Chapter 1311
Chinese Medical Association Intervention, Li Aiguo's Deceptive Approach, The Lance
It's the weekend.
Li Aiguo slept in late and didn't wake up until after 10 a.m.
Chen Xueru took the children to Lao Mao's house early in the morning.
Since Mao Anping was born, the old couple has truly realized that taking care of a child is a hundred times more troublesome than dealing with the most cunning enemy agents.
Chen Xueru is now quite experienced in raising children, so she often goes over to help.
This kind of thing is very common these days.
Li Aiguo ate a simple breakfast, moved a chair to the doorway, and looked at the bottle full of sewage again and again.
They were figuring out how to add ingredients in a reasonable and justifiable way.
Just then, Xu Damao returned from outside, humming a little tune.
Seeing Li Aiguo's bottle, he joked, "Hey, Brother Aiguo, what good stuff is in here? It's all golden yellow, is it some new beer from your locomotive depot?"
Before Li Aiguo could answer, Liang Ladi, who was passing by, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Da Mao, if you dare to drink even a sip, I guarantee you'll get diarrhea until your legs go weak! That's wastewater discharged from our factory!"
Hearing this, Xu Damao was puzzled.
Why would Li Aiguo be holding a bottle of sewage for no reason?
After returning home, Liu Lan heard Xu Damao mention this matter and thought for a moment before saying, "Maybe he's doing some kind of research? Li Aiguo has produced quite a few good things over the years; he's very quick-witted."
Xu Damao found the idea rather amusing and curled his lip: "What kind of research can you do with sewage! Even if Li Aiguo has extraordinary abilities, can he turn sewage into gold?"
Not only Xu Damao, but other residents in the compound also felt that Li Aiguo's behavior today was a bit strange.
Why would anyone treat a bottle of sewage like a treasure?
Yi Zhonghai became excited: "Li Aiguo's brain must be broken, that must be it."
Upon hearing this, the older woman shook her head with a wry smile, thinking that Yi Zhonghai was becoming increasingly obsessed.
Li Aiguo was naturally unaware of what the people in the compound were thinking. He stared at the bottle for a long time, and after making a rough plan in his mind, he was about to get up and go inside.
At this moment, Zhou Ke rushed in from outside.
"Patriotism, hurry, something's happened."
Li Aiguo was taken aback and stopped in his tracks: "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
"Don't ask any more questions, just come with me."
Without saying a word, Zhou Ke grabbed Li Aiguo and started to walk out.
Seeing this, Li Aiguo knew the situation was urgent, so he quickly turned around and locked the door before following Zhou Ke out of the courtyard.
The large SUV was parked outside. Zhou Ke got in and drove off along the street.
Li Aiguo sensed that this wasn't the direction to the locomotive depot, and before he could ask, the large off-road vehicle stopped.
"arrive!"
Li Aiguo got out of the car and looked up at the plaque hanging on the building's main entrance, feeling somewhat bewildered.
"Chinese Medical Association?"
Li Aiguo remembered that Zhang Lianlian had once invited him to join, but he had politely declined.
Why did you suddenly contact me today?
As Li Aiguo walked side by side with Zhou Ke toward the gate, he asked in confusion what was going on.
Zhou Ke was unclear about the details, only knowing that Section Chief Xing had received a call from the Ministry of Health, instructing him to bring Li Aiguo here immediately.
When they reached the main gate, Zhou Ke stopped and said, "I'll wait for you here. You can go in first."
Li Aiguo nodded and walked forward alone.
The security officer at the gate carefully examined him, verified his information, and asked, "Are you Comrade Li Aiguo?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, the security officer led Li Aiguo inside.
As Li Aiguo walked, he looked around.
He was actually quite interested in the Chinese Medical Association, after all, it was considered the highest academic institution in the domestic medical field, and becoming a member of the Medical Association was an honor that every medical worker dreamed of.
Although the buildings here are antique, the facilities seem rather rudimentary.
