Fearless with a just cause

  The fire is burning fiercely.

  "So you're that useless man!"

  At this time, Hu Qing also knew that Su San was An Yan's husband and the foolish man she had just mentioned. Originally, Hu Qing was very nervous, but for some reason, perhaps because he was too angry, he forgot his fear and was able to speak normally again.

  "Do you have an opinion?"

  Su San's cold gaze swept over, causing Hu Qing's body to stiffen. Hu Qing still wanted to say something, but suddenly found himself suspended in mid-air. He looked up and saw that the cold-faced Yan Luo man was holding his collar with one hand, just like that, holding him and staring at each other.

  One hand!

  Moreover, it seems as light as nothing, and his face doesn't even flinch.

  Hu Qing was shocked, staring at Su San in shock. If he had the chance, he would never say that the man in front of him was a coward. Because now being carried by that man with such ease made him look even more pathetic.

  An Yan watched from one side, secretly cheering for Su San in her heart. Su San's strength was not just for show; this body of hers was truly solid and powerful.

  "You, you..."

  Hu Qing was so frightened that his whole body trembled in Su San's hands. Seeing Hu Qing, who was not worth a blow, Su San let out a cold hum, extremely displeased, and lightly threw him back to the ground.

  Suddenly released, Hu Qing didn't stand firm and thudded down onto the ground with a bang.

  The patients and their families around saw this scene, and their faces were all twisted for a moment, wanting to laugh but unable to.

  Bai Ping saw him and couldn't help but let out a disdainful laugh, "Look at that pathetic appearance, I can hardly bear to look."

  Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing when they heard what Bai Ping said.

  Hu Qing suddenly felt his face lost, having practiced medicine for so many years, he was used to giving others a hard time, when had he ever been ridiculed like this. Suddenly, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Guards, hurry up and throw these people out for me."

  As soon as Hu Qing's words fell, several robust men immediately ran from the backyard to the front. For a moment, many guards stared at An Yan with piercing eyes.

  Su San's face suddenly froze, and before anyone could react, he had already knocked all the guards to the ground. Hu Qing looked down and almost fainted. That man was incredibly powerful! It only took a split second, how did those seemingly formidable guards get knocked down so easily?

  "Is there still no king's law? What are you trying to do under the bright sky?"

  Hu Qing's face twisted to the extreme, looking at An Yan and others with a face full of anger and shame.

  An Chuan continued to smile and said, "Hu Dafu is joking, we just came to ask Hu Dafu for justice. Under the bright sun, Hu Dafu took people's lives, now we come openly and uprightly to seek justice, isn't that allowed?"

  "What justice? What justice?"

  Hu Qing was almost amused by anger, asking with a smile instead of anger, but his eyes were full of resentment.

  "Third Sister, let Master Hu take a look at the evidence of how he almost took someone's life."

  Soft words spoken softly in the hospital, as if a cool breeze blew over everyone's heart.

  As the wind blew by, a bright and beautiful young woman emerged from the middle, walking with light steps, with a hint of elegance.

  Hu Qing didn't recognize San Niang at first, but he clearly caught the two words "San Niang" from An Yan's mouth. He looked incredulously at the woman who walked out, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed the woman whose leg he had diagnosed as crippled. But why was her leg, which should have been crippled, now walking normally? Hu Qing instantly looked like he had seen a ghost, his eyes wide with shock.

  "You, San Niang..."

  Hu Qing's finger trembled as he pointed at San Niang standing in front of him, and was so shocked that he couldn't say a word.

  The people around him, after a brief silence, suddenly burst out with great discussions. Not only inside the medical hall, but also outside, many people had gathered. They were all mouths agape, filled with incredulity. That woman's leg was clearly crippled, so why was it perfectly fine today?

  "Is that really San Niang?"

  "Then it seems that leg can indeed be cured. So is Hu Qing's medical skill mediocre or intentionally malicious?"

  "Hu Qing has a deep relationship with the Li family, and on this side, Hu Qing misdiagnosed San Niang, while on that side, Li Jiaxiu married the county magistrate's sister. Tsk tsk, if you say there's no ulterior motive, I won't believe it even if you kill me."

  "I originally thought that woman was just talking nonsense and causing trouble on purpose. But now it seems, she wasn't wrong at all. Hu Qing's actions are indeed no different from trampling people to death."

  ……

  Everyone was arguing heatedly. It has to be said that sometimes facts are more powerful than eloquence. Just now, everyone was overwhelmingly on Hu Qing's side, but when San Niang's leg turned out to be fine, everyone immediately inferred some suspicious circumstances.

