Xiao Qianqian hung up her husband's call and then noticed a message in her senior brothers' group chat. She quickly opened it and saw that her eldest senior brother seemed to be familiar with the flower, so she quickly dialed his number.
"Hey, junior sister, what made you think of calling me?" came the gentle voice of the senior brother from the other end.
"Senior Brother, you mentioned in the group chat that you recognized this flower. Do you remember what kind of flower it is and where you've seen it before?"
"Junior Sister, what are you doing? Planning to do plant research?"
"No, we're currently in a village in another province where the villagers have been poisoned. I was asked to come here to help them detoxify. It turns out the cause is that the flower's sap sprayed into the water, causing the villagers to be poisoned. Moreover, this flower has a very strong reproductive capacity. I want to look up some information to see how to deal with it so that it won't harm the villagers anymore. I've searched online but haven't found any information about this flower."
"I see. If I remember correctly, I saw an introduction to this flower on Master's bookshelf in a very old medical book. Logically speaking, this plant should be extinct. How could it suddenly appear in a village?"
"On Master's bookshelf? I think I've read all the books on Master's bookshelf. I don't recall seeing the book you mentioned, Senior Brother." Xiao Qianqian thought for a moment, but she didn't have that impression.
"Let me think again, it's a book with a very old cover, and I remember there was a black spider on the cover."
"A book on drug making?"
"The content seemed to be about drug manufacturing. You know, I'm not very interested in drug manufacturing, so I just glanced at it and put it down. I didn't look at it again. I remember this plant is called Intoxicating Lotus. Yes, it's called Intoxicating Lotus. It's a very ancient plant. It has beautiful flowers and usually grows in places with water. It has a strong reproductive ability and kills people silently by spraying poison."
"Senior Brother, could you send someone to check if this book is still on the bookshelf? I want to figure out a way to control it. This flower has multiplied a lot in this area, and I don't know how to deal with it. The water sources here have also been sprayed with poison, and the villagers have no drinking water. I want to think of a way to get rid of this plant so that it won't harm people anymore."
"Okay, I'll send someone to the mountains to see if this book is still on the bookshelf. I'll let you know if I find out."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Senior Brother."
"Junior sister, don't be shy. Remember to treat us to a meal when you come back. Your senior brothers haven't congratulated you on getting your marriage certificate yet."
"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner when I get back."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Qianqian felt slightly relieved.
She decided to go to the village first to check the situation and look for other potentially useful clues.
When she arrived in the village, she found many villagers gathered together, their faces filled with anxiety.
After inquiring, she learned that everyone's lives had been severely affected because the venom had contaminated the water source.
When the villagers saw her approaching, they quickly gathered around her. "Dr. Xiao, they said the water is poisonous, or is it the poison sprayed by this harmful flower? Is that true?"
Xiao Qianqian nodded and comforted them, "They're right. The toxins in this water will only increase. For everyone's safety, please don't touch this water anymore. We'll try to get rid of this harmful flower as soon as possible, and then find a way to drain the toxic water and bring it back in. Don't worry, we're already working on a solution. But right now, the most urgent thing is to find a clean water source to solve this immediate problem."
One villager suggested, "There's a clear spring in the mountains not far from the village; we can go and take a look."
Xiao Qianqian's eyes lit up. "Okay, then you guys go take a look first. If you can find it, then we can organize to fetch water and solve the short-term drinking water problem."
"Okay, Dr. Xiao, thank you."
"You're welcome. Everyone, please go ahead and get back to work. I'll check the surrounding area again."
"Okay, Dr. Xiao, then we won't bother you any longer."
"Um."
Inside the tent, the experts had been busy all day but hadn't found any information about the plant online, and everyone looked dejected.
"Oh dear, what kind of plant is this? Why is there no information about it online?" The old expert was exhausted, his back ached, and his eyes were sore from staring at the computer all day.
"Yes, I've searched through so many websites but can't find any information about this plant. It's really worrying."
"Is it from outer space? Why is there no information about it?"
"I think so."
Just as Xiao Qianqian was about to lift the tent flap and go inside, her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw that it was her third senior brother calling, so she quickly answered it.
"Junior Sister, I heard about your situation from Senior Brother. I've also read the book he mentioned, but it disappeared later. It seems to have disappeared after Second Brother left. I suspect he took it with him when he left. I even told Master about it, but Master said we shouldn't interfere. If it's lost, it's lost. I don't know what Master was thinking. Second Brother is obsessed with researching poisons. With that book, he definitely won't do anything good."
"You mean that the second senior brother took that book?"
"I suspect that the book disappeared after he left. If he didn't take it, then who did? Besides, none of us are particularly interested in toxicology research; he was the only one obsessed with it."
Xiao Qianqian held the phone for a moment, then asked, "Second Senior Brother, do you remember this kind of flower?"
"I have read the materials."
"Tell me about it, Second Senior Brother."
"Hmm, this flower is an ancient one, it should be extinct now, Junior Sister. You mean you found a large patch of this flower in the village?"
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