The Dominance of Martial Arts: Starting from the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell

Chapter 91 Passive
"Tell Uncle Bi, who are you?"

"Doctor of Shiquan Hall, I was there when the plague broke out in the city yesterday and the government burned down the houses."

Upon hearing this, Accountant Huang, Uncle Wei, and Mr. Bi showed a hint of panic on their faces.

They remained silent and twisted around in their seats, trying to get away from the doctor.

Qin Zhiming saw this and smiled:
“Don’t worry, this doctor is not sick, otherwise he wouldn’t be safe and sound and escape smoothly from the hands of the government.

You continue. "

“Yesterday, I was invited to see a patient and, as usual, I wore a patch to cover my mouth and nose to prevent infection from the patient.

I felt something was wrong before I even entered the room.

The body at the door had not been dealt with and had already rotted and was covered with flies.

As soon as I opened the door, four or five mice ran out.

There was no light in the room and it was a little dark.

The patient was lying on the bed, wrapped tightly in the quilt, and I couldn't see clearly what was going on.

So I asked the patient's family to light the lamp and lift the quilt.

The patient's body was covered with festering sores, his eyes were lifeless, and he was dying.

I only took one look and knew it was a plague, so I immediately rushed out to report it to the authorities.

When I rushed over with the yamen runners, we found that the family was trying to escape.

Afterwards, they were beaten back into the house by the yamen runners with wooden sticks.

We borrowed kerosene from the neighbors and burned down the house and the people inside.”

"Tell me the most important thing." Qin Zhiming said and picked up the teacup.

“The rumor in the city is that the entire family of the infected person, young and old, and all the houses connected to him were burned down, but the truth is not just that.

The yamen runners who arrived later coaxed the neighbors of that street out.

Among the crowd, there were many people with pale faces who kept coughing.

This shows that the plague has spread.”

The doctor seemed hesitant at this point and didn't want to continue.

"Don't worry, this is the Fanhai Gang, your words won't be heard outside this room."

Chen Youhuang spoke up to remind the doctor.

“The bailiffs asked those with sallow complexions to stand together.

No one was willing at first, but after four or five were shot dead, those people finally stood up.

Then... the police burned to death everyone on that street except those people!"

"Wait, you mean the ones who didn't look sick were burned to death?"

Uncle Wei asked doubtfully.

The doctor nodded heavily with lingering fear:
"Yes! I was doomed to die, but luckily I once saved the father of a yamen runner.

It was because of his intervention that the bailiffs who wanted to attack me let me go.

When I was running away, I saw the yamen runners gathering together those infected with the plague, as if they were going to take them away.

As for where to take it, I don’t know.”

"Can the plague be cured?" Qin Zhiming asked.

The doctor thought for a moment:

“Okay, but I need to try some medicine. But where can I find any medicine in the county town now?
Ever since our Hua family... Ever since the Hua family offended the Jingtao Gang, no medicinal materials can be brought in anymore.

Many of the medicine warehouses storing medicinal materials were burned.

In addition, many profit-seeking people are scrambling for drugs.”

Hearing this, everyone present picked up their teacups and took a sip in silence.

"Now, apart from those medicinal herbs that no one wants, there aren't many left even in the pharmacy."

"Okay, Ah Huai, send someone to take him to the nearby Shiquan Hall.

You can sit there and see patients without worrying about anyone causing trouble for you."

After seeing the doctor off, Qin Zhiming looked at the silent Mr. Bi.

"Uncle Bi, where do you think those infected with the plague will be sent by the government?"

Seeing that Mr. Bi didn't say anything, he turned his gaze to Uncle Wei.

"Uncle Wei, what do you think?"

Uncle Wei sighed and said, "I guess they will be sent to the Jingtao Gang's territory."

"That is to say, not only does the government not want to eliminate the plague, but it also wants to use it as a weapon to deal with the Jingtao Gang.

Everyone present here, you have just heard it clearly. A plague that even doctors are not sure can be cured will definitely get out of control in the hands of the government.

The price of losing control is the entire county town."

When Qin Zhiming said this, Uncle Wei smiled bitterly:
"I agree with the branch leader's proposal."

Mr. Bi opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Zhang Yuhuai.

"Then the minority shall obey the majority, and from tomorrow onwards, we shall follow the orders of the helmsman.

Only two entrances and exits were left on the site, and the rest were all blocked.

Gang members take turns guarding each entrance and exit day and night.

People and objects within the territory are not allowed to leave.

Anyone outside, don't even think about coming in."

Seeing that everyone was ignoring him, Master Bi slapped the armrest and stood up suddenly:

"Mr. Hong..."

“If Mr. Hong blames me, I will take the responsibility alone.

If everything is alright, Uncle Bi, you can go now. "

Mr. Bi was so angry that his face turned pale and blue. He glared at Qin Zhiming and turned away.

At this time, Qin Zhiming looked at Chen Youhuang.

The two looked at each other, and seeing Qin Zhiming scratching his neck, he immediately stood up and followed Mr. Bi out of the main room.

Walking outside the main house, Chen Youhuang touched his mouth and looked at Mr. Bi who was leaving.

Four or five strong men in the yard saw this scene, looked at each other, and then found excuses to leave as usual.

In the main room, Qin Zhiming said to everyone:

"Ahuai stays, the others can go."

Uncle Wei and the accountant Huang opened their mouths to speak.

Zhang Yuhuai saw it and spoke first:
"You two should go back and rest quickly. The gang will be busy starting tomorrow, and we will have to trouble you to take care of us."

When the two heard this, they smiled, nodded, and turned to leave.

"Ah Feng, you can leave now if you are fine.

Remember to tell Ah Chen outside the house to wait for me in the yard. I will find him later. "

Wait until Di Yanfeng leaves and close the door.

Qin Zhiming led the confused Zhang Yuhuai into the study behind the main house where the branch leader handled matters.

"Is there any news about Xu Huan recently?"

Zhang Yuhuai shook his head: "No, I heard a few days ago that he seemed to be running back and forth in the county city, probably looking for the ape monster."

"You want revenge without any ability? That's courting death."

"Other branches and gangs?"

"According to your wishes, I have informed other branch leaders, but most of them, like Master Bi, do not believe in the plague.

A few people approve of burning corpses, washing with lime water, and wearing medicated cloth when going out.

No outsiders are allowed to enter the territory. . . . The branch leaders are afraid that Hong Gong will blame them, saying that the branch is acting on its own, and no one is willing.

In the gang, what they mean is that as long as people and food are not allowed to leave the territory, they can do whatever they want with other matters within their territory.

I also found Xuelong, and he told us to stay in the territory and he would find us if there was any problem. "

"Strange things happening in the city?"

"There are more and more of them. Most of them are done by evildoers. Even the four practitioners invited by the government are evildoers.

There are also some strange things that are nothing more than hearsay.

It is still unclear whether there are any evil spirits or strange things causing trouble in the county town."

"Where is the martial arts gym?"

“There were heavy casualties, and many of the martial arts schools with masters who trained physical fighters at the 100-level died.

The thousand-level martial arts schools are all in the inner city area. There are casualties, but not many.

It is said that among the three martial arts halls in Chaolan, Heying Martial Arts Hall and Poshan Martial Arts Hall sent out bone-training warriors to follow Bai Wuchang out of the city, and they have not returned yet.

Brother Hu, your master seems to be among them..."

"I know this."

Qin Zhiming nodded and changed the subject.

"What do you think Mr. Hong wants to do? Or what does he want?"

(End of this chapter)