Li Ying's mood had indeed improved a lot; at least this matter would no longer remain an unsolved mystery lingering in her mind.
After Leng Su left, Li Ying called Chenchen over, stroked her son's cheek, and spoke to him earnestly.
"Son, from today onwards, remember what your mother said: your father can only be Ye Jingchi, and no one else can be your father!"
Chenchen asked in surprise, "Mom, you already said that before, why are you saying it again?"
"What I want to tell you is that you shouldn't try to make someone your father just because they're a little bit nice to you. That's not good behavior, understand?"
Chenchen tilted her head: "But isn't he my dad?"
Li Ying was taken aback for a moment, then pinched Chenchen's cheek: "Who told you that?"
"He looks a lot like me."
He's just young, not stupid.
Li Ying sighed; this kid was really hard to fool.
"Fine, whatever you say."
How could she cruelly deprive her child of the right to know? Since he thinks Jing Chi is the one, then let him go.
As the weather got hot, Li Ying took Chenchen to her parents' house for dinner, only to find out that something had happened to her sister-in-law Ya Ru's family.
Ya Ru's younger brother, Tang Long, died of poisoning while eating at a restaurant.
When did this happen?
"Just now, your older brother and sister-in-law left in a hurry." Yang Mei was holding her eldest grandson, and she was also very anxious.
"Your second brother and sister-in-law have gone to the capital, and the house is in complete chaos right now."
"Mom, don't worry. All you need to do is comfort your grandson and don't worry about anything else."
"I can't control it even if I want to."
"Miss Li Ying!" Ah Hu ran over. "Master Leng would like to ask you to come and examine Tang Long's body, is that alright?"
Li Ying then realized that Tang Long had died at the restaurant that Leng Yan was in charge of, which was also the place where her older brother and his group of people had been poisoned last time.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Li Ying left Chenchen with Yang Mei and went with A Hu to the restaurant that Leng Yan was in charge of.
The area has been placed under police curfew, and Xiang Ming is in charge of the incident.
When Li Ying arrived, Xiang Ming gave her instructions, which allowed her to enter the crime scene without any problems.
Tang Long died in a private room on the second floor.
He had been drinking with some friends, and they were also poisoned. They were all taken to the hospital, but Tang Long died on the spot.
The forensic doctor that Xiang Ming brought had already examined the body and explained the situation to Xiang Ming.
Xiang Ming then asked Li Ying to take a look.
"I'm not a forensic doctor, so I'll just give my own judgment based on my duty as a doctor."
Li Ying put on gloves and began to examine Tang Long's body. Based on the extent of Tang Long's distorted mouth, drooping eyes, and convulsions in his limbs, in addition to arsenic poisoning, there was another toxin. This toxin was extracted from a type of tree, and only a small amount was needed to kill a person. This toxin was not a lethal poison; it was a toxin that could only be produced by a type of tree found abroad.
Li Ying shared her discovery with everyone present.
"He must have drunk something before coming to eat, something that contained this toxin. Combined with the arsenic here, the two caused him to die on the spot from poisoning."
Xiang Ming looked at Leng Yan: "Manager Leng, your restaurant has repeatedly experienced food poisoning incidents. Don't you need to explain?"
Leng Yan coldly said, "When I opened this restaurant to do business, I naturally hoped for a prosperous business and abundant wealth. This poisoning incident has had the biggest impact on our restaurant."
“Last time, it was your chef who was dissatisfied with the restaurant and poisoned it. This time, I’m afraid we’ll have to start with your restaurant and investigate one by one.” Xiang Ming raised an eyebrow.
Leng Yan calmly replied, "Dr. Li Ying just said that he had something to drink before entering the restaurant, which means that his death was not entirely the restaurant's responsibility."
"Li Ying said that, but the person died in your restaurant. You are the person in charge of the restaurant, so you have to take responsibility! Bring everyone in the restaurant to the lobby for questioning, and check the kitchen, private rooms, and all departments!" Xiang Ming seemed to give Leng Yan no time to say anything and directly issued the order.
As the onlookers prepared to leave the restaurant, Li Pei helped Ya Ru downstairs.
Li Ying followed them out of the restaurant.
"Yingying, you said Ah Long had something to drink before going into the restaurant. What could he have drunk?"
Ya Ru knew her younger brother had many bad habits, especially his love of drinking. She wondered if he had already had one drinking session and was now coming here to drink again.
"Sister-in-law, I'm just making a preliminary judgment based on my own medical knowledge. The police will have to investigate to find out the exact nature of the matter."
Ya Ru sobbed, "My brother is a bit of a scoundrel, but he's not a bad person. Who would want to kill him?"
Li Ying looked up at the restaurant's signboard and murmured, "I'm afraid that person isn't targeting your brother, but rather the restaurant's manager, Leng Yan."
My sister-in-law's younger brother happened to become a pawn.
Xiang Ming chased after her: "Sister-in-law, can you come with me to investigate the case?"
"I?"
Li Ying had no intention of performing a forensic examination. She only stepped in to help because the deceased was her sister-in-law's brother. If she were with Xiang Ming, she probably wouldn't have any free time lately.
"Sister-in-law, are you unwilling?" Xiang Ming frowned deeply. "Our police station's forensic doctors have too much workload and need help. What do you think..."
"Okay, I promise you."
Xiang Ming was very grateful and thanked him repeatedly.
Li Ying followed Xiang Ming back to the crime scene.
Tang Long's body had already been carried out, and the private room was unusually quiet.
"Sister-in-law, I think the other party isn't targeting Tang Long, but rather the restaurant," Xiang Ming said, offering his opinion.
Li Ying gave Xiang Ming an approving look; this person did indeed have a unique perspective on issues.
“You should know that Leng Yan is in a bad situation lately. Aunt Jing is slowly stripping him of his power and trying to sideline him.” Li Ying circled the table again and again, searching for anything that could help with the case.
"Wait a moment."
Li Ying was sitting on a chair when she saw a small blade of grass. She picked up a needle and the grass frowned slightly.
"How did the grass end up here? Did the waiter not clean it properly?" Li Ying pondered.
"Sister-in-law, based on your judgment, you've concluded that the person who killed Tang Long wasn't from Shanghai?"
"Probably not. This person has at most some connection with the Shanghai Stock Exchange."
Xiang Ming frowned.
"You should start by investigating Tang Long's recent affairs, and then investigate the Jing family."
Xiang Ming was taken aback: "Sister-in-law, you don't suspect that the Jing family is trying to harm Leng Yan?"
Impossible. Although Jing Chi is the young master of the Jing family, he would never use such methods to harm Leng Yan.
"Just because Jing Chi wouldn't do that doesn't mean others won't. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood."
Li Ying and Xiang Ming sought out Leng Yan to talk, hoping to find out from him whether he had offended anyone recently.
“I’ve said before that I’ve offended a lot of people. And this time it’s obvious they’re trying to ruin the restaurant and get rid of me.”
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