"I don't know," Jia Zizai said. "It looks a little disgusting. Mr. Wang said we shouldn't underestimate those insects. If we don't treat them in time, our lives will be in danger."
"Is it that serious?"
Wang Yao asked. "Several people have died because of these small insects," Jia Zizai said. "The hot spring we are soaking in may even have the venom excreted by them."
"No wonder Mr. Wang asked us to soak for a while," Jia Zizai said.
Only now did they understand what Wang Yao meant by that sentence.
"But, how did Mr. Wang know?"
Jia Zizai asked. "He smelled a unique fishy smell in the water," Jia Zizai said.
Wang Yao drove in front to lead the way. They went directly to the restaurant in the village.
"Hello, welcome." The owner of the restaurant came to greet them in person.
There were more people eating there today. There were five tables.
"Our signature dish, Big Pot Stewed Fish, has been improved. Try it and give me some suggestions."
"OK," Jia Zizai said.
The dishes were served quickly, but the fish was the last to be served. The fish soup was very white and smelled very delicious.
"It looks delicious," Jia Zizai said.
"This is fresh carp we caught from the reservoir," Jia Zizai said. "It's about 1.5 pounds. We also used angelica, ginseng, and other medicinal herbs. It's delicious and nourishing."
"I have to try it!" Wang Yao said as soon as he heard that there were medicinal herbs in it.
"OK, try it. It's my treat," Jia Zizai said.
"No way," Jia Zizai said.
"It's settled. Enjoy your meal. Call me if you need anything," Jia Zizai said.
"OK," Jia Zizai said.
"Come on, let's try the fish," Jia Zizai said.
"Try it," Jia Zizai said.
The fish soup was very delicious. The fish was just right.
"Mmm, delicious!"
"It's really delicious. I haven't had such delicious fish in a long time," Jia Zizai said.
Wang Yao took a sip of the soup and savored it carefully.
"Sir, what do you think?"
"Hmm, not bad," Wang Yao said with a smile.
He could taste the ginseng, wolfberry, sealwort, and other medicinal herbs used in it. Of course, these medicinal herbs were not as good as the ones Wang Yao grew on Nanshan Hill. In fact, they used cheap medicinal herbs. They did business to make money, not to do charity.
"Sir, I'd like to propose a toast to you." Jia Zizai raised her glass.
"Thank you," Wang Yao said with a smile.
"You should eat some of this fish appropriately." Wang Yao picked up a piece of fish and tasted it carefully.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem again?" Jia Zizai spat out the fish meat that had entered her mouth.
"It's not a big problem. It's just that there are some conflicts between the two herbs," Wang Yao said with a smile. "It's not a big problem. At most, it will cause diarrhea."
"Ah, that's nothing," Jia Zizai replied. She then put another piece of fish into her mouth.
"Hmm, it's delicious. By the way, Sir, can you taste the backlash of the herbs?"
"One is licorice, which is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb. It can be used to balance various herbs, but it has a backlash with the carp. It's not suitable to use it in this dish."
"What about the other one?"
"The other one is chicken."
"Chicken? Is that also a medicine?"
"Yes and no. A small amount of chicken soup is added in it. The carp and chicken soup have a slight conflict."
"Isn't there a famous dish called Farewell My Concubine? It uses carp and chicken soup."
"That's why I said it's not a problem to eat less. At most, it will cause stomach discomfort," Wang Yao said with a smile.
"Eating with you will also increase my knowledge."
In addition to the "Big Pot Stewed Fish" dish, there was also a spicy fried chicken dish that was very special.
"Well, these two dishes are very good. I think people will come here to eat, including the people in the county," Pan Jun said.
After eating, Wang Yao returned to the mountain village.
"Do you want to drink tea at my place?"
"Don't drink tea immediately after eating the fish. Wait for a while," Wang Yao said.
"Shall we play poker?"
"No, I'll go back to the clinic to study these insects. You guys go ahead."
