Online Fortune Telling: Your Son Has Another Dad

Chapter 568 - 566: The Poisoner

Qin Zhen and You You were even more bewildered.

There are actually two people responsible for the poisoning?

But they couldn’t think of a single suspect!

After hearing Lu Heng’s words, the viewers were equally surprised.

"There were two people who poisoned my two wives?"

"What was the motive behind these two poisoners?"

"Who knows! But seeing that the two ladies and those who bought the cake aren’t seriously affected, could it be a prank?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! If it was just a prank, would they keep poisoning?"

"It’s been so long, I don’t think it’s just a prank."

"As the great detective Furumokun, I say that although this method of poisoning is a bit gross, it hasn’t harmed too many people."

"Hmm, the only ones hurt are Miss Qin and Miss You."

"Here’s the issue. If those two poisoners didn’t want to harm anyone, why choose poisoning?"

"Could it be the poisoner simply wanted to drive them away?"

"Why though? They haven’t hurt anyone or caused harm. Why drive them away?"

"From my perspective, the only kind of person who wants them gone is one type!"

"What kind of person? Superman?"

"I got it! It must be a rival!"

"Wow! Now that you’ve said it, it all makes sense. Rivals are enemies!"

"There’s really a possibility! According to the law of business conservation, business doesn’t spontaneously appear; it merely shifts from one vendor to another."

"Bro, you’re as astute as a young ox crying to an old ox—unbelievably astute!"

"I get it too! My two wives’ business is so good that other cake shops or bakeries must be losing customers to them. This jealousy leads them to secretly poison, trying to drive the two ladies away."

"This deduction is very reasonable! This form of poisoning doesn’t harm but disgusts, indirectly driving customers away from the two ladies’ shop and forcing them to relocate."

"Amazing! The wisdom and talent of our livestream viewers stand out uniquely on the Douhu platform and even in the entire streaming community!"

"Brother, you’re too kind, too kind!"

"No need for compliments. Keep this up, and I might get a bit proud..."

Qin Zhen, You You, and the two police officers nodded after seeing the viewers’ comments.

Though these viewers are often outrageous, they seem pretty reliable this time.

Other cake shops or bakery owners do indeed have motives to poison.

After all, as Qin Zhen and You You’s business continues to thrive, it surely takes away business from others, worsening theirs.

Unable to compete directly, they resort to despicable methods.

This form of poisoning is quite a suitable method.

The unknown poison they use doesn’t harm health but merely disgusts.

This way, Qin Zhen and You You can gradually lose their shop’s customers.

If they can’t find the cause, they can’t just let their cake shop continue to suffer losses.

Thus, they are likely to choose to close the shop and move to another location.

In doing so, the poisoner’s scheme is perfectly executed.

At this moment, the middle-aged police officer spoke.

He asked Qin Zhen: "Young Friend Qin, as I recall, including your shop, there are a total of five similar cake and bakery stores on this commercial street, right?"

"Yes!"

Qin Zhen nodded slightly and then continued: "But just a week ago, one of the cake shops closed down."

"Currently, there are four left, including ours."

You You added from the side: "There’s one at the street’s entrance and one at the end."

"Our shop, and a shop inside the mall opposite us..."

"Alright, I got it!"

The middle-aged police officer showed a knowing look after listening.

He again turned his gaze to Lu Heng in the livestream and asked, "Old Taoist, are those two poisoners among these other three?"

Lu Heng, hearing this, gently shook his head and said: "No!"

"No... not?"

With him shaking his head in denial, the four in the cake shop all had expressions of disbelief.

Everyone’s deduction seemed so logical, how could it not be true?

If it’s not the rival’s handiwork, then who is behind the poisoning?

"Old Taoist, please enlighten us!"

You You earnestly requested.

Even though she wasn’t much of a talker, she could see clearly.

Simply relying on the livestream viewers’ deductions is useless!

In the end, it’s up to the Old Taoist!

"Hehe..."

Suddenly, Qin Zhen chuckled.

She felt that although the Old Taoist was aged, his mischievous streak hadn’t diminished.

Every time, the Old Taoist would remain silent, then let the viewers’ imagination run wild, guessing and conjuring theories.

Then, when everyone felt confident and asked the Old Taoist, he would shake his head in denial.

Such mischievousness seemed to always run through the Old Taoist’s entire streaming career!

Lu Heng lightly stroked his long beard, speaking slowly: "I mentioned earlier, there are two people involved in the poisoning."

"As for these two people, Young Friend Qin and Young Friend You, you two actually know them."

Qin Zhen and You You exchanged glances and then nodded slightly.

They were aware of this.

After all, if it wasn’t someone familiar, how could they have poisoned them?

And the poison used was so discreet that they searched the entire shop without finding a trace.

Lu Heng continued: "The first person involved in the poisoning is the owner of the premises you currently rent for your cake shop, your landlord!"

The suspense was nearly ripe, so he didn’t hold back and directly revealed the first poisoner.

"The landlord’s wife, how... how is that possible?"

Upon hearing the identity of the first poisoner, Qin Zhen and You You’s eyes widened in disbelief.

They couldn’t accept that the landlord’s wife would poison them!

In their view, the landlord’s wife was a good person, a very good person!

Initially, when they just started their business, it wasn’t doing well.

The money they had was only enough to buy some raw materials and nowhere near sufficient to cover the rent.

Understanding their plight, the landlord’s wife was very considerate and delayed their rent for half a year.

To put it simply, without the landlord’s wife’s understanding, their cake shop would have closed down long ago.

Moreover, during the following days, the landlord’s wife often brought them fruits and snacks.

The relationship between them was very good.

If someone else claimed the landlord’s wife was the poisoner, they wouldn’t believe it.

But these words came from Immortal Taoist...