(Multiple Identitities + Pure Love + Favorite of the Group + Face-Slapping + Big Shot) A mission brought Qi Jiu to China, where she became the adopted daughter of the Shen family.
Outside obs...
The image of the safe box I saw in Old Master He's study involuntarily came to mind. Perhaps there were some clues inside that safe box? Otherwise, why would that person go to such lengths to poison it?
It seems I'll have to find some time to go and see it later.
I don't know when the TV was turned on, but it's currently showing a recently popular TV series.
Suddenly, Qi Silin turned to look at Qi Jiu, his eyes filled with tenderness. "Qi Qi, there's something going on in the organization tomorrow, so I'll be leaving China. I'll have to cook for myself for the next few days."
Although cooking shouldn't be difficult for her, she's just lazy...
The little girl's expression remained unchanged; she simply nodded. "Okay."
People like them are organized internationally, and going abroad has become commonplace for them. In the past six months alone, she's been traveling abroad almost every day.
Perhaps because she was leaving the next day, Qi Jiu didn't let Qi Silin stay tonight.
Watching the man's retreating figure, she quickly came to her senses. Just as she stood up from the sofa, her phone started vibrating incessantly.
The vibration continued for a long time without stopping, and Qi Jiu finally reached out and turned on her phone with some impatience.
The group at the top, which was not very active before, has now reached 99+ members in just a short while.
"Number Nine! Number Nine! Where is he? Where is he? Come out now!!"
"Number Nine! Something really has happened this time, I'm not lying to you!"
"Number Nine!"
"Number Nine! Number Nine! Calling Number Nine!"
"Number nine, eh~~"
Qi Jiu: "..." You're sick.
Even though she thought he was crazy, the girl opened her phone and slowly replied with two words: "Here."
When she spoke, the group became even more animated. "There's an auction in Z Continent recently, are you going? It seems like a lot of big shots will be attending this auction."
Bidding? Isn't that just like an auction?
“I’m not interested. I’ve participated many times before, and I never won anything in the auction.”
Perhaps those first three words annoyed the other person, "What do you mean you're not interested? I'll go to Holy Spring too. I remember you two haven't met before, right? This is a perfect opportunity for online friends to meet in person!"
Holy Spring, who had remained silent throughout, uttered: "Ooh-hoo~"
Qi Jiu: "..."
Okay, while that reason isn't entirely unacceptable, but...
"I'm sorry, Holy Spring, let's talk about meeting later. I still have some things to take care of, and I really can't leave right now."
Seeing that the girl had said that, the two men naturally didn't say anything more.
"I heard that there's a poisonous herb you've always wanted at this auction. Do you need it? I'll buy it for you."
Poisonous weeds?
Qi Jiu stared at the string of words on her phone, her eyes narrowing slightly.
What poisonous herb was it again? Did such a thing even exist? I've been quite busy lately, so I've naturally forgotten most of what happened eight hundred years ago.
But we can't just say it like that, so...
"Thank you, I will transfer the rest of the money to your account."
Holy Spring: Hehe.
She turned off her phone, but didn't do anything immediately. She fiddled with the phone in her hand, as if she was thinking about something.
Finally, he dialed Lin Yan's number.
On this sunny day, even though it was winter, Qi Jiu still maintained her good habit of morning exercise.
When she returned, seeing the closed door of the villa next door, she knew that Qi Silin must have already left.
The He family.
Perhaps because it was the weekend, besides He Qingfeng, we also saw Jiang Xin and two others. The three of them were sitting on the sofa, their bodies stiff, looking as if they were about to face a great disaster.
"Is Grandpa He awake?"
Looking at He Qingfeng's tired face, Qi Jiu knew that he hadn't slept well last night.
Indeed, if this happened to her, and if the person who was poisoned was Han Yan, she would probably have done the same.
"She's awake and reading in her room right now. She feels much better than yesterday."
He Qingfeng rubbed his temples, his eyes closed, looking like he had worked hard all night.
Seeing this, Jiang Xin felt extremely distressed and immediately pulled the person in front of her, raising her hand to massage his temples and shoulders.
Qi Jiu nodded. "Senior, you should rest. I need to talk to Grandpa He about something."
As she spoke, she walked towards Old Master He's room amidst the somewhat puzzled gazes of the crowd.
"Knock knock knock!"
"Come in."
Hearing the response from inside, Qi Jiu pushed the door open and went in. The moment the door opened, a strong smell of medicine wafted out, and she looked up to see Old Master He sitting on the bed, holding a medical book in his hand.
"Grandpa He, how are you feeling now?"
Upon seeing that the visitor was Qi Jiu, Grandpa He immediately put down the book in his hand, his smiling face resembling that of Maitreya Buddha.
"Qiqi, you're here! This old man is feeling much better now, all thanks to you!"
Judging from his appearance, he seemed to want to get out of bed. Qi Jiu took a step forward and stopped him.
"Grandpa He, you don't need to come down. Getting better is the most important thing now."
Grandpa He looked at Qi Jiu with a complicated expression on his face, and patted her hand.
"I'm so sorry to trouble you again. I heard from Qingfeng that you were the one who helped this time. We, the He family, can never repay such a life-saving debt in our lifetime."
Adding to what happened before, the He family truly owes her an insurmountable debt.
The girl smiled and shook her head. "What are you saying, Grandpa He? The He family has helped me a lot. At the seminar, if you hadn't stood up and chosen to believe me, no one else would have believed me."
Grandpa He shook his head and said no more.
He knew that Qi Jiu was comforting him, but what she said wasn't wrong.
He looked out the window, seemingly lost in thought, and the room suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this, Qi Jiu didn't want to waste any more time. She looked at Old Master He and spoke slowly.
“Grandpa He, I asked my senior, and the He family hasn’t offended anyone recently, but it’s true that you were poisoned. So without your permission, my senior and I went into the study to see if there was anything suspicious.”
At this point, Old Master He turned around, looked at her, and said nothing.
“In the study, we saw something suspicious that even the senior had never seen before. If we want to find the culprit behind this poisoning, I think we should get to the bottom of this.”
Upon hearing this, Old Master He suddenly smiled. "You mean that safe box, right?"
Qi Jiu paused, looked at him, and nodded. "Yes, I found that safety box on the bookshelf. Senior said he had never seen it before. I also found some strange drugs on top of that safety box."