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Chapter 659 - 666 Who is the Murderer_1

Chapter 659: 666 Who is the Murderer_1

The Qin family’s beloved dog suddenly fell ill, having severe diarrhea, and couldn’t stop.

Normally, the dog is very clean, one could even call it a neat freak, but now it didn’t have the energy to clean itself, leaving its behind soiled, and lay restfully to one side.

Nearly all of the family members were mobilized, seeking a vet for the dog, getting it injected with an IV, and conducting a series of checks and tests.

In the end, the vet’s tests revealed that the dog had ingested a laxative.

How could the dog have ingested a laxative?

Could it be that someone had laced the dog’s food with a laxative?

Tongtong, very thoughtful and quick-witted, immediately informed the doctor that the dog fell sick after drinking soup, and then picked up the bowl the dog had used.

The tests were conducted, and it was quickly established that the laxative was in the soup!

Zhou Ziqing was shocked when she heard this.

The grandparents were even more startled. The laxative was in the soup, so if they’d drunk it, wouldn’t they have suffered even worse than the dog?

Zhou Ziqing shook her head in a panic. "No, I didn’t... I didn’t put any laxatives in it!"

"Not you? How could it not be you?" The old lady Qin narrowed her eyes and asked bitterly. "You were the one insisting that I drink that soup before..."

Zhou Ziqing denied it in a wailing cry, shaking her head. "Grandma, I would be trying to win you over, how dare I try to drug you? What good would drugging you do me?"

"You wish me dead, don’t you?" old lady Qin asked sharply.

"How is that possible?" Zhou Ziqing shook her head. "I don’t want to become a murderer, I’m not that stupid!"

"Alright, since you deny it, let’s call the police and let them handle it!"

"Sure, go ahead and call the police, I’m not afraid! I didn’t do this!" Zhou Ziqing shouted out loud.

In fact, she was not afraid at all, as it wasn’t her who bought the laxative, it was given to her by Xu Feng’e.

Lin Xiangwan, standing off to the side, couldn’t help but feel a chill down her spine, suddenly understanding why she felt something was amiss earlier and why Zhou Ziqing insisted the old folks drink the soup.

She had been the one who went into the kitchen, so if... the grandparents had drunk that soup, she would have been implicated if something went wrong.

Would Zhou Ziqing definitely blame her?

"It was you, it must have been Lin Xiangwan who did it, she was the one who went to the kitchen!" Zhou Ziqing suddenly pointed the finger at her.

Indeed, she still hadn’t managed to dodge it.

"You claim it was me, do you have any proof?" Lin Xiangwan retorted. "Just because I went to the kitchen?"

"Then I would say that I have no motive either!" Zhou Ziqing complained.

Qin Muchuan frowned. "You claim you have no motive and can prove it, so how could you accuse Xiangwan of drugging? I believe in Xiangwan, she wouldn’t do such a thing!"

"You trust her, but you don’t trust me?" Zhou Ziqing asked.

Qin Muchuan was calm. "I do trust you, and don’t think you would do such a thing either, so let’s just turn this over to the police!"

Lin Xiangwan shot Qin Muchuan a disappointed look.

Actually, with a bit of thought, one could easily figure it all out.

She didn’t believe Qin Muchuan couldn’t understand.

Xu Feng’e, standing to one side, was terrified. If a proper investigation was carried out, the source of the medicine would surely be traced, and she wouldn’t be able to avoid being implicated.

"No, no, no, it’s all a family matter, why must we involve the police every time something happens? It seems we’ve lost our unity as a family." Xu said, "Let’s just care for the sick dog instead. Let’s also have the butler manage the household more strictly moving forward!"

Tongtong, wiping away tears, objected. "That won’t do, our dog is very cute. How could we just stand by and let it be hurt like this? Someone definitely poisoned it, and we must find out who it was!"

"I think it’s not necessarily so. Who could be so cruel? Maybe there was something wrong with the bowl in which the dog’s soup was served, like the soup being poured in while still very hot, so it doesn’t mean that the soup was the problem!" Xu Feng’e added, and then turned to the vet. "Could this be possible?"

"If that’s the case,", the doctor nodded, "it does make some sense. We cannot exclude this possibility!"

"So, even if we call the police right now, we wouldn’t be able to clearly explain everything!" Xu Feng’e looked at everyone again.

The senior Qin family couple exchanged a glance, feeling that their daughter-in-law’s words made sense.

"It seems matters within the family are becoming more complicated, perhaps..." the old lady Qin turned her gaze to Zhou Ziqing.

The latter quickly got the message, with a flood of sadness and hurt visible in her eyes. "Grandma, are you trying to throw me out?"

"Mom, it’s not fair to ask Ms. Zhou to move out at this point, given that we don’t have any evidence," Qin Gang said.

Xu Feng’e chimed in from the side. "Exactly."

Qin Muchuan off to the side wanted to laugh. Having been shrewd all her life, Xu Feng’e still hadn’t seen the relationship between Qin Gang and Zhou Ziqing?

Should he help them?

Maybe only in this way could things become more interesting.

"Grandma, I also feel it’s wrong to ask Ziqing to leave over this matter, it seems like we are bullying her!" Qin Muchuan said. What he implied was that, even if we were to send her away, it should be with irrefutable evidence, leaving her speechless.

Given everyone’s words, naturally, the old lady Qin didn’t speak out further. "We must ensure the dog gets better, we can’t let it die!"

"We’ll definitely save its life," Qin Muchuan replied with a smile.

Don’t blame him for being cold-hearted; he simply didn’t have much affection for the family dog.

He had enough on his hands dealing with people, where would he find the emotional capacity to invest in a dog?

"Well..." The old lady was quite distressed. "I’m afraid your grandfather and I are getting in the way of things. It seems someone wants us dead. Thanks to the dog, and thanks to Xiangwan for not letting me drink the soup. Otherwise, I’m afraid I would already be dead..."

Having said this, the old lady, filled with sorrow, went back to her room.

Zhou Ziqing could only fume silently, as these words were clearly directed at her.

Lin Xiangwan was also very angry. She hadn’t thought that Qin Muchuan would show favoritism towards Ziqing, to the extent of being oblivious to right and wrong.

"Tongtong, Ranran, let’s go back to our room!" Lin Xiangwan said, leading her children away.

Both children followed their mother’s steps. The two kind-hearted kids kept asking, "Mom, will the dog die?"

"Mom, the dog is motionless and very weak, should we feed it some milk?"

Lin Xiangwan shook her head. "Its stomach is not doing well, it needs an empty stomach now, otherwise it would keep vomiting and having diarrhea!"

The weak dog lying in a corner of the living room, whimpered twice, as if in agreement.

Looking at the dog, Xu Feng’e wrinkled her nose. "Perhaps we should move the dog back to its kennel, it’s spacious and comfortable there!"

Qin Muchuan shook his head. "How could we? Are you suggesting that the vet should go to the dog’s kennel to treat it? Let’s wait until the dog is better, then it can return to its kennel. After all, it is a hero of our family!"

"Whimper..." The dog responded again.