Ren Xiaoqiao hesitated only slightly before nodding, "Okay, go ahead and ask!"
"Xiaoqiao, when did your dad buy that bottle of roasted green pepper sauce? And when did he eat it?" He Miaoyin asked.
Ren Xiaoqiao thought for a moment and said, "It was around ten o'clock this morning when my dad went out and came back saying that he bought a bottle of roasted green pepper sauce at the Niangui Roasted Green Pepper Sauce No. 1 branch on Jinghao Street."
"Oh? At ten o'clock in the morning?"
He Miaoyin hurriedly wrote down the time in her notebook, and then asked, "Isn't your dad a pork seller? Why didn't he set up his stall this morning?"
"No!"
Ren Xiaoqiao shook her head. "My dad said he's taking a day off today."
Why do we need to rest?
He Miaoyin pressed further, "Does your dad usually rest like this?"
"Normally not!"
Ren Xiaoqiao glanced at Ren Guoliang on the hospital bed, her face filled with deep reluctance. "I was born with leukemia. My dad works tirelessly from dawn till dusk every day to take me for chemotherapy, and he rarely..."
She had only spoken halfway when Ren Xiaoqiao suddenly seemed to realize something and abruptly stopped.
But even though she didn't say it, He Miaoyin had already guessed it. "So, your dad not setting up his stall today is a rather unusual and strange thing to do, right?"
Ren Xiaoqiao frowned slightly, seemingly somewhat unwilling to admit it.
But then she thought about it again and realized she couldn't really refute it, so she could only nod and say, "Yes, I do think it's a bit unusual."
He Miaoyin immediately wrote it down in her notebook, and then asked, "Also, your dad should be very frugal to afford your chemotherapy. He shouldn't usually buy luxury items like roasted green pepper sauce, which costs five yuan a bottle. Why did he suddenly want to buy a bottle today?"
Ren Xiaoqiao was instantly shocked.
His eyes flickered for a moment, then he said blankly, "I...I don't know either."
"Um!"
He Miaoyin didn't press further, noted down the keywords, and then continued, "When did your dad eat the roasted green pepper sauce? Why didn't you eat it yourself?"
"My dad won't let me eat it!"
Ren Xiaoqiao said directly, "He said I was not in good health and could not eat this kind of thing. He was afraid that I would take it and eat it myself. After he tasted it, he deliberately hid it."
"Oh? Is that so?"
He Miaoyin raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought, and asked, "How long after your father ate the roasted green pepper sauce did he develop the illness?"
"About half an hour?"
Ren Xiaoqiao wasn't quite sure, "I remember that I was studying at the time. After he ate, he didn't set up his stall. He just sat next to me and watched me study. He talked to me a lot, and he even shed tears while he was talking."
"Could you tell me more about it?"
He Miaoyin immediately became interested. "What did your dad say to you? Why were you crying?"
He said that I am now grown up and can take care of myself. He told me that if he were gone one day, I must be strong.
Ren Xiaoqiao recalled the events of the morning and continued, "He also said that he bought a lottery ticket and left it with a friend. If he wins, his friend will give me the money."
"And then?" He Miaoyin continued to ask.
"After that, my dad talked about a lot of things from my childhood. He said I was a crybaby and that once I fell and hurt my shoulder. I didn't dare tell him, which made him so angry that he almost slapped me."
“My dad cried when he was saying these things.”
"But he seemed afraid I would see it, so he turned his face away and secretly wiped away his tears."
"I could tell, but I didn't know how to comfort him."
"Later, while I was continuing to review my lessons, he suddenly collapsed to the ground and convulsed, his forehead covered in sweat. My dad is too heavy, and there was nothing I could do, so I had to ask a neighbor to help me take him to the hospital for emergency treatment."
After saying all that in one breath, Ren Xiaoqiao asked cautiously, "Do you think there's something wrong with what my dad said?"
He Miaoyin was slightly taken aback, then shook her head. "No, I was just asking."
"Oh!" Ren Xiaoqiao responded weakly.
But a hint of tension began to rise on that small face.
She wasn't stupid; she naturally noticed long ago that her father's behavior was a bit off.
However, she really couldn't understand why her father's behavior today was so abnormal.
"By the way, has your dad been in contact with anyone these past few days?"
He Miaoyin then asked, "Have any strangers come to see your father, or spoken to him alone about anything?"
"Did my dad do something illegal?"
Ren Xiaoqiao didn't answer but asked a question instead, her face full of anxiety.
"Xiaoqiao, don't worry, as long as you tell the truth, nothing will happen."
He Miaoyin comforted her, "I'm here to help you and your father. Only by finding out the truth can the truth be revealed."
"Well... okay."
Ren Xiaoqiao forcibly suppressed the unease in her heart.
Next, He Miaoyin asked many more questions.
Ren Xiaoqiao did not refuse, and answered all of He Miaoyin's questions without reservation.
Only after being repeatedly asked questions did she finally say, "Was the poison my dad got from the roasted green pepper sauce, or did someone poison him?"
He Miaoyin hesitated for a moment before replying, "According to my investigation, the poison your father suffered from wasn't from the roasted green pepper sauce itself, but rather from someone else's actions, however..."
She then changed the subject, saying, "I need to investigate further to find out exactly how it was done."
"Is there a result? Can you tell me?" Ren Xiaoqiao asked eagerly.
Of course!
He Miaoyin nodded heavily. "I'm here to help you. You are Ren Guoliang's daughter, and you have the most right to know the truth. Once it's found out, I will let you know."
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