Noon, backstage.
Compared with the noisy and bustling outside, this "player resting area" is relatively quiet and more orderly.
In this competition, the dining areas for the contestants, including the cooks who provide them with meals, are obviously separate from those used by the outside spectators.
The reason is also very simple: if everyone eats together, it will be difficult to prevent and detect if someone tries to "poison".
There are thousands of people in the competition venue, including those who come to watch the competition, those who come to compete, and those who organize the competition... If you don’t manage them separately, when the meal is served, there will be a swarm of ants. , even if you hire ten security captains like the abbot, they won’t be able to keep an eye on him.
So in terms of catering, there are two standards.
Backstage, there is a special "small stove" where the meals are cooked by trustworthy chefs transferred from within the Murong Family and the Baquan Sect, and when they are cooking, there are special personnel patrolling the side. , to prevent someone from doing anything while the cook is distracted.
Only those who are "qualified to enter the backstage" can eat these "small stove meals"; if something goes wrong with the people who dine here, the scope of investigation will naturally be much smaller.
Of course, if you bring your own food, it is better, or if you want to go out and eat with others, that is your freedom, but you are also responsible for being poisoned.
Outside of the background, there is more freedom.
The people who serve food here are all merchants in Cangzhou City. They all received the news from the Baquan Sect in advance, saying that there will be a "market" here today, and they want to make extra money at noon. Just come here and set up a stall.
For these merchants, the organizers are only responsible for maintaining the safety and order of the "market". They don't care about what they sell and what price they pay.
Anyway, judging from the situation at noon on the first day, the choices were abundant, and the business of each stall was also very good. In addition to the common steamed buns, noodles, wontons, and dumplings, there were also people cooking and selling wine. As soon as noon arrives, there are dozens of stalls in this area, each one filled with delicious food and bustling with people.
Some people may ask after seeing this: So what should people do if they eat in the "market" outside and are poisoned?
Actually, if you think about it carefully, this matter is a white matter - if someone wants to poison one or a few of these people, then after they arrived in Cangzhou City a few days ago, they Isn’t it possible to drink it when eating in the restaurant? The city is not as strict as here.
To put it bluntly, poisoning occurs every day in the world, but there are not many sects or individuals who have truly mastered high-end poisoning technology.
Poisoning by ordinary people is very different from poisoning by ordinary people in our modern times, maybe a little rougher in terms of concealment; there are so many pairs of eyes here staring at you, you take out a packet of powder Or take a small bottle filled with liquid and "add ingredients" to other people's pots and bowls. Can people not see it? If you don't inject this poison well,Indeed, if you poison others first, then your target is fine and you are exposed, isn’t that funny?
Furthermore, many people who travel in the world have their own methods of detecting and avoiding poisons, and they will take precautions in this situation.
To sum up, what we need to focus on today are actually those "high-end poisons targeting backstage players".
But...
There is such a person, whether it is the method of poisoning, the poison he chooses, or even the purpose of poisoning, he is not very high-end.
But he happened to be in the background, and he had pretty good conditions for poisoning.
You must have guessed that this person is Shao Shanhu.
Shao Shanhu’s target is undoubtedly Duguyong, who made him embarrassed in public a few days ago.
Let’s not mention Shao Shanhu’s poisoning method. Anyway, everyone will see it soon. Let’s talk about the “poison” he chose and the purpose of poisoning... In fact, they are quite simple, or It's quite low.
He just planned to get some laxatives for Duguyong’s lunch and let Duguyong go to the toilet to play around after dinner.
And he has already calculated that Duguyong’s next game, the first game of the second round, will have to be fought soon. By then, Duguyong’s legs will definitely be damaged first. I'm already numb. Secondly, the potency of this laxative is probably about to be exhausted, which is quite a delicate state.
At that time, Duguyong will definitely not be willing to give up the game because of this. This reason is not good to hear, and then he will probably bite the bullet and enter the ring. Then... it is best if he is on the stage. As soon as he exerts his strength, he moves his pants and loses his face. Even if he can hold back, his condition will definitely be greatly affected. If he is eliminated, he will be a mute eating coptis.
The most important thing is that if someone really needs to track down things like laxatives, he can rely on Shao Shanhu if they suspect him... He just said blankly that the organizer's food was not clean, and his stomach I don't feel well anymore. What's going on?
Taking a step back, what if someone stole something while he was taking laxatives? This is not poison. Can I apologize to you? If it doesn't work, I'll eat it?
Although Shao Shanhu is neither smart nor fastidious, today’s plan to administer laxatives is really a good plan with benefits far higher than the risks. It is very close to the "double plan". "Harmonious Poison Scheme" level.
It’s just that...he himself didn’t expect that his operation, which he had no intention of killing and did not dare to kill people, would be exploited by others and lead to a big mistake that was difficult to end. .
