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Chef Wang had no other choice but to listen to the young girl in front of him.

Furthermore, although this young cook looks quite young, she is very calm and collected, unlike a typical teenage girl who is impulsive and reckless.

So he nodded quickly, "Miss Xiaotao, whatever your suggestion is, I will do my best to cooperate with you."

If you say go east, I will never go anywhere else.

Seeing that he was quite nice, Tao'er gave him some advice.

"Chef Wang, you have repeatedly failed to handle the tasks assigned to you by Second Boss Hu Biao. What is the Second Boss afraid of? He will not let you off the hook."

If he wanted to kill your whole family, it would be a piece of cake for him.

Your only way out now is to do the opposite and strike first.

"Drag the second-in-command down with you, and let the head of the gang know about the bad things he ordered you to do."

Tao'er said, word by word.

"Does Miss Xiaotao mean I should use the leader's influence to get rid of the second-in-command?"

Chef Wang understood and asked.

Tao nodded. "Yes, that's what I mean."

"But will the chief believe it?"

The two leaders, the top and second-in-command, are close friends, so they probably won't believe me.

They might turn around and accuse me of slander, and the boss might even chop me up.

This approach is probably not appropriate.

Chef Wang shook his head, thinking it wouldn't work.

Seeing that he still had doubts, Tao'er continued, "Are you afraid that the chief will not believe you?"

Don't be afraid, I have a way to make him believe me.

Tomorrow, you should directly apologize to the head of the gang with a bundle of thorns on your back…

Chef Wang was taken aback: "To plead guilty with a bundle of thorns on one's back?"

He looked at Little Peach with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding what she meant.

Tao'er's eyes were clear and bright as she explained, "To put it simply, never mind, I won't explain further."

Tomorrow morning, carry a few thorny branches on your back, go to the chief, kneel before him, and explain the situation clearly.

He claimed that he was afraid of death and dared not disobey, and that he had been forced to put poison in his food yesterday by the second-in-command, Hu Biao.

Your voluntary confession actually makes you appear more honest.

But you threw away the food, and the chief's food wasn't poisoned, was it?

The boss will definitely call the second-in-command over for a confrontation, and the second-in-command will certainly not admit it...

Chef Wang's brows furrowed even deeper.

Even if the leader doesn't believe it on the spot, a thorn will remain in his heart.

I will never trust Hu Biao, the second-in-command, like I used to…”

Chef Wang still hesitated: "But what if the boss gets angry and just chops me up..."

What if you think I'm slandering the second-in-command?

"Whether the boss believes you or not is not important; what is important is to let him plant the seeds of doubt."

You can say you couldn't sleep all night thinking about it, or you plan to be honest.

You swear on the lives of your entire family that you did indeed poison the head of the household's food.

The second-in-command personally gave you the medicine.

If you say it like that, the boss will believe half of it.

At this point, I will appear as a witness and say that I saw you poison the boss's food with my own eyes.

Leave the rest to me.

"Little Peach, so that's what you're thinking... You..."

Chef Wang was astonished; he hadn't expected this young girl to be so meticulous.

"Do you still have the powder that Second-in-Command Hu Biao gave you that day?"

Tao asked again.

Chef Wang nodded. "Yes, but I'm too timid to put them all in."

I hid the medicine packet well.

Chef Wang was glad he hadn't thrown it away.

"That's fine. Just bring the rest of the powder with you tomorrow."

Now you dare to do it, right?

Don't worry, once this happens tomorrow and the evidence is conclusive, the boss will punish the second-in-command.

The second-in-command wouldn't dare do anything to you. If he really did, it would be murder to silence you!

Chef Wang pondered for a moment, then realized it made sense, and his expression gradually relaxed.

He raised his head again and nodded heavily. "Little Peach, I will follow your arrangements."

Sticking your neck out is the same as sticking your neck out; you'll get cut whether you stick your neck out or not.

Tao'er then went on to give detailed instructions on how to meet the chief the next day, even specifying how to tie the thorny branches, where to kneel, and what to say.

Chef Wang listened attentively and silently memorized the information.

After giving her instructions, Tao'er was about to tell Chef Wang to go back and prepare when Shi Qi, who had been standing quietly beside her, suddenly reached out and stopped her.

Shi Qi took out a black pill from his pocket, handed it to Tao'er, and quickly made a few hand gestures to her.

Tao'er understood immediately, thinking to herself that this guy was really cunning.

A sly glint flashed in Tao'er's eyes, and the corners of her mouth turned up, making her already bright eyes shine even brighter.

She smiled and nodded, then pointed at Chef Wang, indicating that Shi Qi should feed it to him directly.

Shi Qi acted swiftly, grabbing Chef Wang's chin and, taking advantage of his startled opening of his mouth, shoving the pill down his throat and patting and smoothing his back.

Before Chef Wang could react, the pill had already slid into his stomach.

"this……

"Miss Tao, what are you doing...?"

Chef Wang covered his neck, his face turning pale with fear.

"Don't worry, it's not a deadly poison."

Tao'er spoke in a relaxed tone.

"This is a slow-acting poison. When it takes effect, it feels like a hundred ants are gnawing at your heart. If there is no antidote within a month, your intestines will perforate and your stomach will rot."

This poison is incurable by outsiders; the antidote is only available here.

As long as you don't betray us, I will give you the antidote on time.

I can't help it; I can't trust someone who has hurt me twice.

Chef Wang's legs went weak and he almost knelt down, repeatedly promising, "I will definitely do as the young lady says!"

I would never dare to go back on my word!

"Absolutely not!"

Tao'er took two steps closer, her voice clear and cold yet carrying an unquestionable tone: "As long as you obediently do as I say and get things done, I will give you the antidote once a month."

You are still alive and well, and your wife and children are safe and sound.

But if they harbor disloyal thoughts, or if word gets out and they betray us, then the consequences will be…”

She didn't finish her sentence; she just smiled.

Chef Wang was drenched in cold sweat, and could only nod frantically.

Now that his life is in someone else's hands, he has no choice but to follow Tao'er's plan.

He kowtowed again, saying, "I understand!"

"I'll leave everything to Miss Xiaotao!"

Tao'er then waved her hand: "Go back and prepare."

Chef Wang wiped his sweat, bowed, and left, his figure quickly disappearing into the night.

Shi Qi looked at Tao'er and reminded her, "Miss Tao'er, you still need to be more careful when you're out there."

Tao'er shook her head and asked in a low voice, "He doesn't dare to anymore."

But was the poison you just gave me real?

Is this kid carrying poison around all the time?

"The poison is half real and half fake. From now on, give him an antidote every month, any black pill will be enough to keep him obedient."

Shi Qi smiled slightly and replied.

Tao'er couldn't help but laugh. "I knew it, you were just trying to scare him. Who carries poison around with them all the time?"

Shi Qi stared at her smile, momentarily stunned. Perhaps that smile was a sign of her long-lost ease.

She has faced countless life-threatening situations with Ayan these past few days; it must have been incredibly difficult for her.

"Miss Tao'er, what happened last night was unintentional. You're not angry, are you?"

She's still a young woman; this is probably the first time she's been treated so lightly by a man.

"No, you didn't do it on purpose. You were just afraid I would fall."

She wasn't a real person from ancient times, so naturally she wouldn't care about that.

"Miss Peach, now that we have already formed a physical bond..."

Before Shi Qi could finish speaking, little A Yan came running over, panting, "Sister Tao'er..."

Oh no...