This was awkward.
Lu Chengwen knelt on the ground, staring at the medicine bottles scattered everywhere.
Luo Jiasheng was dumbfounded.
He looked at the bottles on the floor, then at Lu Chengwen, then at Medicine Elder... His mind could no longer process it.
Medicine Elder actually laughed. "Cheng Wen, go on. Explain."
Even Medicine Elder's smile did not look like a smile to Lu Chengwen. It was more like... smugness mixed with anger.
It was as though he were saying: The case is finally solved! Now that I've caught the culprit, we can take our time!
Lu Chengwen was embarrassed. "I can return all these pills to you, Medicine Elder. I really didn't do it on purpose..."
"Cheng Wen, what are you saying? You're Tiangang's disciple, which makes you the same as my own disciple."
"Really?"
"Of course!" Medicine Elder said with a smile. "Your master and I are the closest of friends, kindred spirits in this life. His disciple is my junior nephew. Come, come, don't be afraid. Take your time and tell me."
"I..."
"Oh, why be so hesitant?"
"No, Senior, I'll return all the pills to you. Keep an eye on me—I won't dare do it again."
"Cheng Wen, do you think I care about a few pills?"
Medicine Elder's face was wreathed in smiles, but that smile made every hair on Lu Chengwen's body turn cold!
Medicine Elder coaxed Lu Chengwen. "The pills were already given to you. You're family, my nephew—we don't let benefits go to outsiders. Just tell me how you stole them. That's all I want to know."
Lu Chengwen said helplessly, "I can't explain it clearly!"
Medicine Elder's smile gradually froze. "Do you know? I can beat Tiangang's disciple to death, then take your corpse to your master and tell him I