"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
"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
Mary's case was the most severe, while Ivan's symptoms were the mildest, and Frederick could roughly deduce the sequence of transmissions among them. It was clear that Mary infected Nigel, who then passed it to Kimberly, then finally passed it to Ivan. Frederick also saw that Ivan was actually a decent person who unfortunately ended up being betrayed and infected. However, Nigel was primarily worried that Ivan might start trusting Frederick, as he wanted Ivan to believe in his capabilities to carry out his plan.Originally, he intended for Mary to insult Frederick for being poor and unskilled, but she ended up attacking him for having an unpleasant odor, which backfired when Frederick exposed her for contracting syphilis. Now, Nigel had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he then said to Frederick, "Hehe, Frederick. We all know Ivy is a director, what exactly do you do to be worthy of her?"Nigel assumed that Frederick was just a low-level salesperson, something
Hearing Frederick's words, Kimberly jumped with joy and stopped crying. While wiping her tears, she pointed at Mary, laughing and said, "You're covered in syphilis, yet you're making fun of me.""Slut, I wonder how many people you've slept with!" After being pointed and insulted, Mary was furious and she was ready to fight Kimberly. "You bitch! I am going to teach you a lesson!" At this moment, Nigel felt terrible. If Mary was diseased, he'd be the first victim. He grabbed Mary and shouted, "Bitch, let me teach you a lesson first. Now I know why you always wanted the lights off! I thought you were shy, but you just didn't want me to find out."In a fit of anger, Nigel slapped Mary hard across the face. Just as Mary was about to explain, she was interrupted by another slap. Holding her face, she yelled angrily, "Nigel, how dare you hit me?! Do you want me to expose all your little schemes and tricks?"Nigel froze in horror; if Mary exposed him, it would have been disastrous.
Kimberly heard her laughter, and body odor had always been a sensitive issue for her; a wound she'd tried to cover up over the years. For Frederick to bring it up in front of everyone felt like rubbing salt into an open wound. Yet what hurt even more was Mary's laughter; as a fellow woman, it felt like salt to the wound, then roasting it. Kimberly was furious, pointed at Mary and said, "What are you laughing at? Do you want me to come over there and shut you up?"Mary felt wronged, she had only let out a reflexive laugh, but now Kimberly's anger was directed at her. "Did I laugh at you? What proof do you have that I laughed at you?""You're the one with body odor, yet you're taking it out on others. You're such an unreasonable woman!"Kimberly grew even angrier after hearing Mary's retort. "You're the one with body odor, your whole family has it!" "Look at what you're wearing, it's like you just threw on two pillowcases. You're a shameless woman, just trying to show off t
When everyone heard Ivy's words, they laughed even more. Her words effectively confirmed that Frederick did indeed have an unpleasant odor. It wasn't entirely her fault as Kimberly's words had been a bit of a trap. "Haha, if you smell, just take a shower and don't embarrass yourself here.""With all that cheap stuff on, no wonder he has a smell."Hearing this, Frederick simply gave a slight smile and then asked Mary and Kimberly, "Are two really that fragrant?"Mary and Kimberly lifted their heads proudly after hearing Frederick's words. "Why don't you ask everyone here, ask them if we smell good or not?""Exactly, go ahead and ask."Both of them considered themselves beautiful, and of course, they would smell pleasant. The men around them quickly chimed in, especially those eager to admire Mary, who was dressed in a way that gave them a bit of eye candy. "Of course, they smell good. How could these two beautiful ladies not smell good?""Hehe, Frederick with his cheap, th
