After Qiu Hu left, Ning Yizhan was left in the room with a deep look in his eyes. The whole space was eerily quiet. Finally, he couldn't stay any longer and went downstairs. He saw Zhou Jue sitting in the living room.

Seeing him come down, Zhou Jue asked him, "Young Master, what's our next step? Continue investigating Colin?"

Ning Yizhan's icy voice rang out, "I'm not investigating anymore!"

Zhou Jue dared not speak; it seemed his young master had reverted to his old ways. He remained silent for a while, preparing to leave, when he heard his young master speak again.

“Even if we don’t investigate Colin, we should find something to do. Go and release information about the Lin family of Mucheng. I don’t want to see the Lin family of Mucheng have any place to stand in the future.”

"Didn't you say before that we shouldn't pay any attention to the Mu Cheng Lin family? Why are you suddenly doing this today..."

"I told you to go, so go."

"Yes, young master," Zhou Jue left the villa without hesitation.

The Lin family in Mucheng has been making too many moves lately. He originally wanted to take them all down in one fell swoop, but now he can't wait any longer. He knows that Fu Shen has long since pledged allegiance to the Lin family, and that Colin and the Lin family have long been in cahoots.

After giving Zhou Jue his instructions, Ning Yizhan felt a little better. He sat on the sofa, his expression unreserved, a malicious smirk on his face. Since Qiu Hu wouldn't let him investigate Colin, he would deal with the Lin family. Otherwise, he would suffocate. No one had ever threatened him like this before, except for Qiu Hu.

When Qiu Hu returned to her residence, Dao Zhong came to her door. She was taken aback when she saw him. "How did you know I was here?"

"Don't worry, the address I got from A-Qian won't be followed." Only A-Qian knows where Qiu Hu lives.

Qiu Hu's residence was not far from the research institute. From her room window, she could observe the entrance of the research institute very well. She had been observing the research institute from this position for the past few days.

Daozhong followed her into the house, but she didn't offer him any water, saying, "Help yourself to drink some."

"No need. You said that drug came from the KL Research Institute?"

"Yes, I found out by questioning the salesperson who delivered the aromatherapy."

"It's a bit strange. This medicine is quite sophisticated, with a high proportion of traditional Chinese medicine ingredients. I reckon it was made by someone from H country, or someone who knows a lot about traditional Chinese medicine." Daozhong went back last night and immediately began researching it until he developed an antidote and sent it to them before he could rest.

“Tell me your guess.” She could tell that Daozhong’s words had a hidden meaning.

“If I didn’t know Chinese medicine well enough, this antidote wouldn’t be effective for a while,” Daozhong said, his eyes suddenly filled with certainty. “I believe this medicine was made by Qiu Jing!”

Even Qiu Hu was stunned when he heard this. "Impossible, he wouldn't develop such a drug."

That was her father, the father who utterly loathed the Colin family; he would never create such a harmful drug.

"Let me finish. This medicine he made is harmless to the body. It may look like poison, but that's just the surface. It will only make people feel uncomfortable, but the discomfort will be more severe than usual."

Upon receiving this news, Qiu Hu didn't know whether it was good or bad. He said helplessly, "I understand. I'll investigate further. Is there anything else? If not, you can leave."

"This medicine has probably been developed for quite a while now. It's like the saying 'old ginger is spicier,' meaning the longer it's stored, the stronger its effects become. So now you know why!" This medicine has been developed for quite a while now.

"...So that means it wasn't recently developed?"

Daozhong then took out his phone and showed her a news article. After reading it, she was horrified. It turned out that many couples from last night's party ended up in the hospital because of that drug. The person in charge, facing the public, awkwardly replied that someone with ulterior motives had brought this drug to the party, causing harm to many people.

"What do you want to say about this medicine?" What was Daozhong trying to tell her by bringing up this news?

"Do you think Joey really likes throwing parties?"

Joey is a womanizer who loves to party and play around with women. In K country, he has the powerful backing of the Colin family, and no one dares to mess with him.

“He drives at least once a month!” she said to herself, then realized, “You mean he’s driven so many times before, why did this one happen?”

Dao Zhong snapped his fingers. "That's right, this medicine is very likely to cause problems. You saw it yourself yesterday!"

"...Does that mean they're no longer at the research institute?" Qiu Hu muttered to himself.

"That's impossible, but I think the chances of them being inside are slim!"

"How so?" Qiu Hu wanted to know more possibilities.

"intuition".

"..." How reliable is a doctor's intuition?

"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. Here's two doses of your medicine to replenish your qi and blood. Take it twice a day, one cup each time," Daozhong said, placing a large jar of medicine and a cup on the table before leaving.

"..." Daozhong had prescribed her medicine before, and it tasted awful.

Qiu Hu went back to his room, took out the card, and watched her think. It read "Qiao Ri," the head of the Colin family. Wasn't she just throwing her life away if she went now? She shouldn't go no matter how she thought about it. With Qiao Ri's ruthless methods, how long could she live?

She put the card away again.

Qiu Hu didn't leave the house for several days afterward, eating only bread and canned food until she was about to throw up. The stomach that Ning Yizhan had previously pampered had been ruined by her. These past few days, she'd practically turned the research institute upside down.

Until tonight, she decided to find out for sure.

Meanwhile, the Lin family in Mucheng, a domestic city, was also in chaos.

Two days ago, the Lin family patriarch was furious, "That Ning Yizhan is really ruthless." Before he could finish cursing, someone came to deliver a message from behind, "Patriarch, all the goods at our dock have disappeared. The police will probably be here soon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the police arrived at the Lin family's old residence with their men. "Mr. Lin, please come with us."

The head of the Lin family feigned composure, saying, "I did nothing, why are you taking me away?" He then winked at his confidants as he spoke.

The Lin family patriarch only fell silent when the police produced the arrest warrant.

Ning Yizhan's men intercepted all messages that his trusted confidants wanted to send to the Colin family, and the Colin family still doesn't know that something has happened to the Lin family.

Now, the Lin family can't get any news out and can only wait. Soon, more people came looking for them. Some of the Lin family's collateral branches were arrested, while others fled. The Lin family of Mucheng was already destitute and alone.

In the dead of night, she looked at the map of the research institute that Qian had prepared for her beforehand, found the safest spot to enter, and with a leap, entered the outer perimeter of the research institute.