Chapter 210 She Knows Where She Is
The woman was also somewhat agitated at this moment. She retorted coldly, "I've already said it! If I wanted to poison you, why would I go through all this trouble to bring you here?"
Seeing Shen Qingci's life hanging by a thread, she panicked and grabbed the doctor by the collar, dragging him out.
The stone gate was slammed shut again.
Shen Qingci slowly closed her eyes.
The woman must have gone to report the news.
Or... we could go and find her a new doctor.
Her mind raced as she recalled the doctor's appearance, and the feeling of familiarity grew stronger.
Where exactly... have I seen this before?
Shen Qingci narrowed her eyes slightly, her mind racing with thoughts.
These people kidnapped her, so they will probably find a secluded place to hide.
But... they might not carry a doctor with them at all times.
Therefore, it is highly likely that they found this doctor on the spot.
The fact that it was found here suggests that it was probably found in a clinic nearby.
Nearby clinics?
A terrifying glint suddenly flashed in Shen Qingci's eyes!
She suddenly opened her eyes!
I remember now!
She finally remembered! That doctor—why did he look so familiar?
She had indeed seen this doctor before, at the clinic near her home!
It wasn't the Huo family's residence, nor the Regent's Palace, but... the vicinity of the Shen family's residence.
Shen Qingci's mind raced in an instant!
Could it be that they actually hid her in the Shen family?
Once the thought arises, it can no longer be suppressed!
The Shen family home is indeed an excellent hiding place! The Shen family home has long been sealed off, and no one would come here on ordinary days.
But it's precisely because no one will come that it's safer!
If they were indeed in the Shen family's territory, then she was currently inside the stone chamber of the Shen family's underground prison!
She knew about this stone chamber!
No wonder... no wonder when she looked out the door earlier, it was pitch black outside and she couldn't see anything!
They probably weren't deliberately creating a diversion, but rather they were afraid that she would see clearly outside and recognize where they were!
If it really is the Shen family's stone chamber, then she isn't entirely without a way to leave!
Most secret passages and chambers are not completely sealed off, leaving no way out.
And she just so happens to know all the mechanisms of the Shen family's underground passages! She has already memorized all the blueprints!
The door to the stone chamber was opened again.
The woman slowly entered again from outside the door.
Her face was icy cold, her eyes fixed on Shen Qingci, her voice chilling: "Did you... deliberately take poison so that we would find someone to examine you?"
"Did you... secretly pass a message to that doctor just now?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief and astonishment.
"Didn't you search all my belongings?" she retorted weakly. "How could I poison myself?"
"Besides, I don't even know where I am, let alone which doctor you will bring. How am I supposed to... pass on a message?"
The woman's gaze slowly swept over her, finally landing on her wrist.
Shen Qingci knew that she suspected the only bracelet on her wrist.
She immediately held out her hand, her voice filled with frankness and a perfectly measured hint of grievance: "This bracelet is a keepsake left to me by my mother. She put it on me when I was young. Now that it's too small, I can't take it off, so I've never taken it off."
“If you have any doubts,” a resolute glint flashed in her eyes, “you can call someone right now to cut this bracelet…”
“But,” she changed the subject, looking directly at her, “if you cut off the bracelet, but still can’t prove that I poisoned myself, and there’s not a trace of it on me... then shouldn’t you give me... the antidote?”
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at her frank demeanor, and then let out a cold laugh.
“It doesn’t matter.” Her voice was full of disdain and cruelty. “Anyway, even if you really wanted to send a message out through that doctor, it… wouldn’t get out.”
“Because…that doctor,” a bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of her lips, “has already been…killed by me.”
Shen Qingci's heart skipped a beat!
She frowned deeply, remained silent for a long while, and then slowly spoke, her voice filled with just the right amount of lingering fear: "Isn't that a bit too cruel?"
“However…” she paused, then her tone shifted, her eyes filled with fear of death again, “He couldn’t cure my poison, so killing him is fine. But since you’ve killed him, could you find someone who can cure my poison?”
"I really don't want to die."
The woman glanced at her, her voice devoid of any warmth: "Doctor, I've already sent someone to fetch him."
"As for whether you can hold out until the doctor arrives, and whether the doctor can cure your poison, well... that depends on your luck."
Shen Qingci was about to say something more when the woman turned around, slammed the stone door shut, and left.
Shen Qingci stared intently at the cold stone walls around her, carefully examining the surroundings.
If she guessed correctly, this was indeed the stone chamber of her Shen family.
So... there really shouldn't be any gaps inside this stone chamber. People outside wouldn't be able to peek through any cracks to see what she's doing inside.
But she didn't act immediately. Instead, she quietly lifted the blood-stained blanket beneath her and slowly... began to grope around on the cold stone bed.
Inside this stone chamber, the gaps between the stones are filled with pebbles of varying sizes. Each stone is extremely large and thick, making it difficult to determine whether the stone bed is hollow by tapping or other means.
But only the Shen family knew that all the secrets were hidden in those seemingly inconspicuous little stones used to fill the gaps.
Shen Qingci's fingers slowly explored the cold stone bed, not missing any tiny bumps or depressions.
Soon, her fingertips touched a place that was different from the others.
Shen Qingci's lips slowly curled up.
The woman thought that she was using the poisoning to contact people outside and pass on messages.
Little did she know, her true purpose was simply to use this opportunity to mislead her.
A hint of mockery and pleasure flashed in Shen Qingci's eyes.
She was genuinely curious to see what kind of expression the woman would have when she returned and saw that the stone chamber was empty except for the pools of congealed black blood she had just vomited.
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