Mu Lin Jing shook her head blankly, looking out the window. Yes, the fact that no reporters had come so far meant outsiders were unaware of the incident. So how had Mu Bai learned of it?
After the incident, her mind was a mess. She had just thought of asking Mu Bai this question, but she no longer had the energy to think deeply.
Clearly, Mu Bai was problematic.
Wei Yu Meng sighed, "Let's go back first. There's nothing we can do here. This is the crime scene. I'll have Mo Han's people come for a second examination. Be careful when you leave, don't disturb anything here."
Mu Lin Jing walked out with her, looking somewhat lost. She remembered how furious she had been when she arrived. She never expected something like this to happen.
Wen Yu Lan was truly dead this time. They say a person's death is like a lamp extinguished, but Wen Yu Lan's death would become an eternal point of contention between her and Zhan Yi Chen.
Right now, her mind was filled with the look in Zhan Yi Chen's eyes, a disbelief that was almost spoken aloud, crushing her.
Wei Yu Meng supported her as they slowly walked out, surrounded by hushed voices.
They were all discussing how Mu Lin Jing was enraged after her engagement failed.
In everyone's eyes, Mu Lin Jing had become a murderer. Though their whispers were soft, they still reached the ears of those involved. However, Mu Lin Jing no longer cared what outsiders thought.
Hearing their gossip, she remained indifferent.
"I heard Mr. Zhan's assistant came earlier and they had an argument. He was defending Mr. Zhan's girlfriend. Do you think it's possible that two men fell for the same woman?"
Wei Yu Meng stopped when she heard this gossip, "You're talking about Mr. Zhan's assistant, which one?"
Zhan Yi Chen's assistant was clearly a girl. How could it sound like someone else here?
The nurses, who knew the inside story, only said, "It was the one who barged in later. Isn't he Mr. Zhan's assistant? He also brought supplements for Mrs. Zhan before."
Supplements?
Wei Yu Meng remembered seeing a lot of supplements in a corner of Wen Yu Lan's ward. They looked untouched. At the time, she hadn't paid much attention, but hearing the nurse say this, she suddenly seemed to guess how Mu Bai was able to find the ward so accurately.
After thanking the nurse, she took Mu Lin Jing to the car. They didn't go back to the Zhan family, but to the hospital first.
Mu Lin Jing was puzzled as to why they were going to the hospital. After Wei Yu Meng mentioned it, Zhan Yi Chen had his medicine tested there. Mu Lin Jing understood the purpose of their trip.
Arriving outside the laboratory, Wei Yu Meng found the doctor whom Zhan Yi Chen had consulted, "Hello, I am Zhan Mo Han's wife. We sent a medicine for you to test its components. Do you have the results yet?"
When the doctor learned she was Zhan Yi Chen's sister-in-law, he didn't hide anything, "It has been tested. This medicine does contain addictive components. On the surface, it makes people drug-dependent, but in reality, it's like taking drugs. They will need more and more, and more frequently, until they can no longer do without it."
Hearing the results, Wei Yu Meng looked at the pale Mu Lin Jing, "Is this component essential, or was it intentionally added to harm people?"
The doctor seemed to consider for a moment, then organized his thoughts and explained, "It's very strange. The medicine you sent us should be a type of harmful drug. People who take this medicine will have long-term palpitations, accompanied by mood swings, leading to symptoms like rapid breathing and a racing heart. However, these symptoms are quickly resolved by the last absorbed component in the drug, making it a contradictory medicine."
The symptoms the doctor described were exactly how Mu Lin Jing had appeared when Wei Yu Meng first saw her after her disappearance and return.
Even the cause was the same. She looked at Mu Lin Jing, "This medicine is indeed problematic."
Mu Lin Jing clutched her rapidly beating chest, "How could this be? He saved me. Why would he give me this medicine, and lie to me, saying I've had these symptoms since I woke up?"
As she spoke, she quickly felt something was wrong. Her face turned from pale to flushed, her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved unstably, making her instinctively reach for her bag to take her medicine.
Unknowingly, she had started carrying this medicine with her.
Seeing her about to take it, Wei Yu Meng quickly knocked the medicine bottle from her hand, "Doctor, what do we do?"
"Take her to the emergency room immediately."
After a flurry of activity, Mu Lin Jing was revived. Her weak body was filled with questions, "Why would he harm me like this?"
Wei Yu Meng shook her head, "I originally thought he targeted Yi Chen just because he developed feelings for you during those six months and wanted to break you up so he could take advantage. But now it seems this person is much more complex than we imagined. We have to be careful."
Mu Lin Jing closed her eyes, "Let's not talk about this for now. Did Yi Chen call? How is he?"
Seeing Wei Yu Meng shake her head again, Mu Lin Jing's heart sank by more than half. But then she thought, she was now a suspect in a murder case. How could she expect Zhan Yi Chen to care about her?
Knowing she was upset, Wei Yu Meng comforted her, "Yi Chen doesn't know about what happened to you. His own mother passed away, and he needs to observe the mourning period. I've already asked your aunt and uncle to come and look after you. I need to go back to the Zhan family."
As Zhan Mo Han's wife and Wen Yu Lan's daughter-in-law, it was improper for her not to appear when her mother-in-law had passed away. Moreover, she had to report Mu Bai's issues to Zhan Mo Han. This person not only needed to be guarded against but also thoroughly investigated.
She had a hunch that if they could break through Mu Bai, many problems would be explained.
Mu Lin Jing understood her position and naturally wouldn't force her to stay and keep her company.
"You go back. Take good care of Yi Chen for me."
"I will."
After her parents arrived, Wei Yu Meng gave them brief instructions and hurried back to the Zhan family.
The weather was getting hotter. If Zhan Yi Chen didn't plan to send Wen Yu Lan's body for an autopsy, the burial should not be delayed beyond the day after tomorrow. She had to rush back to hear everyone's opinions.
If Zhan Yi Chen was willing to continue investigating the truth, it would be good, at least it could clear Mu Lin Jing's name.
Otherwise, even if the matter was dropped, whether Zhan Yi Chen believed it or not, without an objective truth, it would be detrimental to their future relationship.
Although Wen Yu Lan had suffered enough in her life and should be buried soon for peace, Wei Yu Meng selfishly hoped that Mu Lin Jing could be cleared of this matter and that the truth would be revealed.