Chen Yi. Chen Qingzhou.
To the physicians, apprentices, and accounting clerks of Jishi Pharmacy, that name was like thunder rolling in their ears.
Never mind that he had succeeded Wang Ji as Jishi Pharmacy's new shopkeeper. His status as the Xiao Family's live-in son-in-law and the husband of Second Miss Xiao Jinghong alone was enough to ensure they dared not look down on him.
What was more, Chen Yi's name had been circulating frequently throughout Shuzhou City these past days.
Though opinions of him varied wildly, one thing was certain: he had become famous for refusing to play by the rules.
Thus, the physicians, apprentices, and accounting clerks whom Ge Laosan had forced into a corner all managed to squeeze out smiles.
They respectfully bowed and addressed him as Shopkeeper.
Chen Yi remained calm. He took out the statement the neighboring pharmacy owner had just signed and stamped, then slapped it onto the table beside him.
"Even if I say nothing about the pharmacy next door, I trust you all know full well what happened."
"So I do not wish to hear your nonsense. Write down everything you know and everything you have done, clearly and truthfully, then stamp it."
Chen Yi paused, sweeping his gaze over the stunned group before saying flatly, "Daring to embezzle silver from Marquis Dingyuan's Estate? I'd say you're tired of living!"
Those were no light words.
Yet according to what the pharmacy owner had written, he alone had pocketed no fewer than a thousand taels of silver over five years.
As for Wang Ji of Jishi Pharmacy, there was no need to mention him. He might have fallen short of ten thousand taels, but he had certainly taken several thousand.
The remaining physicians and accounting clerks had naturally received their shares as well. The