From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 299 - 274: The Ledger

Liu Qi explained to Hua Zhuyue that he absolutely did not betray her.

Hua Zhuyue said that now was not the time for explanations, that they should leave the farm first, so the three of them quickly left. Many animals were running on the farm, and along the way, they also saw ostriches, sika deer, and alpacas running wildly.

They took Liu Qi's pickup to the provincial road parking lot, and along the way, they saw fire trucks heading towards the farm.

Xu Chunliang looked back and saw the farm engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing up.

Hua Zhuyue sighed and said, "Uncle Qi, how much do you really know about Wu Yuanyi?"

Liu Qi said with lingering fear, "He even wanted to kill me. If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would have died here tonight."

Liu Qi took the two of them to the car, and naturally felt too embarrassed to ask for a favor after what happened tonight. Before leaving, he handed an account book to Hua Zhuyue; he found it in the office and didn't know if it was useful. Since Wu Yuanyi wanted to kill him to shut him up, he saw no need to keep secrets for that man.

The three of them parted ways.

Hua Zhuyue and Xu Chunliang got into her Cayenne, and exchanged a glance, both showing a smile of having survived a disaster.

Hua Zhuyue suddenly drew a military knife and placed it against Xu Chunliang's throat: "Was the SEVEN STAR incident your doing?" Seeing the scene of tonight's bats fighting the black bear, Hua Zhuyue had already figured it out. The two bar attacks, the second planned by Wu Yuanyi, the first was definitely Xu Chunliang's doing.

Xu Chunliang laughed, "Guess!"

Hua Zhuyue sighed and withdrew the knife: "Don't tell anyone about tonight."

By the time Xu Chunliang arrived at Huichun Hall, it was already one in the morning. He opened the door and got out, and Hua Zhuyue rolled down the window to call him, throwing out the account book Liu Qi had given her.

Xu Chunliang reached out to catch it, raised the account book and said, "Thanks!"

Hua Zhuyue said, "That's too perfunctory, take a good rest, and invite me to dinner another day."

Xu Chunliang smiled and nodded.

Seeing Hua Zhuyue off into the distance, he patted the account book and turned to go home.

When he got home, he saw his grandfather sitting alone in the study. Xu Chunliang was startled: "Grandfather, why aren't you asleep?"

Xu Changshan smiled and said, "I woke up. You, child, where did you go in the middle of the night?"

Xu Chunliang replied, "Just had some things to do. Grandpa, I'll go take a shower first."

Xu Changshan nodded, he could smell the smoke on him, and was a bit puzzled, wondering if his grandson went to a barbecue? Young people really have hearty lives. Then again, it's a good thing; if you keep everything bottled up inside, where's the joy in living?

Xu Chunliang quickly took a shower, changed clothes, and returned to his grandfather's side, noticing the photo album in front of him. He curiously asked, "Looking at photos?"

Xu Changshan said, "I dreamed of the past, so I took out the old photos to have a look."

Xu Chunliang pulled up a chair and sat by his grandfather's side.

"Don't mind me, go to sleep."

Xu Chunliang smiled, "I'll sit with you for a while."

Xu Changshan looked lovingly at his grandson and said, "You don't need to worry about me, no need for a fuss, I'm fine. The innocent will clear themselves, believe in the police, believe in the law."

Xu Chunliang asked, "Grandpa, who is Zhou Renhe?"

The expression on Xu Changshan's face suddenly froze, and after a long while, he sighed and said, "How... did you know?"

"Dad, it was me who told him."

At this moment, Xu Jiawen also woke up. In fact, she had just gone to sleep not long ago but was worried about her father and got up to check on him, not expecting Xu Chunliang to be back and chatting with the old man.

Xu Changshan nodded, "No wonder!"

Xu Jiawen also sat down beside her father. In fact, what the elderly really need most is the company of family. Xu Changshan held his daughter's hand in one of his, and his grandson's in the other, feeling much warmth in his heart: "He could be considered my senior brother…"

What Xu Changshan said roughly matched what Xu Jiawen had mentioned. He opened the album and found the family portrait, pointing to the older man in the center and said to Xu Jiawen, "This is your grandfather, your grandmother, your aunt…"

Even Xu Jiawen was seeing this photo for the first time and exclaimed, "Aunt is so beautiful."

Xu Changshan sighed and said, "So, your grandfather had high expectations for her, not expecting that she'd fall for the plain Zhou Renhe."

Zhou Renhe's face was already blurry, but from the photo, he didn't look very tall.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Grandpa, was Zhou Renhe the founder of Renhe Hall?"

Given the situation, Xu Changshan saw no need to hide anymore. He nodded and said, "Yes, he's already seventy-nine by now."

Xu Chunliang asked, "Was it him who led the search of Huichun Hall back then, leading to your being sent to the mining area?"

Xu Changshan said, "It can't be entirely his fault, it was the times. Even if he didn't come then, someone else would have."

Xu Chunliang said, "Did he take away many good things from our Xu Family?"

Xu Changshan sighed again, "Sometimes I think, if back then it had been someone else who came to search, maybe all the objects from Huichun Hall would have been destroyed. At least he knew the value of these things." He indirectly admitted that Zhou Renhe stole the Xu family's medical skills.

