Chapter 406: Is there something wrong with the water?
Li Yiyi smiled and thought for a while before answering, "By the way, where does your village get the water it uses on a daily basis?"
Dazhu answered honestly, "We are close to the mountains here, and we use spring water flowing from the mountains. The water here is pollution-free. Yes, it is pollution-free. And if you drink it directly, the water is sweet. People in our village and nearby villages like to drink it directly."
At this point, Dazhu suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Doctor Li, you don't mean to say that the poisoning of the children in the village is related to the water we usually drink, right?"
"It's possible. If a ship is poisoned, it must be related to food and drink. If it's not water, then it must be food. We still need to investigate the specific cause. But you don't have to be too nervous. Although it's poisonous, it's not fatal immediately and can still be cured."
Dazhu rubbed his hair anxiously and said, "Doctor Li, how can I not be anxious? This is poisoning. The people living in this village are all relatives. It would be very painful if any family had an accident."
Li Yiyi had no choice but to comfort them, "I understand, but there's no point in worrying now. If you really want to help them, it's best to find the source of the poison as soon as possible."
"You are right. I will take you to see the village chief now. The village chief is so smart. He will definitely find a way to solve this matter." After saying this, he quickened his pace.
Seeing this, Li Yiyi had no choice but to follow him and quicken her pace.
The two then walked along the village path for nearly two minutes before they saw the best house in the village.
"Dazhu is here, who is this?" They walked into the yard, and a woman who was feeding them saw them, a man and a woman coming, and immediately looked at them with a teasing look on her face.
As soon as Dazhu saw the way his aunt was looking at them, he knew that she had misunderstood, so he blushed and explained to her, "Aunt, this is Doctor Li, one of the researchers. We came here to see the village chief. Is he home?"
After hearing Dazhu's explanation, the woman realized that she had misunderstood. She smiled awkwardly at Li Yiyi twice before answering Dazhu, "Yes, your village chief is resting inside. You can go in and find him yourself."
"Okay, then I'll take Doctor Li in to see Village Chief Grandpa Li." After saying that, Dazhu made a gesture of invitation to Li Yiyi, and the two of them walked into a room inside, one after the other.
When they walked into the room, they saw an elderly man lying on a recliner under the window.
Li Yiyi recognized this person at a glance as the old village chief who had received them at the village entrance not long ago.
"Our village chief is over 80 years old this year. Because he is a bit old, he will take a nap if there is nothing to do in the village." Dazhu explained to Li Yiyi in a low voice.
"Li Yihe, be good here for a moment, I will come over and call me village chief grandpa." After saying this, Dazhu immediately walked towards the old man lying under the window.
"Grandpa Village Chief, I'm Dazhu. Are you awake?" Dazhu walked up to him and called out to him in a low voice.
Just as he finished shouting, the old man who was sleeping on the recliner suddenly opened his eyes slowly, "Who is it?"
"Grandpa Village Chief, it's me, Dazhu. I have something important to tell you." Dazhu said loudly with an embarrassed look on his face, putting his mouth close to the old man's ear.
"Dazhu, what's the matter?" the old village chief shouted just as loudly.
"Grandpa village chief, this is Doctor Li. She has something to tell you." Dazhu pointed at Li Yiyi who was standing not far away and shouted loudly in his ear.
The old village chief followed the direction he pointed and saw a female comrade standing at the door.
"Come in and tell me." After watching for a while, the old village chief spoke quickly.
Seeing this, Li Yiyi walked inside.
Soon she stood in front of the old man and called out to him respectfully, "Hello, old village chief. My name is Li Yiyi. Dazhu brought me here to see you this time because I actually want to tell you that the children in your village have been complaining of stomachaches these days because they have been poisoned."
The old village chief, who had been listening casually, immediately opened his eyes wide when he heard her words. His corroded old eyes suddenly became serious and stared sharply at Li Yiyi.
"Dazhu just said you are a doctor. Are you really a doctor? Also, you just said that the children in the village have stomachaches because they are poisoned. Is what you said true?" The old village chief changed his confused look and became very shrewd. Every question he asked hits the point.
Li Yiyi's opinion of this old man has changed a lot. It seems that since he can hold the position of village chief until now, he is definitely not senile.
"I'm a doctor, a genuine doctor. I can guarantee that what I say is true. At least when I treated Er Gouzi's son from your village, I found that the child was indeed poisoned. If you don't believe me, send someone to ask him later. I think that now that their son has taken my medicine, he should no longer complain of stomachache."
After hearing her affirmative words, a calm expression flashed across the old village chief's face.
"What do you want me to do?" After a while, the old village chief spoke again.
Li Yiyi looked at the shrewd old village chief, smiled, and continued to talk to him, "If the village chief wants to solve this poisoning incident, I think it's better to find out the truth. If one child is poisoned, it can be said to be a coincidence, but if many children in the village have stomachaches, then it is not a coincidence, what do you think?"
When the old village chief heard her question, he raised his calm eyes and looked in her direction.
After a while, he sighed and said, "You are right. This should not be a coincidence. Now that someone in the village has been poisoned, we must investigate it thoroughly. Doctor Li, how do you want us to cooperate with you?"
Li Yiyi shook her head. "It's not about cooperating with me. It's about you saving yourselves. First of all, your village needs to rule out how those children were poisoned."
After she finished speaking, a ray of sunlight outside the window flashed across the old village chief's face, and her eyes immediately widened a few points.
"Village chief, can I take your pulse?" Li Yiyi asked quickly.
When the old village chief heard her question, he looked at her and finally extended his old hand, which was as bark as old trees, to her.
Li Yiyi quickly put her hand on the old man's pulse. As she took his pulse longer, the expression on her face became more serious.
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