Jiang Jinyu led Jiang Qiao to a room where there were three patients. Jiang Qiao took the pulse of one of them first. The toxins had not been completely cleared, but the person's mental state seemed alright.
He glanced at Jiang Jinyu with a puzzled look and asked in a low voice, "Did Master Hou help?"
Jiang Jinyu nodded, signaling Jiang Qiao to continue examining the three people in the room. After Jiang Qiao finished taking the pulses of all three, she didn't say anything more and turned to leave with Jiang Jinyu.
She couldn't speak in front of the patients, but Jiang Jinyu and the medical staff must be aware of their situation.
"Let's get hemodialysis done as soon as possible. I'll think about it some more later and see if I can develop a corresponding antidote. It won't cure the root cause, but it's better than nothing."
That's all I can do for now. This thing is extremely dangerous. You all need to investigate thoroughly where it's coming from. If the root cause isn't eradicated, more people will continue to suffer.
Jiang Jinyu nodded. "Wait a moment, I'll go tell someone."
Soon, Jiang Jinyu came out of the doctor's office and left with Jiang Qiao.
"Hou Diankui, where is Master Hou? Where is he now?"
"He's also staying at the guesthouse, but the old man likes to wander around, so if you want to see him, you'll have to wait until evening."
"Jiang Qiao, shall we go back together to get the child medical attention?"
Jiang Qiao nodded, then asked, "Hasn't the child gone to school yet?"
Jiang Jinyu sighed, "How can we go? He can't speak yet, so we can only keep him at home for now. The adults will teach him some things at night. I'm trying to figure out how to cure his voice as soon as possible."
Jiang Qiao let her older cousin pull her back, hoping to see her uncle and his wife again. Unfortunately, when they arrived, she learned that her uncle and his wife had long since passed away.
Jiang Qiao couldn't say anything. She knew the bitterness in her heart. Moreover, she was not as good as Jiang Jinyu. At least Jiang Jinyu could openly express her sadness and tears. She couldn't. She had to keep everything in her heart. That feeling was really hard to bear.
"Sigh, those who lived through that era certainly suffered a lot. Compared to those who have passed away, those who are still alive should be grateful."
"That's right. Back then, we didn't have the means. I was away from home most of the year and couldn't take care of my family at all. I wanted to wait until we won so I could take good care of my parents, but unfortunately, they were already gone. So, you really can't wait to be filial. In the end, you'll only regret it."
At least I'm still alive. My uncle's three are probably just a pile of bones by now.
Jiang Qiao had her doubts. "Since that's your uncle's house, you should know where they live. How could the two brothers have no contact at all? Even if they were fleeing, they should have agreed on how to contact each other."
Jiang Qiao never understood this matter. They had all agreed on it back then, so why didn't her uncle's family arrive at the designated place?
"Sigh, don't even mention it. We were originally going to Nanjing, but the Japanese had already gone there, so we had no choice but to go somewhere else. My uncle said he was going to Chongqing, but after liberation, I asked around and there was no such person. I don't know if he encountered the same situation as us."
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "You definitely won't find anything if you try to investigate now. I remember reading a book that said Chongqing was bombed back then, and even those who hid in air-raid shelters suffocated. Maybe your uncle was among them. If you have the time or ability, you might as well try to investigate. You might find something."
Jiang Jinyu's car suddenly braked hard, and Jiang Qiao almost hit the windshield.
"What's wrong? Why did you brake so suddenly?"
Jiang Jinyu stopped the car, turned around, looked Jiang Qiao up and down, and asked with a serious expression, "Jiang Qiao, tell me honestly, do you know something?"
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "Look at my age, what could I possibly know? I wasn't even born in those days, how could I possibly know?"
I'm just guessing; I trust my intuition, that's all. What, do you really know the inside story?
Jiang Jinyu now felt he couldn't quite figure out the girl in front of him. The girl's conversation with him seemed casual, but she was actually asking questions the whole time.
"Jiang Qiao, are you really Jiang Qiao?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Director Jiang, don't try to scare me. If I'm not Jiang Qiao, who am I? I have a father, a mother, a grandfather, and a younger brother. Do you think I popped out of a rock?"
Jiang Jinyu now seriously doubts what Jiang Qiao said. The reason is that he once had a dream in which he saw a scene in a cave. It was so unforgettable that he would never forget it for the rest of his life.
He glanced at Jiang Qiao with a complicated expression, then restarted the car and drove home quickly.
Jiang Qiao was also a little uneasy. Could it be that Jiang Jinyu had sensed something?
She recalled what they had said when they met. At most, she had asked some questions out of curiosity. Even if she had doubts, she probably wouldn't have doubted her background, right?
Everyone in the Jiang family has gone to work, leaving only little Jiang Ming and the nanny at home.
Upon seeing Jiang Qiao arrive, the little guy happily rushed over, and Jiang Qiao picked him up in her arms.
"Jiang Ming, did you miss me? I missed you so much! Are you settling into your new home?"
The little guy nodded happily, grinning from ear to ear. Even Jiang Jinyu, watching from the side, felt a pang of sadness. These days, her grandson rarely had such a happy moment. Most of the time, the child preferred to be alone. Because of communication issues, the family members didn't know what the child was thinking.
The little guy patted Jiang Qiao's shoulder, signaling her to put him down. Jiang Qiao then took the little guy's hand and they went into the house together.
Seeing the framed photos in the living room, Jiang Qiao stopped in her tracks, especially when she saw their family portrait; something just didn't feel right.
She had never seen this family photo before, and she didn't know if it was lost or what. There was another face in their family photo. If she wasn't mistaken, it should be Jiang Jinyu. But Jiang Jinyu wasn't very old at that time. How could he be in their family photo?
Seeing photos of her eldest and second eldest brothers, as well as her parents, made Jiang Qiao's eyes well up with tears, no matter how hard she tried to control herself. She had no family photos left; all she had were memories and heartbreak.
Seeing Jiang Qiao pause in front of the photo, Jiang Jinyu hesitated for a moment before explaining, "This is our family photo."
When Jiang Qiao heard this word, his heart was in turmoil. Why did Jiang Jinyu say that this was his family photo? Could it be that his uncle was not his biological father?
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