Chapter 99

Xiao Ci hurriedly covered the hairy part of her body again, muttering a series of incomprehensible island language. Judging from her fierce expression, it was probably all vicious words. Chu Tianshu managed to understand the last sentence: "Bakayarou!"

Chu Tianshu shook the small alarm clock in his hand and said, "Good, you cursed well. The ugly face of the island woman is thoroughly exposed."

Xiao Ci immediately stopped talking and struggled to sit up, covering her lower body.

Chu Tianshu lightly touched her chest with the alarm clock, and she fell back on her back.

Xiao Ci's hand no longer dared to leave the hairy part of her body. After a few repetitions, she couldn't get up and curled up on the bed, a look of despair flashing in her eyes.

Chu Tianshu sat down on the bed, gently patted Xiao Ci's buttocks, and said, "Do you want to call that police friend from earlier to come and arrest me, the rapist?"

Xiao Ci was a bit confused and said fearfully, "No, no."

Chu Tianshu placed the small alarm clock on Xiao Ci's belly and said, "Don't be afraid. As long as you behave, I won't make things difficult for you."

"You... what do you want?" Xiao Ci pleaded, "Please, let me go. I can persuade Mr. Yuan to give you a 50% discount."

"Really?" Chu Tianshu smiled, "You make it sound easy. Would Yuan Jiong agree to such a loss-making deal?"

"Actually," Xiao Ci hesitated and stammered, "He... still makes a profit."

"What? A 50% discount and still make a profit? What kind of business are you in?" Chu Tianshu was greatly surprised. He had heard that medical equipment sales were profitable, but not this much. However, he quickly realized: Kangertai must be selling counterfeit and substandard products.

Chu Tianshu didn't continue to press the issue but changed his tone to a gentler one and asked, "I ask you, with your beauty and gentleness, you could live a comfortable life in the island country. Why did you come here to do such despicable things for them?"

"I was deceived by Zhu Wangcai," Xiao Ci could no longer hold back and sobbed.

Seeing Xiao Ci's heart-wrenching appearance, Chu Tianshu felt a bit sorry for her. He picked up the bath towel that had fallen on the floor and threw it on her.

Xiao Ci tightly grabbed the bath towel, barely covering her sensitive areas, and gave him a grateful look.

Chu Tianshu said, "Now that you know you've been deceived, you can go back."

Xiao Ci's lips trembled, and she said, "They took my passport. If I don't listen to them, I'll never be able to go back."

No wonder she was panicked when Du Yufei questioned her.

Chu Tianshu sighed silently and couldn't help but feel sympathy for the island woman in front of him.

"Do you want to go back?"

Xiao Ci nodded vigorously.

"Then tell me where their goods are."

"No, no, no." Xiao Ci hugged the bath towel and retreated to the corner of the bed, like a frightened sheep. "They will kill me."

Chu Tianshu stood up and said, "Only by bringing them to justice can you get your passport back. Otherwise, you will live a life of fear and humiliation. Xiao Ci, this is your only chance."

Xiao Ci remained silent.

Chu Tianshu turned off the recording function of the alarm clock and put it aside. Just as he was about to continue persuading Xiao Ci, his phone beeped.

It was a message from Bai Yunduo.

Chu Tianshu opened it and read: "Old Chu, I'm in the lobby of the International Hotel. Where are you?"

"8812." Chu Tianshu quickly replied.

Bai Yunduo soon rang the doorbell.

As soon as she entered, she saw Xiao Ci, who was only covered by a bath towel.

Bai Yunduo shouted, "You... what are you doing?"

Chu Tianshu patted his clothes and retorted, "Look at me. What can I do?"

Bai Yunduo looked Chu Tianshu up and down a few times, then turned to Xiao Ci and asked, "Is it fun to seduce other men?"

"We... didn't do anything, really." Xiao Ci's face turned red again.

Bai Yunduo laughed generously, "Ha, I'm a doctor. I've seen everything. Even if you did something, it's no big deal. It's just two things rubbing together to create electricity."

Damn, that's too... blunt. This time, it was Chu Tianshu's turn to feel his face heat up.

Chu Tianshu briefly recounted what had happened.

Bai Yunduo listened, her eyebrows furrowed, and she stood in front of Xiao Ci, loudly questioning, "Xiao Ci, are you really going to keep hiding for them?"

Xiao Ci was uneasy and lowered her head.

Bai Yunduo picked up the alarm clock and said, "Fine, I'll post this video online. See how you can continue to seduce men for them, and how you can face people when you return to your country."

Women have their unique ways of dealing with other women.

Bai Yunduo's words completely shattered Xiao Ci's illusions. She confessed everything she knew.

Chu Tianshu fetched Xiao Ci's clothes from the bathroom and threw them to her.

As soon as Xiao Ci put on her clothes, Bai Yunduo grabbed the alarm clock with one hand and pulled her with the other, saying, "Xiao Ci, let's go. Take us to their warehouse."

