Despite Gao Siming's explanation, Qin Wen was still reluctant to drink it and desperately tried to stop Li Nan from adding tea leaves to the teapot.
Seeing the two of them, Gao Siming smiled knowingly.
Seafood doesn't take long to prepare; the more high-end the ingredient, the simpler the cooking process.
In less than an hour, a full seafood feast was laid out on the dining table.
Gao Siming seemed to know the extent of Li Nan's psychological trauma, so he didn't prepare the usual red and white meat dishes today, but rather seafood and river delicacies.
"Let's eat! Let's eat!"
At the dinner table, the three of them tacitly avoided discussing anything related to the case, and naturally also avoided the topic of Peng Yuanyuan.
It wasn't until Li Nan finished picking her teeth with the crab leg and looked at the mess on the table with a look of unsatisfaction that she suddenly asked a question.
"Brother Gao, have you ever been to the basement of your neighborhood?"
Gao Siming naturally knew that Li Nan's question wasn't just about the surface-level issue, so he said directly, "Nonsense, I've lived here for over ten years, how could I not have been there? I guess you want to ask about the basement surveillance, right? Actually, all the residents in this community know that the underground parking lot here is just a big pit, the cameras are basically useless. Haven't you seen how many residents park their cars on the street? Only a fool would park in the basement."
Li Nan was surprised that Gao Siming knew about this and put it so bluntly, "Really? Why didn't the homeowners react? And isn't the property management doing anything about it?"
"Who's going to pay for it? You're such a fool! Do you even know how much it costs to replace surveillance equipment?"
Gao Siming took out his phone, showed Li Nan the owners' group chat, and said, "Look, there are owners complaining in the group all the time, but what's the use? The occupancy rate of most communities is not high now, let alone a villa area like this. Lakeside Moonlight is considered good, but the occupancy rate is probably only 40%. The property management is broke!"
"I see!"
"Looks like you got burned by the basement surveillance this time! Now that you've finished eating, you can talk about this gruesome case!"
Li Nan, still visibly shaken, said, "Never mind, there's not much to say about this case right now; we're still investigating. Brother Gao, let's talk about why you called us here today!"
"Okay, here are some things for you to see!"
Gao Siming picked up the crutch next to the stool, walked to the window, and saw that the plum tree outside the window was just sprouting new buds.
In front of the tree trunk, there was a small mound of earth, which was clean and free of weeds.
"This is?"
"Since you came in, haven't you noticed that something is missing from the house?"
The two looked around, and Qin Wen, ever the observant one, asked, "Brother Gao, where's Xiao Hua? We're having a seafood feast today, she must be ecstatic. Why isn't she here? Is she sick?"
“It’s right there!” Gao Siming pointed to the mound of earth. “It’s been poisoned!”
Qin Wen covered her mouth in shock, and Li Nan was equally astonished. Why would someone else covet their pet cat? Who could be so cruel?
"I want to thank Little Flower; it saved me from a disaster!"
Gao Siming's words shocked the two of them again. At first, they thought that it was just a villain who poisoned the kitten, but now it seems that things are not so simple!
Both of them knew that Gao Siming was not the type to joke about such things, so they pressed him for details.
Gao Siming looked at Li Nan and said, "Originally, I didn't plan to tell you about this, but after hearing you mention Peng Yuanyuan on the phone a few days ago, I can't let go of this knot in my heart."
"The reason I asked you to bring Qin Wen here today is to prove something and test something!"
Gao Siming pulled out a blue mineral water bottle from the corner of the kitchen. It was already a quarter full, containing the "poisoned water" from that day.
Gao Siming handed the bucket to Qin Wen, saying, "You're a professional, look at this. There's only a tiny pinhole on the bucket. I gave Xiaohua a small bowl of water, and it only licked it a few times before it was gone in a few minutes. Look at this, what in the world is so poisonous?"
"Highly poisonous?" Upon hearing this, Li Nan understood. Someone had actually poisoned Gao Siming through a needle injection, and with a highly potent poison at that! This was a major incident that the Stability Division had to handle!
"Brother Gao, I came here today without expecting to need this done. I didn't bring any special test strips. How about I take a sample and we can check it carefully for you back in the lab?"
Li Nan added, "Brother Gao, this is no small matter. It would be best to send this bucket back as well. If it really is such a potent poison, this could be a huge problem! We must find and subdue the culprit as soon as possible!"
Gao Siming smiled and put the bucket on the ground. "No need for all that trouble. I just want to know what kind of poison this is, and I also know who the murderer is!"
"who?"
"You just released me a few days ago!"
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