Chapter 321 Man-made money and dead birds die for food
At the Wanhua Building not far from the Criminal Department, Li Guolou, Ai Hai, and Song Shixiong had lunch. They ordered four dishes and one soup. Li Guolou tapped a stack of files with his fingers and said, "Deputy Captain Ai. I I have been familiar with the case of theft of silver from the Ministry of Finance, and I found something very strange. The thirty bank guards were all strong and fierce. They had shaved their heads. They were wearing nothing in the winter. Their bodies were first-class. Great. But their family is very strange. He was a strong young man in his twenties. His father is dead. Their father also once worked as a clerk in the Bank of the Ministry of Punishment. He was not over fifty when he died. 4 All the people in their teens are dead. I checked other people who worked as treasury clerks, and none of them lived past fifty. They were all dead."
Ai Hai was stunned. He quickly took the file and read it again. His eyebrows were furrowed and he was thinking about questions in his mind.
Li Guolou said: "I also checked the national archives from the Ministry of Personnel. I searched the files of the treasury clerks of the Ministry of Justice since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. It is a common phenomenon. People who have been treasury clerks of the bank treasury were fine during the founding period. There were People over fifty years old should live out their old age peacefully. They will all be short-lived ghosts in the future. There is something fishy hidden in this. Who knows it best? The doctor who treats the bankers in the bank knows best. So we went to "Tongyi Tang" in the afternoon 》’s Guo Langzhong. He specializes in treating those bank clerks. Guo Langzhong is a huge loophole.”
Song Shixiong said suspiciously: "Captain Li, what do you mean..."
"Yes." Li Guolou didn't need to say any more. "Old Fox" Song Shixiong had already guessed what he wanted him to do. The two of them laughed "hehehehe."
"Do it." The three of them had tea instead of wine. Each had their own thoughts. It was a working lunch and they ate with gusto.
Hu Xueyan's "Hu Qingyutang" has opened five branches in the capital. It is affordable and close to the people. The good reputation of "Hu Qingyutang" has been spread in the streets of the capital. It has an impact on "Tongyi Tang", which is also a drugstore business. It’s huge. The price of the same type of medicine was immediately reduced. The income of doctors sitting in the hall was greatly reduced. The living standards of doctors who originally had high incomes were also greatly affected.
A price war and talent war without gunpowder are already burning among the pharmacies in the capital. It was only 1:30 pm when the three of them, Li Guolou, Ai Hai, and Song Shixiong, came to "Tongyi Hall". There were doctors sitting in each room. Most of them had nothing to do. They were shocked when they saw two police officers coming to the door. Could it be that they were the doctors who had killed the doctor? They came to arrest the doctor.
At this time, "Langzhong" could also be called "doctor". The Qing Dynasty was invaded by Western culture, and various old and new names were mixed together.
Shan Tian Gu, the big shopkeeper of "Tong Yi Tang", knew Li Guolou. They had dealt with the deceased's boss Bay Renyi in the "Fake Hanging Case". I heard that a policeman was coming to arrest someone with a ticket. When he came out, he saw that it was Li Guolou. I was stunned. I hurriedly came out to greet him and asked him what was going on. I knew in my heart that a doctor could not kill someone when he treated a disease. Is it the doctor who died or the person who died due to illness? Just rely on the conscience of heaven and earth. How can you cause trouble to the doctor?
Shan Tiangu forced a smile and said: "Captain Li, in broad daylight, you came to our area to arrest people. Didn't you smash our sign? What is going on? Can you be accommodating?"
Shan Tiangu had dealt with Li Guolou and knew that the detective had no food, rice, oil and salt. He only drank a few sips of tea and left after finishing the case. Before leaving, he gave a sick poor man two taels of silver notes.
Rich people are officials only for fame and not for profit. Although there were few such people in the Qing Dynasty, they were by no means a rare breed. Many people who paid donations to serve as officials had this kind of ethics. Because such people had money in their families. They will exploit the common people. Of course, there are those who buy official titles. There are even more officials and businessmen who will work harder to recoup their costs.
Li Guolou clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, shopkeeper Shan. It's my duty to come here to arrest Guo Que'er. Mr. Song, the lawyer invited by the mistress, is also here. I can't bend the law for personal gain."
How could Shantian Gu not know the tricks in this "ticket"? It belongs to the nature of the police arresting suspects. It is used to bring the suspects back to the court for interrogation. It is a means for the police to blackmail the "suspects". If the suspects are not arrested, Go back to the Yamen. The police will not be punished. But the "suspect" will be arrested and brought to the court immediately. His reputation will immediately become bad. Especially for a store like "Tongyi Tang" that does open business. The doctor will be arrested for curing the death of a person and be taken to the police immediately. Go. Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, the reputation of "Tong Yi Tang" will be greatly affected. Negative news will spread throughout the streets.
Since the policeman refused to be accommodating, he had to find another way. Shantian Gu glanced at the lawyer Song Shixiong next to him. Only a lawyer could do this to cut both sides of the problem.
