The hook-nosed man was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He was so frightened that he stammered, "Brother, what, what do we do now? Are we just going to wait to die like this?"
Radish Head was terrified, his face ashen. Had he known this would happen, he would never have gone to dig up the grave, even if it meant death.
Seeing chunks of flesh peeling off his body, he suddenly screamed at the top of his lungs, "I'm going to die! I haven't lived enough yet! Doctor Miao, please save me!"
The doctor, Miao, took two steps back with a look of disgust. This unknown disease could be contagious; if he were to catch it by chance, it would be disastrous.
Thinking about how he had just taken the pulse of three people, he frowned with regret.
He hurriedly wiped his hands vigorously with a handkerchief and said coldly, "Stay away from me. I've already told you I can't cure this disease."
After speaking, he looked at Chen Qingqing and saw that she looked very relaxed. He figured that since he had never seen this kind of illness before, Chen Qingqing probably couldn't cure it either.
If these people were given to her, it would be perfect for curbing her arrogance and damaging her reputation, which would be entirely beneficial to me.
Doctor Miao chuckled, "Miss Chen, I've long heard of your superb medical skills and expertise in treating all sorts of difficult and complicated diseases. Since you were able to diagnose these three with corpse poison just by looking at them, I'm sure you have a way to cure them, right?"
Chen Qingqing was taken aback and looked up at Doctor Miao. Although he was smiling, the smile didn't reach his eyes.
He's digging his own grave, but he'll be disappointed.
“Mr. Miao, you are right, I can cure this disease.”
Upon hearing her words, the pockmarked man, as if a drowning person had grasped a lifeline, scrambled over to Chen Qingqing.
"Miss Chen, please save us! Since you know we've been infected with corpse poison, you must have a way to cure us. Please, heal us quickly!"
"Yes, Miss Chen, my whole body is itchy! Please, be kind and take a look at us!" Radish Head pleaded, kneeling down and kowtowing repeatedly.
The hook-nosed man stopped wailing and pleaded with his eyes, "Miss Chen, I'm dying of itching! Please help us take a look, what's wrong with me? If this keeps rotting, I'll turn into a rotten mess."
Chen Qingqing looked down at the three people crawling on the ground like dogs, looking utterly pitiful, and couldn't help but smile.
"You're causing trouble in front of my Ruyi Building, and you expect me to save you? Do you think I'll do that?"
The pockmarked man, having lost his earlier arrogance, knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. "Miss Chen, please have pity on us! We're not human, we shouldn't have been causing trouble here. Please, be magnanimous and don't hold it against us."
"Yes, Miss Chen, please, please save us!" Radish Head also lay on the ground, pleading with everyone.
The man with the hooked nose, tears streaming down his face, raised his hand and swore, "Yes, yes, we'll never do it again. As long as you can cure our illness, we promise to repent and reform ourselves, and never do anything wrong again."
"Miss Chen, if you can save our lives, we will never do bad things again," the pockmarked man pleaded, scratching himself.
Miao Lang sneered inwardly. He was truly overestimating himself and unaware of his own limitations. If he couldn't cure it, he should just say so, instead of making it sound so high-sounding.
He smirked and added insult to injury, "Miss Chen, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. As a doctor, you can't just stand by and watch someone die!"
Chen Qingqing retorted without any politeness.
"They didn't block your door or cause you any trouble. Why don't you let them block your door and see if you can still say such righteous things?"
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Feng.
Chen Feng immediately understood that his sister had refused to treat them because she wanted to find something to use against Wu Shiren.
He whispered in Mr. Sun's ear, the accountant, "I'll get the mastermind out of you in a bit, and you write down what they say."
Accountant Sun nodded, "Don't worry, manager, leave it to me!"
Chen Feng looked at the pockmarked men and said sarcastically, "You're just a bunch of idle scoundrels. A leopard can't change its spots. You're a waste of air when you're alive, and you'll stink up the ground when you're dead. You're the kind of thing that everyone hates. It's better if you're dead."
The pockmarked man kowtowed and slapped himself several times. "We were wrong. We're not human. We shouldn't have done such a despicable thing. I promise I'll change and repent. If I don't keep my word, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. You're so kind, please let your sister save our lives!"
"Yes, I promise I will never again be ordered around to cause trouble for you," Radish Head quickly chimed in.
Chen Feng chuckled lightly, "Oh, so someone instructed you to cause trouble for me? Then you'd better tell me who instructed you and why they did this?"
“This…” The pockmarked man hesitated for a moment, but in order to save his life, he gritted his teeth and said, “It’s that butcher Li who slaughters pigs. He said that your Ruyi Restaurant stole the business of Qingshui Restaurant, and he made us pretend to be beggars and block your gate so that people can’t go in to eat.”
Radish Head nodded repeatedly, "Yes, he also said that Miss Chen made him cripple, and he doesn't want you to have an easy time either. He gave us five taels of silver a day, saying that as long as we block the entrance of your Ruyi Tower, he will give us more benefits in the future."
Chen Feng continued to ask, "Butcher Li is a butcher, why would he stand up for Qingfeng Restaurant?"
"Because Qingfeng Restaurant buys the most of his meat, and now that Qingfeng Restaurant is not doing well, he can't sell his meat. Wu Shiren promised to give us fifty taels of silver as a reward after the matter is completed, so he stood up for him."
"I see." Chen Feng nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, since you told the truth, I can let my sister save you. However, I have had someone write down what you just said. If you want to live, you have to sign and put your fingerprints on it first."
“Let’s sign it properly, we’ll sign it.” The three nodded in agreement.
Chen Feng waved his hand at Accountant Sun.
Accountant Sun hurriedly took over the written list of charges.
After more than a dozen scoundrels finished signing their names on the indictment, Chen Feng put the paper in his pocket. With this, Chief Wang could no longer sit idly by!
"Little sister, since they were instructed by someone and have realized their mistake, why don't you help them get treatment?"
Chen Qingqing was very satisfied with Chen Feng's performance. He had improved, become much more composed, and even knew how to collect evidence.
As the saying goes, "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature." A leopard can't change its spots; expecting these people to change their ways is simply impossible.
Since they are so convinced that they have contracted the corpse poison, they must have done something shady and may have some unexpected gains.
The 'ulcer powder' looks creepy, but it's actually not very toxic. It will scab over and heal on its own in less than three days. If we can get some other information out of them, we can send these scoundrels who are up to no good to where they belong...
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