This last ultimatum was like stamping a death certificate. The villagers looked at each other in disbelief. Among them, a man in a blue robe walked forward and said pleadingly, "Doctor! Please save our village chief! Our village can't do without him! We, we can give you money!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers quickly took out a few notes from their old and tattered pockets. There was even a one-dollar bill. Just by looking at the money, one would know that this was all they had! They were about to give the money to Doctor Li but he dodged reflexively and said, "Please calm down. There's a fine for accepting money privately!"
He adjusted his glasses. "Besides, even if you guys do this, what can I do if I can't save him? I came out to ask you a few things. Has anything bad happened to this village chief recently? Has it caused him to be depressed?"
Something bad?
