"Put it somewhere relatively safe. They shouldn't find it." Bai Lin whispered a few words into her ear.
Meng Qi looked at her in astonishment, "What? Still in the study?"
"At that time, Yin Xi came too fast. I heard the commotion outside, and my first reaction was to handle it that way," Bai Lin replied softly.
"That place may not be easily discovered, but it can't be completely guaranteed. Don't forget Han Haoming is there. We have to prepare for the worst."
Meng Qi's pupils contracted, and she immediately started the car and sped forward.
In the study of the old Qin family mansion, Qin Xiuzhi sat in the chair behind the desk and repeated what he knew about the Hanshan incident to Han Haoming.
"Haoming, you are a good child. Uncle can also see that you and our Si Yue are truly in love.
I can also understand your inner conflict. Don't worry, I will have Si Ye investigate this matter clearly, and I will do my best to cooperate wherever I can."
He looked up at him, and Han Haoming nodded slightly without speaking.
Qin Xiuzhi then gave a few instructions to Qin Si Ye, but his peripheral vision caught Han Haoming taking two steps back, his gaze fixed on a certain spot, his brow furrowed.
"Xiao Han, what are you thinking about?" Qin Xiuzhi asked curiously.
Han Haoming did not answer him immediately, but quickly walked to the trash can.
He opened the lid, rummaged through it for a while, and soon took out a small paper packet.
"What is this?" Qin Xiuzhi asked in surprise.
This was his private study, and apart from the cleaning lady, no one else usually entered.
He had never seen this small paper packet before.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the physical evidence of Bai Lin's attempted crime," Han Haoming replied with a serious expression.
"Ah? No way? Did Yin Xi's suspicion just now turn out to be correct?" Qin Xiuzhi looked up in disbelief, "Si Ye, quickly, go and call Yin Xi in."
A moment later, Yin Xi, along with Qin Si Yue, walked into the room with Qin Si Ye.
"Si Yue, get a clean paper cup and pour some water into it." Yin Xi gently opened the paper packet. Inside, there was indeed some powder. She looked up at Qin Si Yue.
"Okay." Qin Si Yue responded and quickly brought a cup of water.
Yin Xi sprinkled some into it. After it had completely dissolved, she took out a silver needle from her person, soaked it for a moment, then picked it up. The tip of the silver needle slowly turned black.
"It is indeed poisoned. And I feel that this poison is very similar to the poison that Old Master Jin suffered from last time."
"Ah?" Qin Xiuzhi trembled with shock, "What does that woman want to do? I have no enmity with her, why would she want to harm me?"
Qin Si Yue quickly stepped forward to support him, "Dad, don't you see it yet?
Bai Lin is Sister Meng Qi's assistant. Without her instructions, how much courage would Bai Lin have to do something like this?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye took out his phone and quickly made a call.
"No. Impossible. Qi Qi would never do this to me." Qin Xiuzhi slowly sat back in his chair, shaking his head repeatedly. After a while, he looked at Qin Si Ye and said,
"Si Ye, don't you know where Qi Qi lives? Quickly, quickly send someone to bring her to me. I want to ask her in person."
"I've already arranged for Zhao Ze to go." Qin Si Ye replied with a somber expression.
At this moment, Yin Xi looked at Han Haoming curiously and asked, "Haoming, how did you determine that the powder was in the trash can?"
Han Haoming walked back to where he had been standing and said to everyone, "When the incident occurred, Bai Lin was standing here.
I noticed her gaze drifting to the same spot from time to time.
At first, I didn't think much of it.
After you all left, I replayed the scene in my mind. When I walked to this spot, I discovered that trash can."