"Exactly, the person hasn't even appeared. What proof is there that the patient is dead!"
Seeing the woman speechless, someone immediately chimed in.
The woman, as if reminded, reacted and bounced back.
"I just saw him reach into my daughter-in-law's belly. My daughter-in-law bled so much, how could she possibly be alive?
If you say she's not dead, then bring her out for me to see!"
"Yes, Divine Doctor Lin. Since the person is not dead, why don't you bring her out to see? As long as everyone sees she's alive, wouldn't everything be resolved!"
The onlookers in the hall chattered, seemingly offering advice to Lu Qingwan, but who knew what they were truly thinking.
Lu Qingwan looked at the crowd with varied expressions and said slowly, "Patients and their families who have undergone surgery at Bai Xing Lin know that patients cannot be moved within an hour and a half after surgery.
Moreover, the patient has just had a massive hemorrhage and needs rest and recuperation. There are so many stairs here.
Do you want to prove my innocence by carrying her from the third floor to the first, or do you want to add another charge of causing death by medical malpractice?"
"Talking so much, aren't you just guilty and afraid to let us see the person!"
"Don't be fooled by the person surnamed Lin. If the person wasn't killed by him, would so many doctors here be afraid to let us take a look?"
"Bai Xing Lin is a swindler! Smash this black inn, Bai Xing Lin!"
As he spoke, he picked up a chair from the ground and was about to smash it.
Before the chair could be swung down, it was steadily caught by a shop assistant from the hall, followed by a voice filled with authority, "Who dares!"
Lu Qingwan stood on the stairs and announced loudly, "Bai Xing Lin is a place that saves lives and heals the wounded. I originally did not wish to involve myself in these sordid matters of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law disputes. However, since you dare to involve Bai Xing Lin, do not blame me for my lack of mercy.
Guards, I suspect someone intended to murder and frame. Report this to the authorities immediately!"
"You, what right do you have to report to the authorities?"
The woman's face turned murderous upon hearing Lu Qingwan dare to report to the authorities, "You insulted my daughter-in-law and took her life. If anyone is to report to the authorities, it should be me. What right do you have?"
"Who reports to the authorities is not a matter. You haven't thought of it yet, so I'll help you. You're welcome."
The woman's eyes rolled back, choked speechless.
Lu Qingwan announced loudly, "The government officials will be here shortly, and the truth of the matter will be investigated by them.
All patients and their families, immediately return to your positions.
Guards, record those who caused trouble today. Anyone who causes trouble at Bai Xing Lin, their entire clan for nine generations will be refused service by Bai Xing Lin in the future."
"As you command!"
The guards responded and quickly began cross-referencing and recording.
The onlookers gathered in the hall immediately panicked, "I didn't! I didn't cause trouble, I was just watching the excitement!"
"That's right. Divine Doctor Lin is our savior. He looks so upright and honest, how could he do anything shady?"
The tide of public opinion turned, and the woman also felt guilty, "Since, since my daughter-in-law is not dead, then let me see her.
I didn't intend to cause trouble, I was just worried about my daughter-in-law..."
"You're worried she's not dead, aren't you?"
"Giving the person who had a smooth delivery Shi Jian Chuan, Su Mu, and Shui Hong Hua Zi, and you still dare to send her here? You're not afraid of me exposing you at all!"
Lu Qingwan's words were astonishing, "I clearly said that there should be no disturbance during the treatment, yet you barged in.
And now you say I insulted your daughter-in-law and caused her death.
Let me guess, you were so sure your daughter-in-law was dead when you saw all the blood, weren't you?
Were you so certain she wouldn't survive that you deliberately brought people here to extort Bai Xing Lin?"
The two guards holding the madwoman were also clever. While Lu Qingwan was speaking, the madwoman still wanted to shout and interrupt her.
One of the guards directly took a roll of gauze and stuffed it into her mouth. Only after Lu Qingwan finished speaking did he remove the gauze.
The madwoman was greatly frightened by Lu Qingwan's words. Regardless of who Lu Qingwan was, she opened her mouth and shouted, "You're talking nonsense!
My daughter-in-law and I are like mother and daughter. How could I harm her life!
I've never even heard of those dirty drugs like Shi Jian Chuan and Shui Hong Hua Zi you mentioned, let alone used them to harm someone!
Besides, my daughter-in-law has been lying in your ward for so long. Who gave her the medicine is still up for debate!
We just came to see a doctor, yet you insisted on stirring up trouble between us mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and slandering me for harming my daughter-in-law. What is your intention, you incompetent doctor..."
The woman was not particularly eloquent, but she was very good at grasping key points.
No matter what others said, she could always steer the conversation back to Lu Qingwan in a few words, as if she would not rest until Lu Qingwan's reputation as a divine doctor was destroyed.
But how could Lu Qingwan, who could handle the jackals and wolves in the imperial court, be intimidated by a common shrew?
Hearing this, she said fearlessly, "Whether someone was harmed or not is not for you to say, nor for me to say.
However, you probably don't know that experienced doctors can infer the approximate time of taking the medicine based on its reaction in the human body.
I believe the capital magistrate's office should have no trouble finding a doctor who can determine the time your daughter-in-law took the medicine, right?"
The woman was stunned, never expecting a doctor to possess such skill and composure.
She subconsciously looked towards the crowd watching the excitement. After a brief and quick exchange of glances with someone in the crowd,
She suddenly calmed down, "Fine, you are clearly bullying customers, and you are so arrogant!
You're just relying on Bai Xing Lin dominating the medical field, confident that ordinary doctors would never dare to overturn Divine Doctor Lin's diagnosis, right?
Alright, you're amazing. This old woman accepts her fate!
Your Bai Xing Lin is powerful, and I cannot compete with you, but I can swear with my life that I have never harmed my daughter-in-law, and I did indeed personally witness you insult my daughter-in-law and cause her to bleed in the ward..."
As she spoke, she pulled out a silver hairpin from her head and slashed it across her wrist.
Lu Qingwan suddenly stooped and grabbed her wrist. The fence-sitters in the crowd had already switched sides.
"This lady has been pushed to this point. Could it be that this Divine Doctor Lin really did something shady?"
"Exactly. They keep saying the patient isn't dead, but they won't let us see her. Are they deliberately having the assistants hide the evidence?"
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The imagination of the peanut gallery was always amazing. Hearing these words, a trace of smugness flashed in the woman's eyes.
However, she said indignantly, "What are you doing? Are you going to take away my only chance to prove my innocence?"
She thought that by threatening suicide, Lu Qingwan would finally compromise.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qingwan simply took the hairpin from her hand and smiled faintly, "To prove one's innocence, this alone is not enough.
Also, cutting your wrist won't kill you immediately.
And this is in Bai Xing Lin. If I save you, it might go against your original intention, but if I don't, it would be a violation of medical ethics."
As she spoke, she handed the sharp, glinting dagger to the woman.
"Why don't you use this to slit your throat? This is what I use for self-defense. It's quick, and the artery on the neck is easy to find. Just a light touch will end it.
Then everyone can attest that you committed suicide, and it won't implicate me."