Chapter 990: Poison in the Food

He opened the door to the storage room.

"Woof, woof, woof—"

"Meow!"

"Chirp, chirp, chirp—"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak—"

A puppy, a kitten, and a bird, and there were even two chubby white hamsters.

Some on leashes, some held in arms, some locked in cages—they were all brought to the dining room, making it quite lively.

"When did you start keeping pets?"

Shi Youxuan knew that no one in the family liked pets; the cat last time was just borrowed for a guest appearance.

Gu Zhihao had once said that animals were just food!

Now that he had brought so many living "foods" to the dining room, what was he trying to do?

The answer came quickly.

Gu Zhihao brought all the pets to the dining room and fed them in front of the two of them.

To show his sincerity, he also picked a few items to taste himself.

Both he and the animals ate, and after a while, nothing happened.

"See, you believe me now, right? I am sincerely trying to make amends with you, I have no other bad intentions."

At this moment, Lao Qi entered.

"Chairman, there is a room on the third floor that won't open."

Gu Zhihao was terrified: "Lao Qi? When did you come? I didn't hide anyone upstairs, nothing is wrong, I beg you to eat the food, I beg you!"

"Get lost."

Lao Qi didn't stand on ceremony and kicked him into the corner.

The three of them went upstairs.

This slip-up was too obvious; it was like saying "there is no silver buried here" when there clearly was.

Also, the food must be problematic; if the person in that sealed room upstairs was who they thought it was, the problem with the food could be explained!

The third floor was the sunroom and the children's rooms.

Now the sunroom was tightly covered by curtains, without a single gap.

The door to the sunroom opened with a single kick.

Where flowers and plants were originally placed, there were now several monitors, surveilling every corner of the Shi Family home and the residential complex.

Zhu Qingxiang was inside the room.

Shi Yuke was there too.

Shi Yuke was tied up tightly in a chair, her mouth taped shut, her large eyes looking at them in terror, shaking her head while making "mm-mm" sounds.

"Back off, if you dare to come in, just wait for two lives to be lost."

Zhu Qingxiang waved a Dagger in his hand, the Dagger flashing with a cold, sinister light.

"Don't be agitated, don't hurt her."

"Zhu Qingxiang, you can't escape; you should know that this woman in the chair is not enough to threaten us." Sheng Hanyu took a step forward.

"No, I beg you, don't hurt her, you bastards, you are all bastards." Gu Zhihao rushed up.

He was on the verge of a breakdown; his wife's life might not be important to Sheng Hanyu, but it was important to him, very important.

"Drag him down."

The bodyguards forcibly dragged him away.

He was of no use here, only causing trouble; it would be better if he weren't here at all.

Shi Youxuan: "Zhu Qingxiang, you really haven't changed your ways, insisting on walking the path to your own death; no one can save you. Let her go, the grudges between us have nothing to do with her."

"Pah!"

"Shi Youxuan, do you take me for a child who is easy to fool? Do you think my IQ is the same as that idiot's?"

Zhu Qingxiang held the Dagger against Shi Yuke's neck, and there was already a faint trace of blood.

"You actually weren't poisoned to death?" A look of resentment flashed in his eyes.

"Do you think a few small favors can make me let go of the hatred for the murder of my father and mother? Don't dream; I will never stop until one of us is dead."

He hated it so much; everything he had meticulously planned had been easily resolved, and they had even found this place.

Zhu Qingxiang had used Shi Yuke to force Gu Zhihao to invite the couple here, poisoning the food to take both their lives.

He had put different poisons in different dishes, all of them colorless and odorless.

Eating them separately would cause no issues, but once mixed together, even the gods couldn't save them!

He had racked his brains to come up with what he thought was a perfect plan, but who knew the two of them wouldn't fall for it at all.

"How did you figure it out?"

He didn't suspect Gu Zhihao of playing tricks.

That blockhead wouldn't dare to play tricks; it must have been something he did wrong that was spotted.

Since he wanted to know, Shi Youxuan would tell him.

"You thought you did it flawlessly? You are still too green, far worse than your father."

"First, the person you used was wrong; you tried to borrow a knife to kill, but you found a wooden knife. Can it kill? It's only good for starting a fire."

"Second, to threaten us, you actually used an idiot. You are still too young and didn't pay attention to our sisters' past; she is my sister in name, but she is also my enemy."

"She is just like you, both wanting me dead. Tell me, would I save someone who wants me dead?"

Shi Youxuan wanted to stall for time to find a suitable opportunity to save Shi Yuke.

She took the initiative to talk about things from her and her sister's childhood, further making it clear to Zhu Qingxiang—you have no other way out but to turn yourself in, don't harbor any delusions that you can make me concede by kidnapping Shi Yuke!

But Zhu Qingxiang was not so easily fooled; although he hesitated a little, he did not put down the knife, weighing the pros and cons.

"Mmph—mmph—"

Shi Youxuan's words did not scare Zhu Qingxiang, but they did scare Shi Yuke.

She shook her head, terrified, struggling.

Tears fell in pairs, she was extremely afraid, she did not want to die.

Shi Yuke's emotions fluctuated too much, and her stomach began to hurt as well.

Seeing the beads of sweat on her forehead soaking her hair, her face was in extreme pain.

Shi Youxuan knew it was bad; her sister could not hold on for long in this condition!

The originally good plan had to be abandoned, and she said to Zhu Qingxiang: "Let her go, she is not doing well right now."

"State whatever demands you have, don't hurt her; if anything happens to her, you won't have any bargaining chips left." Shi Youxuan tried to speak to him in as calm a tone as possible, fearing she might provoke him.

"Move aside, take me to the pier."

"As long as I can leave Jiangzhou safely, from then on we will mind our own business, and I will never step foot in Jiangzhou again."

His face still wore his usual harmless expression.

If Gu Zhihao were present, he would surely believe it without doubt and then force Shi Youxuan to agree, claiming that not agreeing would be unrighteous and unjust.

But the people present were not Gu Zhihao.

They would not be deceived by his superficial facade.

"Fine, I agree to your terms, you let her go."

"No rush, she is with me now, I will take good care of her; once I have safely left Jiangzhou, I will naturally release her."

Sheng Hanyu: "Release her now, otherwise I will call the police; you have no right to bargain with me."

Zhu Qingxiang was not intimidated; he did not engage with Sheng Hanyu at all, but instead faced Shi Youxuan and said: "You certainly wouldn't think that way, would you?"

"I am not bargaining with you, and you shouldn't push me into a corner either."

"She is your father's only daughter, his only bloodline; if she dies, your adoptive father will have no descendants. Is this how you repay his kindness in raising you? Hahahaha, hypocritical, no matter how nice you talk on the surface, it cannot change the fact that you are cold-blooded to the bone."

"Fine, I agree to your terms." Shi Youxuan agreed.

"Back off, all of you must back off, you cannot follow."

Lao Qi wanted to step forward; he couldn't let him get away, for if he escaped, it would be difficult to catch him again.

"Are you trying to let her die, trying to make that woman become an unrighteous and unjust person?" Zhu Qingxiang threatened.

Lao Qi backed off.

From beginning to end, Nianyin did not appear.