Chapter 1712: Chapter 1698
Let’s not even talk about whether these medicine powders are worth two hundred thousand, Chu Ge is someone who came from ancient times and hasn’t even been here for two months yet. Where did he get two hundred thousand? Could it be Wen Zaao’s money?
If it’s Wen Zaao’s money, he absolutely can’t let Chu Ge spend it!
"I’ll pay."
Zhou Ang grabbed the bank card from the shop owner’s hand and stuffed it back into Chu Ge’s hand, "I’ll pay for it!"
He couldn’t let Chu Ge spend Wen Zaao’s money; she already found it hard to earn money and didn’t have much savings. How could he allow Chu Ge to squander it like this?
Chu Ge naturally didn’t understand what Zhou Ang meant. He thought Zhou Ang didn’t want to owe him anything, and Chu Ge explained, "It makes no difference who pays the money. I negotiated the price with the shop owner, so I’ll pay."
Zhou Ang knew he had misunderstood his intention, so he took a deep breath and said, "You misunderstood me. What I meant is you cannot use Wen Zaao’s money to pay, and twenty thousand is not a small amount for her."
Chu Ge understood now and looked displeased, "I never spend a woman’s money."
Zhou Ang was puzzled, "Then where did you get this money from?"
Chu Ge handed the bank card back to Zhou Ang and said, "Of course, I have my ways, but now is not the time to explain."
Zhou Ang was confused, "Then just tell me, is this money clean or..."
The shop owner overheard their conversation and suddenly got a bit scared. If this money wasn’t clean, he wouldn’t dare accept it either.
"Of course it’s clean."
Chu Ge was a bit speechless, "Zhou Ang, although we haven’t spent much time together, am I really that unreliable in your eyes?"
Zhou Ang embarrassedly scratched his head, "I didn’t mean that; I’m just worried..."
"Worried about what? Worried that I got this money through illegal means?" Chu Ge retorted, staring straight at Zhou Ang, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.
Zhou Ang was helpless, "I apologize for what I said earlier."
Chu Ge didn’t bother to argue with him any further and turned to the shop owner, "Just swipe the card."
After swiping the card and paying the bill, both the shop owner and Chu Ge felt much more at ease.
This sack of medicine is quite heavy to carry. Knowing that Zhou Ang wasn’t in good health, Chu Ge didn’t let him carry it and lifted it himself, striding out.
As he walked, he said to Zhou Ang, "We have all the medicines ready. Yesterday, Zaozao and I went to the mall to buy some outdoor camping essentials – everything is prepared now."
With everything ready, the east wind has already arisen; they’re just waiting for the time to fly.
Zhou Ang nodded, "I know. By the way, which flight tickets did you buy?"
Chu Ge looked at him puzzled, "You haven’t bought your plane ticket yet?"
Zhou Ang smiled helplessly, "Earlier, Zaozao was angry with me and didn’t speak to me, so naturally, she wouldn’t buy a ticket for me."
Chu Ge suddenly understood.
Having said this, Zhou Ang couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Chu Ge, do you know why Zaozao suddenly got mad at me? I thought about it for a long time and still can’t figure out why."
Chu Ge gently shook his head, "It’s better for Zaozao to tell you this herself."
That was how it was, but now Wen Zaao didn’t even want to talk to him; how could he get an answer from her?
Seeing Chu Ge’s rejecting demeanor, Zhou Ang knew he wasn’t going to get the answer from him.
He sensibly stopped asking further questions.
After they left, the shop owner was delightfully checking the account balance, having earned two hundred thousand from one night of hard work.
His wife called at that moment to inquire about the situation, and he answered the call happily, just about to share the good news when suddenly several burly strong men barged in through the door.
They all had fierce-looking faces and seemed menacing.
The shop owner was startled by their rudeness, so he hastily ended the call with his wife after saying a few words and stood up carefully, looking at them, asking, "What brings you here, sirs?"
Everyone who comes here is to buy medicine, but these people didn’t look like buyers at all; they seemed to be here to pick a fight.
He didn’t know if it was because of his guilty conscience or what, but he thought about his promise to Zhou Laowai and nervously licked his lips.
Could it be that person found out he broke the promise and sold the medicine to someone else within seven days?
But then he thought again, he had just sold the medicine today, could that person find out so quickly? It shouldn’t be possible.
The man in the lead strode up to the shop owner and said, "Are you the owner of this pharmacy?"
The shop owner nodded and smiled, "Do you need anything?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a tightness around his neck, as the strong man dragged him up directly, pulling him over the counter.
The counter was made of glass, and because of the force used, the glass shattered.
The shop owner, bearing the pain, tried to get up from the ground, but his leg was pierced by glass shards, hurting so much he couldn’t stand.
"Who... who are you?"
The shop owner asked with a trembling voice, wanting to call the police but without a phone on him. He silently prayed someone outside could hear the commotion and check in.
But he expected too much; there wasn’t even anyone passing by outside.
A strong man squatted down, smirking at him, "Who am I? Ha, I’m the one here to take your life!"
The man reached out again, gripping his neck tightly.
After a while, the shop owner felt he was losing consciousness, his face turning blue from severe lack of oxygen, seemingly about to faint any minute.
"You... you are... are..." The shop owner managed to squeeze out a few words, hoping that even if he was to die, he could understand thoroughly.
That man seemed to understand his intention, sneered, and said, "You want to know which enemy you have offended?"
The shop owner nodded reluctantly.
Suddenly, the man shoved the shop owner to the side, "Alright, I’ll let you die clearly!"
The shop owner suddenly inhaled fresh air and coughed violently. Finally, he caught his breath, looking up in horror at the man, "Who exactly are you? Who wants my life? I’m just a regular businessman doing some small trade without offending anyone."
That man sneered coldly, "You haven’t offended anyone?"
His stomach was quite big, and after squatting for a while, he found it hard to breathe, so he stood up to catch his breath, looking coldly at him, "Twenty years ago, your father saved two people, one of whom is surnamed Wei, right?"
The shop owner nodded cluelessly, not understanding how it was related to that matter.
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