There is nothing wrong with those flowers when viewed individually, but the inconspicuous wild flowers in the dazzling bouquet have hidden secrets.
The old men at the village gate saw another outsider coming in, accompanied by the police who had been disturbing their lives in the past few years. They looked at each other, and the oldest old man stepped forward to ask.
"Officer, Tanjia Village does not need any help. Please leave."
Director Yan brought out the explanation he had prepared long ago: "These are Dr. Xu's classmates. They came here to study and stopped by to see their old classmate. I'm sure Dr. Xu has already told the village chief about this."
The old man still had some doubts: "Why would a police officer like you, a high-ranking official, be accompanied by a friend?"
Director Yan pretended to sigh, "Alas! You think I want to waste my rest time to accompany them? It's because they said they are all top students and have a mission. They are afraid that something might happen to them in our territory and they won't be able to explain it to the higher-ups, so they asked me, a high-ranking official, to accompany them."
The old man wanted to ask more, but at this moment, the person who had asked for help and had met Director Yan came over and said, "Brothers and sisters, I'm here. Didn't I say I'd arrive at 11 o'clock? How come you're here early?"
Tang Lanqing immediately took over the conversation: "It's not that we're here on a mission, it's urgent. We haven't even stopped at a service station along the way. You have to treat us to a good meal."
Doctor Xu smiled and took the old man's hand: "Grandpa Tan, these are all the best among my classmates. I specially invited them to help you recuperate."
Seeing what Dr. Xu said, the old man changed his hostile look and walked to the next room to take out a bag of scented tea. "So you're Dr. Xu's friend. I apologize for offending you just now. This scented tea I made myself using flowers from the garden next door. Consider it my apology."
After deceiving the inspection at the village entrance, the few people successfully entered Dr. Xu's home.
Director Yan was very curious: "Doctor Xu, what did you do? These old stubborn people respect you so much."
Doctor Xu boiled some water and said, "It's a coincidence. Our school advocates going to the countryside to hone one's abilities, and I happened to be assigned here.
At first they didn't let me in. When I was about to go home, I saw an old man lying on the ground.
I used all my life's knowledge to wake him up, and the villagers probably thought I was still useful, so they let me stay.
After I came in, I learned that their village used to have a village doctor. Once, when he went up the mountain to collect herbs, it rained and he accidentally fell from the mountain. When he was found, he had died.
Maybe they haven't had a physical examination in a long time, so they all have some minor and major problems. After seeing them many times, they become familiar with them."
Director Yan nodded in understanding. "It seems you have a special skill. Thanks to you, I've gained recognition from Tanjia Village. I even got to drink the legendary scented tea that's only served to guests. I never had this privilege during the New Year."
Seeing that he was really about to put the scented tea into the kettle, Su Yan hurriedly stopped him: "There is peony grass in the scented tea, which has a hallucinogenic effect. If you drink it, you will see unreal things tonight due to the dizziness."
Director Yan immediately stopped what he was doing and walked outside to wash his hands with clean water. "So the rumors these days are all because of this thing. What are these people trying to do? How will spreading a cursed reputation benefit their village?"
[So those rumors are true, they are just intentional.]
I finally understood why the old man, who was initially unfriendly when we said we were going to explore the mountains, offered us brewed tea. It turned out he was waiting for us here.
This village is incredible. There's definitely a huge conspiracy hidden inside. Who knows, it could be a plot where everyone is a villain.
Su Yan looked around the room and saw nothing unusual inside: "Doctor Xu, how did you find out something was wrong?"
Dr. Xu opened his phone and found a photo of himself seeing patients: "I discovered it from this child."
"It was already very late that day."
"Doctor Xu, are you home? Something happened to my child. Can you come out and take a look?" A young couple, holding their nearly fainting child, knocked on the door anxiously.
"Just as I was about to rest, I heard a knock on the door and hurriedly got up to see what was going on.
When I opened the quilt wrapped around the child, the scene inside was heartbreaking.
The child was seen breathing with difficulty and was about to fall into a coma. Not only that, his smooth skin was covered with purple marks, which showed that he had been squeezed hard.
I controlled my anger and carefully checked the child's condition, and found that he had a foreign object stuck in his throat.
I shone the flashlight on it and luckily it was a ring-shaped object, which gave the child a chance to breathe.
Since there were no tools around, I took the risk of inserting the catheter I carried with me and fishing the thing out.
After a thrilling operation, the child was out of danger and the couple expressed their gratitude to me excitedly.
Looking at the marks all over the child's body, I couldn't help but ask, "Is there anyone around you who doesn't like this child? Parents should pay more attention."
As soon as I said this, the man next to me turned gloomy, and the woman hurried to calm him down: "Dr. Xu, thank you, we will be careful."
After they left with the child, I couldn't let it go and thought about going to see the child again when I have time.
The next day when I opened the door, I saw the woman from yesterday standing in front of me. She was holding a bag of eggs and said she came to thank me.
After I brought her into the house, she looked around and saw that there was no one around. After closing the door, she whispered something to me.
"Doctor Xu, I know you are a good person. When you are in this place, you must be careful with your words and actions. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, and don't go to any taboo places in the village. When you finish your work, leave this place immediately.
Also, don't let anyone know that you have any doubts about my son's injuries, and don't tell anyone about our conversation today."
After saying this, she put the eggs on the table and left.
"Since then, I have been curious about this village. Under the pretext of a physical examination, I surveyed the villagers and found that the health of the middle-aged and older people in the village was particularly poor, and their average life expectancy was around 60 years old.
I also found that the way people in the village get along with each other is very strange. They don’t seem to follow the order of the elders, but instead have their own system. In some families, even the children are the ones who make the decisions.”
Su Yan and the other two nodded: "I already understand the general situation. It would be too obvious if we go out now. Let's rest for a while."
At this time, at the village chief's house, an old man heard the news coming out: "Let's teach them a lesson. With the testimony of these top students, the rumors in our village will be more credible.
Remember, don't cause any loss of life?"
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