City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 465 - 0466: Aconite Gu

Chapter 465: Chapter 0466: Aconite Gu

This time, for the housewarming party, besides Ye Qiu’s own family, there were other invited relatives and friends, all very close or connected to Ye Qiu.

Unexpectedly, someone had poisoned them?

Who could be so malicious, wanting to turn this happy occasion into a tragedy?

Ye Qiu didn’t know, but he felt that the person behind it might have targeted him.

When he returned to the new house, many guests had already left. Ye Weidong and his wife’s relatives from the countryside, including the bus driver, had just been driven back.

Now, only some friends from Jinling City remained, who could leave a little later.

When Ye Qiu came back, Zhao Ruxue said, "I need to head back to work. If there are any developments in this case, let me know."

Zhao Ruxue still had to return to work in the afternoon; she took the morning off to come here.

However, the collective poisoning incident at the hotel just now was clearly a serious case. If, as Ye Qiu said, he hadn’t treated it in time, many guests could have been in grave danger.

"Ruxue, I actually figured out something just now."

"What is it exactly?"

"It could very well be a type of Gu Poison."

Gu Poison?

Zhao Ruxue was very surprised upon hearing this.

As the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Brigade, she had previously studied various poisons and encountered some during cases.

But this was the first time she had heard of Gu Poison.

"This should be a type of Aconite Gu."

Aconite, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family, has a mother root called Aconite, used in traditional Chinese medicine as an antispasmodic for rheumatism and neuralgia.

The side root (daughter root) is medicinal, known as Fuzi. It can restore yang, dispel cold, and eliminate wind-dampness. It treats excessive sweating with yang collapse, cold limbs, reversing cold, cramps, kidney yang deficiency causing lower back and knee pain, aversion to cold, lethargy, and various cold-dampness-related pain and beriberi.

However, Aconite poisoning is often related to overdose, raw use, improper combination, or consumption with alcohol. Symptoms include numbness of the mouth and limbs, dizziness, tinnitus, slurred speech, palpitations, shortness of breath, pale complexion, cold limbs, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Clearly, those guests at the hotel just started experiencing pain shortly after eating.

These were just the initial symptoms detected by Ye Qiu, who treated them in time; otherwise, more severe pain would have set in.

Moreover, raw Aconite is distinctively colored and flavored, but once mixed with other food, it is hard to detect. This time, if Ye Qiu wasn’t careful, even he could have fallen victim.

Obviously, the person who administered the Aconite Gu was highly skilled. Without Ye Qiu’s exceptional medical skills, everyone would likely have ended up hospitalized with severe poisoning, if not worse.

"I will go back and investigate."

As Zhao Ruxue walked towards Zhao Rubing’s car, Zhao Rubing softly said, "I’ll settle the score with you later."

After the two women left,

Now only Li Qianqian, Zhou Muling, and Han Xiaowan remained. They were chatting upstairs, enjoying the villa’s environment without many guests around.

"Everyone left?"

"No, you all are still here, aren’t you?"

Ye Qiu responded.

"What happened just now?"

Li Qianqian was alarmed by her mother’s sudden condition change.

"How did you feel just now?"

"It was very painful, like my intestines were being torn apart, and I felt like vomiting."

Had Ye Qiu not treated them in time, they might have soon started vomiting foam, followed by full-body numbness.

"Were you scared?"

Ye Qiu asked.

"Not at all, I knew we’d be fine with you here."

Nevertheless, Li Qianqian and the other two women still didn’t fully understand Ye Qiu’s medical skills. Zhou Muling and Han Xiaowan had heard about his exceptional skills, but even they had no idea what to do in that situation; yet, Ye Qiu managed to heal them.

It only showed that Ye Qiu was even more skilled than they imagined.

"You all chat while I check if there’s anything wrong with the food at home."

Since an incident occurred at the hotel, Ye Qiu checked the food at the new house but found nothing suspicious.

So, it was likely the hotel’s food, drinks, or tea that had been tampered with, possibly by a chef, a waitress, or someone else.

Due to Lu Xiuyu’s involvement, the police officers were now thoroughly checking all the food at that hotel, including its sources.

However, they still hadn’t found anything.

Ye Qiu already knew and could confirm that it was definitely Aconite Gu, and the materials for making Aconite Gu came from Aconite.

Hence, the collective poisoning was undoubtedly related to someone secretly administering Aconite Gu.

Aconite Gu was far more potent than regular Aconite. Just a few grams of untreated Aconite could cause poisoning or even death in an adult.

But if processed into colorless, tasteless Aconite Gu, even the tiniest amount could be lethal, making it truly frightening.

Ye Qiu wasn’t afraid of Aconite Gu; he wanted to know who poisoned his friends and family—this was what angered him the most.

Therefore, Ye Qiu wouldn’t tell the police he had discovered it was Aconite Gu; instead, he’d let them investigate thoroughly and uncover all suspects.

As for his relatives, friends, and Ye Weidong’s countryside relatives and other guests, Ye Qiu was sure they weren’t involved, so it must be someone else.

At around three in the afternoon, though Li Qianqian wanted to stay longer, Zhou Muling and Han Xiaowan needed to return to the university, so Li Qianqian took them back. Also, she noticed Liu Lingxiu was still here and didn’t want to face her, so she left first.

Ye Weidong and his wife were busy, explaining the situation to their relatives and friends over the phone. This incident had left them pale and shaken, and Weidong knew he’d never invite so many people again for such events—just a few would be enough.

"Brother Qiu, we are about to leave too. Do you need us to send someone to investigate this matter?"

Cai Yong asked.

"No need."

Ye Qiu speculated that the culprit was highly skilled. If they could secretly administer Aconite Gu at a hotel, they could equally harm members of the Jiangbei Gang.

Ye Qiu didn’t require their involvement. If the police identified the suspects, he could handle the matter himself.