He walked to a pharmacy near the nursing home. But he found that, in addition to the "Viagra in stock" sign, a new sign hung at the door: "Qin Mu is banned from entry." It specifically named himâQin Muâand was extremely arrogant.
Moreover, it wasnât just one pharmacy. Many pharmacies had put up signs reading "Qin Mu is banned from entry."
When the other elderly residents in the courtyard heard about it, they all showed signs of anger.
"This is outrageous! Arenât they looking down on our Xiao Qin? Xiao Qin, I support you, sue them, send them to jail!"
"Whatâs the meaning of this? Running a business but not letting people in?"
"Xiao Qin, tell me honestly, what exactly did you do to them?"
"They prohibit Xiao Qin from entering? Are they feeling guilty? I think they definitely have something to hide!"
"..."
Zhang Qingyuan and the others loved to watch the excitement and encouraged Qin Mu to create trouble.
Qin Mu looked at this group of old men, a few dark lines appearing on his forehead.
Go and sue them, my foot. Itâs their pharmacy; they have the right to refuse entry to anyone... This is their right. And this sign is merely a statement, without any intent to insult, like "No entry for certain persons and dogs." So, strictly speaking, the actions of these pharmacies havenât infringed on my rights. However... for so many pharmacies to display new signs banning me from entry is beyond my expectation.
When did my reputation get this big?
He touched his nose awkwardly and was somewhat speechless.
During this time, he had been keeping a low profile, rarely going out. He feared that his excessive "luck" would attract incidents involving borderline illegal activities or moral coercion. But unwittingly, he had still made an impact on Jin City. Take these pharmacies, for example.
"Your reputation? Xiao Qin, do you have some misunderstanding about what fame is?"
"Let me tell you, now when my granddaughter cries, my son uses you to scare her into silence, and it works like a charm."
"I also heard that some real estate agents have hung your portrait in their shops; Iâm not sure if itâs to worship or to curse."
"My son is in the car sales business, and their recruitmentâs first requirement is to accurately identify which of the ten people in the picture below is you!"
"..."
Nearby, Zhang Qingyuan and the others listened to Qin Muâs musings and couldnât help but comment.
Qin Mu might not feel it deeply. But they, being close by, felt it very vividly. Take the nursing home, for instance. Many of the staff members there were very polite to the elderly residents who were on good terms with Qin Mu, worried that offending them would lead to complaints reaching his ears.
Am I really that terrifying?
After hearing this, Qin Mu couldnât help but swallow hard.
Zhang Qingyuan and the others looked at him seriously and nodded solemnly.
"To be honest, if we didnât know you, weâd really be afraid that youâd send us all to jail one day."
"Xiao Qin, do you think itâs because Liu Qiao confessed to his deeds that the other hospitals got investigated too?"
"Definitely not just hospitals, there are pharmacies too, and these pharmacies are probably scared out of their wits."
"Xiao Qin, when you report, it doesnât really matter whether itâs anonymous or not; everyone will still think it was you."
"By the way, since they wonât let you into the pharmacies, can you really not sue them?"
"..."
Everyone looked at Qin Mu, continually speculating. At the same time, they were very interested in the pharmacy ownersâ actions of posting signs to ban Qin Mu. Their intuition told them... this might turn into a new case!
"Of course not." Qin Mu rolled his eyes and then explained, "If the pharmacies are personally owned by these bosses, they have complete discretion over the property. Since itâs not a public commercial space, they can freely ban anyone from entry."
Although he was slightly annoyed by the actions of these pharmacy owners, they hadnât actually broken the law. Pharmacies arenât public commercial spaces like squares, shopping malls, or markets. They are privately owned.