ing how Xiao Yu wanted to chug the tea.Xiao Yu shook his head when he saw Teacher Cai and Song Hushan's pained looks and muttered to himself, "Isn't tea for drinking to quench one’s thirst" Although h...Chapter 144: Poisoning

"Do you also have an elder brother named Liu Dahao" Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask when he heard the child's father was called Liu Erhao.

"Yes! Yes! Doctor, do you know my older brother" Upon hearing Xiao Yu mention his elder brother’s name, Liu Erhao became very excited, thinking that Xiao Yu must have known him!

Xiao Yu broke out in a cold sweat.... He thought to himself, Is it really hard to guess But he still shook his head and said, "No!"

Initially excited Liu Erhao became gradually disappointed when he heard Xiao Yu say he didn’t know his brother. After all, his elder brother had spent his whole life in their village and only gone as far as the county town; how could he possibly know this doctor

"Doctor, get into my vehicle, I’ll take you back," Liu Erhao said to Xiao Yu, parking his tricycle in front of him.

“Mm,” Xiao Yu nodded and was about to climb aboard the tricycle.

Suddenly, a commotion and female sobs emanated from an alley behind them.

Xiao Yu paused and turned around but hearing only faint cries and shouts in the distance, he shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. Was I too sensitive Xiao Yu continued walking towards Liu Erhao’s tricycle.

Just then, a man in his thirties ran out of an alley behind them. Seeing Liu Erhao on his parked tricycle, the panting and sweating man exclaimed to him, “Erhao, quickly let me use your tricycle, it's urgent!”

Liu Erhao observed this anxious-looking fellow with a fine layer of sweat on his forehead, and asked, "Brother Gao, what’s wrong What happened"

He had heard the commotion earlier but didn’t know what was happening. Seeing a familiar face now, he couldn’t help asking.

"Ah, don't mention it. Old Wang's third daughter is in bad condition; she keeps vomiting and suffering from diarrhea to the point of frothing at the mouth. She looks like she can’t last much longer!" The man sighed as he explained.

"Erxizi, hurry and give me the tricycle! I need to take someone to the hospital; otherwise it'll be too late!" The man walked over to Liu Erxizi and was about to push the tricycle.

"Oh right, don’t you work at a pharmacy You must know something. Come here quickly and have a look!" As the man was pushing the tricycle away, he suddenly remembered that Liu Erxizi worked in a pharmacy and turned around to call out to him.

"But Brother Gao, although I do work at a pharmacy, I don’t actually know much!" said Liu Erxizi with an apologetic expression.

"It doesn't matter; you still know more than us! Come on!" The man urged Liu Erxizi to catch up as he rode away on the tricycle.

“Alright!” Liu Erxizi agreed. A hint of excitement was visible on his face. He had picked up a little from watching his boss treat patients at the pharmacy, and now hearing this man’s words made him very eager to see what was going on.

But when he turned around and saw Xiao Yu standing there, he remembered that he still had a task assigned by his wife. He looked towards Xiao Yu with a difficult expression.

"You go first! I'll come over as well!" After saying this to Liu Erxizi, Xiao Yu followed the tricycle into another alleyway.

When Liu Erxizi heard Xiao Yu's words, he was initially taken aback but then became very pleased. In his view, Xiao Yu was now a master of some sort. If he were willing to lend a hand, Liu Erxizi might just learn something valuable from him.

Seeing that Xiao Yu had followed the tricycle, Liu Erxizi quickly ran over and caught up with Xiao Yu.

The tricycle stopped at the entrance of the alley where this man had come out. Seeing that Liu Erxizi was following behind, he shouted to him urgently, "Erxizi, hurry up!" Then he turned around and entered the alley.

Xiao Yu followed closely behind into the alley as well. This alley was similar to where Liu Erxizi lived; it was a narrow little lane with sewage and black sludge covering most of its surface. Only a thin strip on one side could be walked upon, while in the middle there was a large crowd gathered around a tent, pointing inside.

"Move... move... make way for the tricycle!" The man disregarded the sewage underfoot and ran to where the people were gathered around the tent.

Xiao Yu also hurried over along a cleaner path on one side. Liu Erxizi followed behind, not minding the dirty water or mud on the ground.

Just as Xiao Yu arrived at the tent, that man came out again and said to Liu Erxi with urgency, "Erxix look quickly! San Ya is not doing well!"

Liu Erxi quickened his steps, passed Xiao Yu and entered the tent. Xiao Yu followed closely behind.