"Senior Dugu, Sect Leader Gao, Brother Dugu, and Miss Gao, please be polite."
Shao Shanhu also did what he said. Not long after lunch started, he Holding a glass of wine, he walked slowly to the table where Dugu and his son and the Gao family's father and daughter were sitting, and said hello to these people one by one.
A little mention here, although the "Hundred Turns and Thousand Swordsmen" did not participate in the competition, Gao Shengyue, as an old friend of Dugu Sheng, took his daughter Gao Gaotian to accompany Dugu as a relative and friend.There is no problem for father and son to go backstage together; the main thing is...except for Duguyong himself, who still hasn't come back to his senses, everyone else, including many local gangs, has already assumed that the Hundred Turns Thousand Knife Sect belongs to the Jinling Sword Prince's Palace. The in-laws are married, how can the whole family still talk about it? Therefore, no one thought there was any problem with the rules when these four people came together.
"Hmph... are we familiar with you? Are you here to get close?" Gao Gaotian's temperament would not leave him alone just because Shao Shanhu said soft words with a fake smile on his face. What a shame, she sat there without even raising her eyelids and opened her mouth to retaliate.
"Hey girl, why are you talking?" Gao Shengyue, who was next to him, couldn't let his daughter behave like this. After all, they were living in Cangzhou, and they didn't look up when they looked down. If you don't treat her as a human being, It's not good to completely break up, so he pretended to scold Gao Tian while quietly kicking his daughter's heels under the table to signal her not to make it difficult for her to be a father.
"Haha, nephew of the Shao family, my little girl is outspoken, don't worry about it." After taking a breath, Gao Shengyue turned his head and showed a "business-like smile" to Shao Shanhu.
Although his words were polite, he still sat on the stool without moving his buttocks, which showed that he had no sincerity and didn't like Shao Shanhu very much.
Normally, these two sentences would have been enough for Shao Shanhu to flip the table three times.
But today he was holding back his mischief, so he could still bear it.
"Hahaha... I don't dare, I have offended you a lot in the past few days, and I hope Master Gao and Miss Gao..." Shao Shanhu said and looked at Dugu Yong, " And Brother Dugu... forgive me a lot, forgive me a lot."
As he said this, he bowed in a rather low posture.
But based on his acting skills and scheming, not to mention the two old guys here, even Dugu Yong and Gao Gaotian wouldn't believe it.
Everyone knew that this guy didn’t hold his shit in well, so the more he behaved like this, the more people at the table became wary.
"Brother Shao said something serious, I was also impulsive that day..." If Duguyong had followed his usual style, he would not have offended the other party, but now that his father was beside him, Gao Shibo's attitude seemed It was also relatively gentle. In order to save face for the two elders and to send Shao Shanhu away quickly, Duguyong responded, "As the saying goes, it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. We are all sons and daughters of the world. We can enjoy grudges and grudges. It doesn't matter." It's unreasonable... After we drink this cup, whatever we had before, let's just forget it."
After that, Duguyong picked up the wine glass in front of him, stood up and toasted to Shao Shanhu. .
This move was exactly what Shao Shanhu wanted. He came over with a wine glass and was waiting for this moment. According to his idea, since the other party drank this drink with him, then he only needs to If he didn't say goodbye immediately, it would be polite for the other party to invite him to sit down and have a few more drinks, then he would have the opportunity to drug him.
Unexpectedly, after Dugu Yong finished drinking the glass with him and showed the bottom of the glass, he drank it very smoothly.He raised his hand and said "please", then he looked away from Shao Shanhu and sat down on his own.
Good guys, let alone Shao Shanhu, the two old men Dugu Sheng and Gao Shengyue can't stand it anymore.
The word Duguyong said was not "please", it was clearly "get out".
However, although Dugu Yong's hand was impolite at the moment, because he did it too neatly and acted as if it was a matter of course, he became someone else's embarrassment.
After Dugu Yong sat down, Shao Shanhu stood there blankly for five or six seconds. These few seconds seemed extremely long. The shame and anger he felt at this moment was no less than when he was beaten by Dugu Yong before. The extent of being knocked off the ring.
This time, Shao Shanhu really wanted to flip the table.
Unexpectedly, just when he was about to get angry and reveal his true colors...
"Hey, isn't this Brother Tiger? Come on, let's all sit together." Sun Yi Xie appeared out of nowhere, and with a roar, he put his arms around Shao Shanhu and made a familiar gesture, and immediately relieved him.
Of course, you readers must understand that Sun and Huang have been watching the situation here from the dark for a long time. Sun Yixie appears at this time, and naturally he has a conspiracy.