The security officer led Li Aiguo to the office marked with the president's nameplate and knocked on the door: "Comrade Aiguo has arrived."
When a voice came from inside, Li Aiguo pushed open the door and went in.
In the spacious office, besides Zhang Lianlian, an acquaintance, there were several elderly professors with gray hair.
Behind the desk sat a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Li Aiguo's eyes lit up immediately. He straightened his back and gave a crisp, standard military salute: "Commander Fu, Li Aiguo reporting for duty!"
Chairman Fu himself came from a military background, and his rank was the same as Li Yunlong's now.
Seeing Li Aiguo's perfect military salute, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he happily stood up and returned the salute.
"Comrade Patriot, please have a seat! I've heard Old Xu mention you before, saying you've taken on a once-in-a-century apprentice. Seeing you today, you are indeed full of energy and truly extraordinary!"
Li Aiguo smiled modestly: "My master often mentioned you to me. He said that before liberation, if it weren't for your miraculous healing skills, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until the day of victory."
Indeed, this Chairman Fu is a true medical professional with formal training. He once served as the director of a field hospital in the army. He has superb medical skills and is highly respected.
After chatting for a while to build rapport, Chairman Fu invited Li Aiguo to sit on the sofa, then turned serious and looked at Zhang Lianlian beside him.
"Old Zhang, please explain the current situation to Comrade Li Aiguo in detail."
Zhang Lianlian didn't speak first; instead, she picked up several periodicals and handed them to Li Aiguo.
As Li Aiguo flipped through the pages, Zhang Lianlian recounted the attacks on ibuprofen by foreign medical journals.
"It is obvious that they came prepared this time, and with great force, with the aim of completely smearing and attacking ibuprofen."
A professor interjected: "In my opinion, we must take this very seriously!"
Otherwise, the medical achievements we've worked so hard to make will be virtually impossible to share with the world.
"Our superiors have also been paying close attention to this matter and have instructed our medical association to handle it properly and not let our hard work go to waste."
These words immediately created a tense atmosphere in the meeting room.
This concern is not unfounded; medical care in China is currently underdeveloped, and the country is even considered a barren land.
If we finally achieve something, and it turns out to be problematic, it will definitely become a laughing stock.
Chairman Fu looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Aiguo, you are the developer of ibuprofen. Tell me honestly, is there anything wrong with this ibuprofen?!"
"Boss, I assure you, there's absolutely no problem!" Li Aiguo puffed out his chest.
"That's good!" Hearing Li Aiguo's confident answer, Chairman Fu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he was still somewhat troubled.
It's one thing for us to know in our hearts that there's no problem.
However, with the other party controlling the main mouthpiece of the medical community, clarifying the facts is extremely difficult.
The professors also frowned.
"How about we, the experts within the United Nations, publish a few clarifying papers?"
Professor Wang Yinglai of Cambridge University has a fairly good relationship with the editors-in-chief of several well-known international medical journals; perhaps he can be of help.
Zhang Lianlian hesitated before making a suggestion.
"We're in a very passive position! It's not just one paper attacking ibuprofen anymore, it's seven or eight."
Furthermore, several of them are internationally recognized medical authorities.
Our voice in the medical community is too weak. Even if we shout at the top of our lungs, people might not care, or they might even think we're making excuses.
Chairman Fu shook his head, feeling somewhat depressed.
At this moment, Zhang Lianlian noticed that Li Aiguo remained silent and asked, "Aiguo, do you have any good ideas?"
“I think we can try a diversionary tactic like besieging Wei to rescue Zhao!” Li Aiguo raised his head.
"To relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao? You mean there's a big problem with aspirin? That can't be right." Zhang Lianlian was also startled.
"Yes, the side effects of aspirin are listed in the instructions, such as gastrointestinal bleeding and allergies."
However, the incidence of these side effects is very low, and they can be controlled clinically.
Trying to make an issue of this is unlikely to be convincing.
