Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 574 I Don't Want to Implicate You

Before we knew it, it was evening.

Li Guoqiang returned home and had dinner with Yao Meilan, Li Dawei, and others. Afterwards, he took the pulses of Luo Guofu and Zhao Qiuyan and carefully examined their bodies.

"How are they? Are they all feeling alright?"

When Yao Meilan saw Li Guoqiang let go, she immediately asked a question, her face full of concern.

Upon hearing her words, Luo Guofu and Zhao Qiuyan both stared at Li Guoqiang with tense expressions, while Li Dawei also looked somewhat solemn.

"fine!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang waved his hand gently, then chuckled and comforted them, "Their health is basically fine. I'll prescribe a remedy for them later, and they can gradually recover."

After saying that, he took out paper and pen and wrote a Chinese medicine prescription for Luo Guofu and Zhao Qiuyan respectively, telling them to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine themselves.

Soon after, when Zhao Qiuyan got up to go back to the gatehouse to rest, Li Guoqiang immediately gave Luo Guofu a wink, signaling him to stay.

Upon seeing this, Luo Guofu's heart jumped into his throat.

After waiting for Zhao Qiuyan to leave, he couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, why did you make me stay? Has my illness gotten worse again?"

"What do you say?"

Li Guoqiang rolled his eyes, then asked back somewhat irritably.

Luo Guofu: "."

At this moment, Luo Guofu's expression suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant.

Upon seeing this, Yao Meilan's expression immediately darkened.

"Xiao Fu, have you been sneaking off to fool around again?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu simply lowered his head and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Yao Meilan immediately flew into a rage.

"Why do you never listen to me? Do you have to drive me crazy?"

After scolding him, Yao Meilan saw that Luo Guofu was still silent, so she couldn't help but reach out and pinch his ear and twist it hard.

Immediately afterwards, she thought Luo Guofu would, as before, cry out in pain and beg for mercy.

However, to her surprise, even after she twisted Luo Guofu's ears until they turned red, Luo Guofu remained silent.

This unusual situation immediately made her feel a little panicked, wondering what was wrong with Luo Guofu this time.
Without realizing it, she let go of his hand, and then asked somewhat nervously:
"Fuko, what's wrong with you? Tell me what happened!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu looked up at Yao Meilan, then spoke with a guilty expression:

"Mom, I'm fine. It's my own fault for being so weak and unable to control myself. I've let you down. I'll accept whatever you want to do, whether you hit me or scold me. Please don't upset yourself."

"you"

Upon hearing this, Yao Meilan was so angry that she was speechless.

What's wrong?

Is this a complete surrender and abandonment of the country?
Seeing this, Li Guoqiang frowned, then asked with a serious expression:
"Xiao Fu, what exactly happened? Why did your body suddenly become poisoned? You were perfectly fine when I examined you yesterday. What happened to you outside today?"

"What? Poisoned?"

Yao Meilan was stunned when she heard Li Guoqiang's words, and then she stood up from her chair in a flash.

Li Dawei also looked at Li Guoqiang with a face full of surprise, as if he was wondering if he had misheard.
"That's right!"

Meeting the gazes of Yao Meilan and Li Dawei, Li Guoqiang nodded earnestly and said, "When I took Xiao Fu's pulse just now, I found that there were toxins accumulating in his body."

If I'm not mistaken, it should be a mind-controlling toxin like the opium of the past.

However, this toxin is far more addictive and damaging to the body than opium.

If we don't find a way to get rid of it in time, then he'll be completely ruined.

"Then you'd better find a way to get rid of it quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Meilan immediately urged him anxiously.

"mom!"

Li Guoqiang frowned, then said somewhat irritably, "Do you really think I'm a god? I haven't even figured out what kind of toxin it is yet, how am I supposed to come up with a solution?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Meilan paused for a moment, then hurriedly turned to look at Luo Guofu, and said somewhat angrily:

"Xiao Fu, tell me now! What happened to you outside? Why did you get yourself into this state?"

Looking at Yao Meilan's worried gaze, Luo Guofu's face showed a struggle, but he ultimately shook his head, unwilling to tell her what had happened.

"Mom, can you please stop asking? I don't want to drag you down with me. You can't fight them!"

"You bastard! What do you mean by that? Do you think we'd just stand by and watch you get into trouble?"

Li Dawei slammed his hand on the table and then angrily began to curse.

"That's right! Xiao Fu, you mustn't do anything foolish! No matter what, we'll stand by you and try to help you."

Yao Meilan held Luo Guofu's arm, her eyes unconsciously filling with tears.

"I"

Looking at Li Dawei and Yao Meilan's anxious and worried expressions, Luo Guofu hesitated for a moment.

Just as he was unsure of what to do, Li Guoqiang suddenly spoke up in a deep voice: "You won't tell, huh? If you won't tell, I'll go find my uncle and Aunt Song and ask them to send people to investigate. I don't believe we can't find out."

"Don't!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu immediately became anxious. "Brother, you mustn't do that. If you anger them, they will kill our whole family."

"Humph!"

Li Guoqiang snorted coldly, then said with a tough expression, "Don't give me that nonsense. Either you tell me what happened, or I'll find someone to help investigate. There's no third option."

As he spoke, he saw that Luo Guofu still looked conflicted, and he became angry. He pointed his finger at Luo Guofu's nose and cursed, "How could I have such a stupid brother like you? Do you think the person who poisoned you would be so kind as to let your family go?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu was startled and stared blankly at Li Guoqiang.

Clearly, he hadn't thought about this issue at all before.

"Hey! Hurry up and tell me!"

