Zhan Jingting answered immediately, "Speak."
"Master Zhan, we've found Miss Zaozao's assistant."
"Didn't I say to bring him back to see me directly?" Zhan Jingting frowned slightly. "Has something happened?"
"Yes," Jiang Dong said hesitantly. "We checked her phone's location; she was at home. We knocked on the door but no one answered, so we forced our way in and found her dead inside. It looks like she died of poisoning..."
Zhan Jingting closed his eyes briefly and said, "Notify the police to collect evidence and conduct an autopsy overnight. Investigate her social network and financial transactions. No detail can be overlooked."
"yes."
Zhan Jingting hung up the phone, and Qiao Wanwan, who was standing nearby, had already heard it: "Jingting, someone else has died..."
"It's alright." Zhan Jingting held her cold hand. "I'll find out the truth, don't worry."
"Hmm." Qiao Wanwan composed herself and said, "I want to go see Mom and Zaozao."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Around 11 o'clock, Su Jing finally woke up.
"Mom, you scared me to death." Qiao Wanwan held her hand tightly. "It's all my fault, I dragged you into this."
Su Jing's face was pale, and her voice was very soft, "Silly child, there's no point in talking about implicating each other between mother and daughter. I heard everything the old man said. It's good that you didn't eat that roast duck. We'll never eat out again."
"Okay, I'll never eat it again..." Qiao Wanwan looked at the Ghost Hand Doctor, "Master, why hasn't Zaozao woken up yet?"
"He ate more than your mother, so he was more severely poisoned and naturally didn't wake up as quickly."
Qiao Wanwan was a little worried, "Won't this poison leave any aftereffects?"
"Don't worry, it was discovered in time, and with proper treatment, there won't be any long-term effects," the miracle doctor reassured him.
"That's good."
Su Jing gently patted Qiao Wanwan's hand, "Wanwan, it's very late, you should go to sleep. Mom will be fine."
"Okay, I've had some congee cooked. Eat some, and if you feel unwell anywhere, tell my master and the doctor immediately."
"knew."
......
The next morning, when Qiao Wanwan got up and went downstairs, Jiang Dong was already in the living room.
She immediately stepped forward and asked, "Jiang Dong, how is he?"
"Madam, the police have conducted a thorough investigation at the assistant's house and found no signs of homicide. The preliminary conclusion is suicide," Jiang Dong reported. "The forensic doctor conducted an autopsy overnight, and the results showed that he died from poisoning. The old man has just confirmed that it was the same poison used by Mrs. Huo and Miss Zaozao."
"But my mother and Zaozao are not in any danger, so why did the assistant die?"
"The dosage was different; the assistant ingested a lethal amount."
"So the most likely scenario is that my assistant poisoned the roast duck she bought for me a long time ago, and then committed suicide by poisoning herself after getting home?"
"At present, this is the most likely possibility."
Qiao Wanwan frowned. "Have you investigated the assistant's identity thoroughly? Is there anything suspicious?"
“There is nothing suspicious about her. On the surface, she has no connection with the Lin family, and she has absolutely no connection with you, Madam.”
Qiao Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "Let me see her autopsy report."
"I'll send it to you."
Qiao Wanwan took out her phone and checked the electronic report sent by Jiang Dong. She asked in confusion, "The assistant died between 6:00 and 6:30 pm? We had just started eating at that time. Even if she wanted to commit suicide out of guilt, shouldn't she have made sure I wasn't poisoned?"
“Wanwan makes a good point. If death is inevitable, wouldn’t one wait until they’re certain they’ve achieved their goal before committing suicide?” Huo Shiqian said. “This is strange. By the way, how did she take the poison?”
"Toxins were found in the coffee she drank," Qiao Wanwan said, looking at the autopsy report. "It was coffee bought from outside, and she died before she finished it."
“I always felt that this matter was not so simple.” Huo Shiqian pondered. “On the surface, it makes sense that she poisoned Wanwan in the roast duck, and because she was afraid that the investigation would find out about her, she put poison in her coffee and committed suicide when she got home. But it doesn’t stand up to close scrutiny.”
“Brother is right. Although it seems reasonable, there are actually many things that don’t make sense.” Qiao Wanwan looked at Jiang Dong. “Let’s investigate more carefully. Report anything that seems wrong. There are many people in the family, and they can come up with more ideas.”
Jiang Dong nodded. "Yes."
Qiao Wanwan didn't have time for breakfast and went to the pharmacy to see Su Jing and Cheng Zaozao first.
Su Jing had been awake for a while and was in good spirits, but Cheng Zaozao was still asleep.
"Good morning, Master."
"Good morning." The Ghostly Physician was about to formulate the antidote. "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Yeah, I couldn't fall asleep for a while. Later, Jingting made me some calming tea, and that's when I finally fell asleep."
"Don't worry, your mother is much better now. Although Zaozao's condition is more serious, Master will soon be able to develop an antidote, and she will wake up then."
“That’s great, I’m waiting for her to wake up so I can ask her some questions.”
"I never expected that such a menace was lurking around Zaozao." The Ghost Hand Doctor sighed. "After this matter is over, you will still have to arrange the people around Zaozao. After all, she is young and not good at judging people."
“Master is right, I will make the arrangements.”
"Go eat something, don't go hungry."
"good."
When Qiao Wanwan entered the restaurant, Zhan Jingting was sitting at the table eating, and Zheng Ma was whispering something to him.
Qiao Wanwan stepped forward, and Zheng Ma immediately stopped her, bowing respectfully, "Madam."
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