"Comrade Aiguo, do you have any new opinions about aspirin?" Chairman Fu looked at Li Aiguo with curiosity.
Several professors frowned.
Currently, aspirin in China is limited by purity and production volume, so it is not widely used. However, with development, it will eventually be widely used one day.
If aspirin really has a fatal flaw, that would be a big problem.
Li Aiguo calmly replied, "Actually, I have also done some in-depth research on aspirin."
After entering the human body, aspirin can directly inhibit the respiratory chain of mitochondria and interfere with oxidative phosphorylation and β-oxidation of fatty acids.
At first, the older professors didn't take Li Aiguo's words seriously, thinking that a young man couldn't possibly know much about pharmacology.
But when they heard professional medical terms like "mitochondrial respiratory chain," "oxidative phosphorylation," and "fatty acid β-oxidation" come out of Li Aiguo's mouth, their expressions immediately became serious.
It is important to know that one should be able to accurately explain the mechanism of action of aspirin at the cellular and molecular level.
This young man's knowledge of pharmacology is far beyond their imagination!
Although Chairman Fu was not a pharmacology expert, he could still tell the difference and unconsciously took out a pack of specially supplied white cigarettes from his pocket.
He was about to light one for himself, but then he thought about it and took out another one, handing it to Li Aiguo first.
"Patriotism, please continue, tell me in detail!"
Li Aiguo took the cigarette, lit it, and then continued, "The mechanism of action of aspirin within cells means that it will accumulate in large quantities in adipose tissue, thereby causing the interruption of the urea cycle."
Furthermore, it can also cause ammonia poisoning in the brain, leading to irreversible neuronal damage.
Upon hearing this, several professors took out pens and paper and began to take notes.
It should be noted that, at this time, a complete theoretical system for understanding the pharmacological mechanisms at the microscopic level had not yet been established, either domestically or internationally.
This young man in front of me is simply a once-in-a-century pharmacological genius!
Yes, that makes a lot of sense. Aspirin does work in this way, and it's described even more clearly than in foreign papers.
A professor glanced at his notes and raised his hand: "But even so, this newly discovered side effect of aspirin shouldn't be too serious, right? And the chances of it happening shouldn't be high."
As the saying goes, every medicine has some degree of toxicity; all medications have side effects.
To talk about toxicity without considering the severity and probability of side effects is simply irresponsible.
Upon hearing this, Li Aiguo smiled faintly and glanced at everyone.
"That's true for most adults. But what if the person taking aspirin is a child with a high fever?"
Upon hearing this hypothesis, the old professors in the office were all stunned, and their minds began to race through the deductions.
"The child has liver dysfunction."
"Once a high fever develops, the mitochondria of liver and brain cells are already in a vulnerable state; if they are then subjected to the double attack of aspirin..."
"Taking aspirin at this time will not only fail to reduce fever, but will also cause devastating damage to liver cells!"
"Energy system collapse, severe metabolic disorder, and ultimately... eventually, acute cerebral edema and liver failure will occur!"
As the deduction progressed, the faces of the old professors all changed drastically, and they gasped in shock.
This is no longer a panacea for curing diseases and saving lives; it is clearly a deadly poison!
"What's this 'patriotism' illness called?" Zhang Lianlian asked.
Li Aiguo shook his head: "We haven't named it yet."
"Since this condition was discovered by a patriotic comrade, I think we should call it Li's Syndrome," Chairman Fu suggested.
This naming convention conforms to international standards and was immediately approved by the senior professors.
"I think Comrade Patriot should take the lead and immediately write a paper on aspirin-induced Lee's syndrome!"
"This is the best way."
Several professors turned their attention to Chairman Fu, who was sitting behind his desk.
Chairman Fu nodded: "Good! Let's do it that way! Comrade Aiguo, the task of writing this paper is entrusted to you."
Old Wang, Old Chen, Old Liu, you are all top experts in internal medicine and pharmacology in our country.
