Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 139 Great Suspicion

Chapter 139: Chapter 139 Great Suspicion

He thought more and more that something was off and immediately called Bai Long.

"Where are you?"

"In the analysis room for a meeting, about to finish."

"Come to my office when you’re done."

"Yes, Brother Shen."

Three days after Tang Xiaowan was attacked, Bai Long, under Li Zishen’s instructions, returned to Qing City Mei Garden for a second thorough search.

Eventually, he found a Chinese medicine pill in the study.

He realized the gravity of the situation at once, suspecting that the symptoms Tang Xiaowan presented—confusion, vomiting, babbling incoherently, and limb weakness—were very likely due to a large dose of 8028.

So he went back to Jin City immediately and handed the pill over to Li Zishen.

At first sight of it, Li Zishen had no suspicions. After all, this drug had been discontinued 25 years ago, and even if preserved well, it would have lost its effectiveness and could not have been left accidentally by the attacker who tried to poison Tang Xiaowan.

Even if 8028 is a depressant drug, its side effects should not lead to vomiting black blood and memory loss.

The sudden arrival of Wang Junchen undoubtedly struck Li Zishen a heavy blow.

8028, a whole bottle full!

Yes! Just because we stopped producing it doesn’t mean others don’t have it.

What was the purpose, to frame someone, to set a trap?

But 8028 isn’t poison, even if Xiao Wan had swallowed it on the night of the attack, what effect would it have? Drowsiness, limb weakness?

Unless the attacker knew he couldn’t overpower Xiao Wan!

While thinking it through, Li Zishen suddenly remembered something Lin Ping mentioned while rescuing Tang Xiaowan.

"Brother Shen, there’s something else. Lady Tang might have been poisoned twice within 12 hours."

"Don’t worry, Brother Shen. Lady Tang seems to have taken some kind of antidote to force a purge. Strangely though... that drug seemed to suppress our own medicine."

Li Zishen, anxious to save her, heard the words ’poisoned twice’ and became flustered.

Reflecting now, it seemed likely that the night attack on Tang Xiaowan was targeted at him, rather than out of any personal grievance of Grandma Tang.

"Xiao Wan, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault!"

"It’s all because of my youthful arrogance. The expansion of the group was too rapid; inadvertently we took away others’ livelihoods and dragged you into this."

Li Zishen was engulfed in guilt and self-reproach.

However, he did not believe Wang Junchen was the hidden mastermind behind this, after all, no one would be foolish enough to expose themselves.

Uncle Li Wanshan was the prime suspect!

Men die for wealth, as birds die for food—it was an eternal truth.

Since Li Zishen was ten, accidents were constant. To say nothing else, he experienced traffic accidents every two months.

To protect him, Madam Lai secretly sent him abroad, only bringing him back when he turned 18.

Ten minutes later, Bai Long hurried over.

"Brother Shen, is it about that project..."

"Wang Junchen just came by."

Bai Long looked surprised in the direction Li Zishen pointed: "8028!"

"Yeah, he brought it over, said he wanted to talk about a collaboration. This bottle has the same components as ours used to have, while that bottle has been modified."

As Li Zishen spoke, he handed the test report and the component analysis to Bai Long.

"The dates are all from this year!"

"I guess Dr. Wu must have been taken down by him a long time ago, no wonder despite our numerous requests, Dr. Wu always refused to come out."

Bai Long shook his head thoughtfully and replied, "Dr. Wu shouldn’t be that kind of person! However, I heard that after Wang Junchen left the FC Club, he either traveled around or indulged in horse racing; all these years, his wife Ye Wanhua managed everything alone. It seems... that’s not the whole story."

After listening, Li Zishen suddenly lowered his eyes: "Do you think he’s related to the night attack?"

"Yes, definitely."

Bai Long’s tone was firm, even his fists were clenched.

Li Zishen frowned: "Why?"

"Our 8028 has long been discontinued, who else would remember it except for those who researched it? Besides, Lady Tang also mentioned smelling a very unique medicinal fragrance that night, which quickly made her lose her resistance. I did indeed find an 8028 in the study afterward, do you remember?"

"I remember, including his wife Ye Wanhua, who shares the same rare blood type as Xiao Wan. But with their family’s wealth... there’s no need for them to take such risks."

"How about another trip to Huang City, to investigate why he changed his name before going abroad? Weren’t you also suspicious the day before yesterday..."

Bai Long’s words reminded Li Zishen once again.

He put down the vial containing 8028, picked up the small wooden pig carving Tang Xiaowan had given him, and rubbed it gently, as if he had thought of something.

"That’s right, it’s time to look into this properly."