"Birch trees?!"
Su Xiaoning was shocked and called out several times, but she still couldn't see Bai Hua.
The noise startled the burly men guarding the entrance of the canal gang. The men, looking fierce, grabbed their weapons and surrounded Su Xiaoning and Su Qingcai.
"Who are you people, daring to trespass on the Cao Gang's territory? And you even know Bai Hua! I will definitely take you back and interrogate you!"
Originally, Su Xiaoning wanted to bring Bai Hua along to talk things out with the Cao Gang members, but she didn't expect Bai Hua to suddenly run away, putting everyone in such an awkward situation. Now, with no other choice, Su Xiaoning was worried that Ding Yi's situation within the Cao Gang was not good, so she gave Su Qingcai a look. The two of them did not resist and were directly arrested and taken into the Cao Gang, where they were locked up with Ding Yi.
Seeing that Ding Yi was safe and sound, Su Xiaoning breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to speak to Ding Yi, a commotion broke out outside the cell. Someone dragged Ding Yi out of the cell and brought him to a man.
"Vice Chief, based on your description of the clothing and accessories, we've captured him!"
"Him?" The deputy gang leader narrowed his eyes, carefully examined Ding Yi, and immediately flew into a rage.
"You bunch of idiots have arrested the wrong person! He's not Bai Hua at all! He's wearing Bai Hua's clothes, so he must be an accomplice who helped Bai Hua escape. Men, use torture! We must pry Bai Hua's whereabouts out of him!"
Upon hearing that the other party was going to use torture, Ding Yi was terrified and struggled desperately. However, he was already injured, so how could he resist this group of burly men? Before long, he was bound with torture instruments.
Seeing the deputy gang leader about to swing a whip soaked in chili water at Bai Hua, Su Xiaoning was filled with fear and dread, wishing she could come up with a solution.
In this extremely critical moment, Su Xiaoning had no choice but to grit her teeth and shout loudly:
"Stop! Let him go! I'm Baihua's junior sister, I can help you find him!"
Su Xiaoning's shout did indeed attract the attention of the vice leader. The vice leader threw down his whip, glanced at Su Xiaoning, and then sneered, "You say you're his junior sister? That's all you've got. You need to provide some evidence!"
"I..." Su Xiaoning was speechless for a moment, but considering that the innocent Ding Yi was still tied to the torture device, she had no choice but to steel herself and say, "I am his junior sister, so naturally I am also studying medicine. If anyone in your group is sick, I can treat them. I will definitely prove it to you!"
"Oh? Is that so?" The deputy leader glanced at Su Xiaoning with a half-smile. He whispered something to his subordinate, who soon went out and returned with a group of people.
The deputy gang leader ordered his men to drag Su Xiaoning out of the cell and push her directly in front of the group. "It's true that some people in our gang have been having health problems lately. Since you want to prove it to me, why don't you cure them?"
Su Xiaoning staggered as she was pushed over. Upon closer inspection, she saw that all the people in front of her had malignant sores on their faces, some of which had even festered and looked extremely frightening.
Su Xiaoning's eyes widened, and she shrank back in fear, having no mind to think about how to cure them.
"So, can you cure her or not?" Seeing that Su Xiaoning remained silent, the deputy leader became impatient and looked at her with suspicion.
"I... I'm still trying to figure something out, what's the rush!" Su Xiaoning pursed her lips, recalling her experience when she was in college using expired cosmetics, which caused her face to break out and she had been fighting against acne ever since. She thought that this experience should also apply to this situation, right?
Never mind, let's just try anything!
Su Xiaoning mustered her courage and said calmly, "There are many reasons why sores form on the face. First, take me to see what they usually use and what they eat. Only after understanding these things can I prescribe the right treatment."
"Tch, so particular about treating an illness." The deputy gang leader scoffed, but still took Su Xiaoning to learn about the situation.
After examining the patients, Su Xiaoning discovered that they hadn't applied anything harmful to their skin. Just as she was feeling troubled, she noticed the food they usually ate and immediately understood.
These dishes are so heavily seasoned with oil and salt. It's fine to eat a little bit of strong-flavored food normally, but if you eat it every day, it's no wonder your face will break out!
Now that she felt more at ease, Su Xiaoning was no longer so afraid. She breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "I have already made up my mind about this matter. I will take care of these people's daily meals for now. I guarantee that they will all return to normal within seven days!"
"Really?" The deputy leader was still very skeptical, but seeing how confident Su Xiaoning was, he reluctantly believed her.
Over the next seven days, Su Xiaoning made reasonable arrangements for the patients' diet, ensuring they ate healthy and light meals, and also used some of her own previously prepared folk remedies. With this combination of external application and internal conditioning, the condition of the patients improved visibly.
Seven days later, almost everyone's sores on their faces had improved a lot, but one fat man's condition did not improve at all, and even worsened!
Seeing the fat man's condition, the deputy gang leader flew into a rage and pointed at the fat man, demanding an explanation from Su Xiaoning.
Su Xiaoning wasn't a real doctor at all, so she couldn't possibly provide an explanation. In his fury, the deputy leader initially wanted to kill her outright, but he could also see that the others were recovering. Unable to determine whether Su Xiaoning was actually Bai Hua's junior sister, the deputy leader ultimately just locked her in the room that had been prepared beforehand.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Su Xiaoning was locked in her room and suffered terribly, but a turning point came in the middle of the night.
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