Xiao Tao looked at the ice cream on the table and hesitated. It wasn't safe to put such an expensive ice cream on the table without anyone watching.
Yan Fei walked out of the bathroom. She didn't go straight to the kitchen, but went to Du Can's room first.
In Du Can's room, there was a tank of beautiful little creatures. These colorful conch shells looked beautiful. She had specially ordered the sailors to bring them here. No one knew what these little things were for. The corners of her lips curled into a sinister smile.
She reached out and carefully pinched one of the shells. She put it into her handbag, walked out of Du Can's room, and went to the kitchen to get the sour plum soup.
"My friend forgot to get the sour plum soup. I'll help her get it," she said as she walked into the kitchen.
The chef placed a bowl of sour plum soup on a tray and handed it over.
Yan Fei took the sour plum soup and turned around to walk out of the kitchen. She held the tray with one hand, and her other hand reached into her handbag to take out the conch shell. This conch liked to be cold, and the sour plum soup with ice would definitely attract it.
She put the snail on the side of the porcelain bowl, and the snail crawled inside it.
"I've brought the sour plum soup for you. I'll just leave it here," Yan Fei said to Xiao Tao.
"Okay, thanks Miss Yan. The ice cream has almost melted. You need to eat it," Xiao Tao said.
The ice cream was too delicious. She had already eaten her portion.
"Okay, I'll eat the ice cream. You go ahead and do your thing. I'll give you the silver spoon and plate as a souvenir," Yan Fei said.
"How can I accept such a thing? I'm too embarrassed..." Xiao Tao's hands were intertwined with each other. She was really lucky today. Not only did she get to eat such an expensive ice cream, but she'd also been given a silver plate!
"What's there to be embarrassed about? We hit it off. I just like to make friends. It's just a plate. I don't know how many times my patron has treated me to ice cream. I've got enough plates for a banquet," Yan Fei said.
Xiao Tao immediately picked up the plate and spoon. "Thank you!"
She took the plate and spoon away.
She couldn't go back to Qin Sheng's room now. She had to take the silver to her room first.
She held her new items and walked down to the maid's room under the boat. It was a room for several people, and was a stark contrast to the luxury upstairs.
She was the only one in the room. The other maids were all working and no one had come back yet.
She put the silver spoon and plate into her cabinet and carried the tray back to Qin Sheng's room.
Qin Sheng had fallen asleep. She had always slept very well, especially these days. She was incredibly exhausted.
After throwing up just now, she really wanted to drink sour plum soup. However, after waiting for a while, she didn't have an appetite any longer, so she went to sleep instead.
When Xiao Tao walked in, she saw the woman sleeping soundly under the dim night light.
It didn't seem appropriate waking her up when she was sleeping so soundly.
She placed the sour plum soup on the table, and saw a red snail crawling beside the bowl.
What was that thing? She looked at the snail curiously.
Maybe a snail from the kitchen that the chef used escaped and climbed onto the bowl?
She pinched the shell and grabbed the snail. She wanted to throw it away, but she felt that it was really beautiful. It was red all over, and the shell was heart-shaped.
She took a cup, put the shell inside, and planned to raise the little thing herself.
The ice in the sour plum soup had almost melted, and it would be impossible to drink tomorrow.
So she thought the best solution was for her to drink the sour plum soup.
The woman could have whatever she wanted tomorrow, so it didn't matter if she drank it.
The ice cream had been so sweet, and she just wanted to drink something sour to relieve it.
She picked up the bowl without hesitation and drank all the soup. Then, she walked to the door, intent on going back to her room to sleep.
***
Qin Sheng slept soundly the whole night. When she woke up again, she saw Xiao Tao lying on the ground.
She sat up in surprise. "Xiao Tao, why are you lying on the ground?"
The woman didn't reply to her. Qin Sheng was shocked. She got up and looked at Xiao Tao. She saw bruises on the woman's face...
"Ah! Someone come quickly!" she shouted. She didn't need to test her breath. She could tell that Xiao Tao was dead.
The bodyguards outside the door immediately rushed in. "What happened?"
"Look, Xiao Tao is dead! Quickly call the captain and the doctor!" Qin Sheng immediately ordered.
Xiao Tao's death was too abnormal. They had to inform the captain and the doctor to find out the cause of Xiao Tao's death.
The bodyguards immediately ran out to inform the captain and the doctor.
Weale rushed over as fast as he could. "What happened?"
The doctor on the ship followed behind him.
The doctor ran towards the woman on the ground. He knew just from looking at her that there was no way to save her.
"Captain, Xiao Tao died of poisoning," the doctor said.
"Poisoning?" Weale was surprised. When had there ever been poison on his ship?
"Yes, but there is no way to detect what kind of poison it is for the time being. I have to go back and run some tests. This poison caused Xiao Tao's heart to weaken and suppressed her central nervous system. That's why she died," the doctor explained.
"Find out what's going on!" Weale ordered. Who had the guts to poison someone to death right under his nose?
The doctor checked the bowl on the table. "What's this?"
Qin Sheng was confused. That bowl hadn't been on the table when she went to sleep yesterday!
"This, I remember now. It should be the sour plum soup I asked for yesterday, but I fell asleep and didn't drink it," she explained. Her eyes suddenly landed on Xiao Tao. "Did she die after drinking this?"
The doctor nodded. "It's very possible. If this is the last thing she ate, then it could be this."
He picked up the bowl and was about to take it back to his office for testing when he saw the small conch in a cup.
"Why is this thing here?" His eyes widened.
"I don't know. It wasn't here before I fell to sleep. Is there anything wrong with this conch?" Qin Sheng asked. She looked at the small conch that was crawling in the cup. It was quite cute.
The doctor quickly looked at Weale. "Captain, I can conclude that Xiao Tao died because she was poisoned by this conch! This kind of conch is called the chicken heart conch. Its mucus is very poisonous and is very strong. A tiny amount can kill you if you eat it!"
Qin Sheng's heart suddenly tightened. She had been the one who'd wanted the soup. If she hadn't fallen asleep, she would've eaten it... She would've been the one who was dead on the floor!
Her brows sank. If that was the case, the one who died would not be Xiao Tao, but her!
"Why is this kind of snail in Miss Yun's room? Xiao Tao was poisoned to death. It can't be that Xiao Tao poisoned herself, right? I think Miss Yun should explain clearly. Where did this snail come from? Why did you kill Xiao Tao? Could it be that you wanted to kill Xiao Tao and escape?" the doctor asked.