Chapter 943 Nightmare (Update 1)
Cheng Qi was so depressed that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.
But Ruan Qi didn't care how much pain he was feeling. She asked him ruthlessly, "You'd better think carefully about what other strange behavior Xu Qingya has had over the years. This matter is no longer just a personal grudge, but involves the entire country of China. If she really poisoned all the restaurants under the Cheng family, the consequences will be more than you can bear."
There are so many restaurants under the Cheng family that even Cheng Qi, the head of the family, may not be able to count them.
And how many guests do these restaurants receive every day?
countless.
If Xu Qingya really poisoned all these guests, then the Cheng family and Cheng Qi would become sinners in the whole of China.
Although Cheng Qi was treacherous and cunning, he couldn't bear such a heavy reputation. His face turned pale, and he tried hard to recall Xu Qingya's abnormal behavior over the years.
"I, I really can't remember clearly... I'm usually very busy and only go home at night. I don't take care of anything at home, and I don't know where Xu Qingya goes every day."
Ruan Qi: "Who is responsible for managing the restaurants under the Cheng family?"
"The general manager of the catering department is in charge." Cheng Qi said this and suddenly remembered something. "Oh, that general manager seemed to be recommended to me by Xu Qingya. She said he was her distant nephew. I thought he was honest, so I hired him without thinking too much. Anyway, catering is just a small business of the Cheng family, so even if it loses money, it won't be a big loss."
Ruan Qi: “…”
Ruan Qi no longer knew what to say to Cheng Qi.
You could call him stupid, but he had indeed killed so many people. But you could call him cunning, but he couldn't even understand the person next to him.
Such a high position as the general manager of the catering department was given to someone just like that. Did Cheng Qi's brain get stuck in the door?
Ruan Qi looked at Cheng Qi speechlessly, took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to Xi Jiu, asking him to check the general manager of Cheng's catering department.
Xi Jiu acted quickly and found out the truth in less than ten minutes.
The general manager of Cheng's catering department was named Wu Qiang, who was said to be Xu Qingya's distant nephew. However, further investigation revealed that Xu Qingya had no distant relatives at all.
As for Wu Qiang, his education, family background, and even his name and identity were all fabricated. Xi Jiu checked the relevant systems and the entire country's population data, but couldn't find any such person as Wu Qiang.
There are only two possibilities for this result:
First, this Wu Qiang was disguised as someone else, so the population information system could not find his face.
Second, Wu Qiang is not a Chinese citizen at all, but an illegal immigrant.
Ruan Qi is more inclined to the second possibility.
She opened the information sent by Xi Jiu, turned her phone screen vertically, and faced Cheng Qi.
"This is the information on Wu Qiang, the manager of Cheng's catering department. Upon investigation, this person doesn't exist in the population information system, nor is he some distant nephew of Xu Qingya. Master Cheng, you should understand what this means when someone can't be found in the public security system."
Cheng Qi certainly knew what this meant.
A person who cannot be found in the public security system, a person whose identity, background and education are all fictitious, he is most likely not from China, but has illegally entered the country.
Why did he illegally come to China? Why is he so close to Xu Qingya? And why did Xu Qingya let him take the position of manager of Cheng's catering department?
——Everything points to Organization X.
This Wu Qiang was most likely a member of Organization X. He had illegally smuggled into China, forged the identity of a distant nephew, and then, with the help of Xu Qingya, became the general manager of Cheng's catering department.
The poisoning incident at Guyun Private Kitchen was most likely caused by Wu Qiang taking advantage of his position.
Cheng Qi figured it all out and quickly said to Ruan Qi, "It must have been Wu Qiang! He's from Organization X! Go and catch him!"
In order to avoid being branded as a Chinese criminal, Cheng Qi desperately hopes to capture Wu Qiang.
But Ruan Qi sat on the chair, motionless.
Cheng Qi's eyes were about to burst into flames: "Go arrest him! What are you still sitting here for?!"
Ruan Qi glanced at him.
"Do you think I want to sit here?" She pointed to the message Xi Jiu had just sent her on her phone. "Wu Qiang ran away. He disappeared right after the incident at Guyun Private Kitchen."
In an instant, Cheng Qi was struck by lightning.
He stared at Ruan Qi's phone screen for a while, then collapsed in his chair like a deflated ball.
Poisoning so many ordinary people was no small matter. But now that Wu Qiang and Xu Qingya had escaped, Cheng Qi was the only person involved.
He was definitely guilty of this crime.
Cheng Qi looked ten years older in an instant.
He slumped in the chair with a pale face, cold sweat running down his forehead, and his whole body was exhausted.
Ruan Qi glanced at him and said without mercy, "Although you weren't the one who poisoned me, you brought this upon yourself. If you had stayed with your wife and children and lived a good life, instead of colluding with Xu Qingya, you wouldn't have ended up like this. Anyway, it's too late to say anything now. All you can do now is try to make amends. Cheng Qi, how much do you know about Potion X?"
Cheng Qi seemed to be overwhelmed by the shock, his pupils were dilated and he didn't speak.
Ruan Qi was still thinking about the hospital. She frowned impatiently and slapped the table with her little hand.
"say!"
Cheng Qi's eyes turned slowly like rust.
Ruan Qi: "Cheng Qi, if you can tell me everything you know, I will intercede with the relevant authorities and reduce your sentence as appropriate. But if you continue to conceal it... for commercial crimes and treason, you'll probably be in prison for the rest of your life."
Going to jail until death is such a horrible thing.
When Cheng Qi thought that he would be trapped in this small world for the next few decades, he shuddered and woke up instantly.
He threw himself against the glass, treating Ruan Qi as his last lifeline, and asked urgently, "Can you really help me reduce my sentence?"
"Of course." Ruan Qi raised an eyebrow. "As long as the information you provide is helpful to the case, the relevant departments will consider reducing your sentence. How about it? Are you interested?"
Of course Cheng Qi was tempted.
He thought for only a moment before making a decision and telling everything he knew.
"Organization X developed a drug called 'Nightmare,' meaning it could manipulate people's minds and become their nightmare. This research began thirty years ago, but technical problems forced it to be discontinued. Later, Xu Qingya became a member of Organization X, and through her introduction, I met Mr. X."
Ruan Qi: "Mr. X is collaborating with the Cheng family for your Poison Sect's prescription, right?"
"Yes." Cheng Qi nodded. "The Poison Clan is the best at poisons, and their ancestors left behind many recipes. These recipes are very helpful in the development of the 'Nightmare' potion, so Mr. X chose to cooperate with the Cheng family."
(End of this chapter)
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