Zheng Xiaoyu's successful "falling into the water" gave Lu Cheng and others a great encouragement. Now, the investigation team has grasped two breakthroughs. One is Bai Ling Tang and the other is Ju Bao Tang. The investigation team concluded that they were probably members of the gang. Ballantine is responsible for raising the supply of goods, while Jubao Tang is responsible for shipping.
Their speculation was soon partially confirmed. The investigation team found a variety of drugs from a drug dealer who was secretly arrested and who visited Jubaotang. As a result, they not only found compound components in Hearthstone Powder, but also in several other drugs. Non-traditional medicinal preparations were also found. When it was sent to Zheng Xiaoyu for appraisal, he was also surprised.
It turned out that in addition to some biochemical synthetic preparations of antibiotics, he also detected opium components in a variety of drugs.
Opium is a powerful sedative with powerful analgesic, cough and diarrhea effects. In the old days, it once had the reputation of a "miracle drug" and was once abused. However, because it does work, it has long been a controlled drug.
The opium obtained by the Senate from India and used as pharmaceutical raw materials to produce various pharmaceuticals were also subject to the same control. There are strict regulations on the scope of use and dosage. But now, it has been detected in a variety of pharmaceuticals sold by this drug dealer.
As a health school graduate, he certainly knows what that means. Lu Cheng immediately reported the situation to Zheng Mingjiang via telegram.
When Zheng Mingjiang received the telegram, she had somewhat expected that the prescriptions had been stolen and falsely prescribed, but the matter was obviously not that simple. This was not just a problem of the loss of "Australian drugs", but also involved the issue of controlled drug abuse.
The introduction of opium and the problem of addiction are said to have begun in the Ming Dynasty. Its medicinal properties were probably known to a few people at that time, but it was not widely available, so there was no abuse.
"That's weird. Who spread these secrets?" Zheng Mingjiang felt that this matter was more serious than the spread of "Australian medicine".
"Send a telegram to Lu Cheng." Zheng Mingjiang said to Guo Huiwen, "so that Lu Cheng doesn't have to rush to close the net and fish for the big fish in the long run. In particular, we need to find out where the source of the drugs is."
Lu Cheng then sold a batch of prescription orders with serial numbers recorded to He Jun through Zheng Xiaoyu. Then, it is time to silently monitor where these prescriptions go.
The drug dealer caught by the investigation team was named Qian, and he didn't have much money, but from his mouth, Lu Cheng learned how the network worked.
According to the confession of the drug dealer surnamed Qian, these drug dealers all get their goods from Jubaotang. There are about ten kinds of "magic medicines", mainly for reducing swelling and pain, relieving cough and diarrhea, some are more effective and some are less effective. .
According to the rules of this industry, although the drug dealer is a small business, as long as it is a "deal" (long-term cooperation), the drug store will give a certain credit limit. If it cannot be settled in three quarters, it can be paid in one lump sum. One stroke. But Jubaotang's medicines are never given on credit, they all have to be paid in cash.
Not to mention cash and stock, the price is also quite expensive. However, Jubaotang has a system, that is, as long as someone's sales volume reaches a certain amount, he can enjoy a "rebate" of 1% to 10%; however, it also stipulates that if the monthly sales volume does not reach a certain amount, amount, we will no longer sell medicine to him.
Under the stimulation of this system, in order to obtain greater profits, all drug dealers transport drugs to distant places and wholesale them to other drug dealers, earning price differences and rebates - they are actually wholesalers.
Under cross-examination by Lu Cheng and others, they found out that the drug dealer Qian's purchase alone amounted to several hundred yuan a month. One can imagine how big the business of this Jubaotang is.
Because Australian medicines are so effective and their sales are booming, many drug dealers and drug dealers want to get a piece of the pie. Although it is no secret that Jubaotang sells Hearthstone Powder, not everyone can buy it. Only two drug dealers who have "handled the transaction" must recommend it as a guarantee to buy authentic "Australian medicine".
No wonder they sent people to buy medicine but the goods were wrong. It turned out there was a trick. Lu Cheng thought to himself, this Jubaotang has quite a business plan.
"Who is the boss of Jubao Hall?"
"I heard that his surname is Quan. Mr. Quan is also a local. He originally opened a pharmacy."
This "Master Quan", whose name is Quan Youde, has been active in this medicine market since his grandfather's generation. However, his family does not "open a drug store", but is a dentist who "does fiber-drawing".
Of course, the fang in his family is not as impressive as the "guanya" in the county town or prefectural city, especially on the water and land piers. He uses the "guanya" in his hand to indicate bullying and coercion of merchants. Therefore, if you want to stretch your hair in this cavernous medicine market, you must have a vision that is not inferior to that of a professional medicine dealer and the judgment to predict market fluctuations.
