novelden Chapter 169 Someone else
Chapter 169 Someone else
The capital city of Shangjing was exceptionally quiet at night. Big red lanterns were hung in front of the shops on the streets, reflecting the bright red light, as if covering the earth with a bright carpet.
Song Wanyin and Tiancheng followed Pan Zhengquan all the way along a remote path, and after many twists and turns, they arrived at a quiet courtyard.
Pan Zhengquan looked around stealthily at the door, then quickly pushed it open and closed it.
Song Wanyin left Tiancheng to watch in the yard, and went to a window frame in the corner of the wall. He put his index finger in his mouth, dipped it, gently poked a small hole in the window paper, and looked inside.
There were more than twenty people crowded in the room, anxiously plotting something.
From their conversation, I learned that this was a place where drugstore owners from the entire Shangjing City often gathered.
The hosts each had a cup of tea and a few plates of peanuts and melon seeds in front of them, and were talking about something in a buzzing manner.
"Isn't that woman quite capable? This time we have joined forces to force her into a desperate situation. Let's see how she can turn things around."
"She's been going too far and taking away all our business. Instead of just sitting there and waiting for death, we might as well take the initiative."
"I never thought that such a weak woman who can barely even lift a finger would be so ambitious. It's true that greed is the root of everything."
"Speaking of which, this incident of selling fake medicine is enough to make Jishidiang unable to recover forever."
"Yes, looking at the entire Shangjing City, business in all walks of life is down, and that woman has almost monopolized everything and wants to dominate the market."
Song Wanyin realized that the "woman" they were referring to was herself.
It turned out that the incident of Jishidiang selling fake drugs was actually a conspiracy designed by the owners of these drug stores.
However, from their conversation, it doesn't seem like they were the ones who masterminded this plan. It seems like someone was giving them advice from behind the scenes.
Suddenly, I heard a slight bird call from behind. It was Sweet Orange sending me a signal. It seemed someone was coming.
Song Wanyin didn't have time to think about it, and quickly and quietly left with Tiancheng.
Halfway through the journey, she inadvertently looked back and vaguely saw two figures getting off the carriage and walking into the small courtyard through the dense branches.
Strange, why do those two figures look so familiar?
In the house in the courtyard, the candles were half burned. When everyone saw the two distinguished guests coming, they all stood up to greet them and invited them to take a seat.
"Second Master Gu, Third Master Gu, you are really shrewd and calculated, and guessed every move accurately, which is why you caught that woman off guard."
"Yes, it seems that we have a sure win this time. We will try to beat that woman so hard that she will never stand up again."
"Thanks to the advice of Second Master Gu and Third Master Gu, we have seen hope again and are back to life."
Gu Zeqian was playing with the beads in his hand, looking like he was planning something, and sneered:
"I already know Song Wanyin's temperament very well, so dealing with her is a piece of cake.
This is just the beginning. In the future, as long as we work together and strive to unite with the owners of other shops, we can take down all the shops under her name one by one.
By then, we will all prosper together and achieve long-term win-win cooperation.”
Gu Zecheng crossed his fingers, twirled his thumbs, and said slowly with a thoughtful look:
"In fact, we, the grown men, don't want to deal with a mere woman.
It’s because Song Wanyin is so hateful. If it weren’t for her, the Gu family would not have declined.
They even affected the livelihoods of our second and third wives, deliberately trying to make it difficult for us to survive.
Who would have thought that she now relies on her mother's family's power to bully the people and suppress and rob everyone's business everywhere.
As her elder, I couldn't bear to see this, so I stepped forward to help everyone."
When everyone heard this, they burst into tears of gratitude and began to flatter Master Gu Er and Master Gu San.
"Second Master Gu, Third Master Gu, your act of sacrificing your own relatives for the sake of justice truly makes me admire you very much."
"As long as my pharmacy can be revived this time, I will definitely cooperate with the Gu family for a long time."
"With the help of Second Master Gu and Third Master Gu, I believe we can remove that woman from the business world forever."
"Women are supposed to stay in the backyard. There's no reason for them to show up outside and compete with men for business."
At this time, Pan Zhengquan saw that they had almost finished their conversation, so he stepped forward respectfully and reported to Gu Zecheng:
"Master Gu, something bad has happened.
