Chapter 67: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole

At this time, a maid ran in and said in a panic: "Oh no, the eldest lady fainted when she heard that something happened to the head of the house!" Let's take a look! ”

Cui Hong immediately took Wang Langzhong to the inner house. Cui Xiaoniang also followed. Zhao Zizhong asked the servants to clean up the house, poured the decocted medicinal soup for Cui Daoshu, and blasted out the idle people.

There were only a few brothers left in the house, and Boris asked, "Who was the first to find out that Cui Daoshu was poisoned?" ”

Du Dalei said: "It's a servant, and he was still here just now." ”

Zhao Zi touched Cui Daoshu's pulse, raised his head and said, "Call that servant in, and we'll ask him for details." ”

An Dalang agreed, opened the door and went out. After a while, he led a man in. "Big brother, he was the first to find out that the head of the family was poisoned."

Zhao Zizhong stood up and said with a pleasant face: "You don't have to be afraid, we just ask about the situation, you just tell the truth." ”

The servant said cautiously: "Gentlemen, my name is Cui Wei, I am an entourage who follows the master of the family, our family has been a slave of the long house for generations, and I will never betray the master of the family." ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, "Don't think about it, we didn't doubt you, we just want to know the details of what happened, you recall it carefully, don't miss anything." ”

The servant thought for a moment and spoke, "In the morning, the master of the house discussed matters with the stewards, and I have been waiting outside. At noon, the stewards left, An Dalang and Mr. Du also went out to eat, and the head of the house rested alone in the study. Later, lunch came from the kitchen, and I brought it to the head of the house. The head of the house told me to wait outside, and after a short time, I heard the head of the house shouting, so I went in, and then I saw the head of the house lying on the ground, vomiting, and I immediately went out to find someone. ”

Du Dalei asked, "Who sent the rice?" ”

The servant replied, "I have seen that man, but I don't know what it is." I knew he was a cook. ”

Zhao Zizhong said to An Dalang: "You take him to the kitchen and arrest that person." ”

An Dalang left with the servants, Zhao Zizhong looked at the leftovers on the table, lowered his head and smelled it, there was nothing abnormal.

After a while, An Dalang returned with his servants, followed by a fat man dressed in a cook's clothes.

An Dalang said with an unkind face: "Big brother, the person who delivered the food ran away and didn't catch it." This is the steward of the kitchen, let him tell him the specifics. ”

The fat man showed a flattering smile and said, "Mr. Zhao, that person came to Cui's house three years ago to apply for a chef, named Zhou Shi'an. He has always been very responsible, he doesn't like to talk all day long, he can arrange him to do any work, and he never cares. There were a lot more people eating at noon today than usual, and everyone was so busy that no one noticed that he was gone. ”

Zhao Zizhong asked again: "Where does his family live?" ”

The fat man replied: "He is alone, he used to live in Mingzhou City, and then his parents died, and he had no money to marry, so he came here to be a chef." He said he wanted to save some money to marry his daughter-in-law. ”

An Dalang continued: "Brother, we also went to the place where he lived, and let the servants who lived in the same room with him identify him, and he took nothing with him. ”

Zhao Zizhong frowned, thinking about not speaking. Du Dalei told the fat man and the servants to go out, and then closed the door.

He looked at the unconscious Cui Daoshu, "Boss, these people have long wanted to deal with Cui Daoshu, and they arranged for an undercover agent to come in three years ago, they are really deliberate!" ”

Boris also said: "It is estimated that the person who poisoned him will not live long, and he will definitely be killed." ”

Zhao Zizhong sighed, "The most important thing is that the clue is broken, we don't know who the enemy is, how can we find out?" ”

Du Dalei rolled his eyes, "Boss, we can lure the snake out of the hole." ”

At night, people in Cui's manor were panicking, and people everywhere were talking about a shocking news, saying that the head of the family had been poisoned, his life was hanging by a thread, and it was estimated that he would not live for a few days.

The longhouse is now heavily guarded, and there are guards with knives and guns everywhere, and no outsiders can enter. The people who went to visit the head of the house in each room were all blocked, and even the respected ninth uncle did not enter, so angry that the old man almost didn't recover.

At night, there were constantly carriages entering the manor, and it was said that they were all invited from Mingzhou, and it was estimated that there were more than a dozen people. Once inside, no one came out.

Many people in the Cui family had insomnia and tossed and turned all night. The next morning, everyone gathered in the main hall of the manor to prepare for the upcoming annual meeting.

Cui Daoshi walked in with a spring breeze on his face, greeted the people in each room and the stewards, and listened carefully to everyone's discussions.

The principals of each house came one after another, and six or seven elders also arrived. Uncle Jiu, who almost died of anger yesterday, also sat down tremblingly with the support of his family.

At that time, it was already time for the scheduled meeting, and no one from the long room came. Everyone talked about it, and some people said that it was Cui Dao's statement, and the people in the long house were doing the aftermath.

