"Don't blame yourself so much. I didn't eat anything," Qiao Wanwan comforted her. "My mother didn't eat much either. She'll be fine after a few days of rest and detoxification. You, on the other hand, are the most severely poisoned and need to rest for a few more days."

Cheng Zaozao's eyes reddened. "I'm fine, sister. Thank goodness you're alright, otherwise I would never forgive myself in this lifetime."

"You must be hungry, right? I'll go ask the kitchen to get you something to eat."

"Thank you, sister..."

Qiao Wanwan felt much more at ease after Cheng Zaozao woke up.

Around 10 p.m., Jiang Dong called, "Master Zhan, I checked all of my assistant's travel records and found that she went abroad with Miss Zaozao."

"She's an assistant, so it's normal for her to go abroad with me."

"Yes, but she booked a plane ticket midway and flew to the city where He Songling lived."

Zhan Jingting frowned slightly. "Is she connected to He Songling?"

“We can’t be sure yet, but I asked Miss Zaozao. Her assistant had taken leave to run some personal business, and Miss Zaozao didn’t know where she went or what she did,” Jiang Dong reported. “More importantly, I investigated her whereabouts with He Songling carefully and found that she had bought a deliveryman’s uniform the day before He Songling died. In addition, our people conducted another thorough search of her home and found the poison used to kill He Songling.”

"So she poisoned He Songling?"

“That actually makes sense,” Jiang Dong said. “The assistant was Lin Feng’s man, and he killed He Songling because he betrayed Lin Feng.”

Zhan Jingting tapped his fingertips lightly on the table. "The poison that killed He Songling was extremely lethal. Why didn't she put it in the roast duck?"

Jiang Dong thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps she knows that the lady loves children, and losing the children would be more painful than losing the lady's life?"

Zhan Jingting smiled faintly, "By putting the poison that killed He Songling into the roast duck and wiping out Wutong Bay, she wouldn't have had to die herself. Using a non-lethal but abortifacient drug on Wanwan, was it just to see Wanwan suffer a fate worse than death? If the pain of losing her child passes, wouldn't her poisoning have been in vain, and wouldn't she have died for nothing?"

“What Master Zhan said makes sense…” Jiang Dong asked, “You suspect that this matter is not so simple, right?”

After a moment's thought, Zhan Jingting said, "Let's leave this matter here on the surface and let the police close the case so that Wanwan can have peace of mind."

"What Zhan-ye is talking about on the surface? What about behind the scenes?"

"Continue the investigation secretly, but don't let anyone know that I'm still investigating, including Wanwan."

"I see."

"Go and report to Wanwan in person later to put her mind at ease."

"yes."

......

After hearing Jiang Dong's report, Qiao Wanwan sighed, "They really are Lin Feng's remnants..."

"Yes, madam, all the clues match up, and the police have closed the case."

"Thanks a lot."

"Of course, it's good that you can find out the truth, then you can rest assured."

"Yes. Fortunately, Mom and Zaozao are both safe and sound, which is a relief." Qiao Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief. "By the way, now that we've found out about He Songling's death, I'll call Xu Lai now and tell her about it."

Qiao Wanwan called Xu Lai, but the phone was switched off.

She couldn't help but be curious, so she sent Xu Lai a WeChat message, but no one replied.

Qiao Wanwan hadn't slept well for the past two days and was so tired that she went straight to sleep.

She slept until a little after ten the next morning. After getting up and washing up, Qiao Wanwan went downstairs to visit Su Jing and Cheng Zaozao.

Su Jing is now able to get out of bed and move around, but she is still a little weak. Cheng Zaozao's condition is more serious than hers, and she is still taking the antidote in several doses.

Zheng Ma walked into the room. "Madam, the food is ready. Please go and have something to eat."

"Okay." Qiao Wanwan looked at Cheng Zaozao, "What dishes would you like to eat for lunch? I'll have the kitchen make them for you."

"Sister, I'm fine with anything."

"Okay, I'll have them make a few of your favorite dishes."

"Um."

Qiao Wanwan sat down in the restaurant, eating as she opened her phone. "Huh?"

"Madam, what's wrong?"

"I sent Xu Lai a WeChat message last night, but she still hasn't replied." Qiao Wanwan immediately called Xu Lai, but the phone was still switched off.

Qiao Wanwan sensed something was wrong and immediately called Jiang Dong.

"Madam, you wanted to see me?"

"Jiang Dong, Xu Lai's phone is switched off, and she's not replying to WeChat messages. Send someone to her house immediately to check on her."

"Yes, I'll send someone over right away."

About an hour later, Jiang Dong called back. "Madam, no one answered the door at Xu Lai's house. Our people went to the orphanage where she works and asked. The people at the orphanage said she hasn't been to work for three days. I checked the surveillance footage of the community and found that Xu Lai left with a suitcase three evenings ago and hasn't returned since. I'm currently using the Sky Eye system to investigate her whereabouts."

"Has she gone on a long trip?" Qiao Wanwan asked, puzzled. "Have you checked if she bought any plane or train tickets?"

"No, I even checked her call records and found that her phone has been switched off since the day she left home, and it hasn't been turned on for the past three days."

"How could this happen?" Qiao Wanwan exclaimed in shock. "I'm a little worried. Call a couple more people and hurry up and search."

"yes."

It wasn't until after 3 p.m. that Jiang Dong came to report in person, "Madam, I've checked everything. Xu Lai's last appearance was at the dock in the north."

"Isn't the dock on the north side mainly for cargo transport, and doesn't it have passenger ships?"

"There are no passenger ships, but it is possible to cross the border illegally."

Qiao Wanwan: "......"

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