"If you tell me the truth about who is behind this, I will give you the antidote." Su Sijin put forward the conditions, and it depends on whether the suspect will take the bait.
The suspect's eyes rolled around again, and he said, "It was the magistrate of Yuan'an County who arranged for us to eradicate the plague. He said that anyone who had any connection with Yuan'an County would rather be killed than let go."
"Even if only one person is infected, all those involved must be killed."
Upon hearing this, Liu Meng angrily retorted, "Nonsense! If the magistrate of Yuan'an County is the cruel person you are describing, how could he have announced the plague to the public?"
"Doesn't he know the butterfly effect of spreading the plague? If the court investigates, not only will his career be ruined, he might even lose his head."
"If he were a vicious person, he would not have sacrificed himself, his family, and the lives of the people of Yuan'an County to save Dai Viet."
"Before you slandered him, didn't you investigate clearly that he was the most respected by the people?"
"How could such a noble and upright official, who is dedicated to serving the people, give the order to massacre thousands of civilians?" Every time Liu Meng said this, he punched and kicked the suspect without mercy.
The suspect was beaten until he vomited blood. After venting his anger, he was half dead.
Su Sijin prescribed another strong medicine, "You're still dragging others down with you when you're on the verge of death. You're really determined to do it! It seems you don't want the antidote anymore?"
"In that case, you can leave now, but I'm telling you, in half an hour, you will burn yourself to death. Are you sure you want to kill yourself for your loyalty?"
"I..." The suspect wanted to say something but didn't dare to. But seeing that Su Sijin really intended to let him go, he felt lucky again.
Luckily, Su Sijin was deceiving him. What kind of fire poison could this dark, malnourished little girl in front of him have?
It's ridiculous that an illiterate village girl wants to cheat him.
The suspect stumbled away, and Lu Changgong left the crowd while no one was paying attention.
Liu Meng stamped his feet in anger. "Such a vicious person, are we just going to let him go like this? What if he goes back and reports it, and brings people to strangle us?"
Su Sijin chuckled, "Do you think that the fire poison I mentioned was just made up?"
Liu Meng was shocked, "Really?"
Su Sijin nodded, "Of course, within half an hour, he will definitely combust on his own, and perhaps it can also serve as a warning to the person behind the scenes."
Su Sijin's confident demeanor overturned Liu Meng's cognition and made him feel a little illusory. After all, the girl in front of him... was very different from what he had imagined.
Su Sijin didn't have the heart to explain it to him. She had more pressing things to do. "You take care of the group of people who died of the sick man. Don't let them move around. I'll check on the others first, and then I'll check on them last."
But it was time-consuming and inefficient to go through them one by one, so he said loudly: "Those with cold limbs, fever, headache, body aches, cough and vomiting, please stand up voluntarily. I have a prescription that can save everyone."
"Really?" An old man looked at her with hope in his eyes.
The person who was just beside the old man now moved away from him like a frightened bird.
"Of course, this disease is highly contagious and it is imperative to separate those with symptoms from those without to prevent them from being infected. This is also to protect our loved ones."
As soon as Su Sijin finished speaking, several people stood up and automatically moved away from the crowd.
The little girl said she had a prescription, maybe they wouldn't have to die? Even if they died in the end, they could still protect their loved ones, right?
Therefore, anyone who had any symptoms came forward voluntarily.
As a result, there were as many as fifty people with symptoms. Su Sijin asked Liu Meng to find another place to surround them.
Su Sijin required asymptomatic people to fumigate their clothes with mugwort, and even fumigate their entire bodies. Their mouths and noses had to be sealed, and the cloth towels were not allowed to be removed day or night.
Su Sijin boiled the medicine with spiritual spring water, and after they finished drinking it, she mixed it with white pills for treating malaria under the pretext of drinking water. With such treatment of both Chinese and Western medicine, they would be able to recover within three days.
In addition, there are more than ten people who are in serious condition and suffering from respiratory failure. Whether they can survive depends on tonight.
If you survive this night, you will live.
Otherwise, you can only report to the King of Hell.
Su Sijin called Liu Meng aside and asked, "Do you want to save the people of Yuan'an County? Do you want to save the county magistrate of Yuan'an County, whom you respect?"
Liu Meng glared angrily, "What are you talking about? Of course I think so."
Su Sijin chuckled. "This disease is the dreaded malaria. I have a prescription here. Can you see the magistrate of Yuan'an County?"
Liu Meng retreated several steps in fear. "What? Malaria? Malaria, the kind that kills anyone who gets it?"
Su Sijin smiled and shook her head. "Before, people who contracted malaria would surely die, but the medicine I gave you is the nemesis of malaria. This prescription can both prevent and cure it."
"But malaria cannot be widely publicized, otherwise it will cause panic and even riots. Therefore, I need you to personally deliver the prescription to the magistrate of Yuan'an County."
"You can only give the prescription to the county magistrate you respect. Even if the Zhuxin County magistrate asks you to give it to him, you are not allowed to do so. Do you understand?"
After Liu Meng calmed down from his shock, he nodded solemnly, "Miss, I understand. Regardless of whether this prescription is the cure for malaria or not, your pure heart has touched me. Don't worry, I will hand the prescription over to the magistrate of Yuan'an County."
After Liu Meng finished speaking, he clenched his fists, bent deeply, and made a solemn thank you. Then he blew a whistle and the horse rushed to his side.
Liu Meng jumped onto his horse, gripped the hemp rope tightly, and handed the officer to Tang Peng and Su Sijin. "Everyone, listen up! Before I come back, you must follow the orders of Tang Jieren and Miss Su. Those who disobey will be dealt with after I come back."
Su Sijin: ...
Unexpectedly, Liu Meng trusted her so much.
After Liu Meng left, everyone in the camp became busy, cutting mugwort, looking for atractylodes, fumigating clothes, etc., while Su Sijin monitored the patient's changes at any time.
Lu Changgong followed the suspect to Zhuxin County.
The guards interrogated the suspect and when they learned that he might have come into contact with someone infected with the epidemic, they immediately started pushing him.
No matter how the suspect explained, he was not allowed to get close or enter Zhuxin County.
The angry suspect exposed the person behind the scenes.
"I was assigned by the county magistrate to carry out a secret mission. Now I want to report to him. Do you dare to stop me? If he holds you accountable, how many heads do you have?"
"this……"
The guards and yamen runners were also panicked. After all, the new county magistrate was no ordinary person. He committed a big crime as soon as he arrived and also dealt with some merchants with drastic measures.
The suspect carried out the magistrate of Zhuxin County, and the guards finally did not dare to stop him. Just as the suspect was triumphantly entering the city, he suddenly combusted and turned into a fireman.
"Ah... save me... save me!" the suspect shouted and chased the yamen runner, but the yamen runner was frightened by the scene before him and retreated and closed the city gate.
Crackling sounds came from the suspect's body. The city gate was tightly closed, and the suspect screamed in despair, shouting "How is this possible?"
Lu Changgong watched coldly as the suspect fell silent. He crossed the path, entered the alley, and with a light jump, he successfully entered Zhuxin County.
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