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
"What kind of director would cry in public?" Scott's words reminded Walter that he was surrounded by his subordinates. He wiped his tears away and swept his sorrows under the rug.A few decades ago, when Francis was in a bad financial state, Walter fell severely ill and needed surgery. Francis couldn't scrounge up enough money for the surgery, so he sold his kidney to a rich man who needed a kidney transplant to cure his uremia through the black market.Only then did he gather enough money for Walter's surgery. Since then, Walter watched Francis' health deteriorate day by day, unable to bring himself to speak up about it. When he heard that Francis was sick because he sold his kidney back then, Walter was wracked with guilt.Frederick walked up to Steve. Scared out of his wits, Steve lunged at Frederick with his knife.Everyone in the room gasped. Frederick's eyes sharpened as he reached out to slap Steve's wrist. The knife flew out of his hand from Frederick's heavy blow and stabb
Walter was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe the ferocious murderer who killed two men was on his knees in front of a young man, begging for his forgiveness. What on earth was going on?Frederick said to Walter, "You're from the Department of Health, aren't you? You heard what he said, so you might need to testify in court."Walter was momentarily stunned by his words before realization dawned on him. "Was the batch of medicine he mentioned the same batch of medicine the Danbury family sent over for us to verify yesterday?"It seemed like Vivianne already sent the medicine to the Department of Health for verification. It was perfect how Walter knew about the issue as well.Frederick nodded. "That's right."Walter nodded as well. "We already examined it. There was something off about the materials inside the medicine. "I also heard what he said. Since I'm the director of the Department of Health, this falls under my jurisdiction."The police arrived very soon. After Walter told t
After all, Walter was the director of the Department of Health. It was normal for him to think that way.Frederick wouldn't insist on treating Francis either. Being pushy would only make him appear too desperate.Medical practitioners were prideful people. Frederick couldn't bring shame to his tutor!Francis kicked Walter. "Bullshit! Has the hospital ever found out what was wrong with me?"Have you seen how skilled Mr. York was at assessing the Dragon's Tear root? Ancient doctors never had medical licenses either. Why don't you help them register for one instead?"Walter was stunned by Francis' words. He didn't think it meant anything. Farmers were skilled at assessing Dragon's Tear roots as well, but that didn't mean they could treat patients. Besides, medical licenses didn't even exist in ancient times.The other workers burst out laughing upon seeing Francis kick their director and hearing Francis' mocking words. Walter glared at them, and they immediately shut their mouths