mtl008 Chapter 667: Two People Poisoned
Chapter 667: Two People Poisoned
Zhu Zhengting shook his head, his body swaying even more violently, and waved his hand in the air, continuing:
"I've been idle for years and have wasted a lot of time. I... I'm not worthy of the position of head of this family. But you're different. You've managed the family business in an orderly manner, and everyone can see it."
"Don't worry, tomorrow...tomorrow I will tell my father to make you his heir, and then I can just be a rich kid."
He spoke in a daze, but every word seemed to hit Zhu Zhenglin's heart hard, making his heart fluctuate. He had no idea of the real intention behind Zhu Zhengting's words. He just felt that there might be a deeper conspiracy behind this seemingly generous statement.
Zhu Zhenglin forced a smile and said quickly, "Brother, what you said is too polite. We are all family, how can we be so mean?"
"Besides, the position of the head of the family still depends on Dad's opinion. Let's not talk about this here. Let's drink."
As he spoke, he picked up the bottle and poured another glass of wine for Zhu Zhengting and himself, but his eyes never left Zhu Zhengting's face, trying to find some clues from his expression.
Hearing Zhu Zhenglin's words, Zhu Zhengting let out a series of disdainful laughs in his heart.
If you don't care about the position of the head of the family, why did you hire a killer to assassinate me? If you don't care about the position of the head of the family, then why did your mother exclude me from the core circle of the Zhu family?
Zhu Zhengting looked at Zhu Zhenglin's half-believing and half-doubting expression, and sneered in his heart, but his face still maintained a drunken state.
He picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all, then picked up the wine bottle on the table and calmly reached his hand under the table. At an angle where Zhu Zhenglin couldn't see, he wiped the mouth of the wine bottle with his fingers quickly and forcefully several times.
His fingers were already smeared with the poison given to him by Lu Feng. According to Lu Feng, this poison could kill a person even if only a very small amount was ingested.
After completing this covert action, Zhu Zhengting put the wine on the table as if nothing had happened. Since Zhu Zhenglin was already a little drunk at this time, he simply ignored Zhu Zhengting's little action.
After the two of them drank another glass, Zhu Zhengting leaned back in his chair, his eyes a little blurry, and said sincerely:
"I know you don't believe what I say is true, but I really don't want the position of head of the family. I only yearn for a life of eating, drinking and having fun, and I have no interest in power."
Zhu Zhenglin couldn't help but feel doubtful when listening to his elder brother's words. He secretly wondered if his elder brother was really not interested in power. But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that the matter was not that simple. It was just that he couldn't see through his elder brother's true intentions for the time being.
Just as he was doubting himself, Zhu Zhengting had already picked up the tampered bottle of wine and poured another glass for Zhu Zhenglin. He then filled his own glass as well and said with a smile, "Come on, have another drink."
Seeing that the wine he had drunk before was fine, Zhu Zhenglin did not become suspicious. He took the glass and drank it all in one gulp.
However, at this moment, it was Zhu Zhengting's turn to hesitate.
Even though he had taken the antidote beforehand, he couldn't help but feel fear when he thought about the strong poison in the wine. His hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly unconsciously, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Seeing Zhu Zhengting holding the wine glass but not drinking, Zhu Zhenglin couldn't help but frown and asked, "Brother, what's wrong? Why don't you drink?"
Zhu Zhengting's heart tightened, knowing that he couldn't reveal any flaws at this moment. He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and drank all the wine in the glass. Then he smiled and said with a relaxed look:
"Haha, I was just distracted."
But he was actually very nervous, and kept glancing at Zhu Zhenglin from time to time, hoping that the poison would take effect on Zhu Zhenglin as soon as possible so that his plan could be carried out smoothly.
Time passed minute by minute, but Zhu Zhenglin was fine, which made Zhu Zhengting more and more anxious.
His eyes kept looking at Zhu Zhenglin, and Zhu Zhenglin looked at his brother's strange behavior and was about to ask why he kept looking at him.
Suddenly, he felt a strong sense of dizziness and shook his head subconsciously, thinking that he had drunk too much tonight and did not take it too seriously.
But before he could recover, he felt like a fire was burning in his stomach, and severe pain spread instantly. Then, breathing became extremely difficult, and every breath he took felt like pulling on a silk thread that was about to break.
This series of severe pains made Zhu Zhenglin wake up instantly. He widened his eyes, stared at Zhu Zhengting with horror, and shouted with all his strength: "You...you actually poisoned the wine!" His voice was full of disbelief and anger.
Zhu Zhengting actually felt bad too. Although he had taken the antidote in advance, the antidote could only guarantee that he would not lose his life.
At this moment, he also felt his stomach churning and his face turned as pale as paper.
He clutched his stomach, a look of pain and grievance on his face, and weakly defended himself, "I didn't... I was poisoned too. Maybe... maybe it was the Zhu family's enemies who did it. They wanted to... they wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of us!"
When Zhu Zhenglin heard this, he was shocked and angry. He knew that the situation was critical at the moment, so he struggled to get up and call the bodyguard next door.
But he was horrified to find that his limbs seemed to be no longer under the control of his brain. They lay limp and unable to move at all. Even his mouth seemed to be sealed by something. He opened and opened it again, but could not make a sound.
His eyes were filled with despair. Before he could struggle any further, his vision went dark and he fainted.
Although Zhu Zhengting's condition was better than Zhu Zhenglin's, the severe pain brought by the poison still surged towards him in waves like a tide, making it almost unbearable for him.
He endured the severe pain, and with trembling hands he took out the small bottle of poison from his pocket. He gritted his teeth and poured the poison into the food on the table.
He knew very well that he was the one who brought the two bottles of wine. If someone took them for testing later, he would definitely be the first person they would suspect.
But if he put the poison in the food, even if someone investigated, it would be difficult to trace it back to him.
After doing all this, Zhu Zhengting used all his strength to stuff the bottle of poison into the gap of the sofa in the private room. Then, he reached out and knocked over a wine bottle on the table.
With a "crash", the sound of the wine bottle breaking was particularly harsh in the silent private room. He wanted to use this to attract the attention of people outside and then ask them to call for help.
But after doing all this, the power of the poison seemed to become more ferocious. Zhu Zhengting finally couldn't bear it anymore. The scene in front of him gradually became blurred, and finally he fell to the ground and fainted.