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After leaving Qin Mingzhu's place, Li Hanyan's friends had taken over the treatment for Qin Mingzhu. He would occasionally ask Li Hanyan about the situation, and after Li Hanyan said that her improvement was slow, he suddenly had a leap in her speed.

After asking what kind of banquet it was, Qin Mingzhu did not say anything. She only asked him to dress properly, otherwise, he would not be able to enter the venue.

He had also been to a banquet with Bai Shiyun before, so he naturally knew how to dress up.

He took out the suit he had worn before and put it back on. He was indeed quite handsome, but his clothes were a bit old, so he didn't mind.

Qin Mingzhu hired a driver from somewhere and brought him to Ciji Hall, bringing him directly to the banquet site.

The banquet would be held at the seaside hotel, which was very far from the Ciji Hall. As the opportunity to drive out of the Pine City, they stopped at the seaside where the Pine City and Songbei City intersected, and the luxurious restaurant appeared in front of them.

Zhong Wentao carried out the few acts of a gentleman he had learned from Cheng Yang, and was the first to open the car door for Qin Mingzhu. He held Qin Mingzhu's hand and helped her off the car.

Unfortunately, Qin Mingzhu did not have the time to care about this. They arrived a little late, and the banquet had already begun.

Without disturbing Qin Mingzhu, he quickly followed behind and entered the arena.

They said it was a banquet, but it was no different from an auction.

Everyone was sitting in chairs with their own names on them. There were a lot of things displayed on the stage. Everything was placed inside a glass cover. The glass flashed a cold light, making the things inside look lifeless.

Zhong Wentao and Qin Mingzhu were seated in the third row from the back. The seats in front were filled with people, it would not be easy for them to see what was displayed on the stage.

He was just a male companion, just accompanying him. He wasn't as enthusiastic as Qin Mingzhu, who stretched her neck to take a good look at what was on the stage.

This made him a little curious. What exactly was it that made Qin Mingzhu like it so much?

Closing his eyes, he directly opened his Heaven's Eye and entered the underworld. The surrounding people disappeared, and the seats in front of him were all empty. The display items on the stage were placed alone on a small table, emitting a strong aura of death.

He opened his eyes, and everything returned to normal. However, the aura of death still enveloped the entire hall, causing his body to tremble, and making him incapable of maintaining his calm.

"What's the matter with you?"

Sensing his strangeness, Qin Mingzhu turned around and asked.

Only then did he realise that Qin Mingzhu was wearing that spice necklace again. Her skin had already started to turn red, a sign of allergies.

Sensing his gaze, Qin Mingzhu laughed and touched her necklace: "I feel much better now, I'm not allergic, am I?"

His tone was light and his expression was rather strange.

Looking around, the surrounding people looked to be about the same as Qin Mingzhu, their gazes were erratic, their mouths curved into a smile, as though they had just seen something happy.

However, the things on the stage seemed to be very dim, and would not excite anyone at all.

They were all confused and did not have a true reaction.

He endured his emotions and raised the corner of his mouth, imitating the reaction of the people around him, and quietly waited for an opportunity to bring Qin Mingzhu away.

This was not a banquet at all, but a huge trap.

The people sitting around him were all dressed in gold and silver, all rich people. Now that they were confused, it was very easy for them to obediently take out the money to buy the items on the stage.

After less than ten minutes, there was someone else on stage.

This person was none other than a 'familiar person' to Zhong Wentao!

It was Elder Zhao!

Shan Shan pushed the wheelchair, Elder Zhao sat inside and slowly walked down the stage. The host of this banquet was Elder Zhao, he looked very normal, and did not want to be invaded by the Evil Spirit at all. Furthermore, Elder Zhao did not dislike her at all, the two of them were not divorced, and what happened between them and Qin Haitang, was just a play!

Everyone here knows that spices are the most expensive spice in the entire world. It is people who are alive that swallow the spice into their mouths, jump into the deep sea, and use their own bodies to nourish the spices. They have to be washed in the sea for decades before they can grow into a perfect spice.

Elder Zhao said faintly: "Since I am not talented, I managed to obtain five spices from various sources, and they are all of unprecedented fragrance. I originally wanted to auction them in the flower pearl of the Begonia flower, but unfortunately, with Qin Haitang's death, this spice was not made known to the world, and thus I specially organized this banquet to share it with everyone."

Narrowing his eyes, Zhong Wentao was already beginning to suspect Elder Zhao and the others.

Qin Haitang's death was related to the spices, and Elder Zhao also had the spices, did that mean that Elder Zhao was the one who killed Qin Haitang?

It was just that he couldn't understand the reason. What kind of hindrance would Qin Haitang have to Elder Zhao if he were to live?

