jdhmnovel Chapter 1497
Chapter 1497
Upon hearing the captain's question, a hint of doubt appeared on the soldier's face.
"Boss, it's not unusual for an elderly person living alone to smell medicine! And you saw it yourself, her face, tsk tsk tsk!"
The captain had initially sensed something was amiss, but after hearing the soldier's words, his doubts were somewhat dispelled.
The main reason was that he remembered the old woman's face; it was clear that she had a very serious illness, and it was quite normal for her to decoct and take medicine at home.
However, the captain then thought again that he couldn't give up his suspicions just because things seemed normal, so he fell silent.
He didn't speak again until a few seconds later, but this time not to the soldier, but to all his subordinates.
"You all split up and go ask around the old woman's neighbors to see if your story matches what she said."
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers did not hesitate and immediately dispersed to knock on the doors of several nearby houses.
About ten minutes passed, and the scattered soldiers returned to their captain to report the information they had received.
“Boss, I asked the family next door, and they said that the house does indeed belong to that old woman.”
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, the captain of the soldiers did not dismiss his doubts, but instead asked a question in return.
"Then why did we receive information that the house is vacant?"
"Because that old woman left the capital some time ago, it seems she went somewhere to find someone to treat the disease on her face."
Hearing the soldier's response, the captain slowly nodded without speaking. At this moment, another soldier spoke up:
“That’s right, boss. I’ve asked around too. The house does indeed belong to this old woman, and she does have a son and daughter-in-law.”
"She died a long time ago, and she has lived here alone all these years. Her neighbors have helped her a lot."
Although both soldiers reported the situation, the captain felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
After the two soldiers finished speaking, he asked another question.
"So, have you asked her about those pustules on her face? Has she always had those pustules on her face?"
“I know that. I asked around, and the family I inquired with mentioned it.”
No sooner had the captain finished speaking than another soldier, who hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise, eagerly spoke up.
Upon hearing this, the soldier captain immediately pointed at him.
"explain."
"Is such that."
Seeing that the captain had called on him to speak, the soldier quickly responded and then began to explain:
"That old woman didn't have these pustules on her face before. I heard that she suddenly contracted some kind of serious disease about half a year ago."
"She traveled all over the capital for this, but none of the doctors knew what was wrong with her, causing her to waste a lot of money."
"The reason her family was so poor was because she sold everything she could to pay for her illness."
Upon hearing what the soldier said, the captain glared at him irritably and then reprimanded him.
"Why do I never want to listen to you? It's because you talk too much nonsense. Get to the point. Do you even know where she went to see a doctor?"
"Forehead……"
After being scolded by the captain, the soldier looked somewhat embarrassed and then stammered:
"That family doesn't know either. They only know that two months ago she suddenly said that the illness could be cured, but she had to leave the capital."
"I just got back recently, but the pustules on my face haven't disappeared; in fact, they've gotten worse and worse."
"The neighbors are all afraid that this disease is contagious, so they haven't dared to visit her lately. They haven't asked her where she went for treatment either, actually..."
The soldier was about to say something more, but the captain waved his hand impatiently, interrupting him.
"Okay, stop talking."
Interrupted by his captain, the soldier dared not say anything more and could only lower his head and remain silent.