Early morning and dusk, Bai's Manor.
The sky changed from moon to sun, and the manor that had been silent for a night became lively again.
Cars gradually began to enter the empty parking lot, and the assistants who got off from various luxury cars were all carrying exquisite food boxes.
Box after box of daily necessities were unloaded from the car and transported into the manor.
From the logos on those boxes it is evident that most are expensive, and there are even customized big names.
Xia Chen leaned against the car door and yawned, then lowered his head and looked at the watch on his wrist. It was seven-thirty in the morning.
He had already called the boss when he went out, and Feiran would send Wen Li over directly.
After what happened yesterday, Su Jingjing was unwilling to come to this manor again even if she was beaten to death.
Repeating what she said earlier in the morning.
The people who come here are all abnormal, and they will be poisoned to death if they really don't pay attention.
It's no more like beating her to death.
A brown limited edition RV quickly stopped at the main entrance of the manor, and Xia Chen stood up straight.
The car door slowly opened, and Wen Li got out of the car and was half-carried by the man.
The two of them lowered their heads and whispered, moving intimately. After saying something, the man left with a look of love on his face.
Xia Chen snorted, it was really full of spring, and the heart of spring was rippling.
If the boss hadn't been willing to accompany the man last night.
How could she just stay there for the night?
From Xia Chen's point of view, their boss doesn't need a man, especially a man who is as charming as a flower and brings disaster to the country and the people.
But no matter what, the two of them couldn't stand each other and just looked at each other.
"What are you thinking about?" Wen Li looked at Xia Chen who was in a daze.
Xia Chen, who came back from his thoughts, looked at the woman who was very close to him and smiled awkwardly.
"Boss, Sister Su said she won't accompany you here even to death."
So from today on, Wen Li will only have one assistant.
"It doesn't matter whether she's here or not." Wen Li replied.
Xia Chen thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was really the case.
Sister Su's presence or absence has no effect on the boss at all, and she doesn't even know how to serve tea or water.
Thinking of this, Xia Chen secretly made a decision, he must become useful to the boss.
Otherwise, he won’t know when his role of carrying the medicine box will be replaced by someone else.
"Boss." Xia Chen came back from his thoughts and shouted hurriedly, "You are going the wrong way."
Although this manor is big, it's not like even the big boss would get lost. This is not the direction to the elevator.
The person walking in front replied, "Have breakfast in the dining hall."
"Ah? You haven't had breakfast yet." He hurriedly followed.
Xia Chen was even more surprised, considering how meticulously that man took care of his boss.
Even if people are not here to deliver food, they will be extra diligent, and the lunch boxes and food boxes will be delivered one after another.
He was afraid the most afraid that the boss would be hungry. How could he let her go without even eating breakfast?
Besides, the boss doesn't like crowded places.
On the far right side of the first floor is the dining hall.
The entire dining hall is very large, and all the tables are covered with expensive woven tablecloths.
From tableware to food, everything is polished to perfection.
There are also many people dining, and in such competitions they are not completely sealed off.
Of course, meal time is a time for everyone to communicate and find out information, so people are quite bustling.
"Boss, let's sit here."
Xia Chen found a seat by the window and called to Wen Li.
Xia Chen remembered Su Jingjing's instructions clearly. He took out a tissue from the bag he was carrying and swept it across the table several times in a decent manner.
After confirming that there was no change in color, Wen Li was asked to sit down.
"Boss, don't use this tableware yet, wait for me to wipe it."
Wen Li raised her hand to interrupt him, "No, no one will poison the dining hall. You go get breakfast first."
Even though the quality of these people varies, they all adhere to the same principle.
No tampering while eating.
Just like the wartime convention, it is not allowed to shoot at soldiers fetching water.
Not to mention that this place is not a battlefield, and basic humanitarianism still needs to be maintained.
Wen Li glanced at all the families present. Within a day, representatives of various families with whom they had personal relationships had formed small groups.
Now they are eating breakfast and chatting around the table.
Wen Li has read the detailed information of all the representatives, and her photographic memory allows her to understand the people present very well now.
But there are also outliers among the group of people talking in an orderly manner.
After An Zisu took Qian Yi and Yingying to get their meals, he looked around and saw that most of the tables in the restaurant were occupied.
Even those who don't like to hang out in groups are flanked by two majestic bodyguards.
It's clear that they don't want to get close to strangers, and he don't want to interact with too many people.
Don't bother people like this.
Soon his eyes fell on Wen Li, who was alone, and brought Qian Yi and Yingying to her table.
"Do you mind if we sit together?" An Zisu looked at Wen Li while holding the plate.