  At this time, An didn't go to see Hu Qing, but instead turned around to face the crowd of onlookers outside. With a sorrowful expression and serious gaze, his voice was tinged with a hint of despair. "Everyone saw it, my sister San Niang's leg was clearly fine, yet Doctor Hu said it couldn't be cured. Clearly, when she was first injured, it could have been easily treated, but that Doctor Hu said it couldn't be cured, and almost crippled my sister's leg. Now, we've come to seek justice, can't we?"

  An's face was full of anger and his voice was very loud, instantly arousing the sense of justice in the hearts of the onlookers, who also became angry.

  "Hu Qing, a doctor like him is truly a disaster for us."

  "Go to the yamen and report him, let him pay the price."

  "You fool, Hu Qing and the Li family have a deep relationship, and now the Li family is a relative of the county magistrate. Go to the county government office to report Hu Qing, or else you won't get punished, but instead be locked up in prison."

  "It's true, the county magistrate actually married his sister off to Li Jiaxiu, perhaps he had known about it all along."

  "Hu Qing, is indeed unworthy of being a great man."

  The onlookers immediately began to condemn Hu Qing, and Hu Qing was suddenly speechless. What could he say? He still remembered that he had said it was impossible, but now it was happening right before his eyes. At this moment, her heart was still full of shock, and she didn't dare to believe it. Not to mention letting him refute, he felt a chill in his feet at this moment, and he was chilled to the bone from head to toe. Hu Qing's footsteps hesitated, and subconsciously wanted to escape from here.

  An Yan's sharp eyes caught Hu Qing's movement, and he hastily said: "How can Master Hu not give us an explanation? Do you want to leave just like that? We may be powerless and have no influence, but we are not people who can be bullied at will. If necessary, even if it means reporting to the Qingcheng Prefecture or the Nanjun Prefecture, we won't hesitate."

  Hu Qing's body was stiff, his face twitching violently. His lips trembled for a moment before he finally squeezed out some words, "Although I have been practicing medicine for many years, I am not immune to mistakes. And yet, after all these years, why did I misdiagnose this woman?"

  Upon hearing this, An Yan was almost amused to death. "Is Doctor Hu implying that we deserved to be misdiagnosed by you? Why don't you tell us how much benefit and silver the Li family gave you? Let everyone judge for themselves whether those benefits are worth Doctor Hu doing such immoral things?"

  "What's good about it? I obviously don't have..."

  "That's just Mr. Hu being kind-hearted, purely because of his friendship with the Li family?"

  An Yan didn't let Hu Qing finish speaking and directly cut him off with a smile.

  Hu Qing was almost suffocated, his lips trembling non-stop, and his face turned even redder. At this moment, he was truly ashamed. It wasn't until now that he finally understood where the bad premonition in his heart came from. He clenched his fists and secretly warned himself to calm down, to absolutely calm down. He closed his eyes tightly, letting his disordered breathing subside a bit. After a while, his head seemed to have calmed down a bit, before he spoke again: "I'm extremely sorry, that time was indeed my mistake. When San Niang was sent over that day, her leg was truly severely injured, and I didn't have the medical skills to treat it, almost delaying San Niang's treatment. I was short-sighted, having stayed in Baishui County for too long, thinking my medical skills were extraordinary. Now, I realize my medical skills are insufficient, like a frog at the bottom of a well. Fortunately, later on, someone with superior skills stepped in and treated San Niang successfully. I'm ignorant, whatever your request is, I'll definitely satisfy it."

  After finishing speaking, Hu Qing bowed deeply to express his deep apology. However, no one saw the resentful and venomous look on his bowed head. Hu Qing had always been extremely proud, but now he had no choice but to abandon some of his reputation in order to salvage the situation.

  At this moment, An Yan couldn't help but want to applaud and cheer for Hu Qing. This was truly a wonderful performance, and this move was indeed brilliant. At this time, with just one bow of his head, the two of them exchanged words in a flurry, and instantly, the situation that had been on the verge of collapse took a dramatic turn. At this moment, it was truly a case of "the road turning at the peak", and such an unexpected twist had occurred that not only An Yan and the others were shocked, but even the surrounding crowd couldn't help but be stunned.

  "Am I seeing things? Hu Qing is actually bowing and apologizing?"

  "Yes, Hu Qing has always been arrogant by nature, but now it seems that he is truly sincere in his repentance."

  "It's also possible that it was an unintentional mistake at the time. Now, since the woman's leg has recovered, it's better not to provoke her."

  "This matter, although Hu Qing was wrong, it's also a mistake due to insufficient medical skills. It's just a misunderstanding, and now there's no big deal, so the family members shouldn't keep harping on it."

