A few people on the side couldn't hold it any longer, so the two rich guys each spent money to buy a box. Seeing that there were only a few boxes of goods left on the boat, some drunkards who were old acquaintances from the village began to discuss how to pool money to buy it.
It comes in a box. In the old days, this could be considered a "group-building".
A merchant next to Yuan Shuzhi was very moved by the sight, and wanted to go back to honor his father-in-law, and wanted to get a few bottles. So he enlisted him in a "group purchase" to buy a box.
With such a huge bargain in front of him, Lao Yuan clutched the few yuan in royalties he earned from contributing to the magazine, with a ferocious look on his face, and it was obvious that he was very conflicted in his heart. In the past, he himself could drink a few sips, but for high-end products like Guo Shi Wushuang, he could only quench his thirst with plum blossoms.
That's all, given his income, I wouldn't even dare to care about it. When colleagues got together for a drink, they talked a lot about this wine, which was unparalleled in heaven and earth, but I never drank it once.
Today I was in a daze. I was nudged a few times by the brother here who said he wanted to buy in a group. There was a crowd of people around, everyone was vying to buy. I hesitated and handed over the three-yuan silver coin in my arms. Then I started smacking it.
, as if possessed by an evil spirit.
At this moment, someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder, and someone shouted in my ear: "Old guest! Why are you still here? The ship is about to sail!"
Yuan Shuzhi was startled. He turned around and saw that it was the old man sitting next to him. He suddenly realized that this was a "game"! He quickly stuffed the money back and muttered: "Oh, I almost missed something!"
Then he followed the old man and squeezed out of the crowd.
Behind them, there was still a commotion. Soon more than ten boxes of wine on the cargo ship were sold out, and the crowd dispersed. The orphans and widows packed up their cigarettes and boarded the ship. It took only a moment to leave the shore.
Yuan Shuzhi returned to the ship, sat down, and said to the old man: "Thank you very much, my father-in-law for giving me a heads-up! It was like a revelation! I almost got him!"
The old man said: "Sir, I must have noticed it..."
"Yes, so-and-so was already suspicious, but he took advantage of someone who was usually greedy for what he had in the cup, and unknowingly fell into the trap. It is really the so-called delusion of the authorities." Yuan Shuzhi said with emotion, "This liar is really abominable!
"
"People's hearts have been evil since ancient times," the old man consoled him. "If you go to Huizhou alone, you should be even more careful if you are a foreigner."
"Thank you, husband."
There was no conversation all the way, and the ship arrived in Huizhou. Yuan Shuzhi went back and forth with the old man next to him, and got acquainted with him. He knew that the old man's surname was Gao, who was from Huizhou. However, he was not a Hakka, nor was he Guangfu. His ancestral home was Chaoshan, and his grandfather had just migrated to Huizhou to settle down.
They make a living by growing, collecting, and selling medicines.
When we got together during the trip, they only spoke a few words. The old man was vague, and Yuan Shuzhi didn't know how to ask deeply. When we arrived at Huizhou Pier, everyone separated and dispersed.
Yuan Shu knew that he had been on the road for a long time and did not dare to delay. He checked into a room at the agreed-upon Qiwei Inn and quietly went to meet the head of the local investigation team.
The investigation team that set out from Guangzhou arrived in Huizhou a few days earlier. Although the team was not led by a veteran, the matter was important, so they were warmly received by the county director.
This county director is none other than Liu Yixiao, the former director of Danzhou County. Ever since the scandal involving the annihilation of the work team on the ground in Danzhou, Liu Yixiao has been in disgrace in Danzhou. At the beginning of the mainland strategy, he
Just apply for transfer to Guangdong - anywhere will do. Just leave this sad place.
Now that he heard that the investigation was about the loss of medicines in the Senate, Liu Yixiao knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately summoned the leader of the team, Lu Cheng, and stated that he would fully support the work of the team. As for the naturalization they wanted to call
He can also arrange for civilian medical personnel immediately.
The doctor appointed by Zheng Mingjiang was named Zheng Xiaoyu. He was originally a proud disciple of hers. After being assigned to Huizhou, he actually took control of the entire medical, epidemic prevention and pharmaceutical work in Huizhou, which can be said to have great power.
Zheng Xiaoyu had already received a letter from Zheng Mingjiang and immediately joined the team to secretly investigate the counterfeit medicine.
He has been working in Huizhou for a long time and has heard about the Australian miracle medicine being sold in Luofu Yam Market for a long time, but he did not associate this matter with the loss of medicines. Because in the pharmaceutical market, medicines with the banner of "Australian miracle medicine" are not available.
It had already appeared before the Senate recovered Guangzhou, so no one took it seriously.
So when Lu Cheng mentioned that Hearthstone Powder contained sulfonamides, Zheng Xiaoyu could hardly close his mouth.
"How could such a thing happen?" He was surprised. "I know this Hearthstone Powder. It has been sold locally for two or three years. It is said to have miraculous effects. I thought it was just some kind of traditional Chinese medicine, but I didn't expect it to contain...
Qiankun."
"Is this medicine really coming from the local area?",
"That's right," Zheng Xiaoyu was very sure. "This Hearthstone Powder is sold in the drug market, under the brand name 'Wan Chunquan'. It is also a local long-established drug store."
When Lu Cheng heard about the font size, he suddenly became excited. Because so far, they had collected various Hearthstone loose fonts in the market with different font sizes, but none of them was called Wan Chunquan.
