Some forward-thinking small pharmacies in various counties and cities proactively contacted Minhong in Chengdu to become distributors, even if it meant selling only this one drug. Despite the seemingly low profit margin, the fact that this drug had already monopolized the over-the-counter market for children's cold medicine allowed these small pharmacies to reap huge profits. This, in turn, attracted more small pharmacies to follow suit, inadvertently establishing Minhong's provincial market channels and rapidly covering the entire province.
Lin Yao coldly looked at the rioting crowd outside the factory gate. He immediately spotted several active individuals who were trying their best to stir up trouble. These people were obviously acting on someone's instructions to incite the employees and their families of Dujiangyan Pharmaceutical Factory to cause trouble.
The First Elder, Yi Potian, stood beside Lin Yao without saying a word. His job was simply to protect Lin Yao and a few key figures; these trivial matters would naturally be handled by others.
Lin Yao's maternal grandparents remained silent, simply observing the situation outside the door. Min Hong's actions weren't out of line; in market competition, the winner takes all, and it's normal. They couldn't afford to hinder their own growth by catering to competitors; otherwise, they might as well give out porridge. Therefore, they kept quiet to avoid influencing their daughter and son-in-law's judgment and decisions.
People arrived inside the factory gates, and judging from their demeanor, they were key figures within the factory. Having received this information, several instigators became even more zealous, further stirring up the emotions of the employees' families at the Dujiangyan Pharmaceutical Factory. The atmosphere quickly became more heated, and the conflict escalated rapidly.
Minhong had already called the police, but the officers dispatched by 110 were not very effective because there were too few of them. The rioters simply ignored the police's attempts to mediate, and no one was willing to listen to what they were saying. They continued to storm Minhong's factory gate under the instigation of the organizers.
“You’ve left us without food, so I’m not leaving. I’ll come to your Minhong to eat and sleep.” A man in his forties climbed over the electric sliding gate, and several people next to him followed suit.
It was clear that these people were about to climb over the retractable gate, which was only a little over a meter high. If they were allowed into the factory, these people, running around everywhere, would inevitably disrupt the pharmaceutical factory's production order and could even pose a threat to the closed-loop safety production system and cause huge losses.
The danger was nipped in the bud by a few plastic batons. Several security guards holding plastic batons stood on the inside of the factory gate and mercilessly struck the arms and backs of those who reached into the gate, causing the leaders to tumble to the ground outside the gate like fallen gourds.
"Minhong is beating people! They're hitting innocent people!" Several people who had already caught Lin Yao's attention shouted loudly, trying to further incite the rioters.
"Elder, could we deliver the powder to the designated person from this location?" Lin Yao looked at Elder Yi Potian. He knew very little about the specific abilities of a Heaven-level expert, which he had previously done to avoid suspicion and prevent doubts about his strength. Now that he acknowledged his ability to kill Heaven-level experts, he had forgotten to learn about these things.
"Sir, no problem. You can deal with whoever you want." Elder Yi Potian nodded to confirm the ability. He had noticed that Lin Yao had instructed Ge Yong to fetch something. The bottles contained what he guessed were some kind of medicine. He had originally thought that Lin Yao would do it himself, but he didn't expect that he would need to help. Perhaps it was because Lin Yao's strength had not yet recovered.
Thinking that Lin Yao needed to recuperate after killing a Heaven-level expert, the Grand Elder took the small porcelain bottle that Lin Yao handed him and, following instructions, remotely controlled the powder inside to be sent to the heads and necks of the people who were stirring up trouble.
"Ouch! Ouch~~~" Five voices rang out simultaneously, the cries growing more and more pitiful. Several people who had been noticed by Lin Yao rolled on the ground, their hands constantly scratching their necks and heads, drawing blood without even realizing it. It looked quite terrifying, causing the rioters gathered around to quickly move away, creating a four-person no-man's-land on the ground.
Without those who incited the unrest, and faced with a situation that inexplicably terrified them, the rioting crowd lost their composure and stood idly by, watching the men and women on the ground making themselves even more miserable.
Lin Yao wasn't worried about any problems. Although reporters and interview vehicles had already arrived outside the factory gate, he noticed that Qiu Zuiyue, who had returned to China, was among them, constantly taking pictures with her camera, and an assistant was also carrying a video camera to film news footage as he requested.
Grandma and Grandpa had been taken to the office the moment the reporters arrived. They, along with Elder Yi Potian and other members of the Yi family, had also changed their appearances and disguised themselves, not worried about being filmed in the news. The security guards who took action were merely performing their duties, and the minor blows with plastic batons would not result in any legal disputes.
As Lin Yao coldly watched the increasing police force trying to calm the crowd, an ambulance loaded several bloodied men and women who had been rolling on the ground and sped away. A violent emotion welled up in Lin Yao's heart, and he felt extreme disgust for Kong Xiangde, who was undoubtedly the mastermind behind the scenes. He had an impulse to kill him.
