Chapter 229
Cecilia indeed suspected that Jeffrey was a shareholder.
After all, his achievements were too remarkable, and he lived an incredibly open and free life.
Controlling a person like him would prove challenging for “Wolf Killer” unless he held the highest
position in the hierarchy himself.
“Whether Jeffrey is a shareholder or not, he’s still a core member of ‘Wolf Killer.‘ We can’t let such a
person go!” she said.
Christopher nodded in agreement. “We must apprehend him, but we need a good excuse. If not,
Charlie will be put in a difficult position.” “That’s for sure. Charlie is the key to our investigation of their
inside operations; nothing can go wrong.” Cecilia stood up. “I’ll go arrange the discharge for you and
Evan.”
If Jeffrey were a “shareholder,” then his purpose for entering Acocester’s military hospital would be
anything but simple.
He used to be a top pharmacologist at the Pharmaceutical Research Center, so his knowledge of
poisoning was undoubtedly top–notch. It would be a piece of cake if he really wanted to do something
to someone.
Half an hourter, a major incident urred in the military hospital.
Potassium cyanide had been injected into a patient’s medicine bottle, causing his death.
The entire hospital was ced under lockdown, and an investigation into the matter was initiated.
When Jeffrey heard about it, he felt that the incident seemed too deliberately coincidental.
Given the high level of strictness at military hospitals, such a medical ident was utterly rare.
Nevertheless, it was none of his business, so he didn’t pay much
attention.
It wasn’t until he overheard the discussions in theboratory about Christopher that he became
intrigued.
“Mr. Forte’s health is so poor. Can he even survive if he’s discharged against medical advice?”
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“Of course. There’s a well–equipped treatment room at the Shaw residence that’s just as good as a
sterile ward
“I’ve heard about that. They set up the treatment room at home when Mrs. ine Shaw was seriously
ill back then.”
“Even if the home environment is great, they can’t provide emergency treatment. Why insist on a
discharge?”
“I guess they’re worried about being poisoned…”
Jeffrey overheard those people’s conversation but didn’t believe a single word.
He even went as far as suspecting that the potassium cyanide poisoning might have been faked, too.
“Military hospitals will never make such a low–level mistake!” he mused. With this in mind, he found an
excuse to leave theboratory and headed to the ward where the incident urred.
Its location was easy to find because the patient’s family members were currently causing a
As Jeffrey pretended to walk by, he clearly saw the poisoned patient with a contorted expression while
his face and lips had turned bluish–purple.
“It’s indeed potassium cyanide poisoning, and he has already sumbed to it!” eximed Jeffrey
inwardly.
Previously, he suspected that Cecilia might have orchestrated this as a precaution against him so that
she could divert attention and facilitate Christopher’s relocation.
Now, however, he felt like he had overthought it.
Military hospitals that prided themselves on their moral and ethical values would never resort to taking
lives for a scheme.
“Looks like Charlie hasn’t betrayed me or the organization,” he pondered.
At the thought of that, Jeffrey returned to theboratory and pretended to work on developing the
antidote.
Meanwhile, Cecilia was sitting in an ambnce on her way back to the Shaw residence.
On two narrow beds beside hery both Christopher and Evan.
Christopher had already taken the antidote, and hisplexion had improved significantlypared to
before.
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However, his body remained rather weak, and the antidote also had some mild side effects, making
him dizzy and nauseous.
She let him rest his head on her thighs and massaged his temple with moderate strength single–
handedly to ease his difort.
In the meantime, her free hand held up her phone as she checked the hospital’s surveince footage.
As for Evan, he had been moved several times today, causing his body to feel like it was falling apart.
Despite simply lying down, he was in excruciating pain from head to toe.
Gritting his teeth to bear the pain, he asked in a frail voice, “Ceci, how is it? Did the n seed?”
Cecilia watched the surveince footage of Jeffrey going to the ward as a smile crept onto her face.
“Yeah. We’ve dispelled Jeffrey’s doubts, so Charlie is safe for now.”
The patient who died from potassium cyanide poisoning didn’t sumb due to a hospital error; it was a
result of ineffective emergency treatment after being poisoned.
