Soon, the hospital’s laboratory issued a report, the main component of the poison was colchicine.
No wonder Shi Lan’s mother looked pale today, at first Shi Lan thought it was due to her being under great stress and possibly hungover.
"The patient’s condition is stable now, but she still needs to continue treatment under medical supervision in order to reduce other complications. She will need to be hospitalized for about a week, and the follow-up will be determined according to the patient’s condition."
"Thank you, doctor," Shi Lan expressed her gratitude.
"Fortunately, the poisoning isn’t severe. Based on inference, this substance must have been mixed into the wine. Therefore, I suggest that you, as family members, should still report this to the police."
Colchicine is normally used for the treatment of gout and has severe side effects, and moreover, it is toxic.
Shi Lan’s mother didn’t have gout, so this was almost certainly a case of deliberate poisoning.
"I don’t know who could hold such a deep grudge against the patient."
"Thank you for your concern, doctor. I know what to do," Shi Lan replied.
As for the wine, she already had the bodyguard go back to collect evidence. As for who was responsible, it didn’t take a guess to know that it was related to the Shi family.
Currently, it was the time for the Shi family’s thank-you banquet, and who knows which fool dared to cause trouble at such a critical juncture.
If it wasn’t her who did it, then...
By the time Shi Lan’s mother woke up, it was already evening.
At that time, Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu were both in the hospital room.
That afternoon, Shi Lan had already sent all the wine from the other courtyard for testing, and ultimately, they found the same toxic component in the wine.
Hearing Shi Lan’s mother’s voice, the nurse immediately raised her bed and asked, "Auntie, are you still feeling unwell?"
Right now, Shi Lan’s mother couldn’t really say what she felt, just that her whole body was numb.
"I warned you to drink less before, or else you wouldn’t have given the Shi family such an opportunity. If I hadn’t been there, you would be joining your daughter down below by now."
Upon hearing Shi Lan’s words, Shi Lan’s mother glared at her with resentment.
"If Shi Lan had been like you before, who knows how many times she would’ve died."
Yan Shixiu looked at Shi Lan and gave her palm a squeeze.
Shi Lan took a deep breath and then said, "I’ve already called the police, and moreover, this will soon make the news. I’m doing this for two reasons. First, by making a big deal out of this, the Shi family won’t dare to make a move against you for a while. Second, given the Shi family’s prominent gathering, whether we have evidence or not, we have to splatter this dirty water on the Shi family first. The Shi family used to hide their dirt, but now..."
At this point, Shi Lan let out a cold laugh.
Yan Shixiu squeezed her hand again, then said, "Shuangshi will offer unconditional assistance and support."
Shi Lan’s mother couldn’t say anything, but tears silently streamed down her face.
The one who had been isolated and helpless was once Shi Lan, and now, she was finally tasting the bitterness that Shi Lan had experienced.
"Don’t worry, I won’t let the Shi family off easily..."
That same night, news of Shi Lan’s mother being poisoned appeared on the top searches of Weibo.
Oddly enough, it was just yesterday that her former son-in-law had announced his remarriage, and today she was poisoned.
Many in the business circle had already started to analyze the reasons.
"It’s simple, with Yan Shixiu’s remarriage, Shi Lan’s mother lost her last protection. Now truly isolated at Shi family, and yet, she holds such important shares and resources—you get it, right?"
"When Miss Shi was alive, many shady and crooked routes were suppressed. Now that Miss Shi is gone and the resourceful son-in-law has remarried, the goblins and demons of the Shi family will no doubt start stirring."
"All I can say is, it’s tragic for Mrs. Shi."