Chapter 106 The Culprit Has Been Caught
Without saying a word, Yang Zeyan rushed over and subdued the other person on the ground, then paused for a moment when he saw the person's face.
"It's you! What are you doing!" Yang Zeyan said sternly with a dark face, pressing down on Old Lady Zhao tightly.
"Ouch, ouch, Yang Tuan, let go, it hurts!" the old lady cried out in pain.
Yang Zeyan remained unmoved and pressed her hand down firmly, saying, "Tell me, what are you doing!"
"I didn't do anything, I came to see the comrade next to you!" Old Mrs. Zhao struggled to look up at Du Ruoxia.
Du Ruoxia was surprised. This was not like the old lady's personality. Didn't she consider herself noble and look down on others?
"Oh, you were looking for me?" Du Ruoxia asked casually.
"Yes, I need to talk to you, no, I need to ask you for a favor!" The old lady adopted a very humble attitude this time.
Seeing that Du Ruoxia's tone was indifferent and that Old Lady Zhao posed no threat, Yang Zeyan released her.
Du Ruoxia looked at Old Lady Zhao with a cold expression, "Speak, what do you want from me? I don't have time to listen to your self-righteous ramblings."
Seeing that Du Ruoxia wasn't angry, Old Lady Zhao realized she had offended someone she shouldn't have, so she stood respectfully in front of Du Ruoxia.
“I apologize for my previous disrespect to you. I’m willing to go to the police station and serve my sentence. Could you please save my grandson for the sake of the child? His legs are going to be ruined.”
The old lady looked pleading, clearly already knowing about Du Ruoxia's rescue of Zhao Laotai and Xiao Gao, and was willing to risk her own unlicensed operation to beg her.
Unfortunately, Du Ruoxia wouldn't intervene; her grandson's fate was already sealed by the actions of others.
"Madam, I think you've made a mistake. I'm not a doctor. You should go to a doctor if you need help saving lives."
"Furthermore, I will not save your grandson. You know why, your grandson has already received the best treatment."
Du Ruoxia didn't say it explicitly, but the consequence of Section Chief Zhao's willfulness was the displacement of countless people. Who would save those who lost their lives? Her grandson only had one leg.
"No, they say you're a miracle doctor. You saved Comrade Xiao Gao's leg!" Old Mrs. Zhao stepped forward excitedly.
Yang Zeyan glared at her as she protected Du Ruoxia, ready to strike if she took another step forward.
"I'm begging you, I'll kneel down and beg you to save my grandson!" Old Mrs. Zhao said, about to kneel down.
Du Ruoxia's face darkened immediately. "Even if you kneel down, there's nothing I can do. I've already made it very clear. You should find the doctor who will perform the surgery on him. I don't have the ability to bring the dead back to life."
Yang Zeyan's face was already extremely dark. He directly pulled Du Ruoxia away, ignoring the old lady Zhao who was shouting behind them.
Du Ruoxia was alright; she had already witnessed Zhao Laoda's shamelessness several times, and this time it was just that she was down on her luck and had to ask for help.
"Don't be angry. She didn't get away with anything good when she was with me before." Du Ruoxia tugged at Yang Zeyan's hand.
Yang Zeyan stopped and tenderly stroked Du Ruoxia's head, "Silly girl, just slap someone like that twice and kick them out."
Du Ruoxia chuckled, "You think people are made of mud and can just slap someone if they don't like them?"
Yang Zeyan remained noncommittal, saying, "Go ahead and do it; I'll take care of the cleanup."
Du Ruoxia shook her head helplessly. She wasn't that violent; Erqiang was too easy to offend people.
Du Ruoxia was very touched, which at least showed that Yang Zeyan truly trusted her to the point of blind faith.
"Alright, how long are you going to stay? When are we going back?"
"Oh, by the way, let's go check on your injury!"
Du Ruoxia pulled Yang Zeyan toward the infirmary, leaving everything behind her.
Fortunately, Yang Zeyan's wound did not become infected this time. Du Ruoxia looked at the scabbed wound with satisfaction and spoke.
"I've been in Xilan City for a few days now, and the county hospital and library are probably getting anxious."
Afterwards, Du Ruoxia and Yang Zeyan did not return to the dean's office, but went directly to the resettlement area behind the hospital.
Seeing those villagers, Du Ruoxia was still somewhat moved; these were people who had experienced hardship.
"Comrade Du is back!" The villagers stood up spontaneously when they saw Du Ruoxia.
Du Ruoxia looked around, but she didn't see Tie Zhu's family.
She looked at Yang Zeyan, "Where is Tiezhu's family being placed?"
Yang Zeyan's face was very unpleasant. "They refuse to leave. The custom here is to bury the dead after seven days. They want to stay until Tiezhu's mother is buried."
Du Ruoxia opened her mouth but then fell silent. This was probably the meaning of "respect for the dead."
Yang Zeyan spoke up again, "Some food was left for them; several men in the village voluntarily left some, and others are keeping watch over it."
Du Ruoxia nodded, "The culprit who harmed Tiezhu's mother, Xu E, has been caught. Xu E can rest in peace now. If the upstream dam stops releasing water again, the water will recede."
Yang Zeyan was furious when he heard this, and he even started to hate the Zhao family because one bad command had harmed so many people.
"Has Chen Jiwei not returned yet?" Du Ruoxia asked.
Yang Zeyan shook his head, "After he finishes his investigation there, he will head straight to Kyoto and will generally not have any contact with anyone."
Du Ruoxia nodded as if she understood, probably to avoid being intercepted or threatened.
"How long are you going to stay here?"
She thought that Yang Zeyan could directly hand over the follow-up work to the city, which would save a lot of manpower and resources.
"The leaders are still discussing it. You and Wang Hu should go back first..." Yang Zeyan paused here, seemingly thinking of something, and then fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Du Ruoxia asked suspiciously.
Yang Zeyan sighed and said, "Let's see how things go tomorrow. If there are any changes, I'll let you know. If there are no changes, you and Wang Hu can go back to Yuyang County."
"I need to take care of something first. You wait for me here."
Yang Zeyan left after speaking, leaving Du Ruoxia to accompany the villagers.
"Comrade Du, thank you for your help to all of us!" The boy who had helped Xiao Gao earlier came over to greet Du Ruoxia.
Du Ruoxia shook her head, "It's good that you're all alright."
"I wanted to see Gao Songbai, but I didn't see Grandpa Gao here." The young man stated his purpose directly.
Du Ruoxia looked around but couldn't find a nurse, so she could only nod and agree to take them there later.
She asked everyone on the scene if they had any particular difficulties, and everyone shook their heads and avoided eye contact. Du Ruoxia knew perfectly well that her words about wanting money had reached their ears.
"Comrade Du, thank you for your kindness. We have no way to repay you. If we have wronged you in any way, I sincerely apologize." The young man looked at her and spoke earnestly.
Du Ruoxia chuckled, "Are you afraid I'll ask you for money too?"
The young man immediately blushed, feeling ashamed that his feelings had been exposed.
He stammered, "Comrade Du, I...I didn't mean that...I..."
Du Ruoxia looked at him without saying a word, wanting to see what else this man could say, but the young man's next action startled her.
"I will definitely pay you back, please give me some time!" The young man bowed to Du Ruoxia at a ninety-degree angle, which startled Du Ruoxia so much that she took three steps back.
"No, you don't have to exaggerate like that, it's not that much money!"
"Besides, I don't really want you to give it to me; I'm just trying to prevent some unreasonable demands."
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