The middle-aged man was startled upon hearing this.
"I……"
"Stop making excuses! You're the one who poisoned me!"
"Bullshit! I just suspect there's poison in the well!"
The man even tried to argue his case.
"Since he's so stubborn, let's keep pouring it into his mouth!"
"Yes, madam."
Chen Hong was very helpful and poured three large bowls of well water down his throat.
At this point, the villagers who were watching also understood what was going on.
"So, it was you, you bastard, who poisoned us!"
"Damn it, he's trying to wipe out our whole village!"
"They killed our loved ones and now they want the major's wife to take the blame? They deserve to die!"
If it weren't for Chen Hong and his men holding them back, the angry villagers would have rushed up and beaten the culprit to death!
"Chen Hong, lock him up in one place. If he has an attack, give him medicine. If it gets serious, call me to give him acupuncture. As long as he doesn't die, I want to see how long he can keep up this stubbornness!"
"You brat! You dare lock me up?"
"Or, how about we hand you over to the villagers and let them 'treat' you properly?"
The man glanced at the menacing villagers and ultimately chickened out.
Being locked up by soldiers at least meant they wouldn't actually kill him.
If we hand him over to the villagers, then things might not be so certain.
Jiang Jingxue was busy all morning, investigating the truth and re-administering acupuncture to patients. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink water.
She was secretly wondering where Gu Pingwei had gone so early in the morning.
Where is everyone?
Before long, she saw a young soldier pushing Gu Pingwei from the direction of the village entrance, with two strangers following beside him.
Gu Pingwei also saw Jiang Jingxue.
He pointed in the direction where Jiang Jingxue was, and said something to two unfamiliar men next to him.
Immediately afterwards, he headed in her direction.
Gu Pingwei took Jiang Jingxue's hand and looked her up and down with concern.
"When I entered the village just now, my men told me that some villagers were causing you trouble. How are you? Are you alright?"
Jiang Jingxue shook her head.
"I'm fine."
Then, she told Gu Pingwei everything that had just happened.
"Fortunately, it was discovered in time, preventing more serious poisoning consequences. However, the man is very stubborn and refuses to admit that he poisoned the man. He has now been locked up."
Chen Hong added from the side.
"Major, we owe everything to Madam today. If it weren't for her brilliant and resourceful discovery of the true cause of the villagers' poisoning, we would still be in the dark!"
Although Chen Hong and Jiang Jingxue haven't known each other for very long.
But after spending these few days together, he admired her immensely.
Her composure, her wisdom, and her sense of the big picture far surpass those of many others.
He felt inferior to them.
When Gu Pingwei heard about Jiang Jingxue's heroic deeds, a smile unconsciously appeared on his handsome face, and his eyes showed a hint of infatuation as he looked at her.
As expected of Gu Pingwei's wife, she is truly courageous and resourceful.
She always manages to bring him unexpected surprises.
"Gu Pingwei, where have you been so early in the morning? Did something happen?"
Jiang Jingxue asked with some concern.
"It's nothing. It's just that last night you said the poison in my body was similar to that of those children, which made me suspicious. There happened to be two experts from Haishi who were on a business trip in the next county, so I went to visit them early this morning and asked them to come and investigate. Once it's confirmed that this poisoning was deliberate, they will take over here, and the rest will be left to them."
It must be said that Gu Pingwei is very vigilant, no wonder he was a soldier.
Last night, she muttered something casually, but even she didn't think of it as deliberate poisoning. Yet he had already thought of inviting experts over.
"Gu Pingwei, you're amazing!"
Jiang Jingxue was so amazed that she couldn't help but give Gu Pingwei a thumbs up.
He's incredibly insightful!
"Major Gu and his wife are truly a loving couple, a perfect match!"
In the blink of an eye, the two experts arrived.
Gu Pingwei introduced them to each other.
Then, they got down to business, taking the experts to the well to collect samples, and also taking blood samples from the poisoned patients.
"Major Gu, the test results will be available within two days."
"Mrs. Gu, see you next time."
The two experts, along with Gu Pingwei and Jiang Jingxue, said goodbye and left.
"Gu Pingwei, I'm going to check on those children."
"I'll go with you."
Jiang Jingxue pushed Gu Pingwei into the patient area.
The children were still busy preparing and distributing medicine for everyone.
"Sister Jiang."
Just then.
Panpan walked over timidly.
She carefully took a candy out of her pocket and handed it to Jiang Jingxue.
"Sister Jiang, have some candy."
"It's Dr. Niu who's standing to the side," said the doctor.
“Yesterday, a patient saw that these children were busy and working hard, so he gave them some candy from his pocket, one piece for each of them. He had bought the candy in the city for his grandson, but sadly his grandson was lost in this disaster. The other children finished their candy long ago, but Panpan couldn’t bear to eat it and kept saying that she wanted to save it for you.”
Seeing Panpan holding the candy like a precious treasure, Jiang Jingxue was not only moved but also shocked.
It's important to understand that candy is a scarce commodity for children in rural areas.
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