Heilong Jinsaburo, puffed up by Zhao Xintian's praise, stepped forward, regardless of his own strength, and blocked Zhao Xintian.
"Brat, if you don't want to die, get out, or I'll crush you with one hand." Heilong Jinsaburo said fiercely.
Heilong Jinsaburo's strength was about the same as Zhao Xintian's, but far inferior to Xiao Ming's.
Xiao Ming, without even using his 'Chimei Xiaoyao Bu' (Ghostly Free and Easy Steps), flickered forward and slapped Heilong Jinsaburo.
With a crisp sound, Heilong Jinsaburo spun around. Before he could regain his balance, Xiao Ming slapped him again.
After three consecutive slaps, the few Japanese men behind Zhao Xintian finally reacted and rushed towards Xiao Ming.
Dealing with them was the same for Xiao Ming as dealing with the security guards; all it took was a slap.
With a series of crackling slaps, the Japanese men were beaten into pig heads, scaring Zhao Xintian into retreating repeatedly.
After beating the Japanese men, Xiao Ming saw Zhao Xintian hiding far away and said, "Did I tell you to retreat?"
Zhao Xintian quickly said with a smile, "Brother Xiao Ming, let's not joke around."
"You didn't recognize me earlier, so why do you remember me now?"
"Brother Xiao Ming, I didn't notice you were here earlier."
Xiao Ming beckoned and said, "Come here."
Zhao Xintian slowly approached Xiao Ming, warily watching Xiao Ming's every move, ready to flee if danger arose.
As he got close to Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming suddenly raised his hand, startling Zhao Xintian into retreating more than ten meters.
"Why are you running? I'm short, and I can't reach your face. I was just testing the distance."
"Brother Xiao Ming, don't scare people like this."
"If you don't want to be scared, then immediately apologize to them and accept the inspection."
Forced, Zhao Xintian had no choice but to agree to the inspection.
The police officers and the pharmaceutical bureau personnel headed towards the pharmaceutical factory's office building. Zhao Xintian secretly took out his phone to make a call.
Xiao Ming slapped Zhao Xintian's phone away and stomped on it, saying, "You want to send a message? Do you think I'm an idiot?"
The police and the pharmaceutical bureau personnel entered the pharmaceutical factory's office building. All personnel in the factory's offices were controlled. It was already time to get off work, and workers were coming out of the workshops one after another.
Xiao Ming pulled Xue Ruixue and said, "Let's go, Section Chief Xue, I'll take you to the warehouse."
The two of them also called another pharmaceutical bureau staff member and a police officer. The four of them went downstairs and headed straight for the warehouse.
Workers in the warehouse were handing over shifts. They stopped when they saw them arrive.
"I am from the Pharmaceutical Bureau. Are there any violations here?" Xue Ruixue asked.
The workers looked at each other. Xue Ruixue pulled a worker aside and said, "Tell me if there's anything. I am Xue Ruixue, the head of the enforcement section of the General Pharmaceutical Bureau. Our bureau has already sealed off the Zhao family's pharmaceutical factory, hospital, medical institutions, and pharmacies."
The worker nodded and said, "They should have been sealed off long ago. There are large amounts of moldy medicinal materials in the warehouse, and making them into medicine would kill people."
"Why didn't you report them?" Xue Ruixue asked.
The worker sighed and said, "The Zhao family colluded with people from the Pharmaceutical Bureau, and some people in the police force also supported them. Where could I report them?"
While Xue Ruixue was questioning the worker, Xiao Ming directly entered the warehouse and began searching among the piles of medicinal materials. He wanted to find some medicinal materials with life force.
Xiao Ming was very disappointed. These were ordinary medicinal materials, and a large number of them were moldy and had a foul smell, which was disgusting.
Half an hour later, Xiao Ming came out of the warehouse, covered in dust, muttering, "What a terrible place. Can these things be made into medicine? Aren't they afraid of killing people?"
After driving the workers out and sealing the warehouse with a sticker, Xiao Ming was still a little unwilling. He pulled a worker and asked, "Who is responsible for managing raw materials in your factory?"
"Our Deputy Factory Director, Lu Gan."
"Do you know where his office is?"
The worker nodded and said, "Of course I do."
"Good, take me there. Your Deputy Factory Director must have a problem."
Following the worker, Xiao Ming and the others returned to the office building. They went up to the third floor, and the worker pointed to an office, saying, "This is our Deputy Factory Director's office."
Xiao Ming thanked the worker, asked him to leave, and then kicked the door open and barged in.
Since everyone was downstairs undergoing inspection, there was no one in the office. Xiao Ming sniffed and soon smelled a faint medicinal fragrance.
He lifted an oil painting and found a safe embedded in the wall. Xiao Ming tried to imitate the Owl by placing his ear against it to open it, but after a while, there was no response.
He took out his Xuan Tie cleaver and dug the safe directly out of the wall, carrying it downstairs.
Entering the conference room, Xiao Ming threw the safe onto the table with a thud and said, "Who is Lu Gan? Open this safe for me."
Everyone looked at a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man remained silent. Xiao Ming walked over, picked him up, and said, "You are him, right? I'll give you one minute to open it, or I'll do it myself."
The middle-aged man hesitated for a long time, then succumbed. He took out a key and opened the safe.
There were many items in the safe, including a large amount of cash, two ancient paintings, some ancient jade, and several gold bars. At the bottom were two boxes, from which the medicinal fragrance emanated.
Xiao Ming opened the boxes and found two old mountain ginsengs.
Xiao Ming often ate old mountain ginseng, but he had only eaten a one-jin old mountain ginseng once in the warehouse of the Bian Que Sect.
These two old mountain ginsengs, each weighing one jin, with all their roots intact, were truly treasures rarely seen in a thousand years.
Xiao Ming picked up one and began to chew it like a carrot, crunching loudly.
"You can't eat that, it's for General Manager Zhao to refine into medicine," Lu Gan lunged at Xiao Ming, trying to snatch the old mountain ginseng.
Xiao Ming picked up the other old mountain ginseng, dodged Lu Gan, and finished the one in his hand.
Seeing Xiao Ming eating the old mountain ginseng directly, Xue Ruixue quickly shouted, "Xiao Ming, you can't eat it directly, something will happen!"
Xiao Ming chuckled and said, "Section Chief Xue, you continue your interrogation. I'll wait for you outside."
Xiao Ming ran out of the conference room. Lu Gan tried to follow but was grabbed by a police officer and pulled back.
Xiao Ming did not leave the office building directly. Since all the staff were in the conference room undergoing inspection, he began to search the offices of the factory director and deputy director.
After a thorough search, Xiao Ming found some more valuable medicinal materials, all of which he ate directly. He did not eat the remaining old mountain ginseng, intending to give it to Long Xiao later.
After waiting downstairs for a while, Xue Ruixue came out of the building with two subordinates.
It was already dark. Xue Ruixue called the subordinates who had gone to other places and asked about the situation. Although there was some resistance elsewhere, it was not significant, and they had all been sealed off.
"Xiao Ming, let's go eat," Xue Ruixue said with a smile.
She had long realized that this fellow was a glutton, and to build a good relationship with him, she had to let him eat well first.