Chapter 3162: Scare
The medicine given to the assassins was different from that given to the guards and runners. It could only relieve their vomiting symptoms, but they would still be weak.
But Daji was very cautious and tied up all the people with ropes.
The assassins were lying on the ground. Seeing Zhou Man come over to chat with them again, they couldn't help but groan and said in pain, "It hurts, it hurts, sir, my hands hurt so much, can you untie me?"
The person lying next to him immediately said, "Yes, it hurts me too, sir. Can you see if my hand is about to break?"
Zhou Man didn't look at their hands. Instead, he said with sympathy, "If your hands are tied too tightly, they're prone to necrosis. Hands and feet are like your internal organs; they need blood circulation to stay active. Look at the useless flesh that's been deprived of blood. It's pale and colorless. Even if you graft it back, it won't survive. Instead, it will rot and affect the skin it touches."
"The same goes for your hands. If they're tied too tightly, blood won't reach your wrists and palms. Over time, they'll start to sting, then slowly lose sensation. By the time you can no longer feel your wrists, your hands are dead."
Zhou Man became more and more excited as he spoke. He squatted a little higher and talked more. "Besides the hands, other parts of the body are the same. For example, if you maintain the same posture for a long time, your muscles will be injured and your blood circulation will be affected. You won't feel it at first, but when you return to your original posture, you will find tingling and numbness. Maybe you will feel better after moving, but the damage that has been done cannot be naturally healed. It will always exist, even though you can't feel it..."
The assassins lay flat on the ground, looking up at the starry sky expressionlessly, not caring at all about the pressure on their arms. At this moment, they just wanted Zhou Man to shut up.
Zhou Man finally finished his explanation and looked at their posture with regret. "If you lie like this for too long, in another quarter of an hour you will feel numbness and tingling in your arms below the shoulders. This is good. It only takes one night. Not only will you lose your wrist and hand, but your entire arm. This will save more fabric."
The assassins were startled and felt the numbness in their arms. They tried to lie on their sides, but because their hands and legs were tied and they felt weak, they struggled several times before turning over.
Zhou Man sat aside, watching with his chin propped up, a look of great interest on his face.
One assassin couldn't help but get angry. "Aren't you the imperial physician? Aren't you a doctor? They say doctors have a kind heart, but how come you don't have any kindness at all?"
Zhou Man clicked his tongue twice and said, "You are not patients, you are assassins who want to kill me. How stupid must I be to risk my life to help you?"
"But..." Zhou Man tilted his head and said, "It's not impossible. If you turn against us and become my people, I can be your doctor or even the imperial physician and treat you wholeheartedly."
The assassins remained silent.
Zhou Man felt a little tired of sitting like this, so he changed his posture, simply putting his feet forward, supporting himself with his hands behind him, crossing his legs, and swaying as he asked, "What are you afraid of? I've already captured you all, what else can they do to you?"
"I'm different. Your life and death now depends on me. If you don't tell me, I can still discuss it with you in a friendly manner. When we return to Beihai County, I will use all eighteen sets of tortures on you. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
The assassins were prepared to die in battle before they arrived. In fact, they were not so afraid of death, but they were very afraid of this kind of torture.
The assassins had regrets in their eyes. If they had known earlier that they should not have stayed in the afternoon to detoxify, they would have run away even if they risked their lives. Being poisoned to death is better than being tortured to death, right?
They also regretted that they had drunk the medicine just now. They should have refused to give in and poisoned themselves to death.
Zhou Man saw through their plan at a glance, sighed, and shook his head, saying, "You guys think too simply. To be honest, I'm a good person, and the people I've met before were all good people, so I've never used these poisons."
"You're the first bad guys I've encountered, and the first people to have tried my poison. If you don't tell me anything, I'll torture you eighteen times, and if you still don't tell me, then you're just being arrogant!" Zhou Man said excitedly, "People with such strong willpower must be put to good use."
A faint light appeared in the assassins' eyes, and they looked at Zhou Man with some hope.
Zhou Man said excitedly, "It just so happens that I have a lot of medicines that no one has tried. Alas, I am a good doctor and a good imperial physician after all. I can't let patients test medicine. The death row prisoners in Beihai County have to be sent to the provincial capital for review. Every time I test medicine, I have to send them back to the capital to find the prisoners sentenced to death by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. It's great to have you guys. I can try a lot of medicines..."
The assassins froze, completely stunned.
Seeing their hopeless expressions, Zhou Man hurriedly said, "Don't worry. If you're testing poison, I'll prepare an antidote for you. After all, we need to test the antidote to see if it's effective and see if there are any areas that need improvement. Some poisons can rot the flesh, leaving the whole body feeling like leprosy. But don't worry too much. My medical skills are also very famous, and my meat-cutting skills are very good..."
The assassins' faces turned even paler.
Zheng Guduan happened to hear this when he came over for dinner. He looked helpless, shook his head, and said, "Master, let's eat."
Next time, let Master bring Xibing or Jiulan along. Otherwise, what if he can’t control his facial expression when he hears these words and the enemy sees his flaw?
Zhou Man hurriedly sat down, placed the tray on his knees, and drank a mouthful of soup in front of a group of hungry assassins. Then he picked up a bun with chopsticks and ate it. He sighed as he ate, "There is no water nearby. I used up a lot of water to boil medicine for you. Now I can't even wash my hands. Sigh~"
Unfortunately, the assassins were all facing her, and when they saw her eating, they couldn't help swallowing.
"Do you want to eat?" Zhou Man asked them while holding a bun.
Although they thought she wouldn't give it, the assassins nodded and looked at her expectantly.
"Unfortunately, we don't have many. After all, no one expected to encounter assassins on the road, so we only brought our own share of dry food. You have already taken our share of water, so we can't let you take up our share of food."
An assassin asked, "Sir, can we just drink water instead of the buns?"
"No!" Zhou Man said seriously, "The water needs to be kept for you to make medicine. It's life-saving. How can you drink it?"
Assassins: ...Water can also save lives.
Originally they had not felt thirsty, but when Zhou Man drank soup in front of them, the assassins felt hungry and thirsty. Seeing that she was indifferent, they felt angry. It turned out that officials were not good people. Look at this heartless person.
Zhou Man was still trying to talk to them, "Do you people from Jiangnan also like to eat buns?"
Zhou Man: Scare you to death
(End of this chapter)
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