Chapter 436 Something Still Happened

He dared not eat it!

Zhao Shucheng didn't even dare to meet Luan's eyes, looking so guilty. How could it possibly be some kind of antidiarrheal medicine?!

It might be diarrhea...

Zhao Shucheng was both anxious and angry, and shouted, "What kind of relationship do we have? Would I harm you? This is just medicine powder; it won't harm your body."

Qin Ximin shook his head again.

The way they looked at Zhao Shucheng was no longer pleasant.

Did Zhao Shucheng think he was a fool?

He told me yesterday that he was going to teach that woman inside a lesson today, but he got caught red-handed today. He told her that the powder wouldn't harm her body and told her to take it.

Nobody would believe him!

"Do you still want to...?"

Zhao Shucheng was so angry he almost cursed. He opened his mouth to hint whether he still wanted to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with him, but before he could finish speaking, he caught a glimpse of Deputy Regiment Commander Luan staring at him with a half-smile, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, I didn't tell anyone.

"What are you thinking about? Continue," said Deputy Regiment Commander Luan.

Zhao Shucheng forced a smile, "N-nothing."

“Since he’s afraid to take it, and you insist that your medicine powder is fine, then you should take it.”

Deputy Commander Luan glanced at his subordinate and said, "Give him the powder."

The subordinate handed the powdered medicine to Zhao Shucheng, saying, "Eat it."

Zhao Shucheng's face stiffened.

He shook his head, forcing a smile that was barely better than bitterness. "Why would I eat this if I'm not sick? I won't eat it."

His subordinates were watching over Deputy Regiment Commander Luan.

"Is it because you're not sick and don't need to take it, or is there something wrong with the powder and you're afraid to take it?"

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan sneered, "Zhao Shucheng, what exactly is this powder? Tell me now and I'll send you to the authorities. If you keep stammering, don't blame me for not showing any consideration for our classmate relationship. You worked so hard to get into the Foreign Languages ​​School and studied under Deputy Minister Li for your master's degree. You don't want to ruin your future like this, do you?"

Zhao Shucheng froze, his face turning pale. He looked up and cried out repeatedly, "No, no, no, I'll talk, I'll talk! It's... it's croton oil. Qin Ximin asked me to buy it for him because he's constipated..."

Luan's subordinate spat, "Still not confessing now? You need to change clothes to deliver medicine? Do you really think our deputy captain is stupid enough to be fooled? We staked out you to catch you red-handed, and you're still trying to deny it?!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan looked at Qin Ximin and asked, "Is what he said true? Did you ask him to buy it?"

Qin Ximin shook his head readily and openly betrayed Zhao Shucheng.

"It wasn't me. I didn't ask him to buy this stuff, and I'm not constipated. It was him. He harbored a grudge against someone inside and wanted to teach that person a lesson. He promised me a hundred yuan to let him in with my pass. Deputy Captain Luan, I was bewitched and greedy, but I really didn't mean to harm anyone..."

"You're not planning to harm anyone? If this croton powder were poured into a water dispenser, do you know how many people would suffer?! You'll ruin this investment conference and make those foreign investors afraid to invest in us again!"

Luan, the deputy regimental commander, stared at Qin Ximin, who was still trying to find excuses to absolve himself, and reprimanded him sternly.

"alright."

Deputy Head of Delegation Luan waved his hand, "Take them away first, keep them under separate supervision, and deal with them after the investment promotion conference ends."

"Yes, Vice Captain."

His subordinates saluted and called two colleagues to drag the man away by twisting his arms.

Zhao Shucheng said urgently, "Deputy Regiment Commander Luan, I've confessed everything, can you please let me off the hook? I haven't even had time to do anything yet..."

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan looked at him, said nothing, and waved for his soldiers to pull the man away.

"Hey, you surnamed Luan, are you going to go back on your word... umm."

Zhao Shucheng opened his mouth as if to say something, but the soldier pulling him covered his mouth and dragged him away.

