Chapter 45: Counterattack
Medical clinic. Tang Yixiao stayed by Tang Yichen's bed and fed him medicine with a spoon.
When Qin Huiyin and others arrived, they saw Tang Yixiao crying while feeding medicine to Tang Yichen.
"Brother, what's going on?" Tang Luwu asked anxiously.
"Sister..." Tang Yixiao saw Tang Luwu and rushed over to her as if she had found someone to rely on, hugging her and crying loudly. "Big brother was seriously injured and has not woken up yet."
"How did you get injured?" Qin Huiyin asked.
"I don't know either. I only know that my eldest brother escaped from the Chen family with a seriously injured body. He happened to meet the inspectors from the Inspection Office. After that, my eldest brother went to the clinic and Chen Zhongyi was arrested."
"Doctor..." Qin Huiyin found the doctor and asked about Tang Yichen's injuries.
"He has injured his heart meridian. Whether he can wake up depends on his luck."
"Use the right medicine and make sure he wakes up." Qin Huiyin said, "Don't worry about spending money."
"Okay, I will definitely try my best." The doctor made a promise and told them not to make noise and disturb the patient's rest.
"Here is five taels of silver." Qin Huiyin handed the silver to Tang Luwu, "Take it for emergency use. I'll go to the Inspection Office to ask what happened."
"This is too much. I can't take so much silver..."
"Keep it until your brother wakes up."
Qin Huiyin asked Master Tang San to stay and accompany them. After all, Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao were still young and could not handle the hardships, so it would be safer to have an adult accompany them when they encountered problems.
When Mr. Tang San saw that Qin Huiyin was thoughtful at such a young age, and then looked at Tang Luwu, who was one year older than her but was at a loss, he once again sighed that this little girl was not simple.
Qin Huiyin came to the Inspection Office. She introduced herself, explained her relationship with Tang Yichen, and then asked whether Tang Yichen's injury was related to the Chen family.
"How is your brother's injury?" A middle-aged man walked out and stopped to ask after hearing Qin Huiyin's words.
"My lord, my brother hasn't woken up yet." Qin Huiyin said, "It is precisely because he hasn't woken up that I don't know what happened. I went to the county town with my sister yesterday and just returned to the town. I wanted to see my brother, but I didn't expect to get the news that he was seriously injured. I really don't know what happened."
"We have interrogated several important servants of the Chen family. Did your family owe the Chen family fifty taels of silver?"
"Yes. Sir, could my brother's injury be related to the fifty taels of silver?"
"Almost." Inspector Zhang said, "Your brother felt that the debt of fifty taels of silver was a bit strange, and he had been investigating the matter. He had found the doctor who was in cahoots with Chen Zhongyi, and persuaded him to testify for him. So he took the doctor to Chen's house, but Chen Zhongyi was furious and planned to kill him to silence him. That's how your brother escaped."
"Sir, how are you going to sentence this case?" Qin Huiyin looked distressed. "My brother is now in danger of death. This is also considered intentional homicide."
"According to the crime of intentional homicide, the sentence should be death. Now it depends on your brother's situation. If he dies, the other party will be sentenced to death. If he doesn't die, it will be exile."
Qin Huiyin: “…”
"Your brother was seriously injured and needs medical treatment. I have ordered the Chen family to pay for it."
"Sir..." an officer hurried over, "Chen Zhongyi was killed in prison."
"Who did it?"
"It seems to be someone Chen Zhongyi had offended before. The two met in prison and had an argument. During the shoving, Chen Zhongyi hit his head against the wall and died."
"Sir..." An official came running over from the other side, "The Chen family moved out overnight, and the house is empty."
"Did the Chen family move out?"
"Chen Zhongyi's wife moved away with her children. I heard that they sold their large house overnight. Now the house has been bought by the owner of a silk shop."
Qin Huiyin: “…”
It is true that husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately.
However, given Chen Zhongyi's character, it is understandable that his wife is so clear-headed.
But in this case, where can she get the medical expenses?
Chen Zhongyi died in prison, and all the Chen family members left. Now the whole case does not need to be tried at all because only the victim is left.
"Sir, how do we deal with Chen Zhongyi's accomplices? The doctor colluded with him, asking exorbitant prices under the guise of curing illnesses and saving lives, deceiving patients. Isn't this also a crime? Chen Zhongyi's followers did a lot of bad things for him, they should also be punished, right? The most important thing is the person who deliberately provoked the trouble, he is also one of the culprits."
"Don't worry, no one can escape." Inspector Zhang said, "Go back and take good care of your brother. He is such a smart man, how could he die young?"
Qin Huiyin always felt that there was something else behind Inspector Zhang's words.
However, when she learned about Chen Zhongyi's fate, she felt very happy. So, she didn't have to pay back the fifty taels of silver?
To be on the safe side, she'd better ask clearly.
"Sir, since it has been confirmed that the fifty taels of silver my father owed was a plot by Chen Zhongyi, then our family should not have to bear this debt, right?"
"Of course, this debt is invalid, and your family doesn't have to bear this burden. When your brother wakes up, let him study hard to get a good degree."
On the way back, Qin Huiyin kept thinking about what Inspector Zhang said.
First, Chen Zhongyi was furious when Tang Yichen exposed his plan. However, between defrauding money and killing people, the latter is a bigger crime, isn't it a bit unreasonable for Chen Zhongyi to deliberately kill people in order to suppress the incident of defrauding money?
Secondly, Inspector Zhang expressed his admiration for Tang Yichen in his words and actions, and seemed very familiar with him. He also hinted that he would not die so easily. Did he know something?
When Qin Huiyin returned to the clinic, the voices of Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao came from inside.
"Great, my brother finally woke up."
"Brother, you really scared us to death."
Master Tang San said, "Boy Chen, you are usually such a steady person, why are you so reckless this time? If anything happens to you, will it be a matter of fifty taels?"
Tang Yichen's voice was extremely weak: "I didn't think it through. I'm sorry for making everyone worry."
"The girl Huiyin has gone to the Inspection Office. She has been running around for your affairs since she settled down. Even if this sister is not your biological sister, she is almost like a biological sister. You must be nicer to her in the future."
"I know, Third Grandpa."
Qin Huiyin walked in slowly and said, "You're awake!"
"You're back." Mr. Tang San said, "How are you, Miss Huiyin? What did the Inspection Office say?"
"Chen Zhongyi's luck is bad." Qin Huiyin said, "If he had waited a little longer, the government would have sentenced him to exile at most after seeing that his elder brother had woken up. However, he was just killed by an old enemy in prison. If he dies, his accomplices will not be able to escape. The inspector said that they will be sent to the county government for trial."
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