He made his hair and changed his suit. When Elder Zhao became old, it was very difficult for him to tell that he was Ciji Hall. At the same time, he had also put on a disguise.

Qin Haitang was completely captivated by the fragrance of the spices, the red spots on her body had become many times smaller. She kept using her hands to grab at them, causing blood to flow around her collarbone, but her face was still brimming with a blissful smile.

This spice was truly strange.

It would be understandable if they used the scent of spices to confuse Qin Haitang and make him drink the poisonous tea, but the police definitely would not believe such words.

This was probably the reason why Elder Zhao and Shan Shan still continued to appear in front of everyone. With regards to the Evil Spirit entering one's body, no one would believe it even if they told others.

"What are the benefits of this spice?"

Someone in the first row asked. His body was swaying, but he was not completely bewitched. He still had his own mind.

"It can let people be young and energetic forever. This is something that can be raised using a person's body and the sea water. As long as you wear it, you can use it to protect your youth!"

Elder Zhao's tone was firm and forceful, directly allowing Shan Shan to walk forward and let everyone observe his appearance.

He was using Shan Shan as an example, saying that Shan Shan was someone of the same age as him, her original wife. However, because she had been carrying spice all the time, she had turned into a woman in her twenties, he could only pretend that his original wife had died, and Shan Shan was his second wife.

This kind of comparison was very convincing.

Someone had already started bidding. The official auctioneer came up on stage and began the climax of the banquet!

Zhong Wentao frowned slightly as he understood Elder Zhao's intention.

The reason why Elder Zhao held a banquet was to bring everyone together and confuse them with the scent of food. To tell a story of confusion when they were unable to think, thereby raising the price.

He wanted to earn a fortune. Using these few useless, allergy sensitive spices to sell for a large sum was clearly a huge profit!

Half an hour later, a few spices had already been sold for a sky-high price, and were given to a few famous people in Pine City. They happily signed the bill, and next door was the official venue for the banquet.

The self-service feast had already started, Qin Mingzhu and Zhong Wentao followed the crowd and walked over, the collar of the dress was dyed red with blood, and they did not realise it.

The moment the spice touched the blood, it turned dark red and emitted even more aura of death.

Perhaps part of Elder Zhao's words were true. These spices were held in the mouth by someone who jumped into the sea. After someone dies, all of their aura would gather on the spices. This was the reason why he felt the aura of death.

"Ah …" "It hurts!"

Qin Mingzhu suddenly cried out for pain. The wound still felt something, but she was a little unable to remember why she was suddenly injured.

Zhong Wentao quickly took off the necklace and kept it in his pocket. He moved extremely fast, to the point that Qin Mingzhu did not even notice, and only when she raised her hand to feel the wound, did she realize that the necklace was gone.

"My necklace!"

Qin Mingzhu shouted, causing a lot of the wine cups on the table to fall, the sound of things shattering was extremely ear-piercing, many people looked in her direction, unable to comprehend what was happening.

"It might have dropped when I was walking over. I'll go out and help you find it."

Zhong Wentao said softly as he quickly left, regardless of whether Qin Haitang agreed or not.

He had many things that he needed to clarify with Elder Zhao. If he did not ask now, he might miss this opportunity.

Where did Elder Zhao get those spices from?

Carrying this doubt, Zhong Wentao quickly left the venue and went to the room next door. He planned to investigate this matter by himself and maybe find out about Qin Haitang's death.

Thinking of this, he quickly entered the next hall. The hotel staff had yet to clean up, the seats were still there, and the glass cover on the table was also there, but the spice had already been taken away.

"What are you trying to do?"

A voice filled with argument came from outside, he hid himself behind the curtain in a flash, secretly observing the situation outside through the crack. It was Elder Zhao and Shan Shan.

Elder Zhao was still sitting on the wheelchair. Shan Shan pushed the wheelchair with a pale face and the two kept arguing.

"What can I do?"

"These people are threatening me with so much money. If I don't sell the spices, where would I get the money from?"

"Lower your voice!"

Shan Shan said vigilantly, closing the door, not wanting others to hear their conversation.

"The items have all been sold. They spent money and signed their names. The auction is just like this, it's too late to regret."

Elder Zhao looked relaxed. "After we return the money, we'll leave for another place to take a vacation and come back after a year or so. It's all over now."

Zhong Wentao listened attentively, he really wanted to know who the Elder Zhao was referring to.

However, they seemed to be very careful. No matter how they argued, they would not mention that person's name and identity. They would keep it a secret from the bottom of their hearts.

Sitting on the chair, Shan Shan's body felt a little weak.

Ever since the evil spirits had entered her body, her body was no longer in a good condition. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been replaced by a young girl.

However, the young girl had never seen the market before. Elder Zhao decided to find her to complete this scam after considering it, which was how he got her back to her original position.