Becoming a Suspect (I)
About a week later, Yue Lanjing appeared again.
We did keep our distance, but it wasn't just a glance; we kept looking for almost half an hour!
Asahiro has been staying at Thyme's place for the past few days. It is dinner time now, and there is no one else in the entire clinic except her and Thyme. Asahiro has already prepared the meal, and as soon as Zhuang Youya arrives, the three of them will start eating.
Zhuang Youya is now very close to them and they have a very good relationship. They often get together for meals or something.
Yue Lanjing's car was parked outside the wall. He was sitting in the passenger seat, following her figure intently through the car window and iron fence, with the warmth and attachment in his eyes almost overflowing.
"Didn't you say I only needed to take a look?" Guan Shaoling couldn't help but grumble in the driver's seat. Judging from the situation, he might have to spend the night in this place, in this car! He had had enough!
Yue Lan turned a deaf ear to him and completely ignored him!
"Gurgle--" Guan Shaoling was starving. They hadn't had dinner yet. Just as he was about to suggest that they come back after dinner, there was a sudden "bang!" The two of them suddenly leaned forward, and Guan Shaoling's head hit the steering wheel!
"Ah - which damn idiot is driving!" Guan Shaoling screamed and cursed as he got out of the car, only to find that the one who smashed the back of their car was actually the idiot, the eldest daughter of the banker's family!
"I'm sorry!" Zhuang Youya was startled and immediately got out of the car to apologize. "I didn't mean to do that! Are you all okay? Are you hurt anywhere? This happens to be a clinic run by a friend of mine. Why don't you go in and get checked out? I'll pay for it all!"
When Yue Lanjing heard that she could go in, she became excited, her eyes lit up, and she got out of the car quickly.
Guan Shaoling saw his intention and quickly replied to Zhuang Youya, "Of course we have to check it out thoroughly! We need to stay in there for at least a week. What if there are any internal injuries?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhuang Youya lowered her head, bent her waist, and was full of apologies.
Yue Lanjing frowned somewhat dissatisfiedly, as if complaining that one week was too short!
"What's going on?" Chao Rirou looked at Zhuang Youya in surprise as she invited Yue Lanjing and Guan Shaoling in.
"I accidentally hit their car and I don't know if they are okay, so I wanted Xiangxiang to check on them! I hope they are okay!" Zhuang Youya looked guilty.
Yue Lanjing looked at Zhao Rirou affectionately with a satisfied smile on her face. It was so nice to be able to see her from such a close distance!
"They are strong and will definitely be fine. But are you okay?" Chao Rirou showed a nervous look on her face and looked Zhuang Youya up and down. The other two people were none of her business, so she was too lazy to even take a second look at them.
Although Yue Lanjing was a little disappointed that he didn't get her care, as long as she didn't drive him away, he would be so happy that he almost flew to the sky!
Guan Shaoling couldn't be happy. Are their bodies made of iron? Your heart is made of iron, right? His head hurts so much! After all this trouble, he was even hungrier. He said angrily, "Miss Zhuang, I'm so hungry! I could have driven to the restaurant to eat, but after you hit me like this, what should I do? Not to mention that the car is damaged and can't be driven, I'm so scared that I don't dare to drive anymore!"
He directly threw the issue of their dinner to Zhuang Youya!
"I'm sorry... If you don't mind, how about we have our meal here?" Zhuang Youya asked for their opinions.
"We don't have any objection. We are never picky!" Guan Shaoling had already smelled the fragrance of the food. Just smelling it was enough to make him drool. He thought Yue Lanjing would have no objection either. It must be exactly what that guy wants. He must be more than happy to have it!
"But I'm afraid that person will poison us!" Guan Shaoling was referring to Chao Rirou, whose lips were drooping.
"No way!" Zhuang Youya looked at her as if to say how could it be possible, although Chao Rirou's face did look very bad.
Zhuang Youya pleaded with Zhao Rirou again, "I'm sorry, I'm already very sorry for bumping into them. I would feel bad if I left them hungry. Let them have a meal with us!" Seeing that Zhao Rirou didn't say anything, Zhuang Youya hung her head and continued, "Or I'll drive them to a restaurant to eat."