Themotion by the patient’s family members was merely an act. Thepensation provided by the
hospital was supplied by Cecilia for their acting roles, as well as their reward for altering the medical
records. Putting her phone aside, she stated, “Once Aiden returns, we can discuss the n where
Charlie captures and then transfers me to ‘Wolf Killer‘ headquarters.”
The longer time passed, the higher the odds of ws in the n, so they couldn’t afford any further
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With his eyes closed, Evan said, “Ceci, this matter can’t be rushed. We need to discuss it carefully and
make a detailed n. Let’s first wait for Aiden to return and ask about the progress of his investigation
in Yowhayton.”
The main issue was that they hadn’t found a suitable stand–in yet. Having Cecilia go in person was out
of the question for him.
Cecilia bobbed her head. “We’ll talk about it the day after tomorrow, then.”
Although Aiden was returning tomorrow, it happened to be the death anniversary of their parents, so
the discussion had to be postponed by a day.
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Not long after, the ambnce arrived at the entrance of the Shaw residence.
ine had been waiting at the door for a while.
When Evan was lifted out of the vehicle, his vision cked out, and he nearly fainted.
As he had suffered internal injuries, all themotion and movement took a toll on his body, which
was bing increasingly difficult to endure.
Seeing his extremely paleplexion, ine anxiously asked the apanying doctor, “Evan can
rest at home for his recovery, right? Will he be okay?”
“Yes, just make sure to administer his IV fluids on schedule.” After the doctor finished speaking, he
handed the bag of medication to Bruce. “I’ve packed them all andbeled them in order of sequence
and time for the IV. Make sure not to mix them up.”
Bruce took the bag and replied, “Thank you, Doctor. I’ll keep that in mind.”
Theyout of the Shaw residence was notplicated, and Evan was soon brought to the treatment
room where ine had previously stayed. It was equipped with a single hospital bed and an
apanying bed, perfect for both Evan and Christopher to use.
Lying on the soft bed, Evan finally felt like he wasing back to life. “There’s nothing like thefort
of home!”
Cecilia teased upon hearing hisment, “Isn’t the mostfortable ce your dorm in the military?”
“Of course, home is the mostfortable because it gives a sense of belonging.”
Taking advantage of the moment, ine chimed in, “Since it’s like this, why don’t you get married?”
Evan instantly fell silent. “Grandma, I’m still recovering from a serious injury, yet you’re urging me to
marry. Aren’t you being a bit too cruel?”
“Is it not cruel for you to constantly ignore me when I urge you to marry, then?”
“Well, that’s because I haven’t found someone I truly like. I can’t just marry anyone, can I?”
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“It’s not that you haven’t met someone but you didn’t even try to!”
Evan didn’t dare to argue regarding this.
Every time ine brought up blind dates or matchmaking, he either changed the subject or avoided it
altogether, so he truly hadn’t met any
women.
“Grandma, I’m still young: You should go urge Aiden instead,” he suggested.
ine pulled over Cecilia, who was tidying up the room, and countered, “Is Ceci older than you?”
Evan was struck dumb once more. Unable to retort, he decided to shut his eyes and y dead.
ine shot him a stern look and added, “If you don’t go on a blind datepliantly, I’ll have Aiden
arrange for you to meet two girls from your troop daily until you find someone you like.”
His heart felt as though a giant sword had pierced it as he thought, “This move of Grandma is too
brutal! Aiden will absolutely y matchmaker dly to avoid his own marriage pressure. Why does it
always seem to be me getting into these kinds of predicaments?”
Cecilia, watching the disheartened Evan, linked arms with ine and spoke up.
“Evan and Chris need to rest, Grandma ine. Let’s step outside for now.”
Naturally, ine knew that Cecilia was trying to help Evan out.
She, too, was just men?ioning casually and had no real intention of actually having Aiden arrange blind
dates for Evan.
After all, rtionship matters couldn’t be forced. If Evan didn’t end up happy in the future, he would
definitely resent ine for it.
The elderly woman hummed in acknowledgment. “Let them rest a bit more. We’ll have dinner a little
With that, ine and Cecilia left the treatment room together.
The moment the duo reached the front yard, Bruce came up to them and said, “Mrs. Shaw, Ms.
Yancey. Mr. Jennings has arrived and is waiting in the living room.”
The man referred to as Mr. Jennings was Charlie.
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