The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 350 Poisoning
Many people directly stated their areas of expertise and majors, and the welcoming banquet instantly became a modern job fair.

The men and women had a great time chatting until almost evening before they dispersed. When Jiang Cheng returned to his room, Yan Ziwen came to him again: "Feilan, you don't have to take those guys today too seriously... You don't have to use high salaries or anything like that to win them over."

Jiang Cheng was handing his suit to Ye Hai. When he heard what he said, he turned his gaze to look at him.

Of course he understood what the other party meant, and he smiled and said, "Of course I understand this... But you, brother-in-law, should also understand that it is such a long way from Shanghai to Changchun."

"If the so-called people with lofty ideals really just come here to explore, or just want to cheat some money, I don't think they will go this far."

"Those who can really make it to Changchun, especially those with families, can still show a certain degree of sincerity."

Compared with the prosperity of Shanghai, the Northeast was still relatively backward at that time... Similar to the several big cities that rose later, they all developed rapidly after the Zhi-Feng War.

"I think you have a point - what do you mean?"

Yan Ziwen always respected him.

"Let's take a look first. The purpose of our trip is not to attract these classmates of yours!"

Jiang Cheng reached out and touched the tea set in the room, but to his surprise, hot tea had already been brewed in the gold-painted rose porcelain pot.

"You are more thoughtful than before. You even came back early to prepare hot tea and hot water, right?"

Jiang Cheng turned around and smiled at Ye Hai. Although this boy is loyal, hardworking and willing to protect his family at the risk of his life... he is just not tactful and is far inferior to Han Ming in doing delicate tasks such as serving tea and pouring water.

Ye Hai looked puzzled: "I... didn't?"

"Hey, this tea is good. It smells really good."

Yan Ziwen had talked a lot during the banquet just now, and now he was so thirsty that his throat was smoking. He came up to pour a glass for Jiang Cheng, and just as he filled his own glass, he was stopped by Jiang Cheng.

"What's wrong?"

Yan Ziwen was so frightened by him that he almost threw the cup away.

"There's something wrong with this water, you can't drink it!"

Jiang Cheng snatched it from his hand, then immediately took off his silver cufflinks and threw them in.

Seeing the pure silver object turning black at a speed visible to the naked eye, Yan Ziwen was sobered up by the shock: "Oh my God! This, this..."

As a cultured person, how could he not know the interests involved?
Although the method of testing poison with silver that has been passed down from ancient times is not absolutely reliable - but a poison that can be detected with silver is definitely something that can take people's lives.

"This...you? How did you find out?"

This pale-faced scholar was far less knowledgeable than Yang Yucheng. He could not even utter a complete sentence. After a long while, he trembled with fear and picked up the teapot.

Jiang Cheng ignored him at first, but immediately ordered Ye Hai to go to Yang Yucheng's room and replace all his food, tea and other items.

"Your nose isn't a reagent, so why are you smelling it?"

Gently taking the teapot from his hand, she frowned and said, "It's meaningless even if we can smell what kind of poison it is - the most important thing now is to find out who did it."

As soon as they arrived in Shanghai, they were targeted, and most of the people were targeting Jiang Cheng.

Sure enough, when Yang Yucheng rushed over, he said there was nothing unusual in his room.

Frowning and winking at Ye Hai, Jiang Cheng walked towards the door to check it carefully.

The doors and windows were intact, and it had been raining for three days in Shanghai near the Spring Festival. Even if someone had really crawled in from outside, there would be no trace left in the room. The four of them carefully checked the inner and outer coat rooms and bedrooms, and also checked the bathroom - but they didn't find any traces at all.

"The front desk has the room key, which is convenient for the cleaning staff to come in and clean."

Yan Ziwen added softly, "Could it be that he bribed these people to come in and poison them?"

Jiang Cheng shook his head silently: the poisoner was coming straight for him, and he would definitely investigate the matter to see if he could succeed... If he bribed the people here, he would be exposed easily.

But there aren't any damn surveillance videos these days, so it's very difficult to prove a crime without any evidence.

"Ye Hai."

Jiang Cheng suddenly smiled, leaned over to his side and whispered something, then laughed, "Let's do some Jiang Taigong fishing, too!"

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That night, Yang Yucheng and Yan Ziwen acted panic-stricken, ran downstairs shouting, and asked the staff of the Peace Hotel to find a doctor.

Jiang Cheng's room was guarded by guards all night long, and the doctor who was invited also looked anxious. Soon a lot of smelly vomit, as well as some bloody gauze and clothes were thrown out of the room.

"You're making so much noise, can't you let me sleep?"

The young man in another suite opened the door, his handsome and fair face full of displeasure.

No one paid any attention to him. Ye Hai even deliberately pulled the pistol on his belt at him and glared at him with squinted eyes.

"Where did the warlord come from?"

The young man was furious, but the other young man who was with him was so frightened by the blatant fight that he quickly pulled him back in, smiling and saying:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! My brother has a weak constitution and can't sleep well. Please don't blame me, officers! Please don't blame me!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her arms and held him tightly before entering and locking the door, fearing that her impulsive brother might cause trouble.

Ye Hai was a little proud, and shouted arrogantly: "Damn it, my master is in poor health, if you dare to say nonsense again, I will shoot you!"

The commotion lasted the entire night, and by the next morning the restaurant was filled with "news" about the incident... Everyone in the Peace Hotel was discussing what had happened to the wealthy guest in the suite.

"Oh, I heard that he was poisoned, and it is still unknown whether he is alive or dead!"

"Don't talk nonsense, this is not just someone else's... Be careful, I'll point a gun at you, it'll scare you to death!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's quite scary. How dare a few outsiders wave guns in Shanghai? We are in the French Concession, so they must be afraid of the French, right?"

Several women who were twisting their slender waists and wearing Roman rings were talking about it, but they watched helplessly as people from the police station came.

The leader was a blond man who looked quite angry.

About half an hour later, the entire Peace Hotel was surrounded by a crowd of people. All the Chinese and French police officers from the Concession Police Station, as well as the Indians and Koreans, were arrested.

The entire Peace Hotel was turned upside down inside and out, and even several foreign tenants were carefully interrogated. The "little brother" in the suite opposite Jiang Cheng was so angry that he started cursing.

The entire Peace Hotel was in complete silence, and no one dared to talk about this young man of such a vital status.

However, that same night, the two foreign doctors left, saying that the patient was out of danger after proper treatment; but the medical conditions at the Peace Hotel were not good after all, so the patient had to be transferred to St. John's Hospital for follow-up treatment.

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