When I was just reborn, I was sold for 300 yuan.

Chapter 680 Past Events

The henchman who was just captured had just joined the business not long ago and knew nothing about Mr. Ding Si's affairs. It could be said that he had just joined for two days, but was sent out to do things just because of his ability to disguise himself. Nothing could be gotten out of him.

These two people were handed over to Cheng Beize and An Zhihan to deal with, and Su Qing planned to find out the background of Mr. Ding Si.

But before leaving, Su Qing wanted to hear what Grandpa Gong thought first, so after giving Grandpa Gong the pill again, Su Qing cleared out some more toxins from Grandpa Gong's body to ensure that Grandpa Gong could wake up.

"The old man is awake!" An Zhihan and the others were very excited when they heard the news that Old Man Gong had woken up. Du Chaoran was even more delighted and examined Old Man Gong. Then he said happily, "The condition has improved a lot. As long as you take good care of yourself, your body will gradually get better."

"That's great." An Zhihan happily looked at Mr. Gong who was still not fully aware of the situation on the bed, and said softly, "Uncle, how do you feel?"

"What's wrong with me?" Mr. Gong was still very weak and his voice was not loud. When he saw Su Qing staying in front of his bed, he knew that he must be seriously ill this time. However, Mr. Gong was a little confused. He knew his physical condition very well and it was impossible for him to be hospitalized with a sudden serious illness. Moreover, he also recognized that this was the intensive care unit.

"Grandpa Gong, you were poisoned and just escaped from danger." Su Qing said in a calm voice.

"Poisoned!" Hearing Su Qing's words, Mr. Gong was stunned for a moment, and then he understood: "He really cheated me back then!"

After hearing what Mr. Gong said, An Zhihan hurriedly asked, "Uncle, is it the man named Lu Shihe?"

"I think it should be him." Mr. Gong nodded weakly. Seeing this, Su Qing fed Mr. Gong another pill. After Mr. Gong finished eating, he felt better. He looked at An Zhihan and said, "Is there any news about Lu Shihe, the person I asked you to check before?"

An Zhihan nodded: "At present, the person we have locked on to is the fourth master of the Ding family, Ding Wenhe."

"Ding family!" Mr. Gong was stunned when he heard this, then nodded and said, "So he has become a member of the Ding family. No wonder I saw him at the Ding family."

Su Qing said softly, "Grandpa Gong, the preliminary situation we have found is that the Fourth Master of the Ding Family once saved the life of Ding Wensheng, the head of the Ding Family. So Ding Wensheng thought highly of him and became his sworn brother. Because of this, he became the Fourth Master of the Ding Family and later changed his name to Ding Wenhe. However, whether this Ding Wenhe was previously called Lu Shihe needs further verification. I would like to ask what Lu Shihe did in the past."

Mr. Gong sighed softly and said, "He was the one who poisoned me, wasn't he?"

"Yes."

Mr. Gong patted the bed and said angrily, "As expected."

Then Master Gong took another deep breath and said, "I have never told anyone about this matter. I didn't even tell Chaoran. Chaoran only knows that I have a disciple named Lu Shihe."

Old Master Gong gradually fell into reminiscence: "Before I accepted Chaoran as my disciple, I had a son and three disciples. Although my son was not very talented in Chinese medicine, he was very filial. My three disciples were quite talented in Chinese medicine. I always felt that I had successors, and often boasted to my friends that I had three good disciples."

"Originally, I thought that life would continue like this, but things never go as planned. Somehow, everything became different from before. During that turbulent period, Chinese medicine even became something that everyone hated."

Su Qing couldn't help but secretly clench her fists when she heard this. During that period, it wasn't just the Chinese medicine practitioners who suffered. She remembered that even Lihua Village sent two old people there, but unfortunately, before she came here, the two old people fell ill and died. Old Master Gong told her that he had secretly treated the two old people, but unfortunately, if a person has lost the will to live, no matter how skilled the doctor is, he will be powerless.

Then I heard Mr. Gong continue to say, "At first, I was in Penang. As a result, I don't know who was behind it, saying that I took bribes while practicing medicine. In short, a long list of crimes were pinned on me. Under such circumstances, I probably wouldn't have a good ending. So, I asked my son and my three apprentices to sever ties with me, at least to save them, but the four of them didn't want to."

"What happened next?" Cheng Beize asked hurriedly. He was from Xiangcheng and grew up in one of the top wealthy families in Xiangcheng. He had never suffered any hardship, let alone experienced such helpless years. He was deeply shocked by what Mr. Gong said.

"Later," Mr. Gong recalled, "Luckily, a few good friends secretly helped me, my son, and my three apprentices to get opportunities to be sent to Xiyuan County and several surrounding counties and towns. We could have worked as salesmen in drug stores in those counties and towns, but I don't know what went wrong along the way. Only I was sent to Xiyuan County, while my son and three apprentices were sent to villages in the south."

Mr. Gong sighed, "Xiyuan County is too far away from the villages in the south, and I couldn't leave Xiyuan County during that period, so I could only contact the four of them through letters. It was fine at first, but gradually, I couldn't receive their letters. No matter how many letters I sent, they all fell into the sea in the end, and I couldn't receive any news from them at all."

"Uncle, what's going on with Lu Shihe? Why did he come to Xiangcheng and get involved with the Ding family?" An Zhihan asked curiously.

"That's what I find strange." Old Master Gong narrowed his eyes and said, "In the second year after they went to the south, I stopped receiving any news from them. This situation lasted for almost two years. I was anxious and asked for help from all my connections to find out about them. It was not until more than two years later that I finally got any news about them. It is said that Lu Shihe had an argument with my son and two apprentices, and killed the three of them. During the pursuit, he fell into the sea and disappeared. I know that Lu Shihe can't swim, so he must have died if he fell into the sea. However, the police have not found Lu Shihe's body, so they only classify him as missing."

"But he is in Xiangcheng now." Su Qing said.

"Yes!" Old Master Gong nodded. "I always thought that Lu Shihe was dead, but I didn't expect to see him at the Ding family. I was afraid that I recognized the wrong person, so I asked Xiaohan to help check first. Who knew that he would take action first!"