Evening.

Yorick had heard about the Perez family's ordeal and, over dinner, he tasked Arthur with a heavy tone, "Since this case falls under your watch, you need to catch the criminal at all costs. We can't let such people off easily!" Arthur nodded, "Don't worry, dad. They won't get far!"

Yorick then turned to Sasha, his tone softening, "Sasha, don't stress too much. Whatever concerns the Perez family concerns us, the Linklaters. If you need any help, just say the word."

Sasha felt a warmth in her heart, "Thanks, dad."

She then served Yorick a bowl of soup.

Yorick took a sip.

Arthur and Sasha had just started to eat when suddenly,

"Crack!"

Yorick's face tightened suddenly, clutching his chest, and collapsing onto the table.

Arthur jumped up, rushing over, "Dad, what's wrong?"

The butler was equally startled, rushing to call for help, "Quick, get the doctor!"

Sasha came over, checking Yorick's pulse, her brows furrowing, "It's too late, dad's been poisoned. Lay him flat on his side, quick!" Arthur did as told.

Sasha swiftly used a needle to induce vomiting, and shortly after, Yorick spat out a mouthful of the clear soup he had just ingested. Sasha's eyes turned icy, "The soup was poisoned!"

Arthur's face turned grim, "Find out who entered the kitchen today. No one gets off the hook."

If it weren't for Yorick drinking that soup earlier,

likely, everyone at the table would have been poisoned by now.

Someone was clearly after the Linklater family's lives!

Daring to poison the Linklaters, he was eager to see who had such audacity.

In the hall,

staff brought by the butler, questioned each

had been with the Linklater family for years, were shocked to hear about the patriarch's poisoning from just

Silence fell.

to take

person, trembling uncontrollably,

and grabbed the man, "Trying to

looked up with a blank stare

flashed a sinister smile and

the man flying

the ground, writhing in agony before dying. Arthur's eyes

he could examine

"Wait!"

covered in a deadly poison. Don't touch

something's off about this guy.

looked at the man's twisted corpse, speaking softly,

mind, making him

Martinez families, and

eager to stir the

But who?

asked, "Has anything unusual happened at

in the back have been

master's poisoning and

in. Apart from that man, make sure the others are taken

bowed deeply, "Yes,

won't dissipate quickly. Handle their remains carefully. Meet any of their families' requests to avoid hard feelings." The butler paused, then

security force; it didn't take long

the staff dispersed in two

then approached Sasha, "How's

neutralized the poison. It won't harm him further, but the

in front of him,

it weren't for his wife's vigilance, the

after our entire

held

was undetectable, flavorless, and odorless;

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