More and more police officers from the local station arrived, and there was nothing else for him to worry about. With a lingering sense of unease, Lin Yao returned to his office. On the way, he instructed Ge Yong to immediately locate Kong Xiangde. Although he suppressed the urge to kill him, he knew that while the death penalty might be avoided, punishment was inevitable. Lin Yao didn't want someone like Kong Xiangde, who was causing trouble behind Min Hong's back, to continue roaming freely; he had to make sure Kong was half-dead.
"Kong Xiangde, the chairman of Dujiangyan Pharmaceutical Factory, contacted me, wanting to cooperate in producing children's cold medicine granules. I refused him. Then he asked us to take over Dujiangyan Pharmaceutical Factory, which your mother and I also disagreed with. Unexpectedly, he sent these employees to cause trouble." Luo Jimin told Lin Yao the situation as soon as he entered the office, letting everyone in the room know the cause and effect.
After a pause, Luo Jimin continued, "As a company grows bigger, it will have more and more troubles, which is normal. We will handle this matter today, Yao'er, don't get involved."
Upon hearing the report, Luo Jimin realized that someone in the rioting crowd had inexplicably fallen ill. Although he hadn't been to the scene, he immediately determined that it was his son, Lin Yao, who had caused the incident. He was worried that Lin Yao might act impulsively and break the law. Since he couldn't say it outright in front of his parents-in-law and niece, he used this subtle method to warn Lin Yao not to get involved in the matter.
Lin Yao remained unmoved after hearing his father Luo Jimin's words; his violent emotions did not lessen, though they were no longer outwardly apparent.
Lin Lao's maternal grandfather, Lin Huanhua, maternal grandmother, and cousin remained silent. They were all unhappy about the incident at the factory and felt very depressed. They had just arrived in Chengdu and encountered such a thing. They thought that similar incidents were common. They all sighed in unison that it was really not easy to become famous. Who knew the hardships that Min Hong had encountered under her glamorous appearance? Moreover, the media had mixed opinions about Min Hong's behavior. Their daughter's family was in trouble, so they didn't want to cause any more trouble. They would just offer their firm support, both in spirit and in words.
"Yes, there are more and more troubles." Lin Hongmei's words broke the silence. Her furrowed brows made Lin Yao's heart skip a beat. Knowing his mother well, he knew that what she was talking about now was definitely not what had just happened. There must be other troubles.
Lin Hongmei gave her son, Lin Yao, a wry smile and continued, “We tried to build our own sales channels in various cities and counties. After all, online shopping is not very popular among ordinary people. Originally, we had set up outlets in most areas and counties of the province. Some pharmacies even only sold our product. But we didn’t expect that counterfeit drugs would start to appear immediately.”
"Fake medicine?!" Several voices rang out simultaneously in the room. Lin Yao's grandparents and cousin exclaimed in surprise. It was the first time they had heard this information, and they were all very shocked.
“Yes, counterfeit drugs.” Lin Hongmei nodded affirmatively, her brow furrowing with even more worry. “The counterfeit drugs were discovered in the last few days. Distributors in Nanchong, Mianyang, and Panzhihua have reported that the counterfeit drugs, whether in their outer packaging or the inner aluminum-plastic bag packaging, are exactly the same as Minhong’s products. Apart from the different drugs inside the packaging, it is impossible to distinguish between the real and fake ones.”
"We have already sent people from the legal affairs department and the marketing department to investigate. The investigation results reported by phone indicate that this is indeed the case. We have already begun the process of collecting evidence and filing a lawsuit. I have discussed with Jimin that we will immediately set up an anti-counterfeiting office. In the future, there will be many similar cases across the country. We cannot take this lightly. Counterfeit drugs are extremely harmful."
"We need to hire another two hundred people for the legal affairs department immediately. We don't know how many counterfeit drugs will appear in the national market in the future. We must not tolerate this situation. No matter how high the cost, we must eliminate counterfeit drug incidents." Luo Jimin picked up where his wife left off, standing in front of his desk and clenching his fist. His tone was low, but the sound squeezed out from between his teeth showed his inner anger.
"The samples have been sent to the factory and are being tested. Hopefully, there won't be any harmful ingredients. If it's just some dextrin and sugar, that's fine and won't have a big impact on children. Parents who don't see any effect will go to the hospital for treatment. But if it's toxic, then we're doomed. Minhong's reputation is a small matter; the children's health is the most important thing."
"Have you notified the security team about these matters?" Lin Yao's tone was cold, so cold that his cousin Lin Su, who was standing next to him, suddenly felt a chill in her heart. She turned her head and looked at him in surprise, as if she had never expected her well-behaved younger brother to have such a cold side.
"No, things happened very suddenly. We first arranged for a large number of people from the marketing and legal departments to investigate and handle the situation. Besides, the security team didn't have any people stationed in the small city, and their workload was already very heavy, so we didn't involve Ge Yong." Lin Hongmei was aware of the security team's capabilities, but she estimated that Ge Yong was powerless due to the different location, so she didn't arrange for Ge Yong to participate in the matter, and didn't even tell Ge Yong this information.
