At that time, a murder had just occurred in the village. I thought it was poison made by someone in the village. Until I came here, I also found this pattern in a corner of the black market.
Grandma, you must be wondering what I have been doing these days since you were five years old. In fact, I was working on the black market. I didn't tell you because I was afraid that you would worry about me and stop me from working.
The first time I did it was out of fun, and I discovered this symbol that time. I did it two more times after that, but I disguised myself each time."
They both sighed.
"If you tell us now, we will be worried too," said Mrs. Guan.
Xu Nuannuan stuck out her tongue playfully. "I've always been very careful. Let's talk about the nature of this medicine. After I found this symbol on the black market, I asked around and found out that it was actually a place that sold shady medicine. However, the arsenic sold there is usually used to make rat poison.
Moreover, I have never seen this symbol anywhere else. When I picked up this piece of paper, Liu Cuiying had just arrived at Qingpingguan a few days ago. After she arrived there, she tried every means to live in the cowshed. My parents and I suspected that she had ulterior motives, but we couldn't figure out what she was trying to do.
Later, she was arrested. I suspect she brought the medicine from Jing City to Qingping Bay. She wanted to poison my mother, but she accidentally lost the medicine and failed.
I think no matter how much she dislikes my mother, she wouldn't go to the extent of drugging her to death. It's possible that someone else asked her to do it.
After Liu Cuiying was arrested, someone sent her a telegram from Beijing asking her to return to Beijing. The sender was Zhang Qingqi, but there was no such person as Zhang Qingqi in Xile Hutong.
At that time, she said she had found a partner in Beijing named Zhang Qingqi. Since there was no such person as Zhang Qingqi, she did not come here to seek refuge with her partner.
"She, she came to look for Yurong." Old Master Guan was incredulous. "They actually knew each other a long time ago, but my wife and I didn't know anything about it."
The old man felt that he was the biggest fool in the world.
Mrs. Guan was also extremely shocked. "Old man, it seems that we have been pampering other people's daughters all along, while our daughter has been suffering in that family."
As she spoke, tears began to fall again.
"That's stupid. That's really stupid."
Old Master Guan was so angry that he hit his thigh hard.
"I never thought I, Guan Zhenshan, was so clueless. I didn't even know the bad guys were doing evil right under my nose, and I even forced my own daughter to suffer so much. I deserve to die! I should be the one who suffered."
He hit his chest hard again, but Xu Nuannuan stopped him.
"Grandpa, don't blame yourself for now. Just listen to what I have to say."
"Nuannuan, I know that Yurong herself has long known that she is Liu Cuiying's biological daughter. She is not sincere to us old couple. She just wants to stay in the Guan family and continue to use us.
She was afraid that Suyun would come back and take her place, so she wanted Liu Cuiying to kill Suyun. We raised a stinging scorpion and almost killed our daughter.
"Grandpa, that's it."
Old Mrs. Guan couldn't accept it, so she covered her face and started crying.
"We raised that beast. If she really succeeds, it will be us who indirectly harmed Suyun. I will hate myself to death. Beast!"
Old Mrs. Guan was so angry that she even wanted to kill Guan Yurong.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I know you will be sad after learning the truth, but now is not the time to be sad. The above is just our speculation. There is no substantial evidence to prove that Guan Yurong really wanted to kill my mother.
I asked the medicine seller about it, and she said that neither Liu Cuiying nor Guan Yurong had ever bought medicine from him. I think Guan Yurong must have asked someone else to buy it for her, but the medicine seller couldn't figure out who that person was.
Just the day before yesterday, Guan Yurong drugged Lin Ruyan. I went back to the drug dealer today, and he said that three days ago, the night before Lin Ruyan was drugged, a thin, hunched-over man came to his house and bought a packet of that drug. He also said that the same man had also bought a packet of arsenic from him before the autumn harvest.
These two time periods are too coincidental, so this thin man with a hunched back must be the one who helped Guan Yurong buy medicine.
I have already drawn a portrait of the man who sold the medicine according to his description. As long as we find him and make him confirm that he bought the medicine for Guan Yurong, we can completely prove Guan Yurong's intention to kill my mother."
"Nuannuan, even if that person hadn't testified, your grandmother and I would still believe you. This beast, a traitor with a heart of evil, should be kicked out of the country."
"We can't just kick her out," said Mrs. Guan. "She almost killed our daughter. I want her to be punished."
Xu Nuannuan said, "Grandpa, she's a vicious person. I think she's done more than just this one bad thing. Let's not do anything to her on the surface, and then observe her secretly while keeping our guard up against her. If she makes a more serious mistake that harms the interests of the country and the public, we can not only eliminate this evil for the country and the people, but also send her to prison."
Both Mrs. Guan and Mr. Guan hated Guan Yurong and hoped that she would be punished.
"Oh, by the way, I've noticed these past few days that she seems to be constantly staring at my study. When I'm in the study, she always wants to bring me tea. She also sits in the living room, waiting for me to leave the study before she goes back to bed.
I initially thought she was doing this to please me and restore my previous attitude towards her, but now it seems that it's not that simple, she must have other motives."
"Old man, you are the chief of the military region and hold many secrets. Could she be trying to steal some military secrets?"
"It's not impossible. In order to continue staying in the Guan family, she was willing to kill Su Yun. This shows her ambition and evil intentions. She will do anything to achieve her goals.
If her target is indeed something I know, then her current identity should be a spy. As for which country she is providing intelligence to, we still don't know."
"Grandpa, why don't you try to use your own strategy to lure the snake out of its hole?"
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