"Can Counselor Song be accommodating and give me a face? Dr. Guo is an old man and a young man. How can he practice medicine after being brought into the Yamen?" Shantiangu dragged Song Shixiong. His eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together, and he was trying to understand. expression.
"Hey, good shopkeeper, it's not that I don't want to give you face. The cases committed by Dr. Guo are all human life matters. The two families sued Dr. Guo together, saying that he used the wrong medicine. They have proof. Take the prescription. As evidence, there is also Dandinghong in the medicine. Isn’t this harmful to people? This matter is going to be a big deal. Hey, where is Dr. Guo? I saw him just now. Don’t hide. You can’t escape the first grade of junior high school. "You can't hide from Fifteen." Song Shixiong looked around at the door of each room, looking for Guo Queer, who was nowhere to be seen.
"Give me some face. If you have anything to say, let's talk inside. Captain Li, Attorney Song. In internal medicine, all medical treatment is based on experience. The temperature of the medicine is in the eye of the beholder. The medicine is divided into three parts: poison. As long as you master the temperature. Poison is also an introduction to medicine." Shantian Gu was so anxious that he was sweating. He pulled Li Guolou and began to tell the bitter history of Tongyi Hall. His boss Bayern Yi died. The tree fell, the macaques spread, and all kinds of clowns jumped out. If you want to get a piece of the pie, people will be dissatisfied. If you continue, "Tong Yi Tang" will close down.
Li Guolou said impatiently: "Shopkeeper Shan, stop talking. Let Dr. Guo come over and answer. There are some things that Dr. Guo only needs to explain clearly here. I won't make things difficult for him."
Song Shixiong stuffed a silver ingot into his sleeve. He softened his lips and said, "Hey, it's not easy to be a good shopkeeper. In fact, I also know that doctors can include trace amounts of Dandinghong in their prescriptions. But others don't understand. It puts me in a dilemma."
Shantian Valley couldn't find Guo Que'er for a while. He looked around the rooms. He said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, everyone. I saw Dr. Guo just now. I don't know where he has gone now. I'll send him again." Find someone."
Ai Hai is a person with a dog nose. After a while, he found Guo Que'er hiding in the hut and escorted Guo Que'er to the living room in the backyard. Ai Hai was still scaring Guo Que'er along the way, saying that he would be escorted back. yamen.
In the living room, Li Guolou was holding a tea cup. He glanced extremely dissatisfied and said: "Doctor Guo, you are such a big living person. Why are you hiding? Sit down. We won't eat you. If I have something to ask you, if not If you're wise, I'll spend the New Year in jail and my job will be ruined for you."
Guo Queer is a skinny man with gray hair. He is a short man in his forties. His eyes are bright and shining. The pressure of life is engraved on his face. He is a hardworking person. He is a well-known doctor with some money. He is a doctor. The romantic ghost on the bed. His body has long been hollowed out by a woman.
"Hey, sir, please don't ruin my job. I am a doctor who treats internal medicine. There are all kinds of poisons in the prescriptions for treating internal diseases. This is called fighting poison with poison. As long as the dosage is light, it will not be harmful. Other doctors are like this too. Even the "Compendium of Materia Medica" contains many introductions to poisonous medicines. I definitely did not kill any patient. Sir, go and take a look at how many banners sent by patients in my room. The common people praise me as Guo Shengshou. There was a patient at the time, and his family even prepared a coffin for him. I happened to be passing by their house..." Guo Queer boasted about himself. He boasted that he was the medical sage of the Qing Dynasty. In his hands I don’t know how many lives he saved. As for the deaths of his patients, they were all normal deaths.
Li Guolou looked unmoved and smiled to himself. It was too easy to catch the doctor. There is no doctor who doesn't kill his patients. People will die. If you scare Guo Que'er, things will be easier to handle in the future. There is a lawyer here. Guo Queer was frightened to death. He might go bankrupt in a lawsuit. Doctors have the responsibility to keep confidentiality for patients. But they themselves can’t protect themselves. Can they still abide by their ethics?
"Dr. Guo, I'm not trying to scare you. If you go to court, you'll have to pay two to three hundred taels of silver in compensation, and your medical qualifications will also be revoked." Song Shixiong added fuel to the fire and told the outcome of the lawsuit.
The short Guo Queer frowned and was worried that he would not be able to go home tonight. The most fearful thing was, of course, that he would not be given medical treatment. This would cut off his way of survival.
"We have something to discuss. Sir, I beg you. Please give me a way to survive." Guo Que'er kept bowing. He didn't dare to sit down and reply.
Ai Hai also chimed in: "Guo Que'er, did you see the name on the ticket clearly? It's your name. That's right. Regardless of whether you're guilty or not, follow me back to the Yamen and peel off the skin first. I'll be locked up for three days and put in jail." .We don’t care about food in the interrogation room of the Criminal Department Prison. When you arrive, you will lie on the door panel and go home. While waiting for your case to be heard, you have to report to the Yamen every day. If you don’t come, we have the right to put you in jail again.”
Ai Hai and Guo Que'er sang and frightened Guo Que'er, letting him know how serious this case was. Of course, there was a way out. It all depended on whether he understood the situation.