The whole family has been working hard in the Dongtian Medicine Market for three generations, and they can be considered some famous figures in the medicine market. In Quan Youde's generation, although his knowledge of medicinal materials is inferior to that of his father and grandfather, he is eloquent and good at dancing, and he is also a very popular figure in the medicine market.
It has been almost a year since Quan Youde sold "Hearthstone Powder". There was no shop at first, but as the business grew, he opened this Jubao Tang. Of course, I never admit that there is "Australian medicine" in it. I only say that I got the "prescription" from overseas people and made it myself.
"...In fact, everyone in the drug market knows that his drug store does not have any medicines that he mixes himself. He just gets them from various pharmacies and repackages them. The only reason is that he doesn't know where to get the Australian medicines..."
Seeing that the money dealer could no longer provide anything new, Lu Cheng ordered him to be temporarily detained, and then ordered his men:
"Send two people to follow him tomorrow and ask him to sell medicine as usual. Don't cut off the wholesale channel and alert others."
Although Zheng Xiaoyu made breakthrough progress with He Jun, there was not much progress in his work. Although he quietly sold two prescriptions at the request of his adopted brother and received a reward of 50 yuan, He Jun did not make any further requests for prescriptions for almost a month.
This is a bit strange. According to him, it is not difficult to use hundreds of these prescriptions a month, but now not even fifty prescriptions have been used? Or did they have other channels to obtain more prescription orders?
Zheng Xiaoyu was secretly anxious, but he had already arrived vaguely. He Junzai was not a core figure in the entire gang, and was probably just a channel for getting drugs. Completely following orders. Even if I ask him, I'm afraid I won't get any useful results.
Furthermore, after all, the two are just "sworn brothers" out of a relationship of interest, although they can be considered to be in love on weekdays. But after all, there is a layer of separation. Even if He Jun knows the truth, he may not dare to tell the truth to himself.
As the progress of the investigation stalled, he became anxious. Although Zheng Mingjiang didn't say anything, and the entire investigation team didn't get any other major clues, he still felt deeply uneasy, fearing that Zheng Yuanlao would think that he was a useless person, and would be judged as a boastful person with great ambitions and limited talents.
However, he couldn't take the initiative to find He Jun, lest he expose his flaws. We can only wait silently for the development of the case.
Lu Cheng was also very anxious. Especially at Jubao Hall, no other news came out after Yuan Shuzhi entered. Moreover, this treasure gathering hall looks ordinary, but in fact the internal and external security is very tight. Outside businessmen who are not regular customers can only enter the shop, and it is difficult to walk an inch further inside.
Although she could use the money from the drug dealers who were arrested, and she could also use various "connections" in the Dongtian Drug Market, even if these people could get in, they would not be able to contact Yuan Shuzhi. Even if he got any useful information, he would not be able to contact him. It couldn't be delivered in time. The only way is to step up surveillance of the Jubao Hall.
Yuan Shuzhi's mood at the moment was just like them, anxious.
The longer he worked at Jubaotang, the more he became aware that there were problems with the store, but he was unable to notify the outside investigation team of these potential problems. His stay in Treasure Hall was like being in prison. They eat, drink and sleep well every day, and even send him a woman every week for his "entertainment", but other than that, he can't even go out of the yard. Whether it's the "steward" who appears by chance, the "guy" who is by his side every day, or the "woman" who appears once a week, they never say a word more. Yuan Shuzhi can be regarded as a person who is as cheeky as a city wall and can speak well. "Even if there is a stone in front of me, I can talk to him." But in front of them, no matter what he said, he could only get an indifferent expression.
"This time I have entered the tiger's den and the wolf's den!" Yuan Shuzhi murmured.
He has lived for more than fifty years and is very experienced in society. I know that the owner of this treasure gathering hall must be doing something shameful. What I have collected are all important secrets. As for what the crime was, it was anyone's guess. It must be a fake drug case.
Although the full picture of the counterfeit drug case cannot be seen from the account books, the scale of their business can be clearly seen from the original running books. Although he didn't dare to take notes, his ability to memorize them silently was something he had developed since he was a child. The amount of money he had handled alone exceeded two hundred thousand yuan - a sum that was scary enough to kill people. of the numbers.
He tried his best to make the tax accounting books as compliant as possible. Yuan Shuzhi knew that with the current financial and taxation power of the Senate in Boluo and Huizhou, he would not be able to find any problems with the accounting books he made - unless a senator personally led a team to check. Naturally, this Jubaotang is not a clean business, and the money comes from shady sources, so it is necessary to "clean" the money...
Then I thought about how he was actively recruited into the store despite being a stranger. The manager even specifically asked about his family background. When he heard that he was "not tired of having a family", there seemed to be a satisfied expression on his face...
Thinking of this, Yuan Shu felt horrified unknowingly: Didn't this make it clear that he was going to silence himself at the critical moment?
(End of chapter)
