For Li Wei, the case had become bewilderingly murky.
If the poison had been applied to the wineglass, all he needed to do was establish who had touched it.
Of course, plenty of mystery novels featured culprits who poisoned lipstick. But according to Annie's examination, this was a potent, fast-acting poison. Even if it had been mixed into lipstick, it would probably have taken effect long before now.
As things stood, the likeliest explanation was that the poison had been hidden in some kind of food, which the Queen had swallowed and digested.
But that made one question difficult to answer-when had the Queen eaten it?
Normally, establishing that would not have been difficult. Annie only needed to perform an autopsy on the Queen and examine the food remaining in her stomach. Not only could she determine when the Queen had eaten, she could even identify exactly what she had eaten. That would almost certainly lead them to the killer in the shortest possible time.
But... ah, unreasonable family members really were a nuisance.
Of course, complaining about King Solomon now would accomplish nothing. This was his dream. What could Li Wei do about it?
He could only take things one step at a time.
So Li Wei asked the guards for a room and began questioning people.
The first person he summoned was the Queen's personal maid. She entered the room pale-faced and trembling all over.
"Please sit."
Li Wei gestured for the maid to sit down, then fixed his gaze on her.
"I-I didn't do anything..."
The maid was clearly panicking. Seeing the fully armed Captain of the Guards standing nearby only made her tremble harder.
"This isn't an interrogation, just routine questioning. Please don't worry."
Li Wei reassured the maid, allowing her to gradually calm down before