Chapter 314
Was this Katie’s way of showing sincerity? Did she have another motive? Was she hoping to use Joseph’s medical knowledge to improve the Gould family’s medical practices and overcome the limits that had held her back?
Joseph weighed the possibilities before accepting Katie’s suggestion. He took her collection of medical books. He quickly flipped through the books and memorized every page. Then, he handed them back.
Katie admired Joseph’s intelligence even more. After only a brief moment of thought, he proposed a medical theory for her to research. It happened to address a major obstacle she had been struggling with.
She was delighted. She explained the problem that had troubled her for nearly 20 minutes. When he handed her a patient file, she saw that it contained the diagnosis and treatment plan. Immediately, everything clicked into place.
“Joseph, you’re incredible!” Katie exclaimed. She thanked Joseph repeatedly. She was so overjoyed that she nearly rewarded him with a kiss.
Joseph said, “Your family’s medical knowledge is probably much deeper than what’s written in those books. I suspect there are more advanced theories. You should ask Kenneth or others whether there are other books they never showed you.”
Katie replied, “I don’t think so. I’ve spent years searching. If there were any, I would have found them by now.”
Joseph responded, “Perhaps they ended up in the hands of the Zahn medical sect.”
Joseph trusted his medical instincts. The Gould family’s medical knowledge couldn’t possibly end with these few books. There had to be something more profound hidden somewhere.
If those missing records contained research related to longevity, Owen, who was 120 years old, came to mind. Somehow, Joseph had the feeling that it wasn’t the limit of Owen’s lifespan.
A knock sounded at the door. It was the police.
Joseph asked Katie to leave before asking the police why they had come. Then, he realized that Emma had filed a police report, accusing Joseph of being the person responsible for Frank’s death.
Joseph was speechless but calm. He cooperated with the investigation and pulled out every document related to Frank’s case.
Naturally, the police found no evidence supporting the accusation. So, the police left without opening a case.
Joseph then discussed the matter with Mason and the others before filing a report. He hoped that the state health department would investigate the Traditional Medicine Center.
That afternoon, Cora still hadn’t gone to work. She was discussing gifts for her relatives in the York family with
Helen.
Helen was debating whether to send an expensive bracelet or expensive medicinal herbs. Meanwhile, Cora was distracted. She was figuring out how to persuade Joseph to attend the family gathering with her.
Just then, Cora received a notification. The content of the message shocked her. Natalie had suffered food poisoning at school and had fallen unconscious.
Natalie wasn’t the only one. Several hundred students and nearly half of the teachers had also been poisoned. Jenton Girls’ School was practically wiped out.
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