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Chapter 104 Poisonous Mushrooms

Director Xiang felt a little guilty about being looked at. He had no choice but to sigh and say, "We have some information, but no evidence. It's just some rumors."

"There are rumors of human trafficking in several villages here. We also want to go into the villages to investigate, but every time we come to nothing. Among them, the most famous and the most difficult to investigate is a place called Shayang Village. Every time we go there to investigate, we are blocked by the villagers and cannot enter the village at all. Even if we enter, the people there are very wary of us and they don't know anything every time we ask."

After listening to Director Xiang, Director Wang asked him, "Since you all knew, why didn't you tell me when I asked you just now?"

"Well, there is no evidence for this matter, so I can't say anything."

In fact, everyone in the room understood that the reason why Director Xiang didn't say anything was because he didn't want people to know that he was not in charge of a territory worthy of his own, so Director Wang didn't say much, but asked him: "Then what other clues do you have?"

"A man escaped from a nearby village and wanted to report to the police after catching a passerby, but the man was caught by the villagers again. The passerby came to us, and we immediately went to the village to investigate, but we couldn't find him. The people who arrested him did find him and interrogated him, but no matter how they asked, it was useless. Those people were very stubborn. In the end, there was no evidence, so we had to let him go."

Hearing what he said, Director Wang's face turned ugly: "Didn't you conduct an in-depth investigation?"

"We investigated, but they were too cautious and we couldn't find anything. However, we know that the nearby villages are closely related to Shayang Village. If there are people who were abducted, they are most likely in Shayang Village."

After speaking to the director, Director Wang and Song Qingfei exchanged a few glances, and Song Qingfei said, "I'll take a few of our people from Beijing to go to Shayang Village to take a look."

Director Wang nodded and asked Director Xiang to take out the map for Song Qingfei. After looking at the map, he said, "Since they have set up checkpoints on the main road and do not allow people from other villages to enter, I will go in from the side of this mountain."

They made arrangements here. Under Lai Zi's supervision, Shen Feifei came to the house at the foot of the mountain in Shayang Village. Looking at the residence arranged for her, although it was simple, it looked clean. Several other women and children also lived here.

The woman chosen by Xiao Yu looked at her angrily, but Shen Feifei pretended not to see her. She said she wanted to go up the mountain to take a look, and Brother Feng asked Lai Zi to follow her.

Shen Feifei strolled around the mountain as if she was taking a walk. Although she seemed idle, she was actually looking for something. Finally, she saw what she was looking for. Shen Feifei pretended to go to the toilet, sent Lai Zi away, and then carefully dug up mushrooms. This kind of mushroom looked very much like morels, but was actually a false morel that was highly toxic. Shen Feifei had seen it when she was traveling in her previous life. The locals gave them scientific knowledge and said that many people died from this poisonous mushroom.

Shen Feifei picked a lot of them and put them in her bag, wondering if there would be a chance to feed them to these people.

After picking mushrooms, Shen Feifei was about to go down the mountain. On the way down the mountain, they passed a yard and saw a woman chained up. She was disheveled and mentally ill. She looked outside and cried and laughed. Shen Feifei felt creepy watching her, so she asked Lai Zi, "Are you selling this too?"

Lai Zi said: "This person was kidnapped last year. He was a college student. After he was sold to the old man in this family, he went crazy."

Lai Zi couldn't help but feel a little guilty when he said this. Shen Feifei felt heavy in her heart after hearing this. This person was supposed to have a bright future, but now she was dragged into the dark quagmire. Shen Feifei couldn't imagine how desperate she was. And the women in the village, and the people who came here with her, Shen Feifei had no expression and returned to the house without a glance. She thought to herself that these beasts really didn't deserve to die, so she might as well kill them all.

Lai Zi told Shen Feifei that Xiao Yu's wedding would be held in the village tomorrow and asked her if she wanted to go. Shen Feifei agreed of course and said happily, "I'll help in the kitchen tomorrow. I know a few dishes from big cities and I'll cook them for everyone to try."

After Brother Feng knew about this, he looked at Shen Feifei and thought that she was a good seller, so he nodded in agreement. However, to be cautious, he asked Lai Zi to keep an eye on Shen Feifei.

The next day, early in the morning, Shen Feifei said she wanted to go out for some fresh air. Lai Zi accompanied her for a stroll in the mountains. Shen Feifei took this opportunity to find the fake morels again. Looking at the poisonous mushrooms in her hand, Shen Feifei's face was gloomy. Tonight she must let these people taste this thing.

Just as she packed the mushrooms and was about to leave, she felt a pain in her calf. She looked at the small stone that hit her, and when she looked up, she saw Song Qingfei hiding behind the bushes. Shen Feifei was so happy that she almost made a sound, but when she thought of Lai Zi not far away, Shen Feifei closed her mouth.

She slowly walked to the bushes and told Song Qingfei that there would be a wedding banquet at the east end of the village that evening, and asked them to bring people in at that time, while she would live in the house at the foot of the mountain.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Feifei started to walk away. She saw Lai Zi looking over at her. Shen Feifei walked back and Lai Zi asked her, "Why did you take so long?"

Shen Feifei ignored him and urged him to go back, saying that she had to go early to help with the cooking.

On the way, Lai Zi curiously asked Shen Feifei what to cook. Shen Feifei said that it depends on what ingredients are available.

Arriving at Xiao Yu's house, Shen Feifei looked at the fierce-looking old lady and greeted her warmly: "Congratulations, old lady. The misunderstanding that day has been resolved. I want to hold a wedding at your house. I am also considered Brother Feng's friend, so I have to come and help anyway."

You can't hit someone who's smiling, so the old lady curled her lips and thanked him: "Thank you, Xiaofeng told me, take a look at what you need."

Shen Feifei looked around and finally decided to make spicy boiled fish. This dish was bright red and it was impossible to tell what ingredients were in the soup. When the time came to cook the soup, even if she put poisonous mushrooms in it, it probably wouldn't be noticeable. Plus, this dish was quite spicy and children definitely couldn't eat it. Besides, there were not many of them and not much could be made, so this good dish would definitely be eaten by the men.

After making the decision, Shen Feifei said, "Auntie, I'll cook the fish. But there's not enough fish. Is it enough to eat?"

The old lady looked at the fish and said, "That's enough. The men can eat the fish and the women can just eat something else."

After hearing what the old lady said, Shen Feifei had an idea. She asked Lai Zi to help clean the fish, and when no one was paying attention, she secretly took out the fake morels, cut them into shreds and mixed them with the ingredients. After cleaning the fish, Shen Feifei cut the fish into slices. The old lady at the side saw it, and other people in the kitchen came over to see. Usually, everyone ate fish whole or stewed it in pieces, and this was the first time they saw fish sliced, so everyone was quite curious.