coobybook Chapter 227: The Troublemaker
Chapter 227: The Troublemaker
"You bunch of liars! What kind of lousy medicine are you selling? It's made our brothers' condition even worse!"
The thug leader roared menacingly.
Fang Xiaoxiao looked puzzled.
"That's impossible. I've personally tested all of these medicines."
"Enough with the nonsense! If you don't give me an explanation today, you're not getting away with this!"
The thugs started smashing things in the store.
At this moment, Pei Yan, who had been silent all along, spoke.
"Don't act rashly. Let's find a doctor to take a look and see what's wrong."
The group found a well-known doctor in town, who, after examining the medicine, said that someone had tampered with it.
"Someone must have deliberately framed us!" Zhou Wenjian said angrily.
Fang Xiaoxiao thought calmly.
"Who could be so meticulously plotting against us?"
Long Jinyan clenched his fist.
"No matter who it is, I will not let them off easily once I catch them!"
At this time, Li Renyi received a second secret letter from the Marquis's residence, warning him that he must return as soon as possible, or the Marquis's residence would take strong measures. Li Renyi was plunged into an even deeper struggle.
At the same time, Fang Xiaoxiao noticed that there were some suspicious people around the shop, who seemed to be watching their every move.
She realized they were caught in a huge conspiracy.
In order to find out who was behind it all, Fang Xiaoxiao decided to investigate secretly.
She inquired everywhere in town, but to no avail. Just when she was feeling desperate, a mysterious person handed her a note with an address written on it.
Fang Xiaoxiao went to the address and found an abandoned courtyard.
An eerie atmosphere permeated the courtyard. She cautiously stepped inside and suddenly heard footsteps behind her.
"Who?" Fang Xiaoxiao turned around warily.
A dark figure flashed by and disappeared into the darkness.
Fang Xiaoxiao searched for clues in the courtyard and found some items related to the Marquis's mansion.
Could it be that the Marquis's mansion was behind all of this?
Fang Xiaoxiao returned to Lingxi Pavilion full of doubts and told everyone about her discovery.
Everyone felt that things were becoming increasingly complicated, and their situation was becoming more and more dangerous.
Just then, an uninvited guest suddenly entered the shop; it turned out to be Zhang Bo, the steward of the Marquis's mansion.
Uncle Zhang looked at Li Renyi and said coldly.
"Young master, the Marquis has lost his patience. If you do not return, do not blame the Marquis's mansion for being ruthless."
Li Renyi gritted his teeth.
"Uncle Zhang, give me a little more time."
Uncle Zhang snorted.
"Young master, please don't be so stubborn."
After saying that, Uncle Zhang turned and left.
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at Li Renyi and said.
"Renyi, whatever decision you make, I will support you."
Li Renyi held Fang Xiaoxiao's hand with emotion.
"Xiao Xiao, thank you."
However, what they didn't know was that an even greater crisis was quietly approaching.
After Zhang Bo left, the atmosphere inside Lingxi Pavilion grew increasingly heavy. Li Renyi's expression was conflicted, and his inner struggle reached its peak.
Fang Xiaoxiao gently patted Li Renyi's shoulder and said softly.
"Renyi, no matter what, we'll face it together."
Everyone expressed their support, which moved Li Renyi, but also made him more troubled.
Just then, there was a noise outside.
It turned out that the thugs from before had brought even more people to cause trouble, and they had completely surrounded Lingxi Pavilion.
"Don't even think about opening your business until you resolve this matter today!"
The local thugs shouted loudly.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the others went out to deal with the situation, but the other party was completely unreasonable, and the situation descended into chaos.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers appeared, and the general in the lead shouted.
"Stop it all!"
Upon seeing this, the thugs immediately fell silent.
The general looked at Fang Xiaoxiao and the others and said.
"Someone reported your shop for selling counterfeit medicine and suspected of fraud. Come with us!"
Fang Xiaoxiao quickly explained.
"Sir, there must be some misunderstanding. Our medicine cannot be fake."
However, the officers and soldiers ignored them and forcibly took them away.
Inside the cell, Fang Xiaoxiao and the others were filled with doubt. Zhou Wenjian said.
"This is clearly a deliberate setup by someone, trying to drive us into a corner."
He Jinnian nodded.
"But who exactly has such great power to mobilize local thugs and government troops?"
Fang Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment and then said.
"Could it really be the Marquis's residence?"
Li Renyi's face was resolute.
"Impossible, the Marquis's mansion would not resort to such despicable means."
Just as everyone was speculating, footsteps came from outside the cell.
A masked man appeared and said in a low voice.
"If you want to get out, do as I say."
The crowd watched the masked man warily, unsure whether to trust him.
The masked man continued.
"You have no other choice but to trust me."
Left with no other choice, Fang Xiaoxiao and the others had to follow the masked man's instructions.
The masked man led them out of the prison and to a remote place.
"You can take care of yourself."
The masked man disappeared after he finished speaking.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the others dared not linger and hurriedly returned to Lingxi Pavilion.
However, when they returned to the shop, they found it had been looted and was in complete disarray.
Long Jinyan roared angrily, "Who did this?!"
At that moment, a mysterious letter appeared on the table.
Fang Xiaoxiao opened the letter, which read:
"Leave Jiangnan Province, or you will bear the consequences."
The group realized that the enemy they were facing was far more powerful and insidious than they had imagined.
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at everyone and said firmly.
"We cannot be defeated like this. We must find the mastermind behind this and clear our name!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, deciding to face this difficult situation together.
But the road ahead is full of unknowns and dangers. Will they be able to successfully resolve the crisis, find out the truth, and protect their lives and love?
Faced with the devastation of the looted shop, the anger and resentment in everyone's hearts burned like flames.
Fang Xiaoxiao gripped the threatening letter tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
"No matter who's behind this, we can't back down like this!"
Fang Xiaoxiao's voice was firm and powerful.
Li Renyi frowned, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"This matter may have nothing to do with the Marquis's mansion, but anyone with such means and power in Jiangnan Province must be no ordinary person."
A shrewd glint flashed in He Jinnian's eyes.
"We need to plan this carefully. Let's investigate secretly first and see if we can find any clues."
Everyone nodded in agreement, deciding to take a break for now before looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
Over the next few days, they inquired around, only to find that everyone around them seemed to be threatened by the mastermind behind the scenes and avoided them.
Just when everyone was feeling hopeless, Fang Xiaoxiao unexpectedly ran into an old friend on the street.
Upon seeing Fang Xiaoxiao, this old friend looked nervous, glanced around, and then lowered his voice to speak.
“Xiao Xiao, you have offended someone very powerful. It is said that a local influential person is colluding with forces in the capital to try to seize control of the medicinal herb business in Jiangnan Province. Your Lingxi Pavilion is blocking their path to wealth.”