Chapter 465 - Aconite Gu
Chapter 465 of "City's Best Divine Doctor" opens revealing the plot: This time, for the housewarming party, besides Ye Qiuâs own family, there were other invited... Discover what happens!
This time, for the housewarming party, besides Ye Qiuâs own family, there were other invited relatives and friends, all very close or connected to Ye Qiu.
Unexpectedly, someone had poisoned them?
Who could be so malicious, wanting to turn this happy occasion into a tragedy?
Ye Qiu didnât know, but he felt that the person behind it might have targeted him.
When he returned to the new house, many guests had already left.
Ye Weidong and his wifeâs relatives from the countryside, including the bus driver, had just been driven back.
Now, only some friends from Jinling City remained, who could leave a little later.
When Ye Qiu came back, Zhao Ruxue said, âI need to head back to work.
If there are any developments in this case, let me know.â
Zhao Ruxue still had to return to work in the afternoon; she took the morning off to come here.
However, the collective poisoning incident at the hotel just now was clearly a serious case.
If, as Ye Qiu said, he hadnât treated it in time, many guests could have been in grave danger.
âRuxue, I actually figured out something just now.â
âWhat is it exactly?â
âIt could very well be a type of Gu Poison.â
Gu Poison?
Zhao Ruxue was very surprised upon hearing this.
As the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Brigade, she had previously studied various poisons and encountered some during cases.
But this was the first time she had heard of Gu Poison.
âThis should be a type of Aconite Gu.â
Aconite, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family, has a mother root called Aconite, used in traditional Chinese medicine as an antispasmodic for rheumatism and neuralgia.
The side root (daughter root) is medicinal, known as Fuzi.
It can restore yang, dispel cold, and eliminate wind-dampness.
It treats excessive sweating with yang collapse, cold limbs, reversing cold, cramps, kidney yang deficiency causing lower back and knee pain, aversion to cold, lethargy, and various cold-dampness-related pain and beriberi.
However, Aconite poisoning is often related to overdose, raw use, improper combination, or consumption with alcohol.
Symptoms include numbness of the mouth and limbs, dizziness, tinnitus, slurred speech, palpitations, shortness of breath, pale complexion, cold limbs, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
Clearly, those guests at the hotel just started experiencing pain shortly after eating.
These were just the initial symptoms detected by Ye Qiu, who treated them in time; otherwise, more severe pain would have set in.
Moreover, raw Aconite is distinctively colored and flavored, but once mixed with other food, it is hard to detect.
This time, if Ye Qiu wasnât careful, even he could have fallen victim.
Obviously, the person who administered the Aconite Gu was highly skilled.
Without Ye Qiuâs exceptional medical skills, everyone would likely have ended up hospitalized with severe poisoning, if not worse.
âI will go back and investigate.â
As Zhao Ruxue walked towards Zhao Rubingâs car, Zhao Rubing softly said, âIâll settle the score with you later.â
After the two women left,
Now only Li Qianqian, Zhou Muling, and Han Xiaowan remained.
They were chatting upstairs, enjoying the villaâs environment without many guests around.
âEveryone left?â
âNo, you all are still here, arenât you?â
Ye Qiu responded.
âWhat happened just now?â
Li Qianqian was alarmed by her motherâs sudden condition change.
âHow did you feel just now?â
âIt was very painful, like my intestines were being torn apart, and I felt like vomiting.â
Had Ye Qiu not treated them in time, they might have soon started vomiting foam, followed by full-body numbness.
âWere you scared?â
Ye Qiu asked.
âNot at all, I knew weâd be fine with you here.â
Nevertheless, Li Qianqian and the other two women still didnât fully understand Ye Qiuâs medical skills.
Zhou Muling and Han Xiaowan had heard about his exceptional skills, but even they had no idea what to do in that situation; yet, Ye Qiu managed to heal them.
It only showed that Ye Qiu was even more skilled than they imagined.
âYou all chat while I check if thereâs anything wrong with the food at home.â
Since an incident occurred at the hotel, Ye Qiu checked the food at the new house but found nothing suspicious.
So, it was likely the hotelâs food, drinks, or tea that had been tampered with, possibly by a chef, a waitress, or someone else.
Due to Lu Xiuyuâs involvement, the police officers were now thoroughly checking all the food at that hotel, including its sources.
However, they still hadnât found anything.
Ye Qiu already knew and could confirm that it was definitely Aconite Gu, and the materials for making Aconite Gu came from Aconite.
Hence, the collective poisoning was undoubtedly related to someone secretly administering Aconite Gu.
was far more potent than regular Aconite.
Just a few grams of untreated Aconite could cause poisoning or even death in an adult.
But if processed into colorless, tasteless Aconite Gu, even the tiniest amount could be lethal, making it truly frightening.
Ye Qiu wasnât afraid of Aconite Gu; he wanted to know who poisoned his friends and familyâthis was what angered him the most.
Therefore, Ye Qiu wouldnât tell the police he had discovered it was Aconite Gu; instead, heâd let them investigate thoroughly and uncover all suspects.
As for his relatives, friends, and Ye Weidongâs countryside relatives and other guests, Ye Qiu was sure they werenât involved, so it must be someone else.
At around three in the afternoon, though Li Qianqian wanted to stay longer, Zhou Muling and Han Xiaowan needed to return to the university, so Li Qianqian took them back.
Also, she noticed Liu Lingxiu was still here and didnât want to face her, so she left first.
Ye Weidong and his wife were busy, explaining the situation to their relatives and friends over the phone.
This incident had left them pale and shaken, and Weidong knew heâd never invite so many people again for such eventsâjust a few would be enough.
âBrother Qiu, we are about to leave too.
Do you need us to send someone to investigate this matter?â
Cai Yong asked.
âNo need.â
Ye Qiu speculated that the culprit was highly skilled.
If they could secretly administer Aconite Gu at a hotel, they could equally harm members of the Jiangbei Gang.
Ye Qiu didnât require their involvement.
If the police identified the suspects, he could handle the matter himself.