Tian Yongming thought for a moment and replied: "The accident happened to a family of five. It was initially determined to be food poisoning. When I rushed over, the ambulance had already arrived. The doctor in charge of the rescue at the time said that one of them no longer needed to be rescued, and the remaining

Those who fell ill were sent to the hospital... As you heard just now, another one died in the hospital."

Hu Pingtao frowned and asked, "Food poisoning? Are all five members of the family like this?"

Tian Yongming nodded: "The crime scene has been sealed. Let's go to the hospital first and listen to what the doctor says."

…

When we arrived outside the ICU ward of the hospital, two doctors just came out of the room.

Tian Yongming stepped forward quickly, chatted briefly with the other party, and quickly understood the current situation.

The attending physician was named Tang Mingchuan. It was not convenient to talk in the corridor, so he walked into his office with Tian Yongming and Hu Pingtao.

"This is a family of five." Tang Mingchuan laid out the medical records and introduced the situation: "The male owner is called Cao Zhong, and his wife is Liu Xiao'e. There are three children, two girls and one boy. The eldest is eight years old, the second daughter is six years old, and the youngest is

The child is over four years old. Your police station has recorded these situations, so I won’t go into details."

Because the case occurred in Tian Yongming's jurisdiction, he was very anxious and hurriedly asked: "Doctor Tang, what is their current condition? Can they be rescued?"

Tang Mingchuan's attitude was very serious: "This is what I want to say next. After the person was sent to the hospital, we immediately organized manpower to carry out rescue operations. Cao Zhong's youngest son, Cao Gui, was young and had poor detoxification ability. He was already dead before the ambulance arrived.

Death. Regarding this, the doctor and nurse who followed the car made notes at the time."

"Half an hour ago, Cao Zhong's second daughter, Cao Pandi, died. Her symptoms were the same as Cao Gui's."

Tian Yongming became even more anxious when he heard this: "Why is the rescue work not over yet? Doctor Tang, you have to speed up!"

Tang Mingchuan frowned slightly, then relaxed and said calmly: "As I said just now, we have rescued them in the emergency room before. It is precisely because the preliminary work has been completed that Cao Zhong, his wife and their children were taken to the emergency room.

Send them to the ICU for observation. The same goes for Cao Pandi. We don't treat them differently, let alone turn away patients because of money issues."

Hearing this, Hu Pingtao quickly smoothed things over with a smile: "Dr. Tang, don't talk to me outside. Lao Tian doesn't mean that. He is just in a hurry, please be patient."

Tian Yongming also quickly changed his words: "Yes, yes. I don't know what to say when I'm in a hurry. Doctor Tang, please don't think too much. If there is anything wrong with what I just said, please forgive me.

Please bear with me."

Tang Mingchuan's expression gradually softened. He was actually not angry, but he was just anxious: "Actually, our purpose is the same, we all hope that the patient will get better as soon as possible... Forget it, I won't talk about this issue anymore, I will continue to introduce the patient's condition.

Bar!"

"At present, the conditions of Cao Zhong and Liu Xiao'e are basically stable, but their eldest daughter Cao Zhaodi has developed kidney failure and ventricular fibrillation because of her young age and poor detoxification ability. The child's condition is very bad! She is unconscious and awake for a while. I just

We can arrange for a nurse to watch her specially."

Hu Pingtao asked: "Dr. Tang, can you now determine that everyone in the Cao family has food poisoning?"

Tang Mingchuan nodded: "Judging from the symptoms, it should be like this. During the previous rescue process, the patient suffered from strong vomiting. Although their stomachs were washed, it seems that the effect is not obvious now. Especially Cao Pandi, the situation at that time

It is very serious, changing rapidly and dangerously, which has brought great difficulties to our rescue work."

"The key problem is that we have not been able to find out the specific cause. Especially for food poisoning, what did they eat? What was the reason for the poisoning? This is very critical. Every toxin has a corresponding relief method. Although gastric lavage is

Common methods for treating food poisoning are not a panacea."

After saying this, Hu Pingtao understood: "You mean, we still can't determine the cause of the disease?"

Tang Mingchuan replied: "Yes. Food poisoning is just a general term. Laboratory tests and related tests will take time. What I can do now is do my best to save them."

Hu Pingtao turned to Tian Yongming: "Old Tian, ​​you have arranged someone at the crime scene. How about I go over and take a look first, while you stay at the hospital?"

Tian Yongming thought for a moment, nodded and said: "I will arrange for two people to guard Cao Zhong here at the hospital. After they wake up, I will take notes first. Later I will call the big brother at the crime scene and ask them to cooperate with you, and then...

…”

Suddenly, a nurse ran in from the door and shouted to Tang Mingchuan in surprise: "Doctor Tang, Cao Zhong is awake."

Hearing this, everyone in the room immediately focused their attention on the nurse.

Tang Mingchuan quickly stood up from his chair and asked, "How is he doing? Is he conscious?"

The nurse replied: "The heartbeat frequency is stable and all indices are normal."

Tang Mingchuan did not hesitate and said to Tian Yongming and Hu Pingtao: "Let's go and have a look."

…

Cao Zhong is thirty-two years old. He is lying on the bed with a sallow complexion and drooped eyelids. Although he wakes up with his eyes open, he is not in good spirits.

Tang Ming conducted a simple examination on him, then asked the nurse to leave the ward, leaving the space to Tian Yongming and Hu Pingtao.

Two people died one after another, and it was food poisoning... This kind of case must be solved as soon as possible.

Cao Zhong was still conscious. Looking at the two policemen sitting in front of the bed, he asked weakly: "You... what happened to my wife and children?"

Hu Pingtao did not tell him the truth: "We are still rescuing him, but don't worry, the situation should not be bad."

