Chapter 1325 - 1352: Enlightenment

Chapter 1325: Chapter 1352: Enlightenment

Although the crew members present are all rough around the edges, those who can work under Li Tingyan are no fools.

Nianyang’s words made them instantly comprehend the situation.

Yes, they only drank a little wine, how could they become unconscious so easily?

They were trained by Li Tingyan, and their skills are exceptional. Furthermore, as Sea Merchants, they are always alert, with resources being their lifeline.

Sheng Feng hesitantly asked, "Saozi, do you mean that someone deliberately messed with us?"

Nianyang did not respond, she simply smiled and walked over to the table, picking up a few wine bottles. The wine inside had already been consumed completely.

She then took a clean syringe from her pocket and looked at everyone, "I suspect the wine bottles were drugged, so I need to use a few drops of your blood for testing."

Xiao Wu was the first to step forward, "Saozi, use mine."

After taking the blood, Nianyang asked, "Where did you get the wine?"

Sheng Feng said,

"Since the New Year is approaching, Mister Li gave me money to buy wine from the city. It’s been stored in the cellar and was only taken out for consumption yesterday."

"Besides you, who else can access the cellar?"

Sheng Feng replied, "The cellar is shared by all crew members, but only our area’s managers can access it, which includes Mister Li, myself, Xiao Wu, and the heads on Kang Quan’s side."

Nianyang said no more, and Li Tingyan paused, "Isn’t there a trap set around the perimeter? How did the pirates get in without anyone falling for it?"

Sheng Feng frowned, "Speaking of which, it is bizarre indeed. We did set traps around the perimeter, and it’s impossible for pirates to come in unscathed. However, our people just checked, and all the traps outside are intact. It’s as if the pirates knew exactly where we set the traps."

These words held significant depth; anyone with a bit of intellect should be able to hear the underlying message.

Li Tingyan squinted his eyes, "You all go out first. Sheng Feng and Xiao Wu stay; I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes."

Everyone gradually left, leaving only the four of them in the tent.

Xiao Wu couldn’t help but ask, "Mister Li, are you suspecting that there’s an internal spy on our ship colluding with the pirates?"

Li Tingyan answered indirectly, "Tell me, who are all the people aware of our traps?"

Xiao Wu replied, "Besides us, there are the four members of the deployment team, directly involved with the trap setup."

Nianyang got straight to the point, "Among those four, one or all of them must have leaked the trap placements, otherwise the pirates wouldn’t have avoided the traps so perfectly."

Sheng Feng angrily said, "We’re all on the same ship, how could they betray the company like this? I’m going to question them right now."

"Hold on." Li Tingyan had calmed down and spoke softly, "Don’t spread the word about this for now. Let your Saozi check whether the wine was drugged, so we can trace the internal spy who leaked the information. No one would foolishly collaborate with pirates to hand over our resources for free. Clearly, there’s someone else behind this."

And it’s almost an unspoken understanding between Nianyang and Li Tingyan—it could only be Kang Quan’s side.

After all, Li Tingyan had recently seized Kang Quan’s resources, giving him both motive and opportunity, as well as the time to carry out this plan.

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