Asahirou had no choice but to compromise. How could she be left alone with the two big bad wolves? "If they have the guts, just eat them!"
After saying that, Chao Rirou turned and left, leaving the three of them overjoyed. Yue Lanjing was happy that not only was she not kicked out, but she could also have dinner with her, and maybe the food would be cooked by her; Guan Shaoling was happy that the food smelled like the work of a five-star chef; Zhuang Youya should feel better.
Zhao Rirou ate the food in her bowl as quickly as possible because she couldn't stand Yue Lanjing's fiery gaze. She was ready to leave after eating! She didn't want to stay with him for even a second!
Thyme frowned. She was obviously affected by Yue Lanjing's disgusting look as she was sitting with Chao Rirou. He didn't want to eat at all, he wanted to eat people!
Zhuang Youya brought two bottles of fine red wine. One bottle was the leftover from the last time she brought it, which she poured into her own glass, and the other bottle was a new one she brought this time.
Considering that Asarirou was pregnant, everyone except her was poured a glass of wine. When Guan Shaoling saw the wine, the light in his eyes brightened again. Before others had even started drinking, he had already drunk half of the glass in one gulp.
Thyme also had a stern face. Perhaps she didn't like eating with people other than her friends. "How could you have been so careless and crashed your car?" she asked Zhuang Youya with concern.
"I felt dizzy again, so the car lost control!" Zhuang Youya picked up the wine glass and was about to take a sip, but was stopped by Thyme.
"Are your head symptoms showing up again? Then you should stop drinking!" Thyme said in a commanding tone and look.
Whenever she spoke with this kind of look and tone, Zhuang Youya knew she had to listen, and put down her wine glass in frustration, "Okay."
"Listen to the doctor and take good care of your illness!" Guan Shaoling said this because, "I'll help you drink the wine!"
"I'm done eating. I'm going upstairs!" Chao Rirou said this to Baili and Zhuang and left without looking back.
Yue Lanjing's disappointment was evident in her words, but she didn't dare to speak out to stop it.
He just fiddled with the rice grains in frustration, and finally expressed his longing for her on the food. The food was made by her, and it tasted like her. He wanted to eat it all!
"Ah——" Zhuang Youya suddenly screamed, scaring him so much that he choked and coughed repeatedly.
"What's wrong?" Guan Shaoling was pouring himself a glass of wine, but when she called him, the wine spilled out! Is this woman crazy again?
"Something seemed to flash outside!" Zhuang Youya stared out the window in horror.
Her serious expression made Yue Lanjing and Guan Shaoling look at each other warily, then they stood up and walked towards the door.
Zhuang Youya followed them fearfully, and Thyme quickly followed. The four of them searched the yard, which was neither big nor small, and in the end, they only saw a cat jumping out!
"It's probably this cat! Sorry for causing trouble to everyone!" Zhuang Youya said embarrassedly.
Just as they were about to go back inside, Zhuang Youya screamed again.
Guan Shaoling was frightened by her and jumped up. He asked angrily, "What's wrong with you, Miss?!"
Zhuang Youya pointed at the tree closest to the gate and said tremblingly, "There's...someone...on the tree!"
When the other people heard this, their hearts were in suspense again.
Guan Shaoling picked up the broom next to him and was about to throw it, but the head spoke first, "No, no, no! It's me, senior brother!" As he said that, he jumped down from the tree.
The voice was familiar, the figure was familiar too, and he even called them "brothers." Before he even got close, Yue Lanjing had already guessed who he was and frowned. Did Master send him here? What was his purpose? Was he trying to harm Xiao Rou? He knew Master had always disliked Xiao Rou!
"Eleven, why are you here?" Guan Shaoling asked unhappily. His sneaky behavior scared him.
I don't know why I always think of Yan Mingchi. In just a few seconds, his back was wet, and the wind blew, and he couldn't help shivering.
He was the eleventh disciple of Rakshasa, so everyone called him Eleven.
"Did Master ask you to come?" Yue Lanjing asked in a deep voice.
"Yes! Master had another nightmare. This time he was terrified. He said he had a bad premonition and told me to go find you immediately! I saw that you were not at the company or at home, so I basically guessed you would come here!"
"I understand! I'll be back soon." Yue Lanjing did not refuse, and her face became more solemn.
