Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 417 The Demise of the Si Family (5)

Mrs. Si, who was "sickly" and bedridden, suddenly opened her eyes. She sat up abruptly and reached out to grab the corner of Dr. X's coat.

Dr. X lowered his eyes, gently brushed her hand away with his fingertips, and said in a cold voice, "Madam, your illness was indeed feigned."

Madam Si's face stiffened, then she sneered.

"So what if I pretended? I went without food or water for three days to get you to come, and only then did my son believe me."

She glanced towards the door, her tone suddenly turning stern and full of threat: "Butler Zhao must have told you the rules; not a single word about what happened today is to be left out."

"Save the governor, and I'll give you a chest of gold bars; if you can't, or dare to say a word, Singapore has plenty of places to bury people."

Dr. X didn't respond, watching as Mrs. Si took a gleaming brass key from the bedside table, inserted it into a groove in the wall, and turned it.

With a "click," the wall slid open to reveal a secret passage, and a damp smell immediately wafted out. A dim yellow light on the wall illuminated the passage.

Dr. X thought to himself, "Si Chu is using the excuse of 'please ask the doctor to fulfill his filial duty' to gain fame outside, while Madam Si is hiding this conspiracy inside. Mother and son are indeed the same, it's all scheming."

But she didn't show it and helped Madam Si into the secret passage.

The secret passage wasn't long; it ended after just one turn.

Pushing open the door, a strong smell of disinfectant hit me. Inside the room, the governor lay on the hospital bed, his emaciated body wrapped in a blue and white striped hospital gown. His eyes were closed, his eye sockets were sunken, and the thin blanket covering him barely moved. He looked no different from a person in a vegetative state.

Dr. X's heart sank. He quickly stepped forward, took off his black gloves, and gently touched the governor's face with his fingertips before placing them on his wrist.

Fortunately, the governor's pulse, though weak, was steady.

"How is it? Are you confident you can cure him?" Madam Si urged from behind, her tone full of impatience. "Hurry up and start treating him, don't make me think you're all talk and no action."

Dr. X ignored her, took out the medical kit he had brought, and drew half a tube of transparent medicine with a needle.

That's not a life-sustaining drug; it's a special drug recently developed by a research institute that can awaken brain cells.

She wiped the governor's hand with an alcohol swab, her movements precise and flawless. Her fingertips trembled slightly as the needle pierced the skin. Her gaze fell on the governor's withered hand, which bore a deep scar, like a bullet wound.

"Are you done? Why aren't you awake yet?"

Mrs. Si leaned closer and, seeing that the governor was still keeping his eyes closed and not making any movement, immediately frowned and urged Dr. X to hurry up.

Dr. X dodged to the side and shook his head.

"This needle can only keep him alive, but it's impossible for him to wake up. He was seriously injured back then, which damaged his internal organs. The old injuries have accumulated over the years, and ordinary medicines simply cannot repair them."

"impossible?"

Mrs. Si instantly exploded, her voice rising, "I think you, Dr. X, are nothing special! I wasted all my effort to bring you in!"

"Unless we can find that lost ancient medicine formula from your Singapore."

Dr. X spoke calmly, but his eyes secretly glanced at Mrs. Si.

"That's no ordinary prescription; it's an ancient formula that's been passed down for over a hundred years. While it's effective, it's also quite strong, and most people can't handle it."

Later, it was obtained by a renowned physician who improved upon it. It not only knew how to nourish the five internal organs but also could precisely repair old injuries. Its medicinal properties were mild, making it a rare treasure in the medical field.

"You are the Governor's wife, have you seen this prescription?"

Mrs. Si was taken aback, then seemed to be awakened by the words "medical treasures". She hurriedly reached into her pocket, took out a yellowed prescription, and handed it to Dr. X.

"Is this it? My son found it in his study a few days ago. I said this prescription was unusual; the paper was yellowed but not rotten! I remember now, this prescription—the governor was ambushed and went blind back then, and that woman saved him with this prescription!"

Dr. X held the prescription in his hand, his fingertips tracing the familiar handwriting on the paper.

It was her mother Yan Yunxi's handwriting, and her heart ached as if it were being squeezed.

She tried hard to suppress her emotions and keep her voice calm, "There's nothing wrong with this prescription. The combination of medicinal materials and the dosage are extremely important; even the slightest mistake can harm the body. Who was the person who gave this prescription to the governor back then?"

"Anyone who can obtain this improved ancient formula and use it precisely cannot be an ordinary person."

"Why are you asking so many questions? Save the person!" Madam Si waved her hand impatiently, took a half step back and leaned against the foot of the bed, but her eyes drifted to the corner of the wall. "He's just a passerby, how could he remember so much? Maybe he just stumbled upon this prescription by chance."

"Passers-by?"

Dr. X looked up, her gaze suddenly sharpening beneath the brim of her hat. Suddenly, a needle appeared in her hand, which she inserted into an acupoint on Mrs. Si's wrist with gentle yet precise force. Her voice was slow and deep, carrying a hypnotic penetrating power.

“Look me in the eyes. Now relax. Don’t think about anything else. Just answer my questions truthfully. Don’t hide anything or lie. How did you first meet the governor, and how did you develop feelings for him?”

Mrs. Si subconsciously looked up, her gaze meeting Dr. X's eyes. Her mind gradually became heavy, her tense shoulders slowly slumped, and her tone softened, carrying a hint of dazed recollection.

"At that time... I had just given birth to Si Chu. After that bad man left, I developed postpartum depression and caused trouble for my family every day. No one cared about me, so I ran away and unknowingly ended up in the area where Lao Tao was fighting..."

