Not far from the Criminal Department, Wanhualou, Li Guolou, Ai Hai, and Song Shixiong had lunch, ordered four dishes and one soup, Li Guolou tapped a pile of files with his fingers, and said: "Deputy Ai Team, I have been familiar with the case of the theft of the treasury silver of the Ministry of Households, and found a very strange place, the thirty treasury guards, all of them are fierce and fierce, with a shaved head, and they don't wear anything on their bodies in the winter, and their bodies are first-class, but their families are very strange, they are only in their twenties, and their fathers are all dead, and their fathers have also been the treasurers of the Criminal Department, and they are not more than fifty years old when they die, People in their forties are all dead, and I will check other people who have done the treasury, and none of them have survived the age of fifty, and they are all dead! ”

Ai Hai was stunned, quickly took the file, and looked at it again, his eyebrows tightened, and he was thinking about the question in his mind.

Li Guolou said: "I also transferred the national archives from the Ministry of Officials, and found the archives of the criminal department since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Song Shixiong said suspiciously: "Captain Li, what do you mean ······?"

"Yes." Li Guolou didn't need to say any more, the "old fox" Song Shixiong had already guessed what he wanted him to do, and the two of them "hey, hey, hey." "Wickedly.

"." The three of them replaced wine with tea, each with their own thoughts, and had a working lunch, eating with relish.

Hu Xueyan "Hu Qing Yu Tang" Jingshi opened five branches, with a cheap and close to the people to benefit the people, "Hu Qing Yu Tang" good reputation has been recited in the streets and alleys of Beijing, for the same pharmacy business "Tongyi Tang" has a huge impact, the price of the same type of medicine immediately reduced, the income of the sitting hall Langzhong greatly reduced, the original income is quite high, the standard of living has also been greatly affected.

A price war without gunpowder smoke and a talent war has been burned between the pharmacies of the Beijing Division, Li Guolou, Ai Hai, Song Shixiong, the three of them came to "Tongyitang" when it was only half past one in the afternoon, and most of them sat in the hall in the room, most of them had nothing to do, and they were startled when they saw the two arresters, could it be that they were doctors and dead people, and they came to arrest Langzhong.

At this time, "Langzhong" can also be called "doctor", and the Qing Dynasty was invaded by Western culture, and various old names were mixed together.

"Tongyitang" big shopkeeper Shantian Gu knew Li Guolou, they had dealt with the deceased's owner Bayern Renyi's "Disguised Hanging Case", heard that there was a catch with a card ticket to arrest people, came out to see that it was Li Guolou, but was stunned, hurriedly came out to greet him, asked the reason, and knew in his heart that the doctor treats the disease, how can there be an immortal, whether it is a doctor to die, or to die of illness, with the conscience of heaven and earth alone, how can you trouble the doctor.

Shantian Gu squeezed out a smile and said: "Captain Li, in broad daylight, come to our place to arrest people, isn't it smashing our signboard, what the hell is going on, can you be accommodating!" ”

Shantian Gu had dealt with Li Guolou, and knew that this firewood, rice, oil and salt did not enter, so he only drank a few sips of tea, and left after finishing the case, and gave a sick poor man two taels of silver tickets before leaving.

Rich people are officials only for fame and not profit, although there are few people in the Qing Dynasty, but they are by no means a rare breed, many donors are officials, they have this kind of ethics, because this kind of person has money at home, and will not exploit the people.

Li Guolou hugged his fists and said: "I'm sorry to be a good shopkeeper, this official is responsible for it, I came to arrest Guo Que'er, and Mr. Song, the bitter lord, invited the lawyer to come, and the official can't bend the law for personal gain!" ”

This "card ticket" is greasy, how can Shantian Valley not know that it belongs to the nature of arresting and arresting suspects, and it is used to bring the suspect back to the court for interrogation, which is a means of arresting and blackmailing "suspects", if the suspects are not arrested and returned to the yamen, the arrest will not be punished, but the "suspects" are arrested and returned to the court, and their reputation will immediately stink, especially in the "Tongyitang", which is an open business, and the doctor is arrested and taken away because of the medical death, whether he is guilty or not, the reputation of "Tongyitang" will be greatly affected, and negative news will spread all over the streets and alleys.

Since the arrest is not accommodating, there is only another way, Shantian Gu glanced at the lawyer Song Shixiong next to him, this knife cuts tofu on both sides, only the lawyer can do it.

"Can Master Song be accommodating and give me a face, Dr. Guo is old and young, how can he practice medicine after he is brought into the yamen." Shantian Gu dragged Song Shixiong, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed, and he made a comprehensible expression.

