The people nearby couldn't hold it any longer, so the two rich guys each spent money to buy a box. Seeing that there were only a few boxes of goods left on the boat, some drunkards who were old acquaintances from the village began to discuss pooling money to buy it. One box, in the old time and space, could be considered a "group-building".
A merchant next to Yuan Shuzhi was very moved when he saw it. He wanted to go back to honor his father-in-law and wanted to get a few bottles. So he got him to join a group to buy a box.
With this huge bargain in front of him, Lao Yuan clutched the few yuan in royalties he earned from contributing to the magazine, with a ferocious look on his face, and it was obvious that he was very conflicted in his heart. He himself used to be able to drink a few sips, but high-end products like Guo Shi Wushuang could only quench his thirst with plum blossoms. With his income, he would not even dare to care about it. Colleagues got together for a drink and talked a lot about how this wine was unparalleled in heaven and earth, but they never drank it once.
Today, I was confused and confused. I was encouraged a few times by the brother here who said he wanted to buy in a group. There was a crowd of people around, everyone was vying to buy. He hesitated and handed over the three-yuan silver coin in his arms. Afterwards, he smacked it. , as if possessed by an evil spirit.
At this moment, someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder, and someone shouted in my ear: "Old customer! Why are you still here? The ship is about to sail!"
Yuan Shuzhi was startled and turned around to see the old man sitting next to him. At this moment, he suddenly realized that this was a "game"! Immediately, he quickly stuffed the money back and muttered: "Oh, I almost missed the point!" After that, he followed the old man and squeezed out of the crowd.
Behind them, there was still a commotion. Soon more than ten boxes of wine on the cargo ship were sold out, and the crowd dispersed. The orphans and widows packed up their cigarettes and boarded the ship. It only took a moment to leave the shore.
Yuan Shuzhi returned to the ship, sat down, and said to the old man: "Thank you very much, my father-in-law for giving me a heads-up! It was like an enlightenment! I almost got him!"
The old man said: "Sir must have noticed it..."
"Yes, so-and-so was already suspicious, but he took advantage of someone who was usually greedy for what was in the cup, and unknowingly fell into the trap. He is really a fool of the authorities." Yuan Shuzhi said with emotion, "This liar is really abominable! "
"People's hearts have been evil since ancient times," the old man consoled him. "If you go to Huizhou alone, you should be even more careful if you are a foreigner."
"Thank you, husband."
There was no talking all the way, and the ship arrived in Huizhou. Yuan Shuzhi went back and forth with the old man next to him, and became familiar with him. I know that the old man’s surname is Gao, a native of Huizhou. However, he is not a Hakka, nor is he Guangfu. His ancestral home is Chaoshan. His grandfather migrated to Huizhou and settled in Huizhou for a living, making a living by growing, collecting, and selling medicines.
When we get together on the road, they only speak a few words. The old man talks vaguely, and Yuan Shuzhi doesn't know how to ask in depth. When we arrived at Huizhou Pier, everyone separated and dispersed.
Yuan Shu knew that he had been on the road for a long time and did not dare to delay. He checked into the agreed-upon Qiwei Inn and quietly went to meet the head of the local investigation team.
The investigation team that set out from Guangzhou arrived in Huizhou a few days ago. Although there was no veteran to lead the group, the matter was important, so they were warmly received by the county director.
This county director is none other than Liu Yixiao, the former director of Danzhou County. Ever since the scandal involving the annihilation of the work team on the ground in Danzhou, Liu Yixiao has been in a state of despair in Danzhou. As soon as the mainland strategy began, he applied to be transferred to Guangdong - anywhere. Just leave this sad place.
Now I heard that the investigation was about the loss of medicines in the Senate. Liu Yixiao knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to take it lightly. The team leader Lu Cheng was immediately summoned. He stated that he would fully support the team's work, and that he could immediately make arrangements for the naturalized medical personnel they wanted to call.
The doctor appointed by Zheng Mingjiang was named Zheng Xiaoyu. He was originally her proud disciple. After being assigned to Huizhou, he actually took control of the entire medical, epidemic prevention and pharmaceutical work in Huizhou, which can be said to have great power.
Zheng Xiaoyu had received a letter from Zheng Mingjiang at this time, and immediately joined the team to secretly investigate the counterfeit drugs.
He had been working in Huizhou for a long time and had heard about the Australian miracle medicine being sold in Luofu Yam Market, but he did not connect this matter with the loss of the medicine. Because in the drug market, drugs under the banner of "Australian Miracle Medicine" had already appeared before the Senate regained control of Guangzhou. So no one took it seriously.
So when Lu Cheng mentioned that Hearthstone Powder contained sulfonamides, Zheng Xiaoyu could hardly close his mouth.
"Such a thing could happen!" he said in surprise. "I know this Hearthstone Powder. It has been sold locally for two or three years. It is said to have miraculous effects. I thought it was just some kind of traditional Chinese medicine, but I didn't expect it to contain... Qiankun."
"This medicine really came from the local area?",
"That's right," Zheng Xiaoyu was very sure. "This Hearthstone Powder is sold in the drug market, and the brand name is 'Wan Chunquan'. It is also a local long-established drug store."
When Lu Cheng heard that there was a font size, he suddenly became energetic. Because so far they have collected various Hearthstone loose fonts in different sizes on the market, but none of them is called Wan Chunquan.
