After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

Xu Qingqing smiled slightly, with an unquestionable firmness in her eyes: "We just want to know something about Manager Zhao." Her voice was calm and clear, as if it could penetrate people's hearts.

"For example, talking about freedom, or poisoning?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. He tried to cover it up: "What poisoning? What Manager Zhao? I don't know him. You have found the wrong person." Although his tone was firm, it was obviously trembling.

Xu Qingqing shook her head gently, as if she was not satisfied with his answer: "Since we can find you, it means that we have grasped some clues. We also know about the relationship between you and Shopkeeper Zhao. So, I hope you can answer my questions truthfully. Hmm?"

The middle-aged man was overwhelmed by Xu Qingqing's aura. He knew that he could no longer escape and could only face it.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "Well, I do know Shopkeeper Zhao, but we are just ordinary friends, nothing special."

After hearing this, Xu Qingqing did not answer immediately. She quietly looked at the middle-aged man.

After a while, Xu Qingqing's nonchalant voice echoed throughout the room: "If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink a penalty?"

"Ah! Mmm..."

A subordinate at the side punched the man in the abdomen, and the pain quickly spread throughout his body like an electric current.

The man frowned, his face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes revealed unbearable pain.

The pain made him bend over involuntarily, and his back seemed unable to support the weight of his body. He clenched his teeth, trying to suppress the groan that was about to come out, but the pain surged like a tide, making it impossible for him to remain silent.

The air around them was stagnant, with only his breathing echoing in his ears.

Fine beads of sweat soon appeared on his forehead, tormenting his nerves along with the pain.

He tried to stay calm, but his inner uneasiness and anxiety spread like wildfire.

"Tell me about the deal between you and Manager Zhao." Xu Qingqing sat on the chair brought by her subordinates, facing the middle-aged man.

"I said……"

Xu Qingqing curled her lips slightly. There was no need to torture such a person. Just a little pressure was enough and the man in front of her was like a deflated ball, revealing everything in a panic.

"Manager Zhao gave me 100 taels of silver and asked me to find an opportunity to poison Lun Xiaoyao. It would be best if this could make Lun Xiaoyao close down." The man's voice trembled, with a hint of fear and regret in his tone.

After hearing this, Xu Qingqing frowned slightly and her eyes became sharper. However, the man's next words surprised her a little.

At this point, the man raised his head in a panic and defended himself in an anxious tone, "But I haven't done it yet! That day, after I got the money and medicine, I went out to drink some wine, and on the way home I fell into the ditch and sprained my ankle. It hasn't healed yet, so I haven't gone yet!"

Xu Qingqing narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking about the truthfulness of what this person said.

She noticed that there was a hint of embarrassment in the man's tone when he mentioned his foot injury. She remembered that when she was at the door just now, she did notice that the man's steps were a little unsteady.

"Where is the medicine? Where is it?" Xu Qingqing asked indifferently.

The man pointed to a cabinet in the room and said, "The medicine is there! It's in the cabinet, at the bottom, wrapped in a piece of blue cloth! Really, everything I said is true!"

Xu Qingqing's eyes scanned the room, and finally stopped at the cabinet the man pointed to. She walked over slowly, gently opened the cabinet door, and scanned the various items, finally stopping at the blue cloth.

She picked up the cloth-wrapped medicine bottle and gently opened it. A faint smell of medicine wafted into her nose.

She frowned, carefully observed the medicine in her hand, and twisted it lightly on her fingers. She already had some judgment about the medicine in her mind.

For a moment, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were fierce.

"You really haven't touched this medicine?" There was a hint of scrutiny in Xu Qingqing's voice.

The man nodded quickly, cold sweat already seeping out of his forehead: "Really, I swear, I really didn't move. I sprained my ankle that day, and it hurt so much, how could I have the energy to touch this medicine."

Xu Qingqing did not respond immediately, her eyes moving back and forth between the man and the medicine. She already had the answer in her mind, but she still needed to confirm some details.

"When did you fall into the ditch that day?" Xu Qingqing asked.

The man thought for a moment and replied, "Probably... around the first quarter of the evening."

Xu Qingqing nodded. The whole context of the incident had already been constructed in her mind.

She looked at the man, her tone revealing a hint of indifference: "I will send someone to investigate your foot injury. If it is really as you said, I will consider giving you a chance. But if you dare to lie to me..."

The man interrupted her immediately and assured her anxiously, "No, I won't! I swear!"

"Then Manager Zhao asked, do you know what to say and what not to say?"

"understand!"

Xu Qingqing didn't say anything else, she turned and left the room.

The rest of his men followed suit and left.

The man was left sitting alone on the chair, covered in cold sweat and with a look of fear on his face.

The next day, Xu Qingqing sent someone to investigate the man's foot injury.

Sure enough, as the man said, his foot was indeed injured that night. This made Xu Qingqing trust the man's words a little more.

She sat in a chair, playing with the medicine bottle in her hand.

I didn't expect that although this incident was a misunderstanding, the man in black was definitely not the one hired by Manager Zhao.

But this Shopkeeper Zhao is much more ruthless than the guy who did the dirty work!

The medicine bottle in your hand contains something that can kill people, it is not just some minor medicine like laxative.

I guess since Manager Zhao could do such a cruel thing, he must have done many other immoral things, right?

As the saying goes, cut the grass at its roots. Xu Qingqing had no intention of letting a poisonous scorpion like Manager Zhao stay out there. She had to be on guard at all times to avoid being stung by him.

"Someone is coming."

"metropolitan."

"Keep watching Manager Zhao, and his family as well."

"Yes!"

……

The sound of noisy crowds came from the second floor. Xu Qingqing frowned slightly. There was usually no one on the second floor, so why was it so noisy today?

She opened the door and went to the second floor, where she saw that the membership registration area was already crowded with people.

After taking a few glances, I saw that they were not here to cause trouble. Instead, they all looked impatient and anxious.

Xu Qingqing understood in her mind, it seemed that Mrs. Zhang went out wearing the clothes and jewelry she gave her!

Otherwise, these ladies wouldn't all come to discuss Xiaoyao at once, and would be so anxious to get to the second floor.

Xu Qingqing approached with a smile, her smile revealing calmness and confidence.

As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of countless ladies and young ladies.