LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 347: Took the Wrong Medicine
"Alright, Director Li, what is it you wanted to talk about?"
"This came from over there, and moreover, I went to the hospital last night and made some inquiries. Basically, all the people who were poisoned this time obtained their medications from a pharmacy. Don't you find that to be quite a coincidence?"
"Are you implying that other people who took medication from our place didn't show any adverse reactions, but only those specific individuals did? Is that what you mean?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean."
"So it seems you're suggesting that someone has tampered with it here, right?"
"I'm currently suspecting that someone has tampered with the medication here, so I have no way to discern for certain, and I had to ask you to come over and thoroughly check the Elixir. If it comes to it, we'll have to go back to the factory and test it again in the research laboratory."
That was precisely what Lin Yi least wanted to do.
Once in the research lab, the process would take at least three to five days before they could detect anything.
After hearing this, Ling'er simply nodded her head and then stepped forward to place the unopened boxes of medicine in front of her.
Ling'er carefully observed them and then took out a magnifying glass from her pocket.
She scrutinized it over and over, but it seemed there was nothing suspect to be seen.
Then, with a puzzled look, she opened the box and took out the sealed smaller box within.
Checking the sealing wax around it, she could be certain that there were no signs of it having been opened.
This meant that the medication should be intact.
"This, are you sure it was brought back from over there?"
"Absolutely, it was brought from there without a doubt."
"The medication should be untouched, and if I'm not wrong, this medication was probably stored in the warehouse, not on the open shelves."
"Stored in the warehouse, you mean to say, if the medication in the warehouse hasn't been tampered with, then the altered products should be those placed on the shelves. Can I understand it like that?"
"That's all we can assume for now, because I've carefully checked and there's no way anything could get inside this packaging, and this small box is completely isolated from the outside. Unless, of course, there was an issue during manufacturing."
"Impossible, the manufacturing process is tightly controlled by just you and Zhou Kongshan. Our store has never had any problems either."
"Therefore, it must be those on the shelf that were problematic, so taking this sample is pointless."
At this point, Lin Yi nodded, feeling that Ling'er's analysis was indeed logical.
He looked up at Hei Lang.
Hei Lang had been listening to their exchange and only when he realized that all of this might have stemmed from his own oversight did he respond.
"Oh, don't panic, the guy is still outside, I'll call him over right away."
Hei Lang hurriedly opened the door and then called a thin man in.
"Tell me, where did you get this pill from?"
"Well, it was from their pharmacy. Why, is there a mistake?"
"The medication isn't wrong. I'm asking you, when you took the pill, was it placed on the shelf or did you get it from the warehouse?"
"From, from the warehouse."
As expected, Ling'er had guessed correctly.
"I'm telling you, you must take from the shelf. Taking samples from the warehouse is pointless. Go, make another trip."
"From the shelf? But as far as I remember, the shelf was basically empty, there was nothing there."
"What do you mean nothing?"
"Yes, I already looked around the shelf and didn't find what we needed, which is why I took it from the warehouse."
"So, you're saying that everything on the shelf has already been sold?"
"Yes, everything's been sold."
This really left Lin Yi in a difficult position.
If that was the case, how was he supposed to obtain a sample of the compromised medication?
"Ah, I remember now."
Just then, Lin Yi had a sudden flash of inspiration, as he thought of someone.
Yes, that person was Liu Yao.
Now, she was the only one in the hospital and also had the earliest access to the patients.
He believed that not every patient would have bought just one box; there must be those who bought extra, and surely some of these extra purchases remained unopened. For them, these unopened ones could be the most crucial evidence.
Fortunately, Lin Yi had taken down the nurse's phone number previously, or else he'd really be at a loss now.
"Hello, this is Lin Yi, the one who met you in the hospital just now."
At this moment, Liu Yao had just finished her night shift.
Under normal circumstances, she might have already left the hospital, but today was exceptional, with many patients still needing care, so she hadn't left yet.
"Oh, it's you. Don't worry, the patients here are all very stable now."
Ling'er hadn't thought much about it; she just assumed that Lin Yi was inquiring about the patients' conditions again.
"No, that's not it, I'm not asking about that. I have something else I need to ask you. Can you find a patient you talk to more, someone you get along well with, and does any patient have any leftover medication that you could bring me?"
"Medication? You mean the poisoned ones? Why do you want that?"
"I need it, and we need to conduct our own investigation."
"Alright then, I'm about to leave here. Where are you? I'll bring it to you." Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire
"That, shouldn't be necessary, and anyway, just wait there, I'll send someone to pick it up. All you need to do is hold onto the medication."
"No need to wait for you guys, who knows when you'll come. Just tell me where you are?"
"I'm at, I'm at Jinsui Pharmacy. Is that convenient for you?"
"Jinsui Pharmacy? Haha, what a coincidence, Jinsui Pharmacy is just below my apartment."