Chapter 218: Fake drugs appear on the market

After burning the opium and utensils confiscated from the opium dens,
The work of the car class gradually became less busy.
Apart from the fact that the opium and utensils handed over by the neighbors to the street government had to be transported to No. 14 Chang'an Avenue from time to time, there was nothing major going on.

This afternoon,

He Yuzhu had just returned from lunch at the courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw many neighbors coming to the police station to report a case.

"Comrade! We want to report a crime.
My son has been craving for cigarettes these days, but the anti-smoking medicine he bought from the pharmacy has had no effect at all.

I suspect these smoking cessation pills are fake.

But when we went to the boss to argue, he simply denied it.

They also said that their medicines were purchased from Gulou Hospital designated by the State Council, and sold to others, who said that the effects were very good after taking them.
We definitely didn't buy this medicine from them.

But we bought our medicine from him, and it’s only been a while, there’s no way we could have remembered it wrong!"

The police officer who received the call was shocked when he heard that the smoking cessation drugs they bought from the pharmacy might be fake.
It immediately attracted attention.

I even felt that if something really went wrong, it might be the spies who were sabotaging and deliberately destroying the experience movement initiated by the State Council, which would be a big deal.

So he immediately started asking,

"Comrades, please come one by one and talk nicely. Tell us the details."

"Okay, Public Security Comrade, this is what happened. Yesterday morning..."

After the neighbors told their experiences one by one,
The comrades who approached them immediately discovered that they bought the smoking cessation drugs from different pharmacies.
I think this may be an organized and premeditated case of counterfeiting and selling fake goods, and it is very likely an attack launched by hidden spies to undermine the anti-smoking activities.
So he immediately reported the situation to Lin Zheng.

Lin Zheng immediately paid attention to the incident after learning about it, and then organized the police officers of the branch to go to various pharmacies for investigation.

Seeing that Ye Dapeng also received the task,
He Yuzhu thought that he had nothing to do, so he followed.

"Brother Dapeng, wait for me. I'll go to the pharmacy with you guys to join in the fun."

When Ye Dapeng and his friends heard He Yuzhu say that he wanted to go out and join in the fun, they not only did not refuse, but welcomed him quite a bit.
"Okay,
It just so happens that you, Zhuzi, are familiar with the situation in Shichahai, so it would be good for you to go out with us to have a look."

After leaving the police station, the group headed straight for the target pharmacy.

Ye Dapeng took out a smoking cessation pill from his pocket and went to the boss to find out the situation.

"Boss, is this smoking cessation drug sold from you?
Where did you purchase this smoking cessation drug? How many are left in the store? Can you take some out for us to see? "

The drugstore owner is naturally quite familiar with the goods sold in his own drugstore.

When he saw Ye Dapeng, a police officer, take out the smoking cessation medicine, his heart skipped a beat. Then he thought of the people who had come to cause trouble this morning, and he immediately knew what was going on.
After Ye Dapeng finished speaking, he immediately said in a flattering manner,

"Yes, yes, public security comrade,
This medicine is sold in our pharmacy. We bought it from Gulou Hospital. We still have some in the store. I’ll show it to you right now.”

After saying that, the pharmacy owner immediately returned to the counter, took out a few identical smoking cessation pills from the shelf and handed them to Ye Dapeng and others.

Ye Dapeng took the smoking cessation medicine handed over by the pharmacy owner.
I gently opened the outer package and took a look, but there was no apparent problem. It seemed to be no different from the smoking cessation drugs made by those hospitals designated by the State Council.

So he asked,
"Boss, did you really purchase this smoking cessation medicine from Gulou Hospital?"

After Ye Dapeng finished speaking, the owner of the drugstore immediately nodded in agreement.

"Comrade Public Security, if you don't believe me, ask Zhuzi. My pharmacy has been open in Nanluoguxiang for decades. How can I cheat you?
This is the goods we bought from Gulou Hospital.
There will definitely be no problem.

Don't listen to those peasants' unreasonable complaints. Who knows if they made the pills themselves according to the recipe published by the State Council?
I guess they themselves are reluctant to spend money on the herbs, so there is no effect."

Although the pharmacy owner was quite confident and even asked He Yuzhu to endorse him, Ye Dapeng would not easily believe him just because of his words.
Instead, he turned to look at He Yuzhu, ready to ask what was going on.

However, when Ye Dapeng was questioning the pharmacy owner, He Yuzhu next to him was also busy.

He also opened the pill package in his hand.

I first looked at the color, then smelled it, and found that there was no strange smell. Then I broke off a piece and put it in my mouth.

He smacked his lips and then gave the pharmacy owner a strange look.

At this time, Ye Dapeng just turned his head and immediately saw what he was chewing in his mouth.
Then I looked at the pill in his hand.

"It's not a pillar, how did you eat it!"

Not only Ye Dapeng, but even the owner of the drugstore looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief and said,
"Not a pillar,
You don't smoke, why are you eating this?"

He Yuzhu glanced at the pharmacy owner with a half-smile before answering Ye Dapeng's question.
"Brother Dapeng, isn't this a smoking cessation drug? Didn't the smokers in the neighborhood who reported the case today also take it? It won't kill anyone anyway.

Moreover, this thing is sour and sweet, and quite appetizing.

Boss Li, you said you bought this smoking cessation medicine from Gulou Hospital, and Gulou Hospital sold you hawthorn slices!"

When Ye Dapeng heard He Yu say that the smoking cessation medicine in his hand was hawthorn slices, he couldn't help but break off a piece and put it in his mouth.
Then he looked at the pharmacy owner.

"Boss Li, you'd better explain this matter to us clearly.
Otherwise, I have reason to suspect that the fake smoking cessation drugs made from hawthorn slices are related to the secret agents of the Bureau of Secrets lurking in Peking.

You will have to come with me then."

Selling fake drugs is selling fake drugs. The most you can get from selling fake drugs is a period of imprisonment.

Boss Li wasn't actually too scared.

But if he got involved with the secret service agents, it would be fatal. Pharmacy owner Li naturally didn't dare to get involved with those guys.
After Ye Dapeng finished speaking, he immediately clasped his hands and begged for help,
"Zhu Zi, Comrade Da Peng, please don't wrongly accuse me!
I admit that the smoking cessation drugs in your hand were not purchased by me from Gulou Hospital, but I didn't know that they were fake drugs, and they had nothing to do with the secret agents of the Bureau of Secrets.
I am really wronged!"

Seeing that the pharmacy owner finally admitted that he was selling fake drugs, Ye Dapeng was furious when he thought of the neighbors who had just gone to the police station to report the case.

But he still rationally suppressed his anger and began to ask,
"Since you didn't get these hawthorn slices from Gulou Hospital, then tell me what's going on!"

(End of this chapter)