Gao Wu: I'll enjoy the benefits, but you'll bear the side effects.

The two had just left a short while ago.

Principal Zhu's stomach was churning like a stormy sea. His face turned pale instantly. He clutched his stomach tightly with both hands, and his legs bounced like they were on springs as he rushed to the toilet.

The way he acted was as if he couldn't afford to be even a second slower; he was on the verge of losing control.

The smell inside was unbearable; a stench of decay permeated the entire place.

Principal Zhu will definitely regret this later.

Once outside, Gao Jie looked at A Niu and said with an embarrassed expression.

"Ah Niu, it's all my fault. I dragged you into being fired along with me. Don't you hate me a lot?"

Upon hearing this, Ah Niu waved his hand dismissively and said nonchalantly.

"Hey, this lousy school, I've wanted to leave for ages. If my parents hadn't forced me to come, I would have run away long ago. Don't you know what's going on at this school? There's never a good thing going on."

Upon hearing this, Gao Jie stepped forward, patted A Niu on the shoulder, and asked with some concern.

"That's true, but how are you going to explain this to your parents when you get home?"

Ah Niu pursed his lips, still looking indifferent.

"Let's take it one step at a time and see what happens."

Gao Jie patted him on the shoulder again, thinking to himself that he couldn't stay at school right now, and it was too early to go home, so his parents must be worried.

Let's get down to business first.

Ah Niu looked at Gao Jie with a blank expression, scratched his head and asked.

"Important business? What important business?" Gao Jie ignored him and pulled him toward He Lian's pharmacy.

Ah Niu was filled with doubt.

He Lian didn't know what happened, but he became the designated side effect person. No matter who was designated, he would suffer along with them.

If this continues, this person might die.

Because he was tormented by the side effects to the point of being barely human, the shop was deserted and closed, with no one coming here anymore.

With a face full of anger and veins bulging on his forehead, Gao Jie, accompanied by the burly A Niu, stormed headed straight for He Lian's pharmacy.

The tightly closed door was no obstacle at all. Gao Jie raised his hand high, and with a sudden burst of strength, the lock was smashed to pieces with a loud crash, and the door sprang open.

Gao Jie knew that He Lian must be at home.

"He Lian, my name is Gao Jie. We have something to settle."

Gao Jie's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger.

"He Lian, where are you?"

As Gao Jie shouted, he strode into the house, with A Niu following closely behind. Their footsteps were particularly clear in the quiet room.

At this moment, in the corner of the room, He Lian heard Gao Jie's voice. His body, which was originally quite strong, was now extremely weak. He used all his strength to slowly crawl out of the ground like a piece of rotten dead wood.

He was once a renowned peak third-tier expert in Jincheng.

But now, his face is sallow, his body is thin, and his eyes are dull and lifeless. He seems to have been drained of all his energy and spirit. He no longer has any of the demeanor of a master he once was. He has fallen to the lowest point.

Seeing He Lian's appearance, Gao Jie deliberately teased him.

"Oh my god, don't you own a pharmacy? How did you get yourself into this state? Are you alright?"

Although there was a hint of teasing in his words, there was more sarcasm and disdain than anything else.

He Lian shook his head weakly, a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"I'm fine. Since you two are already here, could you do me a favor and take me to the Xu family's pharmacy?"

He seemed to think they were just two ordinary students, easy to manipulate, so he continued.

"After it's done, I'll give each of you a reward of 100 yuan, no, 200 yuan."

Gao Jie gave a cold laugh, a laugh full of chill. He pulled over a chair, and with a loud crash, the chair scraped against the floor. Gao Jie sat down heavily.

"You've swindled a lot of money lately. There are already quite a few victims with your fake Meridian Opening Pills. You've made at least several million Alliance Coins."

Gao Jie's voice grew increasingly deep, yet it was filled with a sense of oppression.

"He Lian, you old dog, I'm here today to demand justice! You sold me fake Meridian Opening Pills and even plotted against my parents!"

At the end, Gao Jie slammed his hand on the table, making the teacups on it jump.

Upon hearing Gao Jie's words, He Lian panicked instantly.

Normally, he could easily knock those two kids away with a few punches and kicks, but not now.

Not only was he too weak to pull, but he was also poisoned. He tried almost all the medicinal herbs in the shop, but none of them worked.

If this continues, he'll be lucky to escape death...

He Lian felt that Gao Jie was a bit strange coming to collect a debt.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong. If he didn't get an explanation today, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to escape either.

He glanced at the Buddha statue next to Gao Jie and suddenly a plan came to mind.

"Young men, the money is behind the Buddha statue. You can take it yourselves. Consider it my apology. Look how sick I am. I really have no other choice."

Upon hearing this, A Niu was about to make a move, but Gao Jie gave him a look, telling him to calm down.

Gao Jie felt a strong sense of crisis lingering in his mind; this guy was acting very strangely.

At the same time, the system is used for scanning.

The system scan is complete; the danger level of this agency is 97.

Goodness, the highest value is only 100, and arsenic here only has a danger index of around 50.

This bastard dared to use such force here, is he insane?

Gao Jie's expression changed drastically.

She reached out and grabbed something from the cabinet, then smashed it hard on his head.

"I'll say it again, where are your Alliance coins? You must apologize to all the victims because your drugs have harmed them!"

Not everyone is as lucky as I am to receive help from the system. Many more people have given up hope after experiencing numerous side effects from the pills they consume.

Upon seeing Gao Jie, He Lian was so eager to take his life that he immediately began begging for mercy.

"Let's talk this out. I had no choice but to resort to this tactic. I promise I will never do it again. I did it to save my own life."

"I know you'll come knocking on our door sooner or later, but please, considering how sick I am, give me two days. I promise I'll apologize to everyone, okay?"

Gao Jie didn't care about anything else and had A Niu search around. Sure enough, they found a combination lock box inside the house.

He Lian immediately became anxious.

The safe contained his half-life of wealth, and of course, an Ascension Pill.

If one wishes to reach a higher level of cultivation, this Ascension Pill is essential. There isn't a second one like it in the entire Jin City.

It's safe to say that this thing has an extraordinary effect!

He tried to stop him, but Ah Niu kicked him away. These combination locks are basically able to sense whether the owner is nearby, and they can be opened with just a few gentle touches.

To He Lian's relief, Ah Niu actually treated the Ascension Pill like trash and threw it aside.

Instead, they withdrew the 50 yuan in cash from inside.

"Brother, the money has all been withdrawn. Including you, there are five victims from our school."

Gao Jie nodded.

"Boss He, this is a lesson for you. We'll take it slow next time!"

If He Lian hadn't been so weak, he definitely would have jumped up and killed those two guys.

How could he, a dignified third-level expert, be so easily fooled?

Once the two had gone some distance, he quickly crawled over, took the Ascension Pill in his hand, confirmed it was genuine, and hugged it tightly to his chest.

"Two bumpkins, they don't even recognize such a treasure!"

"You just wait. Sooner or later I will recover completely, and then I will surely take both of your lives!"

As he spoke, a fierce expression appeared on his face.

Gao Jie and A Niu divided the money and secretly dropped it into the victim's home.

After doing all this, the two of them rested in the park to cool off.

Since I can't go home anyway, I can only kill some time in the park.

While the two were in the park, Ms. Miao Mulan, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, happened to pass by.

"Strange, what are you two doing here? Shouldn't you be at school at this time? Did you skip class?"

"That's not good behavior. Go back to class right now!"