Chapter 93
Wow, today's excitement is quite extraordinary... The onlookers who took the initiative to make way for the detectives looked at each other, and retreated at the same time, occupying the other half of the road: Well, this distance should be safe.
It's not safe anymore... When the owner of the grocery store next to Wuwei Building saw the constable coming, he quickly coaxed the little kid who refused to leave the store back home, quickly closed and locked the door, and found the heaviest cabinet to block all the doors and windows: Well, it's safe now.
Bei Qiao: Such a smooth response, how many times did they watch the excitement in Wuweilou to be able to do it so skillfully without any unnecessary movements?
"What are you doing? Don't you know who we are? We're from the Cen family!" Seeing a large group of knives-wielding constables suddenly barge in, the Cen family's servants and thugs couldn't help but panic: What's going on? Why are constables barging in? Wasn't it said before that gossip at Wuweilou always attracts onlookers but no one reports it to the police? While constables can serve as witnesses, these people are always sharp-eyed. If they notice something amiss... No, they must be removed as soon as possible!
"This dynasty is not named Cen, and Qingtian City is not named Cen either." Captain Zhang was very tired after running all the way here. When he heard the questioning tone of the Cen family, he rolled his eyes on the spot: What a big tone, I thought this was in your Luodan City?
"Oh, they say Qingtian City is a place with simple, tolerant and friendly people. Now it seems that it really doesn't live up to its reputation." The arresting captain retorted, and the Cen family servants remembered that this was not Luodan City where they could act tyrannically. Fortunately, there were some of them who were good at talking and retorted in a sarcastic manner. However...
"The people are simple and honest? Does anyone say that about us?" The onlookers outside the door asked the people next to them with a puzzled look on their faces.
"No?" The person being asked was also puzzled: "Is this a good thing to say?" What can simplicity be used for?
Cen family servant: "..." I'm cursing, can't you hear it? A bunch of uneducated and unruly people!
"We don't know where you heard about this simple and tolerant thing." Seeing the constable coming, Qi Guanwei slowly stood up with the help of the steward beside him, stepped back a few steps, and used the table to separate himself and his group from the people on the opposite side. "However, since your master came to Wuweilou, he hasn't had a single drop of water!"
"Nonsense! He obviously drank a pot of tea!"
"Yes, I drank the pot of tea you poured yourself." Qi Guanwei smiled slightly and narrowed his eyes. "Because we were worried that our distinguished guest might upset the tea set, Wuweilou didn't have time to serve tea to Young Master Cen. We were really negligent."
"What? You clearly..." Cen San slammed the table and was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed: "Who brought that pot of hot water just now?"
"Boss, what are we here for?" The young detective who had just taken office looked around with a puzzled look on his face: these two groups of people were arguing so lively, it didn't look like anything was going to happen!
"Wait!" The leading constable, Zhang, frowned as he glanced at Cen Xi, who was still sitting at the table. "Shopkeeper Qi Guan said that the young master of the Cen family had been drugged and held hostage, but isn't he sitting here perfectly still? Could it be that the real young master Cen had been taken away, and the one sitting here was just an imposter... Shit!"
"Holy crap!" The onlookers outside were also shocked and almost couldn't help but move forward to ask: What's going on? Someone died in Wuweilou today?
Seeing the person in front stretching his neck, Bei Qiao stood on tiptoe and looked forward: What happened... Oh, is someone dead?
In the Wuwei Building's lobby, Cen Xi, who had been sitting at a table, suddenly slammed his hand on it, clutched his chest with his other hand, and struggled to raise his head. Cold sweat streamed down his pale face and down his neck. He moved his lips, about to say something, but his eyes rolled back and he fell straight to the ground.
Seeing this, Captain Zhang reacted extremely quickly and rushed over to catch Cen Xi before he fell to the ground: "Old Yan! Hurry and save him!"
"I'm a coroner! I can't help someone who's still breathing!" Old Yan said with a dark face, moving forward and flipping Cen Xi's eyelids. "He can still be saved. Hurry and get him to the hospital! He's been poisoned!"
Seeing that something happened to Cenxi, the enthusiastic onlookers knocked on the window of the grocery store and asked the owner for a stretcher. Other stores sent a strong laborer to help Captain Zhang carry Cenxi to the clinic, and by the way, they watched the show from the front line.
The other constables were left in the hall of Wuwei Building by Captain Zhang to guard the servants and thugs of the Cen family who were trying to escape. Regardless, their behavior today was very suspicious, and they were likely the murderers who drugged Cen Xi.
Bei Qiao followed the crowd to the clinic. The doctor calmly took Cen Xi's pulse and immediately began treating her. After a few injections, Cen Xi's complexion gradually turned rosy, and she slowly regained consciousness.
"Hey, look, look, the person is awake!"
Cen Xi: "..." What's with all this crowd around here? And what's with all these people looking at me like I'm a monkey? Where are the people? Where did they all go?
