Chapter 122 – Poisoning
”What’s wrong?” Qian Jin asked strangely, but out of his usual trust in Shen San, he subconsciously stopped.
”The person who served the food just now was not you, where is the original person?” Shen San ignored the fat man’s doubts, instead, he pressed his hand on the knife pouch on his waist and slowly stood up, staring at this serving boy and coldly asked.
”Because there are too many guests, Li Er has gone to run errands for the other compartments, I am here in his place. Master, what’s the matter?” This boy was stared at by Shen San like this, his face swished all white and replied in fear.
Seeing this person’s performance, Shen San’s expression eased a few points, but he still seemed uneasy, turned his head to the little Jin Zhi within Shen Chongshan’s arms and spoke: “Miss Jin, do you recognize this person? Is it really someone from your Xiaoxiang courtyard?”
”This ……?” This reddest head girl, revealed a difficult expression, but eventually said with some embarrassment, “I’m not hiding it from Master Shen, this person does look very familiar, but with hundreds of people up and down our Xiaoxiang Courtyard, it’s not uncommon for slaves to not have seen this person before.”
”Haha! Junior, aren’t you making it difficult for Miss Jin? How could such a dainty beauty recognize an underling? Could it be that you think this person is an assassin mixed in from outside?” Shen Chongshan lowered his head and took a few sharp sniffs on the voluptuous girl within his arms, saying with full concern.
”Big brother, we’re on the edge of a knife, it’s better to be careful!” Shen San’s face was expressionless, still looking at the youth who was delivering the food with a deadpan look.
”Heh heh! This person’s footsteps are light and his eyes are lifeless, it looks like he doesn’t know martial arts. If you are still unsure, I do have a method to immediately recognize his authenticity and put everyone’s mind at ease.” Poisonous Showman Fan Frustrated suddenly laughed coldly a few times and said grimly.
He had long been dissatisfied with Shen San, who had joined the Siping Gang later than himself, but had gained Shen Chongshan’s trust even more than he had, and he, who had always claimed himself to be the wise counselor of the Siping Gang, decided that he would let Shen San make a good fool of himself.
”Oh, what are the methods? Fan old brother feel free to give it a try.” Although Shen Chongshan spoke with great bravado on the surface, he actually cherished his own little life, so he immediately changed his words and agreed to let Fan Frustration give it a try.
”Since this person doesn’t know martial arts, if he really wants to be unfavorable to us, he can only do it in this wine and food. So if we let this person try all the food and wine, won’t we be able to find out what’s going on!” Poisonous Xiu Cai said with confidence.
”Brother Fan, good idea! Kid, first give the Grand Master a sip of this wine and then eat the dishes as well. If there’s any hesitation, Grand Master will immediately twist your head off.” The black fat man Qian Jin applauded and rejoiced, then immediately rushed at the boy who entered the room and loudly scolded.
Once the black-clothed man Shen San heard Fan Frustration’s words, he felt that this method was really good, so he didn’t speak out to refute it and watched with cold eyes.
As for that Shen Chongshan and the little Jinzhi within his arms, there was even less to say.
Thus, this send wine and food boy, under the attention of a few people, crying, respectively drank a cup of wine and clip a few mouthfuls of food into the stomach.
Seeing that this person had been unharmed after eating the wine and dishes, Fan Frustrated had a smug smile on his face as he said to Shen San with deep meaning, “It seems that old brother Shen was overly cautious, this person is really just an underling, next time don’t spoil everyone’s wine enjoyment ah!” After saying that, he clamped on a few mouthfuls of newly served dishes and threw them into his mouth, chewing leisurely.
”Hmph!” Shen San grunted and didn’t pay any attention to Fan Frustration’s finger-pointing, but he also sat back down with a relaxed body.
”Haha! It’s alright! It turned out to be a misunderstanding.” Shen Chongshan naturally knew about the discord between the two under his command, but this was something he was happy to see, so he pretended to be brash and laughed “haha”.
”Since it’s just a misunderstanding, you little guy go down, this ingot of silver is considered a reward for you!” Shen Chongshan touched out a piece of silver weighing two taels and threw it to the boy.
”Thank you, master, then I’ll leave!” The youth dressed as a boy rejoiced at the sight of the silver and joyfully retreated and closed the door of the house with his hand.
”Aiya! Master Shen is so generous, in the future, you can’t be stingy with Jin Zhi!” Little Jinzhi’s dainty and petulant voice came from inside the house.
”Of course, beautiful girl, you are Master’s heart and soul! As long as you serve Master well, you will never be treated poorly! Come on, brothers! All have a drink, don’t get drunk today!” Shen Chongshan’s gong-like voice then rang out, and was clearly heard by the youth through the door of the house.
