LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 342 The Elixir Incident
He had always been carefully protecting Ling'er, never allowing her to show her true face to the world.
But this time, they had reached a critical moment.
The company needed someone to manage it, and currently, all business affairs were concentrated in his own hands.
If Ling'er could appropriately help him share some of the burden, he felt that he could split his attention to other matters.
In the dead of night, Lin Yi sat alone, leaning against the head of the bed.
He turned around to check, and saw that Han Xuewei had already fallen fast asleep.
For some reason, he felt his mind was in chaos. Continue reading at empire
It seemed that many threads had not been completely sorted out.
He quietly got out of bed and checked the time—it was already 2:30 in the morning.
In another two or three hours, dawn would break, and he feared that another night would have passed him by in vain.
Just then, Lin Yi's phone suddenly buzzed with a vibration.
He quickly turned to look and saw the screen light up with a familiar number.
Yes, he saw clearly, it was Hei Lang.
In the dead of night, Hei Lang typically wouldn't disturb him unless absolutely necessary.
Unless, it was an emergency.
Grabbing his phone, Lin Yi hurriedly left the room.
"Hello, what's up?"
"Big brother, there's trouble. Something bad happened; hurry to the People's Hospital."
"What? What happened now? Who's in the hospital?"
Lin Yi was somewhat surprised after finding out.
It seemed that troubles with those close to him had never ceased.
"It's not one of our people. It's the customers who bought medicine from our store. They're all poisoned now and have been brought to the hospital. Ah, big brother, another one just came in; there are already 13 of them now."
"What are you saying? Poisoned? This, this can't be possible. We've always been using these herbs without any issues before."
Lin Yi indeed found it hard to accept the fact.
The medicines had been tried and tested countless times, and every single one was proven to be completely non-toxic.
Even when mixed together, they were not supposed to produce any toxicity. How could such symptoms suddenly appear out of nowhere?
"I don't know the details, big brother. It's best you come quickly."
"Okay, I understand. I'm on my way."
He knew that this time the situation had become very serious.
If the people were only mildly poisoned, they might recover quickly after a couple of days in the hospital and some IV fluids.
But the critical issue was the impact on his reputation—it was likely to be significant.
He absolutely couldn't allow this situation to continue developing.
Without having the time to greet Han Xuewei, Lin Yi rushed to the People's Hospital.
By that time, People's Hospital was already ablaze with lights.
He saw ambulances coming and going, one after the other.
And each person that got out seemed to have only one action—they were continuously clutching their stomachs with their hands.
"Big brother, we're over here."
Just then, he heard someone calling his name from behind; the voice was very familiar—it must have been Hei Lang.
He turned around and saw someone standing in a corner under a streetlight, in a blind spot of the courtyard.
Hei Lang was standing there, and there seemed to be someone else with him. He just waved at Lin Yi.
Quickly, Lin Yi stepped forward.
Standing beside him was the manager of the pharmacy.
"What's going on? What's the situation now?"
"President Lin, it's a relief you're here, and I can't handle these matters anymore."
"Enough, stop talking nonsense. Tell me what exactly is happening."
"At 8:00 tonight, I received a call that people had symptom of vomiting and diarrhea after taking our Elixir. They've been brought to the hospital, so I treated it as a routine incident and didn't disturb you."
"And then?"
"Later, I realized it wasn't that simple because within a short two hours, one after another, more than a dozen people came, all of whom had taken our Elixir. So, I concluded that this must be a case of mass poisoning."
"That's impossible. Our medicines don't have any issues. They had been tested before leaving the production line; this situation simply couldn't occur."
"But the key point is that the incident has already occurred. President Lin, what should we do?"
"Currently, what diagnosis have the doctors given?"
"Doctors? After all the patients arrived, they all underwent stomach pumping, and now, they are on IV drips. But, it seems like the symptoms haven't completely subsided for some of them. A few, due to severe illnesses or other underlying health issues, have been transferred to the ICU."
"What? There are those who've been moved to the intensive care unit?"
Lin Yi was only too familiar with that place.
He knew it was like the gate to the underworld for human life.
If you could walk out of there successfully, you'd definitely be a big winner in life.
However, unfortunately, about 80% of the people who went there, probably wouldn't come out in one piece.
"Yes, they were just rushed into ICU. They had previous health conditions, so the effects of the medicine seem to have suddenly worsened their illnesses. The others are relatively stable."
"Has this been reported?"
"Of course, with an incident this big, the hospital couldn't possibly conceal it. I guess that as soon as it gets light, people will come looking for me. President Lin, what should we do in this situation?"
The manager Liu was somewhat anxious.
He was the legal representative of the pharmacy.
So, if anything went wrong, he was certainly the first person to be held accountable.
In normal circumstances, Lin Yi ought to be able to disassociate himself from the incident.
But regardless, this was his own person, so under these circumstances, Lin Yi wouldn't back down.
"You don't need to worry for now. First, take a rough count of the number of people, then understand the symptoms of each one. Better yet, I'll come with you."