The villagers calmed down and thought about it carefully. They all understood that what Chu Yue said made sense. However, they still minded that Chu Yue was a woman, and they minded even more about disemboweling a dead person.
Doctor Hao spoke slowly, "Fellow villagers, please listen to me. I am old and can be considered your elder. You should listen to what I say..."
Doctor Hao repeated what Chu Yue had said with great earnestness.
"Fellow villagers, if this poisoning incident is not investigated clearly, what if there is a next time, and the next time? Then so many people will die, possibly your parents, your husbands, wives, and even your children. What will you do then? Aren't you afraid?"
When they thought of this, they could faintly hear the sound of gasps, and everyone felt sympathetic and subconsciously clenched their palms, not daring to imagine such a scene.
At this time, after a night of tossing and turning, the sky was slightly brightening.
The first rays of light in the morning shine through the clouds and fall into the village.
There was the sound of footsteps coming from behind them.
"Doctor Zhou is here! Doctor Zhou is here!" someone suddenly shouted.
The person who came hurriedly was a white-haired old man. He was the village doctor. He had been in the village for decades and had treated every villager. He had a special status in the village.
Although Dr. Zhou did not die in this poisoning incident, he was poisoned and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, and his illness was very serious.
The old man, who was once full of energy, is now on his last breath and needs someone to support him to walk.
When the villagers saw Doctor Zhou coming, they seemed to have found a backbone. They all gathered around him and told him everything, emphasizing that Chu Yue wanted to "open up" the body for an autopsy.
"Doctor Zhou, the person is dead, and you can't even keep his body intact. How can we face our ancestors? This will bring retribution!"
In the final analysis, they just don't agree with dissecting corpses because they are afraid of various feudal superstitions.
Doctor Zhou was weak and pale, and his whole body was straining when he breathed. He said with difficulty, "Dissection... the body... why didn't I think of it... why didn't I think of it... it's a good idea."
"Doctor Zhou, do you agree?" the villagers asked in surprise.
Doctor Zhou said, "I agree... There are more than a dozen people poisoned, saving them is the most important thing..."
The villagers didn't expect that Doctor Zhou would agree. Even though they had complaints in their hearts, they didn't dare to complain in front of Doctor Zhou, let alone be as aggressive as they did in front of Chu Yue.
Doctor Zhou said to the tall young man who was supporting him, "Da Hu, help me over there."
"Doctor Zhou, be careful."
Zhao Dahu supported Doctor Zhou and walked towards Doctor Hao. He was surprised to see a person - Mr. Chu, the boss of the grocery store?
Chu Yue was also surprised when she saw Zhao Dahu.
Previously, Chu Yue bought an eight-immortals table with small yellow croakers hidden inside from Liu Jinfeng. The person who helped move the table was Zhao Dahu. Unexpectedly, the two would meet again in this way.
Zhao Dahu was particularly shocked when he saw Chu Yue's military uniform and the red armband on her sleeves.
Doctor Zhou looked at Doctor Hao and said, "Comrade, my last name is Zhou. I have been studying medicine since I was five years old. It has been decades now, but I am still powerless. There are still more than a dozen people in our village who have been poisoned. Their lives are in your hands. I am not good at studying medicine and cannot save them. Please save them...save them..."
Doctors have kind hearts. Even though Dr. Zhou is so seriously ill, he still cares about the patients in the village.
The villagers understood what Doctor Zhou meant and began to murmur, "Are they really going to dissect the body?"
"I think what Doctor Zhou said makes sense. If we can't find the poison, we can't detoxify the other poisoned people. The living are more important than the dead..."
"My mother was also poisoned. She has been in a coma for three days at home... I think we should just... cut her open..."
The villagers changed their minds and agreed to dissect the body, but new problems also arose.
Who to dissect?
A village chief, a village party secretary, a village cadre, and three elderly people in the village.
Those present were all the sons and daughters of these elderly people. They all hoped that the person being dissected was not one of their own. They looked at each other and carefully observed their surroundings, wishing that someone would just stand up.
Zhang Weimin finally remembered his responsibility at this time, and hurriedly jumped out and said, "Fellow villagers, it's good that you can figure it out. The most important thing is to find out what the poison is! Hurry up and discuss which family to dissect? Doctors Hao and Chu are still waiting."
Chu Yue frowned as she listened to Zhang Weimin speak.
Doctor Hao was even more disappointed with Zhang Weimin and glared at him.
What an idiot! A trouble maker!
Even if the villagers agreed, they might change their minds after hearing what Zhang Weimin said.
In the tense atmosphere, Doctor Zhou said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry... The dead are the most important, don't touch any of them..."
Chu Yue and Military Doctor Hao looked at Doctor Zhou, and the surrounding villagers also looked at Doctor Zhou.
Doctor Zhou said with shaking hands, "Dissect me."
"Doctor Zhou! How can that be possible!"
The villagers hurried to stop them, especially Zhao Dahu, who was supporting Doctor Zhou. He was extremely nervous, with his eyebrows knotted on his rough face, and he totally disagreed.
"Doctor Zhou, you have been treating the people in our village for so many years and never charged any money. You are a great benefactor to our village. How can we let you suffer like this?"
"That's right... Doctor Zhou, you're alive and well... You're not dead..."
"Doctor Zhou..."
"Alright, stop talking." Doctor Zhou stopped the villagers who were trying to dissuade him. "I've also been poisoned, and it's very serious. I'm only breathing my last. I'm a doctor, I know my own body best."
Doctor Zhou looked at Doctor Hao and Chu Yue, "I don't have much time left. Rather than living in vain, it's better to let my old bones play a little role. It doesn't matter if I die early or late. When I die, you can dissect my body and find out the cause of the poisoning."
This is why Doctor Zhou repeatedly asked Doctor Hao and Chu Yue to save other patients.
Because he had already made up his mind that as long as he could save others, he would die as one more person.
Doctor Hao and Chu Yuejue disagreed with what Dr. Zhou did. They were doctors, but they had to watch a patient commit suicide, which completely violated the doctors' ethical standards.
Chu Yue looked at the villagers beside her angrily. They kept saying that they didn't want Doctor Zhou to die, but no one stood up and agreed to perform an autopsy.
Their seemingly silent behavior is actually forcing people to die!
"You guys--" Chu Yue couldn't help but was about to speak.
Someone stood up at this time, clenched his teeth tightly, and uttered a low and bitter voice, "You can...dissect my father."
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