  "Yes, indeed. Although Dr. Hu Qing has a bad temper after many years of practicing medicine, he has saved countless people. After all these years, there have been only a few accidents, which is already rare. Moreover, it was not intentional, but rather due to the limitations of his medical skills and vision. At least in this county, no one can diagnose and treat diseases that Dr. Hu Qing cannot."

  Everyone spoke one after another, and in an instant, Hu Qing transformed from a corrupt official who accepted bribes to a regretful official who accidentally lost his grip. This change was truly swift, leaving the Liu family somewhat unprepared.

  Lu's eyes turned red on the spot, and he rushed to Hu Qing's face, tearing at him. In a fit of rage, he said: "Mistake? Can one mistake be enough to get away with what you've done wrong? What about my daughter? My daughter was almost ruined by you! Now you just bow your head and apologize, and that's it? Where in the world is there such a cheap thing? I'll kill you, kill this doctor who has lost all sense of conscience!"

  Luoshi suddenly became hostile, which was beyond An Yan's expectation. She hastily went forward to pull Luoshi back.

  "Aunt, don't get agitated, trust me."

  Believe me, three words. An Yan's voice was extremely firm. Luo Shi was startled by the three words, and it seemed that something in her heart had been lightly bumped. Her rationality, which had been abandoned, slowly returned, and her eyes were also slowly filled with tears and remorse. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help but get angry."

  Luo's voice was low and sad, whispering in An Yan's ear, making her heart ache. It was a cruel thing for a mother to watch someone bully her own daughter right in front of her. At this moment, An Yan regretted it, she shouldn't have pulled Luo with her. Even if Luo had beaten Hu Qing today, it wasn't a big deal, just making things more troublesome. But if these troubles could make a mother's heart feel better, then it was worth it.

  In the brief moment of stunned silence, Luo had already retreated to the back, beside San Niang. At this time, San Niang's face was expressionless, even when looking at Hu Qing, there was no excessive emotion. It seemed that all anger was no longer important, she simply stood upright with her back straight, stubbornly standing there.

  An Yan's heart was sour and astringent, her eyes cold as sharp swords staring at Hu Qing. Although An Yan usually looked gentle and soft, in reality once she got angry, when her momentum was fully open, it was also extremely frightening.

  Hu Qing's heart was filled with joy when Luo Shi rushed over. If Luo Shi had really injured him today, then they would have become unreasonable even if they were in the right. Unfortunately, at the last moment, he was stopped by that woman. Although his plan had failed, Hu Qing continued to play along.

  "If this lady has any dissatisfaction, she can vent it on me, I won't mind."

  At this moment, the arrogant Hu Qing seemed to have transformed into a wise and just official.

  An Yan's eyes were filled with a cold light as he looked at Hu Qing, his lips pursed tightly. Hu Qing raised his eyes and met An Yan's gaze, suddenly feeling like he was in the midst of an icy landscape. His heart suddenly felt a pang of regret, wondering why he had agreed to the Li family's request in the first place. Now, it seemed he had brought upon himself such great trouble. Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret, and even if he wanted to die from regret, it would be of no use at this moment. For now, he could only muster up his spirits and hope to safely pass through this ordeal.

  "Dissatisfied? Doctor Hu Qing, we are not dissatisfied. However, was it really a mistake that San Niang's leg...? Does Doctor Hu think that by downplaying his own medical skills, he can just brush this matter off?"

  Upon hearing this, Hu Qing was about to respond naturally when An Yan continued ahead of him, "Right, didn't that young master Li come looking for Dr. Hu three years ago? At that time, wasn't Li Ren bedridden and unaware of his surroundings, I wonder if he's still alive?"

  As soon as this was said, Hu Qing broke out in a cold sweat. To say that the friendship between Hu Qing and Li's family began at what time, it must have started from three years ago. At that time, Hu Qing often treated Li Ren, but Li Ren's condition did not improve, almost reaching a dead end. However, Li's family took the method of "marrying to revive good fortune" at this time. Because the reputation was not very good, Li's family specially came over to entrust Hu Qing to keep it secret, only saying that Li Ren was in good health. In this way, the relationship between the two sides became closer. Therefore, this time, both sides were able to harm San Niang with ease.

  At this moment, Hu Qing was hesitant and unsure whether they had any evidence in their hands or not. If she admitted it, her relationship with the Li family would naturally deteriorate. But if she didn't admit it, and the other party produced evidence, then the reputation she had just recovered would be completely ruined. And what she said about her medical skills being insufficient would become an excuse. After all, there was already a precedent, and colluding with the Li family to harm San Niang was only to be expected.