"You all need to cooperate fully to help Comrade Li Aiguo finish this paper!"
"understand!"
Several elderly professors stood up in unison, as if they had returned to the moment before liberation when they took on the emergency mission.
Any one of these five professors is a leading figure in the Chinese medical field.
Watching this scene, Zhang Lianlian couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
This mission is no longer just about the reputation of ibuprofen; it is a desperate counterattack launched by the domestic medical community against international authorities.
Li Aiguo has clearly become the leading figure who sounded the charge.
Given the urgency of the situation, Li Aiguo immediately took the five professors and returned to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot workshop in a large off-road vehicle.
Without substantial clinical trial data, it is extremely difficult to analyze and confirm the fatal side effects of aspirin on children under 18 years old based solely on pharmacological theories.
Even if Li Aiguo obtained the knowledge from within the system, it would still require some effort.
Just as Li Aiguo was busy, Wang Chenglai rushed over from the pharmaceutical institute.
The mass production of ibuprofen is currently facing a minor problem, and the director has asked him to ask Li Aiguo to resolve it.
As soon as Wang Chenglai reached the studio door, he saw Zhou Ke standing there straight like a gatekeeper, which made him feel a little strange.
"Hey, Zhou Ke, are you standing guard here?"
"It's Professor Wang."
Zhou Ke lowered his voice, "Aiguo is inside working on some important paper with a few medical professors, and he instructed them not to disturb him."
"What kind of medical professor?!" Wang Chenglai found it strange and leaned closer to the window to peek inside.
With just one glance, his expression changed instantly. Without saying a word, he turned around, got on his bicycle, and pedaled furiously back to the pharmaceutical factory.
The director of the pharmaceutical institute found it strange that Wang Cheng had returned so quickly, and that there was no one behind him.
"Old Wang, didn't I tell you to go and invite Comrade Li Aiguo over? Why did you come back by yourself?"
"Director, Comrade Aiguo is discussing an extremely important medical issue with someone and really can't leave!"
"Who is it? What problem could be more important than solving the mass production of our ibuprofen?" the director asked, somewhat displeased.
“There are a few old men I don’t recognize, but… but I saw your old mentor there too, assisting Li Aiguo!”
"What?! Professor Chen?!" The director's eyes widened in surprise.
Cambridge University, far away in the British Isles. Ever since the news was sent back to China, Professor Wang Yinglai has been waiting for a response.
In recent days, fake news related to ibuprofen has spread more and more widely, even appearing on the front page of The Times.
Even Professor Wang Yinglai could clearly feel the strange looks he received from his colleagues as he walked down the corridor of the research institute.
Professor Wang Yinglai didn't care about these things.
He has experienced a lot since childhood, but he cannot accept that those professors say that fellow countrymen would cheat.
Professor Wang Yinglai wanted to refute it, but he couldn't.
This feeling of frustration is truly unbearable.
"Professor Wang Yinglai, here is a package forwarded from John Bull's family."
Upon hearing his assistant's words and seeing the familiar Chinese characters on the package, Professor Wang Yinglai instantly perked up.
We've finally waited for this.
He opened the package, which contained a letter and a thick stack of documents.
He picked up the letter first. It was written by Professor Zhang Lianlian, and the contents were very simple.
Comrade Li Aiguo, the developer of ibuprofen, discovered a fatal flaw in a commonly used drug. Therefore, he joined forces with several domestic experts to write a paper and entrusted Professor Wang Yinglai to submit it to the editorial department of The Lancet.
The Lancet?
Upon seeing these three words, Professor Wang Yinglai's eyes widened suddenly, and for a moment he even wondered if Zhang Lianlian had lost her mind in her haste and taken the wrong medicine.
What is The Lancet? It's the world's most prestigious and authoritative medical journal!
The papers published on this platform are all either groundbreaking or groundbreaking academic achievements that can change a medical field.
Although Wang Yinglai is a senior member of the Cambridge University Medical Research Institute and is over fifty years old, he is quite well-known in the academic community.
