Er Gou, life in the countryside is so carefree!

When Chen Ergou and Zhou Caixia rushed back to Xiushui Village, they saw a police car parked at the village entrance from afar, with the red and blue lights on the roof flashing, which was particularly glaring.

Many villagers gathered outside Chen Ergou's yard, pointing and whispering, their faces showing tension and worry.

"Oh no! Something's really happened!" Zhou Caixia's expression changed, and she quickly stopped the car.

Chen Ergou's heart sank. He pushed open the car door, jumped out, and rushed into the courtyard, pushing through the crowd.

In the courtyard, Zhang Qiaofen stood helplessly, her face pale and her eyes red, as if she had just been crying.

Three people in police uniforms stood in front of her.

The leader was a policewoman, who looked to be in her mid-twenties. She was tall and well-proportioned, and her well-fitting police uniform made her look even more dashing. She wasn't wearing a hat, which revealed her neat short hair. Her features were delicate, but her eyes held an undeniable coldness and competence, and her gaze swept around as sharply as a knife.

Two young male police officers followed behind her, their expressions serious.

"Sister-in-law, what's going on?" Chen Ergou rushed to Zhang Qiaofen's side, shielding her behind him, and met the gaze of the policewoman.

"Ergou! You...you're finally back!" Zhang Qiaofen exclaimed, as if she had found her pillar of support upon seeing Chen Ergou. Her voice trembled with tears as she said, "The police said...they said you killed someone!"

"Killed someone?" Chen Ergou frowned, quickly calculating in his mind who he had recently offended. Wang Laowu? Li Dazhuang's father? Or...?

The policewoman stepped forward, flashed her badge, and said in a cold, emotionless voice, "You're Chen Ergou? I'm Lin Yuqing from the town police station's criminal investigation team. We need your cooperation in investigating a case. Someone reported you for practicing medicine illegally, which led to the worsening of Dr. Sun's condition at Huichuntang in the county, resulting in his death. Please come with us to the station."

Is Doctor Sun dead?

Chen Ergou was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. It must be Dr. Sun's family, or his disciples and followers, blaming him for the old man's death! This was revenge!

"Officer Lin, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." Chen Ergou calmed down, even revealing a roguish smile. "I'm sorry that Dr. Sun is dead. But when did I ever practice medicine on him? When did I ever prescribe any medicine? Do you have any evidence?"

Lin Yuqing frowned slightly as she looked at Chen Ergou's nonchalant attitude, her tone growing colder: "Whether you practiced medicine or prescribed medication is not up to you or me to decide. We need evidence! Now, please cooperate with our work and return to the station for questioning."

As she spoke, a male police officer behind her took out handcuffs.

The villagers who were watching stirred up a commotion.

"Don't arrest Er Gou! Er Gou is a good person!"

"Dr. Sun got sick from anger himself, what does that have to do with Guan Er Gou?"

"That's right! You can't just arrest people randomly!"

Zhang Qiaofen panicked and grabbed Chen Ergou's arm tightly: "Officer, you've made a mistake! Ergou is innocent!"

Zhou Caixia then squeezed in, quickly trying to smooth things over: "Officer Lin, right? I'm Zhou Caixia from Luyuan Company in the county, and I have a business relationship with Boss Chen. There must be some misunderstanding. Boss Chen is a legitimate businessman; how could he be practicing medicine illegally?"

Lin Yuqing glanced at Zhou Caixia, her gaze lingering for a moment on her slightly disheveled hair and clothes, her eyes sharpening further: "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we'll find out once we investigate. Chen Ergou, please cooperate!"

Seeing Lin Yuqing's businesslike and unyielding attitude, Chen Ergou knew that he had no choice but to go today.

He patted Zhang Qiaofen's hand and comforted her, "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. The innocent will clear themselves. I'm just going to cooperate with the investigation. I'll come back once I've explained everything."

He then said to Zhou Caixia and the villagers, "It's alright, everyone can go home and do what you were doing."

Then, he extended his hands to Lin Yuqing and said, "Officer Lin, let's go. I believe the people's police will not wrong an innocent person."

His cooperative attitude surprised Lin Yuqing. She signaled to her colleague that they didn't need to handcuff him, and led Chen Ergou outside.

Chen Ergou was taken away in a police car and left Xiushui Village amidst the worried gazes of the villagers and Zhang Qiaofen.

The interrogation room of the town's police station was brightly lit.

Lin Yuqing conducted the interrogation herself, while another police officer took notes.

"Chen Ergou, Dr. Sun's family accuses you of harboring resentment after losing a medical contest with him, and of using unknown drugs to worsen his condition, causing him to suffer a stroke, become paralyzed, and ultimately die. What do you have to say about that?"

