Gu Tingchen looked at the woman fiercely, sizing her up and down.
She was wearing cook's clothes, her hands were entangled nervously, and she was afraid to look at Gu Tingchen. It seemed that there was no doubt about her identity, she was indeed a cook.
But, Gu Tingchen had no grudge against her, so why did she poison him?
Gu Tingchen had a cold face and tried to take a few breaths. Meng Xianchen handed him a glass of water at the right time and said, "Drink some water first. If you still feel uncomfortable, I will take you to see a doctor. No, I will take you there later, no matter whether you feel comfortable or not."
Meng Xianchen's tone became tough for the first time, and Gu Tingchen did not object.
Gu Tingchen stood up with some difficulty and looked at the woman. His scrutinizing gaze frightened the woman so much that she dared not look up. She just lowered her head and trembled with nervousness.
"Are you the cook here?" Gu Tingchen squinted his eyes and rubbed his swollen temples.
The struggle just now caused him to still have a headache, a very painful one.
If it were someone else, they might have been knocked unconscious and would be on the way to the hospital by now, but Gu Tingchen felt that he could still hold on.
"Are you feeling unwell? Don't ask anything. I'll call a private doctor now." Meng Xianchen widened his eyes and looked at Gu Tingchen nervously.
Gu Tingchen frowned irritably and pulled Meng Xianchen to his side. "I'm fine. I need to ask her first."
When the woman heard that Gu Tingchen was going to interrogate her, her whole body immediately convulsed. She was extremely timid.
"How did you find out that she was the one who poisoned me?" Gu Tingchen turned and asked Meng Xianchen.
If Meng Xianchen had not arrived in time, Gu Tingchen would have struggled for who knows how long.
Fortunately, the effect of the poison has passed now.
Meng Xianchen sighed, "Just now, someone came to the kitchen and said they found some strange mushrooms. I was wondering what they were reporting, but she said they were poisonous..."
"You didn't eat that mushroom tonight?" Gu Tingchen then remembered that he had eaten Meng's mushroom soup for dinner tonight.
Meng Xianchen shook his head. "I don't like mushrooms, but I know you ate some tonight."
"Okay, I understand." Gu Tingchen nodded.
Then, he looked at the cook. It was time to ask her properly.
"I'll ask you again, are you the cook of the Meng family?" Gu Tingchen said sternly. He turned around and sat on the chair, holding his forehead.
He needs to slow down now.
Meng Xianchen was about to ask nervously, but was stopped by Gu Tingchen's gesture. He suppressed his concern and shut up.
The woman knew she had no choice but to speak, so she stammered, "Yes, I, I've been working in the Meng family for four or five years."
"So, why did you poison me?" Gu Tingchen never believed in accidents, and this was definitely not an accident.
Coincidence? Not a coincidence at all.
It was only his first day at the Meng family, and he was poisoned. Everyone else in the Meng family was fine, but he, an outsider, was the only one poisoned. Isn't that very strange?
When the woman heard this, she suddenly became excited and said, "I didn't poison you, really!"
"But I was poisoned. Meng Xianchen said that you cooked these mushrooms. Is that right?" He turned to ask Meng Xianchen.
Meng Xianchen nodded. "Yes, the people in the kitchen said that she was the one who specifically ordered the mushrooms and cooked them herself."
"That was an accident. I didn't know the mushroom was poisonous!" the woman yelled.
Gu Tingchen frowned, "You didn't know the poison of this mushroom, yet you asked people to buy it and cook it?"
"I saw a recipe online, and it said this mushroom is very delicious." The woman felt guilty, lowered her head, and her voice dropped.
"Do you think I will believe such a reason for picking up a bargain?" Gu Tingchen frowned even tighter.
When the woman saw Gu Tingchen's expression, she became nervous and at a loss.
"I, I really don't dare anymore." She looked at Gu Tingchen, then at Meng Xianchen, her face as pale as a piece of white paper.
Gu Tingchen sneered. He knew that this woman was definitely instructed by someone else. Her fear and nervousness were not pretended. With her courage, how could she dare to do such a thing as poisoning?
"I want you to tell me honestly, why did you poison me?" Gu Tingchen raised his eyebrows, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.
The woman trembled and said, "I, I didn't mean to poison you, I really didn't mean to..."
"But I did get poisoned after eating your mushrooms." Gu Tingchen said aggressively.
"But that's really none of my business, none of my business!"
"You wanted to buy the mushrooms, and you made them. Now I'm poisoned, and you say it's none of your business? Are you trying to shirk responsibility? Then I have no choice but to call the police." Gu Tingchen's expression was indifferent.
The woman panicked and begged Gu Tingchen hurriedly: "Don't, don't..."
"To be honest, to be honest I can consider forgiving you." Gu Tingchen pressed on.
The woman hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and said with a dusty face, "This mushroom was recommended to me by a salesman. He said that if I use it in cooking, I can get a commission."
"Oh? There is such a good thing in the world. Not only do I give you mushrooms, I also give you money?" Gu Tingchen frowned doubtfully.
This time the woman lost her composure and hurriedly defended herself.
"Everything I said was true! He said they were trying to expand the market, and the first people to use these mushrooms would get a commission. I figured I could make some extra money. Besides, everyone had to buy mushrooms anyway, so this would save me money. I could also secretly keep the purchase money."
The woman explained, looking timidly at Meng Xianchen.
Being greedy for a little bit of money is nothing, but poisoning is a serious crime. Meng Xianchen's face was very ugly.
"Is everything you said true?" Meng Xianchen frowned.
"Really, sir, really!" the woman explained.
"I thought, since you don't like mushrooms, you wouldn't say anything even if they taste bad. But I didn't expect this gentleman to be poisoned after eating them. How could I know they were poisonous? I feel so wronged..."
As the woman spoke, she began to sob, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Gu Tingchen and Meng Xianchen both frowned at the same time, with a hint of impatience in their eyes.
"Okay, stop crying. We still have something to ask you." Meng Xianchen stopped her in time.
The woman held back her tears and asked with trembling lips, "Master, this is all I know. What else do you want to ask me?"
Meng Xianchen glanced at Gu Tingchen, then turned to look at the woman sternly: "You have to tell me what the person selling you this thing looks like? Is it a man or a woman? How tall is he? Is he fat or thin? If you dare to miss a single detail, I will never forgive you!"
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