Chapter 1269 — There's Something Wrong with the Water!
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His actions left Chen Xi and Mother Chen dumbstruck. Had it been anyone else, Mother Chen would certainly have cried out to stop him — how could one simply tear apart someone else's water heater?
But this was Wei Zhao, and he must have his reasons, so Mother Chen asked nothing.
"Where did you buy this purifier?" Having removed it, Wei Zhao examined it carefully, then asked.
"We didn't buy it. Grandpa Zhu picked it up when he was collecting junk. He changed the filter for us and installed it himself. Why, Brother Wei Zhao, is something wrong?" Chen Xi asked, puzzled.
"Nothing. Don't use this purifier anymore — it isn't clean." Wei Zhao frowned. Grandpa Zhu again? Why always him? Could Mother Chen's cancer have been his doing?
Inside this purifier was a substance that, taken over the long term, could cause cancer. What Wei Zhao could not understand was why Chen Xi had not fallen ill. Was it her youth and strong constitution? Or had she taken an antidote before?
In any case, Mother Chen's cancer was no accident — it had been caused by human hands! After removing the purifier, Wei Zhao reconnected the tap water and tested it again. This time there was no problem at all.
Wei Zhao's frown deepened, and the doubt in his heart grew heavier.
Earlier, when he had seen Grandpa Zhu at Chen Xi's side, Wei Zhao had found it strange; but Grandpa Zhu seemed to bear Chen Xi no ill will, and Wei Zhao had merely wondered why a master of the inner school at the peak of the late Profound stage would attach himself to Chen Xi.
Now, though, Wei Zhao was certain: this Grandpa Zhu had no good intentions. He had poisoned the water purifier for the sole purpose of giving Mother Chen cancer! The only thing Wei Zhao could not work out was why a master of the inner school at the peak of the late Profound stage would go to such trouble to harm Chen Xi and her mother. Why not simply kill them outright?
Was there some other purpose behind it?
Of course, Wei Zhao could only turn these thoughts over in his own mind; he would not say them aloud. As for Chen Xi and her mother, he was only reasonably acquainted with them, not close — he could hardly go accusing Grandpa Zhu to their faces.
As things stood, Chen Xi and Grandpa Zhu seemed to be on very good terms. If he laid everything out plainly, there was no telling whether Chen Xi would believe him.
"The purifier isn't clean? Then we certainly can't use it! I suppose things picked up from the trash are never reliable!" Mother Chen had not thought that deeply about it. "After all, we're no experts. Since Xiaoyi has found a problem, we'll just stop using it!"
"The tap water is decent enough," Wei Zhao said. "You don't need a purifier at all — just use it straight from now on. Throw this one away."