The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 736 - 725: Fainted Again

Chapter 736: Chapter 725: Fainted Again

Manbao was the fastest to arrive, firstly because Jishi Hall was close by, and secondly because there were no patients in the pharmacy at the moment. As soon as the bailiff went to call her, she quickly packed her things and came.

Moreover, she didn’t come alone, she came with Bai Shan.

The two were so quick that County Magistrate Tang had just finished instructing various matters and had barely sat down to drink a couple of sips of tea.

Meanwhile, the judicial officer working in the adjoining courtyard hadn’t even arrived yet.

Manbao, carrying her backpack, raced into the grand hall alongside Bai Shan. They casually bowed to County Magistrate Tang, then looked around and asked, "Lord Tang, where is the person?"

County Magistrate Tang didn’t stand, but simply pointed directly to the ground behind a pillar next to him.

Bai Shan ran over first and discovered a mat spread out on the ground, with a person lying on it, his eyes tightly shut, his forehead and face marked with blue bruises.

His hands were crossed over his chest, looking particularly serene.

Following behind and dashing in, Manbao was shocked, "Is he dead?"

County Magistrate Tang: "... You’re a doctor, can’t you tell if he’s fainted or dead?"

Manbao stepped forward, felt his neck, and then "Oh," said aloud, looked up at the two and informed, "He’s alive."

County Magistrate Tang curiously looked at Bai Shan, asking, "How come you’re here as well?"

Bai Shan: "I came with Manbao."

County Magistrate Tang smiled slightly and said, "I’m not blind, I can see that. What I’m asking is, aren’t you supposed to be at school today? Got time to spare?"

Bai Shan looked at him sympathetically and responded, "Lord Tang, today is the twenty-eighth, tomorrow the twenty-ninth, we have a two-day break every ten days."

County Magistrate Tang then slapped his forehead and said, "It’s already the twenty-eighth? No, that’s not right. Shouldn’t your break be on the twenty-ninth and the first of the month?"

"The school officials say that as the morning goes, so goes the day, and as the first day goes, so goes the month. Therefore, the school rules have been changed; from now on, there will be no break on the first, everyone has to attend classes," answered Bai Shan.

County Magistrate Tang was curious, "But on the first... What if some students need to accompany their elders to pray at temples or seek out Daoist masters?"

With an expressionless face, Bai Shan said, "The school officials mentioned that’s filial piety; they will likely approve leave requests for them."

County Magistrate Tang, running his chin thoughtfully, asked, "What do you think would make the school officials approve a leave request?"

"It depends on the situation. Some school officials like florid essays, others prefer simplicity, and some just want to know if you’re lying, whether you are honest or not..."

County Magistrate Tang understood, leave approvals depended entirely on their preferences.

He couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter, clapping his hands and said, "This rule is excellent. There have been constant complaints from the locals near temples and Daoist abodes that on the first of each month, their crops are always damaged by horse-riders. If caught in the act, it’s easier to get compensation, but often all they leave behind are horse tracks. From investigating, the ones mostly responsible are students from your prefectural school."

Bai Shan said, "It wasn’t me. I neither need to worship Buddha nor seek out Daoist masters."

"I didn’t say it was you..." While they idly chatted, Manbao set down her backpack and began examining the man’s eyelids and then felt his pulse before asking County Magistrate Tang, "Besides his forehead and face, is there anywhere else he’s injured?"

County Magistrate Tang nonchalantly glanced at the person on the ground and remarked, "He’s someone we apprehended after squatting for several days, so I let them rest. Aren’t you the doctor? Why don’t you take a guess?"

Manbao: ... Is this something one can guess?

She was a doctor, not a fortune teller or face reader.

However, there were only so many ways to make a person faint.

Seeing that he wasn’t waking up anytime soon, Manbao grabbed his shoulder to turn him over, to get a look at his neck and the back of his head.

Bai Shan squatted down to help.

Seeing Manbao touching here and poking there, and even taking out a needle pouch from her backpack, County Magistrate Tang couldn’t help but take a couple of steps closer, bend over, and watch for a while before saying, "You’re really planning to treat him, huh?"

Caught off guard, Manbao looked up and asked, "Isn’t that why you called me here?"

County Magistrate Tang coughed lightly and quickly said, "Yes, that’s right, I called you here to treat him. Forget everything else, just wake him up first."

Bai Shan glanced at him and his movements became somewhat less gentle, forcefully pulling on the man’s shoulder to make it easier for Manbao on the opposite side to take a closer look.

Manbao nodded at County Magistrate Tang, indicating there was no problem.

Then, both watched as she selected a needle from her pouch, seeming to choose thicker and longer ones, to the point that not only County Magistrate Tang but even Bai Shan looked away.

Afraid of feeling dizzy from watching, County Magistrate Tang turned his face away, not looking at the long needles Manbao picked out, and asked, "He’s okay, right? Can he be interrogated?"

Manbao said, "He doesn’t have any serious ailments, he just hit his head and fainted."

County Magistrate Tang nodded, looking down at the robber before him. As he did so, it struck him that something was off.

Why did he feel like the man’s eyelids were twitching?

Bai Shan also didn’t want to watch Manbao picking out needles, and finding the person he was holding somewhat heavy, he fixed his stare on him too.

He also noticed the man’s eyelids twitching.

Blinking, Bai Shan looked up at Manbao across from him.

He saw Manbao finally select a needle she was particularly satisfied with, lifting up a sweet smile at him, she said, "All right, lay him down."

The moment Bai Shan released his grip, the robber instantly slumped back onto the mat with a smack.

Manbao, holding a thick and long needle, swiftly and precisely pierced his philtrum point.

The person, who had his eyes tightly closed before, immediately opened them with a start and began to scream.

Manbao calmly said, "Go ahead and scream, the louder you yell, the deeper the needle will go in, until it completely disappears."

The robber’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

County Magistrate Tang: "...I asked you here to heal him, not to scare him into fainting. How am I supposed to interrogate him if he’s passed out?"

Manbao hadn’t expected him to be so easily frightened and felt a bit embarrassed, quickly pulling out the needle.

Bai Shan said, "It’s nothing, just stick him again, maybe with an even thicker needle."

Manbao replied, "That won’t do, a thicker one would be harder to insert."

Then she re-inserted the needle she had just pulled out, and after twisting it twice, the person who had just fainted opened his eyes again with a start.

Manbao smiled slightly and quickly removed the needle again.

The robber clutched his nose, trembling all over as he looked at the three people surrounding him, with quite a few bailiffs standing guard nearby.

County Magistrate Tang straightened up and amiably asked, "When did you wake up?"

Quivering, the robber replied, "Just... just now."

With a slight smile, County Magistrate Tang waved his hand and two bailiffs rushed up to make the man kneel in the middle of the grand hall.

It was the first time Manbao and Bai Shan had witnessed the interrogation of a robber, and they both were somewhat excited, promptly taking their places beside County Magistrate Tang.

County Magistrate Tang glanced at them but said nothing.

At that moment, the judicial officer still hadn’t arrived.

County Magistrate Tang’s lips twitched slightly, and without waiting any longer, he grabbed the gavel and gave it a pound, saying, "The one kneeling in the court, state your name, household registration, all of it!"

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