She paused, as if recalling the chaos of that year, her voice tightening: "I happened to run into the rebel army causing trouble, bullets were flying everywhere, I was so scared that I hid in the corner and cried, it was Lao Tao who rushed over, shielded me with his body, and even blocked a flying piece of stone for me, my arm was scraped... At that time he was wearing a military uniform, covered in blood, but he still said to me, 'Don't be afraid, I'm here,' and I... I fell in love with him."

"So you became envious after you found out he was with Yan Yunxi and insisted on taking her away?" Dr. X pressed, his tone still calm, but every word hit the nail on the head.

"Yes!" Madam Si gritted her teeth, her previous daze instantly turning into resentment. "I love him so much, I almost lost my life to be with him, why should Yan Yunxi, a lousy military doctor, be with him for no reason! Old Tao is such a good person, he should be with a lady like me, not a woman like her with no background!"

"Later, when Lao Tao led his troops to the border, he was injured in the eye by shrapnel and went blind. It was Yan Yunxi who found him and saved him with this improved ancient formula, right?"

Dr. X asked again, his fingertips gripping the prescription even tighter.

"Yes!" Madam Si sneered, her jealousy barely concealed. "Back then, Old Tao was blind, his face was as white as paper, and he could barely breathe. His men carried him to find a military doctor, and they happened to run into Yan Yunxi!"

She relied on that quack remedy, stayed in the tent for two days and two nights, and actually saved the man! She even said she could slowly treat his eyes, and although restoring his sight would be difficult, she could prevent the meridians around his eyes from decaying! From then on, Old Tao was like glued to her, running to the medical team's tent every day. If he couldn't see, he would find her by listening for her voice. When Yan Yunxi was on night shift, he would wrap himself in his military overcoat and wait outside, bringing her hot porridge, shielding her from the soldiers' jeers, and telling everyone that he would marry Yan Yunxi after the mission was over!

As I watched, my heart itched with rage!

"You took advantage of the governor's blindness and inability to see clearly, stole the prescription, and fraudulently claimed the life-saving grace?"

"Why should she get all the benefits!" Madam Si became agitated, her hands clenched into fists, her nails digging into her palms.

She went to another province to buy rare medicinal herbs, and I took the opportunity to sneak up on her, steal the prescription, and even told Lao Tao's men that I brewed the medicine and that I was the one who saved her. I even found two soldiers who had taken my money to testify.

Old Tao was blind and mentally unstable back then; he could only recognize people by their voices. I imitated Yan Yunxi's tone a couple of times, and he actually believed me!

"You even bribed the doctor to lie to the governor that you couldn't have children, and then used his blindness and lack of support to force him to marry you?"

"Yes! I found a fake doctor!" Madam Si laughed menacingly. "Tell Lao Tao that when I saved him, I was injured in the uterus by shrapnel from the enemy and that I will never be able to have children again!"

Back then, Lao Tao was blind to the truth and felt indebted to me. Yan Yunxi was forced to leave by my family's influence, so she had no choice but to agree to marry me!

Madam Si wore a smug smile.

"Yan Yunxi came back to see the Chief, pregnant and with a prescription for restoring health, wanting to help him regulate his meridians after he went blind. But you stopped her and even hired an assassin to kill her, didn't you?"

"Yes! That bitch is pregnant with Lao Tao's child and dares to bring a prescription to the Si family!"

Madam Si's voice instantly turned vicious, "I had someone stop her at the door, threw the forged marriage contract in her face, and told her that Lao Tao thought her status was too low and that he had already arranged to marry me!"

Old Tao was inside at that time. I deliberately didn't let him hear me and told him that it was just some unrelated beggars causing trouble!

Later, I was still afraid she would come back, so I hired an assassin to ambush her. I heard that she fought the assassin to protect her belly. I thought it was Lao Tao who wanted to kill her, so I found Yan Feng's man and made the child recognize him as the father!

But she could only escape for so long; she hid in the countryside, and more than a decade later… my assassin still found her.”

"enough!"

A hoarse roar suddenly rang out, interrupting Madam Si's words.

The governor on the hospital bed had already opened his eyes, which were filled with pain and anger. His withered hands gripped the blankets tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his voice was full of rage.

"Play the zither!"

I can't believe you for so many years!

Saving you back then was my duty as a soldier, yet you used that duty to ruin my and Yunxi's lives!

Yunxi... I'm so sorry, so sorry for you and the baby!

Startled back to her senses by the roar, Madam Si's hypnotic effect vanished instantly.

She looked at the awakened governor, then at Dr. X with his cold gaze under the brim of his hat. Her face turned ashen, and she staggered backward, bumping into the corner of the wall, her voice trembling.

"Old Tao, you... how did you wake up? What... what did she do to you? Don't listen to her nonsense, how did she control me!"

Si Chu waited outside for more than half an hour, but there was no movement inside. He was pacing anxiously. He knocked on the door loudly: "Mom! Doctor! Are you in there? What happened?"

No one answered, and Si Chu panicked, so she kicked the door open.

With a "bang," the door was kicked open, and the room was empty except for a crack in the secret passage in the wall.

"Oh no! There's a secret passage!"

Si Chu's expression changed drastically, and he turned to Liu Jinnian and Bai Lin, shouting, "Come with me quickly, someone is trying to ruin my plans!"

The three rushed into the secret passage and found Madam Si lying on the ground, muttering, "I didn't do it."

The governor leaned against the headboard, his eyes bloodshot, while Dr. X was still wrapped in a hooded jacket and wearing a mask, revealing only a pair of eyes full of anger.

All the lies were exposed, and all the truths were laid bare in the sunlight at this moment.