Luosha rarely acts like this, but every time he does, those bad premonitions will come true and bad things will really happen!
Although Yue Lanjing felt that those things happened by coincidence, he would not ignore his master's feelings!
"We'll go back after we finish eating, you go back first!" Guan Shaoling sent him away, "Wait, our car broke down, please wait for us outside for a few minutes!" In these few minutes, he had to finish all these delicious food and wine.
Yue Lanjing always felt that she had to tell Zhao Rirou before leaving.
"What! You are eating inside while I am drinking and eating air outside? This is too much. I haven't had dinner yet, okay? I am still hungry just to look for you, okay?" Eleven got angry as he said this. He followed them into the house. The smell of food and especially wine filled the room so much that he couldn't walk anymore. He insisted on having a drink. He angrily snatched the wine from Guan Shaoling's hand and drank it all in one gulp!
"If you don't mind, then sit down and eat with me!" Only the soft-hearted Zhuang Youya would say this.
"I don't mind, I don't mind!" Eleven said greedily. How could he mind having a beautiful woman as his companion?
"Then wait a moment, I'll get your dishes!"
"I'll go, there aren't enough dishes!" Thyme was obviously speaking to these freeloaders, "They have to be washed first! Do you, a rich lady, know how to wash dishes? Even if you say you can, I'm afraid you'll break my bowl, so you'd better just sit still!" After saying that, she packed up some used dishes and left.
When Thyme came back with the dishes, something extraordinary had already happened.
The man named Eleven was fine just now, but this time he fell to the ground, his upper body supported by Guan Shaoling, his eyes closed, and no matter how people called him, he couldn't wake up, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth!
Thyme immediately put down what she was holding and went forward to check. After a thorough inspection, she concluded with horror, "He's dead!"
Guan Shaoling was horrified, staring at the person in his arms in disbelief. He had just been fighting with him for a drink, and now he was dead?!
Yue Lanjing also fell to the side in a daze, unable to understand how this could happen!
Zhuang Youya was so frightened that she couldn't speak and shrank to the side.
Only Thyme remained calm and knew to call the police.
It wasn't long before the police arrived.
Xu Rongxuan and Yue Lanxiu were also among them. When they heard that something happened in Thyme's clinic, they rushed over without delaying for a second.
In the end, the forensic doctor came to the same conclusion as Thyme: Eleven died of poisoning! As for the poison, they would take the collected evidence back for further research.
The police judged that the people present, namely Yue Lanjing, Guan Shaoling, Zhuang Youya, and Thyme, were all suspects!
"We would poison?!" Guan Shaoling was so excited that he wanted to strangle the policeman who said this, "He is our good brother! Closer than a real brother! I would rather I be the one who died!" Guan Shaoling yelled out of control, "Do you know how to investigate the case? Do you have any brains..." His brother of more than ten years was inexplicably poisoned, and he watched him die. It was difficult for him to stay rational!
"Calm down. If you want to find the real murderer, you'd better cooperate with the police!" Yue Lanxiu was originally comforting the frightened Zhuang Youya. After seeing that she had calmed down, he walked over and reminded her.
Yue Lanjing patted his shoulder and told him to calm down. Although his mind was in a mess and his heart was aching for the death of his good brother, they had to find out what was going on as soon as possible! Who had killed Eleven?
The police did not pursue his attitude because he was someone you couldn't afford to offend.
Xu Rongxuan learned the general situation from Thyme, who was the calmest, and then walked towards Yue Lanjing and the others, wanting to hear what they had to say.
"They are a little emotionally unstable. Give them some time and ask them again later!" Yue Lanxiu suggested.
"No! We are fine. You can ask whatever you want. I also want to know what happened and who poisoned me!" Yue Lanjing spoke, eager to find the murderer!
"Then please tell us what happened in detail, don't miss any details!"
"Let me tell you!" Yue Lanjing briefly explained the reason for her appearance here. "At the gate, Miss Zhuang crashed our car. Shao Lingren and I were still in the car at the time. She was worried that we would be injured, so she asked us to go to the clinic for a checkup. Since it was dinner time, Miss Zhuang saw that we hadn't eaten yet, so she kindly let us go with her!"
