Chapter 166: Zhang Yanhong Appears!

As soon as these words were spoken, an immediate wave of heated discussion broke out.

"Young Master Bei is right. The medicine has been made, but who knows if it is actually edible?"

"Tens of thousands of pills made in just one day—can the quality possibly be guaranteed?"

"Let alone the chance of it being ineffective, what if it poisons people? Who would dare to take this?"

"When a new medicine is launched, it usually requires an official announcement, clinical trials, and verification by experts. This whole thing smells fishy."

The crowd scattered in all directions.

They acted as if this batch of new pills was a contagious virus, terrified of being infected.

Pei Huaide's eyes lit up, and he sneered, "You good-for-nothing, let's be honest—how on earth did you make this medicine?"

"Could it be that you laced it with poison, wanting to kill us all?"

Peng Haidong laughed loudly and said, "Making this many pills in a single night? Forget about using machinery; even if you rolled them by hand out of mud, it would take you three to five days!"

"Ye Wushang, tell us the truth—what is your real motive?"

"Shut your mouths, all of you!"

Faced with the accusations and skepticism of the crowd, An Lan sternly rebuked them and said in a clear voice, "Wushang's medical skills are exceptional. The new medicine he has made will definitely cure the sick and save lives. Anyone who dares to slander him again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Heh."

Pei Huaide chuckled, shook his head, and said, "President An, you needn't put on a brave front."

"I am not familiar with his medical skills, but making all these new pills in a single day simply defies reason."

"If you want us to be convinced, you must first find patients for clinical trials. Only after they take it without any issues can this medicine be considered legitimate!"

"You!"

An Lan wanted to retort, but Su Xiaoding quickly pulled her back and whispered, "Lanlan, don't argue with him."

"He is speaking the truth. Whether the medicine is good or not can only be proven after patients take it. Otherwise, let alone those sufferers, even I wouldn't dare vouch for it."

Saying this,

he hurriedly glanced at Lan Ruoxue and instructed, "Lan Ruoxue, what are you standing there in a daze for?"

"Why haven't you called over the patients your R&D department usually uses for clinical trials to test the medicine? This is the only chance to save the Lan Corporation!"

"Yes, I'll call them right now, right now."

Lan Ruoxue nodded and was about to give instructions when an employee interjected, "It won't work, President Lan! Ever since Zhang Yanhong left the R&D department, those patients were taken away as well..."

"What?"

Lan Ruoxue was shocked. Clenching her fists, she urged, "Then—then quickly call all the hospitals and have them bring the patients over."

The group of employees scrambled in panic.

After bustling about for over ten minutes, they all ended up with crestfallen expressions.

"President Lan, the nearby hospitals all say that patients are not available for loan!"

"President Lan, those clinics also said they refuse to cooperate with the Lan Corporation."

"President Lan, we even sent people out onto the streets to look, but after watching the live broadcast online, nobody wants to have anything to do with us!"

"President Lan..."

One after another,

the employees reported bad news.

As for patients, there was simply no way to bring any here right now.

"Without patients for clinical trials, this batch of new medicine counts for nothing!"

Seeing this, Pei Huaide pressed his advantage aggressively, "Having medicine is no different from having no medicine."

"In other words, our previous agreement remains valid."

"The Lan family goes bankrupt, the An family closes its doors, and Ye Wushang... take him away to the police station for strict interrogation!"

As soon as those words fell, everyone was shocked!

Seeing several police officers approaching again, An Lan panicked and said, "Wushang, run!"

"It is blatantly obvious that they orchestrated this to deliberately spirit away all the patients and prevent you from conducting clinical trials."

"You go first, I will figure something out..."

"It's fine."

Ye Wushang stood quietly in place, showing no trace of fear as he said, "President Lan couldn't find any patients, but I can."

"Whether my medicine can cure and whether it is effective will only be known after a trial."

"Hmph!"

Pei Qinghu let out a cold snort and mocked, "To tell you the truth, the patients who cooperated with the Lan Corporation were taken away by us long ago."

"The nearby hospitals are all old acquaintances of Sect Master Peng. Without his word, who would dare lend patients to you?"

"Those clinics have all received favors from Chairman Huang to varying degrees. Without his nod, it is impossible for anyone to lend us patients."

"My Pei family members are all scattered across the streets, blocking every single road. If you can find even a single patient, I, Pei Qinghu, will kneel down and call you Grandpa..."

"Then call me that right now!"

Before he could finish his sentence, a crisp, furious shout suddenly rang out!

Following the sound, everyone looked over and immediately saw several patients receiving intravenous drips, lying on mobile hospital beds, walking toward them.

And the person leading the way was none other than Zhang Yanhong, who had previously left the Lan Corporation to defect to the Pei family!

"Zhang Yanhong?"

Pei Huaide was astonished upon seeing her.

Lan Ruoxue was even more dumbfounded, thinking it unbelievable as she muttered, "She—why is she here?"

"As far as I know, she has already switched sides to the Pei family. Pei Huaide wanted to ruin both of our families with today's setup."

"She is a person of the Pei family; why would she suddenly bring patients here?"

Lan Ruoshuang and Zhao Xiue looked at each other in bewilderment, completely baffled.

