Early in the morning, Li Ying changed her clothes, ate breakfast, and went to visit Commander Yan's house with Ye Jingchi.
Commander Yan lived in an old house in the north of the city, a two-story building with a separate courtyard.
There were some flowers and plants in the yard, as well as some vegetables planted by Yu Cuiping.
"Jingchi, Li Ying, you're here!" Yu Cuiping greeted them and led them into the living room.
Li Ying discovered that Yu Cuiping was not affected at all by her brother's arrest and was still as cheerful as ever.
"Aunt Yu, have you heard about Director Yu's matter?"
Yu Cuiping nodded: "Your Uncle Yan told me not to go anywhere during this period of time, saying that I should avoid suspicion!"
Otherwise, she would have rushed to see her older brother and asked him why he did this.
"Aunt Yu, may I ask you some questions about Director Yu?" Li Ying stated her purpose directly.
Yu Cuiping thought for a moment and said, "As long as I know it, feel free to ask."
"After Director Yu's ex-wife died, he never remarried. Does he have a lover?"
Yu Cuiping thought about it carefully and said, "My older brother is a kind and honest man. He and my sister-in-law met through a family matchmaking service. At that time, he joined the army, and they got married after meeting. Later, he returned to the army, and after being discharged, he was transferred to a factory and brought my sister-in-law and child here. My sister-in-law left more than ten years ago, and my older brother has been single ever since, taking care of Pingping's life. I haven't heard of him having any lovers."
"If you don't have a boyfriend, could you have a childhood sweetheart?" Ye Jingchi added.
Li Ying turned to look at Ye Jingchi. Not bad, Ye Jingchi had thought of the question she hadn't yet.
"There is a childhood sweetheart, it's Chi En's mother, Huan Chun." Yu Cuiping and Huan Chun grew up together, and they are all very familiar with each other.
Li Ying and Ye Jingchi exchanged a glance, knowing that if they pressed on, they would surely uncover many unexpected things.
"You don't suspect that Chi En poisoned this, so my elder brother is taking the blame for Chi En?" Yu Cuiping asked in shock.
Li Ying gently shook her head: "Chi En is a proud and arrogant person, and his feelings for Pingping are serious. He probably didn't poison her. Besides, he studied Western medicine and is Pingping's fiancé. If something happens to Pingping, he will be the first suspect. He wouldn't do something so foolish."
Ye Jingchi nodded approvingly; Li Ying's analysis was spot on.
"I'm confused about this," Yu Cuiping said, puzzled.
Ye Jingchi asked another question: "Aunt Yu, do you remember when I visited your home three years ago?"
"Of course I remember, the dumplings I made for you and Lao Yan that day."
Ye Jingchi's eyes were deep and unfathomable: "Did you make the dumplings yourself that day?"
Yu Cuiping thought about it carefully. She made the dumpling filling herself and rolled out the dough herself. There was nothing wrong with that!
"What's all the commotion about?" Commander Yan strode into the living room.
Yu Cuiping stood up, took the briefcase from Commander Yan, and fell into deep thought.
"Old Yan, I was the one who made the dumplings when Jingchi came to our house for dumplings three years ago!"
Commander Yan nodded, a question forming in his mind.
"Yes, you made the dumplings, what's the problem with that?"
Ye Jingchi fiddled with the teacup. "I got poisoned after eating dumplings that time."
What?
Commander Yan and Yu Cuiping were shocked.
Yu Cuiping sat down: "So, I'm the one who's being suspected?"
Commander Yan vehemently denied it: "Impossible! I know Cuiping's personality all too well; she would never do such a thing!"
"Aunt Yu, did you see anyone that day?" Li Ying asked in a different way.
"Oh, I ran into Huanchun when I went grocery shopping. We went grocery shopping together. When we came back, she sat at home for a while and even gave me a bunch of vegetables that she had grown herself."
Commander Yan seemed to be deep in thought.
Ye Jingchi glanced at Li Ying. This sounded like pure speculation, but the whole thing pointed to the Chi family, either Chi En or Chi En's family.
"Have Tong Danian investigate thoroughly and find out who poisoned the person. This is outrageous!" Commander Yan slammed his fist on the table, filled with indignation.
Anyone who dares to touch his troops is practically courting death!
On the way back, Li Ying asked Ye Jingchi.
"Has anything come to mind?"
"I've figured it out, but it's strange. I don't know this Huanchun at all. Why would she want to harm me?"
Li Ying smiled and said, "Is it possible that the person she harmed wasn't you?"
"You mean she wanted to harm Commander Yan, but ended up harming me instead?"
Ye Jingchi thought this was possible, after all, he had only gone to Commander Yan's house on a whim.
“I remember now. Commander Yan gave me a new tea set, saying that someone had given it to him because they knew I loved tea. That night, I drank tea from that tea set and then I was poisoned.”
Ye Jingchi immediately ordered someone to retrieve the tea set from his dormitory and take it to Shi Bai for testing.
Shi Bai excitedly told Li Ying, "There is indeed poison on the tea set. This poison is exactly the same as the one my junior sister told me about, but I haven't extracted a sample of the poison yet."
Li Ying and Ye Jingchi exchanged a glance. It seemed that their guess was correct: this matter was aimed at Commander Yan, and Ye Jingchi was just a scapegoat.
This poison is colorless and odorless, and it appeared three years ago, which means that the person came to this era at a similar stage to me. But who could this person be?
"Second Brother, have you heard Master mention anyone who is particularly skilled in drug production?"
Li Ying asked for advice.
Shi Bai thought for a moment and said, "If we're talking about who's good at making poison, no one can beat the Jiangcheng Nan family. They're a family that's been making poison for generations. To escape the war, they hid in the deep mountains and forests. Only in recent years have they moved out of the forest and opened a medical office in Jiangcheng, specializing in developing poisons to kill insects."
Nan family!
Li Ying had heard in her previous life that 80% of the insecticides on the market came from the Nan family's research institute. One type of insecticide was too toxic and was later banned.
"You want to go to the Jiang family in Nan's hometown?" Ye Jingchi frowned, clearly displeased.
Li Ying's health is not suitable for long-distance travel, but Zhou Qi can be sent to see if he can find this colorless and odorless poison.
"What's that smell?" Ye Jingchi keenly detected the strange odor.
"Explosives!" Ye Jingchi grabbed Li Ying's hand and ran.
"Run, everyone!"
Shi Bai called out to everyone in the laboratory and directed them to run outside. When Shi Bai finally ran out,
With a loud bang!
The research lab exploded!
Thick smoke billowed up, engulfing Shi Bai in dust.
"Second Senior Brother!" Li Ying tried to rush over, but Ye Jingchi held her tightly. "Don't go over there, there are still explosives!"
Several more loud explosions followed, and then everything in front of us was in ruins.
When Lu Qingzhu arrived after hearing the news, this was the scene she saw. "How could such a thing happen?"
"Second Brother! Quick, save him!" Li Ying shouted, and everyone frantically searched for Shi Bai in the ruins.
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