Chapter 2172 — Trying to Fool Me?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Right-Pan Hu, what are you standing in the doorway for? Get in here!" Chief Bai's authoritative voice rang out. Right-Pan Hu turned and only then realized the office door was still open, and he was instantly annoyed. Wei Zhao had surely done that on purpose, making him look foolish in front of Chief Bai.
"Teacher Bai, I... I am a little afraid to come in... Yes, a little timid!" Right-Pan Hu thought for a moment and said, "Just now Wei Zhao threatened me, saying Teacher Bai's exam is very hard, so I am a bit inclined to back out..."
"If you want to back out, then just drop out. I will go process the paperwork for you," Chief Bai said flatly.
"Uh... well, no need for that. I will take the exam—right now!" Right-Pan Hu said hastily.
"Good. Since it is an exam, two questions. First question: separate out all the medicinal herbs in here and write down their names, categorized by type!" Chief Bai casually took a small box from the office cabinet and set it on the table.
Right-Pan Hu glanced inside the box and broke out in cold sweat on the spot. There were at least twenty or thirty kinds of herbs in that box. If it were a matter of sorting these herbs by type, Right-Pan Hu reckoned he could manage it, but identifying every one of them was beyond him—at a single glance, there were at least three or four kinds he did not recognize.
"This... and the other question?" Right-Pan Hu asked with a wry smile.
"Analyze the ingredients in this medicine." Chief Bai casually pulled a box of "Divine Physician Kang's Hundred-Pain Relief" from the office drawer and tossed it to Right-Pan Hu.
At the sight of the words "Divine Physician Kang's Hundred-Pain Relief," Right-Pan Hu's eyes lit up. This one he knew well—the formula had been supplied by the hidden Right-Pan family to the Kang family, and he had even handled the matter himself at the time. He knew its ingredients inside and out...
"Teacher Bai, what if I only complete one of the two questions?" Right-Pan Hu asked cautiously.
"Complete only one, and you lose the privilege of taking leave or skipping class at will, and you must sit the final exam—but this matter will be let go," Chief Bai said. In truth, he only meant to give Right-Pan Hu a warning, not to truly expel him. Right-Pan Hu had gotten in on someone's recommendation, after all. Chief Bai did not bow to anyone's influence, but this had been arranged personally by the principal, and even he could not be utterly inflexible.
"Yes, yes!" Right-Pan Hu was already delighted with this outcome. He hastily picked up the "Divine Physician Kang's Hundred-Pain Relief," opened it, and pretended to study it intently for a long while before saying, "Inside there is notoginseng, notopterygium, white peony root, clematis root... but the main ingredients are aminophenazone and caffeine..."
"Not bad, you got them all right," Chief Bai said with a nod. "It is just that I do not know who came up with this formula—so unscrupulous. It clearly says herbal preparation, yet they added chemical ingredients and claim there are no side effects—though aminophenazone and caffeine do have side effects..."
Chief Bai was referring to the Kang family, but the speaker had no ulterior motive while the listener took it to heart. Right-Pan Hu flushed slightly, though he knew Chief Bai could not possibly guess at the ties between the hidden Right-Pan family and the Kang family.