Chapter 76 So you suspect that I poisoned my niece
"Where's Yueyue? Was she picked up by her mother?"
Lin Jie came back alone, and the result was certain.
Lin Jie nodded, but subconsciously felt something was wrong: "But, Mr. Ji, what do you want to do with Yueyue?"
"I want to ask her something."
Ji Lianqi didn't say what it was.
Since Yueyue had already left, there was no point in him saying more.
But Lin Jie was a comrade-in-arms for many years, and he immediately guessed what Ji Lianqi was doing.
"You want to ask Yueyue about the poisoned potatoes, right?"
Ji Lianqi was startled and raised his eyes: "You know?"
"I've known you for so many years, how could I not know?" Lin Jie curled his lips.
"You are wondering if Yueyue got food poisoning from the potatoes she ate."
"Yes." Ji Lianqi looked straight at Lin Jie: "Since you know everything, I might as well say it straight. I think Ye Ying is innocent."
"Could there be some misunderstanding?"
Lin Jie's eyes darkened, he looked away and said nothing.
He actually did have some doubts about this matter, but he just couldn't imagine that his sister could do such a thing.
Yueyue is her niece after all, she can't possibly...
But what if Ranran really did such a thing?
Thinking of this, Lin Jie's face didn't look very good.
Ji Lianqi, who was standing opposite him, gave him a deep look, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Lin Jie, I'll leave this matter to you. Help me figure it out."
Lin Jie looked at Ji Lianqi's back and felt extremely irritated. He went back to the house with a sullen face.
When Lin Ranran saw Lin Jie coming back with a dark face, she was stunned at first, thinking that something unpleasant had happened between him and his soldiers.
Just when she wanted to ask, Lin Jie glanced at her coldly.
Lin Ranran's heart skipped a beat when she was looked at by this gaze, and she frowned and asked, "What's wrong, brother? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lin Jie ignored her and just lit a cigarette silently.
After a long while, he said in a deep voice: "Lin Ranran, I have something to ask you."
This was the first time that Lin Jie spoke to her in such a tone, and Lin Ranran's heart was instantly filled with panic.
What happened?
"Just ask whatever you want, why are you making it seem like such a big deal..."
"About Yueyue's food poisoning."
Before Lin Ranran could finish her complaint, Lin Jie interrupted her out of the blue.
"Tell me the truth, besides potatoes, what else did Yueyue eat that day?"
Lin Ranran was stunned at first, then avoided Lin Jie's inquiring gaze.
"How would I know? She was playing with other kids in the compound at the time. How would I know what she ate during that time?"
Lin Ranran's panic did not escape Lin Jie's eyes.
He knew his sister, who grew up with him, very well. This was the expression on her face when she told a lie.
"You really don't know?" Lin Jie asked coldly.
"I really don't know." Lin Ranran quickly adjusted her state and quickly regained her composure. She turned her head and asked back with a hurt look on her face:
"Brother, do you suspect that Yueyue's food poisoning has something to do with me?"
Lin Jie ignored Lin Ranran's hurt expression and said in a cold voice: "Lin Ranran, I will give you another chance to explain the matter clearly."
Knowing where her elder brother got the information from, Lin Ranran was a little frightened for a moment, but she was determined not to admit such a thing no matter what!
Now that the blame has been put on Ye Ying, she will never admit that she has anything to do with this matter!
That's no different than shooting yourself in the foot!
With her heart made up, Lin Ranran shouted confidently, "Even if you give me ten more chances, my answer will be the same! I don't know, I don't know!"
Looking at his sister who looked stubborn and determined, Lin Jie shook his head in disappointment.
"If you don't speak up, someone else will speak up for you. Then, I won't be able to decide how the situation will turn out."
After saying these harsh words, he ignored Lin Ranran and turned around to go back to his room.
"What will happen?" Lin Ranran's trembling voice came from behind.
Lin Jie paused and said, "It's also Ji Lianqi's fault that he didn't pursue the matter. If he did, the consequences would be serious."
"But my dear sister, what I wonder is, so many children ate the potatoes given by Ye Ying and were fine, why did Yueyue get poisoned?"
"How...how would I know this?" Lin Ranran lowered her eyes hastily, her arrogance completely gone.
Upon hearing that there might be serious consequences, Lin Ranran's whole body became soft except for her words, which remained hard.
"Besides, brother, Yueyue is your own daughter, why are you speaking for outsiders?"
"She had food poisoning and was in the hospital on IV drip for several days. Why are you questioning me?"
"I would never harm my own niece, would I?"
Lin Jie snorted coldly: "Then I don't know."
This ambiguous statement immediately ignited Lin Ranran.
"Brother, what do you mean?"
"So you suspect that I poisoned my own niece?"
"You know what kind of person that fat bitch Ye Ying is! Why did you suddenly turn your arm away?"
"Is it Brother Lian Qi? Did he ask you to ask me?"
When Lin Ranran thought that Ji Lianqi might have begun to doubt her, her heart began to beat fast and her mood became very unstable.
"Don't worry about who asks." Seeing his sister's reaction, Lin Jie frowned.
"You just need to tell me the whole story of that day. If it has nothing to do with you, as your elder brother, I will definitely not ignore you."
In fact, at this point, Lin Ranran already knew that there was no way for her to clear herself of the suspicion.
Then he sneered: "What if it has something to do with me? How should my brother deal with it?"
Lin Jie: “…”
"Lin Ranran! So what's going on with Yueyue?"
"I..." Lin Ranran looked at Lin Jie with a stern face, and was hesitant to speak.
He wanted to be tough at first, but he finally gave in to Lin Jason's cold gaze.
"You didn't come home for dinner that night. I thought there were some leftovers from the night before, so... I thought it shouldn't be wasted, so I took them out and ate them with Yueyue."
"But I have to be frank. I had no idea what was going on because I ate the leftovers and nothing happened to me!"
"On the contrary, Yueyue started vomiting not long after eating."
"It was only after I asked that I found out that she had just eaten the potatoes that Ye Ying gave her not long ago!"
"So...I would definitely think at first that Yueyue got sick because she ate Yeying's potatoes!"
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