In a hidden corner, Nigel said to Mary, "Damn it, that bumpkin Frederick keeps stealing my spotlight. I am worried that our plan won't go well later.""You should help me humiliate him properly, and Ivan's girlfriend will back you up."Mary pursed her lips and said to Nigel, "Every time something comes up, you just ask me to handle it. My bag hasn't been bought yet, and you've lost 300 thousand dollars"Although Nigel was annoyed by Mary hitting a sore spot, he kept his tone calm and replied, "Help me humiliate Frederick and talk him down in front of Ivan. After that, leave the rest to me. Once it's done, I'll get you more than one bag, I could get you ten bags and it wouldn't be a problem. I don't care about that small amount of money. You saw that Porsche just now, right? I wouldn't mind burning it if I had to." Hearing this, Mary was delighted and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, babe." She hadn't realized that Nigel was so wealthy and even had a Porsche. Up until th
Knowing Martin as someone who knew a lot about wood, everyone immediately looked as though they were ready for a good show. They were convinced that the Saint George statue couldn’t possibly be made of anything valuable.Martin let out a strange exclamation. "What the hell!"Kimberly, thinking that Martin was angry, quickly said, "Mr. Lawson, tell us what’s so disastrous about this wood. Are you saying it’s just a piece of junk?"Contrary to expectations, Martin replied angrily, "I’m saying that whoever preserved this Saint George statue was a jerk. This is genuine sandalwood, and yet it’s completely neglected, covered in dust."Most of the group had no idea what sandalwood was worth, but judging by the name alone, it sounded impressive.Kimberly asked curiously, "Mr. Lawson, are you saying this is really antique wood?"Martin examined the statue carefully, scrutinizing every detail. "Judging by the texture, this carving must have been made at least 150 years ago."Everyone was
"The Saint George statue was indeed a fitting choice for a karaoke." Nigel chuckled, turning to Ivy.“Why didn’t you just go on Amazon and buy a new one for a few dozen bucks? This one is obviously second-hand. Or was it picked up from some junk stall?”Frederick heard Nigel’s mockery and nodded in agreement, a faint smile on his lips. “You’re not wrong. This statue actually was picked up from a street stall.”“At the Treasure Hall in the antique trade market, no less. And yes, it’s an antique.”The truth was, the statue was from the Victorian era. Even the owner of Treasure Hall, Dominic, had recognized its age but dismissed it as worthless, tossing it onto a stall outside.Frederick had picked it up casually, thinking it would come in handy one day, and now it was the perfect gift for Ivan.Hearing this, Nigel burst out laughing, clutching his stomach. “An antique? Treasure Hall? You’re really trying to fool us.”Kimberly chimed in, her tone dripping with sarcasm as she glance
The group’s attention was fully captured by Frederick’s words, their eyes all on him. Nigel, knowing that Kimberly had informed Ivy at the last minute and that she likely didn’t have a gift, sneered at Frederick."Well, if you’ve got a gift, go ahead and show it.""Considering Ivy and Kimberly’s relationship, the gift should be pretty decent, right?"Everyone was now staring at Frederick with anticipation, curious to see what kind of gift he could produce.Ivy, on the other hand, was completely flustered. She hadn’t handed any gift to Frederick, though she understood he was trying to help her out of a tough spot. But wasn’t this making things even more awkward?Nigel continued to press him, "Where’s the gift? Come on, take it out already.""After all this time, you still can’t take it out. Don’t tell me you don’t even have one."Frederick glanced at Nigel with a calm smile. "Oh? Are you planning to bet 300 grand with me again?"Nigel froze. There was no way he had another 300 t
Ivan was deeply moved, feeling as though all the unpleasantness from their school days had been swept away. A sense of childhood nostalgia, unique to old classmates, welled up within him.The crowd continued to shower Nigel with praise, giving him thumbs up one after another."A gift worth 10 grand is no small amount. Nigel is truly generous.""That’s right. These days, even classmates hesitate to prepare gifts, but Nigel has shown such generosity.."Most of the attendees had come because of their connection with Kimberly. Each had prepared gifts with costs ranging from a few hundred dollars. Compared to Nigel’s grandiose gift worth 10 thousand, their contributions paled in comparison.Hearing the compliments, Nigel waved his hand dismissively, feigning modesty. "It’s nothing, really. After all, Ivan and I are good friends from way back."Then, Nigel’s expression shifted slightly as he added, "Speaking of good friends, I’m sure it’s not just me and Ivan here who share a special b