However, he has yet to publish a single paper independently in The Lancet.
What kind of paper can be submitted directly?
Besides, what does this paper have to do with the smear campaign against ibuprofen?
Filled with doubt, Professor Wang Yinglai opened the paper, and was stunned after just one glance.
A study on the correlation between childhood viral infection secondary to acute non-inflammatory encephalopathy, accompanied by hepatic steatosis, and salicylates.
The title is long and also obscure and technical.
However, Professor Wang Yinglai, as an expert in the field, immediately saw the core of the matter.
This paper is aimed at aspirin!
"Aspirin is currently recognized internationally as the safest antipyretic and analgesic drug. Old Zhang must have been panicking!"
Furthermore, this young author named Li Aiguo, although he invented ibuprofen, isn't he being far too arrogant, daring to challenge the authority of aspirin?
Professor Wang Yinglai shook his head and sighed as he opened the main text of the paper.
However, as he read on, the expression on his face underwent a dramatic change.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes.
Time passed by, and Professor Wang Yinglai was completely immersed in the rigorous logic and derivation of the paper.
Professor Henry from the next office left work and, seeing Professor Wang Yinglai still sitting there as he passed by the door, curiously walked in.
"Wang, what's wrong? Aren't you off work yet?"
"Professor Henry, I think I've come across an incredible paper!"
Professor Wang Yinglai took a deep breath, picked up the paper, and went into the institute director's office.
Professor Morris was not only a leading medical figure at Cambridge University, but also one of the most renowned medical experts in the entire John Bull family, and he had a very good relationship with the senior management of The Lancet.
Only by getting Professor Morris involved can this paper get to the attention of the editor-in-chief of The Lancet as quickly as possible.
Seeing Professor Wang Yinglai hurry in, Professor Morris put down his coffee cup and greeted him with a smile: "Wang, is there something urgent?"
"Professor, I've obtained an incredible paper!"
Professor Wang Yinglai placed the paper on the table.
Professor Morris picked up the paper, glanced at the title, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh? A study on the side effects of aspirin? Heh, that's quite rare."
Professor Wang Yinglai nodded and added, "The first author of this paper is the developer of ibuprofen, who has recently been embroiled in a media storm."
"Oh? It's that ibuprofen that was boycotted by the five major pharmaceutical companies? Then I'll have to take a closer look."
Professor Morris, far from being offended, seemed particularly interested upon hearing this.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yinglai was slightly taken aback, but then suddenly realized what was going on.
Generally speaking, many professors are now unwilling to get involved in the dispute between the five major pharmaceutical companies and Hextech.
After all, taking sides rashly without solid evidence could easily offend those wealthy and powerful pharmaceutical giants.
The medical industry also values personal relationships and social skills.
However, Professor Morris was quite different.
He was not only the director of the Cambridge Institute, but also the vice president of the Royal College of Medicine, which has always maintained a superficial relationship with the five major pharmaceutical companies across the ocean.
This story begins during World War II.
Before World War II, the Bull family was a long-established British empire, owning some of the world's most famous pharmaceutical giants, including GlaxoSmithKline, Wellcome, and Beecham, enjoying immense prestige.
However, after World War II, the five major pharmaceutical companies, relying on the strength of the United States, not only forcibly seized the patent for penicillin.
Later, they developed aspirin, a miracle drug, and it rose to prominence.
This series of actions caused heavy losses to several of John Bull's major domestic pharmaceutical companies, severely damaging their vitality.
The same applies to the medical academic community.
The Royal College of Medicine was originally the world's premier medical academic organization.
However, its international standing has gradually been overshadowed by the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Committee of the Medical Association of Xiaomei's family.
The professor in Moscow had long sought to find the flaws in aspirin, the biggest reliance of the five major pharmaceutical companies.
Looking at the serious Professor Morris, Wang Yinglai was momentarily dazed.
