Mr. Scott, otherwise known as Francis Scott, was a philanthropist who mainly aided orphanages. According to the government's statistical data, Francis had funded the livelihood and education of more than 300 orphans up to university. This included those who were funded for elementary, junior, and high school.Frederick felt a deep sense of respect for Francis as he marveled at the number of people the latter had ever helped. Francis really deserved a long life ahead of him.Just then, the shop owner exited the room behind the counter with a box in hand. "Mr. Scott, this is the century-old Dragon's Tear root my uncle dug up in Whitehart Mountain. My uncle met someone this year but her family looked down on him for being poor and unable to buy a proper house in the city."So, my uncle decided to head into the deepest areas in Whitehart Mountain to dig up some Dragon's Tear roots so he could marry the woman of his dreams and have a family of his own. There was a large bear guarding t
Francis quickly stopped the shop owner from kneeling before waving his hand at Quinny. Quinny quickly handed her grandfather a checkbook on which Francis then wrote down 5.5 million dollars.The shop owner watched on with bated breath. He hurriedly took the check when Francis finished writing on it. The shop owner was about to give Francis the Dragon's Tear root when a hand snatched both the cheque and root away.Quinny, Francis, and the shop owner were taken aback by this gesture. The shop owner then said angrily to Frederick, "What are you still doing here, kid?"The shop owner had been so focused on trying to sell the herb to Francis that he hadn't noticed that Frederick had been lingering around.Quinny said haughtily, "What do you think you're doing? Are you planning to rob us in broad daylight?"Frederick smiled and returned the check to Quinny. "You can have the check back. I'm not interested in your shoddy herb either."Quinny was shocked by this while the shop owner excl
"I oughta teach you a lesson today!"The two men then rolled up their sleeves, about to pounce on Frederick. Glee and twisted delight were already apparent in the shop owner's eyes.Francis said kindly, "Forget it. He's still young and has room for improvement."Quinny muttered, "People like him deserve a beating."Just then, Frederick suddenly said, "Wait."The two men said wickedly, "What is it? Are you scared? Run away now if you are!"Frederick asked Francis, "Mr. Scott, did you hear me say that the herbs in these two bundles were fake at any point?"Francis shook his head. "I only heard you say that about the Dragon's Tear, not the other herbs."Just then, the shop owner exclaimed angrily, "Don't listen to his bullcrap, Mr. Scott. The kid accused my herbs of being fake earlier when he came in to buy them! He was going on and on about dyes and unnatural herbs. You hadn't come into my shop then."Frederick smiled. "Yes, Mr. Scott hadn't heard all that I said before he enter
Frederick slowly picked up some sage roots and said to Francis, "These sage roots were soaked and dyed in chemicals after they grew moldy."All they needed was some hot water to determine whether the herbs were genuine.Frederick then went over to the in-store water dispenser and placed the sage root in a paper cup. He then dispensed hot water into the cup.As the water soaked the sage root, a myriad of colors stained the paper cup. A strange sheen even appeared. Anyone could tell that normal herbs wouldn't have such colors. They had clearly been chemically dyed.Frederick placed the stained paper before the shop owner and said, "How will you explain yourself now?"The shop owner really wanted to give Frederick a good beating now. How did he figure out such a way to determine the genuineness of the herbs? The shop owner himself didn't even know how to do this!But the shop owner definitely wasn't going to explain himself as he still needed to convince Francis to buy the Dragon'
"You don't look so well. You definitely need this good herb to strengthen yourself," the shop owner said.Francis looked at Frederick, stunned. He really didn't understand what Frederick was doing now.But Frederick cut the shop owner off and said, "Don't pretend to know things you clearly don't. You have no medical knowledge at all, so don't just simply say things, or else you might harm someone. "Mr. Scott is only in such an ill condition because he lost a kidney in his youth. Since the kidneys are where our vital energies source from, the loss of one caused him to lose much vital energy for many years. That's why he's so ill now in his old age. "There is no way to treat such a condition. Eating Dragon's Tear root will only badly affect Mr. Scott and make him fall ill. Plus, are you really going to sell this forest-grown root for five million dollars?"Quinny and Francis shared a look because Francis had indeed lost a kidney in his youth. But how did Frederick come to know thi
Quinny's face paled. She screamed and hid behind Francis.Despite being an experienced 70-year-old man, Francis had never been through anything like this. His expression changed drastically.Frederick smirked. Ever since the two thugs walked in, he could tell that the pharmacy not only sold counterfeit medicine but was also a shady establishment. Frederick shielded Francis and Quinny behind him to avoid hurting them. He said calmly, "What's the matter? Are you robbing us now because scamming us didn't work?"Steve's expression turned ferocious. "Brat, I gave you a chance to escape, but you chose to jump into my trap instead. Don't expect to get out of this alive."Frederick laughed after hearing what he said. "Escape? Trap?"If there isn't an escape, I'll just make one for myself. If I'm caught in a trap, I can just break out of it."Do you really think this tiny pharmacy of yours can lock me up? Dream on!"Francis and Quinny were on pins and needles. The three of them were go
Frederick could've put more strength into it and poked Steve's eyes out instead. If he was going to be so gentle about it, Quinny could've done it herself!Although Frederick didn't use much strength, Steve felt like his eyes were burning. He asked while rubbing his eyes, "Brat, what was on your fingers?"Frederick smiled and replied, "Didn't I say there was a ghost behind you?"Steve laughed. "You're already going to die. Do you think I'll be scared of your words?"Steve felt a cold breeze behind him after Frederick finished his sentence. He couldn't help but shudder. He gulped and slowly turned around.His spirit almost left his body when he saw the old lady from before with blood spilling out of her lips. She was reaching her hands out to him.She said lifelessly, "Why did you sell counterfeit medicine to me? Why did you kill me?"Steve's legs gave out. He fell to the ground and desperately crawled backward. He peed his pants. "D-Don't you dare come any closer, or I-I'll kill
The other thug was horrified. Although the three of them had committed many crimes, they had never killed someone with their own hands before.Upon seeing his boss kill his partner, he tried to make a run for it. But Steve stabbed him in the back. The thug didn't even get the chance to utter his last words before he fell lifelessly to the ground.Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. "Dad, are you inside? What are you standing around for? Hurry up and force the door open!"Quinny, who was scared out of her wits, brightened up upon hearing the voice from outside. "Grandpa, Dad's here."Francis sighed in relief. He wiped his sweat off his forehead. "T-That's great news."Seeing that people were coming to rescue them, Frederick poked Steve's eyes gently again. Now, Steve could no longer see the old lady's vengeful spirit. He could only see his dead partners.Seeing both their corpses, Steve staggered backward fearfully. "D-Did I kill them?"Frederick looked at the old lady's ven