Su Xiaoding and An Lan also found it bizarre, but before they could question further, Zhang Yanhong walked straight up to Ye Wushang, nodded respectfully, and then turned to face the crowd, announcing in a loud voice, "Everyone, I am Zhang Yanhong, the Secretary-General of the Pharmaceutical Association. Having engaged in new drug research and development for over a decade, you should have no objections to the patients I have brought, right?"

Hearing this, the crowd nodded one after another.

Zhang Yanhong enjoyed a good reputation within the industry, and the medicines she had previously developed had benefited the public.

With her stepping forward to clarify and bringing patients along, no one would refute her.

The only curious thing was: why would she help Ye Wushang?

"Zhang Yanhong, have you lost your mind?"

Shocked upon seeing Zhang Yanhong, Pei Huaide glared at her and rebuked, "Do you know what your status is and whose person you are?"

"Who told you to bring the patients here? Take them away immediately!"

Giving a sideways glance,

Pei Qinghu immediately led two security guards forward to pull them away.

However, they were all shoved back by Elder Tu, who had rushed over hurriedly. Elder Tu barked, "Let's see who the fuck dares to move!"

Even though he was severely injured and his body ached, for Ye Wushang's sake, he held back nothing and pushed forward without hesitation!

"Of course I know whose person I am."

Faced with the scolding, Zhang Yanhong showed utter disdain. Standing before Ye Wushang, she solemnly stated, "From start to finish, I have always been Mr. Ye's person."

"Not to mention bringing patients here, even helping him manufacture medicine would be no problem at all."

"It's just that his abilities far surpass mine; compared to him, I am merely a dwarf in the presence of a giant."

"Shut your mouth!"

Clenching his fists, Pei Huaide burst into fury and said, "Don't forget, you signed a non-compete agreement with me."

"Before obtaining my permission, you are not allowed to work for anyone else or any other company, otherwise—"

"Is this the one you're talking about?"

Zhang Yanhong produced a document she had prepared in advance, pointed to the signature on it, and smiled. "It says 'Zhang Yanhong' here with the surname character written as 'Chang' [Note: playing on Chinese character components where 'Zhang' (张) minus a part resembles 'Chang' (长)]. My surname is Zhang, so the names don't even match. How can you claim that I am your person?"

"What?"

Horrified, Pei Huaide hurriedly motioned for his son to produce the non-compete agreement and looked closely.

The name "Zhang Yanhong" written earlier had indeed been altered.

"Dad, in the surname column, she used a ballpoint pen, and now half of it is missing..."

"Ah!"

Seething with rage, Pei Huaide grabbed the agreement and tore it to shreds!

Ye Wushang smiled faintly, motioned for Zhang Yanhong to line up the patients side by side in front of him, and turned to the crowd, announcing in a resonant voice, "Everyone, now we have the new medicine, and the patients have been brought here. Right now, I will demonstrate to everyone what kind of effects can be achieved after taking this new medicine."

"Beside each of these patients' beds is a monitoring device that directly reflects their vital statistics."

"Let us witness together just how effective the medicine truly is."

With that,

he personally picked up a blister pack of the new medicine, walked up to the hospital beds, and fed them one by one.

As for everyone else, they kept their undivided attention fixed on the monitoring data.

Although patients had been brought forward and they trusted Zhang Yanhong's professional integrity, they still harbored doubts regarding the efficacy of the medicine.

"Pei Huaide, what the hell are you doing?"

Watching Ye Wushang stride forward to test the medicine with such high spirits, Bei Chaonan gritted his teeth and roared.

Pei Huaide's expression turned awkward as he hurriedly placated him, "Young Master Bei, please don't get excited..."

"How the hell can I not get excited?"

"Things were about to conclude successfully, and you—of all people—had to start infighting?"

"Wasn't that Zhang Yanhong your person? How did she end up serving that good-for-nothing, and spinning such a convincing story while doing it?"

Bei Chaonan glared at him and warned, "I'm warning you, if you can't sort this out today, your Pei family can forget about trying to latch onto my Bei family's coattails. When the time comes, whether you live or die will have not a single cent to do with this young master!"

"Rest assured, Young Master Bei, it's not a major problem."

Pei Huaide took a deep breath and said, "How could medicine concocted by that good-for-nothing in a single night possibly have such miraculous effects?"

"In my view, those patients all suffer from severe underlying conditions; they won't improve for three to five years."

"If we had to rely on a single pill to cure them, what would we even need doctors for?"

"Let him strut about for a moment longer—he'll get what's coming to him soon enough!"

Peng Haidong chimed in, "Exactly, Young Master Bei. Earlier, when he hadn't produced the medicine, we were somewhat at a disadvantage."

"But now that his medicine has proven to be useless, it gives us an even better pretext to cause trouble for him."

"What he is doing right now will only bring about his own destruction!"

Bei Chaonan snorted coldly, "It better be that way."

"Otherwise, I am washing my hands of all your messy affairs."

"As far as I know, standing behind that An family is the Luo family. Although the Luo family is not as powerful as mine, dealing with the likes of you is still effortless."

"Without the protection of the Bei family, you lot are worth less than dirt!"