Did Li Aiguo anticipate that Morris would be interested in his paper, rather than submitting it directly to The Lancet?
With the personal involvement and endorsement of the Vice President of the Royal Society of Medicine, the chances of this paper being published in The Lancet will be much smaller.
This can truly be described as using one wolf to devour another, a strategy that leaves no room for error!
It seems that a truly remarkable person has emerged from our country.
Sure enough, Professor Morris became excited after reading the paper.
Although this paper lacks clinical data, it is theoretically sound.
In this way, even if the side effects of aspirin cannot be proven in the end, it will still cause trouble for the five major pharmaceutical companies, as revenge for the loss of the penicillin patent back then.
Professor Morris immediately picked up the phone and connected with the editorial office of The Lancet.
"Hello, is this Richard? This is Maurice!"
Yes, on behalf of the Royal College of Medicine, I would like to strongly recommend a medical paper to you!
Yes, it's extremely important, revolutionary! I want to bring it to you myself to show you!
After hanging up the phone, Professor Morris asked his assistant to arrange a vehicle. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the phone again and connected with three pharmaceutical companies.
"Hey, I have a paper here related to the side effects of aspirin. It could be a bombshell. Yes, we should seize this opportunity."
After hanging up the phone, Professor Morris looked at Wang Yinglai and said, "Wang, please come with me to meet Professor Richard this time!"
Wang Yinglai was immediately overwhelmed with excitement.
Richard, the editor-in-chief of The Lancet, is one of the world's most renowned medical authorities, and it's incredibly difficult to even meet him normally.
Professor Morris did this clearly to promote him and to thank him for delivering this "bombshell".
"I never expected that my compatriots back home would do me such a big favor without me even realizing it..."
Professor Everett has been in a good mood lately.
After the paper was published, Bayer hosted the high-profile medical conference in Las Vegas as promised.
As the organizer of the conference, Professor Everett certainly stole the show.
Sure enough, several medical professors have already told him that they will definitely recommend him for the presidency when the Medical Association's Pharmacology and Therapeutics Committee holds its next election.
"Thank you all for your kindness! The reason I wrote that paper under pressure to expose the 'true face' of ibuprofen was also for the sake of the lives of more innocent patients around the world!"
Professor Everett held a glass of red wine.
Just as he was chatting and laughing with several colleagues, his assistant hurriedly came in from outside.
"Professor, this is the latest issue of The Lancet, delivered by express courier," the assistant said in a low voice.
"Leave it for now. Can't you see I'm chatting with some professors?" Professor Everett frowned slightly, somewhat displeased.
Although The Lancet is a top-tier medical journal globally, he is now a celebrity in the medical community, no longer the kind of junior doctor who eagerly waits to read journals.
"Professor, you should take a look. There are papers related to aspirin here."
Upon hearing this, Professor Everett's expression changed slightly.
For many years, he has been a champion of aspirin, publishing numerous papers arguing that aspirin is the safest drug in the world.
Professor Everett took the paper, glanced at it, and immediately frowned.
A study on the correlation between childhood viral infection secondary to acute non-inflammatory encephalopathy, accompanied by hepatic steatosis, and salicylates.
He quickly flipped to the main text, his eyes scanning the abstract:
“Aspirin may cause Lee’s syndrome in young people under the age of 18, which can lead to acute non-inflammatory encephalopathy, extensive fatty degeneration of the liver, and a mortality rate of about 80%.”
Lee's syndrome?!
"What nonsense!"
Professor Everett was furious.
The assistant whispered, "Professor, I don't believe aspirin has such serious side effects either, but this paper has appeared in The Lancet."
As soon as he finished speaking, Professor Everett's heart skipped a beat.
The name "The Lancet" says it all.
Is there really something wrong with aspirin?
No, not possible!
Professor Everett glanced at the authors of the paper: LI, AI, GUO.
"Isn't this the person who developed ibuprofen? This must be a frame-up! A frame-up!"
