Chapter 84: The Third Suspect

Shen Qiheng cupped his hands toward Lu Fang and said:

"Marquis of Lord Wenguan, we can take a step back. For the time being, we will not use special means on her, but the three of you are not allowed to leave the hall. This is the Shen family's bottom line."

Lu Fang breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Fine."

Shen Qicheng snorted and turned to leave, "Those trash, haven't they identified what poison it is yet?"

Shen Qiheng looked at the people in the hall and said, "Everyone disperse. You are of no help here. Everyone be vigilant. Someone dares to poison him; they might launch a surprise attack on our Shen family."

When people left one after another.

Shen Qiheng said to the leading guard, "From now on, without my permission, no one is allowed to approach here."

"Yes!"

The leading guard responded.

Shen Qiheng took one last look at Shen Kangbo, who was in poor condition, and left in a hurry.

"Brother Lu, thank you." Shen Xiaxuan said indignantly:

"If it weren't for you today, I'm afraid I would have died here. How can the Shen family be so barbaric and unreasonable."

Shen Xiaoqi said coldly:

"You don't seem to have figured out the Shen family's situation. The Ancestor was poisoned. For the Shen family, this is a huge crisis for the family. Let alone you, even I am confined here, aren't I?"

Shen Xiaxuan rolled her eyes behind her back and had no interest in arguing. Instead, she leaned toward Lu Fang with a worried face and said:

"Brother Lu, are you okay? Just now I saw you..."

Lu Fang shook his head and looked at Shen Xiaoqi:

"What is certain now is that the person who poisoned him must be someone from your Shen family, or at least someone with a certain connection. If you were to say, who do you think is the most suspicious?"

Shen Dadan sniffed and interjected, "That must be Shen Lingyun!"

Shen Xiaoqi shook her head, "Just based on my big cousin, he wouldn't dare to do such a thing. Even if he dared, my big uncle must be supporting him from behind."

"You think Shen Qicheng is the most likely to have poisoned him?" Lu Fang asked, "Why do you think it's him?"

Shen Xiaoqi pondered for a moment before slowly saying:

"Before I was seven, all the affairs of the Shen family were decided by my big uncle. Although my second uncle's business decisions were better, the Shen family all thought that my big uncle would take over the Shen family."

"At that time, the Ancestor also intended to cultivate my big uncle as his successor, while my second uncle was more like an assistant. Others had no objections; after all, my big uncle was the eldest."

Lu Fang nodded upon hearing this. Although the Great Zhou did not value the eldest son as much as the history of his previous life, it was generally a sequential succession.

Shen Xiaoqi smiled bitterly and continued:

"After I was seven, I don't know why the Ancestor suddenly took a fancy to me. Whether it was in business or martial arts, he took me with him, as if he were cultivating me as his successor."

"My parents both thought I was smart and talented, but I didn't think so."

"However, as I grew older, on a few occasions, the reforms and directions I proposed in business were all great successes, and in terms of martial strength, I crushed my peers."

"So there were more and more rumors that I was the future successor of the Shen family. Just two years ago, the Ancestor officially decided to let me become the future successor of the Shen family."

Lu Fang nodded, "In other words, you think Shen Qicheng wanted to fight for the successor of the Shen family, so he poisoned him?"

In this way, no wonder the Shen family had some targeting toward Shen Xiaoqi.

Shen Xiaoqi shook her head,

"I do think so, but my second uncle is not a member of the Shen family, so he is also possible. To be honest, if this hadn't happened, I really wouldn't want to suspect these two elders."

"Before this, even if they were a little dissatisfied that the Ancestor identified me as the successor, they were not too extreme."

"In my opinion, the two of them truly did their best for the Shen family."

Lu Fang understood what she meant.

Although it was contradictory, she suspected both of them, but also felt it wasn't them. But besides her, these two were the most suspicious.

Shen Xiaoqi sighed and looked at Shen Kangbo in the mysterious light beam, "Actually, it doesn't matter who the culprit is. If we can detoxify the Ancestor, all problems will be solved."

Lu Fang was not that optimistic. Since the person who poisoned him dared to frame Shen Xiaoqi, either the poison had no antidote, or the poison was fake.

If it could be confirmed that someone was framing Shen Xiaoqi, it meant that the person who poisoned him did not want Shen Xiaoqi to take over the Shen family.

Thinking back and forth, Shen Qicheng and Shen Qiheng were indeed the most suspicious.

Shen Xiaxuan muttered in a low voice:

"Could they have joined forces? I think Shen Qiheng seems to respect Shen Qicheng quite a bit. Maybe they reached some kind of deal."

"Impossible!" Shen Xiaoqi said firmly:

"My big uncle and second uncle both respect the Ancestor very much. Just one person might have had different intentions for some reason, but both at the same time is almost impossible."

Shen Xiaxuan retorted, "Why is it impossible? Since one person can have different intentions, why can't two people have different intentions at the same time?"

Shen Xiaoqi sneered:

"Because my big uncle and second uncle almost control all the power of the Shen family. If they reached some kind of deal, there would be no need to poison him."

"In that case..." Lu Fang's eyes shone brightly, "Then who do you think is the third suspicious person?"

Shen Xiaoqi was stunned. Obviously, she hadn't thought about this question at all. She frowned for a long time before saying:

"I really can't think of a third suspicious person. If you have to make me choose one, it would be this woman of unknown origin beside you, Marquis of Lord Wenguan."

Shen Xiaxuan rolled her eyes, "The one I think is the third suspicious person is still you."

Shen Xiaoqi ignored her and looked at Lu Fang:

"I'm curious, Marquis of Lord Wenguan, why do you protect this woman of unknown origin? Making an enemy of the Shen family for a woman—if Venerable Wang were to be ruthless, even with a Semi-Sage protecting you, it shouldn't be difficult to kill you."

Shen Xiaxuan blinked and watched Lu Fang.

Lu Fang smiled bitterly:

"Didn't I already say? She was brought by me, and she is just an innocent person caught up in a conspiracy. To use a phrase my friend often says, if I ignore her, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep."

Shen Dadan sniffed and said precociously:

"You wouldn't have taken a fancy to her, would you? My master said that you men all like a beautiful woman when you see one, and the Ancestor is no exception."

Thump!

Shen Xiaoqi knocked on Shen Dadan's head, and it hurt so much that he squatted down. She seemed used to it and ignored him, saying to Lu Fang:

"I'm curious, if I let the Marquis of Lord Wenguan say it, who do you think is the third suspect? Besides me." ===== CHAPTER 85 =====