Chapter 85: Dead Soldier

Lu Fang pondered:

"The third suspect? I did think of one, but forcing him in seems a bit too far-fetched. I really can't figure out what benefits he could get."

Shen Xiaoqi frowned, "Could it be that the Marquis of Lord Wenguan suspects Venerable Wang?"

Upon hearing Venerable Wang, Shen Xiaxuan snorted and said firmly, "That old guy really has a problem."

Shen Xiaoqi looked displeased, "You say Venerable Wang has a problem, then there must be a reason. You can't just take it for granted because he had a conflict with you."

Shen Xiaxuan crossed her arms and hugged her shoulders:

"In any case, I just feel he has a problem. Even Brother Lu can see that I am innocent. As a Semi-Sage, why does he have to make things difficult for me?"

Shen Xiaoqi smiled contemptuously, "Most of the Shen family suspects you. Does that mean they all have problems? I also suspect you. Does that mean I have a problem too?"

Lu Fang interrupted their argument and said sternly, "Is there any conflict between the Shen family Ancestor and Venerable Wang? Or any verbal quarrels?"

Shen Xiaoqi looked solemn:

"I have never heard the Ancestor say that there was anything wrong between him and Venerable Wang. Although the Ancestor rarely talked about Venerable Wang, the few times he did, he recognized his character very much."

Lu Fang nodded and did not continue this topic.

I don't know if it was because he had a conflict with Venerable Wang just now, so he didn't have a good impression of him. Anyway, he thought that if there was a third suspect, it must be him.

It wasn't a random guess!

First, Venerable Wang is a Semi-Sage and can see Shen Kangbo, satisfying the conditions for poisoning.

Secondly, if Shen Kangbo dies, Venerable Wang, as the only Semi-Sage, must have more weight in terms of the right to speak.

Most importantly, Wang Luo, as a retainer of the Shen family, must have his own small force in the Shen family.

In this way, it is also convenient for people to hide poison.

What Lu Fang couldn't figure out was that no matter which suspect it was, it seemed there was no need to frame Shen Xiaoqi.

She looked like she should be a threat to these people. Why? Did the person who poisoned him want to frame her?

Shen Xiaxuan leaned to Lu Fang's side and said:

"Brother Lu, what should we do? Do we really have to wait here? In case Shen Kangbo is really poisoned to death, will they count this account on our heads?"

Lu Fang sighed, "For now, we can only wait."

In fact, even if he wasn't trapped here, it seemed there was nothing he could do. To the Shen family, he was an outsider and a suspect.

Wanting to investigate clearly who poisoned Shen Kangbo was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Looking at the bright side, if Shen Kangbo survived, then everything would not be a problem. Otherwise, things might develop in a worse direction.

At dusk.

"What are you doing!"

The guard standing outside the hall stopped a strong woman and asked.

The strong woman carrying a lunch box bowed respectfully, "The masters ordered us to send some dinner to the four people inside."

The guard checked the lunch box and said impatiently, "Go in, be quick."

The strong woman responded, walked into the hall quickly, put the lunch box on the table, and turned to leave. She didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"Wait a minute!"

Lu Fang called out to the strong woman.

The strong woman turned around, bowed slightly to Lu Fang, "Young Master, do you have any instructions?"

"Did you make the food in the lunch box? Did you watch it the whole time?"

Lu Fang asked.

Shen Xiaoqi closed her eyes and sat on the ground. Hearing this, she opened her eyes and said, "Marquis of Lord Wenguan, do you suspect the food is poisoned?"

Lu Fang did not answer but examined the changes in the strong woman's face. Since someone poisoned the Shen family Ancestor, it was not impossible to poison them.

The strong woman's somewhat rough face was a bit excited, "I made these meals myself, and I didn't leave the whole time. It's impossible to be poisoned. If the Young Master doesn't believe it, I happen to have a bag of silver needles issued above, and you can tell with one test."

She took out a needle bag from her pocket, tightened her face, walked to the table where the lunch box was placed, took out the food layer by layer, and tested them one by one.

"Brother Lu, it's not poisoned!"

Shen Xiaxuan saw that the silver needle did not turn black and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Fang pondered for a while and said, "The Shen family Ancestor is a Semi-Sage and was poisoned. Using only a silver needle to distinguish whether it is poisoned is obviously too simple."

Shen Xiaoqi frowned, "Then what does the Marquis of Lord Wenguan mean?"

Lu Fang smiled and looked at the strong woman, "Simple. Didn't you say you made the food and you were there the whole time? Then you just need to taste all the food here."

The strong woman waved her hands repeatedly, and the muscles on her cheeks trembled violently, "I have already eaten in the kitchen, and I am very full. I really can't eat anymore."

Lu Fang had been paying attention to the strong woman's facial expressions. Seeing her unnatural expression and using such a lame excuse to decline, his eyes narrowed and he said:

"Did you poison the food? Otherwise, why don't you dare to taste it?"

The panic on the strong woman's face turned into resentment. She bit her teeth hard, black blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and she fell to the ground with a bang.

Lu Fang saw that the situation was not good and was about to take control, but he didn't expect to be a step late. This seemingly simple strong woman was so decisive when exposed.

"Dead!"

Lu Fang touched the strong woman's neck pulse and found that she had no breath. This made his scalp numb. This was clearly a dead soldier.

"What's going on!"

The guards rushed into the living room after the fact.

Shen Xiaoqi ordered:

"You hurry up and notify everyone in the Shen family not to eat any food sent from the kitchen. This strong woman poisoned it, was exposed by the Marquis of Lord Wenguan, and immediately took poison to commit suicide. Such well-trained people must not be simple!"

The guards who figured out the reason ran out in a hurry.

Shen Xiaxuan hid behind Lu Fang, her pretty face wrinkled together:

"Brother Lu, thanks to you for seeing the flaw, otherwise I was planning to eat some food just now to pad my stomach."

Lu Fang shook his head with a grave expression:

"I didn't see the flaw, I was just a little vigilant. In fact, even if the strong woman wanted to taste the food, I would have stopped her in the end, because as an ordinary person, she couldn't detect whether someone had poisoned it or not."

"In any case, I won't let you eat the food. If it's a master of poison, there are too many ways to poison, and it's hard to guard against."

"I have some food in my storage bag. If you are hungry, eat some first."

He took out the smoked hind leg meat of an exotic beast from the treasure bag. It was cold, and the meat of these exotic beasts could be kept for a very long time after being smoked.

Whether it was taste or nourishment, it was very good food.

Shen Xiaxuan took the exotic beast meat, took out a dagger from somewhere, cut a small piece, put it in her mouth and chewed, her eyes curved into crescent shapes:

"Brother Lu, is this beef leg meat? It's too delicious."

Shen Dadan also walked over weakly and asked for some exotic beast meat to eat. He was quite smart, but after eating a few bites, he exclaimed:

"Master, this is exotic beast meat. Do you want to eat some?"

Shen Xiaoqi shook her head and looked worriedly outside the hall.

Lu Fang understood her worry. The situation of the Shen family had already developed in a worse direction.

If Shen Kangbo did not get out of danger and preside over the overall situation, then the Shen family would probably face a bloody storm. ===== CHAPTER 86 =====

If Shen Kangbo does not escape danger and take charge of the big picture, then the Shen family will likely face a bloody storm.