Chapter 423 Poisoning

The next day, everyone had dark circles under their eyelids, a look of resentment on their faces, and they walked slowly, looking as if they had not had enough rest.

"What's wrong with them?" Xia Yan was eating breakfast, looking around and looking at Xiong Xiong who was working next to him.

Xiong Xiong drove a mopping car past, leaving a shallow watermark at the rear of the car, which dried up in an instant. The clean floor clearly reflected the light from the ceiling.

"Last night, someone screamed the entire night. The more they tried to block his mouth, the louder he screamed. Even the soldiers on guard had to get up and go on patrol, fearing they would attract zombies."

"Why are you shouting?"

Xiongxiong rubbed a large "eight" on the smooth floor, as if in a playful mood. "I heard him say it was because he accepted a mission that was not clearly stated and got poisoned."

Xia Yan, who was eating the egg yolk, was caught off guard and choked. "Cough, cough, cough, poisoned?"

No way, Zhang Yaya really got it right?

Didn’t you say you would just shout a few times?

Is there any truth in the word "two"?!

Xiong Xiong stopped the car, tilted his head slightly, and asked in confusion: "Could it be that the boss also heard the noise in the backyard? That shouldn't be the case. I went to the backyard to listen immediately, and there was no sound at all."

Xia Yan poured some saliva into his mouth, patted his chest and swallowed the egg yolk, "I didn't hear it, I just said that so many things happened last night."

How could she say that she knew about this in advance?

One of them didn't write clearly, and the other just grabbed it stupidly. They are both equally bad.

"What happened next?"

Seeing that she was fine and could still gossip, Xiong Xiong felt relieved and continued to mop the floor.

"Later, everyone couldn't stand it anymore. They sat at their doorsteps with hammers in their hands, their teeth clenching. Finally, General Chu, who was far away in the factory area, rushed over and ordered him to be sent to a remote mountain area on Lidai Island. I agreed because I thought it wouldn't affect the residents in the residential area."

The place chosen by General Chu was right next to a cliff, with raging waves below. The sound of waves hitting the rocks easily drowned out the loudest sound a person could make.

You can shout as much as you want, but no one will complain or report you even if you shout at the top of your lungs.

The unfortunate man couldn't bear the unbearable itchiness on his palms. As soon as he rubbed them, he felt a sharp pain as if thousands of needles were piercing his heart, liver and lungs. He couldn't control his screams at all, which broke through his throat, hit the rocks, and were lost in the roaring waves. His whole face was covered with tears.

The soldier in charge of guarding him sat in the tent, yawning and laughing.

Anyway, the doctor has checked it out, and as long as it's not life-threatening, it's not a big deal and I might be fine tomorrow.

Xia Yan couldn't help laughing just thinking about it. He knew that he was in a miserable state, but he just couldn't control the upward smile on his face. What should he do?

“Knock knock.”

A hoarse voice rang out from the other side, mumbling, "Boss."

What's going on?

Xia Yan looked up in shock and saw a young man standing in front of him, holding his neck with both hands, with a look of pain on his face.

"Are you okay?"

"--I."

After uttering a word with great effort, his face wrinkled like an extremely dehydrated passion fruit, which made Xia Yan frown as well.

This voice is too hoarse.

She stood up, took a glass of warm water, and pushed it in front of him. "Drink some water to moisten your throat first. How did you become like this? Have you seen a doctor?"

The young man nodded gratefully, picked up the cup and took a sip, then immediately pinched his neck again. His face turned red instantly and he rolled his eyes in discomfort.

"Huh? I poured you warm water." Before Xia Yan finished speaking, he saw him running away, and his target seemed to be the simple hospital.

"Thanks—woo."

Xia Yan looked at Xiong Xiong in confusion and asked, "What was he doing just now?"

Xiongxiong laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward on the armrest.

"Boss, that's the person I'm talking about!"

After screaming hysterically all night, how could my throat not be damaged? Not to mention eating, even drinking water felt like swallowing a knife, and every movement was a tearing pain.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan silently sat back at the front desk, opened the operation background to find the settings, and frantically added various restrictions on publishing tasks.

She couldn't fall into the same pit twice.

...

After waking up from a nap, Xia Yan took the elevator directly to the top floor of the main store. He first had his long hair cut short in the barber shop to make it look neater, and then began to patrol the building floor by floor.

She casually placed a brand new four-piece bedding set on the shelf in front of each room door. When customers saw it, they would naturally understand - if the waiter went in to clean every day, customers would feel uncomfortable unless they took the initiative to request it.

Xia Yan walked past several empty rooms with open doors and two windows fully open. A gentle breeze brought a faint floral fragrance. The house was clean and quiet, with no signs of having been lived in.

Since Chu Wanfu rebuilt the new factory, most of the customers living in the store have moved out, and only three meals a day are still eaten in the store.

She looked back at the long corridor. The luxurious carpet seemed a little heavy under the orange light. The doors of the rooms on both sides were either dark or bright. The elevator at the end kept lighting up the number of the current floor, neither going up nor down, as if she was the only one left in the entire building.

When she heard the lively atmosphere in the base, she suddenly felt that the building was too quiet.

Xia Yan stood there for a long time, as if he was thinking a lot, or as if he was just in a daze for a while.

Finally, she looked down at the four-piece bedding set between her fingers, walked towards the stairs to the next floor.

There is always a time for separation, and she has long been accustomed to it.

In the hall, Xiongxiong was standing with his back to her, sticking out his butt and swaying as if he was looking at something. His adorable appearance instantly melted her heart and drove away all her negative emotions.

"What are you looking at?" Xia Yan squatted down like it, looking down to see two large bags of food.

The words "Exclusive Supermarket of the Resort Hotel" were clearly written on the packaging bag, and the open bag revealed that it was filled with supplements such as milk powder, red dates, and black sesame paste.

"Did the customer ask you to help watch over him?" she asked.

The bear's misty black eyes revealed a blank expression. It shook its head: "There's no one, only these two bags of food."

Xia Yan was puzzled. In this day and age, would anyone just throw food with spent crystal cores into the hall?

She looked around but didn't see any guards nearby.

Wow, I found “money” in the store, but no one would believe me if I told them.

"Put it on the front desk first. I'll check the surveillance."

Xia Yan opened the monitoring background, adjusted the time to the moment she left the hall, and fast-forwarded it five times.

In the surveillance footage, people were coming and going, and quite a few of them went to the front desk. Upon closer inspection, apart from those asking for directions, there were also local customers checking out - Earl and his group. There were also five or six of Chu Wanfu's men following them. After checking out, Xia Yan could not see where they went.

Xia Yan didn't care when they came, and she wouldn't care even more when they left the store normally.

The surveillance footage continued to play quickly, and suddenly a man carrying two large bags walked to the front desk where no one was.

Found it!

Xia Yan quickly adjusted the speed to normal and expanded the image to the maximum. She watched the person in the image put down the things and turned around to leave, then she pressed the pause button.

Huh? Why is it him?