Lan Yuxi called Ruan Sizhe and sent a message: "Go home and look into this person. After you find out, don't act alone. I'll be done here soon."
"Okay, Master. I'll go investigate right away." Ruan Sizhe was brimming with excitement at being able to help his Master again. His Master was right; regardless of her connection to Bing Yan, he would always be her disciple. This bond, not of blood, would never be broken.
Ruan Sizhe ran back quickly.
Lan Yuxi shook her head helplessly. The child was still young; returning Bing Yan to him would likely have to wait a few more years.
Qiao Yisi opened the door with an icy expression and invited Lan Yuxi in.
After entering, Lan Yuxi didn't even glance at the three aunts tied to chairs with their mouths gagged. She walked directly to the sofa and sat down.
Qiao Yisi remained silent. Since his Master was here, he would cooperate.
Lan Yuxi beckoned a Black bodyguard. She knew this man was Qiao Yisi's confidant.
Lan Yuxi took out three pills from the medicine box, fiddling with them as she spoke to the tall, dark man: "These three pills are extremely poisonous. You will feed them to these three women shortly."
The tall, dark man quickly nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to reach for the pills, Lan Yuxi put them back.
"This won't do. If they die so quickly, wouldn't that be letting them off too easily?"
Lan Yuxi then switched to three other pills. "These will make them suffer excruciating pain without killing them immediately... Hmm, these are better. They dared to poison Yi Sang, so they deserve to be tormented slowly."
"Mmmph..." The three aunts, their faces streaming with tears, all shook their heads.
Lan Yuxi flicked her eyelids at them. "If you don't want to die, tell the truth. Yi Sang's illness is cured. If you tell the truth, you'll at most be fired. But if you don't, then all three of you will die together!"
The last sentence carried a chilling, eerie coldness that frightened the three women into forgetting even their tears.
They looked at Lan Yuxi in terror, finding it difficult to reconcile her with the gentle woman holding Yi Sang.
Lan Yuxi raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at them with a half-smile. "Don't believe I'll kill you? Shall we try?"
"Wuwu..." The aunt tied in the middle struggled violently.
Immediately, the entire room was filled with a foul, stale odor. She had been scared into urinating herself.
Lan Yuxi gave the tall, dark man a look. He understood, covered his nose, and walked up to her, snatching the towel from her mouth.
As soon as the aunt could make a sound, she wailed, "Miss Lan, I was forced. That person held my daughter hostage, saying he would sell her abroad if I didn't do as he said. I was afraid the medicine he gave me would harm Yi Sang, so I deliberately put less of it in."
Lan Yuxi's cold eyes narrowed. "You have quite the nerve. You poisoned him and didn't leave? Did he give you another task you haven't completed?"
"...He, he told me to monitor the Master and Mistress." The aunt finished speaking and lowered her head uneasily.
"How do you two contact each other?"
"I can't contact him. He always contacts me, and I don't even see a number." The aunt timidly glanced at Lan Yuxi before lowering her head again.
Lan Yuxi frowned slightly. She knew this would be the outcome. How could that person leave any clues for her!
The mysterious man, he was definitely still alive!
He was skilled at exploiting people's weaknesses and then using those weaknesses to control them.
Su Ming was his blade, this aunt and the lab technician were his pawns. Every step was meticulously planned, leaving no trace.
The more Lan Yuxi thought about it, the angrier she became. Her face turned ashen as she took the phone Qiao Yisi handed her. "These are their three phones. See if you can find anything."
Lan Yuxi threw the phones directly into the medicine box, then took out a pill and swallowed it. This pill was for preventing high blood pressure; she was afraid she might actually develop it from anger.
Qiao Yisi stared at her in horror. The pill she just took was highly poisonous!
"Mas, Master, no matter how angry you are, you can't eat poison! Where's the antidote? Hurry, take the antidote."
Lan Yuxi slapped away his hand as he rummaged frantically in the medicine box. "What poison? I'm such a gentle and kind person, how could I have such a thing."
Qiao Yisi's mouth fell open.
*You're gentle?*
*You kicked my research institute and beat me half to death. Have you forgotten?*
*And you took down ten desperadoes with your bare hands...*
Never mind, he couldn't dwell on those past events, or he wouldn't dare close his eyes tonight.
Lan Yuxi handed a voice recorder to the tall, dark man. "Send this and that woman to the police station."
"Yes!" As the tall, dark man raised his hand, two people immediately lifted the aunt and her chair and carried them out.
Qiao Yisi glanced disdainfully at the stain on the carpet. Before he could say anything, two more bodyguards arrived and promptly took the carpet away.
Lan Yuxi's expression improved slightly. She stood up and walked to the two remaining aunts, reaching out to remove the towels from their mouths. "Do either of you have anything you want to tell me? Speak now, and you'll be paid and let go. If I find out otherwise, your fate will be even worse than Aunt Wang's!"
The two women were already trembling with fear, but they still shook their heads.
"I didn't do anything."
"I have no attachments and am alone. Even if someone wanted to threaten me, they couldn't find my weakness. Miss Lan, sir, please let me stay. Master and Mistress are kind people. I'm afraid I won't find such a good family once I leave here."
Lan Yuxi looked at her deeply. Before she could speak, Qiao Yisi interjected.
"Sister Li, Sister Huang, with something like this happening, even if you are innocent, I can't risk using you again. You should leave. I won't mistreat you."
As Qiao Yisi spoke, he took out a checkbook and quickly signed two checks. "Here is one hundred thousand yuan. Even if you don't work as nannies anymore, it should be enough for you to live on for a while."
Sister Li shook her head vehemently. "Sir, I don't want money. I just want to take care of your family of three!"
Qiao Yisi sighed softly. "Sister Li, Sister Huang, you should leave. I've already sent for the people who used to take care of me to come over."
He was not a philanthropist. To ensure his wife and child were not harmed again, he had to eliminate all potential risks.
He hadn't let the household staff come before because he was worried Luo Wanqi wouldn't be used to foreign nannies. But now, those concerns were secondary. Safety was paramount!
Ten minutes later, Lan Yuxi returned home. Ruan Sizhe had just come downstairs. Seeing her return, he rushed to say, "Master, I've found that person! Should we go there now?"
Lan Yuxi nodded. "Yes, I'll go. You stay home with Chaochao and Mumu. They'll be out of class soon."
"Master, I..." want to go too!