Chapter 670: The Newly Employed Foreman

My dad's forehead was covered with sweat, and he stammered, "I, I don't know, but it shouldn't be like that. Xuanxuan's mother doesn't seem like someone who would do such a thing."

My dad originally thought Ye Qiwen was responsible. Of course, shouldn't this kind of family drama happen between the wife and the concubine?

"Dad, the police will definitely find out who wants to harm my mom. No matter who it is, you two won't show any mercy, right?"

My mother glared at my father angrily and said, "Look at what you've caused! I will definitely not be soft-hearted! No matter who is found to have done it, the sentence will be whatever it is. If you even dare to ask me to sign a letter of apology, we will divorce immediately."

My father lowered his head and said nothing, walking out the door in a panic. I guess he was going to ask Ye Qiwen if she did it.

My mother stopped him and said, "Just use the speakerphone here. I want to hear her excuse."

My dad's face flushed red, and he whispered, "What are you yelling about? Your in-laws are still here. Are you just letting people laugh at you for no reason?"

My mother looked at him coldly: "It's already happened, and you're still afraid of being laughed at? If you go out and make this phone call, no one will laugh at you?"

Xiao Shiru's eyes flashed with gossip, and she came out to smooth things over: "Uncle-in-law, we are all family, and this restaurant is also Xiaoqiu's territory. It's always better to figure out this matter as soon as possible, so don't worry about it."

When Xiao Shiru said this, my dad couldn't think of a reason to refute it. His hand holding the phone trembled slightly. After pausing several times, he finally dialed Ye Qiwen's number.

"Hey, what's wrong? Did you suddenly think of your son?" A lazy and somewhat resentful female voice came from the other side.

Hearing this voice, my dad suddenly calmed down, "Xiao Wen, did you get Shuyao's medicine?"

The other party was silent for a moment, then asked in confusion, "I don't understand. Your wife's medicine? Isn't she a doctor? What does her medicine have to do with me?"

"Didn't you bribe the people at the Imperial Banquet Hall?"

The woman opposite said in a bad tone, "Xia Mingcheng, what do you want to say? I'm in the hospital with my son every day and can only eat takeout, and you're still talking to me about the Imperial Banquet Hall? Do you think I'm on vacation in the hospital?"

My dad suddenly felt guilty. "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to know if you hired this waiter at the Imperial Banquet Hall. Since it has nothing to do with you, then it's fine."

"It's really incomprehensible. Why should I look for waiters for the Imperial Banquet Hall? You still have the leisure to care about the recruitment of other people's restaurants. You plan to delay your child's surgery..." Before she could finish, my father decisively hung up the phone.

Exposing the illegitimate child in public was a bit embarrassing for my dad, even though he was thick-skinned. He said awkwardly, "It couldn't be her." Thinking about it, perhaps feeling that his words were not convincing, he added, "She's just a housewife. She doesn't have such a big ability."

Xiao's father and Xiao Shiru were used to seeing people in the circle having mistresses and raising illegitimate children, so they didn't seem surprised.

However, my father was worried that his illegitimate child would affect my marriage to Xiao Shiqiu, so he told the Xiao family, "Don't worry, the child over there won't affect Mengmeng's interests. What belongs to her will not be reduced by a single cent."

Father Xiao smiled faintly: "It's okay, this is Brother Xia's own family matter, and has nothing to do with Xiaoqiu's marriage. We are not the kind of people who would stare at our daughter-in-law's dowry."

As she was speaking, the police arrived. The waitress repeated to the police what she had just said. She repeatedly emphasized that she did not know what was put in the bitter melon juice and that she did everything the foreman told her to do.

The Xiao family's bodyguards escorted a woman in her thirties up, "Boss Xiao, they said this woman is the foreman on duty today."

Everyone looked at the woman and saw that she looked a little flustered. The name on her badge on her chest was Zhou Qing.

The police officer asked my mother, “Do you know this person?”

My mother shook her head: "First time seeing you."

Xiao Shiqiu glanced at the sweaty restaurant manager standing nearby. The manager hurriedly said, "Boss Xiao, this Zhou Qing has only been here for two weeks. She was originally a foreman at a five-star hotel in City A. She said she and her husband were going back to City T to settle down, so she applied for a job here."

Xiao Shiqiu said with a cold face, "Give me a list of new employees who have been employed for less than three months. This kind of thing is the most taboo in running a restaurant. If word gets out that employees of the Imperial Banquet Hall drugged customers, none of you will be able to work."

The police officer asked Zhou Qing directly: "What did you put in the drink?"

Zhou Qing forced himself to remain calm and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. Our drinks are freshly squeezed and have no additives. I don't know what's wrong with you. Why do you need to call the police?"

The police showed her the small white particles filtered from the bitter melon juice and said, "I won't beat around the bush. Just tell me what these are. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't tell me. It's just a matter of taking it to the laboratory and spending some time testing it."

Zhou Qing's face turned pale. Knowing he couldn't deny it, he bit his lip and said, "This isn't poison. It won't kill you. If you don't believe me, I'll eat it and show you."

As she was about to reach out to grab it, the police officer, perhaps asking her to destroy the evidence, said impatiently, "I didn't ask you if it was poisonous. Just tell me what it is."

Zhou Qing hesitated for a long time, then told the truth: "This is mifepristone."

The two policemen looked at each other and asked, "What is this thing used for?" This question was beyond the scope of the two young policemen.

"Steroid antiprogestin preparations." My mother blurted out.

The policeman was still a little confused: "What's the use?"

My mother took a deep breath and said, "In layman's terms, if the dose is sufficient, it will act as an abortion pill, but if the dose is too low, it will cause fetal deformities."

"Is there any pregnant woman present?"

"Yes, I'm pregnant, and this is directed at me." My mother glared at my father. She probably still thought it was Ye Qiwen who did it.

The policeman immediately became serious and asked, "What other dishes or drinks have you put drugs in?"

Zhou Qing seemed to have lost all his energy. He said weakly, "No, this medicine has a very obvious bitter taste. You can taste it anywhere. Only bitter melon juice can mask the bitterness of the medicine. If the tablets were not ground finely enough, they would not be detected at all."

"How many slices did you put in?" my mother asked suddenly.

"Just two slices."

My mother closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "With this dosage, if I drink even half the bitter melon juice, I'll definitely lose the baby."

This poisoning case is a criminal offense, not a small case. The police seriously asked all of us present to go back with him and make a statement.