Inside the herb shop “Big sis, as you know, we traveling merchants aren’t like those clinics.
We’re only responsible for transporting herbs; as for the healing effects, we can’t guarantee them to you since we aren’t physicians after all.” The boss brought Yunyan and the others into the storehouse inside the shop, and before taking out the herbs, he couldn’t help but offer one last uneasy reminder.
“Naturally, don’t worry, boss.
Life and death are up to fate; I just want to do everything I can for my younger sister.” “The young lady is kind-hearted, and Rex Lapis will naturally bless your younger sister.
Just now at the door, the reason I didn’t speak up for a long time was because the sale of this medicine hasn’t been approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs yet.
Although it should come down in these few days, it’s still not compliant after all.
So you know, don’t make a fuss about buying medicine from me, lest the Ministry of Civil Affairs holds us to blame.” At this time, the boss still hesitated to take out the medicine, still putting on an act and covering his bases there.
“Boss, your heart is kind, and you’re willing to take the risk to sell medicine to me.
How could I ever do something to betray you?” Yunyan wore a look of “being touched”.
“Haha, of course I trust the young lady’s character.” Finally, the long-awaited Marcotte was brought out and handed into Yunyan’s hands.
At this moment, Yunyan was “extremely happy”, gesturing wildly and pulling Kuaixue’s hand.
“That’s wonderful, Sister Yunyan.
Xiaoqing is saved.” Kuaixue “curiously” glanced at the herbs in Yunyan’s hands, a sweet little girl’s smile blooming on her face as she blessed Yunyan.
Hearing Kuaixue’s “affirmation”, Yunyan let out a long sigh of relief in her heart.
The only flaw was that Kuaixue’s sudden sweet smile almost frightened her into dropping the Marcotte in her hands.
Oh mother, whenever she saw this expression on Kuaixue before, nothing good ever happened.
She tightened her grip on the Marcotte in her hands, adjusted her mood, and looked at the boss with a grateful expression.
“Thank you, boss.
Here is 200k Mora as a small token of my appreciation.” The heavy purse of money was carefully placed into the boss’s hands.
The boss glanced at it roughly, took out 100k Mora from it, put it into another bag, and handed the money purse back.
“Boss, what is this?” The boss’s maneuver made Yunyan a bit nervous, thinking she had slipped up somewhere.
“I’ve decided to give you a discounted price on these herbs.
I’ll just charge you the cost price of 100k Mora.
Keep the remaining money, take your younger sister to eat something good, and nourish her health.” The “great philanthropist” boss was benevolent and righteous, practically the light of the righteous path.
“Boss, you can’t do this, this…” “Hey, just accept it.” The two began Liyue’s unique “bargaining tug-of-war”.
In the end, Yunyan couldn’t win against the boss and accepted the 100k Mora returned by him.
“Boss’s righteousness is great, and Xiaoyun will never forget it.” Hey, look, she still has to thank us.
The boss naturally knew that you shouldn’t harvest leeks too ruthlessly.
Sacrificing a little bit of interest could greatly reduce the risk of the other party fighting to the bitter end, so wouldn’t that be a joy?
— “Yunyan, what do you plan to do?
Go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report the case and apply for an investigation?” Seeing Kuaixue and Yunyan walk out of the lower commercial district, Ningguang stepped forward to ask his childhood sweetheart.
“No, I plan to observe for a few days.” “?” Ningguang was somewhat puzzled.
Now that the evidence was conclusive, leaving the remaining matters to the Ministry of Civil Affairs would suffice; why delay further?
“I found that storehouse a bit strange.” Yunyan shook her head and explained her motivation.
“Strange?” As a passerby, Ningguang, who couldn’t enter the storehouse, couldn’t know the situation inside.
“The types of herbs are wrong, and so are the quantities.” Kuaixue chimed in to supplement.
“Kuaixue, did you notice it too?
That’s right, the quantity of Violetgrass is much more than Qingxin, and the whole storehouse even smells like Violetgrass.” “The whole storehouse is full of Violetgrass?” Ningguang also discovered the anomaly.
Violetgrass is a specialty herb of Liyue, growing among cliffs and precipices, and is relatively precious.
It contains vigorous vitality and is generally used as a raw material for mid-to-high-grade wound medicines.
Its effects in stopping bleeding, resolving stasis, reducing swelling, and alleviating pain are very outstanding, and it even possesses a certain detoxifying ability.
But its destination is basically major clinics.
Places like the previous herb shop generally wouldn’t have much stock.
Because occasions requiring Violetgrass are generally accompanied by relatively serious external injuries, and the injured are usually sent directly to clinics for treatment, they shouldn’t be going to an herb shop to buy medicine.
Yet, the boss just now actually…
For this kind of situation to appear, either the boss didn’t understand the market and blindly imported a batch of unpayable herbs (clinics don’t need them that much, having a stable source of medicine unless encountering a large-scale outbreak of trauma patients causing inventory shortages); or these Violetgrass served people who found it inconvenient to go to clinics for treatment, for example: wanted criminals.
Judging from the boss’s suspicious behavior, it’s most likely the latter.
“Leave it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Millelith to handle.
We are just merchants; don’t get mixed up in it.” Ningguang felt a lingering fear and didn’t want to make trouble.
“But currently, the evidence to accuse the boss of shielding criminals is not sufficient enough.
I’m afraid that when the Ministry of Civil Affairs intervenes, delaying the process due to gathering evidence will instead allow the boss to use not knowing the market as an excuse to sever his tail like a gecko and reduce his punishment.
Also, I don’t know if there are other children like Xiaofeng who have been deceived and need investigation.
All of this takes time.” Yunyan obviously disagreed with Ningguang’s approach.
Admittedly, by doing this, they could stay out of it.
But what if there were other deceived children?
They couldn’t read and couldn’t understand the public notices for recovering money issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs; they were isolated from information, not as well-informed as adults, and might not even know they had been deceived.
Most importantly, that boss was already deranged enough to harbor criminals for medical treatment, and it was unknown if there were even more serious criminal activities.
Once he got away with his crimes, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, to deal with this kind of criminal and make him submit and plead guilty, thorough prior investigation was necessary.
Gather evidence and convict quickly.
“These are also things the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Millelith should care about.” Ningguang felt that avoiding extra trouble was better; as merchants and ordinary people of Liyue, they had already been responsible enough.
“Hmm——, I agree with Yunyan’s opinion.
To be honest, I’m a bit uneasy about the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
With such abnormal behavior from that shopkeeper, the Ministry of Civil Affairs hasn’t made a sound at all.
It’s even possible that there is a mole inside the Ministry of Civil Affairs who suppressed the shopkeeper’s matter.” Kuaixue thought for a moment; there must be something fishy about this matter.
Now the situation was unclear, what role did the Ministry of Civil Affairs play in it?
If they rashly went to report it, would it backfire and startle the snake?
“…Sigh, do whatever you want.” With Kuaixue’s unexpected suggestion coupled with the firm expression on Yunyan’s face, Ningguang knew she couldn’t persuade them otherwise, and could only follow them onto this “pirate ship”.
“Then I’ll head back first.
Any later, and the people at home will worry.
You can contact me in time if there’s any situation.” Kuaixue looked at the sky, estimated that she had to hurry back, and waved goodbye to the two of them.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”