Chapter 939: The Truth About Food Poisoning (Part 1)
That night, Ruan Qi and Nie Beilou appeared in the inpatient department of the Third Hospital of the Imperial Capital.
Meng Shan, director of the Third Hospital, arrived shortly afterwards and brought with him the examination reports of forty-six poisoned patients.
"The hospital conducted full-body examinations on them, and the results showed that all indicators had returned to normal, but to date, these patients have not regained consciousness."
It has been nearly twenty-four hours since I contracted the food poisoning.
All the physical indicators are normal, but the patient just can't wake up. This situation is indeed not normal.
Nie Beilou quickly flipped through the medical records of these people. He found that the physical indicators of the poisoned patients were indeed within normal limits, but their EEGs were not quite right.
"Take a look at this." Nie Beilou pointed at a patient's EEG and said to Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi moved closer and immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Their alpha waves in the EEG are almost flat, which is a sign of a deep coma."
A normal person with clear consciousness will have a rhythmic and regular alpha wave on his EEG, but when he falls into a deep coma, the alpha wave will be close to flat.
The EEG waves of these forty-six poisoned patients were almost flat lines.
In other words, they fell into a deep coma for unknown reasons even though all their physical indicators were normal.
It was as if... someone had hypnotized them.
Ruan Qi couldn't help but think of the previous guess again - could it be that these people were not suffering from food poisoning at all, but had accidentally taken the drugs of Organization X?
"Dean Meng, can I go to the ward to check on them?" Ruan Qi asked Meng Shan.
Meng Shan knew that Ruan Qi was an excellent doctor. With her help, those patients might wake up faster.
He nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I'll take you there."
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Because there were so many people poisoned, the hospital specially set up several large wards for them to live together.
When Ruan Qi followed Meng Shan to the ward, it was filled with family members of patients. They all had sad faces, and the air was filled with a dull and sad atmosphere.
Ruan Qi's eyes swept across the faces of the family members. Meng Shan saw her looking at them and whispered, "These are the family members. Their family members are inexplicably unconscious, and they are all in a bad mood. If there are any extreme words or actions later, you and Mr. Beilou, please don't mind."
Ruan Qi has been a doctor for so long and has seen many patients' families behave in an extreme manner, so she has long been accustomed to it.
She nodded in understanding. "I know they're worried, and I don't mind. But these patients won't wake up anytime soon. What about the hospitalization and treatment costs? We can't ask their families to pay, can we?"
"We definitely can't let these family members go," Meng Shan replied. "They all went to Guyun Private Kitchen. Logically, Guyun should be fully responsible. But you know the current situation of the Cheng family. They are in disarray. Some of the Cheng executives have been arrested, some have fled. Who has the heart to take care of these things?"
When Ruan Qi heard this, his brows immediately furrowed.
"Guyun Private Kitchen is just a small restaurant under the Cheng family. Even if the Cheng family's senior management is arrested, it will not affect the restaurant's operations. The person in charge of Guyun only needs to pay compensation, and there is no need to report it to the senior management."
Guyun Private Kitchen has such a huge daily turnover that the medical expenses of the 46 poisoned patients are just a drop in the bucket for them.
But the person in charge of Guyun insisted on dragging the Cheng family's senior management into the matter, saying that they could not move funds without the order of the senior management.
Isn't this just blatant evasion of responsibility?
"Guyun Private Kitchen simply doesn't want to take responsibility." Meng Shan shook his head helplessly. "These patients' families have already gone to the restaurant and caused a stir. At first, the restaurant manager was able to deal with it, but later on, he stopped answering the phone and simply turned off his phone. I heard from my assistant that these patients' families plan to report it to the relevant authorities and demand an explanation."
Ruan Qi frowned more and more when he heard this.
She always felt that something was wrong.
Although the top executives of the Cheng family were arrested, Guyun Private Cuisine is not a big industry. The revenue flow has nothing to do with the top executives of the Cheng family, and it will not be implicated if the top executives of the Cheng family commit crimes.
Since they won't be implicated, shouldn't Guyun Private Kitchen run its business diligently? After all, so many chefs and waiters rely on it to make a living.
However, Gu Yun's handling of this poisoning incident made Ruan Qi feel like she had thrown everything into the wind.
The person in charge of Guyun didn't seem to want to resolve the matter, nor did he care how much criticism Guyun would receive because of this. He didn't even bother to give a perfunctory response and simply turned off his phone, making him invisible.
Whose restaurant manager would be like this?
Isn’t he afraid that Guyun’s bad reputation will affect his future business?
Or... he doesn't plan to have a future at all?
This thought gave Ruan Qi a flash of inspiration, and a guess vaguely emerged in his mind -
If the poisoning of these diners was not accidental but deliberate, then there would be no future for Guyun Private Cuisine.
The negative way the restaurant manager handled the situation also explains it:
The food poisoning was not caused by accident.
They poisoned me on purpose!
Guyun Private Kitchen had no intention of opening at all. They were just waiting for these diners to get poisoned and then run away!
This speculation sent a chill down Ruan Qi's spine.
She raised her head, stared at the poisoned patient in the ward for a few seconds, then turned abruptly and strode out.
As she walked, she took out her cell phone and quickly dialed Xi Jiu's number.
The phone beeped twice and was quickly picked up.
Ruan Qi quickly walked to a deserted spot, not even bothering to exchange pleasantries. She spoke directly, "Jiujiu, check how many restaurants Cheng owns right now. I suspect Xu Qingya is desperate and has drugged all the diners at these restaurants with Organization X's drug!"
The last time he visited Cheng Qi in the detention center, Cheng Qi confessed to Ruan Qi that Organization X wanted to use the Cheng family to develop its influence in China and then control the dignitaries of China.
However, due to China's strict control, this plan was not successfully implemented.
Cheng Qi resented Xu Qingya for cheating on him, so there was no need for him to lie to Ruan Qi. Organization X's plan to manipulate China's high-ranking officials likely didn't pan out.
However, they all overlooked one issue:
The influence of Organization X has indeed not penetrated into China, but there is still Xu Qingya in the country.
This woman was extremely scheming. Even Cheng Qi, who had shared her bed for twenty years, fell into her hands. Could such a ruthless person really sit quietly in the position of Mrs. Cheng for twenty years and do nothing?
Or did she already do it, but Cheng Qi didn't know?
Ruan Qi suddenly thought of Organization X's hunting plan.
The goal of the hunting plan is to use drugs to mentally control the dignitaries of various countries. Once those who control the economy and power are controlled by them, the common people will no longer be able to resist. At that time, no matter whether you are a prince or a commoner, you will be controlled by Organization X.
This is the purpose of the hunting program.
I'm here. I went out to do some work this morning and will be back in the afternoon. I'm working on the second and third updates.
(End of this chapter)
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