Chapter 5

Song Zhehao is very clear-headed. Qu Yangze becomes friends with him not because they share the same interests, but because he can benefit from Song Zhehao.

The drug dealer introduced to Qu Yangze by Song Zhehao was also a friend of Song Yutang. Not long ago, he told Song Zhehao that Song Zhehao had introduced him to a rich man who had just sold a batch of medicine for treating external injuries. Qu Yangze still needed it and asked him to give him as much as he had, and the price was much higher.

This matter made Song Zhehao feel confused.

Although the new society needs those medicines, the organization is limited in strength after all, and most people in the organization are not well-off, so their purchasing power will definitely not be strong, and they will definitely bargain.

Even if Qu Yangze would offer some assistance, he wouldn't be so generous, right?

This method does not seem like buying medicine for others, but more like hoarding medicine in large quantities.

Song Zhehao thought so in his mind, and through the connections of some good friends, he found several members of the new society, told them that he had some medicines they needed, and told them the price.

When those people heard this, they were overjoyed and said that the price Song Zhehao offered was much more favorable than what others offered.

This made Song Zhehao even more suspicious, so he took the opportunity to say a few more words and try to find out more indirectly.

One of them had a bad temper and began to angrily scold "that person" for being two-faced, saying that he would stand on the same side as them and promised to give them a good price.

But when the time came, he said the item was difficult to get and raised the price several times. He also complained that even at this price, he had to pay for it with his own money.

Originally, everyone trusted "that person" and was grateful to him for it.

Today, after listening to Song Zhehao's offer, I realized there was something fishy going on.

After listening to this, Song Zhehao said, "I do know some people in the circle, and I also know some people who specialize in making this kind of shady money. I wonder if I know the people you are talking about?"

Hearing this, the hot-tempered man immediately wanted to name "that person", but a cautious person next to him stopped him.

Then, the cautious man said, "Thank you for your help today, Brother Song! After all, our organization is quite secretive, so there are some things we can't say openly. But since Brother Song asked, we can't just remain silent, as if we don't trust him."

"Alright! In view of Brother Song's generosity, I can only say that the man's surname is Qu. As for the rest, Brother Song, please don't embarrass me."

After hearing this, Song Zhehao understood, so he exchanged a few words of greeting and sent those people away.

The medicine issue is easy to handle. Just go find Song Yutang's friend. After all, he just found such a big buyer for him, so he would feel embarrassed to not help.

As for the rest, Song Zhehao has already figured out what to do.

Song Zhehao guessed that Qu Yangze was making huge profits by hoarding drugs and then selling them to new societies at high prices.

In order to have the capital to do this, I'm afraid Qu Yangze's father, a businessman, is also involved, right?

Thinking of this, Song Zhehao inquired again and again and finally confirmed his idea.

In the past, the Qu family made their fortune in the dock business. However, in recent years, due to constant wars and chaos, the dock business has been sluggish. Later, the military took over the dock under the pretext of high-sounding names. The Qu family's main source of income was cut off, and they had to rely on a few shops to survive.

Mr. Qu naturally could not tolerate this situation. In recent years, he had been engaged in shady businesses such as selling opium and reselling people.

Once, because several accomplices did not divide the spoils equally, one of them leaked the truth. Later, the Qu family spent a lot of money to settle the matter.

Therefore, many people in Lake City know what kind of business the Qu family is doing.

And Qu Yangze probably knew that he had a bad reputation. Ever since he came back from studying in the provincial capital, he had been opposing his father in every way...

When there was a flood, Qu's father was asked to open the granary to provide relief; when the harvest was poor, his father was asked to reduce the rent or waive the interest; when any family in Hucheng suffered from a natural disaster or man-made disaster, Qu's father was asked to take the lead in donating money and materials.

In the past few years, Qu Yangze has done a lot of things like this and has won a good reputation in Hucheng. Not only do people say that he and Qu's father are two completely different types of people, but even Qu's father, who once had a bad reputation, has had a significant change in his opinion of him.

Now it seems that these are all common tricks to win people's hearts by giving small favors.

In fact, Qu Yangze and his father are both in the same boat, making money in an dishonest way.

However, those transactions in the past were not open to the public but were still manageable. But now they actually dare to engage in the "drug" business.

The Qu family is really too bold.

You know, in recent years, the government has strictly controlled medicines, especially medicines for treating gunshot wounds and trauma, and the control is extremely strict.

If the number exceeds a certain limit, you will surely die if caught.

The amount of medicines handled by the Qu family far exceeded the amount stipulated by the government.

Of course, the Qu family dared to do this because they had their own reasons.

