pei dong 'er had hired the experienced heavenly army of justice to investigate the traveling merchants. this was intolerable to most of the traveling merchants. they were also afraid that something would be found out, so they backed out one after another and no longer clung to the identity of a traveling merchant.
the stargate didn't stand on ceremony either. other than agreeing to let the other party leave, it also calculated the fees required to leave on their own and the compensation fee to the stargate. the travelling merchants who left had ugly expressions. they knew that the stargate was deliberately making things difficult for them.
but there was no other way. they could only accept it. they had no other choice. if they really stayed, it would be difficult to be kind. thus, they could only pinch their noses and pay the fine. when they left, their faces were full of unhappiness and pain.