usatvline Chapter 490 Detoxification
Chapter 490 Detoxification
"But when the drugs tortured me, my resistance disappeared without a trace. I compromised and began to be used by him, doing those evil things. Cao Li would go out in advance to find out which families had money. Then we would go out, seduce them, develop a little affection, and then use threats and inducements to get them to pay us to get rid of us."
"Cao Li would give us half a month to a month to deceive someone. After all, it takes time to deceive someone. It's not like a little beggar who just walks up to someone and touches their pockets, which makes money faster."
"My life went back and forth like this. When I couldn't scam money, I was beaten and tortured with drugs. In fact, when I was first arrested, I also had hope. I hoped that the mother in the Drunken Red Mansion would notice that I was missing and look for me vigorously. Then Cao Li would be found and I would be rescued. But no, after all, I'm not the top star. My disappearance would only make the mother angry for a few days, but she would definitely not waste a lot of resources to look for me."
"Later, I gradually accepted this kind of life. Ever since my parents sold me, it seemed like everything was the same everywhere, whether I was in a brothel or with Cao Li."
"They are just objects being used by others."
After hearing what the girl in red said, everyone in the room showed a subtle look of sympathy, especially towards these poor girls. They didn't expect that they would be deceived so badly.
What kind of beast would choose to torture people in this way?
As soon as the woman in red finished speaking, her whole body began to twitch. The corners of her mouth kept trembling, and soon she fell on her back on the ground, curled up into a ball, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
The whole body felt as if it was bitten by ants, causing the woman in red to roll back and forth. The wife of Zhou, the deputy commander of the Palace Front Division, was so scared that she took two steps back. Commander Guo also reacted quickly and stepped forward to stand in front of his wife, fearing that the woman would go crazy and hurt her.
At the same time, Xie Ci'an naturally protected Gu Jianchu.
Mu Yao asked with concern, "What's going on?"
Hong Qiao, who was kneeling on the ground, explained, "If nothing unexpected happened, it should be her drug addiction that kicked in. When we couldn't complete the mission and get the money back, Cao Li let our drug addiction kick in. So to a certain extent, we can handle the drug addiction on our own. But we have to be careful not to bite our tongues, otherwise it will be dangerous."
Hearing Hong Qiao's words, Yun He reacted quickly and stepped forward quickly, putting a wooden stick in the red-clothed woman's mouth to prevent her from accidentally biting her tongue.
Yun He looked at Gu Jianchu nervously, "Your Majesty, all the imperial doctors have been sent to the City God Temple, even Imperial Doctor Lin has gone there. If we just let this drug addiction take effect like this, will there really be no problem?"
"I remember that Doctor Zhang's wife also has medical skills. Why don't we invite her over to take a look at this girl first? It may be too late to go out of the city and invite Doctor Lin back now." Gu Jianchu said in a gentle voice.
If the Queen hadn't mentioned it, they would have almost forgotten about this Zhou.
Zhou was the wife deceived by Doctor Zhang, and there was a grudge between them because of the murder of their father. After the matter was exposed, Zhou poisoned Doctor Zhang's food and wine in order to avenge her father. Unexpectedly, Doctor Zhang had thought of this long ago, so he wrote a suicide note before eating, severing his relationship with Zhou. It can be regarded as a good deed he did before his death. After all, it was he who killed Zhou's father in order to get to the top, and married Zhou in order to prevent Zhou from finding out the truth. In any case, he was a disaster to their family.
How can it not be considered that the words of a dying man are good when he did these things after his death?
He did not continue to implicate Zhou after his death.
After the death of Doctor Zhang, Zhou lived a secluded life. She seldom went out on weekdays. Even if she did, she would go up the mountain to collect herbs. Occasionally, she would help her neighbors treat their illnesses. Although her life was poor, she was still able to live a decent life.
Doctor Lin would occasionally go over to take care of him.
Previously, Gu Jianchu had suggested that Zhou come to the palace to work as a female doctor, but in the end she did not agree. After all, she had experienced so many things and she just wanted to live a simple life.
Gu Jianchu did not force it, as everyone has their own life.
Yunhe immediately asked the Imperial City Division to invite someone. After all, the Imperial City Division was quick on foot and could greatly save the time of going back and forth.
Zhou lived in the west of the city, a little far from the Shangshu Mansion, but the Imperial City Bureau took a shortcut and brought Zhou here within half an hour.
Zhou originally didn't want to come out to treat people, but when the other party came, he said that he was invited by the queen and it was a matter of life and death.
Her father taught her since she was a child that she should always put her life first, so she came here carrying a medicine box.
After paying respects to the Emperor and Empress, Zhou came to the woman in red carrying a medicine box. Several young sisters at the side helped control the woman in red and handed her wrist to Zhou.
After taking the pulse, Zhou's face turned grim. "Empress, this is a poison used by the Beggars' Sect. It won't kill you, but it's addictive. If you don't take it, you'll feel sick all over. They call it pearl powder in the Western Regions, and some people make a living selling it. It's highly addictive, so users will do whatever they can to get rid of it. If you don't take it for a long time, the frequent attacks can lead to organ failure and death."
"After checking her pulse, I found out that this girl has been taking the medicine for six months, which isn't too long. However, she must have had more than a dozen attacks before she stopped taking the medicine. If she had a few more, it could have been fatal."
Gu Jianchu gripped the armrest of the chair tightly with his fingers and said coldly, "Maybe there is a solution."
"It can be solved, but it will be more troublesome and may take a long time." Zhou answered truthfully.
Gu Jianchu nodded gently, "They are just poor women. It's enough if you can help them detoxify. Just do your best to help them. It doesn't matter how long it takes."
The detoxification process takes a long time, so it cannot be done in the Shangshu Mansion. After all, it is not appropriate to use the Shangshu Mansion to try the case, and we need to find another place to accommodate these girls.
The yard that Cao Li had rented before was relatively large and remote, and was actually the most suitable place for these girls to recuperate. However, that yard was also where their nightmare began. If they were placed in that yard, they would inevitably feel as if they had never escaped.
But after thinking about it, there is really nothing good in this capital city.
Seeing Gu Jianchu's frown, Xie Ci'an knew what the Queen was thinking.