Chapter 456 Investigation

After being reminded by Wei Yongyuan, everyone suddenly remembered that the clan was in chaos and now was the time to rectify it. If Wei Boyang was asked to come back at this time, wouldn't this be asking for trouble?

Wei Sizhe gave up the idea and asked again: "Father, what do you think we should do next?"

"Humph, of course we need to investigate the mole first!"

Wei Yongyuan said coldly: "Someone reaches out to our Wei family. If we don't chop it off, doesn't it mean we are incompetent?"

"However, now that Blind Wei is dead, it may be difficult to find out the ghosts hiding in the clan." Wei Sizhe said in embarrassment.

"Brother, it doesn't matter if the mole can't be found. What's important is to find out how the firefly got into my father's body, so that we can nip it in the bud, otherwise everyone will feel uneasy."

Wei Siqian said with a solemn expression.

Wei Yongyuan nodded and said: "That's the truth. This kind of thing is really hard to guard against. I can't remember when I came into contact with similar things. I have to find out the source."

"Too."

Wei Sizhe thought for a while, turned to look at Chu Yang, and asked, "Xiaoyang, you know a lot about this firefly grass, do you have any clues?"

Chu Yang recalled the information about the firefly grass and said: "As far as I know, the firefly grass can parasitize the human body and can only enter the lungs through oral administration. Based on the situation in grandpa's body, it is speculated that the person parasitized by the firefly grass can The time was about two months ago. We just need to find out the meals during that time, and maybe we can get some useful clues."

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at Wei Sizhe.

The Wei family has a centralized dining system, and Cheng Xiaolan is responsible for three meals a day in the kitchen. If you want to check the food Wei Yongyuan ate during that time, you have to ask Cheng Xiaolan, which is really difficult.

Wei Sizhe also understood what everyone meant when they looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Xiaolan is in charge of the kitchen. If we want to investigate, we must start with her, otherwise it will be difficult to convince people."

After saying that, he turned to Wei Zi Xun and said, "Zi Xun, go ask your mother and the people in the kitchen to come over and say that I have something to ask."

Wei Zixin nodded and quickly went to Lixiang Garden.

After waiting for a while, Cheng Xiaolan took Wei Zixin to Zhengqi Hall, followed by Shuang'er, Zhui'er, and several cooks.

"Dad, are you feeling better?"

Cheng Xiaolan bowed after entering the hall.

During the clan meeting, Cheng Xiaolan was also present and knew that Wei Yongyuan had woken up. After the meeting, she was in a hurry to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner, planning to organize a sumptuous dinner to celebrate the double happiness. Unexpectedly, when the meal was halfway done, Wei Zihun came to send a message, saying Wei Yongyuan asked her to take people to Zhengqi Hall and ask them something.

There were four cooks in the kitchen, all of whom were invited from the innocent members of the clan. In addition to Shuang'er and Zhuo'er who usually accompanied Cheng Xiaolan to prepare meals, there were a total of six people who handled the meals in the kitchen. At this time, they all arrived at Zhengqi Hall.

Normally, Wei Yongyuan would only send someone to the kitchen to inform him when he had an order. These cooks had never been to the Zhengqi Hall. At this time, they entered the core place of the Wei family. They felt a little uneasy. In addition, the atmosphere in the hall was a bit solemn, and some people even had sex. Zhan Zhan was so frightened that his face turned pale.

Wei Yongyuan was reluctant to ask about the firefly grass. Wei Sizhe didn't want to intervene in order to avoid suspicion. Wei Siqian didn't want to interrogate his sister-in-law and kept silent. The others were juniors and had no qualifications to speak.

After waiting for a while, Wei Yongyuan said: "Chu Yang, since you know more about the firefly grass, let's ask your aunt about it and see if you can find any clues."

Chu Yang originally planned to listen, but at this time he was pushed to the shelf, so he had to take over the job.

"Auntie, we just talked about the firefly. You are relatively familiar with the kitchen. I need to ask you about some things."

When Cheng Xiaolan heard about this, her expression softened a little, and she smiled gently: "Ask me, I'll tell you everything if I know."

"good."

Chu Yang nodded and said: "Firefox grass parasitizes the human body and must be taken orally. According to my guess, grandpa was assassinated two months ago. I would like to ask about the food arrangements during that time."

For ordinary people, few people can remember what they had eaten three days ago, let alone two months ago. Cheng Xiaolan thought about it for a while, but she really couldn't remember the arrangements at that time, and shook her head with a wry smile. : "It's been too long, I really forgot."

Everyone was slightly disappointed, but they did not blame Cheng Xiaolan. Even Wei Yongyuan himself had forgotten it, let alone others.

However, before Chu Yang could speak, Cheng Xiaolan spoke again: "Although I can't remember clearly, I keep records of my daily kitchen expenses. What ingredients I used are all recorded in the book. If I check, I should It can be inferred.”

Hearing that there was still this thing, Chu Yang said happily: "This is great, then please ask Auntie to look for it."

"good."

Cheng Xiaolan nodded and said to Shuang'er behind her: "Go and get the account book from the cabinet in the dining room. Go back quickly."

Shuang'er nodded and left.

After more than ten minutes, Shuang'er ran in sweating profusely, holding a thick account book in his hand.

Cheng Xiaolan took it in her hands and started to read it, while Chu Yang also stood aside and watched.

"Waste rice, purple horn leaves, pepper, yam..."

After reading a lot, Chu Yang didn't hear anything wrong at all.

"Auntie, don't worry about the home-grown ones. Look at some of the foreign ingredients. Maybe the fireflies are mixed in with these things." Chu Yang had to change his search method.

"From outside?"

Cheng Xiaolan nodded and started reading again.

Due to climate problems, not everything grows in Ruoye Creek. Some ingredients are purchased from outside. If the firefly wants to take advantage of the situation, mixing it into these ingredients is the easiest way.

"Huh?"

After searching for a moment, Cheng Xiaolan suddenly paused when she read a name.

Chu Yang saw the position of her finger and asked, "Auntie, is there something wrong with this barley?"

Cheng Xiaolan raised her head, glanced at Wei Yongyuan awkwardly, and said, "This barley is not produced by the Wei family..."

"Oh, so there's something wrong with that?"

Chu Yang looked at the time when the barley was collected, with a somewhat excited expression. This time was very close to the time when Wei Yongyuan was parasitized.

Wei Yongyuan saw his daughter-in-law hesitant and couldn't help but said: "Don't worry, just say what you have to say, we are not outsiders here."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiaolan nodded and said, "This bag of barley was sent by my uncle!"

"Is that the traitor?"

Wei Yongyuan's expression suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "Tell me what's going on."

Cheng Xiaolan didn't dare to hide anything and hurriedly explained the cause and effect.

Barley is a traditional cereal resource used both as medicine and food. It is known as the "King of Gramineae in the World" and tastes very good when used to cook porridge.

Unfortunately, the Wei family has many kinds of rice and wheat, but does not produce this stuff, so barley is a very rare ingredient in Ruoye River.