"Let me just say, we are all brothers. If there is any misunderstanding, just clear it up. Well, Shibo, I'm sorry, let's squeeze in." Sun Yixie's shamelessness is comparable to that of this table It's quite thick when you put them together. As he said this, he squeezed in and sat down next to Dugu Sheng.
The table used by everyone at this time is a square table, but the stool is not a round stool that can only seat one person, but a relatively long and wide stool, so two people can sit together. Sit on a stool.
In these two moments, Sun Yixie not only sat next to Dugu Sheng, but also naturally pulled Shao Shanhu into the seat and let him sit next to Dugu Yong. In this way, the two of them treated Dugu Sheng. Father and son were separated.
This made Shao Shanhu very happy. He said to himself that Brother Sun was like a timely rain. Not only did he relieve my embarrassment, but he also gave me medicine and provided such good conditions. If this happened It’s done, I have to sworn sworn relationship with you.
He didn't know that when Sun Yixie came up to hook up with him just now, he had already "switched" the packet of laxatives hidden in his belt at the back.
What does it mean to be secretive for forty years? Although Sun Yixie was not a professional pickpocket, he still had no problem doing this little trick behind people's back when Shao Shanhu was angry and about to get angry.
From Sun Huang's perspective, a few minutes ago, they noticed that Shao Shanhu was like a fool, sneaking glances at Duguyong's table and touching his own from time to time. At the lower back, one look is to confirm whether something is in the belt.
So, Sun Huang summed it up there and analyzed what Shao Shanhu was going to do.
In the end, we came to the conclusion: This guy probably didn’t dare to use any deadly poison, and most likely wanted to use some.What kind of laxatives, sweating pills or mildly toxic things can affect Dugu Yong's game.
If you think about it this way, why don’t we just use the trick and give him a package of vitamin C in exchange for a packet of vitamin C, so that he thinks the medicine is successful, and then we can find an opportunity to let him do it himself. I ate my own bag of food.
Of course, that's what I mean by "vitamin C". In fact, it refers to the kind of medicinal powder that is colorless and tasteless and has no effect when eaten. Huang Donglai has a lot of this kind of stuff because he has an "alchemy medicine" "Pharmaceutical" hobby, although the success rate of what he really wants to refine is not high every time, various strange by-products will be produced from time to time, such as the "stinky breath powder" in the previous document is one of them.
In short, after Sun Huang made the plan, he started taking action. Sun Yixie was responsible for dealing with Shao Shanhu's side, and Huang Donglai... naturally went to distract Shao Dejin's attention.
Because Shao Shanhu’s plan to administer laxatives, his father must also know about it. As the saying goes, one family does not enter the same house.
In order to prevent Brother Sun from being discovered by Shao Dejin on the other side when he transferred the contract, Huang Donglai came to Shao Dejin at the same tig where Sun Yixie picked up Shao Shanhu, and blocked him by saying hello and taking a seat. view.
"Uncle Shao, why are you sitting here alone? Where did Brother Wang go?" Huang Donglai sat down and asked.
Shao Dejin had to answer: "Ah? Ah... it's you, my nephew..." Because his line of sight was blocked, he could only temporarily draw his attention away from his son and replied, " That...three-character king, right? Damn, he insists on going out to eat, so I can only send a disciple to follow him and keep an eye on him."
What about Shao Dejin's words. , but also to cover up, after all, the Three-Word King was recommended to him by Sun Huang, and he was indeed powerful, so even if he had a lot of dissatisfaction, it was inconvenient to point it out in front of the other party.
In fact, the reason why the Three-Character King did not eat at the same table with the Shao family and his son was, in his own words - "unappetizing".
That’s what the Three-Word King is like. He doesn’t spoil anyone, and he doesn’t like it either, and rarely lies.
More importantly, with his resourcefulness and his understanding of Sun Huang, he has basically guessed that Sun Huang wants to harm the Shao family father and son, so he must stay away. Ah, otherwise there will be no explanation for the shit all over the body.
"Oh...that's it. It's okay. Let me have a few drinks with you." Huang Donglai didn't point out anything, just poured wine from the wine bottle to the other party quite naturally, and even started to make things happen." Hey, man, come on, come on, let’s add two more dishes, some pork belly, and these sloppy fish fillets need to be cooked with Huadiao..."
Huang Donglai was talking to the waiter here, Shao Dejin had moved his body slightly and was looking at his son with his peripheral vision.
At this time, Shao Shanhu had been pulled down by Sun Yixie and sat down together. Brother Sun's "adjustment" had already been completed, and Shao Dejin did not see it at all.
Shao Dejin even thought: Nephew Sun Xian helped ShanhuIt was a great help to resolve the embarrassment and create an opportunity to administer drugs to them. If young and promising young heroes like Sun Xian Nephew and Huang Xian Nephew had the chance to be adopted by me as their adopted sons, that would be great. good.
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