"When I watched them counting the money, I felt like I was being scratched by a cat."

Sun Yu took a breath and dodged a glance:

"I was thinking... I'd throw some medicine down the well to kill their crops. They're using the water for irrigation anyway, and if the medicine goes in, those precious things will definitely die."

"We're all just as poor again..."

He suddenly shrank his neck and cried out in a crying voice:

"But that person told me it was just a laxative! He said people would just have diarrhea for a few days at most... I really didn't know it could kill people!"

Ji Shuyun's eyes were sharp, and he leaned forward slightly, asking, "Who is this 'tall guy'? How do you know him? What's his real name?"

Sun Yu shrank back at the barrage of questions, his eyes wandering as he recalled, "He...he told me to just call him 'Lao Gao'. I don't even know his real name. We've known each other for about two months."

As he spoke, his tone was even unconsciously filled with a hint of nostalgia: "Lao Gao is such a nice guy! He often treats me to drinks, and when he sees that I'm short of money, he'll even give me some money... He's my buddy!"

But then, Sun Yu seemed to remember something and lowered his voice: "But he always asks me about the children in the village."

"For example, which crops have good yields? What new techniques have the technicians from the agricultural base taught us?"

"They also like to ask what rare species are grown in that base."

Sun Yu spoke slower and slower, until this moment, he vaguely felt that Lao Gao's "righteousness" towards him might have had ulterior motives from the very beginning.

Xia Zhining vaguely felt that the real target of "Lao Gao", who provided the toxin, was most likely the agricultural research base.

However, I will investigate further and leave it to my brother to handle.

She was still thinking about the female crested crane in the city's wildlife rescue station, and was about to leave when she met someone head-on at the corner of the corridor.

It was Xia Zheng.

Today, Xia Zheng was wearing a neat dark suit, his glasses polished to a shine, and he looked like an elite.

Next to him stood a calm and composed man in a standard black executive jacket. It was obvious that he was of high status.

Commander Song was also there.

As soon as Commander Song saw Xia Zhining, he immediately smiled and introduced her to the middle-aged man: "Director Yu, this is Comrade Xia Zhining, our specially appointed consultant."

Then, he turned to Xia Zhining and said in a serious tone, "Zhining, this is Director Yu Yue of the Southeast General Administration."

Director Yu smiled gently and extended his hand. "So you're Consultant Xia! The twin stars of Jiangcheng Police Department. I've heard a lot about you!"

"Where's your brother?"

Xia Zhining responded modestly and said, "My brother is interrogating the suspect."

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the police station, and a group of people walked in solemnly holding a large red banner. It was quite a big scene.

The leader saw Xia Zheng and immediately stepped forward excitedly. He shook his hand and thanked him repeatedly: "Professor Xia! Thank you so much! You saved our company's life!"

Xia Zheng's expression was calm, and he responded modestly: "Mr. Lin, you are right. I just did what I should do within my ability."

Director Yu standing by looked curious and asked the reason.

Chief Lin turned to the Director, his tone still agitated. "Officer, you don't know! Our company spent five years and invested heavily in developing the core AI algorithm for 'Lingxi'. The source code was stolen, and the company almost collapsed!"

"The other party's methods are very covert. We have been investigating internally for a long time but have no clues."

He took a deep breath and continued, "Thanks to Professor Xia Zheng's efforts, by tracking abnormal international data flows and complex virtual currency transaction links, he finally locked down the lurking corporate spy and recovered our priceless core assets for us!"

"This not only saved our company, but also protected the country's core competitiveness in the field of human intelligence!"

After hearing this, Director Yu's eyes lit up with admiration, and he nodded repeatedly, "So that's how it is. Professor Xia is truly a young and promising person with excellent skills!"

Xia Zheng remained humble and nodded slightly: "You're too kind. It's just my job."

Mr. Lin is a well-known entrepreneur in Southeast Province. This case is a major one. Director Yu, Commander Song and Mr. Lin chatted enthusiastically about the details of the case.

Xia Zheng, who was standing beside him, changed his usual harsh and impatient attitude towards Xia Zhining. He suddenly lowered his voice and spoke in a gentle tone that was almost unfamiliar:

"Ningning," Xia Zheng leaned forward slightly, trying to close the distance, "Would you like to work with me to solve cases in the future?"