As he got closer, Xiao Feng was almost certain, seven or eight out of ten, that this onlooker crowd was stirred up by Zhao Guo'an without a doubt.

It's quite simple, really—buying a few herbs shouldn't take twenty minutes. And if Zhao Guo'an can't find me after leaving the pharmacy, he'll definitely call me.

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng couldn't help but wonder if Zhao Guo'an was causing trouble at the pharmacy entrance again?

If he really gets beaten up for this, he'd certainly deserve it.

Forcing his way to the front of the crowd, Xiao Feng saw Zhao Guo'an pointing at two people on the pharmacy steps, angrily shouting, "Are you still human?"

A plain-looking middle-aged couple stood on the pharmacy steps, likely the Boss and his wife.

At this moment, the Boss's wife, hands on her hips and neck stiffened, yelled, "Who are you calling inhuman? Buy it if you want, or get out! Don't cause trouble here!"

"I just can't stand you troublemakers. So many people rely on the herbs in your hands to save their lives. How can you sleep at night, earning such conscience-less money?" Zhao Guo'an said with moral indignation.

At this point, the Boss marched down the steps, rolling up his sleeves with a menacing face, "Who the hell are you talking to? Say it again, let me hear it."

Seeing a fight about to break out, Xiao Feng couldn't just watch any longer. He walked up to Zhao Guo'an and asked, "What's going on?"

Seeing Xiao Feng coming over, Zhao Guo'an immediately felt emboldened and indignantly said, "I went to their place to buy medicine, but found more than half of it was fake, and even a few were outright counterfeits, cheating those who don't know better.

Let me put it this way, it's like you want to buy a whale, your money is spent, but what you end up getting is a tiny shrimp, with a price difference of dozens of times in between!"

After hearing this, Xiao Feng was left speechless. He had just dealt with a group playing the new scam "Immortal Jump," and now Zhao Guo'an was also busy arguing with a deceptive businessman. They're really having some unique luck today.

While Zhao Guo'an was speaking, his voice was loud enough for the onlookers to start discussing and pointing fingers at the Boss and his wife.

The Boss got anxious immediately and shouted loudly, "Don't listen to this kid's nonsense. He claims my medicine is fake; let him show the evidence!"

"Evidence?"

Zhao Guo'an sneered, "Isn't the evidence right there on your shelf? Let's just take the most commonly bought goji berries. During the picking process, if they are accidentally broken or not dried in time, they turn black.

Some unscrupulous merchants will deliberately purchase these defective products at low prices, bring them back, and fumigate them with sulfur to make the blackened goji berries turn red. If they're not dried in time, they use industrial alkali to dehydrate them quickly.

Such artificially fumigated goji berries not only have no nourishing effect, they're akin to poison."

Having said that, Zhao Guo'an turned around and said to the onlookers, "Let's not talk about the very technical stuff. If you don't believe me, you can grab a handful of goji berries from his shop and hold it in your hand for two minutes.

If you smell a pungent and overpowering odor, it means it has definitely been fumigated with sulfur."

At this moment, the Boss and his wife's faces grew grim. Neither expected Zhao Guo'an, seemingly just a brash young man, to actually be an expert.

"Boss, grab a handful of goji berries and let us test it. Let's see if what he says is true or false."

"Yeah, if he's deliberately defaming your business, we'll all testify for you. But if what he's saying is true, then you're really lacking in virtue."

The onlookers started to egg them on, typifying people who aren't afraid of disturbances when there's fun to be had.

In fact, among the dozens of people present, very few actually cared who was lying. In their eyes, they would be quite happy to see the Boss and Zhao Guo'an get into a fight, the bigger the spectacle, the better.

But the Boss and his wife obviously couldn't think like this. They were worried that if the news of selling fake goods got out, it would spread like wildfire, and they wouldn't be able to operate in the area anymore!

Of course, actually taking out the goji berries was out of the question. Real gold fears no fire test, but what's in the store isn't real gold, maybe not even silver, taking it out would only tarnish their reputation faster.

"You weren't sent by a competitor to deliberately cause trouble, were you?" the Boss asked, clearly nervous.

But Zhao Guo'an snorted coldly and retorted, "Hearing you ask that, it seems you've instructed others to do such things before?"

As soon as these words came out, someone in the crowd showed a thoughtful expression, murmuring, "I seem to remember, a year ago, there was a pharmacy across the street. But then, for some reason, everyone in the neighborhood said that shop sold fake medicines, and in less than two months, it closed down."

"Yes, yes, I remember that too, I even bought some dried tangerine peel from that store."

"Wait a minute! Now that you mention it, do you think the closure of that pharmacy a year ago was because the Boss here used some dirty tricks to squeeze them out?"

In no time, public opinion began to overwhelmingly turn against the Boss, with onlookers chiming in one after another, insinuating only one thing: the Boss is a heartless store owner, earning heartless money.

The Boss and his wife were livid, their faces turning from red to blue, then from blue to black, as if performing a face-changing act.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. Seeing their livelihood on the verge of being cut off, the Boss's wife finally couldn't bear it anymore, her face twisted with rage, "I'll fight you today, tear your mouth apart, let's see if you still dare to talk nonsense!"

Saying this, she strode menacingly towards Zhao Guo'an, raising her hand for a move called "Nine Yin White Bone Claw."

However, before she could actually scratch Zhao Guo'an, her arm was grabbed by Xiao Feng, unable to move an inch forward.

"If you're not convinced, talk reason and present the facts. Your angry outburst only makes you seem guilty," Xiao Feng said calmly.

After struggling a few times to no avail, the Boss's wife directly sat on the ground, slapping her thighs and wailing, "They're hitting people! Is there anyone who cares, is there any justice left?"

The Boss then took big strides forward, as if standing on some kind of moral high ground, and said righteously, "Get out, and don't let me see you two again, or I'll call the police right now. The medical bills won't be a small amount if you hit my wife."

Xiao Feng and Zhao Guo'an exchanged a glance and laughed together, "Go ahead and call the police. It'd be best if you also call the drug administration, have professionals come and test your shop's medicine to see if it's real or fake."

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