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Blood flowed from his mouth, and two of his front teeth fell to the ground.
Silence enveloped the crowd as the townspeople stared in disbelief, unable to comprehend that the pastries from Shopkeeper Jiang's shop had actually knocked out Xu Yao's teeth. How long had those pastries been sitting there to become so hard?
Yan Dong and Cen Ya trembled slightly, equally shocked by the scene. They looked back and forth between Jiang Han and Xu Yao, completely baffled by Jiang Han's actions. Was it really a brick?
Che Chengyun was stunned, thinking it might be some special technique. He never expected that this Compressed Biscuit would end up breaking his subordinate's two front teeth.
He couldn't help but raise his voice, seizing the opportunity to shout, " Shopkeeper Jiang, what do you mean by this?"
With that loud shout, the townspeople snapped back to reality, their eyes filled with astonishment as they turned to Jiang Han.
Jiang Han remained calm and composed, watching them perform with an air of indifference.
In the next moment, Xu Yao caught Che Chengyun's glare and quickly realized what was happening. He raised the blood-stained Compressed Biscuit high, gesturing to the crowd. "Everyone, is this what Shopkeeper Jiang calls a pastry? This Compressed Biscuit has broken my front teeth! Shopkeeper Jiang is truly heartless!"
"If you don’t believe me, there’s more here!"
Xu Rao forcefully grabbed two pieces of Compressed Biscuit from Jiang Han's tray and stepped forward to address the crowd loudly. "We at Hui Xin Ju are here for our fellow merchants and for Shopkeeper Jiang, but Shopkeeper Jiang is simply too ruthless! He actually used bricks to pass off as pastries; his intentions are despicable!"
"If you don’t believe me, come and try it for yourselves!"
Without waiting for the townspeople to approach, he pulled an elderly man closest to him and placed a piece of Compressed Biscuit in his hand. "Old man, I’ve lost my teeth; you give it a try! But be gentle when you bite down to prove that I’m not lying."
The old man shakily picked up the clean piece of Compressed Biscuit and, like Xu Yao before him, placed it in his mouth as if he were eating any other pastry. He took a big bite, expecting satisfaction.
As he bit down, the old man grimaced and quickly tossed the piece of Compressed Biscuit onto the ground while clutching his jaw in pain.
The other townspeople watched as the discarded Compressed Biscuit bore the imprint of the old man's teeth; it truly resembled a brick.
In that moment, the townspeople’s gazes toward Jiang Han shifted dramatically. Many began shouting:
" Shopkeeper Jiang, how heartless can you be? Using bricks to pass off as snacks, do you think we're fools?"
Bricks masquerading as snacks? This is blatant deception!
" Shopkeeper Jiang, you usually seem decent, but I never expected you to be this kind of person."
The crowd began to point fingers at Jiang Han, expressing their outrage. To them, not purchasing Jiang Han's snacks and then being invited only to witness him using bricks as food was simply outrageous. It was a scandal of the highest order, an act of shameless greed.
Thanks to the reminder from the owner of Hui Xin Ju, they realized that if they had bought something from Shopkeeper Jiang's shop without caution, they might have ended up with bricks instead of snacks! What would they do then?
Shopkeeper Jiang's business practices were utterly unacceptable.
As the crowd grew more agitated, various elderly men and women began to berate Jiang Han. Yan Dong and Cen Ya quickly stepped forward, positioning themselves protectively in front of Jiang Han, worried that the enraged crowd might harm him.
Che Chengyun stood off to the side, arms crossed, watching Jiang Han with a cold gaze.
"Jiang Han! You really have some nerve. To use bricks as pastries is an audacious affront to everyone. You think you can deceive the world?"
Just then, Che Chengyun decided it was time for Jiang Han to face public disgrace. He even sent word to the City Garrison Command, the military responsible for maintaining order in the capital, instructing them to arrest Jiang Han under the pretext of causing a disturbance and to charge him with selling counterfeit goods.
Among the crowd were several Wu Quncheng who had come to see what was happening after hearing about Jiang Han's situation. However, upon witnessing this scene, they frowned in disapproval. They still viewed Jiang Han as a failure.
After all, Jiang Han had provided supplies for Lin Qingyue. Anyone with a bit of sense in the court would know about it. Such a large quantity of supplies appearing out of nowhere would certainly raise suspicions and lead to scrutiny of Jiang Han.
Then they learned about Jiang Han being jilted by Lin Qingyue, which complicated their feelings toward him even further. On one hand, he was someone who could provide substantial resources but remained shrouded in mystery; on the other hand, he had been humiliated by a broken engagement and accepted it with such composure.
Many officials had long been secretly observing Jiang Han, and upon witnessing this scene, they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh. They believed that Jiang Han could not possibly be a person of merit; he might just be a useless individual.
On the outskirts of the crowd, Su Qianxue, disguised and unnoticed by the court officials, watched as Jiang Han fell into trouble, her heart filled with concern. The Female Guard Captain beside her spoke up, "Your Majesty, should I contact the City Garrison Command to disperse the crowd and then find Che Chengyun to cover this up?"
"No!"
"I believe in him!" Su Qianxue raised her head slightly, looking proudly at Jiang Han. Although she didn't know what reason compelled her to support him, deep down, she felt strongly about it. Jiang Han, a person who had created miracles multiple times and could provide ample supplies, how could he possibly be defeated by Che Chengyun?
"Make way! Make way!"
"What’s happening?"
Minister of Justice Luo Yuhua arrived and frowned upon seeing yet another issue arising from Jiang Han's side. He had never thought highly of Jiang Han from the beginning, and when he heard Xu Yao say that Jiang Han had used bricks to impersonate pastries, he was determined to capture him.
"Wait a moment! Luo, are you saying I used bricks to impersonate pastries?"
Seeing both the Minister of Justice and Che Chengyun appear at Ming Mian, Jiang Han realized that the moment had nearly arrived.
Luo Yuhua nodded and pointed at the blood-stained Compressed Biscuit on the ground. "Right here. Just now, your pastry knocked out two of his front teeth, and a citizen personally tasted it and is almost certain that your so-called Compressed Biscuit is nothing more than a wall brick—completely inedible!
According to Great Zhou Law, this is not merely passing off inferior goods; it is an outright contempt for the law under the heavens, deceiving the world for fame. Do you have anything else to say? If not, let’s go to Xingbu Prison."
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