"Uh..."
Ye Qianfan opened his eyes. Only then did he realize the man before him was the physician who had examined him during the Demon-Quelling Office's assessment, then accepted his banknote to let him in through the back door.
Naturally, he knew what he had done was underhanded. He had even considered that the physician would discover it sooner or later and come to settle the score!
But Ye Qianfan had never expected the physician to intercept him at the entrance to the Passage Well!
"Patrol Constable, what's wrong?"
"Brother Ye, what happened?"
Just then...
Li Pu and Shen Lang also emerged from the Passage Well. Seeing the physician angrily tugging at Ye Qianfan's sleeve, they naturally asked what was going on.
After all, they were now brothers who had braved life and death together.
"It's nothing. Go report back first. I have something to take care of here. I'll come find you in a bit."
Ye Qianfan nodded to the two of them to reassure them that everything was fine, and only then did they leave.
Although the physician released his grip, he still glared furiously at Ye Qianfan. After all, that money wasn't his alone to enjoy. He had to share it with others, and he had already paid out their portions.
Now, not only had he failed to make any money, he had suffered a substantial loss.
Worse still, when he went to the bank to cash the banknote, someone recognized it as a forgery and nearly reported him to the authorities.
How could he possibly not be angry?
"Give me back my money!"
"Doctor, it's not that I won't pay you back. I just haven't earned any money yet. How about we arrange an installment plan?"
He had already passed the Demon-Quelling Office's assessment, anyway. Ye