Chapter 793 - 421: Marquis Qing Yue, Driven to Distraction (Part 2)

Chapter 793: Chapter 421: Marquis Qing Yue, Driven to Distraction (Part 2)

"But according to the factory’s testing standards, it is indeed fake."

Zhang Shan also drew the same conclusion.

"Wang Tianye bought this bottle of medicine soup through the sales manager No. 30 of Master Chong’s company.

"But..."

Master Chong interrupted.

"I only have twenty-nine managers."

Zhang Shan nodded.

"That’s right.

"This manager No. 30 used the ID of an eighty-year-old scavenger to register WeChat, phone numbers, and even bank accounts.

"He sold two bottles of fake medicine to Wang Tianye for a total of 156,000 yuan.

"Moreover..."

Zhang Shan looked at Master Chong and sighed.

"...Moreover, we discovered that this impostor manager No. 30 had defrauded more than just Wang Tianye.

"He defrauded a total of ten people, selling thirteen bottles of medicine soup, with a total fraud amount of 1,014,000 yuan.

"And three days ago, he converted all that money into gold and withdrew it from the bank.

"Our cameras couldn’t find him."

Everyone in the ward fell silent, all looking at Zhang Shan.

They saw Zhang Shan sigh.

"Under normal circumstances, he couldn’t withdraw gold worth millions from the bank.

"Bank tellers and managers would be on alert and would require reporting to the Immortal Committee.

"But that day... the bank teller and manager who handled his business were like they were hypnotized, completely forgetting about reporting.

"After leaving the bank, he vanished in an alley, completely evading all our surveillance.

"So, I can now say without a doubt... this is a case involving supernatural crime!

"Absolutely! It’s supernatural!"

...

After comforting Mrs. Wang, Bai Mo and his group left the villa.

Walking in the villa’s courtyard, Zhang Shan approached Bai Mo, quite happy.

"Long time no see, have you been busy or tired lately?

"I have directly taken over this case, so you don’t have to worry.

"Actually... there have been quite a few cases recently involving fake goods and the supernatural.

"I already have three such cases on hand. Just can investigate them together.

"But... could it affect your business?"

Affect business?

Bai Mo furrowed his brow.

That factory’s funding...

On Bai Mo’s shoulder, Coffee Belly lowered its head and patted its belly.

"Ow?"

That canteen’s meals...

Beside Bai Mo, Master Chong continued walking, fiddling with his phone, bombarded by messages.

[Master Chong, I heard Wang Tianye’s medical and bodyguards were all cleared out?]

[Master Chong, what’s going on with Wang Tianye?]

[Master Chong! Did that person go to Wang Tianye’s house?]

[I want to order medicine! I want to order ten bottles!]

Master Chong furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, and then smirked coldly.

"Order medicine?"

He went to his social circle and posted a message with images.

[A heartfelt apology to all my old friends]

[The 7.8 promotional price of Snow Lotus Soup will never be seen again]

[It was originally a trial promotion that ended up being exploited by criminals, causing friends to clean up for me]

[Henceforth, our Snow Lotus Soup will have limited supply, and prices will return to normal, back to 17.8. I hope old friends understand]

Once the social media post was up.

It immediately garnered numerous comments.

Although Master Chong’s message was reserved, the old friends understood clearly.

[Which friend helped Master Chong clean up?]

[Haha, it should have been sold at the regular price ages ago. Why run promotions? If you ask me, raise the price by tenfold to stop others from competing with me]

[Master Chong, I want to order ten bottles!]

Master Chong chuckled.

Selling at 17.8 is just as good!

After all, after the uproar with Wang Tianye, the Snow Lotus Soup would never be the same again.

The previous Snow Lotus Soup was endorsed by Master Chong.

The future Snow Lotus Soup will be personally endorsed by Expert Bai Mo!

"This sales method really needs an upgrade to be more reliable!"

Master Chong gritted his teeth, making a firm decision!

"Never again will anyone exploit loopholes like this!"

...

Huff...

Dark clouds covered the sky, and strong winds howled.

On Fox Mountain, a new side hall had just been opened.

Bai Mo sat at the desk inside the hall door, holding a tablet, sometimes writing and drawing, sometimes frowning in deep thought, still researching the documents previously obtained.

Inside the side hall, rows and rows of shelves were newly arranged.

Some shelves had wooden boxes, some had burlap sacks, and some had metal boxes.

"Ying ying ying, ao ao ao ao!"

