The onlookers, seeing this, began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"What's wrong with these people? They were fine just a moment ago, how did they end up like this?"
"Yes, look, their bodies are all rotting and oozing fluid!"
"Serves them right! This is the consequence of being immoral. Who told these beggars to block people's door for no reason and prevent them from doing business?"
"You're wrong about that. These people aren't beggars. I've seen them before; they're just a bunch of idle loafers from our town."
"These people are awful. They pretended to be beggars and disgusted people at their doorsteps. Now they've got their comeuppance."
"That's right. Heaven is watching what people do. There are gods three feet above your head. If you do too many bad things, you will eventually be punished."
This sudden turn of events startled Chen Feng. After recovering, he looked at Chen Qingqing beside him and asked, "Little sister, what's wrong with these people?"
Chen Qingqing chuckled softly, "Who knows? Maybe they really are getting their comeuppance."
"Yes, yes, you're right, little sister. These people have sores on their heads and pus oozing from their feet. They're rotten to the core. They've definitely suffered retribution. They deserve it, they really deserve it!"
Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, the pockmarked man was terrified.
My body is covered in sores for no reason. Is it really retribution for doing too many bad things?
No, that's impossible. I've never heard of anyone getting this kind of retribution for doing bad things. Someone must have plotted against them.
He endured the excruciating itch and looked at Chen Qingqing. Seeing her ambiguous smile, he became even more certain of his thoughts.
He was furious and pointed at Chen Qingqing, shouting, "It was you! It must have been you who did this!"
Chen Qingqing said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense without evidence."
"Evidence? Yes, as long as we find a doctor, we can definitely find evidence." The pockmarked man suddenly remembered and hurriedly shouted to his men, "Go and fetch Doctor Miao for me!"
"Brother, bear with me, I'm coming right now." After saying that, the rogue turned and left.
The pockmarked man, unable to bear the intense itching, scratched himself while threatening menacingly, "You just wait, Chen, if you really poison the three of us, I'll never forgive you."
Chen Qingqing scoffed, "If I knew how to poison, wouldn't it be more satisfying to just poison you all to death?"
“You…” The pockmarked man never expected to encounter such an arrogant woman. No wonder Butcher Li suffered a great loss at her hands and became a wrecked man. It seems he had indeed underestimated this woman.
Before long, Physician Miao arrived in a hurry.
On the way, he had already learned the gist of the matter from the thugs, who said that the doctor from Jishetang had poisoned his brothers, and now they were all itchy.
There haven't been many patients at "Miraculous Healing Hall" these past few days, which he initially thought was due to the warmer weather. However, he recently learned that a new clinic called "Saving the World Hall" had opened in town, and the doctor there was none other than the stubborn old man, Li An, who used to work at his shop.
There is also a young woman who is skilled in treating difficult and complicated diseases. Fan Tong personally attended her opening ceremony, and recently she has become very famous. It is said that patients from all around come to her for treatment.
He had practiced medicine his entire life, only to have his business stolen by a naive young girl. How could he possibly swallow this insult?
Now that he has a handle on him, how could he let such a good opportunity slip by?
If it is discovered that the doctor at 'Jishetang' poisoned the medicine, then he will have a way to shut 'Jishetang' down.
Chen Qingqing was unaware that she had unwittingly offended her colleague. Upon seeing that it was Physician Miao, she smiled and stepped forward to greet him, "Hello, Mr. Miao, it's been a long time."
"So it was you!"
Doctor Miao was taken aback. He remembered that this girl had wanted to work at his shop, but he had refused.
If I had known she was such a good doctor, I should have kept her no matter what.
But there's no going back now. They've become business rivals, and business rivals are enemies!
He suppressed his displeasure and put on a surprised smile. "Miss Chen, so you are the manager of Jishetang. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Mr. Miao, you're too kind. Please give me your guidance if I fall short in the future." Chen Qingqing said sincerely. In her eyes, it was normal for colleagues to exchange experiences. She didn't realize that the person in front of her was already green with envy.
Seeing the two start chatting, the pockmarked man, enduring a sharp itch, interrupted,
"Dr. Miao, I've suddenly developed huge bumps all over my body. They break open as soon as I scratch them. Please take a look and see if someone has poisoned us?"
"Yeah, I also suspect I've been poisoned. I've never had this problem before," Radish Head said, wincing from the itch.
Chen Qingqing chuckled softly, “Mr. Miao, these people are accusing me of poisoning them, but their symptoms look like they’ve been poisoned by corpse poison. To clear my name, please take a closer look, Mr. Miao.”
Chen Qingqing dared to mention the corpse poison, so she must have been absolutely certain of it.
Even if Dr. Miao couldn't diagnose the cause, he wouldn't reveal it. After all, admitting his inferior skills in front of someone else's clinic would damage his reputation, and who would want to go to "Miraculous Hands Healing Hall" for treatment in the future?
Doctor Miao's face turned serious. He first took the pulse of the pockmarked man and found that the pulse was steady and the heartbeat was strong. There were no symptoms of poisoning. The bumps on his skin did indeed look like they were caused by something unclean.
He examined each person's symptoms, and they were all exactly the same. He couldn't find the cause and was immediately at a loss, but to save face, he coughed lightly.
"Miss Chen has excellent medical skills. She determined that they were infected with corpse poison just by looking at them, and her diagnosis was exactly the same as mine."
After finishing his speech, Doctor Miao looked at the group of men with pockmarked faces and asked them in a serious tone,
"Gentlemen, have any of you come into contact with rotting corpses recently?"
"No, I haven't been in contact with the body," the pockmarked man hurriedly shook his head, looking flustered.
Chen Qingqing didn't miss the fleeting panic in the pockmarked face's eyes. It seemed these scoundrels had actually believed her nonsense about corpse poison, so they must be up to no good.
At this moment, the pockmarked man panicked, and couldn't help but recall what had happened three days ago.
They heard that a wealthy man named Wu, who lived twenty taels away, had lost his daughter and that his burial goods were made of countless gold and silver. So the three of them took advantage of the night to dig up the grave.
Who knew that although the female corpse had been dead for a long time, it was like a living person. He seemed to be bewitched, and his beastly nature was overwhelmed, so he had relations with the female corpse.
Could it be that he was infected with corpse poison back then?
Then it was passed on to Radish Head and Hook Nose.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the itching all over his body intensified. He hurriedly asked, "Dr. Miao, can you cure this corpse poison disease?"
This was a situation he had never seen or heard of before. Doctor Miao told the truth, "I am not very knowledgeable and I cannot help with this corpse poison."
The hook-nosed man collapsed to the ground, looking at the pockmarked man with a mournful expression, and said, "It's over, what do we do now? What kind of girls can't we find in a brothel? Why did you have to..."
"Alright, shut up!"
The pockmarked man glared at him, and the hook-nosed man swallowed the rest of his sentence. Even though he wasn't the one committing necrophilia, if people found out they'd dug up a grave in the middle of the night, they'd still be in jail...
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