Wen Li looked at the young girl in front of him, then at the tables behind him, and nodded.
The three people sat down next to Wen Li. Compared with the people who had assistants taking care of them, the personal experience of these three people seemed a bit out of place.
"Where's the lady from yesterday?" Qian Yi looked at the empty place next to Wen Li and asked.
Knowing that he was asking about Su Jingjing, Wen Li took the breakfast that Xia Chen had put over.
"She's sick and can't come over for the time being."
Hearing Wen Li's words, An Zisu stopped eating and asked, "She is sick?"
The person who was in good spirits yesterday suddenly became ill.
Could it be.
"It's just a simple illness." Wen Li saw his confusion and added.
Hearing her response, Qian Yi and An Zisu breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past, there were many assistants who were poisoned after participating in competitions. On the surface, each family was quite harmonious, but behind the scenes, they were actually a mess.
As the old saying goes, fellow travelers are enemies.
When certain methods are used, assistants who are only slightly knowledgeable in pharmacology tend to be more affected.
My heart aches when I think about this. Yesterday, Miss Su ordered food from a star-rated hotel. A dinner that cost over five figures was really unaffordable.
However, Zisu is still a one-size-fits-all person and doesn't like to owe people things.
No matter what, you cannot take things from others for nothing, you must return the favor.
This is also the An family motto.
As a result, they were so happy with the meal that they want to pay for the bill.
Originally, they didn't bring much money with them when they went out. After squandering it like this, they really had nothing left.
Wen Li glanced at the collar of the gray sweatshirt worn by the young man. There were some slight signs of wear and tear, but it was still clean and tidy.
"Wen Li?" An Zisu opened his mouth and called out her name.
"I didn't order the meal, and you don't have to pay me if you have to pay." Wen Li said.
An Zisu stopped pressing his thumb on the phone and smiled like a gentle breeze, "But you are friends, isn't giving this money to you the same as giving it to her?"
"It's different." Wen Li said without raising her head, "Brothers will settle the score. What's hers is hers, and what's mine is mine."
Xia Chen bit his sandwich and glanced at Wen Li. After following Wen Li for so long, he certainly knew what the boss meant by this.
"Then I'll give it back to her when I see her." An Zisu could only give up after seeing Wen Li's attitude.
"Wen Li, I didn't have much time to chat with you yesterday. Are you Mr. Jin's apprentice?" An Zisu asked.
Looking at the person opposite him nodding, Qian Yi on the side asked curiously.
"Is it Mr. Jin Yanhua from Jiangbei?" He thought for a moment, and when he looked at Wen Li again, his expression became softer, "I accompanied the master to visit Mr. Jin before. He is a man of great character and his bone-setting skills are unrivaled. I didn't expect that Wen Li is actually Mr. Jin's apprentice."
Teenagers of this age acts somewhat familiar, especially a cheerful boy like Qian Yi.
Naturally, people become familiar with each other faster.
In his eyes, Wen Li was also a person who came to participate in the competition like them, and she was also the same age.
There is no generation gap or status difference.
"Grandpa once said that he only admired one person in the pharmaceutical world, and that was Mr. Jin. He did not focus on research for fame and fortune, but did his best in everything." An Zisu also had admiration in his eyes.
"Yeah, I thought about becoming a disciple before, but I wasn't talented enough and Mr. Jin didn't like me." Qian Yi scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
There was not much disappointment in the young man's eyes, and he quickly came back to his senses.
"But Mr. Jin gave me a Bone Setting Sutra, and I still have that book in my collection."
It was rare for Wen Li to talk to the young man, "Master has always been very good at judging people. He thought you had a talent in this area so he gave you the book."
Qian Yi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "I'm not very good at consulting doctors and prescribing medicine, but I have a unique advantage when it comes to bone repair due to injuries!"
Coupled with the book given by Mr. Jin, he is now a well-known bone-setting expert throughout Qingcheng.
But before he could visit Mr. Jin, he passed away.
"It's a pity that Mr. Jin passed away too early, otherwise I really want to see the man who has always had no negative reviews in my grandfather's mouth." An Zisu said with regret.
This is the first time since the start of the traditional medicine competition that Xia Chen hears someone mention Jin Yanhua without a look of disgust and disdain on his face.
Now he finally understood why these two teenagers were favored by the boss.
The boss always looks at people not with her eyes, but with her heart.
When breakfast was almost over, Xia Chen took a look and saw that the plates of the four people on the table were all clean.
They had already stood up and left, but there was still half an uneaten piece of steamed bun left on his plate.
He hurriedly grabbed the steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, and followed the people in front of him.