At this moment, a group of people walked into the lobby. Everyone looked, the leader was three fresh faces, walking in the middle was a well-proportioned person, with a resolute face, and on his left was a burly man with blond hair and blue eyes, and someone exclaimed, "Fierce beast white tiger!" ”

There were also people who were so frightened that they dodged straight behind, and there was a commotion in the lobby for a while.

Du Dalei, who was walking on the far right, said with a smile: "I said Lao Bao, your deterrent power is quite strong!" Look at this waste scared the hell out of peeing, hahaha! ”

Zhao Zi glared at him again, and went straight to the main seat in the middle and sat down. Du Dalei hurriedly followed like a dog's leg and stood behind him. Boris also walked over and stood next to Du Dalei.

Following the three of them in were the stewards of the long room headed by Cui Hong, a total of twenty-three people. They sat down on the periphery, their faces tired, and when they were talked, they kept their heads down, and no one paid any attention.

Cui Mingde, the head of the Cui family's second room, stood up, stared at Zhao Zizhong and asked, "Who are you?" Why didn't Cui Daoshu come? ”

Zhao Zizhong said expressionlessly: "My name is Zhao Zizhong, and I am Cui Daoshu's righteous brother. He was sick and I came to the meeting for him. ”

Cui Mingde was very angry and said angrily: "Why don't you know etiquette, I am Cui Daoshu's uncle." He was respectful when he saw me, how can you sit and talk to me! ”

Zhao Zizhong didn't raise his eyelids, "Don't talk nonsense, start the meeting right away, don't waste everyone's time." You're not my uncle, so I don't bother to pay attention to you. ”

Cui Mingde trembled angrily and shouted, "Come on, beat him out!" ”

There was a lot of uproar at the bottom, and a few young people rushed up, about to go to Zhao Zizhong. Boris came out from behind and stood in front of Zhao Zizhong. A young man in his twenties couldn't stop the car and hit Boris headfirst in the chest.

Boris reached out with his left hand and grabbed his bun, and with his right hand, he punched him in the face. The young man's nose was bleeding, and his face was blurred with blood. Boris let go of him, and the lad took a few steps back, sat on the ground, covered his face and howled.

The few people who rushed up immediately stood up, and they all looked at Boris with fear. The crowd in the lobby was indignant, and the people of the Cui family opened their mouths to scold, but no one dared to step forward.

A middle-aged man stood up and walked towards Zhao Zizhong. With a smile on his face, he walked up to Boris tepidly and said softly: "This gentleman, why bother to make a big fuss? Isn't it okay for everyone to sit down and have a good talk? ”

Boris ignored him and walked back to Zhao Zizhong. Zhao Zizhong looked at his face and asked, "Who are you?" Please register. ”

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, "The contemptible Cui Mingxun is the person in charge of the Cui family's third room." ”

Cui Daoshi walked up separately from the crowd, bowed to Zhao Zizhong, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time, has it always been good?" ”

Zhao Zizhong's face softened, and he got up to salute back, "Oh, it turned out to be the truth!" It's been a long time, so let's talk about it in detail after the meeting. ”

Cui Daoshi pointed to the middle-aged man, "Mr. Zhao, let me introduce you, this is my father, please look at Xiao Ke's face, don't make it difficult." ”

Zhao Zi glanced at Cui Mingxun again, arched his hand as a courtesy, and went back to sit down. Cui Daoshi's eyes rolled and asked, "Mr. Zhao, everyone is very concerned about the situation of the head of the family, can you tell me about it?" ”

Zhao Zizhong said in a perfunctory tone: "He is sick and recuperating, so it's fine." ”

"May I ask what disease the head of the family has?"

"It's just a little wind chill, and it will be fine in a few days."

"I'm afraid it's not the wind and cold, you invited all the famous Langzhong in Mingzhou last night, and no one has come out until now, how do you explain?" Cui Daoshi pressed forward step by step.

There was a trace of panic in Zhao Zizhong's eyes, which was caught by Cui Daoshi, and he continued: "Mr. Zhao, this is a meeting of the Cui family here, you are an outsider, you are not qualified to participate, so please ask the Cui family from the long house to come out!" ”

Everyone in the Cui family shouted one after another, putting pressure on Zhao Zizhong. Zhao Zizhong's face changed several times and did not speak. Du Dalei stood up and shouted: "Shut up whatever you are arguing about!" A bunch of idiots! ”

Cui Mingxun shouted: "Everyone listen to me, calm down, don't make noise!" ”

The voice slowly quieted down, and the scene gradually calmed down, Cui Mingxun said to everyone: "Everyone has doubts now, something bad must have happened in the long house, these outsiders suddenly appeared here, saying that they can represent the head of the family, which of you believes them?" ”

Someone shouted at the bottom: "I can't believe it, who knows where they came from, I can't figure out that the head of the house has been killed!" Go and report to the police and arrest them! ”

The Cui family was instigated, many people approached Zhao Zizhong, and some people ran out of the lobby, wanting to find the guards to clean up Zhao Zizhong and a few people.

The scene was very chaotic, Zhao Zizhong pulled out * from his back waist, and forcefully stuck the knife on the table, the knife was deep into the wood, flashing with cold light. The people of the Cui family were shocked, and the hall was silent for a while.