Then Su Ziyang heard the sound of a long knife piercing into a body.
He turned around and saw a girl standing behind him, a samurai's long sword already piercing her abdomen.
He didn't know where the girl came from, but judging from her appearance, he guessed that the samurai was about to attack him from behind, and this girl who suddenly appeared rushed out to take the blow for him.
Actually, Su Ziyang would have been fine even if the girl hadn't taken the knife for him.
Seeing this, Su Ziyang flew into a rage and showed no mercy, killing the girl instantly and ending the fight quickly. He then picked her up and rushed back to the villa.
He couldn't possibly let someone die trying to save him; he didn't want to owe that kind of debt.
After listening to Su Ziyang's explanation, everyone understood the reason.
"How long will it take for her to wake up?" Su Ziyang asked.
"She fainted from the pain. Her head wasn't injured. I treated her wounds, and she'll wake up in a bit."
Perhaps Su Ruojin's words had come true, because Yanluo came out at this moment and said, "Your Highness, Commander Su, that young lady has woken up."
The group arrived at the bedside. The little girl had already opened her eyes. When she saw Yan Luo, her eyes lit up. "The doctor...the doctor is you. Thank you for saving my grandfather."
"Who are you? Why did you take a knife for my second brother?" Su Ruojin asked directly.
The young girl looked at Su Ruojin and realized that the woman in front of her was no ordinary person, so she was quite frank.
“My name is Asakawa Riko. Today I was going to the Imperial Pharmacy to find my little sister when I saw the samurai of the Imperial Pharmacy besieging this... this big brother. I saw that the samurai’s sword was about to stab him, so I rushed up without thinking twice.”
"Aren't you afraid my second brother is a bad person?" Su Ruojin asked, looking into Asakawa Riko's eyes.
Upon hearing this, Riko Asakawa's eyes instantly turned red, and her voice was filled with hatred, "There isn't a single good person in the Imperial Pharmacy. The person they want to kill must not be a bad person."
Su Ruojin was taken aback by the answer, not expecting it to be like this.
What do you mean by that?
Riko Asakawa gave a wry smile. "After the doctor saved Grandpa yesterday, the pharmacist told me that Grandpa needs to take tonics to recover faster."
My parents died, and I grew up relying on my grandfather. We made a living by fishing and didn't have much savings, so we couldn't afford to buy tonics.
I had no choice but to come to the pharmacy to find Yingzi, hoping to borrow some money from her to buy medicine for my grandfather.
Sakurako has been working as a maid in the Imperial Pharmacy. I thought she might have some money to lend me, but I never expected this…”
At this point, Riko Asakawa closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face.
Su Ruojin didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Asakawa Riko.
After pausing for a while, Riko Asakawa continued, "When I arrived at the backyard of the Imperial Pharmacy, I saw the people carrying out several corpses. One of them was Sakura. She was killed by the people of the Imperial Pharmacy!"
"Why are you so certain that your friend was killed by people from the Imperial Pharmacy?"
"In Chigen City, everyone knows that Dian Yaotou is fond of women. Very few women who enter his mansion come out alive."
However, the wages offered by the Imperial Pharmacy were high, so there were always families willing to send their daughters to the Imperial Pharmacy to work as maids.
The bodies carried out from the back gate of the Imperial Pharmacy were covered with white cloth, but one of the women's hands was hanging down, with a heart-shaped birthmark on it. This was Yingzi's birthmark.
Moreover, Sakura's hands were covered in countless needle marks; she must have been tortured to death by the head pharmacist!
Hearing what Riko Asakawa said, Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu exchanged a glance.
So the two women they saw at the entrance of the pharmacy yesterday also came from the pharmacy?
"Miss Li Zi, rest here in peace. You saved my second brother. I will arrange for someone to take care of your grandfather, so you don't need to worry," Su Ruojin instructed.
Riko Asakawa struggled to get up to thank Su Ruojin, but was stopped by Yanluo.
"Thank you, thank you." Riko Asakawa had already realized that the woman in front of her was the mistress of the female doctor who had saved her grandfather.
The female doctors are highly skilled, and it would be best to have them take care of Grandpa.
“Thank you, madam. I will definitely pay for your medical expenses once I recover,” Riko Asakawa said sincerely.
After leaving the house, Su Ruojin arranged for someone to take care of Grandpa Li Zi at his temporary residence. At the same time, Xiao Yanchu also asked Su Ziyang and Hu Qing to investigate the matter of Asakawa Li Zi.
When things happen too coincidentally, it becomes a bit strange.
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