They left and got into the car.

Following Xiao Ci's directions, Chu Tianshu and the others quickly found Kangertai's warehouse.

It was located in a village on the outskirts of the city, a cluster of low, densely packed private houses.

The surroundings were quiet, with only a few dim streetlights casting a sleepy glow.

Chu Tianshu parked the car in a dark spot.

Xiao Ci led Chu Tianshu and Bai Yunduo to a courtyard gate.

The iron gate was closed, and there was a dilapidated two-story building inside.

Looking up, the courtyard was dark, and it didn't stand out much from the surrounding chaotic courtyards. If not for Xiao Ci's guidance, it wouldn't have attracted much attention from outsiders.

Xiao Ci hesitated for a moment but then gently knocked on the iron gate.

"Who is it?" a hoarse voice asked, followed by a few light coughs.

"It's me, Xiao Ci."

A light came on in a small room next to the iron gate, and an old man, dressed in a robe, walked out, holding a string of keys that jingled. He shone a flashlight on Chu Tianshu and the others and muttered, "Someone's here to look at the goods again?"

"Old sir, I'm sorry to disturb you. Mr. Yuan asked me to bring them to look at the goods," Xiao Ci said.

It seemed that looking at goods in the middle of the night was a common occurrence. The old man didn't ask more and opened a small door in the iron gate.

Chu Tianshu and Bai Yunduo followed Xiao Ci into the courtyard, which was dark and damp.

From a professional perspective, Bai Yunduo could see that the hygiene conditions were far from suitable for storing medical equipment.

"Old sir, you can go back to your business," Xiao Ci said, leading Chu Tianshu and Bai Yunduo upstairs. She took a string of keys from her bag and opened a door.

Inside the room were several rows of shelves.

Near the door, the shelves were cluttered with IV sets, syringes, surgical sutures, catheters, and other common disposable medical supplies. On the other end, the shelves were more organized and spacious, with ultrasound Doppler knives, artificial bone joints, endoscopes, dental instruments, and other more advanced products neatly arranged.

On the innermost shelf, there were neatly stacked batches of high-quality packaging bags and boxes.

Bai Yunduo walked over, examined them closely, and picked up a packaging bag, saying in surprise, "Isn't this a famous foreign brand? Why are they stored here?"

Chu Tianshu walked over and asked, "Have you seen this brand before?"

"I'm very familiar with it. Our hospital uses this product," Bai Yunduo said, picking up an artificial bone joint and suddenly realizing. "No, this brand hasn't been authorized to be repackaged in China. They are counterfeiting."

Seeing this, Chu Tianshu immediately understood what Kangertai was doing: they were replacing the packaging of domestically produced medical equipment with imported brands and then selling them to hospitals.

Undoubtedly, their sales strategy was to offer high kickbacks to hospital administrators.

Counterfeiting was common in the clothing, handbag, mobile phone, and small appliance markets, but to counterfeit medical equipment, which could endanger lives, was a different level of audacity.

Bai Yunduo suddenly understood: no wonder Zhu Wangcai always tried to settle disputes quietly and spend money to avoid trouble when there were medical disputes at the hospital.

Bai Yunduo's face was full of anger, and the artificial bone joint in her hand creaked. She cursed, "They are committing murder for profit."

Chu Tianshu took out his phone and started taking pictures of the counterfeit products and packaging bags.

Xiao Ci stood to the side, watching Chu Tianshu and Bai Yunduo with fear and unease.

Chu Tianshu, afraid of arousing suspicion, didn't want to stay in the courtyard for too long and hurriedly called Bai Yunduo and Xiao Ci to leave.

Bai Yunduo originally wanted to take a few products and packaging bags but was stopped by Chu Tianshu.

"Old Chu, why didn't you let me take those things?" Bai Yunduo asked angrily when they got back in the car.

Chu Tianshu said, "What would you do with those things?"

Bai Yunduo exclaimed, "They are evidence. I could report them tomorrow."

"We can't wait. We need to act immediately," Chu Tianshu said. "If we wait until tomorrow to report and the relevant departments start investigating, Yuan Jiong and the others will have time to move the goods, destroy the evidence, and continue counterfeiting elsewhere. Besides, Xiao Ci has already been exposed and is in danger."

Bai Yunduo looked at Xiao Ci and said anxiously, "But what can we do in the middle of the night?"

Chu Tianshu thought for a moment and suddenly laughed to himself.

Bai Yunduo glared at him and said, "Old Chu, you're up to no good again."

Chu Tianshu put his finger to his lips, signaling her to be quiet, then took out his phone and called Du Yufei.

"Chu Tianshu, it's the middle of the night. Are you annoying me?" Du Yufei's voice came through the phone, clearly annoyed.

It was almost midnight, and Du Yufei was still on patrol duty.

"Hey, you're still awake. You're a good police officer," Chu Tianshu said, having developed a habit of bickering with Du Yufei, whether in person or on the phone.