Chapter 664 Someone Came to Disrupt the Workshop

As expected.

Two days later, the Herb Pavilion was sealed off by the government.

Not only are shops shut down, but workshops are also investigated.

Some even went so far as to storm into the workshop to check the recipes for poisonous substances.

They said they were checking for poisonous substances.

As everyone knows, this person wanted to find the recipe for making soap.

Although the Herb Pavilion has only been open for two days, business is booming and the place is packed with customers, making people extremely envious.

When the government seized the property, everyone suspected it came from the formula.

Such a useful item has disrupted the market for bath powder, which has naturally caused dissatisfaction among some.

Where there are dissatisfied people, there are also those who seek to take advantage of the situation and seize the handmade soap recipe.

Of course, there are also those who try to profit from the chaos.

The workshop was inspected by Constable Yuan from the yamen (government office), whose family happened to be in the business of making bath beans.

The emergence of handmade soaps has impacted his business.

Furthermore, Tang Qiwen asked him to create a buzz around handmade soap, so that it would disappear from Yunhe County.

Alternatively, obtain the formula and use it for your own purposes.

These were exactly what Constable Yuan had in mind, so he was naturally happy to make this trip.

He never expected to run into Wan Qiqi's little follower, Wu Gousheng, here.

Wu Gousheng stood at the entrance of the handmade soap making workshop, holding a fist-sized wooden stick upright in his hand.

He glanced at the approaching officials and said coldly, "You can search the workshop, but show me your search warrant!"

"The government is handling a case, and you're trying to stop me? Do you have a death wish?" Constable Yuan questioned.

"I can cooperate, but I need to see the search warrant!" Wu Gousheng insisted.

"Who do you think you are, kid? You think you can just look at a search warrant whenever you want?" Constable Yuan said unhappily.

He didn't actually have a search warrant.

Because the above only said that the shop was temporarily closed, but did not mention searching the workshop.

Moreover, I only learned about the workshop through some unofficial channels.

"No entry without a search warrant." Wu Gousheng, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, looked somewhat unruly.

In the past, he would never have dared to stop government officials.

Upon seeing the officer with the knife, he was so frightened that he couldn't even utter a word.

But ever since he followed Wan Qiqi around, he has lost his fear of these petty officials!

He knew that these people were just using someone else's power to intimidate him.

Using the name of the government, they preyed on the people everywhere.

These people, keeping the government in power, are nothing but parasites!

Wu Gousheng doesn't consider himself a truly good person, but he won't tolerate these people doing whatever they want.

Although I have no power or influence, my sister Qi and her husband do.

He believed that if Sister Qi were standing here today, she would also stop a scoundrel like Constable Yuan!

"Don't be so stubborn, kid!" Officer Yuan disliked people who didn't give him face.

He waved his hand, signaling the officers beside him to hurry up and arrest the man.

The officers exchanged glances, cautiously took a few steps, and then retreated.

"What are you doing? Disobeying orders?" Constable Yuan seemed a bit irritable, not understanding why these people were retreating.

One of the officers whispered, "Officer Yuan, he's Chen Guannian's sworn brother. If we touch him, what will happen..."

"What are you afraid of?" Constable Yuan said coldly, "Even if he were the magistrate's son-in-law, I would still arrest him today!"

Officer Yuan's orders are here, but whether the officers will listen is another matter entirely.

Seeing that the officers behind him still hadn't made a move, Constable Yuan coldly reprimanded them, "Are you no longer obeying orders?"

"They are smarter than you; they know what they can and cannot do!"

Wu Gousheng spat out the foxtail grass and tilted his head, saying, "You, surnamed Yuan, want to know the recipe for handmade soap? Dream on!"

When Officer Yuan's thoughts were exposed, his face darkened considerably. "What nonsense are you spouting? We're here to inspect the workshop!"

“You’ve investigated everything you needed to, and now you want to dig up more information? Isn’t it all for the formula?” Wu Gousheng said bluntly.

He turned to the women beside him and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this man is just looking for trouble. What do you think we should do?"

"Arrest them and send them to the authorities!" one of the older women shouted.

“But they are government officials!” Wu Gousheng said with a sigh, as if he was in a dilemma.

"Then we'll sue them and ask the magistrate to stand up for us!" an older woman shouted.

"Tch~" Constable Yuan sneered, "Who do you think you are? You think you can see the magistrate?"

He glanced back at the officers behind him and said, "Why aren't you getting up here? I'm just following orders. If you mess things up, none of you will have the guts to do it!"

The officials looked at each other and finally nodded.

They bowed to Wu Gousheng.

One of them said, "Sorry, it's the boss's order, we have no choice but to obey!"

As they spoke, they rushed toward Wu Gousheng, preparing to subdue him by force.

In fact, they have always been like this, considering themselves government officials and having nothing to fear.

Wan Qiqi became very famous in Yunhe County.

The people around Wan Qiqi are also people that no one dares to offend easily, for fear of getting into trouble.

Just as the officials and the women were about to fight, another group of officials rushed in.

Although these people were dressed the same, they gave off different feelings.

These seem to be the government's soldiers!

Officer Yuan was taken aback. He turned around and his face darkened.

He looked at the man who had arrived in light armor, and bowed with a cold face, saying, "Greetings, Chen Guannian!"

Chen Yongnian didn't even glance at Constable Yuan. He walked up to the officers who were about to make a move and said coldly, "Who gave you permission to cause trouble?"

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