The youth outside the door suddenly laughed coldly, and did not immediately leave the place, but quietly stood under the eaves of the nearby house, stationed motionless like a ghost, seemingly waiting for something.
After about a tea’s work, a frightened cry suddenly came from inside the house: ”Poison! This wine and food is poisonous, I’m poisoned!” As soon as the words fell, the person laughed strangely twice, and then his breath was completely gone. Listening to the voice, it was precisely that black fat man Qian Jin.
”Bitch! How dare you plot against this gang master, I want your lives!” Shen Chongshan roared in shock and anger. But it seemed that it was already too late, and with two involuntary dry laughs, he actually also collapsed to the ground and died.
Poisonous showman Fan frustrated and Shen San fearful glance at each other, said in unison: “That little boy, he is the one who poisoned.”
”That little fellow, surely he has the antidote!”
The two of them immediately pushed the woman within their arms as if they were on fire, and rushed towards the door.
But unfortunately, just as they arrived at the door of the house, they went “Haha” twice and slowly slipped to the ground.
”It seems that that Fatty Black drank the most, so the poison kicked in first! And that Shen Chongshan also drank quite a lot so he was the second. As for that black clothed man and the Confucian scholar although they didn’t drink much, but my ‘Laughing Soul Scattering’ toxicity is so fierce, as long as there is a drop of it in the mouth, they will also surely die.” The youth thought leisurely, and then waited for a while before pushing open the door of the house and walking in.
Only to see that there was no one alive in the house at this time, even Xiao Jinzhi and the other three women who accompanied the wine, had also long since died of gas.
Han Li carefully inspected once more, after determining that there were indeed no survivors, before drifting away from the house.
”I’m sure that after the news of Shen Chongshan’s poisoning was spread, it would only be thought of as a jianghu vendetta, and shouldn’t have caused any major trouble.” Han Li thought easily on the way.
”This Clear Spirit Scatter, it’s really good, as long as one eats one beforehand, not only can it prevent a hundred poisons, but it also has a miraculous effect on drugs such as Lost Incense, last time I relied on this to tease Yan and the others.” He smiled somewhat oddly, and couldn’t help but touch the bottle containing the “Clear Spirit Scatter” within his arms.
Han Li returned to the inn unnoticed, and as soon as he entered the room, he laid down on the bed and slept sweetly.
This was a habit that Han Li had inadvertently developed, as long as he had finished something big, he was particularly sleepy, and could relax his physical and mental fatigue in his sleep.
While Han Li slept soundly, the death of Shen Chongshan and his three great protectors was finally discovered by the people of Xiaoxiang Courtyard, so when the news was spread back to the Siping Gang, it immediately caused a commotion amongst many well-intentioned people.
No one wanted to trace the cause of Shen Chongshan’s death because in Jiayuan City, it was natural for the weak to eat the strong. Shen Chongshan had also killed the previous leader of the Siping Gang before ascending to this position. Therefore, the remaining big and small leaders of the Siping Gang were only concerned about who should inherit the vacant gang leader position.
Thus, with no competent candidate, no one was convinced by anyone, a firefight for the position of the gang leader finally broke out within the Siping Gang that night.
As a result, the next morning, those who have not participated in the fire fight of the ordinary members of the gang get up, surprised to find that the entire Siping Gang has fallen to an unobtrusive small leader Sun Ergou.
This Sun Erdog even in one night, killed all the other senior opponents of him, in the case of no one dares to come forward to oppose, smoothly ascended to the Siping Gang leader position, and in the next day, sent a posting to the other gangs of the Western City, confirming the fact that he inherited the gang.
As for Han Li, the mastermind behind the whole thing, after a good night’s sleep, he appeared in the Mo Mansion, still in that very chic little building, with Yan and several other beautiful ladies still standing in front of him as well. It was just that behind them, there were three more great beauties who were renowned for their beauty in Jiayuan City – the Three Beauties of the Mo Clan.
Han Li had already met Mo Yuzhu and Mo Caihuan, so he focused his gaze on Mo Fengmai, the righteous daughter of Doctor Mo.
Mo Fengmai was a yellow-shirted beauty with a goose-shaped face, looking to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and the entire person was very pretty, giving Han Li a feeling of a petite bellflower.
At this moment, Mo Fengmai, because she had been stared at by Han Li, lowered her head somewhat shyly, revealing her snow-white and delicate slender neck, causing Han Li to secretly swallow several times.
”Sir Han, stop looking at my home Fengmai in such a colorful manner! Our Fengmai’s skin can be very thin! Shouldn’t we continue yesterday’s topic!” After the Third Lady gave a foxy smile, she said to Han Li in a delicate voice.