Chapter 134: Getting What One Deserves

"Heh, since you've come to ask, then there's no need for me to hide it." Zhou Hongru gritted his teeth and raised his head, saying, "That's right, I did it."

"Fine, you've got guts." Chen Yu stared coldly at Zhou Hongru, then suddenly lashed out with a slap. *Slap! * He sent Zhou Hongru flying several meters away.

*Thud. * Zhou Hongru crashed into the medicine cabinet behind him. *Clatter! * The money on the cabinet fell down, covering his head and face.

Zhou Hongru was old and frail; how could he withstand such rough treatment from Chen Yu? He lay on the ground, gasping for air, and waved one hand to call for a stop: "Chen Yu, let's talk this over properly."

"Sure, say whatever you have to say quickly, otherwise you won't have the chance." Chen Yu sneered.

"You are a talent, join me. I guarantee I won't treat you poorly. I have already had my grandson withdraw fifty million for you. As long as you nod, this money is yours, and I can also give you shares in Mingshun Medical Hall in the future."

Zhou Hongru climbed up with difficulty. He was very confident that he could persuade Chen Yu; after all, in this world, not everyone would turn their back on money.

Unfortunately, the conditions he offered did not move Chen Yu. Just as he climbed up, Chen Yu suddenly flew into a kick, landing heavily on his chest.

*Thud. * Zhou Hongru flew straight out. He knocked over several medicine cabinets and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. His blood dripped onto the money beneath his body, staining millions of it blood-red.

"You... if you feel the conditions aren't enough, you can make a new offer." Zhou Hongru raised his head with difficulty, forcing a smile.

"Money is indeed a good thing, but it also depends on whether the money is important." Chen Yu smiled slightly. He took out his phone, flipped to a set of photos, and placed them in front of Zhou Hongru.

"In a small village in the suburbs, there is a den for manufacturing counterfeit traditional Chinese medicine, and I can directly prove that the counterfeit den in this village provides fake medicine for your Mingshun Medical Hall."

"Furthermore, through my connections, I found that sixty percent of the medicine under Mingshun Medical Hall is actually fake. Zhou Hongru, you're something else. You have medical skills but don't use them to save lives and heal the wounded; instead, you rely on your reputation to hoard wealth everywhere."

"You, you're spouting nonsense! Our medicines are all state-approved regular medicines, and they are all national secret recipes that we have certified." Zhou Hongru's face had already turned pale.

"The evidence is ironclad. There are photos of your grandson appearing at the counterfeit production site, and the fake medicine in your Mingshun Medical Hall chain stores is the same as the medicine in that den. This isn't hard to investigate." Chen Yu sneered: "Perhaps, this has nothing to do with you; it's all your grandson's fault alone."

"If he's sent in, it starts at ten years, and I believe the amount of fake medicine from Mingshun Medical Hall over these years has reached a shocking level. It's even possible for him to be executed by firing squad."

"What do you want?" Zhou Hongru fell silent. He admitted defeat. He did not want to abandon his current wealth and status, and he certainly did not want his grandson to die.

"I want the Mingshun Medical Hall chain stores." Chen Yu said indifferently.

"That's impossible. Our Mingshun Medical Hall is a time-honored brand; I cannot give it to you." Zhou Hongru said angrily.

"I have no interest in your brand name; I only want your chain stores." Chen Yu glanced at him and said, "If you don't agree, your grandson might go inside."

"And I have already found out that your son and daughter-in-law have been running a business in an overseas Chinatown, also under the banner of Mingshun Medical Hall, and they are also manufacturing fakes. If the overseas overseas Chinese associations find out that your son and daughter-in-law are selling fake medicine, what do you think will happen?" Chen Yu smiled.

"What do you want me to do?" Zhou Hongru closed his eyes. He accepted his fate.

"In one week, transfer all Mingshun Medical Hall storefronts to me." Chen Yu took out an agreement: "Sign your name and press your thumbprint."

"Why in one week?" Zhou Hongru stared fixedly at Chen Yu.

"Because I'm giving you enough time to find a way out. Once the agreement is signed, take your grandson and leave Fengling in a week. But if you dare to use fake medicine to harm people again in the future, I will wipe out your entire family." Chen Yu said coldly.

Zhou Hongru said nothing. He picked up the pen, signed his name, and then closed his eyes.

He was in great pain. The Mingshun Medical Hall he had operated for many years had once hoped to expand to Shengjing, but now it was all ruined in an instant.

"Grandpa, I've been arrested by the police, and our pharmaceutical site has also been raided by the police. Save me, save me!" Just at this moment, Zhou Peng's call came through.

"What?" Zhou Hongru opened his eyes wide and shrieked: "Chen Yu, what is going on? Why would the police arrest Zhou Peng, and why would they know the location of the den?"

"I told the police." Chen Yu put away the agreement in a leisurely manner.

"You said you would let us live, why do this?" Zhou Hongru roared.

"I went back on my word." Chen Yu sneered: "Mingshun Medical Hall has been open in Fengling for nearly thirty years. There are those who have died or been disabled because of fake medicine, and there are those whose conditions were delayed because they insisted on using your medicine."

"You have always viewed Xinglinju as a mortal enemy. In order to crush Xinglinju, you didn't hesitate to drug Zhao Lao, causing him to have a stroke, and you even had your grandson burn down Xinglinju. If I let someone like you live, it would truly be intolerable to heaven."

"Zhou Hongru, you are suspected of manufacturing and selling fakes and committing arson causing injury. Come with us now." Suddenly, the door was kicked open from the outside, and a group of police officers walked in.

"Chen Yu, you faithless villain, I won't let you off. Even if I turn into a ghost, I won't let you off." Zhou Hongru's face was deathly pale.

*Click. * Handcuffs were locked onto his wrists. Two police officers hoisted Zhou Hongru up and led him away from here.

"Chen Yu, we have already opened a case to investigate this old guy's situation. This..." Ren Zhenghao walked in, stunned by the room full of money.

"Dig deeper. It's not just this; this guy's money is all kept at home." Chen Yu smiled.

"A century-old Aristocratic Family of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the amount of fraud is shocking." Ren Zhenghao shook his head: "Unvirtuous, unscrupulous."

"Alright, the credit is yours, and thank you as well." Chen Yu said: "If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back."

"Wait." Ren Zhenghao called out to Chen Yu: "I have some things to ask you."

"What is it?" Chen Yu asked.

"What is your relationship with... Ruoxue?" Ren Zhenghao said stutteringly.

"Friends." Chen Yu glanced sideways at Ren Zhenghao; this guy liked Ning Ruoxue.

"She treats you differently." Ren Zhenghao stared at Chen Yu: "Is it just because your name is the same as her deceased friend's?"

"Not entirely." Chen Yu smiled slightly and turned to leave.

The Mingshun Medical Hall fake medicine incident caused a sensation in Fengling. Fengling is known as the capital of medicine, and the Zhou Family is a multi-generational Aristocratic Family of Traditional Chinese Medicine, while Mingshun Medical Hall was the largest traditional Chinese medicine chain store in Fengling.

Yet no one expected that they were actually selling fake medicine, and the scale was shocking.

Zhou Peng and Zhou Hongru, grandfather and grandson, were sentenced to death and death with reprieve respectively. All illegal gains from Mingshun Medical Hall were confiscated, and the Public Security Bureau initiated investigation procedures; this money would be used to compensate the victims who had died or been injured due to the fake medicine over the years.

In the hospital, the burned areas on Zhao Anran had all recovered. Her long hair had grown out half a foot, and it was pitch black and shiny, exactly the same as before.