"Wait for me!"
Yingying and Qian Yi were talking noisily, and Wen Li and An Zisu seemed to be discussing how to use some medicinal materials.
The boss has finally found an opponent that can match her.
Xia Chen dutifully followed the two of them and yawned because he was full.
An Zisu was talking to Wen Li when a person bumped into him and he staggered back two steps.
"Sorry, sorry." The man lowered his head and apologized hastily.
An Zisu stood firm and said without hesitation, "It doesn't matter."
Wen Li looked at the man who turned around that hurried forward, then looked at An Zisu, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, even if it hit me a little bit, I didn't fall."
Wen Li took a step forward, raised his hand and patted his shoulder.
An Zisu looked at Wen Li's movements in a daze.
"There's dust on it."
"Sorry." An Zisu reached out and patted it.
But he is wearing a white T-shirt, and you can see where there is dust.
Several people continued to walk outside the dining hall. When they were approaching the door, a large number of security personnel suddenly poured in from the door and surrounded the entire dining hall.
Everyone who was still having breakfast and chatting stopped and looked at the people walking in from the door.
The people here are more or less well-established, so it's not easy to be frightened.
They just stopped eating breakfast and looked at the bodyguards surrounding them.
Especially the woman who walked in from the door naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Wen Li glanced at the people coming in from the door.
She wore a long-sleeved bright purple dress that reached to her ankles, and a pair of seven-centimeter black high-heeled shoes with red soles.
The woman who was not short in stature now looked more slender. She had a simple black bun with pearl hairpins that fixed it at the back of her head and still let it hang down to her shoulders.
The woman has clear facial features, exquisite makeup, and bright red lipstick that is particularly seductive.
"Miss Bai, what happened?"
Someone in the crowd stood up and asked.
This person here is not an ordinary person. It is not a joke to surround people for no reason.
"Everyone, please be patient." Bai Ziling raised her hand to stop the commotion in the crowd.
"I'm chasing a thief, so I disturbed everyone's breakfast. I would like to apologize to you first."
Bai Ziling said this in an aloof manner, without any intention of looking down at everyone.
Everyone looked at each other, trying to catch the thief. What kind of operation was this?
"Half an hour ago, someone sneaked into my room and stole an ancient prescription and a diamond bracelet that I put on the table. The bracelet is not worth a lot of money, but the ancient prescription is treasured by my Bai family. If I can't find it, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it."
Everyone present was stunned. Bai Ziling made such a big movement, something must have been lost.
"I hope you can cooperate with me. I will make up for the inconvenience caused to you during this period." Bai Ziling said and raised her hand.
The bodyguard had already started rummaging around the dining hall very conscientiously, not even leaving the plates and tablecloths untouched.
Questions soon came up.
"Miss Bai, you don't suspect that the thief is among us!?"
"Yes, this is simply ridiculous!!"
These people are more or less from well-known families, but they are treated as thieves. This feeling is unacceptable no matter what.
"Yes, the Bai family arranged for Miss Bai to be in charge of this competition. Why are you doing this to us!"
"No matter how powerful the Bai family is, you can't be so unreasonable!"
There were some indignant voices from some elders in the crowd. After living half their lives, they were being treated as thieves. Of course they were angry.
Bai Ziling raised her hand to signal everyone to stop.
"Uncles and elders, you have all misunderstood. I checked the surveillance and saw the thief running into the the dining hall with my own eyes, so I dared to bring people over. If there is no conclusive evidence, I will definitely not dare to come over and cause trouble.
After listening to Bai Ziling's words, the excited crowd stopped.
"Miss Bai, how can you be sure that the thief is here? Even if he is here, how can you find him?" Jiang Wei raised his voice and shouted.
The bodyguard beside Bai Ziling took a step forward and spoke in a strong voice, "After what happened, we mobilized all the surveillance cameras in the entire manor. The man was wearing a mask to cover his face, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but the clothes he was wearing had not changed. In such a short time, the stolen goods must still be on him."
So as long as you can find and search them, you can naturally find out who the thief is.
Jiang Wei's originally unattractive face suddenly turned blue. He stared at Bai Ziling and sneered, "Miss Bai, you don't want to search our bodies, do you?"
It's just hilarious.
Bai Ziling shook his head, "The thief was wearing a gray top and black pants. He looked athletic. He was about twenty years old. He was a young man."
With these conditions, it will naturally be easier to eliminate.
"The prescription is written on linen, the size of a handkerchief, and the diamond bracelet is inlaid with colored diamonds." Bai Ziling opened her mouth to tell the characteristics of the lost object.
