"Huh? Uncle Wang knows?"
Li Chu really didn't know this; he had always assumed that nobody knew.
"What do you think? The rescue plan needs to be reported. When the higher-ups saw your name on the list, they informed the commander. Their original intention was to have him call and persuade you, but they didn't expect the commander to tacitly approve it."
I heard about it from Jianshe later. After the leader received the news that day, he said two things: "Like father, like son!"
Another thing he said was, "The country has nurtured you for so many years; this is what you should do. If Xiao Chu really sacrifices himself, I will personally go and bring him back to be buried next to his parents."
After listening to Zhang Meng's words, Li Chu lowered his head and remained silent for a while before shaking his head with a bitter smile: "I didn't think that much at the time. I only knew that of the three Shen brothers, the eldest died when he crossed the river, the second died when he went to aid Korea, and now only the third is left. If he also died, I would feel uneasy."
"But it was precisely because of your rescue that two old men who had disliked each other for decades actually shook hands and made peace."
"Uh..." Zhang Meng's words left Li Chu speechless.
"I'm talking about Elder Shen. You've forgotten the conflict between him and the leader."
"Hey~ I can't think that far ahead!"
"On the third day, after the news of Shen Laosan's rescue came back, Shen Lao brought Shen Jun's son to the leader's door to express his gratitude."
The thought of the two stubborn old men meeting made Li Chu chuckle; it would definitely be very interesting.
Zhang Meng suddenly looked at Li Chu with concern and asked, "Little Chu, are your injuries alright?"
"It's okay, Brother Meng. Look at me, I'm as lively as ever."
"When the news of your injury came back, the commander couldn't eat or sleep well for the next few days. He didn't dare to go home, afraid that his wife would find out. He could only stay in the office. Only when he was sure that you were not in any danger did he feel relieved enough to go home."
Li Chu burst out laughing at Uncle Wang's antics.
Then, a deep sense of emotion welled up in my heart.
Zhang Meng raised his hand and patted Li Chu's shoulder, who was sitting next to him.
"Although I think you were a bit rash, I still have to say that you really did a great job."
Then Zhang Meng added, "I came here today because there's another matter I want to ask you."
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"Brother Meng, just tell me what's wrong."
"This is a case that our bureau recently encountered. It has resulted in five deaths, all from poisoning. Through autopsy and testing, we found that the victims had abnormally high alkaline levels, but we just couldn't figure out how they were poisoned."
The forensic doctor at the bureau believes that the poisoning may have been caused by ingesting some kind of Chinese herbal medicine, but as you know, there are just too many types to test them all.
I figured I might as well come here and see if it works out; if all else fails, we'll have to go to the Chinese Materia Medica Research Institute.
What are the symptoms of poisoning?
"According to the first doctor who treated the patient, the most typical symptoms were arrhythmia, mental disorder, fever, and ultimately death from respiratory failure."
"Mental instability? Respiratory failure?" Hearing this, Li Chu frowned. After a while, he asked again, "You just said that the deceased's body had a high alkalinity level during the toxicology test, right?"
"Yes, abnormally high."
"Have your people investigate whether these people have mistakenly ingested a large amount of 'Heavenly Queen's Tears'."
"Celestial Maiden? What is that?"
"It is a Chinese medicinal herb. Even if it is properly processed, it is still very toxic. We usually strictly control the dosage if the medicine we prescribe contains henbane."
Actually, if they had given him timely gastric lavage and administered licorice, rhinoceros horn, and cimicifuga rhizome, he could have been detoxified. The doctor who treated him was probably a novice. But were these five people a family?
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"We're not family."
"That's strange. How could all five of them have accidentally ingested it? You can check the pharmacies in the area, or find a wandering doctor who can prescribe this medicine, which is usually used to treat toothaches or prolonged diarrhea."
"Thanks, brother!" Zhang Meng patted Li Chu's arm happily.
"Don't mention it, I was just talking."
"If I have an answer, I won't sit any longer. I'll try my best to get them to solve the case today so everyone can have a good New Year!"
"Hurry up and get busy, Meng Ge!"
After seeing Zhang Meng off, Li Chu stood at the entrance of the alley. He looked back and forth several times, still wondering which way Ding Qiunan had gone.
He hesitated, wondering whether he should go and look for her, but there was also a high chance that the two of them wouldn't end up together.
"Xiao Chu, what are you doing standing there?"
The sound from behind made Li Chu turn around and take a look.
"Dad, Qiu Nan just went out to walk the dog. I was wondering if I should go check on her. What are you doing?"
"Your mom asked me to come over and tell you that you don't need to cook lunch, just come over and eat."
"Okay, Dad! Jianguo and his wife went to work, didn't they?"
"Yes, they get busier during holidays and festivals."
"It's just the last day. Everything will be fine after today."
"Remember to come over for dinner later. I'm heading back now; the child is sleeping in bed, and I need to go keep an eye on him!"
"Okay, Dad, you go back first. We'll go over when Qiu Nan comes back!"
After Ding's father went home, Li Chu was about to go home as well when he heard footsteps behind him.
He glanced back and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties with a young man in his early twenties, carrying some things in their hands.
I've never seen these two people before, so they're definitely not from their side.
However, he didn't pay any attention to it and turned around to go home.
Unexpectedly, the woman behind him called out to him.
"Comrade, could you please tell me about someone?"
Since they'd already spoken, things weren't going well. Li Chu had no choice but to turn around and look at the two people walking towards them from a distance.
"Please speak."
The woman was clearly taken aback when she saw Li Chu turn around.
She hesitated for a moment before asking, "Comrade, you must be Dean Li?"
"Uh..." They're here to see me?
Li Chu took another careful look at the two people and confirmed that he did not recognize them.
"I am Li Chu, but I'm not the dean, just the vice dean. And you are...?"
Once she confirmed that the person in front of her was the one she was looking for, the woman smiled.
"Hello Dean Li, my surname is Pan, and we are here to see you."
At this point, she turned her head to look at the young man beside her and said, "Xiao Yi, this is your father's savior."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young man put down what he was holding, then knelt down and kowtowed to Li Chu, saying, "Uncle Li, thank you for saving my father!"
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