Chapter 641 — Poisoning the Cafeteria
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Zhong Yongliang "couldn't wait" to pluck the rib out and pop it into his mouth. "Delicious!" he declared. "Give us two portions of this ribs-and-potato, and that egg soup too — two bowls of that as well!"
"One dish and one soup?" The chef looked at Zhong Yongliang uncertainly. Why would Zhong Yongliang ask for only these two today? Knowing his character, if he didn't take the whole spread, he'd at least want three or four dishes!
"I don't much care for the rest! Get on with it — give me plenty of meat!" Zhong Yongliang said impatiently.
"Yes, yes!" The chef understood then — so Zhong Yongliang simply didn't like the other dishes. No wonder. He quickly served them two portions of ribs and potatoes and two bowls of egg soup, then carried them out to a table. Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu each took two steamed buns and sat down.
"Brother Liang, they're all poisoned — can we still eat this? We won't die, will we?" Gao Xiaofu was a little frightened and didn't dare lift his chopsticks.
"Hell, if it could kill me I'd be dead already — didn't I just eat a rib?" Zhong Yongliang said with a curl of his lip.
"Oh, but there's the egg soup too. Eating both together — we won't get poisoned, will we?" Gao Xiaofu was still worried.
"You fool — if it could poison me, would I still be eating it?" Zhong Yongliang shot him a glare and went on: "The Medicine King himself told me: eaten together, these two herbs aren't poisonous in the slightest. On the contrary, they fortify the kidneys and strengthen one's virility!"
"Oh, I see..." Gao Xiaofu nodded, though he still didn't quite dare to pick up his chopsticks.
"Eat up, now! We're here to poison someone — if we don't eat a little before leaving, we're bound to raise suspicion later!" With that, Zhong Yongliang tucked in with gusto.
Gao Xiaofu had no choice but to steel himself and eat heartily. But after a few bites, he found the food quite delicious — and nothing felt off in his body — so he relaxed and ate his fill...
Once the meal was done, Zhong Yongliang whisked Gao Xiaofu out first. After all, having just slipped in the poison, it wouldn't do for them to linger too long in the cafeteria.
"Captain, what are you thinking about?" When the last morning class ended and the lunch break began, Kang Xiaofeng turned around to find Wei Zhao frowning in deep thought, and asked with some puzzlement.
This was the final semester of senior year — every inch of time worth an ounce of gold — and Kang Xiaofeng, too, was burying himself in his studies. So throughout the morning, apart from exchanging a morning greeting with Wei Zhao, he had spent the rest of his time with his nose in a book.
"Nothing. Shall we go eat?" Wei Zhao's mind was elsewhere — he was working out how to find an excuse to approach An Liwen and pry some information about Qiu Lingshan.
Though Wei Zhao had agreed to help Yang Huaijun, he had no point of entry. If this had been in the past, he would have gone straight to An Liwen's home and demanded the person from him — and if An refused, simply killed him on the spot. But that wouldn't do now. Even if he did kill him, he would have to choose a discreet opportunity, one that could not be linked to Qiu Lingshan's case.
"Let's go." Kang Xiaofeng nodded. "Have you called your sister-in-law yet?" RO