"Young Master Cen!" Captain Zhang bowed to Cen Xi and asked, "Do you remember what happened before you fainted?"
"Fainted? Yes, I fainted..." Cen Xi struggled to stand up, but the old doctor pushed her back: "What are you doing? The needles haven't been removed yet, and the poison hasn't been completely removed. Lie back down!"
"You know who I am..."
"I don't care who you are! Once you enter this door, you are a patient. Patients must cooperate with the treatment honestly. Don't commit suicide and die in my hospital!" Although the old doctor was thin, he was very strong. He didn't waste much effort when he pushed Cen Xi down.
Cen Xi, who felt dizzy after struggling for a while, silently became obedient, and at the same time felt a little hurt in his self-esteem: I didn’t expect that after practicing martial arts for more than ten years, I couldn’t even beat an old doctor after being poisoned.
"Where are my people?"
"They are suspected of poisoning you and are being held captive by our people in Wuwei Building." The lawyer who was having dinner outside rushed over upon hearing the news, asked the old doctor for some papers directly, and began to take notes.
"Master, this isn't good, is it?"
"Why is he not well? Young Master Cen is in such a bad condition that he can't be moved. Let's finish the questioning as soon as possible." The lawyer raised his pen and looked at the old doctor: "Is he still conscious?"
"Don't worry, he's sober. The person who gave him the drug only wanted to kill him, not turn him into a fool." The old doctor wrote a prescription and handed it to the medicine boy: "Hurry and boil the medicine."
Cen Xi, who was indeed very conscious, said: "..."Is this a good thing?
"Is this a good thing?" Someone among the onlookers asked the question in Cen Xi's mind.
"Why not?" The old doctor checked the needles on Cen Xi's body. "It's not some complicated mixture of toxins. It won't damage the brain, and there are no serious sequelae. I'm very lucky."
"So the person who drugged me only wanted to kill me, not torture me? This person is actually quite nice."
Cen Xi was so angry that she almost got up on the spot: "Is this what you call...good?" Listen to what you said, are you talking like a human being?
"Uh, sorry, I said that. I apologize."
"Alright, alright, everyone, disperse! Wuweilou is now sealed off. If you want to dine there, you can book a private room or order food to go. Just go do what you need to do!" Captain Zhang started to chase people away: "Still looking? Disband quickly!" As the scene of the incident, Wuweilou had only its front door temporarily blocked. As long as guests did not pass through the lobby, they could still go up the stairs from the side door to the private room on the second floor to dine.
Magistrate Du: We must have an attitude of sealing off the scene, but we also cannot disturb the lives of the people. This is called flexibility.
"Tsk, go, go..." The crowd dispersed skillfully, each returning to their own homes and looking for their own mothers. Bei Qiao was about to leave as well, but heard Cen Xi shouting something in the house: "That pretty boy! That pretty boy wearing a jade crown, a turquoise long gown, black cloud boots, and holding a fan in his hand! Stop right there!"
Bei Qiao lowered his head silently, and after confirming that his attire matched exactly what Cen Xi had said, he continued walking back calmly: "Stop? Sorry, I don't want to hear you."
"Sir... please stay." Seeing Cen Xi's neck veins bulging with anger, and she was about to jump out of the bed, Captain Zhang had no choice but to go out and stop Bei Qiao. When Bei Qiao turned around, he understood why Cen Xi was staring at Bei Qiao: Isn't this the person who made Qi Guan, the shopkeeper, smile last night? Her face was very dangerous, but wasn't she a woman?
"What is it?"
Oh, what a new excitement! The crowd of onlookers who were about to leave unconsciously slowed down their pace.
"I want to compete with you to see who can win her heart!" Cen Xi shouted loudly from inside the house.
"Don't move! The needle's going to fall out!" The old doctor was so angry that he wanted to throw him away: "The fish on the chopping board can't jump like you!"
"No, no matter who you're talking about, her heart belongs only to herself." Bei Qiao walked to the door of the clinic under the pleading gaze of Captain Zhang, crossed his arms and looked at Cen Xi: "Anything else?"
"You, you..." Cen Xi gritted his teeth. "Are you mocking me for not caring about Wei Wei's thoughts?"
"I didn't say that."
"...your expression says it, I tell you! I..."
"You're desperate, aren't you?" the old doctor took the medicine bowl from the medicine boy and gestured to his apprentice to pry open Cen Xi's mouth and pour the medicine in. "You're only awake, not recovered. The remaining poison in your body could kill you at any time. You still have the mind to compete with a girl for her affection?"
"A woman? How could it possibly be a woman?" Cen Xi watched Bei Qiao turn and leave. Although he had some doubts, he knew that the most important thing now was to protect his own life. From this morning until now, his food had been prepared by his own men. If the poison he had was related to what he had taken, then the culprit was definitely one of them!
"The old man is still here, and he's already started to eliminate dissidents..."
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