Qin Ximin knew the seriousness of the matter and dared not take any chances, so he cooperated and followed the soldiers.

Deputy Head of the Regiment Luan turned around and walked back into the venue, looking at the bustling crowd from afar, and stood with his hands behind his back.

A moment later, his subordinate came back with a report, "Deputy Captain, that guy surnamed Zhao doesn't act like a graduate student at all; he's spewing out a whole bunch of profanities..."

"Didn't they reveal any more useful information?" Deputy Regiment Commander Luan asked.

The subordinate shook his head. "No, he wouldn't say who he was targeting until you promised to let him go and not pursue the matter. Qin Ximin also knew nothing about it, but he provided a clue..."

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan's eyes never left the crowd, only his head slightly tilted towards his subordinate, "What?"

"Zhao Shucheng asked Qin Ximin who the service team leader had met before meeting Zhao Shucheng. One was Cao Yuzhen, the deputy director in charge of this investment promotion conference, and the other was Xu Hua, who replaced Zhao Shucheng," the subordinate whispered.

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan frowned slightly, read out the names of Deputy Director Cao and the service team leader, nodded, and said he would go and ask them later.

However, he boldly speculated that the service team leader replaced Zhao Shucheng without hesitation only after talking with Deputy Director Cao.

His subordinate saluted and took over from Deputy Regiment Commander Luan, standing in place.

Deputy Commander Luan circled around, patrolling and searching for Sister-in-law Yao and the service team leader.

When Sister-in-law Yao heard his purpose, she told him about the trouble Zhao Shucheng had caused with the translation team. "This kind of person is like a time bomb. I didn't dare to take any risks, so I asked the service team to replace him. I never expected him to come up with such a despicable trick as spitting scalp beans! It's outrageous."

The service team leader nodded to confirm that what Sister Yao said was true.

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan nodded. "Thank you for your cooperation. I understand. I'll contact you again if there are any further questions."

After seeing off Deputy Regiment Commander Luan, Sister-in-law Yao and the service team leader exchanged a glance, their faces both looking quite grim.

The service team leader frowned and complained, "How did Vice Minister Li choose this person? How did he even notice him? Does he only look at performance and not character?"

Sister-in-law Yao opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Yao Jianshu suddenly walked quickly over from a distance with a stern face. When he saw Sister-in-law Yao, his eyes lit up slightly, and he gave her a meaningful look.

Sister-in-law Yao keenly sensed that something was wrong with her and quickly went to meet her.

"Sister-in-law, something's happened."

Yao Jianshu grabbed Yao Dasao's arm, his fingers trembling, "Liu Yue from our group suddenly had diarrhea and couldn't get up from the toilet. A foreign businessman couple was also in the toilet, and all three of them had almost identical symptoms..."

"What happened?"

Sister-in-law Yao's expression changed, and she pressed down on her sister-in-law's hand, "Don't panic, do you know which part went wrong?"

The service team leader also came over at this moment. Hearing Yao's question and seeing the two women's unpleasant expressions, he asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I asked, and Liu Yue started feeling unwell after drinking water from the water dispenser. I didn't dare ask the foreign businessman, but I had someone quietly remove the water dispenser Liu Yue used..."

"You mean someone put laxatives in the water dispenser?" The service team leader's eyes widened in disbelief.

The next second, as if remembering something, she suddenly looked at Sister-in-law Yao.

Just then, Sister-in-law Yao also looked at him.

The two looked in the direction of Deputy Regiment Commander Luan. Without a second's hesitation, the service team leader said, "I'll go find Deputy Regiment Commander Luan."

After saying that, he strode away.

Sister-in-law Yao grabbed her sister-in-law's arm and quickly instructed, "Jianshu, leave this to me. Take a cup of water from the water dispenser and go outside to find the staff at the temporary medical room. Ask them if there's croton in the water and if there's any way to stop the diarrhea in a short time."