"Sister Sisi, Sister Sisi, let me smell it quickly." Gu Yangtao knew she couldn't count on Gu Chenfei, so she could only pin her hopes on Gu Sisi. She thought Gu Sisi shouldn't be so heartless to her, right?
If Gu Sisi was also like this, Gu Yangtao would really be a girl without parental love and disliked by her sister.
Fortunately, Gu Yangtao had a good judgment of Gu Sisi. It was just that Gu Sisi had been frightened just now and hadn't come to her senses for a moment. After regaining her composure, Gu Sisi immediately handed the powder in her hand to Gu Yangtao.
Gu Yangtao took the powder and smelled it. They all showed expressions as if they had been struck by lightning.
"Damn it, isn't this the smell of pepper and sesame? Don't tell me the hallucinogen smells like this."
"Or is there something wrong with my nose?"
Gu Yangtao was in a complete mess. She finally understood why Ji Ling had looked so dazed after smelling it and had to pinch his face to regain his senses.
Even the always cold - hearted Gu Chenfei had a very wonderful expression at that time. Needless to say, Gu Sisi was also far from calm.
"No, there's nothing wrong with your nose. We all smelled the same." Ji Ling said slowly. Such a thing was really unexpected.
"Then... does it mean this isn't the hallucinogen? Then who on earth harmed Sister Sisi?"
Gu Yangtao was a bit anxious. The longer the murderer remained at large, the more dangerous Sister Sisi would be. She wondered who could be so vicious as to drug someone with a hallucinogen.
"The headache now is that we've already tipped off the enemy." Gu Chenfei pinched the bridge of her nose, with a hint of helplessness in her tone.
Yes, Gu Chenfei was right. They originally thought that the young chef from the Huo family was the one who had drugged with the hallucinogen. But unexpectedly, although they had what seemed like evidence and had really brought the person in, they only found a packet of seasoning on him. This feeling was really mind - boggling.
Even Gu Chenfei hadn't seen any loopholes in that video and thought they had the victory in hand. But unexpectedly, they had "wronged" the person. Gu Chenfei regretted not being more cautious at the beginning. They had originally kept things very secret, but now, with their high - profile actions, the real murderer must have noticed.
Moreover, the young chef was Sister Hu's son. They had suspected the person like this. Although the evidence had seemed conclusive at first glance, as soon as they smelled this powder, their case fell apart.
Sister Hu was an old servant in the Huo family. She was not only a nanny who helped with housework but sometimes more like a housekeeper in Huo Cheng's family. It wasn't good to "slander" her son like this for no reason.
Gu Chenfei thought of these pros and cons, and so did Gu Sisi.
What troubled Gu Sisi even more was that if it really wasn't the chef, Xiaoyong, she really didn't know how to face Sister Hu. Even if it was him, considering Sister Hu's love for her son, Gu Sisi would have to think about Sister Hu's feelings even if she wanted to punish him.
Ah, just thinking about it gave her a headache.
"Is it possible that the young chef hid another bag in his bag and just put the seasoning in his cuffs to deceive us?" Ji Ling said tentatively.
"Impossible. When I hit him, I also searched him. There was nothing else on him except this."
"Search him?! That's impossible. It only took you a few seconds to hit him. How could you have really searched him? Stop joking." Ji Ling looked completely disbelieving and waved his hand, looking like he was just watching someone show off.
Gu Yangtao cracked her knuckles beside him and leaned closer to Ji Ling, saying, "You're in big trouble this time."
"What do you mean? Don't you believe me when I say I searched him?"
Gu Chenfei squinted her eyes and stared at him for a long time, like a wild beast eyeing its prey. Ji Ling shivered in fear.
The next second, Gu Chenfei grabbed him and threw him to the place where the young chef had just stood. Then she neatly blocked his attacks and gracefully executed a shoulder throw...
The series of actions were smooth as flowing water. If it weren't for the fact that he was the one being beaten and lying on the ground, Ji Ling would really have wanted to clap for Gu Chenfei.
Gu Chenfei's shoulder throw was not only beautiful but also, Ji Ling could fully sense that Gu Chenfei had really searched him.
However, he probably didn't need to sense it himself.
Gu Chenfei rattled a bunch of things down, which landed right beside Ji Ling. Looking closely, they were all the things Ji Ling carried with him.
Everything, including keys, tissues, wallet, perfume... and so on.
Looking at his things scattered on the ground, Ji Ling silently covered his face.
Yes, how could he have forgotten? This wasn't an ordinary person. This was Gu Chenfei.
After this, Ji Ling would never dare not to believe Gu Chenfei again, nor would he ever want Gu Chenfei to prove her ability to him with her strength.
In the face of life and death, things like dignity didn't matter.
"Wait, Ji Ling, Mr. Ji. Could you please check the dishes on that dining table to see if there's hallucinogen in each dish?"
Gu Sisi thought for a long time and suddenly realized that they had always ignored the dishes. They had always assumed that since the hallucinogen had been added, it must be in the dishes.
Gu Chenfei and Ji Ling suddenly stopped their fight. Ji Ling looked up at Gu Chenfei. After getting Gu Chenfei's silent nod of approval, he then got up from the ground.
As he got up, Ji Ling quietly picked up something and stuffed it into his bag.
Gu Yangtao seemed to be in a daze for some reason. She had been spinning her pen since the beginning. Now the pen had fallen, and when Gu Sisi bent down to pick it up for her, she happened to see Ji Ling's action. It seemed to be a photo.
Maybe he didn't want others to see it, so Gu Sisi didn't think much of it.
Gu Sisi hadn't eaten at home all day. Since Gu Chenfei, Gu Yangtao, and Ji Ling were all at the Huo family, Sister Hu had prepared a sumptuous meal. Naturally, it took more time to test.
Here, Gu Sisi, Gu Chenfei, and Gu Yangtao had waited for a long time, but it still wasn't done.
Gu Yangtao was the first to lose her patience. She threw something over and hit Ji Ling right on the back. Ji Ling suddenly turned around and happened to meet Gu Yangtao's gaze. The air suddenly became awkward.
"Cough cough." Gu Yangtao cleared her throat, and the two of them shifted their gazes tacitly.
"Why isn't it done yet? How much longer will it take?"
"It's not done yet, Miss Gu. Please wait a little longer." Ji Ling emphasized the words "Miss Gu" very heavily, as if he was trying to annoy Gu Yangtao.
Gu Yangtao stamped her foot in anger. "Humph, I'm not waiting for you anymore. You're so slow, slow, slow."
"Sister Sisi, let's go out for a walk. Take a stroll?" Gu Yangtao looked at Gu Sisi pleadingly, sincerely hoping that Gu Sisi could rescue her from this situation.
"Growl~"
Her stomach growled inappropriately. Only then did Gu Sisi remember that the four of them hadn't had lunch today, and as for dinner, the dishes were all in Ji Ling's hands.