Chapter 276 Take Down
Zhou Boxu tightened his grip on the prescription, and Fei Kai and others who were watching him closely also tensed up.
Did he notice something?
Just when Fei Kai and others were feeling uneasy, Zhou Boxu raised his eyes and glanced at them, and said with a gentle expression: "You are all very efficient."
"According to the order of the adults, we will do our best to save the people from danger." The drug dealers were very humble.
Zhou Boxu said: "Now that everything has been prepared, then hand over the medicine, load the car and get the money."
"Yes." The drug dealers responded happily and left quickly.
Fei Kai suppressed his joy and said: "I will arrange the carriages and horses now."
The amount of medicinal materials purchased this time was huge, and the carriages and horses brought by Zhou Boxu were far from enough.
"Thank you, Lord Fei." Zhou Boxu narrowed his eyes slightly as he glanced at Fei Kai, who was unable to conceal his excitement.
An hour later, the government office was crowded with carriages and people, as well as mountains of various medicinal materials.
Zhou Boxu sat on a chair, with his bodyguard Lin Jun standing beside him. Behind him were stacked silver boxes, and a team of guards with knives were guarding them strictly.
"Let's get started, count and test the medicines before loading them." Zhou Boxu ordered.
Fei Kai was stunned: "Test the medicines?"
Who will test them?
Two people walked out of the crowd. One was about forty years old and a stranger. The other had gray hair and beard, shabby clothes, and a thin body. Fei Kai and the drug dealers knew him.
Not only did they know him, but almost everyone in the entire Dapan City knew him.
Strange doctor, Eucommia ulmoides.
Du Zhong is from Dapan City. He is an expert in medicine, but he has a strange temper. He is not moved by money, power and wealth. It is extremely difficult to invite him to diagnose and treat illnesses. It all depends on his mood.
Due to his eccentric personality, Du Zhong lives alone in a thatched cottage outside Dapan City. He usually goes up the mountain to collect herbs. He sees patients on a whim and exchanges them for some change to make a living. Apart from that, he never interacts with others.
Fei Kai looked at Zhou Boxu in astonishment. He didn't understand how he found Du Zhong and how he invited him.
He had been in the mansion for the past few days. The only time he went out, he was followed by servants.
Zhou Boxu looked at Du Zhong. It was the first time he saw him.
On the night of the Duanzhou meeting, the governor said that there was a strange doctor in Dapan City who was good at treating epidemics. If he could be invited, it would be like a tiger with wings.
The day after Zhou Boxu arrived at Dapan City, he sent people to secretly visit everywhere. He spent three days to find out the residence and temperament of the strange doctor, and then wrote a letter.
The content of the letter was very simple, with only a few words.
I heard that you are a great doctor, I wonder who is better than the imperial physician in the palace?
The imperial physician in the palace will come to Duanzhou for the epidemic this time. Are you willing to go?
After reading this letter, Du Zhong's attitude changed drastically, and he immediately agreed to go to Duanzhou.
Du Zhong does not love gold and silver, nor does he have a compassionate heart to save the world, but he likes to win.
Most of the ordinary doctors are not as good as him in medical skills. But he has not met or competed with the imperial physician in the palace.
If he can beat the imperial physician in the palace, then he will have no regrets in his life.
"This is the doctor I brought with me. I believe you all know Mr. Du. All the medicinal materials must be checked by the two of them before the deal can be concluded." Zhou Boxu sat upright with a solemn expression.
No one expected Zhou Boxu to do this.
The drug dealers looked at Fei Kai for help.
Fei Kai tried to test, "Sir, drug dealers deal with medicinal materials all year round and are very familiar with all kinds of medicinal materials. They also have pharmacists who have checked them. They must be correct. Checking them one by one is even troublesome and will greatly delay the time. In my opinion, we can just count and load them directly."
Zhou Boxu glanced at him coldly, "Load them directly. If there is any mistake in the medicinal materials, will Sir Fei take his life to apologize?"
"This..." Fei Kai did not dare to continue.
Compared with money, life is naturally more important.
Seeing that Fei Kai could not stop Zhou Boxu, the drug dealers looked at each other with guilt, not knowing what to do.
"Begin." Zhou Boxu urged in a deep voice, not allowing any doubt.
The drug dealers had no choice but to bite the bullet and test the medicine.
After just looking at five bags, Du Zhong frowned and cursed: "What the hell is this? Can this be called medicine?"
"A bunch of black-hearted and rotten things, passing inferior goods as good ones, abusing and filling up the numbers, taking human lives lightly, and not afraid of retribution."
Du Zhong cursed loudly, and the onlookers talked a lot. Fei Kai and the drug dealers looked at Zhou Boxu and observed his reaction.
"Oh, weeds can also get in, your heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are really rotten..."
Du Zhong directly poured the herbs on the ground and spread them out for the people to see.
Da Pan City is rich in medicinal materials. Although not everyone knows medicine, almost everyone knows medicine. At this glance, they all saw the problem.
Zhou Boxu asked with a cold face: "Are you all so kind and dedicated?"
Fei Kai saw that the situation was not right, and angrily scolded the drug dealers: "How did you do it? Didn't you check it carefully before sending it?"
When the drug dealers heard it, they hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I know my mistakes. I shouldn't be careless and let my subordinates fool me."
Zhou Boxu looked at them coldly and said: "I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. Submit qualified medicinal materials tomorrow morning and count them according to the quantity on the prescription. Whoever is missing a bag will use his head to pay for it."
When these words came out, Fei Kai and the drug dealers were shocked.
It is simply impossible to gather so many medicinal materials in just one day.
"Sir... Your Majesty, one day is indeed too urgent. Can you tolerate it until three days?" Fei Kai begged for discussion.
"Okay." Zhou Boxu responded readily.
Fei Kai and the other medicine dealers were overjoyed. Before they could express their thanks, Zhou Boxu spoke again.
"For the people of Duanzhou who are infected by the epidemic, you will have to pay for as many lives as you want in a day. Let's start with Mr. Fei. If there are not enough, your family members will be included." Zhou Boxu stared at Fei Kai and the drug dealer, his face as cold as ice.
"How is it?"
Zhou Boxu stared at them and asked coolly.
Looking up in horror at Zhou Boxu's eyes, Fei Kai and others felt chills on their backs and necks.
The people around turned their eyes to Fei Kai, not minding the excitement, and even feeling a little excited and expectant.
Being threatened by the crowd, Fei Kai blushed and said, "Although your lordship is higher than me, you have no right to decide my life or death."
Zhou Boxu heard this and ordered coldly, "Lin Jun, take him down."
Lin Jun got the order and quickly moved to Fei Kai, tied his hands and kicked his legs in one go, and forced Fei Kai to kneel on the ground.
The soldiers on the side were about to move, but Zhou Boxu's guards stepped forward and drew their swords. Seeing this, the soldiers had to hold back for the time being.
Zhou Boxu stood up, drew out Lin Jun's saber and put it on Fei Kai's neck, saying in a leisurely voice: "If I kill a dog official who colluded with drug dealers to steal money and kill people, do you think the emperor will reward me or punish me? Will the people praise me or denounce me?"
Upon hearing this, the drug dealers knelt down in fear.
The cold and sharp blade was pressed against his neck. Fei Kai was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that he would touch the blade and cut his neck if he moved too much.
It's true that Dapan City is his territory, and it's true that he has more people than Zhou Boxu. But Zhou Boxu is in a high position and what he did is reasonable. If he fights him head-on, he will be arrested by the court even if he wins.
Besides, Zhou Boxu's knife was on his neck, and he had lost the upper hand