"So, it's for sale openly."
"That's right. As for the other drugs on the list, I have seen them occasionally, and not many of them are sold by street vendors. It is not easy to find the source. As for the reincarnation medicinal wine, to be honest, I have never seen it. But it's hard to say.
The medicine market here is a mixed bag, especially the ghost market selling everything..."
"Wait a minute, is there a ghost market in this medicine market?" Lu Cheng said in surprise.
The name "ghost market" exists everywhere. It is nothing more than a market where transactions are conducted late at night or early in the morning. Most of the goods sold are fake and shoddy, and there are also various stolen goods or "evil things". In short, either they cannot
Things that are fair and square.
"That's right, most of them are selling all kinds of weird 'miracle medicines', or things like 'Savage Head' or 'Dragon Liver Wind Marrow'." Zheng Xiaoyu said with a bitter smile, "There are no serious things, but it's
Not to mention, sometimes I hear that some people buy some rare medicinal materials. In short, the water inside is very deep."
The investigation team initially learned that Luofu Yam Market is indeed the distribution center for Australia's miracle medicine. Moreover, the source of Hearthstone Powder was also discovered. This was a major breakthrough. Lu Cheng's spirit was greatly boosted, and he immediately held meetings, discussed, and formulated plans non-stop.
Eucalyptus, assign tasks and prepare to conduct a thorough investigation of the pharmaceutical market.
When the news of Yuan Shuzhi's arrival was sent to the investigation team, Lu Cheng's relevant plan had already been formulated and ready to be implemented. However, Yuan Shuzhi was also the investigator appointed by Elder Zheng, so he had to discuss it with him no matter what.
Unexpectedly, he was invited to come to the county government, but Lao Yuan said that he was making a "secret visit" and that it was not appropriate to go in and out of the yamen in public. He suggested that the meeting be held somewhere "in the form of a dinner party."
Lu Cheng secretly cursed the quintessence of the nation in his heart, but with the secret inspection hat on, it seemed that his request was not too much. Even if he rented a room at a restaurant outside Huizhou Chengguanxiang designated by Yuan Shuzhi, he stayed here
Meet.
The specialty of this restaurant is lychee wood-roasted honey sausage, which is sweet and crispy and has a unique flavor. It is famous in the local area. The investigation team came here, took a seat in the private room, and asked the boss to bring some rice noodles and soup, and the honey sausage was grilled and cut into pieces.
, and ordered a bottle of local roasted wine, and then the discussion began.
Yuan Shuzhi listened to them talk about the investigation results of the past few days and was silent for a long time. After a long time, he finally said: "What is the origin of Wan Chun?"
"It's a century-old store," Zheng Xiaoyu said. "It specializes in wholesale of various patent medicines in the pharmaceutical market. Many of the local and even eastern Guangdong tourists sell pill pills and ointments from this old store."
"Did they make all the medicine themselves?"
"Some make it themselves, and some sell it for others."
"So, this is a clue, but it may not be a useful clue." Yuan Shu knew, "Otherwise, it would be too easy to break the clue."
"Comrade Lao Yuan, you are right. So we plan to start with Wanchunquan first to see what the famous Hearthstone Powder is."
"In my opinion, we should first buy some Hearthstone Powder from Wanchunquan to identify whether this Hearthstone Powder is the other Hearthstone Powder." Yuan Shuzhi ate a piece of sausage and took a sip of wine, feeling very comfortable.
Although Lu Cheng couldn't stand his behavior, he was reasonable and knew that this old man seemed wretched and greasy, but he still had some evil intentions in his heart.
Just as she was about to speak, there was suddenly a burst of shouting and cursing outside. After a while, a waiter came over to serve the food. Lu Cheng asked, "What's going on outside?"
"It's nothing," the waiter said, "A customer bought a few bottles of Guoshi Wushuang at a cheap price on the pier outside. He thought he had picked them up. He just took them out as a gift, but he didn't expect that when he opened them, it turned out to be a bottle of fake wine. He was so angry that he was cursing.
"
Yuan Shuzhi was startled and wondered, could this be the same scam he encountered on the way the day before yesterday? He then said: "There are people selling fake ones in Guo Shi Wushuang? I remember that only Ziji can make the bottle. If you leave his house, there will be no third
There are two families..."
"Your Majesty, you are right. The person who set up the trap is not stupid. He knows that you all believe in this bottle. So the bottle is real and the wine is fake. Not to mention anything else, this empty bottle of Guo Shi Wushuang is worth it now.
It’s only ten cents! Someone bought it and used it to trick people into drinking fake wine.”
After the man left, Yuan Shuzhi told him about the two scams he encountered on the way. He also said: "I didn't expect the scammers to be so rampant! They set up traps everywhere, and even a certain person almost fell into their trap!"
Having said this, he took out the counterfeit money from his pocket: "This is the counterfeit money I picked up on the boat. They are specially used for fraud. I am not familiar with this. Comrade Lu, can you take a look?"
Because the number of counterfeit coins has been increasing recently, Lu Cheng was not without great surprise. However, when she took it and took a look, she was as surprised as Yuan Shuzhi.
"Comrade Lao Yuan, are you the counterfeit currency you got from the ship?!"
"That's right, it's guaranteed to be fake. The victim was throwing it around on the boat when he was crazy. I picked up one and brought it back - I always felt that the counterfeit money was different from the ones I had seen before..."