"From what you said, there were only four of you having dinner at the beginning, and there was no one else in the entire clinic. The deceased joined later!" Xu Rongxuan confirmed again with emphasis.
"No, there were five of us having dinner together, including Xiaorou. She went upstairs to rest after eating." Yue Lanjing said matter-of-factly.
"Is Xiaorou here too? Where's she? Why can't I see her?" Why didn't she show up when something so serious happened? Yue Lanxiu's brows flickered with worry, afraid that she might risk something alone again!
Thyme replied, "Don't worry, she's still sleeping in her room. After the incident, Yue Lanjing and I went to check on her immediately. After confirming that she was not in any danger and was sleeping soundly, we unanimously decided not to wake her up and let her continue to rest well!"
"Are you sure?!" Yue Lanxiu was still worried. It was impossible that he hadn't heard such a loud noise.
Yue Lanjing cleared up his doubts, "Because of her pregnancy, she's very weak. She finally got a good night's sleep. We don't want to disturb her, let alone make her worry!"
Yue Lanxiu's head seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and his mind suddenly buzzed.
Upon hearing the news, Xu Rongxuan couldn't help but look at Yue Lanjing in surprise. He knew whose child she was pregnant with without asking, because it was written on Yue Lanjing's face!
Turning my gaze to Yue Lanxiu again, I really didn't know how to comfort him! But now was not the time to comfort him.
"But is she sleeping so soundly? Even if she is asleep, most people will be woken up by the sound of a police car!" Besides, Zhao Rirou is not an ordinary person! Xu Rongxuan wondered if she was pregnant and her sensitivity was greatly reduced?
"Didn't you get woken up?" Chao Rirou's voice came from the door, "What happened again?" She glanced at Yue Lanjing, as if blaming him. Wherever he appeared, something would happen!
Yue Lanjing felt extremely bitter inside.
"It's very common to hear the sounds of police cars and ambulances here. When fights and other incidents happen nearby, the police often send the injured here!" Thyme said this, as if explaining to Asahirou why she came down so late, because at first she would think that the above incident had happened again.
Xu Rongxuan nodded to show that he understood.
Yue Lanxiu came back to his senses when he heard her voice. Seeing that she was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although his heart was in turmoil, he tried to remain calm on the surface. He also knew that the investigation of the case was important and he should not be affected by anything.
"Eleven is dead, he died of poisoning!" Yue Lanjing told her with sadness in her eyes.
Eleven? Chao Rirou remembered that it was Yue Lanjing's junior apprentice. Why did his junior apprentice come here? He must be looking for him. "How did he get poisoned? Have you found the person who poisoned him?"
Yue Lanjing shook her head, "Not yet, the police are investigating now."
Asarirou looked at the police and realized that Yue Lanxiu was there too.
Their eyes met, and although they were trying to restrain themselves, they still couldn't help themselves and it was difficult to take their eyes off each other.
"Leave this matter to us. You must tell us whatever you know and do not act on your own!" The tone of the latter sentence was emphasized. Yue Lanxiu was not afraid that she would hide something and hinder the investigation, but was worried that she would face danger alone again!
Under his caring gaze, Asahi nodded gently and obediently.
"Then please tell me where you were and what you were doing when the incident happened?" Xu Rongxuan walked over and did his routine.
"After dinner, I'll go back to the bedroom in the building behind, then take a shower and go to bed," Zhao Rirou answered truthfully. She hadn't gotten a good night's sleep since she got pregnant, but Xiangxiang had specially prepared a calming tea for her that wouldn't harm the fetus, and she'd finally gotten a good night's sleep!
"You mean you never left the room again? Is there anyone who can testify for you?"
"Do you need someone to accompany you when you take a bath or sleep?" Chao Rirou asked back.
"It means there is nothing. Then have you heard any strange noises or seen any strange things?"
Strange thing? Asahirou seemed to be thinking about her memories, but in fact she was hesitating. She did encounter a strange thing, but she felt that it had nothing to do with this matter, so she shook her head.
Seeing that she couldn't get any answers, Xu Rongxuan turned around and asked Yue Lanjing.
When everyone's attention was on Yue Lanjing, Zhao Rirou's eyes were on Thyme.
