Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 449 - 447: Poison Fish Vine

Lin Wanwan knew that Xiao Yixun needed to be handled gently; this girl would accept kindness but not force.

So when she saw Xiao Yixun looking unhappy, Lin Wanwan first showed concern for what she was doing, praised her a bit, offered a piece of candy, and then changed the subject to ask if she was testing poison there.

Xiao Yixun scoffed, "Of course not, how could such vulgar poisoning methods be mine?"

Alright, apparently even in poisoning, there’s a distinction between good and bad methods; was this referring to poisoning to death due to an overdose?

From what Xiao Yixun usually doses, she tends to prefer stunning rather than killing outright.

Lin Wanwan touched her nose and looked at the large number of Cambell duck corpses, "Yixun, can you tell what poison these ducks died from?"

Xiao Yixun imitated Lin Wanwan’s previous actions, shrugging cutely and saying casually, "Once I dissect little White back home, I’ll know. Come on, this place is filthy, I don’t want to stay here any longer."

"Alright, I’ll leave the poison investigation to you. You go back first; I still have follow-up to handle." After sending Xiao Yixun away, Lin Wanwan addressed the clan members who were gradually gathering, "This is not some divine punishment, but human harm; someone has poisoned this beach."

"What? Poisoning?"

"Which scoundrel is so wicked?"

"Who wants to harm our Lin Family?"

The crowd immediately started discussing upon Lin Wanwan’s judgment, but instead of explaining further, she told them, "These ducks were poisoned to death; you absolutely cannot eat the meat, don’t even think about taking it home to eat. Just leave everything here, and after I find out what poison it is, I’ll handle it further."

Several families who had intended to take their dead ducks home for soup hesitated upon hearing Lin Wanwan’s words.

That’s quite a large duck; just throwing it away seems such a waste.

Lin Wanwan looked around and saw Clan Leader Lin walking over, she went up to him and once close enough, her first words were, "Clan Leader Uncle, someone has poisoned."

"Wanwan, are you sure it’s poisoning?" Clan Leader Lin was still a bit skeptical as this has never happened in decades.

Lin Wanwan nodded, "It’s definitely poison; otherwise, these ducks wouldn’t die so coincidentally, all perished at once. I still need to investigate what kind of poison it is."

Clan Leader Lin frowned, "Who would want to harm our Lin Family?"

There were quite a few who had grudges against Lin Family Manor; whenever fishing at sea together, disputes would inevitably arise, besides fishing, there were conflicts over water and village disputes.

But over the years, this is the first time encountering such beach poisoning, Clan Leader Lin couldn’t immediately point a finger at anyone.

It seems neither everyone is a suspect nor no one is.

Lin Wanwan said, "We should report to the government, let them investigate. Today someone poisoned the beach, tomorrow they could poison our fields, we must guard against it."

Clan Leader Lin considered for a moment, "Alright, debts and grievances have roots, we must find out the truth."

Lin Wanwan nodded solemnly, "Send some clan members to Wanghai Town and ask the families selling herbs nearby if anyone has bought poison recently."

"Alright, before it gets dark, I’ll send some lads to inquire."

The Great Tang has quite strict regulations on poisons, it’s not possible to buy as much as desired. Moreover, arsenic, being quite famous, is unaffordable for ordinary people.

Returning home, Lin Wanwan immediately asked Yun Shang if she saw Xiao Yixun.

"Reporting to the lady, Xiao took little White and big Gray from little Qingyu’s hands and went back to her room."

Lin Wanwan understood, no wonder she heard the little ones making a fuss upon entering. She hurried upstairs, spoke to little Qingyu who was knocking on the door, "Little Yu, Aunt Yixun is helping to investigate the cause of little White and big Gray’s death, please don’t be mad, alright? She didn’t mean to take them away."

Little Qingyu’s eyelashes were still wet with tears as she turned and lunged into Lin Wanwan’s arms, crying "Aunt Yixun said she’d dismember them!"

Xiao Yixun didn’t hold back whenever teasing little Qingyu.

Lin Wanwan picked up little Qingyu, "Aunt Yixun was only joking with you..."

Before she finished, Xiao Yixun’s room door opened, looking displeased she said, "I wasn’t joking with her."

Hearing Xiao Yixun’s tone, Lin Wanwan determined that her other personality had most likely emerged.

Little Qingyu wanted to rush into the room but was held back by Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan had keenly spotted the chopped up, fragmented chicken and ducks in the wooden basin inside.

If little Qingyu saw this, there’d be a fuss again. Better not let her see, children are forgetful, she’ll get over it soon.

"Well, Yixun, any results?" Lin Wanwan smiled asking Xiao Yixun, while leading her downstairs, signaling someone to stealthily clean up.

"It’s Fish Vine toxin."

"Poison Fish Vine?" Lin Wanwan murmured.

She knew about this toxic plant, mainly distributed along coastal areas, its root, stems, and leaves are all toxic, traditionally processed by experienced farmers into early pesticides for pest and disease control.

Indeed, rural poisoning is inseparable from pesticides, modern ones are synthetic chemicals, ancient ones were these natural forms.

This makes tracing more difficult, as Fish Vine grows wild, the poisoner might not need to purchase it at a pharmacy, can collect and make it themselves.

If only it were arsenic, investigating would be easier, a simple inquiry at a pharmacy would suffice.

Having obtained the exact poison information from Xiao Yixun, Lin Wanwan sent Hong Yan to notify Clan Leader Lin and then took little Qingyu herself, letting the little one help her grind ink to distract her attention.

She was about to write a note to Xiao Chong, a Haidong Qing sending a message works even better than a carrier pigeon.

Little Qingyu was still somewhat attached to her little White and big Gray, but held back the tears, not wanting to bother her mother, she noticed her mother frowning.

"Mother, are you practicing calligraphy?"

"No, mother is writing a letter to your cousin Xiao to let him help find out who killed your little White and big Gray, do you think that’s good?"

Little Qingyu hesitated, tilting her head a bit, "Isn’t little White and big Gray sick? Were they harmed?"

Lin Wanwan rubbed little Qingyu’s head, "Yes, they ate the poisonous food someone threw by the beach and died because of it. Remember, little Yu, never pick random things outside to eat."

"Mm! I won’t!" Little Qingyu assured her mother, pushing the ink towards her, "Mother, quickly write to cousin, let him catch the bad guy quickly, so wicked!"

"Alright."