All eyes immediately turned to Lei Yuhua.
"Military doctor? Ha! Only people who pass the real exams, are capable, and have impeccable character can become that! What is Lin Yao anyway?"
She stepped forward, facing the villagers and police, her voice clear and forceful, each word piercing the heart:
"Lin Yao's family is somewhat wealthy, but she herself is just a good-for-nothing who didn't even get a permanent position during her internship at the military hospital! She doesn't even have prescription rights! Later, she spent a few days at our military dependents' health clinic, but she couldn't even diagnose a common cold or fever, so she was fired long ago!"
As she spoke, she turned to Li Guixiang.
"Now, she and her pretty-boy husband Xu Shu are both in jail for falsely accusing a military family member! Big boss? I think they're still dreaming! Your Xu family can just wait to deliver prison food to them!"
"What?! You...you're talking nonsense!"
Li Guixiang's smug expression froze instantly, and she retorted in a shrill voice.
"Who did you say went to jail? Xu Shu? My son Xu Shu went to jail?! Lin Yao went to jail too?! Impossible! You're talking nonsense, you're slandering me!"
Lei Yuhua crossed her arms over her chest, raised her chin even higher, and spoke with a resolute tone, leaving no room for ambiguity:
"Why is that impossible?! I'm not even familiar with them, why would I make up such a lie to fool you?"
The news struck Li Guixiang like a bolt from the blue, hitting her head with a deafening roar.
"Is...is this real?"
She subconsciously shook her head, her eyes darting towards Zhou Shuhua. Zhou Shuhua pursed her lips and nodded slightly, the meaning of which was crystal clear.
She was still not giving up, so she turned to Zhou Qiqi, who had been standing silently to the side.
Zhou Qiqi looked at her calmly, without showing any intention to refute.
A loud "buzz" went off in her head, and everything went black for a moment.
His voice, which had been booming and howling just moments before, seemed to be strangled, and he could only let out two short gasps, "ho...ho..."
Immediately afterwards, he fell straight backward like a chopped-down log!
It crashed to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust before falling completely silent.
"cinnamon!"
"Oh dear! Someone's been killed!"
The scene erupted in an instant!
Old Xu rushed over, shaking and shouting, his face turned pale, as if his soul had flown away.
The villagers who were watching panicked, and screams and whispers rose and fell, creating a chaotic scene.
The tense atmosphere from just moments ago was completely thrown into chaos by this sudden turn of events.
"Quick! Go find the barefoot doctor!"
"Yes, yes! Wang the Cripple! Go and call Wang the Cripple from the next village!"
"Pinch the philtrum! Quickly, try pinching the philtrum!"
...
Some people took off running to the next village, while enthusiastic villagers rushed over, some pinching their philtrum, others patting their faces, busy running around in circles.
Shen Huaichuan and the other police officers quickly went forward to check the situation.
In the chaos, the barefoot doctor known as "Zhang the Cripple" was dragged over by the villagers, carrying his tattered little wooden box.
He squatted down, opened Li Guixiang's eyelids to look at her, and then felt her pulse, his brows furrowed.
He took out several polished silver needles and inserted them into Li Guixiang's acupoints, such as the philtrum and Hegu point, twisting them repeatedly.
The person on the ground still had her eyes closed, her face was ashen, and she showed no reaction; only her faint breathing proved that she was still alive.
"How's it going, Wang the Cripple?" someone asked anxiously.
"Can you wake him up?"
The police officer standing nearby also asked the question.
Wang the Cripple wiped the sweat from his brow, shook his head, and said with a hint of helplessness in his voice:
"This is bizarre! It sounds like she's had a stroke and passed out. We've tried acupuncture and pinched her philtrum until it turned purple, but she just won't wake up..."
He has no other choice now.
"We have to get him to the town clinic as soon as possible..."
"Yes, yes! Quickly take it to the clinic!"
With so many high-ranking officials pressing down on him, Village Chief Xu shrank to the side, not daring to speak.
Seeing that someone was about to die, he panicked and quickly agreed, calling on several strong young men to come and carry the person away.
Zhou Shuhua watched helplessly, her heart filled with anxiety, yet she was at a loss for what to do, and she almost fainted as well.
It was only with Lei Yuhua constantly patting her back that she was able to stand still.
Zhou Qiqi saw all of this.
In the midst of this chaos, she quietly moved forward a few steps and walked to Wang the Cripple's side.
She leaned down slightly and said softly:
“Uncle Wang, thank you for your hard work. I think Auntie’s illness came on suddenly, and I’m afraid her blood and qi are all stagnating in the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of her foot. Could you try to apply some force and give her a needle in that area to help the qi flow down? Maybe she’ll feel better.”
Wang the Cripple paused in his grip on the silver needles, then abruptly looked up at Zhou Qiqi.
He recognized the girl. In the past, whenever the Xu family had a headache or fever, no matter when, it was this thin girl who would run to the next village to ask him for help.
This girl is very kind and won't say anything carelessly.
Wang the Cripple understood perfectly what she was saying.
Yongquan acupoint?
That spot is extremely ticklish; it's hardly a proper acupoint for emergency treatment!
This is telling him that Li Guixiang is faking fainting!
Wang the Cripple had lived most of his life as a barefoot doctor in several villages, and his medical skills were not bad. How could he not have seen that Li Guixiang was faking fainting?
But with so many leaders in front of him, how could he dare to expose them without solid evidence?
But now that Zhou Qiqi, the "chief's wife," had spoken up, he felt more confident.
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