Just now she went to Thyme's room to find a book to read, but unexpectedly found a bottle of medicine. The reason she noticed the bottle of medicine was because she had taken the medicine in the bottle before.
After she woke up from someone else's body, she relied on that drug to rapidly increase her power!
Originally, this medicine was developed for her by Thyme... Although she complained at the time that she was a guinea pig, the effect was surprisingly good, and there were no side effects.
Although she changed her body again this time, because her body itself had strong power, there was no need for her to take this kind of medicine, so she didn't ask Thyme for it, and Thyme didn't mention it either. So who were these medicines prepared for?
She opened the medicine bottle and found only half of it was left. Xiangxiang once said that using up a whole bottle was just enough, so Xiangxiang would not have prepared only half a bottle. Her first impression at the time was that someone else was taking it.
Who would need to take this kind of medicine? As she pondered this, she felt extremely sleepy and fell asleep.
After listening to Yue Lanjing's account of the entire incident, Xu Rongxuan analyzed, "From what you said, you all ate and drank the food and wine. Since you're all fine, it proves that the food and wine should be fine. Moreover, the deceased only drank the wine and didn't have time to eat anything else. Although it looks like the deceased died of poisoning from the wine in the glass, he should have been poisoned long ago!"
Guan Shaoling's forehead was still covered in sweat. "But before he drank, his face was rosy and his movements were agile. He didn't look like someone poisoned at all! But this is the only explanation. If there was poison in my wine glass, I would be the first to die!"
"If there is a problem with the alcohol, I would have drunk it too, and I would probably be in trouble too!" Yue Lanjing said.
Thyme followed up with something similar.
So based on the current situation, everyone thinks that Eleven has been poisoned a long time ago!
But the next day, this theory was overturned. The forensic doctor came to the latest conclusion that Eleven died from the wine in Guan Shaoling's glass! A large amount of poison was detected in that wine!
So the relevant people were called to the police station again, and the police interrogated each of them individually.
Yue Lanxiu and Xu Rongxuan were observing the situation in the interrogation room in another visual room while discussing.
"After finishing her meal, Chao Rirou left the table, leaving behind Thyme, Zhuang Youya, Yue Lanjing, and Guan Shaoling. Zhuang Youya then sensed something was amiss outside, so they all went to the yard and discovered Eleven." Xu Rongxuan reconstructed the case from the beginning. "But, was it Eleven who had caused the commotion in the yard? Could there have been someone else? Did that person deliberately lure them into the yard, then sneak into the inner room and poison Guan Shaoling's wine glass?"
"The poisoning happened after they arrived at the yard together, there's no doubt about that! If the poisoning had happened before, Guan Shaoling would have been the first to die! But you said there was another person hiding in the yard who hadn't been discovered. I think that's unlikely. No matter how they entered the clinic, anyone who could enter was under surveillance, and the surveillance clearly showed that no seventh person entered that night! He couldn't have just dropped from the sky or popped out of the ground! If he had sneaked in during the day and hid in the dining room, which wasn't under surveillance, how could he have predicted Guan Shaoling would come tonight?" At this point, it was already clear that the person the perpetrator wanted to poison was actually Guan Shaoling, and Eleven was just a scapegoat!
Xu Rongxuan nodded, unable to refute. After pondering for a moment, a grim look appeared on his face. "But if there wasn't a seventh person, then the only people who poisoned were those in the room! Yue Lanjing, Guan Shaoling, Zhuang Youya, and Baixiang were together the whole time. They had no chance to poison anyone, so there's only one possibility left..."
Although she didn't finish her words, she made it very clear that only Asahirou, who was alone at the time, could have poisoned her.
Yue Lanxiu remained silent, his thick eyebrows almost wrinkled together.
He didn't agree, but he couldn't refute it either. Xiaorou was indeed the most suspicious at the moment! But that didn't mean the others were innocent! He just hadn't thought of any other way to poison her.
"It would be great if the dining room had surveillance cameras, but some key places are not within the surveillance range!" Xu Rongxuan sighed.
Yue Lanxiu's brows were knotted, so the person who poisoned her must be very familiar with the clinic's environment! In fact, Yue Lanjing and Guan Shaoling could already be ruled out!
In the end, the others were released, except for Asahirou, who was detained for 48 hours.
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