While Shi’s mother was recuperating in the hospital, she had a bodyguard and a nurse.
At the same time, there was also a teacher who gave her lessons in the hospital room.
This poisoning incident provided Shi’s mother with a very profound lesson, for she had felt that the Shi family members could hardly wait to kill her.
Now that her enemies had become so fierce, could she still afford to play the innocent rabbit?
During the previous year, members of the Shi family had made attempts on her life, but always from the shadows. This poisoning, however, was the first of its kind, so ferocious and upfront.
Therefore, even if it cost her her life, she would not let the Shi family members succeed, even if it meant mutual destruction in the end.
In the afternoon, at Shuangshi Headquarters.
Shi Lan was in Yan Shixiu’s office, examining the poison test report of the wine.
Yan Shixiu looked up at her and then asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I’m wondering when this batch of wine was poisoned," Shi Lan said. "The wine is sealed, and neither the packaging nor the bottle had been tampered with, yet it contains Colchicine. Yan, what do you think, where should we start the investigation?"
"Do you suspect that this batch of wine didn’t come from a regular merchant’s warehouse?"
"I suspect that someone had staked out the location beforehand, knew what wine that old woman had ordered, and how the order process worked. Then, they created a batch of poisoned wine, impersonating the manufacturer to deliver it to the other courtyard. That is to say, looking into the person who made the delivery may lead us to some clues. I’ve already asked Huo Zhao to check the surveillance, and I believe we will soon have results."
After hearing Shi Lan’s words, Yan Shixiu chuckled softly.
"What are you laughing at?"
"In the past, you could have increased the dosage of this poison tenfold in the Shi family’s food."
Shi Lan also laughed, saying, "They don’t have the guts because they know what happens if they fail to poison me. Now they are so brazen only because the Shi family is sure that old woman won’t find out anything, and even if she calls the police, it wouldn’t help."
"I’m also laughing because you are no longer the Shi Lan you used to be; you wouldn’t resort to a tit-for-tat approach anymore."
"You are wrong, Uncle Yan, if pushed to the limit, I would still resort to extreme measures..." Shi Lan said. "However, I am most likely not going to encounter that kind of situation anymore, as I have strong backing now, and there’s no need to."
Yan Shixiu broke out in a cold sweat.
However, he knew that Shi Lan was speaking the truth.
In her world, it had always been survival of the fittest; following the rules now was also due to his influence.
"If that day really comes, I certainly won’t stop you," Yan Shixiu said earnestly.
"Because you know that nothing is more important to me now than you."
The two exchanged smiles. At that moment, Shi Lan received a phone call from the bodyguard.
"Miss Shi, members of the Shi family have come to visit the sick. Should I let them in?"
"Ask Mrs. Shi’s opinion," Shi Lan said directly.
Whether to see them or not was up to Shi’s mother herself, whether she was scared or wanted to see how the Shi family members would play out this drama; it was her own choice.
However, just then, Shi Lan suddenly called out to stop the bodyguard.
"Is there anything else you need, Miss Shi?"
"Make sure she sees them. Whatever those people tell her, every sentence, every word, you must record secretly. Those two Mrs. Shi’s, though ruthless, aren’t very intelligent, if their attempt at poisoning turned out , they might spill some crucial information."
If Shi’s mother could extract information, that would be ideal, but Shi Lan knew that her aging mother simply did not have that capability.