"So, it's for sale openly."
"That's right. As for the other drugs on the list, I have seen them occasionally, and not many of them are sold by street vendors. It is not easy to find them. As for the reincarnation medicinal wine, to be honest, I have never seen it. But it's hard to say. The medicine market here is a mixed bag, especially the ghost market selling everything..."
"Wait a minute, is there a ghost market in this medicine market?" Lu Cheng said in surprise.
The name "ghost market" exists in various places. It is nothing more than a market where transactions are conducted late at night or early in the morning. Most of the goods sold are fake and shoddy, and there are also various stolen goods or "evil things". In short, it is either something that cannot be bought and sold openly.
"That's right, most of them are selling all kinds of weird 'miraculous medicines', or things like 'Savage Head' or 'Dragon Liver Wind Essence'." Zheng Xiaoyu said with a wry smile, "No serious stuff, but it's Not to mention, sometimes I hear that some people buy some rare medicinal materials. In short, the water inside is very deep. "
The investigation team initially learned that Luofu Yam Market is indeed a distribution center for Australian miracle medicine. And even the source of Hearthstone Powder was discovered. This was a major breakthrough, and Lu Cheng's spirit was greatly boosted. He immediately held meetings, discussed, formulated plans, assigned tasks non-stop, and prepared to conduct a thorough investigation of the drug market.
When the news of Yuan Shuzhi's arrival was sent to the investigation team, Lu Cheng's relevant plans had been formulated and ready to be implemented. But Yuan Shuzhi is also the investigator appointed by Mr. Zheng Yuanlao, and he must discuss it with him no matter what.
Unexpectedly, he was invited to come to the county government, but Lao Yuan said that he was making a "secret visit" and that it was not appropriate to go in and out of the government office in public. He suggested that the meeting be held somewhere "in the form of a dinner party."
Lu Cheng secretly cursed a few words about the quintessence of the nation, but with the secret investigation hat on, it seemed that his request was not too much. Dang Ji booked a room at a restaurant outside Huizhou Chengguanxiang designated by Yuan Shuzhi and met here.
The specialty of this restaurant is lychee wood-roasted honey sausage, which is sweet and crispy and has a unique flavor. Well-known locally. The investigation team came here, took their seats in the private room, asked the boss to bring some rice noodle soup, grilled and cut honey sausages, and ordered a bottle of local roast, and then the discussion began.
Yuan Shuzhi listened to them talk about the investigation results of the past few days and was silent for a long time. After a long time, he finally said, "What is the origin of Wan Chun?"
"It's a century-old store," Zheng Xiaoyu said. "It specializes in the wholesale of various patent medicines in the pharmaceutical market. Many of the local and even eastern Guangdong tourists sell pill pills and ointments from this old store."
"Did they make all the medicine themselves?"
"Some make it themselves, and some sell it for others."
"So, this Wan Chun is a clue, but it may not be a useful clue." Yuan Shu knew, "Otherwise, it would be too easy to break the clue."
"Comrade Lao Yuan, you are right. So we plan to start with Wan Chunquan first. Let's see what the famous Hearthstone Powder is."
"In my opinion, we should first buy some Hearthstone Powder from Wanchunquan and identify whether this Hearthstone Powder is the other Hearthstone Powder." Yuan Shuzhi ate a piece of sausage and took a sip of wine, feeling very comfortable.
Although Lu Cheng couldn't stand his behavior, he was reasonable, knowing that this old man seemed wretched and greasy, but he still had some evil feelings in his heart.
Just as she was about to speak, there was suddenly a burst of shouting and swearing outside. After a while, a waiter came to serve the food. Lu Cheng asked: "What's going on outside?"
"It's nothing," the waiter said. "A customer bought a few bottles of Guoshi Wushuang at a cheap price on the dock outside. He thought he had picked them up. He just took them out as a gift, but he didn't expect that when he opened them, it turned out to be a bottle of fake wine. He was so angry that he was yelling. "
Yuan Shuzhi was startled and wondered, could this be the scam he encountered on the way the day before yesterday? He said: "There are people selling fake ones in Guo Shi Wushuang? I remember that only Ziji can make bottles. After his family, there is no other one..."
"Your Majesty, you are right. The person who set up the trap is not stupid now. He knows that you all believe in this bottle. So the bottle is real and the wine is fake. Not to mention other things, this empty bottle of Guo Shi Wushuang is worth it now. It’s only ten cents! Someone bought it and used it to trick people into drinking fake wine.”
After the man went, Yuan Shuzhi told him about the two scams he encountered on the way. Then he said: "I didn't expect the scammers to be so rampant! They set up traps everywhere, and even a certain person almost fell into their trap!"
Having said this, he took out the counterfeit money from his pocket: "This is the counterfeit money I picked up on the boat. They are specially used to defraud. I am not familiar with this. Comrade Lu, can you take a look?"
Because the number of counterfeit coins has been increasing recently, Lu Cheng was not without a big surprise. However, when she took it and took a look, she was as surprised as Yuan Shuzhi.
"Comrade Lao Yuan, are you the counterfeit currency you got from the ship?!"
"That's right, it's guaranteed to be fake. The victim was throwing it around on the boat when he was crazy. I picked up one and brought it back - I always felt that the counterfeit money was different from the ones I had seen before..."