Chen Ergou sat in the chair, looking completely at ease.

He secretly activated a calming and insightful technique from the "Dragon King's Manual," which stabilized his heartbeat, cleared his mind, and even allowed him to vaguely sense the truth or falsehood in the other person's words and their emotional fluctuations. This was similar to a high-level lie detection and counter-lie detection ability.

"Officer Lin, I admit, I do have a bit of a grudge against Doctor Sun," Chen Ergou said calmly. "He looked down on my folk remedies and insisted on having a contest with me, which he lost, and he lost face. But to say that I drugged him is pure slander!"

He looked directly into Lin Yuqing's eyes: "I, Chen Ergou, act with integrity! I do know some ancestral medical skills, but I never prescribe medicine lightly, much less use underhanded methods to harm people! Doctor Sun is old and irritable. Losing the competition caused him to become agitated, and coupled with his pre-existing serious illness, he suffered a stroke. Many villagers can testify to this!"

Lin Yuqing stared intently at Chen Ergou, trying to find even the slightest hint of guilt or panic on his face.

But to her surprise, Chen Ergou's eyes were clear and open, his tone steady and strong, and his breathing even; there was no sign of him lying. This composure was not something a country bumpkin who had never seen the world could fake.

"You said you didn't prescribe any medicine, so how do you explain the so-called 'Dragon King's Manual' handwritten copy found in Doctor Sun's house? There are some things that look like prescriptions on it!" Lin Yuqing changed her approach and pressed on.

Chen Ergou sneered inwardly, "As expected, it's all for that fake book!"

He feigned sudden realization: "Oh! You mean that tattered book! That's my old account book I used to prop up the corner of the table! It even has some talismans I scribbled in it! It's not a medical book at all! It must have been that Doctor Sun sneaked into my house and stole it thinking it was a treasure! When he found out it was fake, he couldn't catch his breath, and that's why... Sigh, speaking of which, I should probably sue him for burglary!"

His words were half true and half false, which absolved him of all responsibility and shifted the blame to Doctor Sun.

Lin Yuqing was momentarily speechless at his sharp tongue.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the interrogation room.

A policeman came in, whispered a few words in Lin Yuqing's ear, and handed her some documents.

Lin Yuqing took the materials and looked through them, her expression changing.

The materials were delivered by Li Mei, a technician at the agricultural technology station, whose identity was convincing. She provided detailed evidence proving that the so-called medical books that Dr. Sun "obtained" from Chen Ergou were, upon testing, just ordinary old account books and doodles, with no medical value whatsoever.

Moreover, Dr. Sun's death certificate clearly states that the cause of death was "sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage and multiple organ failure," which has nothing to do with Chen Ergou.

Meanwhile, a large group of villagers from Xiushui Village arrived, led by Wang Laowu. They jointly wrote a guarantee and pressed their red fingerprints to collectively certify that Chen Ergou was a good person with superb medical skills, dedicated to saving lives and healing the wounded, and could not possibly be the murderer.

Both witness testimonies and physical evidence are in Chen Ergou's favor.

Lin Yuqing closed the documents, took a deep breath, and knew that she couldn't catch this person today.

She walked up to Chen Ergou, her tone still cold, but slightly softened: "Chen Ergou, you can leave now. There's insufficient evidence to prove your direct involvement in Doctor Sun's death. But..."

She glared at Chen Ergou and warned, "This isn't over yet! I'll continue investigating! You'd better behave yourself and not give me any leverage! I'll be watching you closely!"

Chen Ergou stood up, stretched, and grinned as he approached Lin Yuqing, lowering his voice to say, "Officer Lin, you're so beautiful, why do you always have such a stern face? It must be tiring!"

Lin Yuqing's eyebrows furrowed: "You!"

Chen Ergou quickly took a step back, still grinning: "Just kidding! But Officer Lin, since you're so responsible, I'll give you a free fortune telling."

I see a dark aura swirling between your brows, and your forehead is dark. In the next few days, especially at night, you may face some danger, perhaps even bloodshed! Be careful when you're on duty!

"Stop playing tricks! That's feudal superstition!" Lin Yuqing's face turned pale with anger. Pointing to the door, she said, "Get out of here!"

Chen Ergou laughed and swaggered out of the police station.

Watching Chen Ergou's departing figure, Lin Yuqing's chest heaved with anger.

This Chen Ergou is too cunning! Even though the evidence is clearly against him, he manages to defuse it with ease! And those eyes of his, it's like he can see right through people's hearts!

And his last words, "bloodshed and disaster"... for some reason, stuck in Lin Yuqing's heart like a thorn.