Chapter 396: A profiteer?!

The people who were standing in front of the herbal medicine shop and looking inside turned their heads back in response. Jiang Yingcheng, who was hiding in the shadows in front of several people and peeking through the crack in the door, was also exposed to the bright afternoon sunlight.

"Forehead..." Jiang Yingcheng scratched his forehead, with a rare hint of embarrassment on his face, "You, you guys are back..."

Yan Yuebin: “…”

The people behind him: "..."

Ah this...

Silent embarrassment quickly spread in the air. Although several people had done nothing, they felt as if their creditors had come to their doorstep.

Yan Yuebin subconsciously slowed down his voice and said in a weak tone: "You, what are you doing?!"

He looked ferocious, but in fact he wanted to kneel down and beg them to leave quickly.

"Don't be surprised, it's like this," Zhang Yuke, who had followed the young man all the way here, chuckled, "The medicine for a patient in our family was suddenly spilled, and now we urgently need to get a new one..."

As the words fell, the awkward atmosphere at the scene became strangely more intense.

The ministers under the human skin masks had wooden faces. They glanced at the herbal medicine shop across the street in unison, then turned back in unison with an indescribable expression on their faces: "Ah, ah, so..."

If the young man hadn't been watching them from behind, they would have believed it out of politeness.

What a death scene this is.

Just laugh it off.

Zhang Yuke glanced in the direction of the others' sight. Her movements froze for a moment before she turned back as if nothing had happened. With a strong sense of conviction, she coughed lightly, "I didn't notice it just now."

The people under the masks: "..."

Even though the conversation was quite boring, the few people still opened the store door and welcomed them in.

…

After entering the room, Zhang Yuke first carefully placed the young man on a chair, then took out a prescription and handed it to Yan Yuebin, who first spoke to them: "Excuse me, shopkeeper, this is the prescription written by the doctor."

Yan Yuebin took it with a look of toothache on his face. After unfolding it, he saw the familiar medicinal herbs inside.

Along with this prescription came the little guy's cunning voice:

[Cheng, Cheng Cheng, I want to see who has taken away Cheng Cheng's business! ]

Yan Yuebin: “…”

His dark eyes rolled around, and Yan Yuebin suddenly had an idea, and in an instant he put on a smile again.

"No problem! It's just that we brothers just took over this shop yesterday. When we were cleaning up, we piled a lot of herbs in the back. Dear guests, please wait a moment. I will go to the back to get some herbs for you!"

After saying this, without waiting for anyone to react, he turned on his toes and ran towards the back.

Only the three "brothers" were left, facing the "unfriendly" stares from the opposite sides alone.

In order to lower the guard of corrupt people, the ministers discussed and specially selected a few military generals who did not look so smart, together with Hu Hongyuan, the acting assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel who had been honest for half his life, to take over this small shop.

After Yan Yuebin slipped away without any regard for the code of conduct, General Dong Kangsheng of Mingwei and General Lei Zhixin of Guide looked at each other and tacitly retreated behind Hu Hongyuan.

Respect for scholars reached its peak at this moment.

Go "A Da"!

My brothers are counting on you!!

Hu Hongyuan: “…”

If he had known that he would have to face the situation, he should not have accepted this hot potato with such confidence.

——After the young lady finds out that her "gold and silver" have changed hands in an instant, she will certainly be curious about who has taken away her business. At that time, there will surely be a "bloodbath".

If he had not been thoroughly investigated by the young man, he would not have thought that there was anything intriguing about him and he would not have dared to take over the matter rashly.

only……

This doesn't mean that he wants to face such a Shura field so soon! !

At this time, Zhang Yuke, who was in charge of intelligence, spoke leisurely and began the first round of probing: "Some of you seem unfamiliar..."

Because of this extremely special job and her secret efforts for redress over the years, she was familiar with almost all the important people in Beijing, including the merchants scattered throughout the streets and alleys.

This is a universal opening line, and it is also the doubt in her subconscious mind.

Hu Hongyuan was startled. "Miss, you have good eyesight. My four brothers and I have just arrived in Beijing. We just happened to see this shop vacant, so we bought it."

"Is that so?" Zhang Yuke nodded. "That's really a coincidence."

"But..." Zhang Yuke changed the subject, "I have to thank a few more people for buying this shop. Otherwise, one of the herbs in my prescription has been in short supply recently, and many places have run out of stock."

This question was also asked by the group yesterday. Hu Hongyuan skillfully blurted out the words he had prepared long ago: "My four brothers are indeed lucky this time."

"We were originally doing business in a town near Beijing. We came to Beijing this time just to buy a batch of expensive herbs. We happened to come across a store for sale. We thought we would have similar needs frequently in the future, so we bought the store. Unexpectedly, as soon as we opened the store, we met someone who needed the herbs we stocked in our store."

He twitched the corners of his lips slightly, as if sighing: "I'm so lucky to have negotiated such a big order right after arriving in Beijing--"

Lei Zhixin and the other person nodded repeatedly behind him.

Their "Ah Da" acting is really great!!

[How come he hoarded so many useless herbs?] Jiang Yingcheng looked suspicious. After a moment, he took a deep breath and said, [Is he a profiteer?!]

Hu Hongyuan: “…”

"…Although there aren't many of those herbs left, fortunately the buyer is willing to pay a high price for them, so it can be considered as—"

[People are willing to pay a high price for this kind of herbal medicine, didn't you guys have any doubts?] Jiang Yingcheng seemed like a ruthless nitpicking machine, [Isn't he a profiteer?!]

Hu Hongyuan said in a harsh voice: "It's strange, the buyer got this secret recipe from somewhere, saying that if the proportions are correct, the herbs will work wonders--"

Jiang Yingcheng couldn't come up with any other excuses, so he just said expressionlessly: [These people are profiteers, right?!]

Hu Hongyuan quickly continued to explain: "We have emphasized several times that we only need to pay the original price, but the man insisted that this medicine is of great significance to him and asked us not to be polite--"

Zhang Yuke's explanations one after another finally aroused her suspicion. She frowned and looked up at the people: "...What is this, shopkeeper?"

It always feels like I'm asking and answering questions to someone.

Hu Hongyuan felt bitter.

Does he want to be regarded as a lunatic?

I'm afraid that the little guy will suddenly...

[No, no, they are still too weird! ]

【Brother Tong, Brother Tong, can you find their information? ! 】

Hu Hongyuan: “!!!”