Chapter 1: Borrowing a Knife to Kill Someone

  The crowd that had gathered around, thinking the show was about to come to an end, suddenly stopped in their tracks when Zhang Yi said something.

  Could it be...

  Is there more to come?

  Just saw Gao Lao Er and his gang being beaten so miserably, it's already a thrilling show, are there any other exciting scenes that haven't been performed yet?

  With strong curiosity, their eyes all fell on Zhang Yi at once.

  "Zhang Yi, what else do you want to do?"

  Zhang Yi said coldly:

  "I had been hesitating before, whether to expose that old thing or not. After all, selling fake medicine and cheating customers is a conscienceless thing to do. But now, I've made up my mind on what to do."

  Selling fake medicine, killing people.

  In Zhang Yi's eyes, the black-hearted businessmen were more detestable than these rascals. Previously, he had hesitated because the shopkeeper had finally brought out the genuine Mingyue Flower and sold it to them.

  Zhang Yi's arrow-like footsteps arrived in front of Gao Lao Er, his icy gaze paused on his face for a few seconds before he turned around and kicked the young man who was curled up beside Gao Lao Er with great force.

  "Ah..."

  A shrill cry of despair came from the young man's mouth, his face covered in blood.

  Gao Lao Er's body shook with rage, he hadn't expected Zhang Yi to have beaten them up so badly and yet still not be willing to let things go, and his blows were so ruthless!

  Fear began to grow in his heart.

  Zhang Yi turned around again, with a hint of a smile, and said to Gao Lao Er: "I don't think I'm mistaken, someone just said that they want me to stay in the hospital for a year or so. As for me, I don't have many good qualities, but I like to use others' methods to deal with them."

  Gao Lao Er's face turned somewhat pale, and he gritted his teeth against the pain in his body. He said shakily:

  "Brother... brothers, we were wrong. You're a magnanimous person who doesn't hold grudges against petty people, so let's not be on the same level as you. Just pretend I didn't say those things before, and we'll leave, we'll leave..."

  Zhang Yi's smile grew thicker: "Want to leave? You think you can leave today?"

  Gao Lao Er's face showed a pleading expression, and he said: "Brother... isn't it? Brother... you just spare me, okay? I know I was wrong, and in the future, I won't dare to show off in front of you again."

  "Bang......"

  Zhang Yi kicked him again and stepped on his chest, saying in a low voice:

  "Murderers always admit their mistakes before being sentenced to death, but can that change the fact that they will be shot? Hmph... unless they have made meritorious contributions!"

  Gao Lao Er struggled painfully for a while, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. Upon hearing Zhang Yi's words, his eyes lit up. He hastily shouted: "I can, I can also redeem myself by taking the blame! Someone must have instructed us to come and cause trouble for you!"

  It's just as I thought!

  Zhang Yi had previously noticed that Gao Lao Er was looking at the suitcase he was carrying, and those eyes were not right. Now it seems that he had guessed correctly.

  He clenched his fists. With a "clanging" sound, Zhang Yi said in a cold voice: "When we went to the 'Old Brand Hundred Herb Hall' in the store district to buy Lingdian flower medicine, the shopkeeper took out a finely crafted black bitter flower and tried to pass it off as genuine, intending to sell it to us for 8 million. As a result, I saw through it and used verbal threats, and he finally admitted that it was fake and brought out the real Lingdian flower to sell to us. He sold fake medicine and deceived consumers, and his actions were exposed by me, so he must have hated me thoroughly."

  "Right, right, right! It was him who called me and asked me to bring people to fix you up and snatch the suitcase you were holding. Hand it over to him. He said he would give us 100,000 yuan as a labor fee after the job is done."

  "Whoa..."

  The crowd around was boiling, and everyone's face showed anger, bursting into loud curses.

  "That damned old man is really despicable, I've heard before that he's a scammer and was even exposed, but somehow he managed to clear his name later on, looks like someone must have taken a bribe from him."

  "Despicable! What is Blackbile Flower? It's trash, not even qualified as a medicinal herb, and yet it dares to impersonate the precious medicinal herb, Dark Thunderbolt Flower? How utterly ruthless!"

  "A bird treasures its feathers, a tiger its skin. A person should treasure their dignity. That guy surnamed Ge is really something else, getting caught cheating and still having the nerve to get that scoundrel Gao Lao Er to fix things for him, even wanting to take back what he's already sold. How can someone be so shameless?"

  "We're in the business of selling medicinal herbs, and reputation is the most important thing. He doesn't even care about his reputation anymore, so how can he still operate in our market?"

  "Rogue businessman! From now on, I'd rather die than go to his place to buy medicinal materials again. And I'll make sure to spread the word about him, so he becomes infamous for a thousand miles."

  "Despicable person..."

  “……”

  Zhang Yi quietly listened to the curses of the people around him, looking at those faces filled with righteous indignation, and finally revealed a few satisfied smiles. He moved his foot away from Gao Lao Er's body and said in a low voice: "That old guy is cheating you! He knows he can't afford to offend us, so he pushed you into the fire pit. It's really interesting."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and returned to Gu Xin Yue's side, took over the suitcase, hugged her fragrant shoulder, and walked towards the entrance of the medicinal material market in big strides.

