"Doctor Li, do you know who set fire to my clinic?"
Wan Yunting, who had returned, also squatted down and smiled at Li Yuxiu, who was adding firewood to the stove.
She turned her head to look at Wan Yunting. Her face, which had no makeup, was darkened by the harsh environment in Mali country. However, this did not affect Li Yuxiu's naturally beautiful face. If others did not say it, it would be difficult to believe that she was a woman who was almost forty years old.
"It's Liu Yuan from Liu Ping Tang!"
Wan Yunting looked at Li Yuxiu's beautiful face without any particular thought and said with a smile.
Upon hearing the result, Li Yuxiu's pretty face froze. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she asked, "Are you sure?"
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded. "The domestic police are still investigating, but Liu Yuan's apprentice has already confessed. I think it was Liu Yuan who instructed him to set fire to my clinic."
Li Yuxiu's intelligent phoenix eyes showed a hint of sorrow. She shook her head and said emotionlessly, "Those people are completely hopeless!"
Wan Yunting opened the clay pot and looked at the boiling medicinal soup inside, which was emitting a strong aroma of Chinese medicine. Seeing that it was not yet ready, he put the lid back on and smiled. "Elder Gu has begun to cast his net. So, you should remind your father, Old Li!"
Li Yuxiu shook her head slightly. "I already told him before I came. My father is traveling abroad during this period, so he won't be implicated."
"That's good."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile, then glanced at Li Yuxiu and said with a smile, "Doctor Li, there is a major reform in the domestic traditional Chinese medicine industry. Are you really not planning to return to China to develop?"
Li Yuxiu also turned her head and looked at him with her intelligent phoenix eyes. After a pause, she said, "I admit that you are a rare healer, and you will lead traditional Chinese medicine to take a righteous path. However, please allow me to consider this matter further."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile. "It's alright, take your time to consider. The position reserved for you will always be there."
Li Yuxiu did not speak. Wan Yunting smiled and said, "It's getting late. You should go back and rest. I'll watch."
Li Yuxiu nodded and said, "I'll just meditate nearby."
Wan Yunting watched her get up and sit on the ground cross-legged to meditate. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Doctor Li, what school of kung fu are you practicing?"
Li Yuxiu closed her eyes and meditated, saying calmly, "I don't know. It's a set of internal energy cultivation methods taught to me by my master, called the Pure Yang Divine Art!"
Wan Yunting's expression was startled, and he smiled. "Isn't this a Wudang sect technique? It seems your master is from the Wudang sect."
Li Yuxiu shook her head slightly. "My master has passed away, and I know very little about her deeds."
Wan Yunting nodded. This Pure Yang Divine Art was a top-tier internal energy cultivation method of the Wudang sect. It seemed that the person who taught Li Yuxiu the kung fu must have been a highly respected figure from the Wudang sect, otherwise, she wouldn't have such advanced internal energy.
This pot of medicinal soup was developed by Wan Yunting and Li Yuxiu together to treat the Red Demon Flu virus. This was their ninth attempt to formulate the medicine, and the previous ones had all ended in failure.
At the same time, Huang Hongying, Lin Dongxiang, and Huang Guoqi were also researching and developing drugs to treat the Red Demon Flu virus in the laboratory. However, they had not yet developed a drug that could control the spread and deterioration of the virus in the human body, let alone a drug to cure the virus.
Now, under the leadership of the Chinese peacekeeping force, peacekeeping forces from other United Nations countries have also joined in. They are using the medicinal soup of Baihu Tang and buffalo horns to treat the infected people in the slums of Niger City who are infected with the Red Demon Flu virus.
Although it effectively inhibited the spread and deterioration of the virus in the infected bodies and reduced the mortality rate, thousands of people still died every day.
At the same time, the Red Demon Flu virus began to spread to neighboring countries, causing infections in several countries such as Algeria, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso.
Although it was not as severe as in Mali, it caused panic in various countries, and many virus experts and medical teams were sent to support those countries.
The United States also sent several virus research teams, one of which was led by Chinese people and was heading to Niger City to collect data from infected individuals for vaccine research...
At this moment, far away in China, at the Beijing Police Station.
After Xu Xiangqian and Zhang Wei separately interrogated Liu Yuan and Zhang Ping, Liu Yuan was stubborn and refused to admit that he had instructed Zhang Ping to set fire to Wan Yunting's clinic.
However, in the interrogation room on the other side, Zhang Ping, after hearing that he would bear a series of serious consequences, was finally frightened. He directly confessed that Liu Yuan had instructed him to do so.
"Liu Yuan, don't deny it anymore. Zhang Ping next door has already confessed you!"
Xu Xiangqian, who was personally interrogating Liu Yuan, said sharply, "On the night of October 17th, you instructed Zhang Ping to set fire to Xiuyuan Tang, and Zhang Ping also casually took glass bottles for packing Chinese medicine from your clinic and filled them with two bottles of gasoline!"
"Around 3:20 AM that night, he ignited the gasoline bottles, smashed the glass window of Xiuyuan Tang clinic, and threw them inside, causing a major fire."
"Moreover, Zhang Ping confessed that you also gave him a bribe of 200,000 yuan, which he has already admitted. What else do you have to say now?"
Liu Yuan, sitting in the interrogation room chair, was completely flustered when he heard that Zhang Ping had confessed him. He shook his head and stubbornly said, "No, it wasn't me, he did it all by himself..."
Bang!
Xu Xiangqian slammed the table angrily and stood up, pointing at him and shouting, "Liu Yuan, are you still refusing to admit it?"
"Do you know that what you did was intentional arson? You know there were people in the clinic at the time. Fortunately, no one was killed. If there were casualties, your crime would be even greater."