The moment Xiao Yu stepped into the tent, a foul smell hit him hard; the whole tent was filled with this stench. The odor here was entirely different from that of garbage water outside — it must have been caused by vomit and excrement!

This pungent smell even bothered people who lived here all year round. Liu Erxi, along with his companion who had brought him to the tent, could only stay inside for less than two minutes before their faces turned red from being suffocated; they ran out for some fresh air.

But that so-called "fresh" air was not much better — it was still the smell of trash and sewage.

Xiao Yu, however, did not show any discomfort on his face. When Liu Erxi returned to see no change in Xiao Yu's expression at all, he looked a little embarrassed; he thought that while he dreamed of becoming a doctor one day, there was still much he had yet to learn. Logically, Xiao Yu should have been more delicate than him, but here this guy showed no signs of being affected by the nauseating smell while Liu Erxi couldn't even last two minutes.

After both people stepped out for some fresh air, Xiao Yu took a clear look at the scene inside. The tent was similar to the others; it was filled with plastic bottles and cardboard boxes.

The only difference was that there was a bed made of wooden planks as well as a narrow and low bunk bed even smaller than those on trains.

A couple in their fifties were standing beside the bunk bed, with the woman weeping loudly while the man looked anxious and had red-rimmed eyes, staring at a little girl lying on the lowermost bunk who was around five or six years old.

Xiao Yu took a closer look at the girl; her face was pale gray and she kept spitting out foam. She no longer had any consciousness and could only have brief convulsions as her bedsheet became wet, blackened and exuded foul odor.

"Quickly! Take the child out! It's no good to keep her here! This is poisoning!" The moment Xiao Yu stepped into the tent and smelled the stench inside, he sensed something was amiss; upon seeing the girl's skin turn pale gray all over, he instantly concluded that she had been poisoned.

"What" The child’s parents watched as their child exhaled more than she inhaled; they no longer held any hope. Hearing Xiao Yu shout, they were momentarily stunned before looking at him doubtfully.

Wang's family had lived here for over fifteen years and naturally knew the people around them well, but this Xiao Yu was someone they’d never seen before. Moreover, his clothes did not look like that of a local person either.

"Uncle Old Wang, this is a doctor; quickly bring out San Ya!" Upon seeing that the child's parents did not move after Xiao Yu's words, Liu Erxi could not help but urgently say.

"Oh Oh........." The father heard Liu Erxi say that Xiao Yu was a doctor and hesitated for a moment before repeatedly agreeing.

Old Wang picked up his daughter from the bed and walked out; the child's mother also followed, crying.

Seeing Old Wang bring the child out, the man who had lent Liu Erxi the tricycle fetched an air conditioner cardboard box and laid it on the ground, saying, "Old Wang, come here, quickly place the child here!"

The moment Old Wang brought the child out, a nauseating airflow rushed out of the house. The people originally gathered around the tent took several steps back.

Old Wang placed the child on the cardboard box at the entrance of the tent; the mother sat down on the ground and cried loudly while looking at her child with a pale face.

Xiao Yu walked over, placed his medical bag at one corner of the cardboard box, opened it to take out a packet of silver needles. Xiao Yu randomly picked up a needle from the packet and lightly pierced it into the child's throat; the originally bright silver needle turned black instantly. Frowning, he inserted another needle into the child’s stomach, which also turned black.

Xiao Yu once again took out a needle from his packet of needles and gently inserted it into the child’s abdomen; this needle remained unchanged.

Seeing that the silver needle in the child's abdomen did not change color, Xiao Yu's originally furrowed brows gradually relaxed. Although seriously poisoned, the child still had hope!

Xiao Yu did not remove the needles already inserted and instead took out a packet of golden needles from his bag. Just as he was about to open it, an idea hit him; he put down the package of gold needles and picked up the silver needle packet once more, taking another silver needle.

Xiao Yu used his other hand to gently pry open the child's mouth; a foul smell burst out of the kid’s mouth along with some white foam. After the foam ran clean from the mouth, Xiao Yu touched it with the tip of a needle and saw the bright silver needle turn black instantly upon contact with the saliva.

Seeing this, the surrounding onlookers as well as the child's parents all turned pale; they began to discuss what was happening. Although they lived in an information-scarce area here, they knew that it was a sign of poisoning.

Xiao Yu ignored their comments and put down the silver needle while taking out the package of golden needles. Gently stroking his hand across the exposed tip of one acupuncture needle within the packet, a gold-colored needle appeared in his grasp. place it in the safe!"Xiao Yu thought for a moment more before continuing: "The elderly man can still hold on for another few hours. We must move quickly with two plans in mind; one group should look...