Xu Jiawen said angrily, "Even if it's precious, he shouldn't move it to his own home. I heard that Renhe Hall was set up by him after he got out of prison, bragging about some ancestral imperial physician nonsense when it's just plagiarism of our Huichun Hall's formulas."

Xu Changshan did not speak.

Xu Chunliang said, "Grandpa, was the tiger bone plaster used as evidence by the police actually done by Renhe Hall?"

Xu Changshan said, "Without evidence, don't speak recklessly."

Xu Chunliang said, "Isn't it obvious? Who else but the Xu family knows the formula for our plaster? First, someone breaks in to steal, leaves behind tiger bone and rhino horn, and when you're unaware and report it, they seize the opportunity to accuse you of possessing and selling prohibited drugs."

Xu Changshan said, "Zhou Renhe logically shouldn't have done this."

Xu Chunliang said, "Then tell me, who else besides Renhe Hall knows the formula for this plaster?"

Xu Changshan shook his head, feeling restless, "I'm tired."

Xu Chunliang was restless all night. Upon returning to his room, he looked over the accounts Liu Qi had brought. There was a transaction that caught his attention: two taels of tiger bone, one tael of rhino horn, precisely the amounts found at Huichun Hall. It was marked with the character 'Sheng.'

Xu Chunliang wondered if the person who bought these items had the surname Sheng? He didn't know many people with that surname, narrowing the possibilities. Only one had a grudge with him—Sheng Chaohui. Recalling the sign outside the farm, Xu Chunliang increasingly suspected that 'Sheng' referred to Sheng Chaohui.

Ever since the Zhao Xiaohui incident, Sheng Chaohui had been more restrained. He frequently felt chest pains and, due to the Five Poison Heart Attack Pill, had consulted numerous famous doctors and undergone countless tests, all of which indicated good health with no signs of poisoning.

Eventually, even Sheng Chaohui himself began to suspect that Xu Chunliang had deceived him, but he dared not ask.

One thing he was certain of was that he had developed serious psychological issues, always fearing the poison might eventually act up.

Early this morning, he received a call from Xu Chunliang, who informed him to come for the antidote. Sheng Chaohui hurriedly arrived at the predetermined location, a Cantonese morning tea place called Yunxi Building, which he had chosen himself.

Sheng Chaohui had ordered in advance, and Xu Chunliang arrived on time.

With a smile on his face, Sheng Chaohui invited Xu Chunliang into a private room.

Xu Chunliang said, "So ceremonious."

Sheng Chaohui said, "Just a small token of appreciation." Secretly, he thought, compared to the life-saving antidote, what is this meal?

After Xu Chunliang sat down, he handed him a pillbox. Sheng Chaohui took it and found only one antidote inside. He decided to keep it and have it tested by the relevant departments later.

Xu Chunliang said, "Eat it!"

Sheng Chaohui was taken aback, "What?"

"I told you to eat it now!"

Sheng Chaohui said, "This..."

"If you won't eat it, then give it back to me."

Steeling himself, Sheng Chaohui closed his eyes, popped the pill into his mouth, and swallowed it down with a sip of tea.

Xu Chunliang watched him with a smile, "Aren't you worried I might have given you poison?"

Sheng Chaohui said, "I trust your character." After saying this, he felt like slapping himself. Character? Does this guy have any? He put bugs on me, poisoned me, and tricked a huge sum of money out of me.

Sheng Chaohui now even suspected Zhao Xiaohui had been unfaithful. He wasn't sure if the child in her belly was his, but that matter was over, and he accepted his fate.

Xu Chunliang said, "I guarantee you will be safe for a year."

Sheng Chaohui sighed, "Even cars get reviewed every two years; you're only guaranteeing me one year."

Xu Chunliang said, "Be grateful you can live." Leisurely, he ate his breakfast, appraising Sheng Chaohui only after satisfying himself.

Being scrutinized made Sheng Chaohui uneasy, "Did you seek me out for something else?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Did you hear about the issue Huichun Hall had recently?"

Sheng Chaohui hastily shook his head, "No, not at all."

Xu Chunliang said, "Let me enlighten you." He recounted the incident of tiger bone and rhino horn being found at Huichun Hall.

Sheng Chaohui said, "Do you suspect me? It has nothing to do with me, my life is in your hands now, harming you is like harming myself."

Xu Chunliang said, "You know Wu Yuanyi, don't you?"

Sheng Chaohui's face went white, "I do, but not well."

Xu Chunliang chuckled, "Not well, yet you bought tiger bone from him?"

Sheng Chaohui panicked, "That's not true, absolutely not, who told you that?"

Xu Chunliang said, "If I didn't have solid evidence, I wouldn't have come to you. Sheng Chaohui, you are bold, buying illegal goods and framing the innocent."

Sheng Chaohui was drenched in sweat, "It wasn't me. I swear, I didn't do it. But now that you mention it, I do recall a friend asking me to buy those items recently. He thought my large pharmaceutical business could procure them, but I told him we do legitimate business and directed him to Wu Yuanyi instead."

The first day of the month, asking for monthly tickets, monthly tickets, asking for monthly ticket guarantees!