Chapter 593

Seeing the situation, Rowan’s men glanced at each other, none daring to step forward.

The reason was simple. This backyard was clearly part of a private residence. If they forced the door open, it would amount to breaking and entering.

No one was willing to risk their career just to please Rowan. Besides, Rowan was a man who only valued money. No matter how much they did for him, it would never be as important as bribery in his eyes. He was a major parasite within their Medicines Control Agency, so no one genuinely followed him.

As Rowan saw that no one dared to knock down the door, his anger flared. “Are you all deaf? Can’t you hear me?”

The group immediately lowered their heads, avoiding eye contact with Rowan. “You all…”

“Mr. Turner,” Charlotte spoke up. “Your people are useless. Let me handle this.”

She then fixed her gaze on the rockery in the backyard, quickly grabbing a large stone from it. She threw the stone at the lock on the door.

With a dull thud, the lock fell to the ground.

“There we go.” Charlotte clapped her hands, giving Rowan’s men a scornful glance before pushing the door open and walking in.

However, as soon as the door was pushed open, the frame’s vibrations caused a nearby shelf to sway.

With a loud crash, a cylindrical glass container toppled over and shattered on the floor.

Charlotte glanced down to see that the container was a glass cover, and inside it was a plant she had never seen before.

Without the protection of the glass cover, the plant quickly turned yellow and withered in just a few seconds.

“What a lousy plant,” Charlotte muttered, worried about the glass shards cutting her. She kicked the broken pieces, along with the wilted plant, to the side.

Looking around, she noticed that the room was filled with shelves, each packed with various flowers and plants she had never seen before.

These must be medicinal herbs.

Since they were herbs, they fell under Rowan’s jurisdiction.

Charlotte’s eyes lit up, and she called out to Rowan. “Mr. Turner, come in quickly. It’s all medicinal herbs in here.”

Rowan immediately led his team inside.

Upon seeing the shelves filled with herbs, he smirked with satisfaction. “What private area? It’s all nonsense. This is their hospital’s warehouse.”

‘Why else would a private individual have so many herbs? They’re not valuable items, just some flowers and plants,’ he thought, casually sniffing a plant that looked like a weed. He quickly pulled it away. “It smells awful.”

Charlotte’s eyes brightened again. “Mr. Turner, since these herbs have gone bad and they still intended to sell them, shouldn’t this hospital be shut down?”

Rowan nodded. “We need to check for more spoiled items. One plant isn’t enough. We need a significant quantity to justify shutting them down.”

Charlotte nodded and quickly found a refrigerated cabinet. Inside the cabinet, there were dozens of ginseng roots wrapped in plastic wrap, along with some vegetables and fruits. “Mr. Turner, they’re storing herbs with vegetables. Isn’t that a violation?”

Rowan walked over, examined the contents, and said, “Of course it’s a violation. Medicines and food shouldn’t be stored together. It could spoil the herbs.”

“Does this make the quantity sufficient?” Charlotte asked eagerly.

Rowan counted the items, and after finishing, he smiled.” Yes, this is enough. The evidence is sufficient. No need to search further. Take photos for evidence and shut them down immediately.”

“Yes, sir.” The team responded, though one person quietly questioned, “But that’s ginseng, and it’s wrapped properly in plastic. The preservation method seems correct, so shouldn’t it be considered okay?”

But the voice was quickly drowned out by others. “What are you talking about? If Mr. Turner hears you, you’d better watch out. He might start giving you all the hardest tasks.” Hearing this, the dissenting voice fell silent.

After all, he was their leader. Under Rowan’s oppressive rule, they were too afraid to speak out and could only comply with Rowan’s demands to take photos and collect evidence. David, outside the door, was frantic, like an ant on a hot pan. But he was pinned to the ground, unable to move, and could only shout weakly, “Let me go… You have no right to inspect this place.”

Just then, a pair of high heels appeared in his field of vision. He looked up with effort and met Charlotte’s smug gaze.

“Let me go!” he shouted.

Charlotte sneered. “David, we’ve already found your loophole. This warehouse is filled with non-compliant herbs. I could have Mr. Turner shut you down right now.” David glared at Charlotte with resentment, grinding his back teeth. “Miss Fox will be done soon, and you corrupt officials will get what’s coming to you.”

“Melody? Huh? Even now, you haven’t forgotten that traitorous disgrace? What a complete fool,” Charlotte said, extending her right hand to lift David’s chin with her index finger. “But given your poor judgment, I’m giving you one last chance. You know what I mean. Do you want this chance, or not?”

The obvious threat made David’s anger boil over.

“Damn you.” He spat directly at Charlotte’s face. “People like you will never get into Herbathrive.”

“Ah!” Charlotte jumped up in disgust, quickly wiping her face with her sleeve. “You scum. Go to hell.”

“Serves you right.” Seeing Charlotte’s reaction, David felt a bit of satisfaction.

Elton, noticing this, quickly took out some wipes to help Charlotte clean the saliva off her face.

Charlotte felt her stomach churning. She took a few steps toward David and slapped him hard across the face.

The slap landed heavily on David’s cheek, but he seemed to feel no pain and continued to stare at Charlotte with a fierce look.

Charlotte, even more enraged, raised her hand to give David a second slap.

However, just as her hand was about to make contact with David’s face, a seemingly slender but incredibly strong hand appeared, swiftly and precisely gripping her wrist before pushing her backward.

Charlotte was caught off guard, stumbled, and fell backward.

Behind her was a drainage ditch, and with a muffled thud, she landed face-up in the muck. “Ah…”

She screamed in shock, instinctively trying to get up, but as she pushed with her hands, they sank into the sludge of the ditch.

Having grown up in luxury, she had never encountered anything like this.

She stared wide-eyed in despair, screaming repeatedly, completely humiliated.