Not to mention how much this colored diamond is worth, the Bai family's prescription is already worth thousands of gold.
The older people present mostly wore jackets, and the colors were mostly dark. Coupled with age restrictions and clothing restrictions, there were not many left.
Soon the bodyguard found a half mask from the corner of the restaurant and threw it generously in the middle of the crowd.
"Obviously, the thief is here. Please cooperate with me."
The mask was thrown out, and everyone present was only waiting for the results of her investigation.
Wen Li glanced over and saw a few people picked out from the crowd.
According to the description, there were only a few people who were dressed in a suitably attired manner.
Except for An Zisu, the rest are assistants to representatives of various companies. They are not people of high status, so not many people pay attention to them.
Except for one person, of course.
It was Jiang Wei who had a falling out with them yesterday.
He still remembered these two annoying people, and seeing that An Zisu was among them, he naturally would not let go of this opportunity to be sarcastic.
After all, they had breakfast together just now.
"Hey, isn't this Young Master An? Why has he become a suspect?" Jiang Wei sneered.
Most of the people present turned their attention to An Zisu's clothes. The sweatshirt was white after washing, although it looked stylish on the young man.
Compared with these people wearing custom-made clothes, they are worse than beggars picking up garbage.
Many people also have contempt in their eyes.
"Why is he carrying it like this? Why did he come out wearing clothes of this color?" Xia Chen covered his face.
There is no one worse than An Zisu.
"Zisu can't steal anything!" Yingying said and was about to rush out.
Qian Yi grabbed the person back and said, "Don't be impulsive."
Bai Ziling's bodyguards came forward, took out several assistants and placed them in the middle.
When he arrived at An Zisu's side, he was still polite.
"Mr. An, please cooperate with us."
The people who were still clamoring for being insulted now looked like they were watching a good show.
Xia Chen looked at them again. Not to mention a few of them, among all the people around here, only An Zisu was wearing gray.
Two tall bodyguards stood in front of An Zisu, looking very likely to search him forcefully.
The usually gentle young man turned cold this time and looked directly at Bai Ziling opposite him without any hesitation.
"I'm afraid you are not qualified to search me."
Bai Ziling raised her eyelids slightly, and their eyes met in the air, with a disdainful smile on her lips.
"They are just cooperating with our investigation. There are just a few people. Once the search is over, it will be over. If you don't cooperate, I will have reasonable grounds to doubt you."
As soon as Bai Ziling said these words, everyone present really focused their attention on An Zisu.
"After all, surveillance screens don't lie. To show respect for you, the bodyguards won't touch you. You can just dig in your pockets yourself." Bai Ziling said.
Jiang Wei's eyes fell on Wen Li, who was standing not far from An Zisu.
"Birds of the same feather flock together, it's also true on people..."
"Ah!"
Wen Li withdrew her hand, and Jiang Wei covered his mouth and let out a cry of pain.
Before anyone could react, they saw Jiang Wei covering his mouth and screaming in pain. The cup that fell in front of him knocked off the bottom of the cup.
"Shut your mouth. If you don't want that mouth anymore, I can help you destroy it." Wen Li glanced at him lazily.
Jiang Wei burst into tears of pain. Doctors were present and helped him check his injuries.
Several assistants had already searched their pockets and found nothing.
The only stalemate was An Zisu's side. Since they were all contestants, the Bai family couldn't force them to go through their pockets.
"I'm not wrong, but you haven't dared to let anyone search you for so long. Does that mean you have something up your sleeve?" The corners of Bai Ziling's lips widened in sarcasm.
Having said this, the people present were not focused on An Zisu being searched.
It's about whether he really stole something.
"I heard that the An family has been in decline for many years. Mr. An is completely destitute after selling his property."
"It seems that the An family has not been living very well these past few years. You can tell just by looking at the clothes An Ziran is wearing, he has a poor look on his face."
Some old people present frowned and expressed disapproval when they heard such words.
"Young man from the An family, although we don't know you well, we know your grandfather, and the An family's family tradition will not allow you to do such a thing."
"Let them search. This is the best way to prove your innocence!"
Most people in the entire venue did not believe that An Zisu had stolen anything.
He smiled and put one hand into his pocket. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt today and the pockets were very large.
In addition, it is also thick, so the feeling against the skin is not that delicate.
When his fingertips touched something soft inside, An Zisu's eyes darkened and he raised his eyes to look at the woman opposite.
Bai Ziling stood with her hands folded across her chest, her brows and eyes looking arrogant, and she looked at the young man with a bit of pride in her eyes.
An Zisu squeezed the thing tightly. He was very sure that it was not his thing and when did it come to him...
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