"OK."
"Thank you, Sir."
"You're welcome," Wang Yao said with a smile.
He went back to the clinic and took out the glass bottle with the poisonous insects. A few worms were crawling around inside.
Wang Yao gently opened the lid of the bottle. The insects were manic at first, as if they wanted to jump out. Then, for some reason, they suddenly lay at the bottom of the bottle and gathered together. It was as if they had encountered something very terrible and encountered a creature that they were afraid of.
Well, why didn't they have this reaction when I was in the hot spring? Wang Yao thought. Did they not react in time?
He returned home and took a rabbit from the cage.
"What are you doing with the rabbit?" Zhang Xiuying asked.
"I'm doing an experiment." Wang Yao smiled.
He put the rabbit in a cardboard box and put a bug in it. The bug only reacted for a moment. Then, it suddenly jumped on the rabbit. After a while, the rabbit began to twitch. Apparently, it was poisoned.
"Very aggressive!"
Wang Yao took out the bug and put it in the glass bottle. He poured a bowl of medicine made with detoxification grass into the rabbit's mouth and waited quietly for the reaction. Soon, less than an hour after the rabbit took the medicine, the obvious abnormal reaction began to weaken. Wang Yao put some leaves and grass into the cardboard box. The rabbit began to eat.
"It's very toxic."
Wang Yao then did several other experiments to understand some of the characteristics of the poisonous insect.
This kind of poisonous insect grows in places where the geothermal heat is extremely strong. It belongs to heat toxins. It should be used as medicine, but it is poisonous. Therefore, the dosage should be controlled when it is used.
In a county thousands of miles away in southern Yunnan …
In a private room in a well-decorated hotel, Guo Zhenghe was receiving a man in his 40s. He was thin and his hair was a little yellow. He looked a little less energetic.
"Uncle Xu, sorry to trouble you," Guo Zhenghe said.
"Young Master, you are welcome," the man said. "Just tell me if you need anything."
"Uncle Xu, you can call me Zhenghe. Young Master sounds awkward to me." Guo Zhenghe poured a glass of wine for the middle-aged man.
"I'll call you Young Master when there is no one around, but I'll call you Secretary Guo when we are outside."
"That's fine," Guo Zhenghe said.
"You called me here for something, right?"
"Let's eat first," Guo Zhenghe said.
"Okay."
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Guo Zhenghe handed the information bag that suddenly appeared in his office to the middle-aged man.
"Take a look first."
The middle-aged man took the information bag. He opened it and read the content of the first page. His face changed. He read through it very carefully.
"Where did you get these things, Young Master?"
Guo Zhenghe told the middle-aged man in detail what happened that day and how the information bag appeared on his desk without anyone noticing.
"Have you had any contact with these strange people, Young Master?"
The middle-aged man asked. "I haven't had any contact so far," Guo Zhenghe said.
The middle-aged man was silent for a while.
"I saw the news before I came here," the middle-aged man said. "A strange thing happened in the place you are in charge of in the past two days. 11 people died in a village in three days, right?"
The middle-aged man asked. "Yes, there is such a thing," the middle-aged man said. "The criminal investigation experts in the provincial capital have come and taken over the case."
"Can I have a look at the relevant information?"
The middle-aged man asked. "No problem," Guo Zhenghe said. He took out another file. Obviously, he had prepared it.
The middle-aged man took it and read it carefully. There was more information this time, so he took a longer time to read it. Guo Zhenghe was not in a hurry. He waited quietly.
"I don't have any evidence, but based on my experience and feelings over the years, these people were most likely not killed by natural causes," the middle-aged man said. "They were killed."
"But I didn't find any evidence of murder on their bodies." Guo Zhenghe said. Personally, he was inclined to believe that these people died unnaturally, but everything required evidence. What he lacked the most now was evidence.
"So, someone sent you this information," the middle-aged man said.
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