Chapter 346: Ling'er's Support
"I feel like you must have made a decent amount of money from this whole situation, right?"
Lin Yi's words really hit the nail on the head.
This manager really did receive a sizable kickback from the distribution rights.
"But, but I did it all to solve my sales problems, and, and I never imagined such a big issue would arise!"
"I have already investigated, and this incident originated from those drugstores. It proves someone accessed that drugstore and tampered with something inside."
"What is the nature of this situation, and specifically, what kind of tampering took place?"
"As of now, I can't say for certain. I've already sent someone there to collect samples, and once we have them, we'll test them thoroughly at the factory."
"President Lin, can you, can you please let me go? I truly had no idea it was this serious. What do you suggest we do now? If it's a matter of compensation, fine, I'll pay the money, I will."
"It's no longer a matter of money. I'll tell you, just covering the medical expenses for the thirty-something people in the hospital I can handle for now, but the real issue is the six people in the ICU. If something were to happen to them, we could be looking at a lawsuit over human lives, you understand?"
"President Lin, please, please save me. Everything I did, I did for you."
Upon reaching this point, Manager Liu also realized the gravity of the situation.
With a thud, he fell to his knees and clung to Lin Yi's legs, desperately pleading.
Hei Lang stepped forward and kicked him away.
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"I'm telling you, speak if you have something to say, but keep your hands to yourself."
"Alright, alright, I understand, I understand, President Lin, think of something, please."
"At this point, there's not much else I can do. Old Liu, how long have you been with me?"
"President Lin, about six years, I believe."
"In those six years, I've treated you like a brother. Have I ever done you wrong during that time?"
"No, President Lin, you've never treated me poorly."
"Good, knowing that I have never wronged you, why would you betray my trust this time?"
"President Lin, I didn't. I say it again, this time I was only trying to boost sales, and I was doing it to quickly achieve the goals you set."
His words made sense.
Actually, Lin Yi understood all too well.
He was merely too eager for success and took a bit of a shortcut.
But he never ever imagined this shortcut would lead them into such a desperate situation, something that probably no one saw coming.
"Let's wait for the drug samples to come over first. If we're able to identify any tampering with them, well, it couldn't be better."
At the moment, Lin Yi had no better solution.
He could only cooperate with the investigation and hope that those affected would be lucky enough to recover and be discharged from the hospital soon. Perhaps then, the impact of this event might be somewhat lessened.
During this process, Hei Lang received a phone call. Apparently, the person sent to collect the drug had arrived.
He went outside and brought the medication back in.
The Elixir was packaged exquisitely, and if one were to judge solely by its appearance, no one would suspect tampering as there seemed to be no opportunity for it.
It was entirely sealed within a small box, surrounded by sealing wax.
If this wax were to be tampered with, then naturally, one would notice the discrepancy upon opening it for consumption.
Just having received it, Lin Yi felt the situation was indeed quite tricky.
He quietly opened one and examined it carefully in his hands.
There appeared to be no change, and it looked exactly the same as the pills he had previously obtained from the factory.
"This is strange. If someone wanted to tamper with the medication, where would they even have the opportunity to do so?"
"Exactly, big brother. With such a tight seal, how could there be any tampering? Could there be another way?"
"What other way could there be? It seems we might actually need to go back to the factory and break down the ingredients again?"
At this point, Lin Yi began to feel a headache coming on.
Now, he had no choice but to seek help from Zhou Kongshan.
"Ah, right, didn't you say that Ling'er was coming over?"
Hei Lang suddenly reminded him of this detail.
"Yes, how could I forget about her? Quick, call Ling'er and tell her to hurry over."
"Okay, got it."
As he spoke, Hei Lang took out his phone and walked to the side.
Perhaps, with Ling'er's assistance, they could quickly resolve the matter without going through the factory. After all, she had been closely involved in the development of the drug from the start; she was a research scientist and the medication was like her own child.
No one understood it better than she did.
About thirty minutes later, Ling'er hurried to the site from the company.
Today, Ling'er was once again dressed in black and always exuded a sense of competency.
"Hmm, President Lin, what's the situation?"
Ling'er knew that being called over so urgently meant there was an important matter at hand.
The company was already in disarray, and if the problem were with the medication, then the entire company would have to be thoroughly scrutinized.
She had been occupied with managing company affairs and had not anticipated needing to delve into this situation.
"Take a look, this is a sample from another drug store."
"Another drug store? What do you mean?"
Ling'er asked, her brow furrowed with confusion.
Because, when the drug left the factory, they had made it clear that it had to be sold exclusively.
They absolutely did not permit any distributor to handle it, otherwise, the drug's formula might leak out.
Ling'er had always treasured the formula like a precious gem, guarding it with the utmost care.
"Let me explain the situation to you later. It was a mistake made by Manager Liu, but I have already punished him for it. For now, let's not discuss that."
After hearing this, Ling'er looked up and then at Manager Liu
She had no recollection of this man, as she had always worked behind the scenes in research and development, not knowing much about the sales personnel at the front end.