"Hey, good shopkeeper, it's not that I refuse to give you face, Dr. Guo's crime is a human life official matter, the two families sued Dr. Guo together, saying that he used the wrong medicine, people have evidence, take the prescription as a certificate, and there is Danding red in the medicine citation, this is not killing people, this matter is going to make a big fuss, hey, what about Dr. Guo, I saw him just now, don't hide, you can hide from the first day of junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth." Song Shixiong probed his brain, looked left and right at the door of each room, looking for Guo Qi'er, who was nowhere to be seen.

"Give my brother a face, there is something to say inside, Captain Li, Master Song, this internal medicine is based on experience, using medicine and heat, this is the benevolence of the benevolent and the wise of the wise, it is the medicine with three poisons, as long as you master the heat, the poison is also the primer of medicine." Shantian Gu was so anxious that he was sweating, pulled Li Guolou, and began to tell the bitter history of Tongyitang, the owner Bayern Yi died, the tree fell and the macaque scattered, and all kinds of clowns jumped out to get a piece of the pie, and the people's hearts were scattered, and then "Tongyitang" was going to close down.

Li Guolou said impatiently: "Good shopkeeper, don't say it again, let Dr. Guo come over and talk back, as long as Dr. Guo makes some things clear here, I won't be embarrassed for him!" ”

Song Shixiong stuffed a silver ingot into his sleeve, his mouth softened, and said: "Hey, good shopkeeper, it's not easy, in fact, I also know that there can be a trace of redding red in the doctor's prescription, but people don't understand, so I'm in a dilemma!" ”

Shantian Gu couldn't find Guo Que'er for a while, looked at all the rooms, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry lords, I saw Dr. Guo just now, I don't know where he ran to, I'll send someone to find him!" ”

Ai Hai belongs to a person with a dog nose, and after a while, he searched out Guo Que'er, who was hiding in the thatched house, and escorted Guo Que'er to the backyard living room.

In the living room, Li Guolou held a teacup, and glanced at him with great dissatisfaction: "Doctor Guo, such a big living person, why are you hiding, sit down, we won't eat you, I have something to ask you for, if you don't know each other, wait for the New Year in prison, and the rice bowl will be smashed for you!" ”

Guo Qi'er is skinny, gray-haired, short in his forties, his eyes are bright, he emits a fine light, the pressure of life is engraved on his face, he works hard, the famous doctor has some money, he is a romantic ghost in bed, and his body has long been hollowed out by women.

"Hey, the official begs you not to smash my job, I am an internist, the treatment of diseases in the body, there are all kinds of poisonous primers, this is called poison against poison, as long as the amount is slight, it will not be harmful, other doctors are like this, even the "Compendium of Materia Medica" There are many poisonous primers, I absolutely did not harm the death of the patient, the official, you go and see how many patients in my room send pennants, the common people praise me as Guo Shengshou, there was a person who was sick, and the family even prepared a coffin for him, I happened to hit their house passing by······” Guo Que'er boasted of himself, exaggerating himself as a doctor of the Qing Dynasty, he didn't know how many lives he had saved, and as for his patients, they all died normally.

Li Guolou's expression did not move, he smiled secretly in his heart, grabbing the doctor's handle, it's too simple, which doctor doesn't kill the patient in his hand, people will always die, scare Guo Que'er, and things will be easy to do in the future, there is a lawyer next to him, Guo Que'er is scared to death, it is possible to go bankrupt in a lawsuit, the doctor has the responsibility to keep the patient confidential, but it is difficult to protect himself, can he still abide by the ethics.

"Doctor Guo, it's not me who scares you, if you file a lawsuit, two or three hundred taels of silver compensation is indispensable, and your doctor's qualification will be revoked." Song Shixiong added fuel to the fire and told the ending of the lawsuit.

The short Guo Qi'er frowned, worried that he would not be able to return home tonight, for fear of things, of course, he would not be given medical practice, which would cut off his way of life.

"There's something to discuss, sir, I beg you, give me a way to live." Guo Que'er kept talking, where did she dare to sit down and talk back.

