Chapter 133: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Jiang Cha didn't know what confidential documents were in Huo Tingkun's study.
Because Huo Tingkun's things were all locked in separate drawers, and no one in his family would easily look through his documents.
However, at night, many people came to the house.
They took Huo Jingchuan away.
Huo Jingye was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Wu Xiaocao looked up and asked him, "Second brother, what should we do?"
"Cha Cha, you and Xiao Cao wait for me at home. I'll go out and find out what's going on."
No matter how slow-witted Huo Jingye was, he sensed that something was amiss.
Why was it that as soon as Old Huo and Aunt Ye were sent down to the countryside, their house was robbed and their eldest brother was taken away?
Besides, the higher-ups didn’t even investigate the matter between Old Huo and Aunt Ye before convicting them.
"Brother, we are scared. Can you just stay home with us?"
Ginger tea is pitiful.
Huo Jingchuan had already told him that Huo Jingye must not be allowed to go out.
Especially tonight.
Jiang Cha cried, and Wu Xiaocao started crying too.
Huo Jingye panicked when the two sisters started crying.
"Okay, I'll stay home with you. I want to see what evil has happened to our Huo family recently."
It's hard to feel at ease with ginger tea.
Huo Jingchuan didn't come back for three consecutive days.
Huo Jingye asked for leave directly from the steel plant, and Wu Xiaocao also asked for leave from the school.
The front and back doors of the Huo family were guarded, saying that during the investigation, no one in the Huo family could contact the outside world.
Now everything is fine. Huo Jingye can’t go out without Jiang Cha stopping him.
The news about the Huo family spread throughout the entire compound. For a time, the compound was in a state of panic. People walked around the Huo family, as if they were afraid that they would be arrested and locked up if they looked at the door of the Huo family for even one more moment.
What Jiang Cha was most worried about was actually Huo Jingchuan's legs.
The treatment has been stopped for so many days, and I don’t know how he is recovering now?
“Knock, knock, knock.”
There was a knock on the door. Jiang Cha was in the living room, closest to the front door, so he got up and opened it.
"Comrade Jiang Cha, these are the items you need."
After being locked up at home for five days, they still had to eat and live every day.
The food at home was almost gone, so Jiang Cha mentioned to the gatekeepers that he needed some rice, flour, grain, oil and vegetables.
Today, they sent someone to deliver it.
"Thanks."
Jiang Cha brought the things in and thanked the people outside.
All food is prepared according to military standards.
There's enough food in here to last them three days.
Jiang Cha carried the things into the kitchen and put them away one by one.
She talked to Wu Xiaocao about this these two days.
Huo Jingye has a bad temper, and Jiang Cha is afraid that he will cause trouble, so she asks Wu Xiaocao to drag Huo Jingye to tutor her.
Jiang Cha knew that no matter how bad Huo Jingye's temper was, he was a good brother to both her and Xiaocao.
Huo Jingye called out from inside: "Cha Cha, who was knocking on the door just now?"
"It's okay. They brought us some food. I'll just put it away."
Huo Jingye didn't want to see the evil faces at the door, so he didn't go out.
Ginger tea always deals with medicine, so it is used to being cautious.
She opened the smallest sack, which contained multi-grain flour.
Jiang Cha sniffed it out of habit and immediately frowned.
She seemed to smell the scent of raw aconite.
Jiang Cha grabbed a handful of multi-grain flour, put it to the tip of his nose, and sniffed it carefully. It was indeed raw aconite.
Raw aconite is poisonous. I don’t know who actually ground it into powder and mixed it into mixed grain flour.
Multi-grain noodles are dark in color, so even if something is mixed in, it won’t be easily discovered.
If Jiang Cha hadn't been careful, she might not have discovered this.
After all, who would have thought that the food provided to them by the army was poisonous?
Jiang Cha closed the bag again and originally wanted to take it out and return it to the person outside.
She thought again, this is a good opportunity that has come to her door!
Jiang Cha put down the multi-grain powder, went to her room and wrote a letter. She put the letter in an envelope and hid it in her sleeve.
After that, he picked up the full trash can at home and opened the door again.
"Anything else, Comrade Jiang Cha?"
"Excuse me, comrade, the trash cans at home are full and the smell is too strong. I just want to go out and take out the trash."
The man looked Jiang Cha up and down. Cao Dongliang, who was guarding the other side, said, "The higher-ups have ordered them not to go out. So why don't we just take care of the trash for her? It's no big deal."
Guarding the main gate and the back door, Jiang Cha only trusted Cao Dongliang.
Cao Dongliang obviously has a bad relationship with another person.
Jiang Cha guessed that they were most likely not from the same camp.
She handed the bucket to Cao Dongliang.
"Thank you so much, comrade. If the trash can at home wasn't full, I really wouldn't want to bother you."
She pretended to be unfamiliar with Cao Dongliang, and Cao Dongliang cooperated very well and took the bucket from Jiang Cha's hand.
Another person suddenly stood between Jiang Cha and Cao Dongliang.
"Let me check it first, then you can pour it."
He turned around and pulled out a long, thin piece of firewood from the pile.
Jiang Cha took the opportunity to stuff the letter from his sleeve into Cao Dongliang's pocket.
The hands and feet were so quick that Cao Dongliang didn't even have time to react.
Jiang Cha stood up straight, and the man just turned around and didn't notice anything.
He turned the trash can upside down.
In the end, Cao Dongliang became a little impatient and walked out with the bucket.
"Is it really that serious? It's just a trash can, and you can dig out flowers from it?"
"If I don't check it thoroughly, and something goes wrong, you will be responsible, right?"
"I'm too lazy to argue with you."
The garbage dump is at the entrance of this alley.
Cao Dongliang turned the trash can upside down and knocked it against the stone pillar. "Isn't it done now? It won't take more than half a minute. You're the only one who keeps dilly-dallying."
He took the bucket back and placed it in front of Jiang Cha.
"I'm going to wash my hands. I'm a grown man, I don't know what you're afraid of."
He opened his hands and walked outside.
Jiang Cha was very embarrassed, "I'm really sorry to bother you!"
Got home and closed the door.
After washing my hands with ginger tea, I started cooking.
What they made was the bag of poisonous multi-grain noodles that was delivered today.
She made steamed bread with mixed grain flour, mixing the coarse flour with water, and mixing it with buckwheat husks, wheat bran, cornmeal, and raw aconite powder. Who could tell which was which?
After Jiang Cha kneaded the dough, he put the steamed buns into the steamer one by one.
When it was time for dinner, she called people out to eat.
The crisp sound was heard clearly by those guarding the door.
Huo Jingye and Wu Xiaocao came out of the room, and Jiang Cha poured a glass of water for each of them.
"Today we can only eat steamed bread made with mixed grains. We can make do with steamed bread and water, and it's still a meal."
Huo Jingye was really thirsty, and he drank all the water in one gulp.
Wu Xiaocao was also a little thirsty. She sipped the water in small sips, thinking about the example questions that Huo Jingye had just given her.
The three of them had just sat down at the dining table and taken a bite of their steamed bun when Huo Jingye started to feel uneasy.
"No, why does my stomach hurt so much?"
Jiang Cha's steamed bread had a piece of bread missing, and he looked like he was in great pain.
Wu Xiaocao held her stomach, sweat dripping down her forehead.
"Brother, sister, I...I can't do it anymore!"
"Quick, give me your hand, I... let me see."
Jiang Cha bit her lips until they turned white. She reluctantly grabbed Huo Jingye's hand and took his pulse.
After a while, she was horrified.
"Brother, we're poisoned!"
Wu Xiaocao fainted from the pain.
After Jiang Cha said this, he also fell onto the table and fainted from the pain.
Huo Jingye panicked.
"Cha Cha, Xiao Cao, wake up, wake up!"
He held his stomach, pushed Jiang Cha, and then pushed Wu Xiaocao.
Neither of these two people could wake up and deal with him.
Huo Jingye slammed the cup in his hand to the ground.
"Help, help, come quickly...save us!"
"What's that sound?"
Cao Dongliang was squatting at the door eating a steamed bun, while the other man leaned against the pile of firewood and swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth.
"Go in and take a look."
…
Ginger tea is actually always sober.
The reason why Huo Jingye and Wu Xiaocao fainted was that they drank the drugged water she handed them, which caused them to suddenly have abdominal pain and faint.
This medicine is made by mixing ginger tea with local ingredients. It does not cause much harm to the body and cannot be compared with the toxicity of raw aconite.
All three of them were taken to the emergency room of the military hospital.
The door of the emergency room closed.
Jiang Cha opened his eyes.
She saw Chief Ji.
"How dare you, you even dare to eat poison? And you dare to drag your whole family to eat it with you."
Jiang Cha got up from the emergency bed.
"You've already seen my courage, Chief Ji, haven't you?"
Ji Chongshan laughed heartily.
"You little girl, you really have some of your uncle Huo's style when he was young."
Ji Chongshan looked at Huo Jingye and Wu Xiaocao in the bed next to him.
"Are they both okay?"
Jiang Cha checked their pulses and said, "It's okay. The medicine is a bit strong. They will probably need to sleep for two hours before waking up."
"That's good." Ji Chongshan nodded. "According to your wishes, the entire hospital is now under surveillance. Since you have decided to be the bait, I will now explain your mission to you."
Jiang Cha saluted Ji Chongshan with a standard military salute, "Yes."
"You were born and raised in Chuncheng. You should know that our Chuncheng is located at the confluence of two rivers and has developed water transportation. Whether it's heading south or north, any ship transporting goods by water will most likely pass through Chuncheng."
"Yes, I know that."
"What you don't know is that we have set up defense lines on all the rivers in Spring City."
"But recently, our underwater defenses have been frequently targeted by criminals."
Jiang Cha suddenly realized, "You mean, there's a traitor in the army?"
"Yes, that traitor. We have already locked onto the target, Cai Weide."
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