Chapter 73: A Clever Poisoning Method
Pei Qinyue waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, just go get another one."
"Thank you, thank you."
The waiter thanked him repeatedly and said, "I'll bring it to you later when the steak is served."
Xia Lili paid close attention to this little incident from the very beginning.
She stared at the waiter carefully, trying to remember his characteristics.
However, the waiters here all have the same hairstyle, wear the same uniform, and are even about the same height.
Xia Lili stared at the waiter's back. Her 5.3 vision clearly caught a small mole on the back of the waiter's neck, which was barely covered by the collar.
The waiter quickly brought new forks and served each person a steak.
The steak looked tempting, and Mrs. Bai also greeted them, saying, "We are all family, don't be polite. Just eat when you are hungry. There is no need to be so particular."
"Then I'm welcome. I just got off the plane this morning and didn't even have a proper meal!"
Pei Qinyue said with a smile.
Xia Lili's heart tightened, and the hallucination scene she had seen flashed through her mind. In the hallucination scene, Pei Qinyue was eating steak at the banquet!
Is the steak poisonous?
Xia Lili immediately held Pei Qinyue down.
Pei Qinyue was startled by Xia Lili's actions. He looked puzzled and asked, "What are you doing in public?"
"Wait a minute!" Xia Lili saw many guests at the table looking at her, and her brain was working fast.
She took out the test reagent disguised as perfume and sprayed it on the steak, then on the wine glass and knife and fork. In short, she sprayed everything that Pei Qinyue could touch.
Xia Lili waved the air, pretending to disperse the fragrance.
Pei Qinyue was already confused by Xia Lili's actions. Could he still eat something that had been sprayed with perfume? And this water had no fragrance at all!
He grabbed Xia Lili's wrist and said angrily, "Xia Lili, what are you doing?"
Xia Lili was waiting for the chemical reaction between the reagent and the contact object when Pei Qinyue grabbed her wrist. Their eyes met, and her tone and eyes immediately became fierce, completely different from the coldness just now: "Cooperate with me."
She leaned closer to Pei Qinyue and said, "Someone wants to poison you with cyanide."
"I have the test reagents in my hand."
Xia Lili finished speaking.
The other person's expression at this moment had turned into shock.
Xia Lili whispered, "Be more natural, keep your mouth shut, and don't touch anything, okay?"
Pei Qinyue nodded mechanically, now full of suspicion.
The old lady of the Pei family was all smiles at this moment: "Oh, these two young people are developing very fast, and they are even whispering to each other."
Xia Lili gave a slightly shy smile. "No, Grandma, I just asked Pei Qinyue to review my new perfume."
The elders present all showed an understanding expression.
Father Pei patted his mother's shoulder and said, "Don't look at these two children anymore. It will make them uncomfortable."
"Okay, okay."
Xia Lili breathed a sigh of relief and stared at the cutlery, plates, and various dishes in front of Pei Qinyue, which showed no reaction after coming into contact with the reagents.
She used her chopsticks to turn over all the dishes in front of Pei Qinyue, but still couldn't find the orange-red spots.
Her eyes with a vision of 5.3 are like eagle eyes, and no clue can escape her sharp eyes.
"how's it going?"
Pei Qinyue was just frightened, and now his voice became lower and he became serious.
"Wait a minute, don't touch the things on the table."
Xia Lili whispered, "If you're really hungry, just eat the one in front of me."
Pei Qinyue shook his head: "No, I have no appetite."
Xia Lili repeatedly recalled the scene of Pei Qinyue having a meal in her hallucination.
Pei Qinyue used a fork to pick up the steak and put the small piece into his mouth to chew.
There's nothing wrong with the steak, is there something wrong with the fork?
Xia Lili quickly picked up Pei Qinyue's fork and looked at it carefully, comparing it with her own fork.
Her eagle-like super-clear vision noticed that the gloss between the teeth of Pei Qinyue's fork was different from that of the fork in front of her.
Xia Lili turned Pei Qinyue's fork sideways to look at the gap between the teeth.
There are orange-red spots between the tines of the fork!
A chill suddenly crept up Xia Lili's back.
The method used by the poisoner was too sophisticated. The frosting-like cyanide solid substance smeared on the surface of the knife and fork looked like a stain, and it could be seen when compared with other clean knives and forks.
It is absolutely impossible for the knives and forks to not be washed properly in such a high-end private club.
So the killer hid the poison between the inconspicuous tines of a fork, using the shadows and metallic reflections to create a deceptive effect. Without someone like Xia Lili's near-obsessive scrutiny of every crack, it would have been impossible for an ordinary person to detect the clues.
When the fork pierces the steak, the cyanide between the teeth will be soaked by the tender meat juice, dissolved silently, and mixed into the food.
When the victim tastes the meat, they only feel that it is delicious, and the gravy will cover up the bitter almond taste of cyanide, completely unaware that the shadow of death has already spread through their taste buds...
This method of poisoning is really too clever!
Pei Qinyue saw Xia Lili staring at the fork and seemed to realize that there was something wrong with the fork.
Pei Qinyue lowered his voice, his tone trembling slightly: "Should we call the police now?"
He couldn't figure out who he had offended to the point of wanting to put himself to death.
"Now that we have found the poison the murderer used, we must not alert the culprit."
Xia Lili glanced around the venue casually. Li Qihan had just sent him a message that the police had secretly taken control of the Xuanji Water Palace Club and all personnel and vehicles were not allowed to leave, but the people in the banquet hall didn't know about it yet.
She sent a message to Li Qihan: "We've found the poison the murderer used. Do you have a way to get it for testing?"
Li Qihan quickly replied: "Wait a moment."
After a while, a waiter wearing a white mask came over.
"Hello, miss. Do you want to change the meal and plate?"
The familiar voice made Xia Lili look up suddenly.
She met Li Qihan's eyes.
"Please change it for this gentleman. My perfume accidentally got on his cutlery."
"good."
Li Qihan quickly took away the tableware and food in front of Pei Qinyue.
Xia Lili breathed a sigh of relief as if she had completed a mission.
She grabbed Pei Qinyue's sleeve and stared at him carefully for two minutes, making Pei Qinyue's face red. He whispered, "Is there any problem?"
Xia Lili did not experience any hallucinations.
However, she has not verified whether hallucinations will reappear after the crisis is resolved and the victim faces a new crisis.
At this moment, someone came to toast Old Mrs. Bai.
Father Pei also called out to Pei Qinyue: "Xiao Yue, let's also toast to Ms. Bai on her birthday."
The waiter also brought a tray of champagne.
Xia Lili became alert again.
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