"Therefore, I advise you to honestly explain all the details of what happened and strive for leniency!"
Liu Yuan was stunned by Xu Xiangqian's slam on the table. He was dumbfounded, but he was completely dazed. He knew that his foolish act this time had completely ruined him...
Finally, Liu Yuan tearfully confessed his mistake caused by his momentary foolishness.
In the afternoon, many news reporters appeared at the entrance of the police station. Director Huang Zhen and Xu Xiangqian came out and briefly explained the case to the reporters, announcing that Liu Yuan had admitted to instigating Zhang Ping to set fire to Wan Yunting's clinic. As soon as the news broke, it instantly caused a sensation throughout Beijing.
"Burn it, burn it..."
At the entrance of Liu Ping Tang clinic on Heping Street, a group of people were gathered. These people were all admirers of Wan Yunting, Douyin fans, and even patients who had been cured by Wan Yunting. They surrounded the entrance of Liu Ping Tang clinic and shouted loudly, demanding to burn down the clinic.
Bang!
Someone in the crowd threw a glass bottle, which smashed heavily onto the tightly closed main door of the Chinese medicine clinic. Someone shouted, "Smash this broken clinic and avenge Doctor Wan..."
"Smash it..."
For a moment, the agitated crowd rushed forward. Some people with sticks began to smash the clinic's windows and doors. Several strong men worked together and directly broke open the main door. A group of people swarmed in and started smashing things...
"Oh, don't smash it, don't smash it..."
The pharmacists and employees of Liu Ping Tang also came out to stop them, but they couldn't stop these people at all. In a short while, the first floor of the clinic was smashed to pieces, dilapidated and ruined...
Other clinics such as Hesun Tang, Chunren Tang, and Tongren Tang, Zhang Shunchang, Xue Tonghua, Tian Xiangrong, and Wu Shengbai stood at their respective doorways, looking at the scene of people breaking into Liu Ping Tang and smashing things. Their eyes revealed helplessness and regret...
"Alas, the Liu family is finished this time!"
"Yes, I never expected Liu Yuan to be so stupid and do such a thing!"
"Indeed, even if they did it, they didn't do it well, and left evidence for people to investigate. This time, their family is completely finished!"
"Everyone, if the Liu family falls, it might implicate us!"
On the second floor of Hesun Tang, Zhang Shunchang, Tian Xiangrong, and Xue Tonghua gathered together, looking at each other with grave expressions.
"Look, it's Liu Pingyi and them...!"
From a car in the distance, Liu He and Xue Xialan were helping Liu Pingyi out of the car. When their family saw that the shop was smashed, even the plaque of Liu Ping Tang was smashed down and trampled to pieces by several people...
This scene made Liu Yong, Liu He's third uncle, furious. He led a group of people to rush over, saying, "What are you doing? Stop it, we've already called the police..."
When these people heard that the police had been called, they immediately dispersed.
Someone nearby shouted, "What if you call the police? Your Liu family is incompetent and jealous of Doctor Wan, so you set fire to his clinic. You are a bunch of incompetent scoundrels, trash..."
"Yes, boycott Liu Ping Tang, boycott the Liu family..."
A group of admirers and fans of Wan Yunting shouted loudly at Liu Pingyi, Liu He, and others.
Liu He was furious, and Liu Pingyi's old face turned pale, trembling all over. Seeing the century-old plaque of his Liu family being trampled to pieces, he couldn't breathe and fainted from anger...
"Grandpa..."
Liu He and Xue Xialan cried out, helping the old man back into the car...
Liu Yong led a group of people to protect the clinic. However, someone in the crowd threw an egg, which accurately hit Liu Yong's forehead. He angrily pointed at the crowd and shouted, "Who, who threw it? Stand out, and I'll beat you to death...?"
"This is the Liu family! They are all arrogant and conceited, with that stinky habit!"
"Yes, they are not as capable as others, so they deliberately set fire to Doctor Wan's clinic, and now they dare to hit people. If you have the guts, hit us!"
"Come on, come on..."
A group of people were not afraid of Liu Yong and clamored.
Immediately, another egg flew over and hit Liu Yong's forehead. He was so angry that he snatched a stick from one of his subordinates, pointed at the young man who threw the rotten egg at him, and pounced, "Damn it, I'll kill you..."
"They're hitting people, they're hitting people..."
For a moment, Liu Yong and his men started fighting with this group of fans and admirers of Wan Yunting, attracting countless onlookers...
"Why are they fighting?"
Zhang Shunchang, Tian Xiangrong, and Xue Tonghua also came out, watching Liu Yong fighting with a group of young men. They were anxious to go and break them up, but Tian Xiangrong stopped them. "Brother Xue, what are you going to do? These people are all fans of Wan Yunting. If we go to break them up, we'll only get beaten..."
Watching Liu Yong being pinned to the ground and beaten by several young men, Zhang Shunchang and others couldn't bear it. "This Liu Yong is really something. If you're going to smash, why fight with these people? Isn't this asking for trouble... sigh..."
Du Hua, Wang Zhuyu, Zeng Xiaomeng, and Huang Pengyi, who were in the opposite Xiuyuan Tang, saw Liu Yong being beaten and secretly rejoiced...
However, the police soon arrived. As soon as Wan Yunting's fans and admirers saw the police, they all ran away, giving the police no chance to catch them.
"Ah, it hurts so much..."
Only Liu Yong and his group were left lying on the ground, groaning in pain, clutching their bruised faces and bodies.
Finally, the police arrested several young men who led the smashing of the shop, as well as Liu Yong and his group, and took them all back for mediation...