Chapter 80: Two Choices for You

"What happened?" Gu Xiangnan's heart tightened suddenly. Could it be that the Americans had already found Senior Sister?

"I really don't know," the voice on the other end was filled with anxiety. "Just after dinner, President Su suddenly collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness."

"We just got on the ambulance and haven't had time to notify you yet."

"Which hospital are you going to? I'll be there right away." Gu Xiangnan asked.

"Jiangning People's Hospital."

Gu Xiangnan had only just left that place, and now he hurriedly returned. Upon reaching the hospital, he called Wu Meiyu and learned that Su Hanyan was in the emergency room.

"Doctor, how is the woman inside?" Gu Xiangnan grabbed the doctor and asked.

"Preliminary estimates suggest the patient has been poisoned. We've already performed gastric lavage, but so far, her condition shows no signs of improvement."

"Poisoned?" Gu Xiangnan's brows furrowed tightly.

"Yes," the doctor nodded, "we need to understand the patient's activities today to determine the type of toxin. Only then can we treat her accordingly."

Hearing this, Gu Xiangnan immediately headed toward the emergency room.

The doctor tried to stop him: "Family members are not allowed inside."

"I must go in and take a look," Gu Xiangnan insisted. "I need to determine what kind of poison she's been exposed to."

With a gentle push, the doctor was moved aside.

Gu Xiangnan quickly reached Su Hanyan's side and took her pulse.

The doctor grew agitated. "This is a hospital—unauthorized persons can't interfere!"

Gu Xiangnan ignored him, focusing solely on the pulse diagnosis.

"Family member, you are not a doctor here. If anything happens, we can’t be held responsible!"

Annoyed, Gu Xiangnan simply ushered the doctor out.

"Can you tell what kind of poison it is?" Wu Meiyu asked, her concern evident.

"This is an extremely rare toxin," Gu Xiangnan replied, "called Red Matchmaker Umbrella—a deadly mushroom. It severely damages the central nervous system, and even a small amount can be fatal. Without timely treatment, at best, one becomes mentally impaired."

Wu Meiyu was shocked. "What should we do?"

Gu Xiangnan took out a small bottle from his pouch and poured out a tiny pill. "This is a universal antidote. After you called, I brought it just in case."

He placed the pill in Su Hanyan's mouth, but she was completely unresponsive and couldn't swallow on her own.

Without hesitation, Gu Xiangnan put the pill into his own mouth, then gently transferred it to hers.

The pill slowly dissolved, absorbed through her tongue.

Gradually, Su Hanyan's complexion shifted from an ashen gray to a healthy flush, and her breathing became steady.

Gu Xiangnan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The doctor, who had been sent out earlier, sneaked back in, worried about the patient's condition. Witnessing the scene, he couldn’t help but admire Gu Xiangnan’s medical skills.

"My friend, your skills are extraordinary. Judging by the patient’s improvement, she should be out of danger now."

Gu Xiangnan nodded slightly, then pulled Wu Meiyu aside—there was more urgent business to attend to.

"Wu, try to recall: what exactly did Senior Sister eat today?"

Wu Meiyu strained to remember. "Nothing special. President Su ate at the company cafeteria, just like the rest of us. Everyone had the same food, and none of us had any problems."

"Did she drink anything?"

"No."

Gu Xiangnan was puzzled and decided to return to the company immediately to investigate.

"Wu, we must get back to the company at once!"

"What's going on?"

"We're catching the mole!"

They hailed a cab and rushed to the company.

With President Su's incident, all the employees were worried; those working late remained quietly in the office, waiting for news.

As soon as Gu Xiangnan and Wu Meiyu arrived, they were surrounded.

"Wu, have the security lock the doors. No one leaves," Gu Xiangnan commanded decisively.

Then he headed straight to the CEO’s office.

He already knew that Su Hanyan’s computer could access the company’s surveillance footage.

Wu Meiyu followed closely behind.

Gu Xiangnan checked the exact time and pulled up the relevant surveillance footage, beginning a thorough review.

Soon, a seemingly ordinary figure appeared on screen.

"Xiao Qin!" Wu Meiyu exclaimed.

Su Hanyan was in the product development room when Xiao Qin delivered some documents to her.

Then Su Hanyan received a phone call. She glanced at Xiao Qin before stepping out to answer it.

With no one else around, Xiao Qin quietly opened a paper packet and lifted the lid of the cosmetic cream ingredient bin.

She poured the entire packet of powder inside.

At that moment, she must have heard Su Hanyan’s high heels approaching.

She quickly crumpled the remaining paper packet and tossed it into the trash.

After Xiao Qin left, Su Hanyan took some of the tainted ingredient for testing, applying it to her own face.

The toxin had been absorbed through the skin—no wonder the gastric lavage had no effect!

The two hurried to the development room, found the tainted ingredient canister as shown in the video, and confirmed Xiao Qin’s actions.

After Su Hanyan had been taken to the hospital, Xiao Qin never had another chance to destroy the evidence. The development room’s access was strictly controlled.

Gu Xiangnan clenched his teeth in fury. "Bring her to the office immediately."

Wu Meiyu called security, who escorted Xiao Qin to the office.

"You have two choices," Gu Xiangnan said coldly. "Either confess—or die."

His gaze was icy, like that of Death itself.

Xiao Qin feigned ignorance. "Mr. Gu, what are you talking about? I don’t understand."

Gu Xiangnan placed a jar of restorative cream on the desk.

Xiao Qin was momentarily stunned, but quickly regained composure.

"What’s wrong with the product?" she asked, her face adorned with a sly smile, as if daring him to do his worst.

"Be honest! Who ordered you to do this?"

"Mr. Gu, I don’t know what you’re referring to," she continued to feign innocence.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

Gu Xiangnan picked up the cream, walked over, and smeared it all over Xiao Qin’s face.

She froze in terror.

The next moment, she frantically grabbed her phone and dialed a number.

"Young Master Zheng! Save me, please! I’ve been poisoned—give me the antidote!"

On the other end, Zheng Youwei’s impatient voice replied: "Xiao Qin, didn’t I tell you not to call me so casually?"

Gu Xiangnan snatched the phone and turned on speaker.

"Young Master Zheng, you’re bold indeed—targeting my Senior Sister. Prepare to collect the corpses!"

Realizing the scheme had been exposed, Zheng Youwei cursed Xiao Qin. "You idiot! You couldn’t even handle this simple task!"

He then addressed Gu Xiangnan: "Gu Xiangnan, the Zheng family is no pushover. Don’t think you can push us around!"

Gu Xiangnan laughed. "A dead man, and you’re still talking tough?"

He heard commotion on Zheng Youwei’s end, guessing he was out enjoying himself.

With finality, he issued an ultimatum: "I give you half an hour to get home, or prepare to collect your whole family’s bodies."

"Damn!" Zheng Youwei swore, bolting from the private room.

He thought, with bodyguards at home, Gu Xiangnan shouldn’t be able to get in so easily.