When Yao Meilan saw that Li Guoqiang had already said so much, but Luo Guofu still didn't say a word, she became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

As someone who came from the old era, she knew very well that there were some things that could not be taken for granted.

Especially given that Luo Guofu has already been controlled by poison, even a fool would understand that those people would eventually come after Luo Guofu's family. The only uncertainty is whether it will happen sooner or later.

Hearing her words, Luo Guofu finally realized what was going on. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "This is what happened. When I was delivering mail before, I met a woman named Liu Xiaoli by chance."

Then, because she was quite pretty, I would often go to see her.

I don't know why, but one day she suddenly asked me to help her find a job at the post office.

You tell me, how could I possibly have that ability!

I thought that was the end of it, but a few days later I suddenly heard that she was a spy and had escaped, which almost scared me to death.

She never appeared again after that, and I had almost forgotten about her.

Just a few days ago, a man in his thirties suddenly stopped me on the street, holding up a photo of Liu Xiaoli and asking if I knew her.

This really scared me. I didn't know who the other person was, so I just made up a few things to try and trick them into leaving.

However, I didn't expect that he would take advantage of my turning around and cover my nose and mouth with a cloth, knocking me unconscious.

When I woke up, I found that he had taken me to a grove of trees and was holding a gun to my head.

I was terrified that he would kill me, so I told him about my acquaintance with Liu Xiaoli.

Then, instead of killing me, he told me about our family's situation and said that if I didn't agree to work for him, or if I dared to inform on him, he would kill everyone in our family.

I was afraid you would get hurt, that's why I didn't dare tell you.

After saying that, Luo Guofu let out a long breath, as if he wanted to expel all the pressure that had been building up in his heart.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang, before Yao Meilan and Li Dawei could react, immediately asked, "And what about today! What's wrong with your body today?"

"today."

Luo Guofu trembled, a look of fear appearing on his face, and then he spoke in a trembling voice:

"This morning, he suddenly came to me and asked me to find an opportunity to call you out. I refused, so he took out a syringe and injected some medicine into me."

Then, I felt myself floating in the air!

When I came to my senses, he was gone.

After saying that, he licked his lips, a hint of longing appearing on his face.

Clearly, he has become somewhat dependent on that blissful feeling.

If Li Guoqiang hadn't returned just in time and discovered this, Luo Guofu would probably have become a puppet manipulated by others in no time.

Thinking of this situation, Li Guoqiang felt a slight chill, and then asked in a deep voice, "Do you know how to find him?"

"do not know!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu snapped out of his daze, shook his head, and replied, "He never told me where to find him, nor did he reveal his identity information. He only said that he would come to me if needed."

"Okay, then for the next few days, just act like nothing happened. I'll have someone find him."

Li Guoqiang wasn't surprised by Luo Guofu's answer and immediately offered his advice.

Before Luo Guofu could even finish speaking, Yao Meilan asked with a worried expression:
"No, Qiangzi, are you sure this arrangement will work? Xiao Fu just said that the guy has a gun. What if something happens to you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dawei immediately nodded in agreement:

"Yes! In my opinion, why don't you go and discuss it with your uncle first? He's a veteran cadre, he should know how to deal with this kind of thing."

"fine!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang quickly reassured him, "When have I ever done anything without being sure? Let's just leave it at that for now. Don't worry too much, I will definitely handle this matter properly."

After he finished speaking, he saw that Li Dawei and Yao Meilan seemed to want to say something more, so he immediately reached out and pulled Luo Guofu out.

"Um, I'll go and do some acupuncture for Xiao Fu first, to help him regulate his body."

"His dad, what do you think about this?"

When Yao Meilan saw Li Guoqiang and Luo Guofu walk out, a deep worry appeared on her face.

"Don't worry, I believe Qiangzi won't do anything reckless. Let's not cause him any trouble!"

Li Dawei hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and earnestly offered words of comfort.

In fact, he was also somewhat worried.

However, since Li Guoqiang has already made arrangements, the only thing he, as a father, can do is silently give Li Guoqiang his trust and support.

"Ugh! Why is Xiao Fu so insensible? If he hadn't provoked that woman in the first place, none of this would have happened!"

Yao Meilan's expression changed drastically. Finally, she stamped her foot, wiped away her tears, and began to sob.

When Li Dawei heard Yao Meilan say this, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only reach out and gently pat Yao Meilan's back to comfort her.

Actually, for someone like him who came from the old era, Luo Guofu's experience wasn't too surprising.

In comparison, there have been even more bizarre and unlucky things in the past!

Just as he was silently wondering whether Li Guoqiang would ask Chen Wen'an or Song Guochang for help, Li Guoqiang had already taken Luo Guofu to the two rooms where Shang Xiuzhen and the others had stayed and was giving him acupuncture treatment.

Although acupuncture cannot cure Luo Guofu's drug addiction, it can still treat the physical damage caused by the drugs to some extent.

After the acupuncture treatment was finished, Li Guoqiang sat down in front of Luo Guofu and solemnly began to give him instructions:

"Xiao Fu, I believe you should know how pleasurable the drug that person injected you with will make you feel, so you should also know how much pain you will experience when the drug takes effect."

If you want to get rid of the control of this drug, you must rely on your willpower to endure it; there is no other way.

Do you remember it? "

"Um, just how painful will it be?"

Luo Guoqiang was slightly taken aback, and then asked somewhat nervously.

"I estimate it will be even more painful than childbirth!"

Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then slowly answered.

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu felt a chill run down his spine, and a wave of fear washed over him.

Although he had never given birth, he had never eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run. He could understand from the occasional descriptions of some people how painful childbirth was.

How to do?
(End of this chapter)