"Eat up, my sister's cooking is so delicious!" Gu Jinghe said, first picking a piece of food into Sun Hongxin's bowl, and then starting to eat himself.
"By the way, would you like some drinks?" Ruan Ruan usually doesn't drink when she eats with Huo Haocheng. She remembers that the wine at home was brought over by her uncle when she hosted a dinner party last time.
"Sister-in-law, no need for alcohol. We need to be on standby, so it's inconvenient for us to drink. You can eat by yourself, don't worry about me." They usually have a small drink when they are on rest, but during this period, the military requires those in the troops to be on standby at all times, so they can't drink alcohol during this time.
"Alright, then you two take care of yourselves. I won't interfere anymore." Ruan Ruan really meant it and didn't interfere anymore. From beginning to end, she and Gu Jingming, the two siblings, ate their own food.
"Sister, do we still need to collect pebbles later?" Gu Jingming asked Ruan Ruan, who was making soup, after finishing his meal.
"What kind of pebbles are you picking up?" Gu Jinghe asked Gu Jingming.
"My sister said that after her husband comes back and has dinner, they'll go to the river to collect some pebbles and then pave a road."
"Go, I'll go after I finish eating. Anyway, it's not dark yet, so it'll be perfect to get some to put on the ground. Otherwise, the yard will look dirty if it rains again." Ruan Ruan had mentioned this before when it rained, and Huo Haocheng was also thinking of getting some after get off work today. He just didn't expect Sun Hongxin to come. Moreover, Ruan Ruan and Gu Jingming had already put one side on, so he could put the other side on quickly.
"Okay, then I'll go with my brother-in-law later." Gu Jingming was also a little happy to hear Huo Haocheng say that he would go. He had accidentally eaten too much today. If his brother-in-law didn't go, he would go and pick up the food for his sister to put on the bed tomorrow. He couldn't just eat the meal for nothing.
"Then I'll go with you guys in a bit, just to help with digestion," Gu Jinghe said, seeing that his younger brother was going too, so he decided to go along, which would make things faster.
"Then I'll go too."
When Ruan Ruan heard that Sun Hongxin was also joining in the fun, she looked at the group and thought, "Fine, let those who want to go go." So, after dinner, which was only a little past six, several grown men and a young boy, carrying baskets on their backs, set off in a grand procession to the river to collect pebbles. Watching their departing figures, Ruan Ruan turned and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
"System, how's it going on your end?"
"Host, they're eating. I've put the drug in their drinks." 520 was lying on the Viper's chair, watching the brothers clink glasses and exchange toasts.
"Okay, then take care of yourself and come back as soon as you know the results."
"Understood, host."
Knowing the situation, Ruan Ruan wasn't in a hurry. She figured she'd find out when the system returned anyway. So, humming a song as she washed the dishes, she sang, "What a beautiful day! The scenery is lovely everywhere..."
On the other side, 520 watched as Scorpion kept pouring drinks for them and said, "Brother, what do you think about having someone put this drug directly into the police officers' food?"
"Exactly! We already know the village chief is in the hands of the police, maybe they're torturing him right now? What if we give him a bottle of poison? Maybe that will free him!"
"I heard from people at Yuncheng Military Hospital that the person who gave them the antidote was apparently a woman. Didn't the Poison Woman send someone to find another antidote? How's the search going?"
"The news from Beijing is that a female doctor surnamed Ruan from the Yuncheng Military Region Hospital... But when they went to inquire at the military region hospital today, they found out that this doctor doesn't work there. She was brought in from outside to perform the detoxification, and after that, she left. Nobody knows where she is."
"Then we shouldn't look for it anymore!"
"It's alright. As long as we administer this poison, I believe she'll reappear. When she does, we'll have her arrested. I want to see what kind of little wench can ruin our plans. Then I'll have some fun with her!"
"Come on, let's drink! When we catch her, we'll have some fun with her, hahahahaha!"
After listening to these people's foul language, 520 exclaimed, "The host is truly wise and powerful! This kind of trash should stay in the trash can. Trying to catch the host? With me here, no way! I won't even leave you a window! Drink, drink, drink! Yes, drink more! It's all yours anyway; I'll drink you to death sooner or later!"
"Uh, you guys keep drinking, I'm going to take a leak first," Scorpion said, getting up and walking out. But just as he came out of the outhouse, he heard someone calling him.
"Second Brother, your face!" The newcomer noticed that pimples were visibly starting to appear on Scorpion's face.
"What's wrong with my face?" Scorpion asked, drunkenly listening to the man's voice, then touched his face.
"Boss, your face is starting to ooze pus, ahhh!" The man screamed in terror at the pustules on the scorpion's face.
Just as he screamed, the others in the room weren't in much better shape.
"Big brother, big brother, your face!"
"Third brother, your faces..."
Upon hearing their words, the group began looking for mirrors to see what was wrong with them.
"Someone come quick! Call a doctor!" Viper was the first to react. The fact that several people reacted in the same way at the same time was definitely not a coincidence.
"Yes, boss." The man guarding outside immediately ran to find the doctor upon hearing the snake's words.
A few minutes later, the doctor arrived with his medical kit.
The "boss" doctor knocked on the door and called out.
"Get in here right now!" the viper roared impatiently upon hearing the voice. Their faces had already started oozing pus, and it was unclear whether there were any other reactions.
After the doctor went in, he first looked at their faces and then asked, "Boss, what did you eat?"
“Our food is all here, take a look,” she said, pointing to the food on the table.
After the doctor had each dish carefully examined, he found traces of poison in their wine.
"Boss, this wine is poisoned!" the doctor said to the snakes, holding up the wine jar.
"Boss, boss, look at me! What happened to me?" At that moment, Scorpion returned and roared as soon as he entered.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing, stop arguing! Can't you see the doctor is examining you? You tell me what's going on with this wine? You're the one who brought it today!" Viper looked at Scorpion, who had rushed in in a panic. Seeing that his face was the same as the others', his suspicions lessened. But now the doctor said the poison was put in the wine, and Scorpion was the one who got it today. Now he was the prime suspect.
"Brother, you can't doubt me! I didn't poison it! It's true I brought the wine, but I took it from the wine cellar. And I don't have any poison on me!" Scorpion was terrified when he saw them all staring at him, and kept insisting on his innocence.
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