Cao Zhong opened his mouth and asked without thinking: "How is my son? Where is my son?"

Tian Yongming was about to open his mouth, but Hu Pingtao pulled his arm forcefully out of Cao Zhong's sight.

"Your son is still being rescued." Hu Pingtao replied casually and asked seriously: "We have to find out the matter now. Please recall carefully, what was the situation at that time?"

Tian Yongming added: "And the basic situation of the family, let me tell you by the way."

"I'm from Maoshan, and I came to the provincial capital to work." Cao Zhong spoke slowly and in a low voice: "I came to the provincial capital in 2001. At first, I worked odd jobs on construction sites. Later, I heard that the village gave me

Poverty alleviation project, and the quality of the peppers we have is very good, so I am thinking about starting a small business with the money I have saved."

Hu Pingtao saw that he was weak and tired, so he asked: "Selling pepper?"

Cao Zhong nodded slightly: "I collected fresh peppercorns from the village, dried them and sold them myself. At that time, the wholesale market in the provincial capital was not as good as it is now, so I rented a house in the market, and used it in front of

I do business and use it as a place to live in the back. The business is pretty good, so I brought my wife and children over, thinking that we could share some of the work and let the children go to school in the city."

"Yesterday at noon, my son yelled that he wanted to eat dumplings. I asked my wife to go to the vegetable market and buy some meat, vegetables, and dumpling wrappers. Actually, I am not very good at making dumplings. My wife usually makes them at home.

Rice. We usually eat less pasta, mostly rice noodles and rice.”

Hu Pingtao asked while taking notes: "What are the fillings of dumplings? Also, at which stall did you buy the meat, vegetables and dumpling wrappers?"

"The stuffing is pork and cabbage." Cao Zhong thought for a moment: "My wife usually buys meat at the fourth stall from the east end of the vegetable market. Because the boss who sells pork is from my hometown, and she goes there many times.

The more it is, the more it will be cooked.”

"I really don't know about cabbage. I guess I should just buy it when I see it! It's really not fixed."

"The dumpling wrapper must be the one at the end of the market. Most of that shop makes fresh noodles, as well as dry noodles, both thick and thin. By the way, they also sell dumpling wrappers and chaotic wrappers, both square and round."

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "What time did you have dinner yesterday?"

Cao Zhong remembers this very clearly: "Usually it's seven o'clock, sometimes it's a little later, seven-thirty. Yesterday it was about seven-twenty. Because a customer happened to come to buy peppercorns, and the quantity was quite large, so I

I showed it to him in the warehouse. When I left, the dumplings were almost ready.

After I had made more bags, I asked my wife to ask the children to eat first, saying they didn’t have to wait for me. After I sold the goods, I checked the time when I got home, and it happened to be 7:25. I saw that the dumplings had been cooked and laid out.

On the table, my eldest daughter is pouring soy sauce into the sauce plate."

Hu Pingtao asked again: "Do you still remember how much each of you ate?"

Cao Zhong did not answer.

The look on his face was a little strange.

After a long time, he slowly asked: "Officer, did I...we...eat the wrong thing and get food poisoning?"

This question was asked carelessly. Tian Yongming subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Hu Pingtao, and found that the other party was also looking at him, with eyes full of questions and doubts.

Hu Pingtao then turned his attention to Cao Zhong and asked, "How do you know you ate the wrong thing?"

Cao Zhong explained: "When I was eating dumplings last night, I felt something was wrong. I was a little dizzy and a little nauseous. I didn't pay attention at first. I thought maybe I took the guests to the warehouse and smelled too much Sichuan peppercorns.

I didn't turn around for a while. I thought it might be better if I poured a glass of wine and drank a little."

"Later, my son cried and said he felt uncomfortable and wanted to vomit. I still didn't care at the time, because little babies have no fixed amount of food. They can't stop when they encounter something delicious, and they rarely make dumplings at home. Yesterday I

My wife said that after the first pot of cooked dumplings, my son was given a bowl of about ten dumplings. When I came back, he had already eaten the second bowl. So I guessed that he might have eaten too much and his stomach was bloated, making it difficult to digest.

.”

"My wife brought a bucket for the child and asked him to vomit it out if he felt uncomfortable. I watched from the side and he still didn't vomit after vomiting for a long time, so I carried him to bed, thinking that it might be better to let the child sleep for a while.

"

"I went back to the table and continued to eat, but then my two daughters and my wife also said they felt uncomfortable after eating the dumplings and felt nauseous. Now I panicked and quickly told them not to eat, and there was still

There are hundreds of dumplings on the plate, but I don't dare to touch them."

"I asked my wife if the meat she bought was not good? She said no! She is a very cautious person. When buying meat or chicken, she usually has to get close and ask with her nose. She only wants fresh ones. My wife said that what she bought today is

There is absolutely no problem with the hind legs.”

"The cabbage is also very fresh. When she bought it, I helped her wash it. After washing it, I soaked it in water for a long time. There shouldn't be any pesticide residue."

Hu Pingtao lowered his head to record, then raised his head and asked seriously: "In other words, after eating dumplings last night, you already felt unwell. Do you think you ate the wrong thing and got food poisoning?"

Cao Zhong nodded and said weakly: "When I was a child, I was collecting mushrooms in the mountains. I was troubled once after eating miscellaneous food. The feeling at that time was the same as yesterday, dizziness, chest tightness, and nausea... But that time I saw someone poisoned by mushrooms.

The villain was moving around, but it disappeared yesterday, so I don’t know if it was true or not. Anyway, we didn’t even touch the plates of dumplings after eating. We felt dizzy and fell asleep.”

Hu Pingtao asked: "How many dumplings have you eaten?"
To be continued...