Chapter 67 Poisoning Incident
Chapter 67 Poisoning Incident
Seeing Jiang Shiyuan and Lao Huang put down their knives and forks contentedly, Fang Lansheng also wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin and called out loudly: "Waiter, pay the bill!"
However, at this moment, a shrill scream suddenly came from the private room next door, instantly breaking the tranquility of this private room.
Then two waiters stumbled in, their faces filled with panic.
"Miss Jiang, Miss Jiang, something bad has happened to the guest in the next room!" one of the waiters said breathlessly.
"What's wrong? Take your time to talk!" Jiang Shiyuan frowned slightly, and put down the hand that had picked up the pearl handbag.
"The four distinguished guests next door, they, they suddenly foamed at the mouth and convulsed all over... You, you are a doctor, please go and take a look!" another waiter pleaded anxiously.
Jiang Shiyuan's expression froze when he heard that. He immediately stood up, holding the pearl handbag, and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
Fang Lansheng and Lao Huang followed closely behind, and the three of them quickly walked to the private room next door.
As soon as I pushed open the door, I saw four middle-aged men lying on the ground in a spacious and luxurious private room.
Their faces were blue and purple, their lips were black, their bodies were twitching violently, and white foam was constantly coming out of their mouths.
"Oh no, it's poisoning!"
Jiang Shiyuan could tell at a glance that the situation was not good, so she took out a spare surgical mask and gloves from her pearl handbag and put them on.
She quickly walked to one of the men, squatted down and carefully observed his symptoms, and found that he was actually a senior official of the Shanghai government who was often in the newspapers.
"Ms. Jiang, how are they now?" Fang Lansheng asked anxiously.
Jiang Shiyuan, who had keen senses, could smell a faint scent of bitter almonds from the foam at the corners of the diners' mouths.
She frowned and said in a serious tone: "If I'm not mistaken, they should be poisoned by potassium cyanide!"
"Potassium cyanide?!" Lao Huang and Fang Lansheng's faces suddenly changed when they heard this.
Potassium cyanide is a highly toxic substance. Even a small amount can kill a person. Moreover, the onset of poisoning is rapid, and there is almost no chance of rescue.
"So what should we do now?" Old Huang asked anxiously. He didn't expect that he would encounter a poisoning case while eating high-end Western food.
Jiang Shiyuan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
She realized at this moment that this was definitely a premeditated poisoning targeting political leaders, not just a simple food poisoning incident.
"Old Huang, go call an ambulance right away, and notify the nearby police station. Tell them that a high-ranking official has been poisoned. Ask them to send someone over to investigate immediately!"
"Brother Fang, immediately go with the hotel's security personnel to seal off all the entrances and exits of the hotel. Don't let the poisoner escape!"
"Also, tell all the staff and diners in the restaurant to stay where they are. No one is allowed to leave without my permission!"
Jiang Shiyuan made arrangements at a very fast pace, his tone calm and decisive, without any panic at all.
Fang Lansheng and Lao Huang did not question Jiang Shiyuan's professional judgment at all. They knew the matter was urgent and did not dare to delay, so they immediately did as she instructed.
Jiang Shiyuan turned to look at the store manager who was standing beside him and was completely shocked. He said in a deep voice: "Open the window immediately for ventilation, then put on gloves and masks, and bring a few pairs of clean chopsticks and four soup bowls!"
The store manager finally woke up from his dream and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, I'll do it right away!"
Soon, the store manager came over with several waiters, holding chopsticks and soup bowls.
Jiang Shiyuan took the chopsticks and reminded everyone, "You must all wear gloves and masks, follow my method, maybe you can save their lives!"
Although the waiters were afraid, they still bit the bullet and followed her example, using chopsticks to pry open the poisoned person's mouth and then poke the chopsticks into his throat to induce vomiting.
Jiang Shiyuan carefully observed the reactions of the four diners and adjusted the speed and intensity of vomiting from time to time.
The poisoned person's throat was irritated by the foreign object, and he immediately bent over and vomited reflexively. Everyone quickly caught it in a soup basin.
At this moment, Jiang Shiyuan suddenly noticed that one of the waiters had flickering eyes and his movements were a little flustered when he was inducing vomiting, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
Jiang Shiyuan's heart suddenly became alarmed. He walked behind the waiter calmly and watched his every move sharply.
Sure enough, when the waiter thought no one noticed him, he was about to secretly put a small brown medicine bottle hidden in his sleeve into the pocket of the poisoned person.
However, all these little movements were seen by Jiang Shiyuan.
"Hmph, got you, little mouse!"
Jiang Shiyuan sneered, made a lightning-fast move, grabbed the waiter's wrist and twisted it hard.
"Ah!" The waiter let out a scream and the small medicine bottle in his hand fell to the ground.
"What do you want to do?" The waiter's face turned pale and he looked at Jiang Shiyuan in horror.
"What do I want to do?" Jiang Shiyuan smiled coldly, his eyes as sharp as a knife. "I think I should ask you what you want to do?"
"You, what are you talking about? I don't understand at all!"
The waiter was still stubborn, but his eyes were evasive and he didn't dare to look her in the eye.
Jiang Shiyuan grabbed the waiter with one hand and picked up the small medicine bottle on the ground with the other.
She popped the cork with her thumb and was immediately greeted by a pungent smell of bitter almonds.
Coupled with the trace of white crystalline powder remaining at the bottom of the bottle, it can be confirmed that it is potassium cyanide without a doubt.
"This, this is not mine, I don't know, I don't know anything..."
The waiter wanted to argue, but Jiang Shiyuan grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.
"Tell me, who ordered you to poison?" Jiang Shiyuan pushed him to the corner and asked harshly.
The store manager and other waiters in the room were all a little terrified when they saw Jiang Shiyuan's expression change instantly.
The chill in her eyes and the ruthless way she used to subdue the poisoner made her look nothing like a lady from a noble family. She looked clearly a female demon from hell.
Jiang Shiyuan glanced at the store manager and several waiters and said in a cold voice, "What are you looking at? Keep on inducing vomiting in your customers!"
The waiter who poisoned her was begging for mercy frantically but refused to reveal any important information.
"Okay, you're just being stubborn, huh? Then I'll let you have a taste of potassium cyanide!"
After saying that, Jiang Shiyuan grabbed the waiter's chin with her slender hand and pretended to pour the remaining powder in the small medicine bottle into his mouth.
Of course, she just wanted to use this to scare the waiter, but she didn't expect that he would actually pee his pants because of her.
Jiang Shiyuan let go of her hand with a look of disgust, wrapped the small brown medicine bottle with a napkin, and put it back into her pearl handbag.
Then, she looked down at the waiter who was limp on the ground and couldn't help complaining, "You're so scared, your mental quality is too poor!"
Just then, Lao Huang hurried over with people from the French Concession Police Station.
"Get the hell out of my way! I'll kill anyone who dares to block my way!"
A deafening roar came from outside the door, and then a group of uniformed police officers rushed into the private room aggressively...
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