What's more, what Song Zhehao couldn't understand was that the New Society was not big after all, and its financial resources were limited. Why did the Qu family hoard so many medicines?

After thinking about it carefully, Song Zhehao frowned.

The Qu family has stockpiled so many medicines, and most of them are for treating external injuries. Besides the new students who will need them, I'm afraid the nearby gangs and bandits will also need them?

Because some people would rather pay a high price than buy it in a pharmacy.

Since the new provincial governor took office, he has begun to suppress and eliminate gangs and bandits, so those who usually make a living by robbing and bullying men and women are now having a hard time.

They were always worried that the army would attack, and casualties were common, so these scarce medicines were urgently needed.

Thinking of this, Song Zhehao couldn't help but feel a little more angry. Those damn gang bandits were usually the best at bullying their neighbors, exploiting the people, and doing a lot of burning, killing, and looting.

The people hated them.

This time the government is cracking down on bandits, and the people are celebrating with firecrackers in every household. If the Qu family really colluded with those people, it would be truly against the will of heaven and have no conscience.

In order to confirm his guess, Song Zhehao found a few friends and staked out Qu's house and shops. In the end, his guess was confirmed.

So, Song Zhehao found the drug dealer he introduced to the Qu family.

Song Zhehao told the truth. The drug dealer also knew that this was a capital crime. He was so scared that he immediately promised to cut off the supply and fled from Lake City the next day.

On the third day after the drug dealer escaped, Qu Yangze came to Song Zhehao and asked about the whereabouts of the drug dealer in a panic.

Song Zhehao pretended to be ignorant and didn't know anything when asked. Seeing that he couldn't get any results, Qu Yangze left.

Before leaving, he repeatedly reminded me to remember to inform the drug dealer if he came back.

Looking at Qu Yangze's staggering back as he left, Song Zhehao showed a meaningful smile on his face.

Song Zhehao knew how terrible it would be for the Qu family if the drug dealer suddenly disappeared.

Those gang bandits have always cared about profit rather than people. If they need you, they will still do you good things for you. But once they no longer need you or if you anger them, you will definitely be killed.

The Qu family's medicine prices are too high, and those guys are already dissatisfied. Now the Qu family has received the deposit, but they can't get the goods out. How can those bandits let them off easily?

As expected, not long after, the fact that the Qu family was colluding with the bandits was exposed, and the evidence was conclusive. It caused an uproar in the city and could not be suppressed.

Obviously, this must have been done by bandits!

Qu's father spent all his family wealth to save the lives of his family.

Not long after, a fire broke out in the Qu family and almost all the members of the Qu family died in the fire.

Qu Yangze, the young talent who used to be high-spirited, handsome and unrestrained, had both legs broken in the fire and became mentally ill after being injured. He was unkempt every day and begged on the street with his two disabled legs. He always said that the fire was set by bandits and that he would go to the government to file a complaint.

Everyone in Lake City knew this was the truth, but no one sympathized with him, and even fewer people gave him alms.

On a snowy New Year's Eve, Qu Yangze fell into the lake in Hucheng. No one rescued him, and no one salvaged his body. In the end, no trace of his body was left.

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Three years passed quickly. Song Zhehao had dropped out of school long ago and started a medicinal materials business. Thanks to his hard work in the past few years, the Song family's business has increased several times.

The Song family became a famous wealthy family in Hucheng; Song Zhehao's name was even more well-known. That handsome young man not only had outstanding looks, but was also a rare young talent.

Song Zhuyue had been in a girls' high school for three years and was about to graduate. Song Yutang and his wife arranged a marriage for her, but Song Zhuyue did not want to get married. She wanted to go to the provincial capital to study at university.

After hearing this, Song Yutang scolded Song Zhuyue for being ridiculous and said that he had already done enough by agreeing to let her go to the girls' school and she should stop dreaming.

As a girl, why do you need to read so many books?

Yao Xiancao shared the same idea as her husband, believing that women have to get married and have children after all, so choosing a good marriage and becoming a good wife and mother are the most important things.

The father and daughter have quarreled countless times over this matter.

Song Zhuyue, since entering the girls' high school, has seen some of the world, and she is no longer submissive to the ideas imposed on her by Song Yutang as she did in the past.

Every time after the father and daughter had a tit-for-tat argument, Song Yutang would say that he was so angry that he wanted to die. If he had known that, he should not have let her go to such a weird school.

That day, Song Zhehao was returning home from selling medicinal herbs. As soon as he entered the house, he heard a quarrel. Seeing the father and daughter with red eyes and angry necks, he smiled calmly and said, "Hey! What's going on..."