Upon hearing this, the medical professors in front of him glanced at each other while looking at the book "The Lancet".
Professor Everett may be in big trouble this time.
Professor Everett realized this as well, and instead of surrendering, he immediately contacted the five major pharmaceutical companies.
Upon learning of the paper, the five major pharmaceutical companies immediately convened a meeting.
"This is clearly the result of that Easterner named Li Aiguo's insane revenge!"
"Yes, everyone, don't panic! His paper doesn't contain any substantial clinical data to support it; it's all theoretical deduction. We don't need to be afraid of him!"
"However, there is clearly a deep involvement and endorsement from the Royal College of Medicine of the John Bull family in this matter."
Otherwise, a paper lacking clinical data would never have been published so easily in The Lancet!
"Hmph! Don't worry, the John Bull family has long since fallen from grace. Now it's our world!"
We control so many mainstream newspapers and medical journals; as long as we unify our narrative and intensify our propaganda efforts, we will surely achieve final victory!
With a series of instructions and phone calls from the top executives of the five major pharmaceutical companies, an unprecedented media war broke out in the international medical community.
Soon, articles refuting the existence of "Lee's syndrome" appeared like mushrooms after rain in major medical journals and newspapers.
For a time, not only the general public, but even seasoned medical experts were completely baffled and full of doubts.
On one side is the mysterious world of Eastern medicine, the rising star Hextech, and on the other is the long-established and authoritative Royal Medical Society of John.
On the other side are the wealthy and powerful American Medical Association's Pharmacology and Therapeutics Committee, and the five major pharmaceutical companies that wield absolute power.
When gods clash, who's telling the truth?!
In order to completely suppress the influence of that paper in The Lancet.
The five major pharmaceutical companies, with their deep pockets, held a series of large-scale medical conferences.
Under the dual onslaught of money and power, public opinion began to gradually shift.
In all major newspapers.
Numerous articles appeared, such as "Aspirin is the safest drug in human history" and "The sinister concealment and conspiracy of the Eastern pharmaceutical company," which were used to whitewash and smear the company.
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In an unassuming low-rise commercial building in Albuquerque, the exterior walls are covered with cheap beige tiles, and a brightly lit neon billboard hangs at the entrance.
An Asian man casually tossed the newspaper into the trash can.
He straightened his collar and stepped into the law firm called Soso Law Firm.
Pushing open the door leads to the reception area, where the air is filled with the smells of cheap coffee, leather sofas, and a faint trace of cigarette smoke.
The reception desk was piled high with documents, and the walls were covered with posters.
"Acquittal is not a dream!"
"Give me the money, and I can make the judge call you 'Dad'!"
Inside the hall, addicts, thieves, and gangsters sat haphazardly, each with a different expression.
They were all waiting anxiously, hoping to meet the famous lawyer, Soso.
It's said that in New Mexico, this guy, Soso, is more powerful than the governor.
They saw the Asians walking straight inside.
A fat guy, as big as a thick hamburger, stood up, his G-cup jiggling, and tried to stop him.
The Asian man simply handed over a business card, and the man with the thick hamburger's expression changed.
The sign above reads "Secretary-General of the New Agricultural Mutual Aid Association".
After its establishment, the New Agricultural Mutual Aid Association quickly gained fame throughout North America.
Those rednecks were full of fighting spirit and organized a militia company. I heard that even people buying flour from Mexico suffered a great loss.
We can't afford to mess with them, we really can't afford to mess with them.
Chen Long kicked open the room door.
"Wow, that's quite a unique way to enter. Looks like this will cause quite a bit of trouble."
The young lawyer sitting behind the table was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "Don't get excited, friend. Let's sit down and talk things over. As long as the price is right, there's no problem that I, Suo Suo, can't solve."
Looking at the lawyer in the cheap suit, Chen Long was a little puzzled.
This guy doesn't look like a proper lawyer at all, so why did the train driver insist on choosing him?
(End of this chapter)