The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 341 - 312 Long Line Fishing for Big Fish (3/6)_1

Chapter 341: Chapter 312 Long Line Fishing for Big Fish (3/6)_1

Huo Yingjie had survived another crisis and continued to throw himself into his work.

Taking the opportunity to report on ideological work to the security department, he met that person.

Normally, there was no need to shake hands, but upon seeing that person, Huo Yingjie actively extended his hand.

The person found Huo Yingjie’s enthusiasm strange, but as the saying goes, "one does not slap a smiling face", so he reached out to shake hands.

However, in the brief second or two of the handshake, Little Rotating Turtle read the person’s memory and left a mental imprint that allowed for the memory to be accessed at any time.

This person was named Zhang Wei, the deputy director of the security department.

No wonder he was able to intercept such crucial information.

Huo Yingjie smiled, this man was the big fish of the research institute.

Now that Huo Yingjie had access to this man’s memories, he would be prepared for any spies sent his way in the future.

At the same time, Huo Yingjie really did follow Zhang Wei’s memories back to their source and finally found the big tiger in Yanjing.

To betray the highest interest for one’s own gain, he wondered what went through that person’s mind.

For a goal, for struggle, was it worth it?

Every time Little Rotating Turtle completed its task, it would be praised by Huo Yingjie, so it was very grateful to Snake King for his generosity. If there was a chance, it would repay Snake King.

With no worries to hinder him, Huo Yingjie started to dive into the tense work.

But he didn’t forget to write to He Tiantian, expressing his longing and heartache.

Little Rotating Turtle found the techniques given by Snake King very useful. It practiced diligently every day, especially by its master’s side, which made its cultivation progress by leaps and bounds.

As for He Tiantian back in Qijia Village, a visitor had arrived—Qi Ling!

Qi Ling brought Old Wu and Xiao Chen to Qijia Village again.

Qi Ling took out various documents and with a serious expression said to He Jingyu and He Tiantian, "The pie contains a type of slow poison that can make a person weak, emaciated, until they waste away; it takes about half a year to a year for the person to die."

He Jingyu was stunned, his complexion pale, so there indeed was poison in it, someone was targeting their whole family!

"What do we do now?" He Jingyu asked, "That pie was given to our family by Liu Lingli!"

Qi Ling nodded, "We have received your report and will immediately go and interrogate Liu Lingli. By the way, did you have any witnesses at the time?"

He Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "It was just me, Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Liu Lingli came over with her new husband. They didn’t eat at our house; my mom even gave her a bottle of malted milk essence in return."

"No one else saw it?" Qi Ling frowned, "If there are no other witnesses, and if Liu Lingli does not admit to bringing the pie or poisoning it, we will not be able to arrest her due to insufficient evidence."

"So she gets off scot-free?" He Tiantian said, "It wasn’t just that Liu Lingli poisoned our pie—she’s also indecent. She’s been married to Hu Damao for just over half a month and yet she’s almost three months pregnant."

After choosing to poison them, He Tiantian no longer saw Liu Lingli as just a petty and narrow-minded villager but as a murderer.

Lacking evidence, He Tiantian was determined to create some and have Liu Lingli caught.

Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you!

She, He Tiantian, was no saint, and she would not have any sympathy for such a woman!

Because Liu Lingli was a cold-blooded snake; you might be good to her, and while she’s taking your favor, she might feel a little grateful, but mostly she’s envious. Such a snake could bite the hand that feeds it at any moment.

"Ah?" Qi Ling frowned, "There’s something like that?"

"If you don’t believe me, you can find a doctor to take Liu Lingli’s pulse," He Tiantian said. "I heard you and my Dad talking before, Hu Goudan, before he died, often cursed about women with loose morals. Maybe Hu Goudan discovered such women with loose morals in the village, and that’s why he cursed them."

Qi Ling frowned, although he felt there was some connection, but these were all conjectures and couldn’t explain the problem.

He Tiantian wanted to say more, but Wang Shuping tugged at her clothes and said, "Tiantian, this concerns a woman’s reputation, you must be cautious."

He Tiantian hesitated, what could she say?

She really couldn’t think of a valid reason to convince them.

"Ah, anyway, this is a matter for you public security officers, you will investigate it, I won’t say any more." He Tiantian said with a bitter smile, "But it’s true that the pastry she gave me was poisoned."

Qi Ling nodded and said, "Hmm, don’t worry, I will do my best to look into it."

Qi Ling took his men directly to Hujia Village, to Hu Damao’s home.

Old Man Hu shuddered when he saw the public security officers come to his house, not knowing what had happened.

"Officers, what brings you here?" Old Man Hu asked with apprehension, hoping his son hadn’t caused trouble outside.

"There’s a matter, I want to ask about your son!" Qi Ling said, "Are they at home?"

"My daughter-in-law is at home, my son... my son went to work!" Old Man Hu stammered, certainly not wanting the officers to know his son had gone gambling.

Liu Lingli, upon hearing people talking, hurried out of the house.

Seeing it was Qi Ling, she got startled and stood still.

What was bound to come finally arrived!

Liu Lingli had been restless at home, not daring to go to Qijia Village to inquire.

But she had experimented on that dog, so if a person had eaten it, He Tiantian’s family should have already felt unwell and called for the doctor from Hujia Village, Wang Shuilian, by now.

Yet, no strange illnesses had been reported from Qijia Village, no one had come to fetch Wang Shuilian, and there was no ox cart sent to take anyone to the county hospital for treatment.

The relief in Liu Lingli’s heart vanished without a trace.

She realized something unexpected might have happened and wracked her brain until she finally came up with a plan!

Deny, deny, deny!

Liu Lingli admitted that she had delivered some sugar pastries to He Tiantian’s home that day, but she absolutely denied poisoning them.

"Did you give He Tiantian some sugar pastries on August 20th?" Qi Ling asked while Xiao Chen took notes.

"August 20th?" Liu Lingli acted as if carefully calculating with her fingers, "Yes, that was the fourth day after my wedding. I thought, since Tiantian had something to do and didn’t eat at my place on my wedding day, I made some food and delivered it to He Tiantian to thank her for attending my wedding."

"Who did you go with?" Qi Ling asked.

"With my husband, Hu Damao."

"Did you meet anyone on the way?"

Liu Lingli thought for a moment and said, "It was very hot that day, we didn’t meet anyone!"

Liu Lingli was secretly pleased inside, correct, that’s how it should be, acknowledge only what’s on the surface, deny everything underneath.

"Did you eat the pastry you made?" Qi Ling continued, staring into Liu Lingli’s eyes.

"We did!" Liu Lingli said, "My man and father-in-law both said it was delicious and even praised my skill in making pastry!"

"We found something in the sugar pastries you gave to He Tiantian’s family, how do you explain that?" Qi Ling asked, finally getting to the crux of the matter.

"Impossible!" Liu Lingli said, "I couldn’t have poisoned them, our own family ate it too."