Upon hearing this, the nurses immediately rushed to defend Li Xingzhou.
"Impossible! Dr. Li is so responsible, how could he treat a bad person? There must be some mistake!"
"Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else? Dr. Li's medical skills are so good..."
"Yes, they must have mistaken you for someone else!"
Lian Xiao scoffed. These people were even more foolish than he had imagined. "The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuchs are. I seem to remember there's only one doctor surnamed Li in the military hospital."
These words were like a bucket of cold water, and the nurses' voices immediately fell silent.
They looked at each other, unsure how to respond.
Bang--!
The door was pushed open with a thud.
The dean rushed in, his face extremely grim. "Come with me right now! Those people have already caused a scene at the military headquarters. If the soldiers hadn't been holding them back, they would have stormed in already. These are turbulent times, we can't let things escalate any further!"
Li Xingzhou then came to his senses and felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the man's serious expression.
Even the dean came personally to summon him, which shows that the matter has escalated to a significant level, and he has no choice but to go.
If only it were my leg instead of my wrist that was injured...
Li Xingzhou gritted his teeth, raised his injured arm, and forced himself to stand up.
Lian Xiao immediately perked up and quickly followed; this was going to be quite a show.
Right, he needs to hurry and find Xu Xinghe so they can watch this show together; that would be much more interesting!
Military gate entrance.
A large crowd of villagers, all from Xinghua Village, surrounded the area, their voices rising in a cacophony of chatter in the cold wind.
The middle-aged man at the head of the group, his face red and neck bulging, was standing on tiptoe and cursing loudly, "Get that quack doctor surnamed Li out here! My father used your lousy frostbite ointment, and not only did it not get better, it actually made his frostbite worse! You heartless bastard, you're harming people!"
Li Xingzhou had just reached the door when he heard the words "frostbite cream." He stopped abruptly, and the bad premonition in his heart intensified.
He suddenly remembered Xu Xinghe's clear and resolute gaze in Xinghua Village that day, and a chill ran down his spine. His heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand...
Is there really something wrong with the medicine?
His hands and feet are cold, so what should he do now?
Yes, he's a doctor. If something really goes wrong, he can find an excuse to distance himself from it, since those illiterate people don't understand anything anyway.
Besides, it's not necessarily the frostbite cream that's the problem; he can't afford to panic so quickly.
The dean strode to the front, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, "Everyone, please calm down, Dr. Li is here."
He looked at the middle-aged man, trying to keep his voice calm, "Comrade, Dr. Li is an expert from Shanghai, and his medical skills are very solid. There must be some misunderstanding here. Let's clear things up..."
"Misunderstanding?" The man's eyes widened, interrupting him. "Are you saying I lied to you?"
He suddenly stepped aside, revealing the oxcart surrounded by the crowd behind him.
Thick quilts were laid on the cart floor, and the old man from Xinghua Village lay on them, covered with a patched cotton quilt. His cheeks were so red that they looked like they were about to bleed, his breathing was heavy, and his eyes were closed. He had already fallen into a coma.
The man lifted a corner of the quilt, revealing the old man's hands and feet.
What was originally just red and swollen chilblains has now completely ulcerated, with large, hideous wounds oozing yellow pus, and the skin around the edges turning black and hard, a truly shocking sight.
"See for yourselves!" The man clenched his fists, growing increasingly furious. "Yesterday, my dad's frostbite started to fester after using the ointment he gave him, and today he's delirious with fever! If this isn't a problem, then what is?"
The villagers who came with them also offered their help.
"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes, we wouldn't lie to you."
"This is the medicine that Dr. Li gave me. Luckily, I didn't use it."
"Exactly, otherwise we'd end up like that too, it's terrifying."
Upon hearing these words, Li Xingzhou could no longer maintain his usual gentle demeanor; his fingertips turned icy cold, and a layer of cold sweat seeped from his back.
He never expected things to escalate to this point.
That injury... was really too serious!
It could be so serious as to endanger your life!
The dean was also startled and quickly went to the oxcart.
Only when he got closer did he realize that the old man's hands and feet were far more severely ulcerated than he had imagined. The pus had even soaked through the bedding beneath him, which was now frozen stiff. His heart sank, and he turned to look at Li Xingzhou, his voice anxious, "What medicine did you give him?"
We must control the patient's injuries as soon as possible to save his life!
Otherwise, in as little as three days or as long as a week, this person will be tormented to death by the festering wound!
Li Xingzhou pursed his lips, his fingertips trembling slightly, but he still tried to remain calm. "It's just frostbite cream, the same as Comrade Xu's."
He quickly scanned the faces of the people around him, trying to calm his wildly beating heart. "He must have used something else on his own to cause this. Listen to me, there are many reasons why a wound might become infected and fester. It doesn't mean there's something wrong with my medicine."
He absolutely cannot take this responsibility!
Once he admits it, the persona he has painstakingly built will collapse, and his plan to use the frostbite cream to curry favor with the military and suppress Xu Xinghe will be thwarted.
But the current situation clearly indicates that failure is not far away...
No, there is still a chance to salvage it.
As long as they believe the wound was infected from another cause, then it has nothing to do with him.
"Bullshit!" The man was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead. He pointed at Li Xingzhou's nose, spitting out a cloud of saliva. "My dad has never touched anything except your lousy ointment! You dare to say it's the same as Comrade Xu's? His ointment works instantly, but your rubbish will just rot after you apply it!"
He turned to the crowd and said, “Listen up, everyone! Don’t use this quack doctor’s lousy ointment, it will kill people! What ancestral prescription? It’s all fake! He even has the nerve to say that Comrade Xu stole his prescription? I think he’s the shameless one! Someone who steals a prescription can make medicine that’s better than the original? That’s a huge joke!”
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