Chapter 217 - 217 210 Its So Hard for Xie Shang to Chase His Wife
Chapter 217: 210: It's So Hard for Xie Shang to Chase His Wife Miss Wen (First Update) Chapter 217: 210: It's So
Hard for Xie Shang to Chase His Wife Miss Wen (First Update) Old Lady Zhao was a bully towards the weak but
crumbled in front of the strong. With Xie Shang present, she didn’t dare to speak ill of Wen Changling anymore,
and instead wailed about how her son’s life was hard and his death was wrongful.
Wen Changling didn’t want to go back with Qin Qi, as she would definitely be interrogated about her relationship
with Xie Shang, so she left with him instead.
Once they were out of the police station, Xie Shang let go of her hand.
“If the police call you in for questioning again, have a lawyer accompany you. If you don’t want to find me, you
can look for another lawyer. I'll send you the number.”
He must have cstraight from the law firm, as he was dressed in formal attire.
The former Boss Xie had now becLawyer Xie, because of her; he was doing something he didn’t like.
Although it wasn’t her intention, the harsh words from before had indeed ctrue; the son was paying for the
father’s debts.
“Aren’t you busy?”
“Busy.”
“Then don’t waste ton me.”
“It's not a waste of time,” Xie Shang looked at her, his pupils reflecting the sunlight and becoming as beautifully
colored as pure amber, “it’s an excuse forto see you.”
Wen Changling fell silent.
When she was sober, she always struggled, wrestled with her feelings. She couldn't help herself, but her reason
wouldn't let her go. She didn’t want to stay in this world for anyone, let alone the son of an enemy.
“Where are you headed now?”
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“Huagi.”
Xie Shang asked, “Will you take my car?”
“No, | have my own car,” Wen Changling said with a distant look, “I'll be going first.”
Xie Shang stood still, watching her cross the street, get into her car, and drive further and further away.
Miss Wen is so hard to pursue.
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After the Qin Family left, Lin Yaoping was deep in thought.
“Captain Lin,” Zhang Qian cto ask, “is there something you've found?”
Lin Yaoping didn’t have many clues, but he had an intuition: “Qin Qi and Qin Ke are too similar.”
Zhang Qian agreed, “They do look very alike.”
The only difference was a mole; they were so similar that one could easily be mistaken for the other.
Lin Yaoping felt that Qin Ke’s past criminal record also needed to be examined thoroughly once more. Qin Ke had
been imprisoned once before for intentional harm resulting in disability, and at that time, he had confessed to
the charges voluntarily.
“Guo Dan,” Lin Yaoping said, “go investigate the prescriptions that Liu Wenhua and Qin Ke used for their
medicine, as well as the source of the medicine.”
“OK.”
The next day.
The autopsy report cout, confirming that Qin Ke died of poisoning. The toxicologist detected poisonous
components in his stomach contents: Hooked Cymbidium alkaloids.
Hooked Cymbidium alkaloids are a strong neurotoxin that, once ingested, causes paralysis of the motor nerve
endings, suppresses the respiratory center, and ultimately leads to death due to paralysis of the respiratory
system. Qin Ke’s autopsy results were consistent with symptoms of poisoning by Hooked Cymbidium alkaloids:
congestion in the organs, myocardial rupture, and deep red flowing blood in the ventricles.
The Hooked Cymbidium alkaloids are present in the evergreen woody vines of the Family Loganiaceae, Hooked
Cymbidium genus.
“The common folk also call it Broken Heart Grass,” the forensic expert explained as he shared images during the
case briefing, “The Hooked Cymbidium is toxic from root to stem, leaves, flowers—all of it.”
The forensic expert added information about the growth conditions and distribution areas of Hooked Cymbidium.
“In addition, other drug components were detected in Qin Ke’s stomach contents. | consulted with experts in
traditional Chinese medicine to speculate the prescription, and several of the medicine ingredients are used for
regulating menstruation and replenishing blood and qi.”
Guo Dan immediately guessed, “Is this Liu Wenhua’s medicine?”
“That's possible,” the forensic expert continued, “One of the herbs is honeysuckle. The Hooked Cymbidium
Flower and honeysuckle look alike; there have been quite a few cases of mistakingly eating or using Hooked
Cymbidium Flower for honeysuckle.”
That day, the police went to the Qin Family house for another search and found medicine residue in the outdoor
potted plants, confirming the forensic expert's speculation—the residue indeed contained Hooked Cymbidium
Flower and honeysuckle.
The police summoned Liu Wenhua, Shen Ru, and the doctor who prescribed the medicine for questioning.
The prescribing doctor vehemently assured that he could never mistake honeysuckle for Hooked Cymbidium
Flower, never grab the wrong medicine, saying that it was an insult to his professional integrity. Furthermore, Liu
Wenhua’s medicine was not the first the had prescribed it, it had always been the sprescription, and
there had never been any issues before.
This prescribing doctor was also a well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with no animosity
towards the Qin Family.
Guo Dan took another statement from Shen Ru.
Shen Ru said, “The madam usually takes her medicine in the afternoon, and Mr. Er in the morning. If Mr. Er wants
to sleep in, there's no need forto prepare the medicine, and | wouldn't get them mixed up.”
“Then how did Qin Ke end up taking Liu Wenhua’s medicine?”
Shen Ru pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something: “The day Mr. Er had an accident, the
madam’s medicine was prepared in the morning. The madam was going out, so she askedto prepare it in the
morning. After | made it, I left it to warm in the kitchen. When | returned from shopping, the medicine had been
drunk.” She suddenly widened her eyes with surprise and panic, “Could Mr. Er have drunk it?”
What Shen Ru said also matched Liu Wenhua's statement.
“Yesterday, | was going to a flower arrangement class, and since | wasn’t sure what tit would end, | asked
the nanny to prepare the medicine beforehand.”
Lin Yaoping asked, “Did you drink the medicine then?”
Liu Wenhua replied, “No, the nanny might have forgotten, and when I left the house, | didn’t see the medicine in
the kitchen.”
At present, it could be confirmed that the medicine Qin Ke drank was Liu Wenhua’s. But there was no conclusive
evidence yet whether the prescribing doctor mixed up honeysuckle with Hooked Cymbidium Flower, nor could it
be ruled out that someone added Hooked Cymbidium Flower to the decoction while cooking the medicine, or
that it was pre-inserted into the medicine pack. Every member of the Qin Family could not be ruled out of
suspicion. He Dongzhou, who had stayed overnight at the hospital two days before Qin Ke was poisoned, was
also not exempted, and though summoned for questioning, no useful information was uncovered. For the
moment, Liu Wenhua and Shen Ru were the prsuspects, but without evidence, they could not be criminally
detained; after being summoned for 24 hours, they had to be released.
Qin Qi visibly withered over these two days.
The murder case of the Qin Family hadn't been made public, fearing that it would negatively affect the company.
But Chen Qiuchan, as Qin Qi’s mentor and close acquaintance, knew all about the Qin Family's situation, and he
called Qin Qi into his office.
“Has there been any progress with your brother's case?”
Qin Qi shook his head, his expression one of profound grief.
“Offer my condolences.”
Chen Qiuchan didn’t have much that could offer comfort, as far as he knew, the Qin brothers had a good
relationship.