"What's wrong?" No wonder my sister-in-law wasn't happy at all.
"The method my sister and I researched at first was correct, but later the effect wasn't as good as when you were here. Basically, most patients recovered fastest the next day after venom treatment, but now it takes at least three to four days to see any effect, and patients with critical illnesses die before the treatment can take hold."
A Jiu heard this and wondered if it was the spiritual spring water's assistance?
"Three or four days is still three or four days, it's always possible to save people, but afterward, the number of people being treated declined every day. Moreover, a few days ago, many chief physicians from the medical clinics in Nanming City volunteered to go to the Yi Zhuang, and it was very chaotic for a while."
Liu Cai'er sighed as she spoke:
"I've been studying why the progress was so slow. I just found the reason: perhaps they didn't drink water immediately after treatment. Actually, it doesn't matter. If they want to treat, let them. They even pushed me out."
A Jiu finally understood. Sister-in-law didn't come back after completing her mission, but was pushed out.
"Did you tell them the method then?" A Jiu asked.
"I told them, but when I mentioned acupuncture, none of those senior doctors believed me. I simply turned around and stopped caring."
Liu Cai'er sighed:
"I, Liu Cai'er, never hide any means that can save people. What can I do if they don't believe me? They even brought up my father, saying he never passed down medical skills to me and that what I used was sorcery."
Speaking of this, Liu Cai'er sat on the edge of the bed, completely exhausted, and murmured with lowered eyes:
"They can't wait to snatch all the credit, and they say I never learned medicine, and that the deaths were all due to my incompetence."
"How can you say that? Sister-in-law, haven't you saved many people?" A Jiu was anxious. People have hearts, how can they be so heartless:
"Those people you saved will surely speak up for you!"
"They will, but it's just that those senior doctors are all driven by profit. Forget it." Liu Cai'er suddenly looked up at A Jiu:
"I'm back, I don't care anymore. Someone else is taking over, and my elder brother will be back soon. I don't want to go back."
"Mm, you're not going." A Jiu sat opposite her sister-in-law, looking at her. As expected of her sister-in-law who had seen storms and waves, she could calm down so quickly.
"Sister-in-law, before you came back a while ago, there was an incident of deliberately dumping poisoned meat in the area around Heba Village and Nanming Mountain."
"Ah? Deliberately dumped? How do you know it was deliberate?"
Actually, A Jiu just wanted to tell her that some poisons couldn't be cured by medicine.
"The cutting marks, the size of the pieces, and the freshness. I immediately asked a friend to investigate, but we didn't catch anyone."
As soon as A Jiu said this, Liu Cai'er broke out in a cold sweat.
She knew her father had died from this disease. She herself was exhausted like a puppet, and was extremely distressed. Now, someone was deliberately poisoning people. This—was it heaven or hell?
"How did you discover it?" Liu Cai'er grabbed A Jiu's shoulder and asked her.
A Jiu told the truth: "My father went hunting in the mountains and brought back a piece of meat. I happened to find the meat strange, so I cut it open to examine it. Then, the villagers wanted to eat meat, so..."
A Jiu recounted the subsequent events in detail, even mentioning that some people said since the government sent people to treat them, they might as well enjoy a good meal before being cured, a win-win situation.
"Beasts!" Liu Cai'er clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, cursing.
"Jiuer, so you're saying we have it in our generation too?" Liu Cai'er quickly shifted her thoughts and asked the crucial question.
"I only know that those in Heba Village who had the meat at home were taken away. As for whether there are any who escaped, I really don't know."
A Jiu had also considered this question. What if they ate it and no meat was found, coupled with the villagers who adamantly denied it?
At that time, there were no obvious severe symptoms. Wouldn't the government officials have no way to investigate?
Liu Cai'er frowned, lost in thought: "A Jiu, I'm still a bit unwilling. Why do some people work themselves to death for others' lives, while some people don't cherish it and even deliberately harm others?"
As she said this, A Jiu knew that Liu Cai'er, her sister-in-law, was thinking of her father.
Her eyes reddened.
"Sister-in-law, actually I want to say that if a person has no conscience, even the best doctor can't cure a black-hearted disease." This was also a lesson she learned from the merit point system in the spiritual spring space.