"Hey...it happened last year. The one who got this strange disease was my son, who was about your age. I don't know what happened at that time, but he suddenly seemed like a different person.
"Sometimes he would act crazy and cry and shout that his whole body was in pain and itchy! I gave him all kinds of medicine but nothing worked. But after he stole money and ran away for a day or two, he would come back fine.
"At that time, I thought he was pretending and just wanted to steal the money! So... I locked him in the house and refused to open the door no matter how much he shouted.
"But...but what I didn't expect was! He, he...actually committed suicide. It was me who killed him!"
Having said that, Wang Ren couldn't help but cover his face and twitch softly.
After calming down for a while, he continued, "It wasn't until later when many people in the county came to buy medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nerves that I realized this was actually a disease!"
"What happened next? Were all the people who bought medicine cured?" Zhou Zhilu asked tentatively.
Wang Ren shook his head helplessly. "No, I don't know where this strange disease came from. When I asked those people, they refused to say anything. Later, these people either disappeared or followed their families to the provincial capital for treatment with the help of Master Feng..."
Zhou Zhilu couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.
Went to the capital for treatment? I'm afraid Feng Yuan had already dealt with him.
Wang Ren continued, "Until a month ago, there was a woman who often came to buy this medicine. Unfortunately... she's gone now, and I don't know what's happened to her."
Zhou Zhilu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and asked calmly, "A woman? She also contracted the disease? Could it be that she didn't come later because she was cured?"
Wang Ren gave a bitter laugh. "It's not that easy. That woman came here quite frequently. She seemed quite normal at first, but after buying a few medicines, she was obviously ill when I saw her again. She bought medicine for itching and pain, sedatives, and treatments for injuries. At that time, I thought she was just here to buy my stock."
Zhou Zhilu's eyes showed a trace of thought, and then he sighed and said, "Sir, do you know where that woman lives? I still want to go and see if she has been cured. If she has, I can ask her for advice."
Wang Ren frowned and thought for a while, then said uncertainly, "It seems... it came from Xiliu Village in the west. I don't know the details."
Zhou Zhilu's eyes trembled when he heard this.
As expected, I was right. That woman... was Xiuhua from Xiliu Village!
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