  Old Gao struggled to get up from the ground, looked at his younger brother lying on the ground and shouted: "Get up for Laozi, that surnamed Ge dared to frame me, come with me to deal with that old thing."

  A dozen or so thugs suddenly got up from the ground, although they were beaten very painfully, but not to the point where they couldn't even stand up. It's just that Zhang Yi had just been here and they were scared of being beaten again, so they pretended to be afraid and didn't dare to get up.

  "Damn it, dare to cheat brothers, we'll beat that old thing to death."

  A hooligan got up and swung his fist fiercely, shouting viciously.

  "Go on, beat him to death, I'll take his surname!"

  Under the leadership of Gao Lao Er, a dozen or so hooligans rushed towards 'Lao Zhi Hao Bai Yao Tang' with great fanfare. The onlookers around them applauded and cheered loudly.

  The old man with a furious face at the very front suddenly stopped in his tracks.

  His gaze swept through the crowd of people clapping with force and smiling all around, when suddenly a strange taste rose to his heart.

  Is it encouraging?

  Is it praise?

  Is it praise?

  Gao Lao Er's heart felt a warmth he had never experienced before. The pleasure of being recognized by others was actually so comfortable.

  Suddenly, he felt that over the years, he had indeed done some excessive things, cheating and bullying, never truly thinking about how to live his life or how to interact with others.

  With a sudden burst of enthusiasm, Gao Lao Er clasped his fists and addressed the crowd around him: "Thank you everyone for your support. In all these years, I, Gao Lao Er, have not been kind to everyone, I was wrong in the past, I apologize to everyone here, from now on I will reform and become a good person."

  He finished speaking and walked away with big strides amidst the crowd's bewildered expressions.

  This evening.

  In the "Lao Zihao Baiyao Hall" store, a miserable cry from the shopkeeper was heard, an ambulance siren sounded, and of course, there were applause and cheers from the crowd.

  A bustling street near the medicine market.

  The environment of the restaurant was not bad, Zhang Yi and Gu Xin Yue randomly found a position and quickly finished ordering. The two had been busy all day, and at noon they just ate something casual to fill their stomachs. So now, both of their stomachs were growling with hunger.

  "Zhang Yi, if it weren't for your help today, I'd probably have to run around for two days myself. And you also helped me avoid a loss of 8 million. To show my gratitude, how about having a drink with me?" Gu Xin Yue said with a smile, sitting comfortably in her chair after purchasing three precious medicinal materials that day.

  "Never mind," Zhang Yi said with a shake of his head, "I don't drink much."

  Gu Xinyue didn't press the issue. The beautiful eyes sparkled with a strange light as she looked at Zhang Yi and asked, "How did you know that the high school student was instructed by the owner of 'Old Brand Hundred Herb Hall'?"

  Zhang Yi smiled faintly and said, "I've already told you before. Guess."

  "You're really terrifyingly shrewd."

  "Is this praise for me? Or is it ridicule?"

  "Good for you!"

  Gu Xinyue smiled and said:

  "By the way, I heard that you have a good relationship with our medical school dean Sun Shao Hua? Even the fact that you didn't have to go for military training was solved by him?"

  Zhang Yi was taken aback and asked: "Who told you?"

  "Liu Houzhong." Gu Xinyue said.

  Is it him?

  Zhang Yi suddenly remembered that when he first reported to school, in the dean's office, he saw a middle-aged man who had been mentioned by Sun Shao Hua.

  And!

  He seems to have some hostility towards himself.

  Zhang Yi nodded slowly and said, "Actually, my master and Dean Sun have a bit of a relationship. I was able to come to Jingnan University Medical College because my master wrote a letter of recommendation to Dean Sun, which is why I was able to get in."

  Her mind was a blur, and she wanted to ask Zhang Yi again who his master was, but she also knew that no matter how hard she asked, Zhang Yi probably wouldn't tell her, so she could only swallow the doubts that had risen to her throat.

  The door of the restaurant was pushed open and a young couple walked in.

  Wang Xiaoqiu's delicate face showed a hint of discontent, and if it weren't for the young man beside her pulling her in, she would have probably returned to her residence already.

  Since she came to Jingnan City a few months ago, she has found a job with very good salary and benefits under Meng Hui's help, and Meng Hui also helped her rent an apartment.

  At first, Meng Hui was very good to her, almost catering to her every need, providing her with fine food and drink, and various famous brand clothes and goods, making her really think that in the future she would be able to marry into a wealthy family and become a rich lady.

  But recently, she realized that Meng Hui's affection for her had gradually decreased. For example, just now, when she saw a bag worth only 4 or 5 thousand yuan, he was reluctant to spend the money, and it wasn't until she begged him for a while that he finally took out his wallet.

  "Xiao Qiu, what do you want to eat today? Order whatever you like, I'll keep you company for dinner, and there's something else tonight..."

  Meng Hui's words came to an abrupt halt as he discovered that Wang Xiaoqiu's footsteps had suddenly stopped beside him.

  Wang Xiaoqiu, dressed in a famous brand and looking stylish, had his heart violently tremble for a few moments when he saw that familiar face, and an incredulous expression flowed out of his eyes.