Chapter 171 Fake Medicinal Herbs
Nobody would have guessed that the Black Dragon they were discussing was actually present at the scene. But Helen didn't dare reveal Larry's identity because Larry had always been low-key.
Meanwhile, in the Martinez residence, Caius was anxiously pacing back and forth in the villa's hall. After he returned last night, he received news that the higher-ups planned to suppress the Martinez family.
The Martinez familyP3 was the top family in Neon City. The person who had informed Caius was someone very influential in the military and also an important member of the Martinez family. He said it was because yesterday morning, at CureAll Drugstore, Kellan deceived a customer.
Caius investigated. After learning that Kellan bullied Larry and Chloe, he was so angry he almost passed out. He didn't sleep a wink last night.
The villa's hall was also filled with important members of the Martinez family.
"Caius, think of something quickly," a middle-aged man said.
Caius scolded, "And what do you expect me to do? It's all Kellan's fault. Of all people to provoke, he had to provoke Chloe."
Lysander was also there, along with his girlfriend Fiora. He was puzzled, thinking, 'What about Chloe? Why can't she be provoked? I had just seen Chloe last night.'
Lysander asked, "Uncle Caius, what exactly is going on? Why can't Chloe be provoked? What does this have to do with the Martinez family?"
"Yeah, who exactly is this Chloe?"
"So what if we provoked her? Are we, the Martinez family, afraid of anything?"
Caius was extremely anxious, while the Martinezes were all clueless. He scolded, "Don't you know who Chloe is? Francis called and said her husband is the Southwild Black Dragon. Provoking her means provoking Black Dragon, and now Neil wants to take action against the Martinez family."
'Black Dragon? Chloe's husband is Black Dragon?' Lysander and Fiora were also dumbfounded. 'Larry is Black Dragon? That infamous loser is actually the military god of Summer Nation, the commander-in-chief of Southwild, Black Dragon?'
Lysander suggested, "Uncle Caius, there's only one way now. Today is Solene's birthday. We need to prepare gifts immediately and go to the Martin residence to apologize to Chloe in person. As long as Chloe forgives us, everything will be fine."
Caius pondered, 'Now, the only one who can save the Martinez family is Chloe. Larry is known as a loser, and very few knows he is Black Dragon. Francis said Larry values Chloe highly and do what she wants. Moreover, Larry is very low-key and doesn't want others to know his identity.'
"Hurry and prepare the gifts. I'm going to the Martin residence now." To save the family, Caius had to personally go to the Martin residence where they were celebrating Solene's birthday and beg Chloe to give them a chance.
Meanwhile, in the military district, Neil finished organizing his tasks. He looked at the time and then instructed, "Prepare some special cigarettes and alcohol. I'm going to the Martin residence."
The adjutant immediately nodded and said, "I'll prepare right away. By the way, General, are we taking the military vehicle or the private car?"
"The private car. Larry doesn't like too much attention." Neil had two purposes for going to the Martin residence. One was to return Larry's credentials to him. The other was to bring him special cigarettes and alcohol.
Howard had said that if he was late and Larry got angry, his career would be over. Although he was a leader in the military district, there were many leaders like him.
The Martinez family and Neil from the military disctrict prepared gifts and headed to the Martin residence.
Meanwhile, Percival and Ignatius were not idle either.
In Percival's mind, Larry had snatched from him the precious herbs that rightfully belonged to him, and he wanted to vent her anger.
Ignatius, on the other hand, wanted to take this opportunity to extort some money from the Martin family, or even make them bankrupt. Before taking action, Ignatius had already investigated the Martin family's background.
Rowan from the Martin family had many friends, the highest-ranking being the city bureau chief, and there were quite a few officials in the Martin family, but none of them held high positions. His boss, however, was a real big shot, a leader in Neon City with significant power.
In the Martin residence, most of the important members of the Martin family had arrived. Rowan and Solene sat at the front.
The banquet had not yet started. According to the Martin family tradition, the banquet would only begin after the younger generation presented their gifts.
Cassian was the first to step forward, presenting the gift he had prepared in advance. "Grandma, you've been focusing on health in recent years, so I went to Sunset City and got a health formula from Dr. Rogers."
"A formula personally prescribed by Dr. Rogers?" Solene, dressed in a red dress, was looking festive. Though she was eighty years old, she had maintained her health for years and looked very spirited. Hearing that it was a formula from Dr. Rogers, she looked surprised.
"Yes, it cost me over a hundred million dollars," Cassian said with a smile.
In fact, the formula was not from Dr. Rogers but from an old medicine doctor. Because Dr. Rogers' appointments were booked for many years in advance, Cassian couldn't get an appointment. So he found a well-known medicine doctor, provided Solene's recent health reports, and got this formula.
"As expected of Cassian, he even managed to see Dr. Rogers."
"I heard Dr. Rogers is hard to get an appointment with; many wealthy people have been trying for years without success."
"Cassian is really capable."
The Martins were all talking about it.
Solene couldn't stop smiling and praised, "Cassian, you're so thoughtful."
Cassian replied, "Grandma, as long as you're happy, no amount of money is too much."
"Grandma I have a painting for you." Another young member of the Martin Family presented his gift.
Solene's smile froze for a moment, but she still nodded.
Later, the young members of the Martin family continued to present their gifts. Except for Cassian's gift, the other gifts were too ordinary, and Solene only nodded at them slightly.
Chloe also smiled and said, "Grandma, I have prepared a gift for you too. This is a precious herb from Pillar Pharmacy, their best."
As she spoke, Chloe asked Larry to open the box.
Larry opened the box. Everyone gasped at the sight of such precious herbs.
When it came to the herbs from Pillar Pharmacy, everyone looked puzzled.
"Chloe, you wouldn't be trying to deceive Grandma, would you?" The one who spoke was Cormac, a captain in the criminal police squad.
He knew that the Lewis family had recently become wealthy, and Chloe had money and even acquired a company. But he had also heard that the herbs from Pillar Pharmacy were priceless and hard to buy.
When Cormac spoke, everyone looked at Chloe with suspicion.
"Chloe, you wouldn't really be trying to deceive Grandma with fake goods, would you?"
"Chloe, don't think you can fool us. Can you even afford herbs that are worth hundreds of millions? Even if you have the money, you can't buy them, right?"
"Yeah, the Lewis family is still the same, always trying to show off."
"I heard that recently, Victor, the head of the Lewis Family, caused a lot of trouble by showing off. Now, the Lewis Family has become a joke in Sunset City, and the news has even spread to Neon City."
Many people spoke up. They all thought Chloe's herbs were fake.
"Grandma, this is real. I bought it at the Pillar Pharmacy auction last night. It was a gift from Pillar Pharmacy."
As soon as Chloe said this, everyone laughed again.
"A gift to you?"
"Chloe, who do you think you are? Do you know what kind of store Pillar Pharmacy is, and you think they would give you a gift?"
Everyone looked like they didn't believe here. They didn't know that Matthew had once strongly defended Chloe at Kelly's banquet, nor did they know that Chloe was now someone no one in the upper echelons of Sunset City dared to offend. It was because they were not at that level and had no right to know these things.
Feeling questioned, Chloe became anxious. She looked at Larry and explained, "Honey, explain to them that this herb is real."
Larry, looking indifferent, said, "Why bother explaining? If Grandma thinks it's fake, we can take it back and use it for ourselves."
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