Chapter 204

The night was as dark as ink, so thick it seemed impossible to pierce. Xu Lin and Boss Liu rushed out of the house in a panic, their expressions harried and their footsteps frantic, as if malevolent ghosts were chasing them to claim their lives. The moment they appeared at the doorway, the sight before them made Xu Lin's eyes go wide. Anger flared up from the depths of his heart in an instant, surging straight to his head. Mazhi and Jerry were squatting in front of the herb shelves, their hands moving incessantly as they stuffed precious traditional Chinese medicinal herbs into bags indiscriminately. Their actions were urgent and focused, completely ignoring the pungent smoke that was already billowing around them and the faint, crackling sounds of burning.