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Chapter 290 - 257: The Killer

Chapter 290: Chapter 257: The Killer

Hmm?

The abrupt remark from Xiao Qin confused everyone.

What’s going on?

How do you already know who the killer is?

As soon as Xiao Qin finished speaking, Dr. Qin Shou realized what was happening and rushed to the kitchen first.

When he saw the food laid out on the stove, his expression immediately turned to understanding.

"So that’s how it is..."

Seeing the startled look of the medical staff, everyone followed them into the dining hall.

On the stove, there was a frying pan with some leftover eggs.

Inside the eggs... there seemed to be another substance, but because it had been heated, it was now impossible to distinguish what that substance was.

"Xiao Qin? Your sugar cubes? Do you have any left?"

Faced with the doctor’s barrage of questions, Xiao Qin could only helplessly shake her head, indicating that the chef had taken them all.

"Look you two, why all the surprise and shock?"

Examining the eggs carefully, Dr. Qin Shou placed them in a vacuum bag.

"Huh? If it wasn’t Jiang Xiao who killed the person... then maybe there’s another explanation."

"Eggs + saccharin."

Under certain conditions, these two foods can be lethal when consumed together.

Although the crucial evidence—the sugar cubes—was missing, making it impossible to determine whether the sugar cubes were made of saccharin,

they just needed to test whether the chef and the hospital director’s wife died from food poisoning.

Moreover, the eggs in the frying pan could also serve as evidence; the mysterious substance could be tested, which Dr. Qin Shou felt was likely saccharin.

Of course.

The bald chef’s physique was undoubtedly impeccable; most likely, this type of food poisoning wouldn’t have killed him.

But...

What if the bald chef had already been severely injured, perhaps even on his last breath?

As to why the foolish chef mixed the eggs with the sugar cubes,

everyone had a vague suspicion in their hearts.

When one is physically exhausted, the best remedy is sugar water or saltwater.

Considering the daily life of the chef and the hospital director’s wife.

Well, the bald chef’s interest had probably been long indifferent.

And when a person wants to replenish their body, the best nourishment is actually eggs.

The nutrients contained in an egg far surpass those of extravagant delicacies like bird’s nest.

Hmm...

So, that solves the case?

The cause of death for this adulterous couple was a coincidental case of food poisoning?

But the eyes of the crowd were still sharp, and immediately, a patient raised a question.

"Uh, but what about the injuries on the chef?"

"I haven’t read much, I can barely accept that saccharin and eggs killed him, but you can’t say that eating eggs caused him to be covered in bruises, right?"

"And not just that? If it weren’t for the severe injuries on both of them, how could mere food poisoning have taken their lives? You must know this is a hospital; as long as they had the strength to call someone, immediate rescue would have been possible."

emm...

"That’s because I discovered the affair between the bald chef and the hospital director’s wife, and felt indignant in my heart, so I exchanged a few blows with the bald chef," defended Jiang Xiao, both indignant and self-righteous!

Seeing an opportunity to clear his name, Yang Tao jumped in eagerly.

"Exactly, exactly, we just gave him a beating, which can totally be considered an act of righteous bravery, even contributing significantly to the city’s anti-adultery efforts!"

Everyone: ...

"But, isn’t it all too coincidental?"

"Just so happens Xiao Qin brought saccharin, which just so happens to be sugar, just so the chef and the hospital director’s wife ate the eggs, just so today they were beaten up? Isn’t that too coincidental?"

With all these factors, even if one had been avoided, the two wouldn’t have died.

But the facts are just so~

However, the matter was far from over.

Regardless, Xiao Qin had to bear some of the responsibility.

Jiang Xiao and the chef couldn’t escape the charge of fighting.

But the two deceased were the hospital director’s nephew and wife.

Since the hospital director, being the only direct relative of the two victims, was still in a coma, Dr. Qin Shou didn’t immediately decide to call the police.

The second day of the three days in the afternoon.

Time:

6:35 PM.

Location:

The headmaster’s private office.

Character states:

Headmaster’s wife [Deceased]

Bald chef [Deceased]

Jiang Xiao [Fearless buff]

Yang Tao [hesitant debuff]

Nurse Xiaoqin [panicked debuff]

Headmaster Niu Wuliang [dazed debuff]

Dr. Qin Shou [in a good mood]

"Hey!"

Long after, the headmaster sighed deeply.

"I and Rou’er have no elders above or children below, and Niu Genzhang is also an orphan..."

It could be said that Niu Genzhang and Zhao Rou were the two people closest to Headmaster Niu Wuliang in this world.

Now that this had happened, the person who suffered the most was the headmaster himself.

Report it to the police?

Honestly, it was somewhat embarrassing, if this got out, Niu Wuliang wouldn’t be able to show his face again.

Not report it?

That would make their deaths seem extremely unjust.

"Ah, I’ve earned money all my life, but in the end, I was cuckolded by my closest nephew and beloved wife. Now that I think about it, who was all the money I scrimped and saved for these years even for?"

Your money?

Nurse Xiaoqin and Dr. Qin Shou suppressed their urge to scold him.

Your money my ass!

That was all skimmed off our living costs, blood money!

Seeing the headmaster’s inner turmoil, Jiang Xiao generously walked up and patted his arm.

"Come on, stop looking so glum. One cuckolded you, the other also cuckolded you... If they’re dead, you aren’t at a loss."

Headmaster: ...

Is that your idea of comfort?

But then again, though these two people were dead, aside from being sad, the headmaster did indeed feel a bit relieved, quite exhilarating, wasn’t it?

Adulterous swines, they deserved to die!

Seeing the headmaster’s mood shift, Jiang Xiao continued to console.

"Think about it, if they weren’t dead, wouldn’t you be feeling even worse?"

"To disregard kinship and love and completely sever ties with them? Wouldn’t that be even more pitiful?"

"Or choosing to forgive them? Wouldn’t that make you a modern-day Boiling Sheep, someone from the textbook who endured alone?"

"I think you, as the head of a hospital, wouldn’t want to play the busiest role in the circus or the king in a deck of cards, right?"

Niu Wuliang’s brow twitched involuntarily.

Boiling Sheep, the clown?

No, he didn’t want to be that kind of character!

"Taoists say, ’What goes around comes around,’ their coincidental deaths today might just be divine retribution for them."

"If you ask me, you shouldn’t just opt out of calling the police, you should actually thank us for taking a stand!"

Headmaster: ?????

Live stream viewers: ?????

You indirectly killed the last two relatives he had in this world, and now you actually want him to thank you?

"No way!"

Niu Wuliang suddenly stood up.

"These were my relatives! Niu Genzhang was the only bloodline left in this world by my real brother, and Zhao Rou was my only wife, and now both... indirectly killed by your hand, how can this simply be overlooked?!"

The headmaster, with his eyes reddened, remembered the joyful times the three had spent together, and couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed with sorrow.

"Er, how about I give you some compensation for mental anguish?"

Jiang Xiao tentatively asked.

Immediately, the other three in the room sat up straighter, was Brother Rich about to show off his multi-talented billionaire side again?