The box containing the ink bone sand has disappeared, and I am worried that something unexpected has happened."
At the same time, Manager Xue from Shou'an Hall also hurried over and happened to run into the muzzle of the gun.
"I am late because Master Jia has been ill for a long time, so I came to meet you masters."
Gu Zecheng's expression changed instantly, and he subconsciously looked at Shopkeeper Xue and asked:
"Manager Xue, what's going on? You two usually use little beggars to make contact, don't you know the whereabouts of this box?"
Shopkeeper Xue was horrified when he heard this, and immediately said with a cold sweat:
"Second Master Gu, when I gave this box to the little beggar, I reminded him that the box contained life-saving herbs and that he should go to Jishiditang every seven days and hand over the medicine to Pan Zhengquan. There has been no problem during this period."
Having said this, he suddenly turned to look at Pan Zhengquan and asked sternly:
"Pan Zhengquan, did you fail to fulfill your promise to pay the beggars a hundred cents?"
Pan Zhengquan was struck by his sharp words and hesitated for a long time:
“I originally wanted to settle the matter with the little beggars in the end.
But, who knew that the box was gone."
Seeing that he was really incapable of accomplishing anything and always causing trouble, Shopkeeper Xue pointed at his nose and scolded him:
"You, just for the sake of a little profit, aren't you letting the little beggars take advantage of you and threaten us?"
Pan Zhengquan suddenly realized something as if he had suddenly realized:
"Manager Xue, according to what you said, the box was actually hidden by the little beggars?"
Gu Zecheng's face became increasingly gloomy. If this box was really hidden by the little beggar, it would not be difficult for him to take advantage of the opportunity to extort some money.
The fear is that it will fall into the hands of the enemy. If it is handed over to the government, it will sooner or later trace it back to the Gu family.
"It seems that the only way to deal with it now is to burn our boats and avoid future troubles."
As soon as the voice fell, everyone present gathered together and whispered to discuss countermeasures.
The candlelight on the table flickered, reflecting dark shadows, as if brewing a violent storm before dawn.
Song Wanyin rushed back to Jishidiang with Tiancheng overnight, but bumped into a tall and straight figure on the way.
Due to inertia, her body fell backward unsteadily, and she suddenly felt a strong arm covering her slender waist and catching her steadily.
I heard a gentle voice:
"Junior sister, you are finally back. I was so worried."
Song Wanyin raised her eyes and met a pair of deep eyes, which seemed to be embedded with the glittering stars. Their noses touched, their breaths intertwined, and her heartbeat accelerated for a moment.
"Master, Senior Brother? What a coincidence?"
Xiao Jingheng helped her steady and glanced at Jing Mo and Huai Xi beside him. They immediately split up to find out if anyone was following them.
"Junior Sister, it seems that you have gained a lot from this trip. Let's discuss it again when we get back."
It turned out that Xiao Jingheng had just finished reminiscing about the past with Wen Yusheng, and asked him about the details and origins of the man in black, and told him the matter of the ink bone sand truthfully, hoping that he would take this matter of life and death seriously.
When he just finished his work and returned to Jishidiang, he happened to run into two little beggars who had returned from outside. He learned from them that Song Wanyin and Tiancheng had gone to track down Pan Zhengquan.
He didn't even have time to enter the door. He turned around and brought Jing Mo and Huai Xi to hurriedly look for Song Wanyin, fearing that she might have an accident.
In Jishiditang, Song Wanyin explained to Xiao Jingheng what she saw and heard in the courtyard.
Xiao Jingheng clenched his fingertips slightly on the chair handles, and he hated the actions of these unscrupulous merchants in his heart. He opened his thin lips and said:
"Little Junior Sister, what are you going to do next?"
After some careful consideration, Song Wanyin said:
“I plan to catch the turtle in the jar. From now on, Jishidiang will completely open free clinics to change its reputation and fame.
The more they jump, the easier it will be for them to show weakness, so I can hit their weak spots and remain invincible."
Having said this, she stood in front of the window, gazing at the full moon in the sky, which was gradually swallowed by dark clouds, leaving only a faint circle of light.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night...