Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Xu Siming slowly raised his right hand, trembling as he said, "If... if only one person had died, I would have paid some compensation and settled it quickly, but... but now three people have died, this... this is definitely not an ordinary medical malpractice, cough cough cough~"

"Dr. Xu, please don't get agitated." Jiang Gulin quickly supported Xu Siming and gently patted Xu Siming's back.

After Xu Siming calmed down, Zhang Jianyun spoke again: "Dr. Xu, please tell me what illnesses each of these three people who died came to you for treatment."

"Cough cough~"

Xu Siming coughed twice, picked up the teapot in front of him, drank the water in it in one gulp, and then said, "One was just a cold and fever; he was treated here for three days and was completely cured when he went back yesterday. Another had a stomach ulcer; I gave him some medicine, and it's almost healed too. The third was due to excessive blood loss from an injury; I treated him, and he's almost recovered as well."

"But these aren't fatal diseases. Even if I don't cure him and he relapses, he can't just die like that!" Xu Siming's voice suddenly became sharp.

"Dr. Xu, please don't get agitated," Jiang Gulin quickly reassured Xu Siming.

"It wasn't me, it wasn't me who killed them, it wasn't me!" Xu Siming screamed, on the verge of collapse.

Zhang Jianyun examined Xu Siming and felt that Xu Siming's appearance did not seem to be fake. Afterwards, Zhang and Liu wandered around the clinic, trying to check if there was anything unusual.

Half a day later, Zhang and Liu met again, shook their heads at each other, and found nothing unusual.

"Let's go out and examine the body," Liu Fei said after a moment's hesitation.

"The deceased's family may not necessarily let us see the body," Zhang Jianyun said with some concern.

Zhang Liyu and his companion left the clinic, observed the three groups of people causing trouble, and found one group that was relatively less disruptive.

"Fellow villagers, I am Liu Fei from the Nine Star Guard. In order to determine the cause of death, could I please examine the body?" Liu Fei said very politely.

"Hmph, what's there to investigate? It's just that Xu Siming used medicine haphazardly and killed my father."

"My man, you died so pitifully, without even leaving any last words. I will not allow anyone to touch your body, so that you will not find peace even in death."

"No one is allowed to touch my elder brother's body. It's so obvious, what's the point of investigating? I think the Nine Star Guards took bribes from Xu Siming and are trying to exonerate him."

Liu Fei didn't expect that this family was not easy to get along with. As soon as he finished speaking, they all started to criticize him, staring at him fiercely as if they wanted to devour him alive.

Meanwhile, the other two families, seeing the commotion, also gathered around. Upon learning that the Nine Star Guards wanted to examine the body, they became even more furious.

"Please don't be angry, everyone. You should all know what the Nine Star Guards are for. If the patient's death was caused by Xu Siming, the government will punish him severely and give you an explanation. If the death was due to other special reasons, then the Nine Star Guards will have to intervene. We hope you will cooperate."

As Zhang Jianyun spoke, he grabbed Liu Fei and pulled him back to the clinic.

"These people have lost their minds; we shouldn't expect them to cooperate with the investigation," Zhang Jianyun said.

Inside the clinic, Xu Siming had regained his composure and was talking to Constable Jiang Gulin with a normal expression.

Approaching Xu Siming, Zhang Jianyun asked, "Dr. Xu, has anything unusual happened at the clinic recently?"

"Something unusual?" Xu Siming paused for a moment, then shook his head: "There's nothing unusual at my clinic lately. We're just treating patients and saving lives, everything is normal."

"Dr. Xu, think about it carefully," Zhang Jianyun said earnestly.

Seeing Zhang Jianyun's serious expression, Xu Siming pondered for a moment, then said leisurely, "If there's anything unusual, it's that every night after all the patients leave, a cold draft always blows through my clinic, making the doors creak loudly. Every time I close the door, the draft disappears. But not long after I close the door and come back, the cold draft starts up again. So once all the patients have left, I lock the doors, and only reopen them for urgent patients."

"Around what time of night does the cold wind start to blow?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

Xu Siming thought for a moment and said, "I usually don't have any patients after 9 p.m., so the cold wind only blows after 9 p.m.

"A cold wind blows after 9 p.m., and the patient dies mysteriously." At this moment, Liu Fei kept combining these two elements in his mind, looking for anything strange that could overlap with them.

"Were these three deceased patients the last to leave the clinic these past few nights?" Zhang Jianyun continued to ask.

Upon hearing this, Xu Siming's expression shifted for a moment, and he quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, the deceased Zhao Daqiang was the last to leave the night before last, Liu Dongcheng was the last to leave the night before last, and Zhou Fusheng was the last to leave last night."

As he spoke, Xu Siming excitedly stood up from his chair: "There's definitely something wrong with that cold wind. It must be some strange thing that sent out that cold wind and ultimately caused the patient's death."

"Dr. Xu, please don't get agitated. I, the Nine Star Guard, will find out the reason," Liu Fei reassured him, worried that Xu Siming's emotions were changing too quickly and that he might be developing a mental illness.

At this moment, Zhang Jianyun looked at Xu Siming carefully again, wondering how credible Xu Siming's words were.

If what Xu Siming said is true, then what are some of the strange things that can cause cold winds to blow?

Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei both began to ponder.

"Severely punish Xu Siming; he is a murderer."

"Your Honor, open your eyes and look at this world! Murderers are getting away with it!"

Hearing the curses echoing outside the clinic, Xu Siming panicked again: "Lord Jiang, you must do justice for me! I'm really not the murderer!"

"I also believe you're not the murderer, but the people outside the clinic are going crazy. I think you should give them some money first to calm their resentment," Jiang Gulin said, frowning.

"Sir, this isn't a small sum of money," Xu Siming said, his eyes wide.

"Dr. Xu, what time is it? You're still worried about money? Do you really want everyone outside the clinic to rush in and tear you apart?" Liu Fei said with some dissatisfaction.

"My lord, if we pay compensation, it will confirm that my medical skills caused the patient's death!" Xu Siming said stubbornly.

"Dr. Xu, the situation is that the people outside are extremely agitated, and we are unable to conduct an investigation at all. You should pay some compensation first to calm the people outside the clinic down and buy time for the Nine Star Guards to investigate. Once the investigation is clear and your innocence is restored, the government will help you recover the money," Zhang Jianyun said.

Xu Siming remained silent for a long time after hearing this, then sighed and said, "Fine, I'll pay the compensation. I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible."