Chapter 127: Cooperation with Reliable People

 Chapter 127: Cooperation with Reliable People

A hint of disgust flashed across Meng Yunzheng's face. "I'll find out his address and his lover." Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng alternated between speaking and writing, displaying an unusually rare harmony and understanding. In just a few moments, they deduced the details of what was to follow. After they finished discussing, Meng Yunzheng wrote one final sentence, "I'll message you in the evening," and proceeded to burn the paper filled with words, returning the charcoal pencil to Shu Yu. Then, he nodded slightly and decisively planned to leave the shop. However, as Meng Yunzheng stood up, Shu Yu suddenly asked, "Young Master Meng, I wanted to ask, do you happen to have any drugs? Not much, just enough to incapacitate a cat. I have a small use for it, of course, if you don't have any, it's fine." She thought that even though Doctor Zhao had gone mad, he might have left behind some medication. Meng Yunzheng lowered his head and took out a medicine pouch from his waist. After opening it, he separated one-third of its contents and gestured at her. Shu Yu's eyes lit up. As expected, there was some. Once Shu Yu put away the medicine pouch, Meng Yunzheng finally left. Shu Yu saw him off to the door and watched his retreating figure, suddenly feeling that there would be no further issues with this matter. Indeed, it was crucial to collaborate with reliable people. At that moment, Lu Sanzhu returned and saw her standing at the door. He thought she was waiting for him but appeared quite guilty. "Ah Yu, I haven't found anyone yet. Do you think something really happened to that person?" Seeing him covered in sweat, it seemed like he had indeed put in a lot of effort. Zhang Shu's matter is simply disgraceful; he must have hidden it for so long, and his place of residence is certainly very secretive. Lu Sanzhu is so lazy that not only does he not work in the village, but he wouldn't even come to the county town for casual labor. It's strange that he would be familiar with the county town and find someone there. She nodded, "Never mind, let's forget about it. You've worked hard these past two days, so go inside and take a rest, have a drink of water." Lu Sanzhu was astonished. When did Ah Yu become so agreeable? Or was she actually mocking him? He couldn't help but chuckle, "It's alright, I can keep looking." "No need, take the mule inside and let it rest too." Shu Yu's face was expressionless. Was she concerned about him? No, she was concerned about the mule. The past couple of days, Lu Sanzhu had been dragging it around without any rest. Lu Sanzhu replied with an "Oh" and led the  cart towards the back door. Meanwhile, Shu Yu went inside, changed her clothes, blackened her face, and took the packet of sedatives. She strolled out of the shop. She wandered around the county town, taking various detours until she stood in front of a small, dilapidated clinic. This was the clinic where Zhang Shu brought Da Ya to see the doctor. It was said that the consultation fees were very cheap. The doctor here was either a quack or someone bribed by Zhang Shu, as nobody knew whether Da Ya had experienced puberty or not. Shu Yu glanced inside the clinic and saw several patients, all looking like they were going through financial difficulties and struggling with life. The doctor who had treated Da Ya, Dr. Guo, was feeling his beard while taking the pulse of a patient and shaking his head as he spoke. After observing for a while, Shu Yu discovered that Dr. Guo was indeed as Da Ya had described. He had two principles when it came to treating patients. First, for serious conditions, he would directly say that he couldn't cure them and advise them to seek treatment from other doctors. Second, for milder cases or those that could heal on their own, he would prescribe ancestral medicines or ointments. (End of chapter)