Chapter 176: So it was all her scheme.

The leader of the investigation stepped forward. “Ma’am, please tell us the truth.”

At this moment, having figured everything out, Aunt Liu could no longer hold back.

Her gaze swept past the crowd and landed on Lu Yanli, who had turned slightly as if she wanted to slip away.

“Yanli, didn’t you say that adding that herb would only make me faint for a while? Why did I almost die?”

With Aunt Liu’s words, everyone’s eyes turned to Lu Yanli.

“Oh my god, the medicine that nearly killed her was actually given by Dr. Lu?”

“She was trying to kill Aunt Liu!”

“But why? Isn’t Aunt Liu her aunt?”

“I remember, the first person to discover Aunt Liu was ‘dead’ was her. She was also the one who brought us to find Dr. Gu, saying we needed her to pay with her life.”

“So it was all her scheme.”

“She wanted Aunt Liu dead!”

Facing everyone’s accusing stares, Lu Yanli kept backing away, her spine chilled. She shook her head desperately. “It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me!”

Lu Yanli hadn’t expected things to turn out like this. Everything had been planned so well—how did it come to this?

Clearly, her second aunt was supposed to die. How did she survive?

Is Gu Jianing really that skilled?

She could save someone on the brink of death, even cure such a severe case of tuberculosis!

Lu Yanli knew, no matter what, she couldn’t admit it.

Otherwise, she’d be finished.

At this moment, Liu Xiwang, like an enraged little lion, furiously questioned Lu Yanli, “Lu Yanli, why did you do this? What did my mother ever do to you? Why trick her, why give her medicine that could kill her?”

“Was it just to frame Dr. Gu? So my mother deserved to die, deserved to be used by you?” Liu Xiwang was sharp—he’d figured everything out in an instant.

“Xiwang, don’t say that. Your cousin at least helped us before. We were able to come to the Northwest Military District, and you got your job in the canteen thanks to her.” Aunt Liu, though shocked by Lu Yanli’s actions, was fair-minded.

After all, Lu Yanli had helped them before, which was why she’d trusted her this time.

But Liu Xiwang laughed bitterly at his mother’s words. “So this is how you tricked my mother?”

“Mom, you’ve been deceived by her.”

“You think Lu Yanli is some kind-hearted relative helping us?”

“We were only able to come here because I gave her a valuable medical prescription in exchange.”

What?! Aunt Liu was stunned.

“Mom, what exactly happened? How did she trick you? Tell us everything.”

Unable to hide it any longer, Aunt Liu recounted how, over a week ago, Lu Yanli had told her to seek treatment from Gu Jianing.

And today, Lu Yanli had given her the strychnine, telling her to add it to the medicine she was making.

“She only said it would make me faint, nothing more.”

“She said if I did as she told me, she’d arrange for you to work as a doctor in the hospital.”

“Son, haven’t you always wanted to be a doctor?”

Aunt Liu had never believed her tuberculosis could be cured—she thought she was dying.

So, before she died, she wanted to do whatever she could to secure a doctor’s position for her son.

But she never expected…

Liu Xiwang was on the verge of breaking down. “Mom, do you know why I wanted to be a doctor?”

“Because I wanted to learn medicine, to cure your illness.”

“But if I became a doctor and you were gone, what would be the point?”

“And Lu Yanli only ever does things for her own benefit—how could you trust her?”

“She was lying to you!”

“What?!” Aunt Liu’s eyes widened. So that was it—her son wanted to be a doctor for her.

Realizing the truth, Aunt Liu burst into tears.

And now, everyone understood what had happened. No one expected that it was all Lu Yanli’s scheme, and that she had intended for Aunt Liu to die.

After all, from how confidently she’d declared Aunt Liu dead at first, it was clear she believed the medicine would kill her.

But Aunt Liu was her aunt—her own flesh and blood.

And the fact that Lu Yanli was a doctor made everyone shudder.

With that kind of position, wouldn’t it be easy for her to kill someone?

What about the rest of them…?

Everyone began to recall whether they or their families had ever sought treatment from Lu Yanli. If they had…

“Lu Yanli, right? Come with us for further investigation.”

“No, it wasn’t me! She’s making it all up!”

No matter how much Lu Yanli tried to argue, she was still taken away.

If this really had nothing to do with her, then fine. But if it did, not only would she lose her job as a doctor—she might even go to jail, and her husband could be implicated too.

“Brother Xi, tell the leaders to investigate Lu Yanli thoroughly. I suspect she has other lives on her hands,” Gu Jianing whispered.

She trusted the Malice Value Detector.

If the detector showed Lu Yanli’s malice at 90%, it meant she’d already taken a life.

At first, Gu Jianing wondered if the detector was counting Aunt Liu.

But thinking it over, it wasn’t.

After all, Aunt Liu hadn’t died.

So it had to be someone else.

Sheng Zexi looked up at Gu Jianing. “Alright, I understand. I’ll remind them.”

Just then, Aunt Liu staggered forward and knelt before Gu Jianing.

“Dr. Gu, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I was so foolish.”

“I shouldn’t have doubted you, shouldn’t have listened to Lu Yanli.”

“And thank you for saving me—if not for you, I…”

“Dr. Gu, you’re a good doctor, a miracle worker.”

As she spoke, Aunt Liu tried to kowtow to Gu Jianing, but Gu Jianing quickly stopped her.

“Comrade Liu, help Aunt Liu up.”

Liu Xiwang snapped out of it and hurried to help his mother up.

Gu Jianing looked at the tearful Aunt Liu. She knew Aunt Liu was truly remorseful. Although she had saved her, Gu Jianing’s impression of her was just average.

Aunt Liu had known that the medicine Lu Yanli gave her would harm her, yet she still drank it.

All for the sake of getting her son a job, even at the cost of her own life.

But…

Did Aunt Liu never consider why Lu Yanli was doing this?

Didn’t she realize that, since she was being treated by Gu Jianing, if something happened, even if Gu Jianing wasn’t suspected of murder, her reputation as a doctor would be ruined?

Aunt Liu was selfless toward her son, but selfish toward others."