Chapter 186 Saving the People
The crowd outside the gate, emboldened by the presence of the county magistrate, said, "How can we trust this woman's methods? Our family members have also been poisoned and fallen into comas as a result. How can we feel at ease?"
Jiang Mi initially thought these people didn't trust her to cure the poison at home, but it turned out they wouldn't let her do it at all.
The crowd began to stir again, shouting and urging Jiang Mi not to use the antidote, fearing that she would go even further and poison them.
"Gentlemen, this woman has signed that military pledge, so can you all rest assured?"
The magistrate slammed his fist on the table in the courtroom, and only then did the crowd quiet down.
After a moment of silence, one of the people stood up and said, "We did not witness what happened, so how can we say that this woman is truly without ulterior motives?"
The two sides began to argue, while bystanders, unaware of the situation, continued to try to stop them.
At this critical moment, the crowd that had just been in the courtroom arrived just in time.
"We'll be the witnesses!"
"We are willing to testify for the young lady. She really did sign that pledge just now. Those of you who are unaware of the situation should give her a chance to cure this poison. If she can be cured, it would be good for all of you, wouldn't it?"
After the crowd, who had just learned of the situation, explained the situation, and the county magistrate presented the military order that Jiang Mi had just pressed her fingerprint on, the other group of people were finally convinced.
"Then please, young lady, cure this poison."
Seeing that they had finally relented, Jiang Mi took out her medicine box and began to detoxify the poison in front of everyone.
Following the system's instructions, Jiang Mi added the prepared antidote.
Everyone craned their necks to look, and even the county magistrate looked up curiously.
Jiang Mi picked up the water and said, "The poison has been neutralized. Anyone who takes it will wake up immediately. No one else who has been poisoned by it will be fine after taking it. Is there anyone willing to try it?"
At this point, everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to try drinking the water, after all, this was a matter of life and death.
The county magistrate was also in a dilemma; he himself didn't dare to do it.
Seeing that no one was willing to try, Jiang Mi simply tilted her head back and swallowed it herself.
Everyone was stunned.
After a while, she was indeed fine.
"Gentlemen, is there anyone willing to give it a try?"
Everyone just stared at each other, no one daring to take that step.
At this moment, a member of the public said, "How can you convince us, young lady? If the water you have prepared is no different from ordinary drinking water, then wouldn't people who have not been poisoned by this drink it and remain unharmed?"
Jiang Mi frowned. "I have already made a pledge. Is there anyone who has been poisoned willing to try?"
The people were worried about their families, and no one dared to joke about their family members' lives.
A moment of complete silence fell.
Suddenly, a ragged beggar appeared outside the door, leaning on a cane. "We are willing to testify for the young lady! We are willing to drink this antidote!"
Jiang Mi immediately looked up and, sure enough, it was the beggar she had saved before; he had come to repay her kindness again.
Her heart warmed; justice would indeed prevail over evil.
But the crowd said, "What kind of beggar dares to disrupt the order of the court?"
Just as the soldiers were about to drive the beggars away, Jiang Mi shouted, "Wait! They are beggars I once saved. Your Excellency, could you please listen to them?"
The magistrate waved his hand and said, "Granted, let them in!"
Seeing that he could go in, the beggar waved to the person behind him.
The Beggars' Sect members appeared one by one, carrying the unconscious poisoned people on their backs and placing them in the courtroom.
Jiang Mi was heartbroken when she saw this. Among these unconscious beggars were such young children. How could these doctors be so cruel, not even sparing a little beggar?
The beggar's mother knelt beside him, weeping uncontrollably.
"Girl, please save my son! He's so young, we depend on each other for survival. How can I live without him? Waaah!"
The beggar's mother cried her eyes out, and even everyone else...
The magistrate couldn't bear it any longer; he was also heartbroken.
"Miss Jiang, please."
Jiang Mi said, "Since there are so many people, I need two large vats. I can make the antidote in a short while."
"Someone, bring the girl to the vat!"
After the soldiers carried the two large water vats to their positions, Jiang Mi continued to add the antidote as before.
After a long pause, Jiang Mi said, "A person who is unconscious only needs to drink half a bowl of this antidote, and they will wake up immediately!"
The beggar's mother was the first to take a bowl and scoop half a bowl of the contents for her son to drink.
The beggars also gave their unconscious family members water to drink.
Sure enough, the beggars woke up one after another after taking it!
"That's wonderful! Thank you so much, young lady! You're truly our savior!"
"This young lady has the heart of a Bodhisattva; she is a reincarnation of Hua Tuo! A living divine physician!"
The beggars all knelt down before Jiang Mi, and she repeatedly helped the mother of the beggar up, saying to the beggars, "Please rise, everyone, and do not perform such a formal ceremony. It was my intention to save you and the people from suffering."
In a way, she should thank these beggars for standing up for her when she was framed; otherwise, she would be in a real predicament now.
In the end, good triumphs over evil, and as long as one is wholeheartedly good, good will naturally follow.
The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
This top priority has finally been resolved, and the hot potato is no longer so hot.
Meanwhile, the crowd that had been waiting outside rushed in with bowls, scrambling to grab the water.
The magistrate slammed his hand down again, "Nonsense! Everyone line up in an orderly fashion! One by one! What kind of behavior is this, rushing around and making a scene in the courtroom?!"
Upon hearing the magistrate's words, the people began to line up obediently.
They were relieved after giving their loved ones half a bowl of water.
At this moment, a man wakes up in his wife's arms.
"Husband, husband, you're awake? You scared me to death! Waaah!"
After regaining his senses, the man being held by the woman asked, "Wife, how long have I been unconscious?"
After the man woke up, the other family members also woke up one after another, and they all hugged each other and wept uncontrollably.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Mi finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart. Thank goodness, everyone had woken up.
The crowd also knelt down and worshipped her.
"Thank you so much for saving my life, young lady! You are truly a bodhisattva incarnate!"
"Young lady, you are a miracle doctor! You save people from dire straits; you truly have the heart of a bodhisattva!"
Jiang Mi helped them up one after another, saying, "It's good that you're all safe and sound. Please don't stand on ceremony like this. It's my mission to heal and save lives. It's a good thing that you can hug your loved ones again!"
At this moment, the system finally spoke.
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Jiang Mi was overjoyed. "Great!"
But before she could even feel happy after treating all these people, she learned that her mother had gotten into an accident.
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