Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 275 - 276 Playing with Crickets? _1

Chapter 275: Chapter 276 Playing with Crickets? _1

The constable was taken aback for a moment, and then he respectfully said, "So you’re from Master Xia’s Household. I apologize for not being able to arrest the troublemaker. If it’s alright, I will report this matter to Master Xia and see if we should initiate an investigation."

"That won’t be necessary. You may go back. I’ll investigate the matter myself," Nan Feng said.

It was clear that today’s incident was orchestrated. If the government were to investigate, it wouldn’t take long for them to get to the bottom of it. However, now that people know her association with the officials, even if she wins in court, people will say it’s because of her connections.

People nowadays sympathize with the underdog. The losing side often ends up with the upper hand.

After the constable left, the onlooking crowd did not disperse. Nan Feng stood among them and loudly addressed, "Everyone, I have been running a shop in Spikenard Square for over two months now and I use my own products daily, yet I’ve never heard of anyone being poisoned. I hope you will think carefully about this incident today - why did they run at the sight of the government official? As you all know, Song Qingtian of the Yamen is well known for his fairness. If indeed my products were to blame, he would definitely seek justice for them. Their fleeing shows their guilt!"

"Moreover, the trial packs from my shop have been used up some time ago. I’ve brought forth another batch if anyone is interested. Feel free to give them a try, you don’t need to buy them right away. You can buy in a few days to see if your faces will show any signs of poisoning or not. If you do get poisoned, I promise to give back ten times the silver."

Some were hesitant to try and left after standing around for a while, but some ladies couldn’t resist the temptation and came in to try the products. Before doing so, Nan Feng asked them to register their home addresses, saying that they could enjoy a 10% discount if they decided to purchase later.

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After the chaos, business in Nan Feng’s shop was not as good as before - rumors of the products being poisonous must have gotten around.

But Nan Feng had her own ways of handling public relations and wasn’t worried about the subsequent effects.

Before Nan Feng could come up with a plan, those troublemakers showed up again the next day with the same tricks. The crowd was back, and if Nan Feng hit back at their claims, she would be seen as the domineering party. With no choice left, she felt they had to call the authorities.

The day before, Feng Gu was sent to report to the authorities. After not returning for a long time, Nan Feng assumed she had lost her way. But later she found out that Feng Gu had been held up in Liuchen Alley by two rascals, which was the reason for her delay.

Nan Feng let Feng Gu watch the shop while she decided to go seek Brother Ye herself.

As Nan Feng ran, she paid close attention to the people around her. If those troublemakers wanted to repeat their scheme, they would definitely arrange someone to wait for her along the way.

As expected, when she was passing Liuchen Alley, two men suddenly jumped out and blocked her path. They were neatly dressed but spoke nonsense. One said, "Little lady, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?"

"Why not play a bit with us?" Another one proposed with a grin, taking out a jar from behind with two crickets inside, "Let’s have a cricket fight. If you can win two rounds, we’ll let you go."

"So you’re not robbing me of money or harassing me, you just want to fight crickets?" Nan Feng replied nonchalantly.

Yesterday Feng Gu was detained to gamble with dice; today Nan Feng was forced to play with crickets.