As the ferry slowly pulled away, Nangong Yu was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
Nangong Yu turned and roared at Luo Kai, "Luo Kai, why didn't you kill that child?"
Luo Kai, having just endured the pain and gotten to his feet, looked at the people on the boat and said in a low voice, "Master, there were other experts on the boat. He pierced my knee, and I don't even know who did it or what they used."
Someone who could silently pierce the knee of a master at the Earth realm was someone Nangong Yu had not only never seen, but had never even heard of.
The ferry docked, and after everyone disembarked, Nangong Yue looked at the distant island and said, "I wonder if Mom's illness can be cured, and if we'll be able to see her again next time."
Lin Xuan wanted to suggest that Long Xiao bring Li Yizhen to see Grandma in a few days, but remembering her maternal uncle's malice, she didn't say it out loud.
Grandma was family, and Long Xiao was also family. Although Long Xiao was only a live-in son-in-law, and although he hadn't consummated their marriage, Lin Xuan felt that she couldn't do without Long Xiao anymore.
Daring not to linger at the dock, they got into their cars and hit the road.
Long Xiao was worried about Lin Xuan's emotional instability, so he asked her to rest and drove himself.
Long Xiao was traveling from Donghai to Nanhua City for a birthday celebration, while Sun Sizhu was responsible for the dozen or so cancer patients living in the backyard.
Every day, as soon as he arrived at Xinglin Caotang, he would first check on the patients' conditions and decide whether to continue with yesterday's prescription or make adjustments based on their progress.
After two days, all the patients' conditions were stable, and Sun Sizhu had figured out Long Xiao's prescribing strategy, gaining new insights into the treatment of tumors.
Early on the third morning, Sun Sizhu and Tong Hui went to the backyard again, starting to examine the patients one by one.
When Sun Sizhu and Tong Hui pushed open the door to Zhao Tianli's room, Zhao Tianli's assistant saw them and quickly hid something in his hand.
Zhao Tianli's son walked towards the two of them and said, "The two doctors are here."
Zhao Tianli's son was smiling strangely, as if he had done something shameful.
Tong Hui ignored Zhao Tianli's son and walked up to the assistant, saying, "Take out what you're holding."
The assistant looked at Zhao Tianli, who said helplessly, "Take it out."
Zhao Tianli's assistant brought his hand from behind his back, holding a syringe with liquid inside.
"What are you doing?" Tong Hui asked sternly.
After these cancer patients were admitted, Long Xiao had made it clear that whatever medicine or food the patients consumed must follow the arrangements of Xinglin Caotang, otherwise they would be expelled.
"This is an imported special medicine, it works in one injection," Zhao Tianli explained.
"Where did it come from?" Sun Sizhu asked.
Zhao Tianli's son told Sun Sizhu that the medicine was given by Vice President Zhao. They came to Xinglin Caotang on the recommendation of Vice President Zhao.
"Zhao Kais, did Zhao Kais give you the medicine?" Tong Hui asked.
Tong Hui knew Zhao Kais. They had a conflict before. Zhao Kais was a staunch Western medicine proponent, and in his eyes, traditional Chinese medicine was witchcraft.
If Zhao Kais recommended people to Xinglin Caotang, it was definitely not for the patients' well-being, but for some conspiracy.
It was certainly not good that Zhao Kais was giving medicine to patients again.
"Give me the medicine, it must be tested immediately," Tong Hui said, extending his hand.
"Doctor Tong, there's no need. Vice President Zhao is also trying to help me get better quickly," Zhao Tianli said.
Zhao Tianli's company had been doing poorly recently, and Long Xiao did not allow him to work in his ward, so he was eager to get better and leave.
Sun Sizhu waved his hand and said, "You can inject this medicine if you want, but you must move out immediately and leave Xinglin Caotang. This medicine, though it claims to work in one injection, its effectiveness is still unknown. Xinglin Caotang's treatment is indeed effective; the tumor is less than one-tenth of its original size, and it will disappear in another ten days to half a month. "Doctor Sun, can you be flexible? I want to get better quickly and return to work, otherwise, my company will go bankrupt," Zhao Tianli pleaded.
Sun Sizhu shook his head and said, "No, this is a matter of principle. If you really want to inject this medicine, I suggest you go to the Third Hospital to do so. This medicine was given to you by the Vice President of the Third Hospital, and they will be responsible for any consequences."
Zhao Tianli understood Sun Sizhu's meaning perfectly. He nodded to his assistant and said, "Give the medicine to Doctor Tong for testing."
Tong Hui took the medicine out of the ward, handed it to Xue Meiqin for testing, and then asked Zhang Eryong and Bao Tie to check the wards to see if anyone else had received medicine from Zhao Sikai.
The two of them checked all the wards, explaining the risks and benefits to all the patients as they went. Finally, they found another similar dose of medicine in an elderly man's room.
After Tong Hui arrived at Xinglin Caotang, he helped Long Xiao set up a laboratory in an empty room in the front yard. Although Long Xiao practiced traditional Chinese medicine, he did not completely dismiss Western medicine and recognized some of its effective diagnostic methods.
The laboratory technician was a highly skilled individual whom Tong Hui had poached with a high salary from the Fifth Hospital.
Shortly after, the test results came back. Reading the words on the lab report, Tong Hui broke out in a cold sweat.
Holding the lab report, he returned to Zhao Tianli's room.
Tong Hui threw the lab report at Zhao Tianli and asked, "Mr. Zhao, Zhao Sikai wants to kill you. Do you have any grudges against him?"
Upon looking at the lab report, the results showed that the injection was potassium cyanide. Zhao Tianli also broke out in a cold sweat.
"How could this happen? I've never offended Vice President Zhao. Why would he want to harm me?"
Tong Hui took out his phone and called Long Xiao, explaining in detail what had just happened.
This was clearly Zhao Sikai's attempt to destroy Xinglin Caotang. Long Xiao immediately called Lu Tianxing and asked him to dispatch police officers to Xinglin Caotang to open an investigation.
Xinglin Caotang was within Zhou Zhizhong's jurisdiction. Upon receiving Lu Tianxing's call, he immediately brought a few trusted subordinates to Xinglin Caotang.
After a period of investigation and evidence gathering, it was basically confirmed that Zhao Sikai intended to frame Xinglin Caotang by committing murder.
With both witness testimony and physical evidence, Zhou Zhizhong immediately led his men to the Fifth Hospital and arrested Vice President Zhao Sikai.
Upon learning that the injection was poisonous and had nearly killed Zhao Tianli, Zhao Sikai confessed the entire incident.
This matter involved Iiguchi Gorō, who was Japanese and a foreign guest. Therefore, Zhou Zhizhong dared not act on his own to arrest him and reported the situation to Lu Tianxing.
Since no one had died, and with only Zhao Sikai's testimony, arresting Iiguchi Gorō would be very problematic. To resolve the issue with Iiguchi Gorō once and for all, solid evidence was needed, preferably catching him red-handed.
Lu Tianxing called Long Xiao and informed him of the specific situation, seeking his opinion.
After much consideration, Long Xiao told Lu Tianxing to release Zhao Sikai once he returned to Donghai, and that the matter should not be pursued further.
"Long Xiao, this matter cannot be let go just like that," Lu Tianxing said.
Long Xiao chuckled and replied, "Of course not. We'll discuss it when I get back."