Lin Mengya had no choice but to return to the inn where they were staying with Wen Jing after going around for a while.
They went to bed early, thinking that they could reach the village downstream earlier the next day.
Unexpectedly, there was a large group of people at the door the next day.
"I heard that you have a doctor here? Please ask the doctor to treat my husband! "
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
Lin Mengya was awakened by the noise outside. She sent someone down to inquire and found that many people had the symptoms of the village downstream last night.
At this time, the situation downstream had spread. When people here saw that their family members were sick, it caused some panic.
Coincidentally, the two doctors were not here at this time, so they thought of this.
After all, when they arrived yesterday, they did not hide their whereabouts.
At least the owner of the inn and the waiter knew that they were going to the doctors downstream.
However, she had checked the water source last night and was sure that there was no problem.
Why did so many people have a relapse overnight?
In the lobby of the inn, Wen Jing had already organized other doctors to treat the patients in an orderly manner.
Lin Mengya asked someone to give the owner a lot of money and let them leave first. Then she asked people to go door by door and gather the patients.
Whether it was plague or dysentery, it was easier to deal with in this way.
The inn also began to do a simple disinfection work. Both the drinking water and the food were clean.
The patients were gradually carried over. Lin Mengya stood on the second floor, but when she saw the first patient, she frowned.
No, this was not right! This was not a plague, nor was it dysentery, but poison!
Instantly, her face became a little pale.
Wen Jing, who was downstairs, also looked a little shocked after diagnosing the patient.
He couldn't help but look at the second floor and look at Lin Mengya from afar.
After they exchanged a quick look, Lin Mengya nodded and went back to the room first.
What happened? Why was it poison?
In the system, Xiao Yao had quickly tested the characteristics of the poison in the patients' bodies.
The poison was not strong. At first, it would only cause severe diarrhea.
But once it was treated as dysentery or other gastrointestinal diseases, it would stimulate the body and dehydrate almost overnight and be fatal!
From the looks of it, those who had died might have lost their lives because they had taken the medicine.
But who could have done it?
According to the information brought back by her men, none of the doctors had been to the village.
There was a knock on the door.
"Please come in."
Wen Jing came in and said impatiently, "I saw it clearly just now. These people are not sick, but poisoned!"
Lin Mengya looked at him and felt that there was a hint of anger in his eyes.
She immediately reacted and coldly said, "Are you suspecting me?"
He wasn't embarrassed that his thoughts were exposed.
He took a few steps forward and asked in a low voice, "Last night, you were the only one who approached that river, weren't you?"
"Wen Jing, you should have seen what I did!"
She found it hard to believe. Why did this person always put all kinds of sh * t on her head?
Unexpectedly, that person revealed an expression of distrust.
"I only met you later. I don't know anything about what you did before."
Lin Mengya was so angry that she almost laughed. She just stared at Wen Jing and said angrily, "So what you mean is, these people are all my fault? Wen Jing, could it be that your brain is filled with mud? This is my fief, and they are all my people. Why would I hurt them? "
"Because they used to be the followers of the doctor. Gong Ya, don't tell me you don't know about this? "
The way Wen Jing looked at her had already made her feel extremely uncomfortable and suspicious.
But she really didn't know about this matter.
"Anyway, you won't listen to what I say now. Well, then just do what you think is right. But let me tell you, although I am a poison doctor, I will never be such a coward. Even if they were once followers of the Physician Hall, I wouldn't stoop so low as to resort to such underhanded means! "
She was really angry.
Although she never thought of herself as a good person, she would not use such a despicable and shameless method to deal with some innocent people.
Moreover, how could it be such a coincidence?
Now she felt that this matter must be secretly arranged by someone.
She was afraid that the target was her!
"You better be telling the truth. Otherwise, I will make you pay even if I have to sacrifice my life!"
"Wen Jing, don't go too far!"
Lin Mengya slammed the table and stood up, glaring at him.
"Because I am a poison doctor, you suspected me first when you found out that these people were poisoned. You said that we should put aside the feud between the two sects and just treat ourselves as ordinary doctors. But look at what you are doing now. "
Wen Jing was stunned, but he obviously didn't believe her.
"Anyway, I will do my best to save them. As for you, you'd better behave yourself! "
With that, he left.
