"Miss Bai, he is Zheng Taisheng, the leader of the Three Emperors' Ancestors Association, and the one next to him is Doctor Zhang De'an from Ci Xin Tang." The leading yamen runner saw Bai Suzhen asking questions and hurriedly pointed at the two men, one fat and one thin, and introduced them.
"Doctor Zheng, Doctor Zhang, nice to meet you." Bai Suzhen raised her eyebrows slightly, noticing that when the yamen runner introduced them, Zheng Taisheng looked a little embarrassed, rubbing his hands together non-stop, and seemed uneasy, while Zhang Dean's eyes flickered, and he quickly glanced at her secretly, with a calculating look in his eyes. Bai Suzhen pondered for a moment, and had already concluded that the poisoning of the old woman and her grandson must be related to Zhang Dean, and Zheng Taisheng was probably used by Zhang Dean to be the first to come forward. She walked lightly to Zheng Taisheng, looked at Zheng Taisheng, and asked calmly: "I would like to ask this doctor Zheng, why does Doctor Zheng think that my Bao'an Hall will misdiagnose and kill people? Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"This..." Zheng Taisheng was at a loss and looked at Zhang Dean beside him as if for help.
Zhang Dean cleared his throat and said loudly, "Early this morning, someone passed by your Baoan Hall and happened to see your staff carrying an unconscious grandparent and grandchild into the hall. But after a whole morning, they were never seen coming out again. If your Baoan Hall had not misdiagnosed and lost a life, how could the grandparents and grandchildren have disappeared?"
Bai Suzhen said, "Regardless of whether our Baoan Hall has really treated the old and young grandparents, I just want to ask Doctor Zhang, just because the patient stayed in our Baoan Hall for a little longer, can you conclude that our Baoan Hall misdiagnosed the patient and lost his life in vain? Can't the patient stay in our Baoan Hall for a while to recuperate if he is seriously injured?"
Zhang Dean opened his mouth but was speechless for a moment. After a while, he stiffened his neck and said with a specious argument: "As the saying goes, horses can stray and people can make mistakes. Even those who have been practicing medicine for many years cannot guarantee that they will not make misdiagnoses. Moreover, your Bao'an Hall has only just opened, so the possibility of misdiagnosis is even greater."
Bai Suzhen smiled slightly, her long eyebrows raised. At that moment, the usually kind and gentle woman's eyes were bright and sharp. "According to what Doctor Zhang said, could it be that Doctor Zhang's Cixintang has lost a life due to a misdiagnosis?"
Zhang Dean's face turned pale and he shouted, "Miss Bai, you are slandering me without any evidence. I will go to the government office and sue you for defamation."
"That's what I've been waiting for." Bai Suzhen's face turned cold, and she said solemnly, "The Three Emperors will report that our Baoan Hall misdiagnosed and killed someone, but what if there is no evidence
"You... humph, I won't waste my breath with you. Wait until the officials find the bodies of the old woman and her grandson in your Bao'an Hall. Then I'll see how you can quibble." Zhang Dean approached the leading yamen runner, his face changed immediately, and he said politely: "Sir, please have someone search around. I guarantee that the bodies of the old woman and her grandson must have been hidden by the people in their Bao'an Hall. We must uphold justice, seek justice for the deceased, and bring the murderer who wrongfully killed others to justice."
"This..." Seeing the atmosphere become tense, the leading yamen runner had to speak up to smooth things over, "Miss Bai, we are here just for routine work. If Miss Bai is sure that this is not the case, then we will call it a day."
Bai Suzhen looked at the leading yamen runner and said, "Sir, since you are here, please investigate thoroughly. If it is true, as the owner of Bao'an Hall, I, Bai Suzhen, am willing to accept the punishment of the national law. Otherwise, please ask the Suzhou Prefecture Three Emperors Ancestors Association to give my Bao'an Hall justice."
The leading bailiff smiled and winked at his men, who immediately dispersed to search in all directions.
Bai Suzhen sat aside and waited patiently.
Zheng Taisheng looked at Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian, who looked calm, and pulled Zhang Dean aside nervously, muttering something in a low voice. Although their voices were low, Bai Suzhen heard everything they said clearly, but when Zheng Taisheng asked hesitantly -
"Doctor Zhang, are you really sure that the old woman and her grandson cannot be saved?"
Zhang Dean said with certainty: "Crane's Beak Red is the worst of all poisons. Unless a god descends to earth, there is no hope for those who are poisoned."
"But if the coroner performs an autopsy, won't he find out that the old woman and her grandson died of poisoning? If the prefect investigates then, our lives will be in danger!"
"Doctor Zheng, I've told you so many times that I've bribed the coroner in advance. Everything will go according to plan. I will definitely close down this Baoan Hall and not let it steal our business."
"Doctor Zhang, why didn't you discuss this matter with me in advance? Now you've dragged me into this. If anything goes wrong, both you and I will be held responsible..."
"Okay, I'm just thinking about the Three Emperors Association. We have been practicing medicine for many years, how can we let these outsiders steal the limelight..."
"But,,,,,"
"Hush, look, the officials are back."
The yamen runners who had entered to search the room came back one after another. Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean quickly kept silent and leaned over to listen to the yamen runners' reports on the search results. They only heard the yamen runners report back one after another: "Boss, there is nothing unusual in the room."
"Boss, everything is normal in the backyard."
"Boss, we checked everywhere, and there is no such thing as an old man and a young grandparents and grandchildren."
Upon hearing this, the leading yamen runner suddenly turned his head and glared at Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean, shouting, "Zheng Taisheng, Zhang Dean, what else do you two have to say now?"
"How could this happen?" Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean shuddered, looked at each other, and their faces suddenly turned pale.
The leading yamen runner saw Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean looking flustered, and snorted, "Zheng Taisheng, Zhang Dean, if you don't come up with a reasonable explanation today, you will be charged with false accusation."
"This... I..." Zheng Taisheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked tentatively: "Sir, is it really that serious?"
"If Miss Bai goes to the government office to sue you for defamation, that would be an even more serious crime."
"Ah!" Zheng Taisheng was stunned. He quickly pulled Zhang Dean aside and said anxiously and angrily, "Doctor Zhang, you said everything is fine. Now that things have evolved to this point, what should we do?"
"It's really strange. The old beggar woman and her grandchildren were clearly carried in by the people from the Baoan Hall, so how come their bodies are nowhere to be found?" Zhang Dean frowned, looking annoyed. He had no time to pay attention to Zheng Taisheng, and only muttered to himself: "I think there must be something fishy here. Sir..." He approached the leading yamen runner and said, "Someone did see that the Baoan Hall carried the old beggar woman and her grandchildren in, and then they were never seen leaving the Baoan Hall, so do you think you can ask the officials to search them again?"
"Doctor Zhang, what you mean is that we on duty are not doing our job well and did not search thoroughly?" The leading bailiff frowned and said unhappily.
"Sir, that's not what I meant." Zhang Dean waved his hand and said with a smile, "I meant that if you agree, please search it again."
"Well..." The leading yamen runner thought about it, looked at Bai Suzhen, and said, "Miss Bai, in order to stop the gossip, I think we should search again?"
Bai Suzhen smiled and said calmly, "Sir, you are the manager and I am the commoner. I don't care how you search and find things. But you should give me a reason. We just searched once, why do you search again? Do you, sir, not believe in the innocence of our Baoan Hall? Or are you not doing your job well and your search is unclear?"
"This..." The leading yamen runner was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
The author has something to say: Another chapter, I have a good character, hehe~~