Seeing that the heat was almost done, Li Guolou said: "Dr. Guo, we want to punish you. It's like squeezing a little ant to death. If you want to complain, you can only go to the King of Hell. Today we are here. Actually, we want to clean up the case. One thing. As long as you are willing to be honest, everything is easy to discuss. If you don't say it, others will tell it. By then, your four wives and concubines will be waiting to remarry."
Guo Que'er was frightened to death. His face turned pale. He stumbled and said, "Captain Li, just ask. As long as I know, I will never hide anything."
Li Guolou said slowly: "Dr. Guo, I want to know what kind of disease those Ku soldiers from the Ministry of Household Affairs have. They will all die before they reach the age of fifty."
"Oh... that's what happened." Guo Queer relaxed suddenly and looked at Li Guolou with a strange look in his eyes. He asked, "Master, do you really not know? Or are you just lying? Know."
Ai Hai shouted: "Nonsense. If we knew, why would we come here?"
"Hey, hey, sir, that's all. Do you need to scare me like this? You detectives don't know about this kind of thing. It shows that you are ignorant. Just ask any doctor who treats hemorrhoids and you will know it."
"Hemorrhoids." Li Guolou and Ai Hai suddenly understood and stood up. The expressions on their faces were strange.
Guo Queer smiled and said: "My lord, those Manchu soldiers who look after the silver in the treasury have been trained by their families since they were young to carry silver ingots with their bodies. They just stuff them under the person's body. This has been done since the Ming Dynasty. A unique skill that has been passed down. Only by practicing it since childhood can the lower part be able to expand and contract freely and the capacity is large enough. When I was a child, I stuffed stone eggs into them and gradually increased the size of the stones. From one stone to three stones. When I became an adult, I spent money to do it. The treasury servants of the treasury put this skill to use. Two or three silver ingots were not a problem. They had to turn somersaults after exiting the treasury door, but they still wouldn't fall. Those Manchu treasury servants' families became rich. Those who make money by doing a craft will have a golden rice bowl passed down from generation to generation."
Li Guolou asked: "Doctor Guo, since those Manchu soldiers are so rich, why did they die early?"
Guo Queer smiled evilly and said: "Captain Li, since those Manchu and Ku soldiers have cultivated this craft since they were young, there are gains and losses. The capacity of the intestines is large. But when metal enters the body, this problem will fall. Gastrointestinal diseases will accompany it. Life. Hemorrhoids is a stubborn disease. It will take a lifetime to look good. Take medicine and get golden injections. These are not a problem. Those Manchus and Kuzu are used to it. But people can't fight with age. Didn't Newton say gravity? Those Manchus are used to it. There is such a big hole under the buttocks of Manchu soldiers. The intestines will slowly fall downwards. As the age increases, the intestines in the stomach will fall downwards and eventually fall out from below. Those Manchu soldiers are very miserable when they get sick. Many Manchus were so miserable that they couldn't bear the pain and finally committed suicide. But for the sake of money, many Manchus still trained their sons to be treasury guards. It couldn't be more appropriate to put it on those Manchus."
"Oh..." Li Guolou, Ai Hai, and Song Shixiong understood. They looked at each other and laughed again and again. Now that the loophole has been found, the truth about the missing silver case from the Ministry of Revenue's treasury will be revealed.
Li Guolou took out two 10-tael silver notes and put them on the table. He said: "Good shopkeeper, Doctor Guo. That's all for today. Shut up. Everything is over. If you reveal the slightest bit, your family will be confiscated and your family will be destroyed." I also smashed the "Yi Tang" sign. Let's go. See you later." After saying that, Li Guolou handed over his hand and left the "Tong Yi Tang" pharmacy.
Shantian Valley, Guo Queer thanked you so much. He dared not say another word. He respectfully sent it to the door of the store.
When they came to the street, Li Guolou said: "Deputy Captain Ai, the rest is up to you. I can only take you this far. From now on, you are on your own."
"Hey, thank you third brother. I know how to behave. Maybe you will be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice in the future." Ai Hai has a smooth head and a smile on his face. Only with the right person can you achieve great success. Ai Hai used to have a low self-esteem. He was called "Bald" since he was a child. Now he is the famous Thirteen Taibao of the capital. He is a man with great powers in black and white.
"Mr. Song, don't follow me. You are so close to Vice Captain Ai. I also want to say goodbye to you. See you later. Take care."
"Mr. Li, I also wish you high school and fly high." Song Shixiong's face was full of flattery, but his heart was full of jealousy. After repeated attempts, he turned to become a lawyer. Although being a lawyer is easy to make money, but Who among the scholars would make friends with him? The lofty ideal of a scholar was shattered, which made Song Shixiong feel depressed.
Li Guolou bid farewell to Ai Hai and Song Shixiong. He has no worries in the Ministry of Justice. Next, he will go to a higher level. A wider court battle is waiting for him to show his style. The treacherous political struggle will bring the world to a new level. He pushed forward into the whirlpool of wind and waves.