The shopkeeper snorted coldly, his face disdainful: "You want me to let them go? Sure, as long as you kneel down and beg me, I'll consider letting them go."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi's face instantly flushed with anger: "You're delusional!"
Jiang Bai glanced at the murderous people around her. It didn't matter if she died here, but Zhao Yi couldn't die here with her. She was the one who caused this mess, and she shouldn't have dragged him into it.
She bit her lip, said nothing more, and knelt down with a thud.
"If I kneel down, you will let them go, and I will tell you anything you want to know next."
The shopkeeper was surprised that she was so obedient; it seemed that the man in front of her was her weakness.
Heh, he couldn't get her to talk all night, but he didn't believe that with all these extra bargaining chips today, he still couldn't get her to talk.
Zhao Yi hadn't expected Jiang Bai to actually kneel down for him, and immediately turned around to look at her with a complicated expression.
Amu was also watching Jiang Bai from the side, his expression unreadable. He pursed his lips and stared at her for a while before letting out a soft breath.
Zhao Yi didn't make her kneel any longer, and pulled her directly into his arms: "Why should you kneel for this kind of scum for my sake and suffer such grievances for nothing?"
The shopkeeper's eyes blazed with fury. This audacious brat!
"Men, tie them all up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a short whistle rang in his ears, and then a commotion suddenly broke out at the door.
"What's going on?" The shopkeeper looked towards the door, puzzled. A large group of people were also confused about what had happened.
He glanced at Zhao Yi again and noticed his hand slowly lowering. He immediately shouted, "Was that the whistle you just blew? What trick are you trying to pull now!"
Zhao Yi ignored him, and soon the people at the door rushed in.
They were a group of skilled fighters dressed in black, brought by Zhao Yi. They quickly engaged the shopkeeper's men in battle and gained the upper hand.
The shopkeeper was so frightened by this sudden turn of events that his legs went weak.
"Who exactly are you?"
He looked at Zhao Yi in horror, then turned and tried to run towards the door, but Amu grabbed him by the collar.
"Where do you think you're going to run off to?" He looked coldly at the shopkeeper's burly, pig-like body and let out a sneer.
Jiang Bai hadn't expected Zhao Yi to have a backup plan, and he immediately felt relieved.
She thought of something and immediately said, "Someone must have come to this herbal medicine shop today. The shop assistant said they are a distinguished guest. You should send someone to look for them and not miss any clues."
Zhao Yi nodded and immediately called a few people to arrest people in other parts of the herbal medicine shop, while he picked up Jiang Bai and walked out of the basement.
Amu followed behind the two men, carrying the shopkeeper. The others were either dead or wounded, and had no ability to resist.
Once outside, Amu spoke first, saying, "Jiang Bai's injuries are quite severe. You should take her to get treatment first. I'll look after things here."
Zhao Yi didn't delay any longer and immediately left with Jiang Bai in his arms.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Mu."
Amu agreed and waited in an open space in the courtyard. Soon, Zhao Yi's men brought over several people. These people were obviously preparing to flee, dressed neatly in the middle of the night, so they must have heard the commotion.
One of them was dressed in extraordinary clothes; he must be the nobleman Jiang Bai mentioned.
"Zhao Yi should have taught you how to interrogate people. Extract everything you need to say from these people as quickly as possible."
"yes!"
Those people were taken away for separate interrogation, and soon eerie screams echoed throughout the area.
Zhao Yi carried Jiang Bai to a clinic. The doctor was initially annoyed at being woken up in the middle of the night, but when he saw Jiang Bai covered in blood, he was terrified and quickly took him inside.
The ordeal lasted until dawn, and Amu had already extracted all the evidence.
"Those medicated peaches were indeed sold by people they hired, with the aim of making money off the medicine. Once more time had passed and more people fell ill, and the atmosphere of the situation was right, they would send people to see the patients and provide prescriptions. At that point, only their pharmacy would have stockpiled these medicines, allowing them to raise prices and do whatever they wanted. Jiang Bai had no intention of disrupting their scheme, so naturally they saw him as a thorn in their side and were determined to eliminate him."
Zhao Yi heard this and it was exactly what they had expected.
But then he thought of those people's strange skills and asked, "Did they confess who was behind them? It doesn't seem like something an ordinary herbal medicine dealer would dare to do."
Amu slowly shook his head: "No, they all have the same story, and we don't know who's behind them."
Zhao Yi clenched his fist: "It seems we still need to investigate more thoroughly."
"No rush. I've already obtained the prescription for the antidote, and the pharmacy's storeroom is stocked with plenty of medicinal herbs, enough to prepare a batch of antidote for the sick people in the vicinity."
Without further delay, Amu set about arranging the preparation and distribution of the antidote.
Zhao Yi focused on taking care of Jiang Bai. Fortunately, although her injuries looked terrible, they were all superficial wounds, and with careful care, they wouldn't be a big problem.
After much deliberation, he decided to take Jiang Bai back to the capital for treatment, where there would be more and better medicines and a more suitable environment for her to recuperate.
About three days later, Amu finished distributing the antidote. Some patients who had taken the medicine earlier were already able to get out of bed and walk, and their health was gradually recovering.
Jiang Bai's injuries had stabilized somewhat, and only then did Zhao Yi dare to take her in the carriage.
However, she remained unconscious and did not wake up. Fearing that something might go wrong, he became even more anxious to return to the capital.
Amu was worried about Jiang Bai, so he followed the two to the capital.
After arriving in the capital, she was treated by a new doctor and took several doses of medicine before she gradually regained consciousness.
That day, Zhao Yi was still by her bedside. As soon as Jiang Bai opened her eyes, she saw his haggard face.
His large hand was still holding hers, and when he sensed her move, he immediately woke up.
"Bai'er, you're finally awake!" He held her hand tightly, his voice trembling with excitement.
Jiang Bai looked at him and chuckled as she squeezed his hand back: "How come I'm the one who's sick, while you look so haggard?"
Zhao Yi lowered his head shyly. He hadn't washed up for several days, having only been busy tidying up Jiang Bai. He probably looked even more disheveled than Jiang Bai, the patient.
"I was worried about you these past few days. I'm so glad you've woken up. Are you hungry? I asked the kitchen to prepare some food. Have someone bring it up now."
"good."
The maidservant waiting beside him immediately hurried out the door. Jiang Bai looked at the maidservant's back and realized that he had actually returned to the capital.
She looked up at Zhao Yi, her brows furrowing slightly: "We're back in the capital? What about the patients? Have we found an antidote?"
Zhao Yi patted her head and explained, "It's all resolved. Amu found someone to refine the antidote and distributed it to the patients. Most of them recovered their energy within half a day after taking the antidote, and they only needed a day to have the strength to walk again. You don't need to worry."
Jiang Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief; the crisis was over.
She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she felt an itch in her throat, which then triggered a violent coughing fit.
A few streaks of red blood seeped from between her fingers covering her mouth, a truly horrifying sight.
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