Helpless!

Doctor Shen, who was about to enter the central room, stopped in confusion. He stopped at the entrance and asked, "Where are your children? Why are they not here?"

"They went out to play, right?" Zhen Dalang smiled.

Zhen Dalang's wife was even more flustered, but she agreed, "I-I think they went out to play." 

Zhen Dalang had gone to Pingan Town to look for him. His wife was at home taking care of her mother-in-law and children. How could she not know if the children had gone out to play?

Doctor Shen frowned.

Da Yong had no issue shouting in front of strangers. He shouted, "Are you lying?! No one is sick here!"

When Zhen Dalang heard this, he knelt down in front of Doctor Shen with a thump. He cried, "I'm sorry. I just couldn't do it! I… I didn't mean to. Some bad people captured my mother and my children. They made me trick you into coming here. I had no choice! I deserve to die! Kill me!"