arrived.

They swiftly took control of the people at Da Bao Lou. Shen Zhiyi was stunned as she looked at the rows of waiters, chefs, and managers.

She stiffly turned her head and looked at the person beside her.

"Minister of Personnel, did you already know this?"

"Ah."

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel did not say much.

[Waaaaah, he knew all along and still ordered me a whole table of food! This stingy guy is up to no good!]

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel: ? ? ? He didn't intend for her to eat it; he just wanted her to know that there was something wrong with the dish.

He was aware of the matter, but he didn't have enough evidence.

But this matter is much easier to handle if it goes through Shen Zhiyi.

The old emperor believed Shen Zhiyi's words without a doubt; he only needed to produce any piece of evidence to arrest her.

If he were to come, he would have to produce a lot of evidence to convict someone.

"Come on, let's go up."

Shen Zhiyi was startled and turned to run away.

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel's soft voice reached my ears.

"His Majesty is upstairs."

Shen Zhiyi closed her eyes, slid to her knees, grabbed the other man's thigh, and cried out, "Minister of Personnel, please pretend you didn't see me. I am not in a position to see the Emperor in my current state. This is a great disrespect to His Majesty. Please, I mean, please be magnanimous and pretend you never saw me, and I never saw you either."

"Okay, I know you agree. Goodbye."

Shen Zhiyi released her grip without hesitation and started going downstairs.

Just then, soldiers coming upstairs drew their knives and blocked their way.

"No one is allowed to go out now. Please go upstairs and stay here."

"Oh, yes, sir."

Shen Zhiyi jogged back and huddled behind the newly appointed Minister of Personnel, on the verge of tears.