Ai Hai also helped: "Guo Que'er, do you see the name on the card clearly, it's your name, it's right, whether you are guilty or not, follow me back to the yamen to peel off the skin first, and close the prison for three days, our criminal department prison interrogation room does not care, and then lie on the door panel and go home, and wait for the trial of your case during this time, you have to report to the yamen every day, if you don't come, we have the right to put you in prison again!" ”

Ai Hai and Guo Que'er sang and scared Guo Que'er, letting him know how serious this case is, and of course there is a way to survive, it depends on whether he knows each other or not.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Li Guolou spoke: "Doctor Guo, we want to fix you, just like pinching a little ant to death, if you want to shout injustice, you can only go to the king of Yama, today we are here, in fact, we want to listen to one thing, as long as you are willing to be honest, everything is easy to discuss, if you don't say it, others will also say it, and then your four wives and concubines are waiting to remarry!" ”

Guo Que'er was frightened to death, her face turned pale, and she stumbled and said, "Captain Li, you ask, as long as I know that I will never hide my secrets!" ”

Li Guolou said slowly: "Doctor Guo, I want to know what kind of illness those household officials have, they will all die before the age of fifty!" ”

"Oh······ That's it. Guo Qi'er relaxed suddenly, looked at Li Guolou with strange eyes, and asked, "Official, you really don't know, or do you not know!" ”

Ai Hai shouted: "Nonsense, if we know, what are we going to do!" ”

"Hey, hey, official, just this little thing, do you need to scare me like this, you don't know about this kind of thing, it means that you are lonely and unheard, just ask a doctor who treats hemorrhoids!"

"Hemorrhoids." Li Guolou and Ai Hai had a little understanding of their hearts, and they rose up with strange expressions on their faces.

Guo Que'er smiled and said: "Official, those who look at the library silver are full of people, since they were children, they have been cultivated by their families since they were young and use their bodies to carry silver ingots kung fu, that is, they are stuffed from under the human body, this is a unique activity that has been continued since the Ming Dynasty, only when they have been cultivated since childhood, they can be retracted freely below, and the capacity is large enough. Out of the treasury gate to turn over a somersault, it will not fall, those full of treasury pawns are rich at home, relying on a craft to make money, generation to generation is a golden job! ”

Li Guolou asked, "Doctor Guo, since those Manchurian Treasury Guards are so rich, why did they die early!" ”

Guo Qi'er smiled and said: "Captain Li, since those Manchurian Kushu have cultivated this craft since childhood, there will be gains and losses, the intestinal capacity is large, but the metal enters the body, this problem will fall, gastrointestinal diseases accompany a lifetime, hemorrhoids are stubborn diseases, and they can't see well in a lifetime, take medicine, take gold injections, these don't go for granted, those Manchu Ku pawns are used to it, but people can't fight with age, didn't Newton say gravity, those Manchu Ku pawns have such a big hole under their buttocks, and the intestines will slowly fall down, as they get older, The intestines in the stomach will fall down, and then it will fall out from below, those full people are very sick and miserable, and they can't stand it, and they commit suicide, but look at the money, many people are one after another, and they still train their sons to look at the silver treasury pawns, which makes people die for money, and birds die for food, and it is very appropriate to put those full people! ”

"Oh······" Li Guolou, Ai Hai, and Song Shixiong understood, glanced at each other, and laughed again and again, since the loophole has been found, the truth of the case of the loss of silver in the household treasury will be revealed.

Li Guolou took out two ten taels of silver tickets, put them on the table, and said: "Good shopkeeper, Doctor Guo, that's all for today, shut up, everything is over, if you confide in the slightest, raid the family and destroy the family, I will also smash the "Tongyitang" brand, we will go, there will be a period later." After speaking, Li Guolou bowed his hand and left the "Tongyitang" pharmacy.

Shantian Valley and Guo Queer are very grateful, how dare they say more, and they have been sent to the door of the store.

Coming to the street, Li Guolou said: "Deputy Ai Team, it's up to you next, I can only send you on this journey, and you will rely on yourself in the future!" ”

"Hey, thank you third brother, I know how to be a person, maybe you will be the secretary of the criminal department in the future." Ai Hai has a smooth head, a smile on his face, and the right person can travel thousands of miles, Ai Hai used to have some inferiority, and was called "bald" since he was a child, and now he is a famous thirteen Taibao in Beijing, and he is a vast number of people with black and white powers.

"Mr. Song, don't follow me, how close you are to the deputy of Team Ai, I have to say goodbye to you, there will be a period later, take care!"

"Mr. Li, I also wish you high school and fly high." Song Shixiong's face was flattering, but there was a jealousy in his heart, and he tried and failed repeatedly, so he turned to a lawyer, although it was easy to make money as a lawyer, but who would make friends with him, a scholar's lofty ideals were shattered, which made Song Shixiong's heart lost.

Li Guolou said goodbye to Ai Hai and Song Shixiong, he has no worries about the criminal department, and then he wants to go to the next level, the vast court battle is waiting for him to show his demeanor, and the treacherous political struggle will push him into the whirlpool of wind and waves.