Lin Mengya was so angry that she almost smashed the tea set on the table. Fortunately, she was still rational. She summoned the Jackdaw Guards and gave them a few instructions.
The poison was not difficult to cure, and the antidote was easy to get.
But if she took it out now, she would be suspected of being the culprit.
But Lin Mengya would not sit still and wait for her death.
How dare he plot against her? He was courting death!
Downstairs, Wen Jing carefully examined the patient's condition and understood that it could not be treated with ordinary methods.
But now, he was faced with a new problem.
The doctors here were all recruited by Lin Mengya. Apart from her, they would not listen to anyone else.
Moreover, these people were not under the jurisdiction of the physician. Even if he revealed his identity, no one would care.
Left with no choice, he could only watch as the doctors went to get the woman out.
On the second floor, Lin Mengya stared coldly at Wen Jing.
"He's right. This illness cannot be treated with ordinary methods. Listen to him for now. I'm going out for a while."
The doctors nodded in agreement, but Wen Jing stared at Lin Mengya.
"Where are you going?"
She didn't even turn her head and only threw him a sentence.
"It's none of your business."
Then, under Wen Jing's steely stare, she swaggered out of the room.
The Jackdaw Guards were very fast. In just a short while, they found out the information she wanted.
This town and the few villages under it were indeed once followers of the Hall of Physicians.
However, they were not very loyal. It was only because the few famous physicians here were supporters of the Physician Hall.
Revenge? That was a fantasy. Only those with a one-track mind could come up with such a thing!
But that was secondary. What Lin Mengya asked the Jackdaw Guards to find out if there were other water sources besides the river.
After asking around, they found out that there was a shallow well in the town.
Because the water was clear, the residents who lived further away from the river might go to the well to get water.
But because the underground water tasted bad, it was not the main source of drinking water for the residents.
Yesterday, she didn't know that there was such a well.
She hurried to the well with her men. It was a small, run-down temple of the City God of Shanghai.
It was noon, but there was no one around.
Just as Lin Mengya was about to go in with her men, she suddenly stopped.
She stood at the entrance of the temple and activated the system's scanning function.
As expected.
"Miss, are we still going in?"
The guard behind her asked in a low voice.
Lin Mengya shook her head and said, "Not for now. We'll go somewhere else. Leave two men behind to catch the people in those two directions."
She pointed in two directions, and the guard behind her immediately understood.
Then, Lin Mengya raised her voice and said, "Since this is not the water the residents use, let's go to the river and have a look."
"Yes."
Then, she left with her men as if she didn't notice anything.
The people who were hiding in those two directions were quietly taken away with their noses and mouths covered.
Lin Mengya didn't choose to return to the inn.
Because she sensed that someone was following her.
If the system hadn't warned her that there was a large amount of poison in the water, she wouldn't have stopped.
This was simply a trap prepared for her!
Those people didn't drink much. If they really drank the water, they would die of dehydration in less than two hours.
As expected, after she activated the scanning function, she found the oriole hiding behind her.
If she had rushed in without any preparation, she would have been caught red-handed!
If that happened, she wouldn't have been able to explain herself.
However, the enemy didn't expect that not only did she not go in, but she also caught the people who were hiding.
Soon, the Jackdaw guards escorted her to the small forest by the river.
"Master, we've lost the people who were following us."
"Yes. Bring those two people here."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Jackdaw guards threw the two men who were tied up like pigs to her feet.
Lin Mengya put on a straight face and said coldly, "Your master is really scheming. It must have been hard on him to put the blame on us."
The two men groaned. Their mouths were gagged, so they couldn't say a complete sentence.
However, they looked at her with fear in their eyes. They didn't seem to be very stubborn.
Lin Mengya asked someone to remove the cloth from one of the men's mouth. The man begged for mercy as soon as he was free. "Miss, please spare my life! I'm wrong. I won't do it again. Please let me go, Miss! "
"Is everyone in the Hall of Medicine so spineless?"
"What Hall of Medicine? Miss, I, I don't know what you're talking about! "
Lin Mengya glared at the man in front of her and asked in confusion, "Who asked you to frame me?"
"Frame, frame? Miss, I didn't know they wanted to frame you! I was just hired by them. Oh yes, they wanted to see who entered that broken temple, then they told us to go around shouting. I don't know anything else! "
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