Chen Huaixiu seemed to have heard his inner voice, and turned to Zhao Hao again, bowing and saying: "Young Master, your great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by Huaixiu, the Shen family, and the Shachuan Gang!"

"Madam, there is no need to do this. Please get up quickly." Zhao Haoxu helped them up and said with a warm and determined smile, "I will wipe out these Japanese pirates tomorrow. With your ability, I'm sure you know what to do without me telling you, right?"

"Yes." Chen Huaixiu nodded and said, "Young Master has already done this. If Huaixiu still doesn't know how to proceed, then he is not worthy of leading the horse and pulling the stirrups for the Young Master."

"Hahaha, then I'll just wait for sister." Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh. Talking to smart people just saves trouble.

~~

Although Chen Huaixiu was grief-stricken today, his mind was still very clear.

She obviously understood that what Zhao Hao was after was nothing more than the Shachuan Gang.

But Master Zhao was too confident. From beginning to end, he never said a word about what he wanted her to do or what he wanted the Shachuan Gang to do.

Just keep offering help and patiently wait for the moment when she would speak.

Because Zhao Hao knew that she had no choice - once Chen Huaixiu decided to go to war with Guo Donglin, it would be tantamount to completely becoming hostile to the Xu family.

Now the survival crisis of the Shachuan Gang can only be resolved by relying on Jiangnan Company and Kunshan County.

So from the moment she believed that Guo Donglin was her enemy, she could only cooperate with Mr. Zhao and Jiangnan Company.

Although there is no essential difference, the feeling given by 'taking advantage of someone's misfortune' and 'helping someone in need' is worlds apart.

Especially a sensitive woman like Chen Huaixiu would be more susceptible to his tricks.

In fact, there is one thing that Zhao Hao is unwilling to admit. His age and appearance are not aggressive at all, which reduces Chen Huaixiu's resistance to the lowest level.

How could such a cute blue boy be a bad guy?

Although being cute is shameful, it is indeed useful...

~~

The wind died down at dawn the next day.

Chen Huaixiu finally walked out of the gate of the Shen's Ancestral Hall.

On the way home, she asked Xiaohu to invite the two elders Niu and Ma to her home.

The two elders lived not far away and came over immediately.

Seeing Xiaohu leading them through the Moon Gate, the two elders hesitated and said, "Madam, please come to the front to meet us."

"Elder, please go in and take a look at Young Master Teng." After Xiaohu said this, the two no longer refused.

They also heard rumors yesterday that Master Teng might not be saved. The two elders were sad and worried, and they didn't sleep all night.

Even if Xiaohu doesn't go looking for him, they will come and get to the bottom of it.

When the two entered the east wing, they saw Chen Huaixiu and Hu Niu giving Xiao Teng medicine.

The two elders were shocked when they saw Xiao Teng's appearance that was neither human nor ghost.

How can this little monkey with a yellow face, red eyes, blue eye bags and a pointed mouth still be the chubby little kid with cute features and features from before?

Moreover, Xiao Teng had a very bad temper and kicked and stomped, almost knocking the medicine bowl over.

It was only after Chen Huaixiu used a combination of coaxing, intimidation, and soft and hard tactics that he finally surrendered.

Then Madam Shen hugged Xiao Teng and turned to look at the two elders with tears in her eyes.

"How did it become like this?" Elder Niu's eyes turned red.

"Madam, what happened to Master Teng?" Elder Ma asked with a sob, "Why haven't you mentioned it before?"

"Alas." Mrs. Shen sighed with a sad face, patted Xiao Teng on the back and said, "I thought this child was suffering from hysteria before, how dare I tell everyone about it and cause rumors?"

"If it's not hysteria, then what disease is it?" Elder Niu asked.

"Dr. Li, who was invited from Kunshan, said that Xiao Teng was poisoned by mercury." Mrs. Shen said in a sad voice.

"What?" The two elders were so shocked that their mouths could not close. It was the first time for both of them to hear of this disease.

"Is mercury poisonous?"

“There’s no mercury on the island?

"Someone poisoned it." Mrs. Shen gritted her teeth, her beautiful eyes revealing overwhelming hatred.

"Who is it? How dare he attack such a young child? How cruel! I'm going to chop him up!" Elder Niu's eyes widened and he was furious.

"Who is it? Who dares to touch the only bloodline of the old gang leader? I will chop him into eight pieces and feed him to the turtles!" Elder Ma's forehead was bulging with veins, and he was furious.

"Only a few people can enter and exit my backyard, so they can't escape." Chen Huaixiu said in a deep voice: "I have already identified the suspect, but I can't reveal it for the time being without evidence."

"Damn it, damn it!" Elder Niu couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, he stood up and paced back and forth, saying:

"Madam, what's the point of talking now? If we let the murderer get away, how can we face the old and young gang leaders?"

"That's right, tell me the man's name! I'll take care of the rest." Elder Ma also jumped up. "I'll make sure to pry his mouth open!"

The two elders were appointed by the old gang leader as his trusted advisors, and they were both loyal to the Shen family. It was because of their insistence that Guo Donglin had to swear a poisonous oath in order to take over the Sand Boat Gang.

Chen Huaixiu raised her eyebrows and was about to speak, but she saw that Xiao Teng was sweating all over.

She quickly put Xiao Teng on the bed and wanted to wipe his sweat with a cotton towel, but Xiao Teng held his belly and rolled over in the bed.

"It hurts, it hurts so much..."

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, it hurts..."

Chen Huaixiu's eyes were filled with tears, but he had to harden his heart. He asked Huniu to hold the child down, pry open his mouth, and give him some Sichuan peppercorns.

Seeing the child suffer so much, the two elders, Niu Ma, were furious. They beat their chests and stamped their feet, gritting their teeth.

I swear to find the murderer and cut him into pieces!

Another half hour passed and Xiao Teng finally had a bowel movement. His stomach pain was gone and he just lay weakly on the bed sobbing. Soon he fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Huaixiu then raised his head, looked at the two elders with red eyes, and said in a hoarse voice:

"I don't dare to say who poisoned Xiao Teng, but I dare say it's someone who doesn't want to see him get better."

"Who? Who is it!" The second elder, Niu Ma, bared his teeth and clawed.

"He was the one who killed me at Wusongkou that day." Chen Huaixiu said word by word, "He was the one who ordered those Japanese pirates."

"That's right." The two of them nodded suddenly. "Madam went to Kunshan to ask for a doctor, and we were both kept in the dark. How did the Japanese know? There must be someone inside, who is it? Don't keep us in suspense! I'm going to go crazy because of you!" Elder Niu's big nostrils were emitting white air.

"It was Guo Donglin." Chen Huaixiu finally said the name. "When I went to see the doctor, I only told him."

"What?"

"Ah?" Elder Niu Ma's face turned pale immediately, and he was obviously panicked.

"No, that's impossible. Gang leader?" Things had gotten serious. The two men were in disbelief and said, "How could he be such a cruel and mad person?"

"But there is a slight possibility. I don't want to say that about him, but the evidence is there and it is indisputable." Chen Huaixiu looked at the two elders with cold eyes and said:

"I have already found out the whereabouts of that group of Japanese pirates. I also discovered that Guo Qilin tipped them off!"

"Really?" The second elder Niu Ma's eyes widened as big as cow's and horse's.

"You'll know whether it's true or not after trying it." Chen Huaixiu said lightly.

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