  Hu Qing's eyes flickered uncertainly, and she glanced secretly at An Yan and the others. She gritted her teeth and said: "How can you say such a thing? Young Master Li had only come to see me with some minor ailments before. How could it have reached the point of being critically ill? And as for the auspicious marriage, it's simply absurd. If it were really so, how is it that outsiders haven't heard even a whisper?"

  What a Hu Qing, really is a dead duck with a hard mouth.

  "It's like this, but on our side, there are several famous doctors from the county who have jointly written a letter saying that Li Ren was indeed critically ill back then. Moreover, there are also former colleagues who worked in the medical hall who said that Dr. Hu Qing had indeed diagnosed Li Ren and even said that Li Ren's days were numbered, telling the Li family to prepare for his funeral. Who knew that the Li family didn't prepare for the funeral, but instead prepared a surprise attack? And in order to save face, they even found Dr. Hu Qing and asked him to help cover it up, so Dr. Hu Qing forgot?"

  Everyone's handwriting! Former colleagues at work!

  Hu Qing's back felt cool, and his eyes flickered even more fiercely. Now, the image in the hearts of the people is probably impossible to keep. It doesn't matter, anyway, Hu Qing has made enough money. He just insists that Li Ren was fine from the beginning, and now Li Ren has become the county magistrate's brother-in-law. Even if the Liu family had evidence, it would be useless on the public stage. Anyway, he just needs to hold on to the Li family, and nothing will happen. In the end, staying in his own mansion and enjoying himself is the most wonderful thing.

  The onlookers beside them widened their eyes one by one, this was a shocking secret. According to what he said, the county magistrate's brother-in-law now is an ungrateful and shameless person. At this time, everyone closed their mouths tightly, not daring to speak.

  "You're quite skilled, I don't know how you obtained those so-called pieces of evidence. However, I, Hu Qing, have a clear conscience and am not afraid of the false evidence from your mouths. If there's anything else, bring it out together, I'll take them on all at once."

  An Yan looked at Hu Qing's calmness, slightly surprised in his heart. How could Hu Qing be so calm at this moment, with a fearless look on his face? An Yan's gaze fell on Hu Qing's body, carefully sizing him up. He saw that between his eyebrows, he was calm and composed, with a hint of a smile hidden in his eyes. This didn't feel right; logically speaking, Hu Qing should be worried at this moment, so how could he be so relaxed? If things continued like this, Hu Qing's medical career would be doomed. But he had bitten down on the idea that this was the rhythm of protecting the Li family to the end. If that were the case, then Hu Qing thought he had climbed up the Li family tree and found a big backer. With Li Ren now being the county magistrate's brother-in-law, in Hu Qing's eyes, he was considered a powerful patron. And that subtle relaxation, it seemed that Hu Qing also intended to retreat and return home to enjoy life.

  Hu Qing, on the other hand, is good at calculating and thinking beautifully. He thought that since he couldn't practice medicine anymore, he could just go home and enjoy life. But truly, in this world, where can you find such a wonderful thing?

  She smiled coldly in her heart, she didn't just want to pull Hu Qing down, but also Li Ren and the county magistrate. In Hu Qing's eyes, a reliable backer as stable as Mount Tai, was just a fleeting illusion that would soon disappear like a mirage on the water.

  But it's unknown how Zhang Jun delivered the message. On the side of Qingcheng, would the master of Qingcheng Mansion really take over this matter? An Yan slightly furrowed his brow and turned to Su San, whispering: "About Zhang Jun?"

  Su San heard it and didn't need to say more, he had already guessed the meaning. He also lowered his voice and said: "According to the route, Zhang Jun will be back today."

  The lord of Qingcheng Prefecture and he were also sworn brothers, having fought together on the battlefield. He knew it was his business, with his temperament, he would definitely come with Zhang Jun as soon as he received the letter. However, Su San didn't say these words, fearing that the little woman would think too much. After all, he had always been ordinary and didn't want to make the little woman feel that he was unfathomable, creating a sense of distance between them.

  An heard Su San's words and felt a huge weight lifted off her mind. That's good, then there's nothing to worry about anymore.

  "Since Master Hu Qing is so stubborn and hard-mouthed, let's go to the county government office and have the county magistrate judge for himself."

  After hearing this, Hu Qing was secretly delighted. Let the county magistrate come and judge, the answer is self-evident. At that time, he, Hu Qing, would just pretend to have strolled around in the past. However, the outcome for the Liu family would be different, it's really worrying, I don't know if the prison cells in the prefecture are enough to hold such a big family. Hu Qing thought with schadenfreude in his heart, and made up his mind to retreat and enjoy life after returning home. With someone backing him from above, he didn't need to shrink back anymore, and he wanted to see how the Liu family would enter and exit. "Then go, I believe that County Magistrate will certainly give Hu a fair judgment."