Luo Yan suddenly felt her face burning with embarrassment. Didn’t Lin Ran scold her for being uncultured in public?

How dare he?

She looked hatefully at Lin Yiwan who was standing next to her, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

At this moment, Tan Si had finished searching the shopkeeper.

He frowned and said, "Reporting to the Lord, we haven't found the Brahma medicine yet!"

The shopkeeper immediately gained confidence and shouted hoarsely: "You have wronged me and you all need to apologize to me!"

Lin Ran spoke slowly, "Don't worry about the apology yet. Tan Si said the search was complete, but I don't think so. The wooden hairpin in the shopkeeper's hair is a bit special. Why don't you take it off and let me see it?"

The shopkeeper stopped yelling and stammered, "It's just an ordinary wooden hairpin, and Lord Lin actually doubts it?"

Lin Ran slowly stretched out his slender hand towards him: "Give it to me!"

The voice contained a chilling murderous intent that immediately made the shopkeeper shudder.

He glanced at Luo Yan'er almost subconsciously, with a hint of pleading on his face.

Lin Ran sneered, "Why? Do you think the daughter of the Luo family would deliberately obstruct the Dali Temple's work just because of someone like you, an unrelated person?"

Luo Yan'er was shut up with just one sentence, especially the three irrelevant words, which made her terrified.

She held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, but her face remained calm and composed.

She spoke without hesitation: "Of course I won't hinder the Dali Temple from doing its job, but I think it's just an ordinary wooden hairpin. What can Lord Lin find out?"

Lin Ran replied nonchalantly: "Miss Luo will be able to see it soon!"

The shopkeeper nervously placed the wooden hairpin in Lin Ran's palm, with a flash of fear in his eyes.

Lin Ran weighed the wooden hairpin and found it was quite heavy.

He turned to look at one of his subordinates beside him and said, "You understand the art of mechanical devices. Please study and see how to open this wooden hairpin."

When the shopkeeper suddenly heard that the man was good at mechanical engineering, his eyelids started twitching wildly.

It's over. He can't avoid this.

Now we can only hope that they don’t recognize these powders and have no idea what they are used for.

Just when he was feeling anxious and worried, he finally heard the man say, "My Lord, the hairpin has been opened!"

Lin Ran took out a small packet of white powder from it, which shocked everyone.

The shopkeeper argued anxiously, "This is just a common tranquilizer. I put the powder in my hairpin to calm my mind because I'm having trouble with my mind!"

Lin Ran said calmly: "Really?"

The shopkeeper assured him repeatedly: "I dare not lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can ask a doctor to come and check it out!"

Lin Ran waved his hand: "Why bother looking for a doctor? As long as you dare to eat it all yourself, I will believe you!"

Lin Yiwan couldn't help but admire him. As the saying goes, old ginger is still wise.

My uncle took the shopkeeper under his thumb with just one sentence!

Look at his face, it's as ugly as if he had swallowed a bitter melon.

He stammered, "My Lord, this medicine is for soothing the mind and calming the nerves. It cannot be taken orally!"

Lin Ran asked in surprise, "Ah? So it can't be eaten? My father is the imperial physician of the time. He once said that any good medicine can be taken orally. Why can't it be eaten by you? Do you understand pharmacology?"

He paused and looked at Luo Yan again: "Miss Luo, is this the kind of quack your Luo family is looking for to treat illnesses and get medicine?"

Luo Yan frowned and said, "My mother has gotten much better after taking his medicine. His medicine should be fine!"

Lin Ran nodded: "Since there is no problem, then the shopkeeper can eat it quickly. If I am sure that you are fine, then I can leave without worry and hand over the person who falsely accused you to you for disposal!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on the shopkeeper, making him feel uneasy.

His body trembled violently with fear, and his throat kept swallowing.

Lin Ran's tone turned cold and stern: "Since you refuse to eat, then I can only force you to fall down!"

The shopkeeper quickly knelt and kowtowed: "No, that was originally a tranquilizing powder. Why did you force me to take it, Lord Lin? You are trying to kill me!"

Lin Ran said calmly, "Have you forgotten who my father is, boss? He's a famous imperial physician. As long as it's not a strange poison, he can handle it. Don't waste time, I'll feed you myself!"

He took the powder in his hand and used his eyes to remind Tan Si to restrain the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper shook his head in horror: "No, I won't eat it!"

Lin Ranke would not tolerate his resistance. Just as he was about to pour all the powder into his mouth, he was stopped by Lin Yiwan: "There is no antidote for this poison. If he eats it, he will die instantly!"

He realized instantly that Lin Yiwan wanted to keep him alive.

As long as he is arrested and taken to the Dali Temple, the big fish behind Chengxian Hall will definitely be trapped in the water.

He nodded, raised his hand and patted the shopkeeper's face, saying, "Look how scared you are! Why would I use you to test the medicine?"

The shopkeeper collapsed on the ground in fear, gasping for breath with his mouth wide open.

Tan Si came over with a cage filled with several black rats jumping up and down.

Lin Ran smeared a lot of medicinal powder on the snacks, and they all pointed their heads and drilled in.

Luo Yan's heart was in her throat. Looking at the black rats shaking their heads, she felt her stomach churning violently.

She subconsciously closed her eyes, but in an instant, she heard the exclamations of the crowd: "Dead, he's actually dead, this powder is really poisonous, the owner of Chengxian Hall is trying to kill people!"

Chaos broke out around her, and she was protected by the maids and servants as she retreated.

Luo Yan said hurriedly: "Mammy, let's go back home quickly, we can't stay here any longer!"

"Yes!" The nanny answered, helped her and ran out in the chaos.

Lin Ran finally calmed the anger of the people and promised that the Lin family pharmacy would prepare the antidote for them as soon as possible, which made them gradually retreat.

Lin Yiwan quickly walked up to him and said, "The bait has been caught, the rest depends on how uncle operates it!"

Lin Ran's face was grim and ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "How dare they harm the people of the capital? The person behind this is truly sinister and vicious. I will definitely find him out!"

Lin Yiwan was also terrified. Fortunately, she discovered it early. Otherwise, when these people got angry, there would definitely be an uproar in the capital.

Emperor Sheng An, I'm afraid he will be exhausted!

By then, the people will be in chaos, and the entire Sheng Dynasty will be plunged into internal and external troubles!

She took a deep breath and said, "This is a major case, and the shopkeeper is an important witness. Uncle must investigate thoroughly to prevent him from being silenced!"

Lin Ran nodded: "I understand. After making such a fuss for so long, you should hurry back to the Marquis' Mansion to avoid Zhan Yan getting worried if he can't find you!"

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