Chapter 218 - 218 Chapter 218 Framing (2)
218 Chapter 218 Framing (2)
“But I’ve eaten crabs a lot in the past, and this has never happened.” Father Tian was full of doubts, and he ran out in a hurry.
“Can I see what you guys ate tonight?” Gu Chengrui looked at Tian Jingzhong and asked.
“Bring Doctor Gu over.” Tian Jingzhong turned his head and spoke to the maidservant.
The maidservant responded and brought Gu Chengrui to the dining room. Other than crabs, there was nothing else out of the ordinary.
After that, he checked them one by one, especially the hot pot soup base. He didn’t want to cause trouble for the restaurant.
Finally, he looked at the beef and mutton. He pointed to some loose meat strips and asked the maidservant, “Where did you buy this beef and this mutton? The meat doesn’t look very fresh.”
“I don’t know either.” The servant shook her head.
“It can’t be. I heard that this was fresh meat that had just been slaughtered. ” Tian Jing Zhong followed over and said.
Gu Chengrui did not reply. Instead, he passed the meat to him for him to see.
Tian Jingzhong could tell at a glance that the meat was much looser than normal.
He gave it another careful sniff. He didn’t know if it was a psychological reason, but he sensed that the meat didn’t smell fresh, and his face immediately darkened.
Seeing this, Gu Chengrui said, “To put it bluntly, it’s just a case of food poisoning. I’ll prescribe something, and everyone has to drink a bowl. Once the things in your stomach are cleared, you’ll be fine.”
“Then I’ll have to trouble Brother Gu to give me a prescription.”
Gu Chengrui nodded and opened a prescription. He handed it to the maidservant and said, “Count how many people in the residence are sick. The adults can have one portion of each, and the children under ten can have half.”
The servant took it and ran down with Tian Jingzhong’s special permission.
Gu Chengrui was about to take his leave. “Mr. Tian, do rest while I take my leave.”
“Oh, please stay. It won’t be too late to leave after my family’s condition has stabilized. It’ll save us the trouble of going back and forth.”
“That’s fine too.”
After that, Gu Chengrui went to the front yard to wait.
About two hours later, their families’ young and strong members had already recovered.
Four hours later, the elderly and children had also stabilized.
Gu Chengrui once again took his leave. This time, Tian Jingzhong did not stop him. Instead, he gave him five taels of medical fees and personally sent him out. “I really have to thank you for today, Brother Gu.”
“You’re welcome; this is what I should do.” Gu Chengrui paused and continued, “By the way, remember to eat blander food during the next two days, especially for the elderly and children. It’s to recover your stomach.”
Gu Chengrui cupped his hands and returned to the clinic. However, he quickly went to see another patient.
Naturally, he once again questioned the beef and mutton.
That night, seven or eight families in town and even more across the county became ill with food poisoning. Even the county governor’s house, Bai Jingping, was in a mess for the whole night.
However, other than the families that Gu Chengrui had visited personally, the other families suffered. They had to suffer for half a day just to determine the cause of the illness.
Therefore, everyone who had been plagued by this immediately started investigating.
The culprit was quickly identified because this group consisted of either wealthy merchants or people in positions of authority.
Gu Chengrui didn’t expect that the real culprit was the brother-in-law of the county governor, a good-for-nothing wealthy brat.
The reason was simple. After being despised by his father, he wanted to take advantage of the drought to make money. So, he organized a group of ruffians to rob the various villages and exchange them for money.
After that, he sent people to various villages to take in children and sell them. Some of the girls were even sold into brothels. Basically, he did a ton of terrible deeds.
Furthermore, his operations had spread throughout the entire county. When Bai Jingping received the news, he fainted from anger.
When his wife saw this, she said she would no longer care about her brother either.