Bai Liandan’Er, with Butterfly Knot and Small and Big Eyes, the three foxes each carrying a broom, holding a brush, shook their heads, shuttling between the shelves.

This was the newly established small-category Immortal Grass warehouse on Fox Mountain!

It’s specially used to store those small-scale cultivated, diverse, and various special Immortal Grasses.

The three foxes were about to gently sweep the dust off the ground when suddenly they heard the screeching sound of brakes outside the door.

Screech...

They hurriedly ran out, seeing a small truck unloading goods into the hall.

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ao ao ao!"

The three foxes rushed up to help unload the goods.

They unloaded bundles after bundles of long, green leaves with gray cross patterns, which were the newly grown Cross Silver Vine!

Bai Mo stood up from behind the desk, walked to the pile of goods, touched, pinched, and smelled it.

"Hmm?

"Not bad!

"This Immortal Grass is quite good. Put it in storage.

"Remember to use metal baskets to store them."

The truck drove away in a hurry.

Leaving Bai Liandan’Er, Small and Big Eyes, and Butterfly Knot excitedly hugging the Immortal Grass, running back and forth to the depths of the warehouse to start storing these grasses.

Bai Mo was about to return to his research on the literature when another "screech" was heard. It was the freight truck from the excavation front line stopping, with Quanquan Hu and White Ears jumping out of the car, happily bringing two large bundles of stone slabs!

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ao ao ao!"

The two foxes placed the documents down, jumped into the master’s arms, rubbed their heads against the master’s chest, and left in a hurry.

Recently, the excavation frontline tasks were very tight, and they were pressed for time!

Bai Mo remained, smiling as he picked up a stone slab, wiped off the dust, and glanced at it.

[... Today the Marquis is very happy because she bought a large batch of cheap Water Image Pills]

[According to market prices, one Water Image Pill requires ten measures of Immortal Qi to purchase]

[But she somehow went through a strange channel and spent sixty measures of Immortal Qi to buy ten Water Image Pills]

Ah?

Bai Mo frowned.

Even after countless millennia, one could imagine the look of that miserly woman back then, beaming with pride.

But...

"Could something possibly be amiss?"

[The Marquis was not someone who would blindly pursue cheap deals]

[Initially, she bought only one to experiment in the valley]

[After dropping that pill into the valley, the water vapor on the river surface stopped rising, and the underground water veins were drawn and seeped upwards]

[This effect could only be achieved by a Water Image Pill!]

[Moreover, the Primordial Immortal Qi within the pill showed no signs of loss]

[This was a bona fide finished product pill!]

[Thus, the Marquis waved her hand, following the principle of losing out if not taking advantage, she simply bought ten pills]

[In fact, the Marquis wanted to buy more, but unfortunately, she wasn’t financially well-off at the time, so she could only buy ten pills first]

[The Marquis even noted down the selling Immortal’s address, planning to seek him out for more once she had spare funds]

Hmm?

Bai Mo smacked his lips and frowned.

With a strange premonition, he continued reading the document.

[These ten Water Image Pills were placed in the Pill Palace, some in the valley, some in water wells, causing the valley to be abundant in water, raising the water levels in wells, improving the water supply in the Pill Palace]

[Everyone in the Pill Palace praised the Marquis, saying she smartly spent little to achieve great things]

[Half a year later, the Marquis finally had some spare money again and wanted to find that selling Immortal]

[But before she set off, the ten cheap Water Image Pills in the Pill Palace suddenly shattered all at once, Immortal Qi dissipated, the valley dried up again, and well water levels dropped]

[The ten fake pills even emitted a foul smell, polluting the water veins, making the laundry water unable to wash clothes, and drinking water undrinkable]

[The Marquis flew into a rage!]

[But the Marquis, being deeply astute, kept the matter a secret, not revealing it, and instead ventured to the address left by the selling Immortal alone, intending to capture that selling Immortal back]

Upon reading this, Bai Mo picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

Then he continued reading.

[Heard that the Marquis traveled over mountains and water, covering two thousand miles to the address left by the selling Immortal, in a deserted mountain valley, where she found the thatched hut left behind by the selling Immortal]

[However, inside the thatched hut, there was no Immortal, only a stone tablet]

[Words carved on the tablet... Idiot]

Bai Mo held back his laughter, not letting the tea in his mouth spray out.

Though he didn’t know the Marquis, he could imagine her back then, being furious to the point of explosion!