I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

To make it easier to feed the medicine, Zhao Zian bent down and put his hand under Li Hongyun's neck.

He helped her up halfway and let her lean against his arm.

Li Hongyun's heart was in turmoil.

Zhao Zian scooped up a spoonful of the medicinal juice and brought it to his lips.

Open your mouth.

Li Hongyun opened her small mouth.

One spoonful after another.

So this is what Brother Zhao looks like when he's serious.

So lovely.

The bowl of medicine was quickly emptied.

Zhao Zian placed the empty bowl aside.

"alright."

"Get some rest, you'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

"Brother Zhao... Brother Zhao..."

Li Hongyun called out to him.

"Um?"

Zhao Zian turned around.

"Thank you." Her eyes sparkled.

Zhao Zian twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Go to sleep."

In the room, Li Hongyun stared blankly at the ceiling.

She thought, "I'm finished."

I'm hooked.

……

Zhao Zian walked out of the room.

Li Suqin was busy at the stove.

"Sister-in-law."

"Finished feeding?" Li Suqin didn't turn around.

"Yes, I've finished feeding her. She's asleep."

"That's good."

Li Suqin responded.

"Go and rest for a while, the food will be ready soon."

"Sister-in-law, I'm not eating. I still have some things to take care of outside."

Li Suqin's smile froze for a moment.

"What's the rush? It's already dark, and you haven't even eaten a bite of food?"

"It's urgent."

Zhao Zian walked towards the courtyard gate.

……

The back hall of the county government office.

County Magistrate Zhang Jing heard from his trusted aide that Zhao Zi'an was requesting an audience.

"Please come quickly!"

As soon as Zhao Zian entered, Zhang Jing came to greet him.

"Brother Zian, what brings you here?"

"Brother Zhang."

Zhao Zian cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"I am disturbing you so late at night because I have an important matter to ask of you."

Zhang Jingxiao toned it down.

"What happened?"

He led Zhao Zian to sit down.

"Your business is my business, so feel free to speak your mind."

Zhao Zian did not sit down, but repeated the story.

"What?!"

Zhang Jingyi slammed his fist on the table.

"Outrageous! How dare they commit such a despicable act in broad daylight in a restaurant! Does Yuelai Restaurant not want to stay in business?"

"Brother Zi'an, what are you planning to do?"

"I would like to ask Brother Zhang to come with me."

Zhao Zian stared directly at him.

"Go to Yuelai Restaurant."

"Right now?"

"Right now."

Zhao Zian is beyond question.

"Li Kang has most likely already fled upon hearing the news. But he's not the key figure."

Zhang Jing understood Zhao Zian's intention.

"You mean... arrest the person who provided him with the drug?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Zian nodded.

"If such harmful things can be easily obtained in a restaurant, there must be connections behind it. If we don't find the source, my sister will suffer today, but someone else's daughter could be the one to suffer tomorrow."

"good!"

Zhang Jing stood up.

"I'll change into civilian clothes right now, and call two capable constables to come with you! I want to see who has such audacity!"

……

Yuelai Restaurant.

Zhao Zian and Zhang Jing went inside.

The restaurant owner saw that a customer had entered.

"Esteemed guests, would you like to have a meal or stay at the inn...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the person's face clearly.

Isn't that Magistrate Zhang of this county?

"Lord Zhang... Doctor Zhao... Doctor Zhao..."

Zhao Zian walked to the counter.

"Shopkeeper, you have a shop assistant here named Li Kang, right?"

"Yes...yes..."

The shopkeeper nodded vigorously.

"This afternoon, he drugged my sister."

The shopkeeper felt dizzy and disoriented.

Finished!

His worst fears came true!

In the afternoon, one of his colleagues reported to him.

Where are they?

Zhao Zian pressed for more information.

"I...I'll have someone bring him here right away! I'll definitely give Doctor Zhao and the magistrate an explanation!"

The shopkeeper yelled at one of the shop assistants.

"Quick! Go and tie that bastard Li Kang up and bring him here!"

The guy ran to the backyard.

Not long after, the guy came running back.

"Manager...Manager, something terrible has happened! Li Kang...Li Kang has run away! All his bedding and belongings are gone!"

This result was within Zhao Zian's expectations.

"They ran away?"

"You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple."

He turned to look at the shopkeeper.

"Summon every single waiter in the restaurant to this main hall."

The shopkeeper dared not utter a single word of "no".

Soon, more than twenty restaurant waiters were standing in the lobby.

Everyone was required to stand in a line.

Zhao Zian walked past them.

In Zhao Zian's view, each of these men had a different aura.

Some were driven by pure fear, while others were filled with curiosity.

Zhao Zian stopped in front of the skinny monkey.

The skinny monkey's head was almost buried in his chest.

He didn't know where he had given himself away.

Before Li Kang fled, he specifically contacted him, gave him hush money, and told him not to say anything reckless.

He thought Li Kang had run away, and that there would be no way to prove the matter.

But why... why did Doctor Zhao stop right in front of me?

"No...it wasn't me..."

This is a classic case of trying to hide something obvious!

Zhao Zian smiled.

"You didn't do anything, why are you so nervous?"

"How much hush money did Li Kang give you?"

The skinny monkey froze.

"Looks like you're not planning to say anything."

Zhao Zian withdrew his hand.

"Brother Zhang, I've found the person for you. It's him; he sold the sleeping pills to Li Kang."

Zhang Jing's gaze fell on the skinny monkey.

"Take it down!"

The two constables guarding the door lifted the skinny monkey up.

"My lord, spare me! My lord, spare me! It wasn't my fault!"

The skinny monkey broke down.

"That medicine isn't mine! I was just a middleman, making a little profit! Spare me!"

"If it wasn't you, then who was it?"

Zhang Jing walked up to him.

"Do you take me for a three-year-old child? A mere middleman? Whom do you work for?"

The skinny monkey's lips trembled.

In his eyes, Zhao Zian was even more terrifying than the county magistrate.

When handling cases, county magistrates emphasize evidence.

But this Doctor Zhao didn't say or do anything, so how did he end up finding me?

This is completely illogical!

"explain!"

Zhang Jingyi slapped the counter.

"My patience is running out! If you dare to conceal anything again, you will be subjected to severe torture!"

The skinny monkey was terrified.

"I'll talk! I'll talk! Your Honor, spare me! Doctor Zhao, spare me!"

"It's Tu San! It's Master Tu San from Blackwater Street in the south of the city!"

"I...I owed Master Tu a gambling debt, and he forced me to help him sell his goods! I had no choice!"

"Li Kang asked me to buy medicine, saying he needed it to deal with a bitch, and I... I sold it to him! I really only made a tiny bit of money running the errand!"

Zhao Zian's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Blackwater Street?

Zhang Jing's face also darkened.

"Tu San? That Tu San who runs the butcher shop?"

"Yes...yes! It's him!"

The skinny monkey nodded frantically.

"Sir, you know him too? Please, sir, do me justice! If I don't work for him, he'll chop off my hands and feet!"

Zhao Zian spoke.

"He not only sells them, but he also makes them himself, right?"

The skinny monkey suddenly looked up.

"How...how did you know?"