"There really are cockroaches, it's disgusting."
"If I ate that, I'd probably throw up everything I had yesterday."
"The boss looked honest, but I didn't expect him to be so wicked, using such dirty things to feed customers. No wonder that person was in so much pain after eating."
Hearing the murmurs of the onlookers, the proprietress quickly explained, "This, this is impossible. This cockroach definitely isn't from our shop. Everything here, I make it fresh myself every day. There's no way there would be a cockroach!"
"Caught red-handed and you still dare to deny it? This kind of unscrupulous merchant should be arrested."
"Exactly, I hate businesses that don't take food safety seriously. They're simply inhuman."
"Hurry up and compensate the person, then get out of this street!"
"Yeah, get out of this street!"
"Doing this with your child, you've corrupted her. You're truly unworthy of being a mother!"
Curses erupted from the crowd. The proprietress, with tears streaming down her face, shielded her child behind her.
"My mommy isn't a bad person. There were no bugs in the bowl before, really no bugs," the little girl cried, pointing at the ice jelly on the table.
"See? They're even teaching their child to lie. Sigh, this child's life is ruined. How could she have such a mother?" a middle-aged man said with a sigh of pity.
"Big brother, big brother, there were no bugs in your bowls just now, right? Tell them," the little girl rushed out from behind her mother and grabbed a young man's arm.
"Get lost!" The young man shoved her away forcefully.
He cursed, "Damn it, if it wasn't us, who else would have put it there? You stinking brat, tell your mom to pay up. If you don't give us fifty thousand today, you're not leaving!"
"Xiao Ling!" The proprietress, seeing her daughter flung away, rushed forward.
But she was too slow to catch her daughter. Just as her younger daughter was about to fall to the ground, a figure flashed by and caught the little girl.
This figure was none other than Chen Fan, who had been sitting nearby eating ice jelly.
"Thank you, thank you!" The proprietress first thanked Chen Fan.
Then she pulled the little girl into her arms, apologizing repeatedly, "Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, are you alright? It's all my fault, it's all my fault."
The proprietress felt immense guilt for not taking better care of her daughter.
"You lay a hand on a child. Are you even human?" Qin Shuran asked the four young men with a cold expression.
The young man who had just acted glanced at Qin Shuran and his eyes lit up. "Oh, a beauty!"
He then walked towards Qin Shuran, whistled, and leered at her figure. He smacked his lips and said, "Beauty, you want to stick up for them? If you're willing to have a drink with the four of us, I might be willing to accept less compensation, say thirty thousand. How about it?"
"Shameless! Don't think I didn't see what you just did," Qin Shuran retorted coldly.
A flicker of coldness flashed in the young man's eyes. He threatened, "Beauty, don't be a damn fool. You understand? Either scram, or come have a drink with me. I guarantee you'll have a heavenly time."
"Slap!"
As soon as the young man finished speaking, Qin Shuran picked up a cup of hot water from the table and threw it directly in his face.
"You stinking bitch, you dare throw water on me?!" The young man's face turned extremely grim.
That was boiling water, and his face was now red and scalded!
He then raised his hand to slap Qin Shuran.
However, before his hand could fall, it was caught by a strong grip. He couldn't move his hand any further, no matter how hard he tried.
"Didn't you say your friend had food poisoning? I happen to be a doctor, I can take a look," Chen Fan said, holding the young man's hand.
The young man could feel the strength in Chen Fan's hand and knew he was no match. He coldly withdrew his hand.
At the same time, he gave a look to the screaming young man. The latter, seeing this, screamed even louder.
"Oh my, you really are quite ill," Chen Fan said with surprise, approaching the screaming young man.
Hearing Chen Fan's words, the proprietress's heart tightened. She quickly asked, "Are you really a doctor? Is he, is he really suffering from food poisoning from our ice jelly?"
Chen Fan took out his identification. "I'm a surgeon. He indeed has food poisoning, but don't worry, he'll recover quickly."
The blonde young man who had acted earlier sneered. "Hear that? My friend has food poisoning. You'd better be ready to pay."
The proprietress's expression grew more distressed, and she held her daughter tightly.
Chen Fan looked down at the still screaming young man. "Your condition, while not severe, could have serious consequences if left untreated. However, you're quite lucky. There's something called 'di bie' that can cure your illness."
"Di bie? What's that?" one of the young men asked.
A smile curved Chen Fan's lips. He pointed at the cockroach in the ice jelly bowl. "It's this. If he eats this, he'll be back on his feet in no time."
"Cock, cockroach?" The screaming young man was stunned.
Chen Fan picked up his chopsticks and fished out the cockroach from the ice jelly bowl.
The young man's face turned green with fear, and he quickly shut his mouth, trying to escape.
But the young man suddenly found that he couldn't move his legs! His body was stiff and immobile.
What terrified him even more was that his mouth was opening uncontrollably.
"Ah! Ah!" The young man's eyes widened as he screamed.
Before the other three young men could react, Chen Fan had already dropped the cockroach, which had been swimming in the bowl, into the screaming young man's mouth.
"Ugh!"
The onlookers, witnessing this, couldn't help but cover their mouths and rush to the side to vomit.
It was too disgusting. This was the first time they had ever seen someone eat a cockroach alive. The thought alone was horrifying!
"This is good stuff, swallow it quickly, it's medicinal," Chen Fan said, sharply tapping the young man's chin.
"Gulp!"
The young man had swallowed the cockroach!
While no one was paying attention, Chen Fan quickly removed a few silver needles that had been inserted into the young man's body.
Instantly, the young man felt his body regain its mobility.
Without a second thought, he stood up and rushed to the side, desperately trying to force the cockroach out of his throat.
But he hadn't eaten anything, so after much effort, he couldn't bring anything up.
"Kid, you, you, you actually stuffed a cockroach into my mouth! You're looking for death!" the young man roared angrily at Chen Fan.