"From now on, the security team must be involved in any investigations, regardless of whether they can play a role or not." Lin Yao's tone was firm and his attitude left no room for doubt. "The security team needs to expand. Mom, you talk to Ge Yong and let them decide how much to expand. We won't interfere in this matter; let them decide for themselves."
“Okay.” Lin Hongmei immediately accepted her son’s suggestion, thinking that it would be good if there were security guards in various places, as they were better at investigations.
"Grandma, you can go have breakfast again. I have some things to take care of, so I won't stay with you." Lin Yao said, pulling his grandmother's arm, before turning and rushing out of the office. Today's events had left him furious, and he needed to vent immediately.
That afternoon, the chairman of Dujiangyan Pharmaceutical Factory fell ill while enjoying himself at an entertainment venue in Chengdu. After being rushed to the hospital for examination, he was nearly killed by acute renal failure and acute pancreatitis. He was transferred to the intensive care unit of West China Hospital, where he was barely able to maintain his vital signs, but he was essentially rendered useless. Not to mention whether a matching kidney transplant could be found for his renal failure, the examination results of his pancreas alone almost sentenced Kong Xiangde to death.
Kong Xiangde's pancreas was almost completely digested by himself. Lin Yao used his medical qi to send all of Kong Xiangde's bile and intestinal fluid into the pancreatic tissue, stimulating the inactive pancreatic zymogens to transform into highly active pancreatic protein digestive enzymes, thereby digesting the pancreas on its own.
The result of this artificial control far exceeds the abnormal situation that occurs in the human body itself. The situation of bile mixed with intestinal fluid flowing into the pancreatic duct is even more serious because Lin Yao spreads bile and intestinal fluid throughout the entire pancreas, rather than just controlling it within the main pancreatic duct.
This is tantamount to removing Kong Xiangde's pancreas, or even more serious, because the dysfunctional pancreas needs to be surgically removed, otherwise the diseased pancreas alone would directly take his life.
As for the stranger who had brief physical contact with Kong Xiangde at the entertainment venue before his illness, it didn't attract anyone's attention. In the minds of ordinary people, shaking hands with an acquaintance after a chance encounter is a very normal and risk-free thing. Although they had never seen Lin Yao in disguise, Kong Xiangde's companions didn't suspect anything, after all, everyone has friends in different circles.
As for Kong Xiangde, as a businessman, he wouldn't be wary if a stranger greeted him and shook his hand. No one completely trusts their own memory, after all, the people and events people encounter are too complicated. Even if it's a stranger, as long as they are friendly and can call you by name, you have to treat them warmly, regardless of whether you have any impression of them.
Kong Xiangde's illness began fifteen minutes after Lin Yao left. It must be said that the digestive ability of trypsin is really powerful, even more so than the effect of the attribute true qi that Lin Yao deliberately controlled to delay the onset of the disease.
Accompanied by Elder Yi Potian and Yi Gong, Lin Yao drove directly to Nanchong City, where the market department had already confirmed the situation.
There are distributors here who are seriously selling counterfeit goods. There is even a large distributor who sells counterfeit Minhong "Children's Cold Granules" to rural towns. The retail price is still five yuan per box as stated on the outer packaging. The sales volume has far exceeded that of Minhong's normal distributors.
In Nanchong, the person in charge of the anti-counterfeiting work was Ding Ruonu, the marketing manager. This young man was meticulous and efficient. It was because of his personal involvement that the clues reported from Nanbu County, which is under the jurisdiction of Nanchong City, were able to be followed step by step in just two days until the counterfeit drug wholesaler located in Nanchong City was found.
Ding Ruonu even discovered that this wholesaler was also selling counterfeit drugs from other manufacturers. With his extensive experience in drug identification, he was quite certain of this result, so he promptly reported the situation to the Minhong security team that had suddenly joined them. Then, this information immediately appeared in front of Lin Yao.
"These damned things!" Lin Yao cursed angrily. "The most despicable people in the production and sale of counterfeit goods are those who produce and sell counterfeit drugs. If the counterfeit drugs themselves are harmful, they can kill patients immediately because patients have the weakest resistance. Even if the counterfeit drugs have no harm at all, they will still delay the treatment effect of patients. Especially when distributors and pharmacies have huge profits, they will try their best to recommend these counterfeit drugs, making patients always pin their hopes on a bright future after the drugs take effect, thus delaying treatment."
"Therefore, everyone who manufactures and sells counterfeit drugs deserves to die! Unless those selling counterfeit drugs themselves were unaware that they were fake, none of them are innocent." Lin Yao gritted his teeth, his sinister tone and clenched fists making his attitude clear to everyone. "Kill these people!"
There were four people in the car. Ge Yong was driving, and Elder Yi Potian and Yi Gong were acting as bodyguards for Lin Yao. No one thought Lin Yao's attitude and decision were illegal, nor did they think that Lin Yao's thoughts and actions were inappropriate.