The Gong family did not stand up to take responsibility, but Gong Ming and Xiao Han personally held another press conference in the spotlight.
While this press conference didn't need to be as grand as the previous one, they were thoroughly prepared. Written in black and white, each agreement was laid out before the camera. It stated that Gong Pharmaceuticals would provide patients with anti-cancer drugs free of charge. Patients and their families were obligated to record all symptoms they experienced while taking the drugs and submit them to Gong Pharmaceuticals for the final human clinical trials. Any reactions or side effects during the period would be the sole responsibility of the patients and their families.
The last line of words is at the end of the agreement and is specially written in a very small font. If you don’t look carefully, it can be easily overlooked.
However, the agreement now bears the official seal of Gong's Pharmaceuticals and the signatures of every patient. Now, nearly a thousand patients have nowhere to turn to for help.
Some people couldn't accept it and just sat down and cried, and the press conference ended up in chaos.
Gong Ming stared at the camera with a cold expression, and declared, "Everyone, I understand your feelings. However, because the participants in the experiment showed reactions, we did not bring them back to the lab to record the data out of humanitarian considerations. I hope everyone can treat this rationally."
This statement completely treated the patients as laboratory rats. An emotionally out-of-control female family member suddenly pounced on them. Gong Ming dodged, but her sharp nails scratched Xiao Han's neck. At the end of the shot, the two people looked a little embarrassed and hurriedly left the press conference.
In the nanny car, Xiao Han frowned and angrily scolded Gong Ming.
"How could you say something like that at the end? Aren't you deliberately trying to provoke them?"
"I'm telling the truth. Everyone knows this is a clinical trial. They're just a bunch of poor idiots trying to get something for free. They're all going to die sooner or later. We're just letting them fully demonstrate their value so that they can benefit future generations."
“But they didn’t know that before.”
"Now that I've made it clear, who would still want to take the medicine? You got the formula. If you were more capable, things wouldn't have turned out like this. Xiao Han, you're not a good person either. Stop pretending to be a good person in front of me. These days, everyone is in it for the money."
Gong Ming mercilessly tore off Xiao Han's disguise. The bloody facts made Xiao Han so ashamed that he couldn't say a word. Now he really had no right to scold anyone, as he was also one of the instigators of this incident.
"So what do we do now?"
Gong Ming lit a cigarette irritably. "I want to know what to do too! If all else fails, give them money and shut them up. These people are just crying for more money. Having a patient like this in the family is a drain on everyone."
After enduring for so long, the ones who suffer the most are the family members. At this time, what they desire most is money.
However, things didn't go as smoothly as Gong Ming had imagined. They had all underestimated the toxic side effects of the fake formula. In traditional Chinese medicine, even a millimeter's error can lead to a huge mistake. Even a slight mismatch in the dosage can have a completely different effect. Even with the Gong family's vast financial resources, it was difficult to silence hundreds of people.
Before Gong Ming could settle the matter with the family of the patient who had just had problems, a new wave of patients were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. He didn't even have a chance to breathe. Xiao Han suddenly felt like the sky was falling.
Xiao Han was cursed by the outside world, and he avoided them. Those people didn't know how to find his residence, and they threw garbage and rotten eggs at his car and door. Now his life was worse than that of a rat crossing the street.
He dreamed several times at night that the patients were chasing him through the streets with knives. He was beaten all over, and no one came to save him. Liu Lin and Gu Yu stood by and watched, applauding.
It was clear that not long ago he was a sought-after medical talent, but in just over a month, he fell from grace.
Xiao Han now didn't dare to stay in the apartment alone. He sneaked to Gong Pharmaceutical and didn't dare to leave.
"Mr. Gong, Mr. Gong, what should we do? Things are out of control. More and more people are getting worse. Even if we pay them, we can't stop it! If all else fails, why don't we turn ourselves in? Admit that there's something wrong with our medicine. Maybe we can save some people."
Xiao Han only thought about getting promoted, but he never thought that so many people would die because of him. Now, whenever he closed his eyes, all he could think of were the cancer patients lying in the ICU.
He's going crazy!
The office suddenly fell silent, and the father and son of the Gong family looked at Xiao Han in unison, each with a different expression.
Gong Ming was the first to break the silence: "What did you say! Admitting that there's something wrong with the medicine? Ha! Xiao Han, I think you're really crazy."
“That’s right!”
"Dad! Are you crazy too?"
Gong Shaohua glanced at the two of them and said in a cold voice, "Now that so many people are in trouble, in order to minimize the damage to the company, the only way to completely put this matter to rest is to stand up and admit that there is a problem with the medicine."
After he finished speaking, Gong Shaohua's gaze fell on Xiao Han.
"Professor Xiao, you're the true expert among us in this area. Since you came up with this idea, I think it's most appropriate for you to come forward and clarify this matter."
"I clarify?"
"That's right. You brought the formula, and you're in charge of the entire laboratory process. You're the most professional. When the time comes, you can announce to the public that you didn't tell us about the drug's toxicity and side effects beforehand, and add to that the agreement we signed with the patient. That way, Gong's Pharmaceuticals won't have to bear much responsibility."
Xiao Han froze in place, unable to believe what he had just heard.
They had paid money to beg him to come here, but now that something had happened, they wanted him to take all the responsibility alone.
How could they say such things?
"It was you who came to me first."
"That's right! That's only because the Gong family values talent. Who would have thought that in order to achieve results as quickly as possible, you would actually treat patients' lives as a joke. Xiao Han, I really didn't expect you to be such a person. However, out of humanitarianism, the company can let you off the hook. In addition, we can also help you provide a pension to each patient as a token of our appreciation."
"Dream on! Don't even think about letting me take all the responsibility. If anything happens to me, you won't be able to escape responsibility. The worst that can happen is that we'll all be destroyed."
"Xiao Han, don't be so decisive. Think about everything you have now. Which one wasn't given to you by me? If we really want to fall out, I will make sure you have no place to stand in Kyoto. Think about your parents back home. They are still looking forward to you bringing honor to the family! If they knew you had done something like this, do you think they would be drowned in the saliva of others back home?"
Gong Shaohua stared at Xiao Han's eyes with a gloomy look. He knew very well what Xiao Han cared about most. Once a person has something, he never wants to lose it.
"Once I admit it, my life will be ruined as well."
"You take on all responsibilities, and I'll guarantee you your position as Director of R&D. You won't lose anything you have now."
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