The two leaders took turns speaking, their arguments were reasonable and well-founded, and their words were very persuasive.
Everyone present nodded in agreement.
Both Zhang Dong and Vice President Wang are veterans in this building.
What they say is also more convincing.
On the contrary, Chen Ning, although she is now acting as the director of the health department, is still relatively inexperienced. Many people present even thought that she got the position through connections and was just a young girl.
Therefore, they all spoke in support of Zhang Dong and Dean Wang.
"I think Director Zhang is right. This matter cannot be handled by personal feelings alone; we must proceed from reality and handle it impartially!"
"Vice President Wang is also right; being a vulnerable group is not an excuse for committing crimes!"
"We cannot disregard national laws for the sake of the interests of a few!"
"The law represents centralized power and the fundamental interests of the state!"
Everyone spoke up, revealing all the things they had memorized when preparing for the civil service exam.
Chen Ning pursed her lips tightly, her pretty face burning.
She knew that she was a nobody, but when she thought of Dr. Qin Dong and his wife and children, she couldn't help but feel sympathy.
"No matter what, Dr. Qin Dong didn't make money from counterfeit drugs, right? That doesn't constitute a crime; it's just a civil matter!" Chen Ning couldn't help but say again.
Vice President Wang spoke up again, "Our court has its own standards for filing cases. If the person who took the fake drug did not suffer any substantial harm, it naturally does not constitute a crime. Considering the special circumstances of the case, we also suggest admonishment or a fine!"
"But if the test results show that the counterfeit drug has caused substantial harm to the human body, then we will have corresponding penalties depending on the degree of harm!"
At this point, Vice President Wang looked at Zhang Dong and said, "Director Zhang, your inspection department is responsible for getting the pharmaceutical company to do the testing. The test results should be out by now, right?"
Zhang Dong nodded and took out an appraisal report from a kraft paper sealed bag.
He waved his hand and said, "As everyone knows, the most authoritative drug testing institution in the Northeast pharmaceutical industry is none other than Changhai Group. Changhai Group is also the designated enterprise authorized by our government to participate in the formulation of OTA standards! This report can be said to be foolproof!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Changhai Group is the pinnacle of the industry; its level of expertise is undoubtedly top-notch.
Chen Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she asked nervously, "Director Zhang, what was the result? Dr. Qin's medicine shouldn't have any harmful side effects, right?"
Everyone else turned to look at them.
Zhang Dong glanced around, placed the test results on the table, shook his head, and said, "I am also very sorry that this is the result... According to Changhai Pharmaceutical's identification, this targeted drug contains more than ten harmful ingredients, which may even seriously damage the human immune system and cause lifelong disability!"
"What??"
Everyone was shocked, never expecting the drug to be so harmful!
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Chen Ning was unwilling to give up, so he quickly got up, took the report, and kept flipping through it.
She wasn't a professional, but she could still get the gist of it. The report was very detailed and seemed quite professional.
However, she simply couldn't accept this result.
"Director Zhang, could there be a mistake?!" she said unwillingly. "I've visited all the patients who have taken Dr. Qin's medicine, and their conditions have all improved, some have even recovered! There's absolutely no way there could be a problem with this medicine!"
Zhang Dong frowned. "Comrade Chen, what do you mean by this? Do you suspect that I colluded with Changhai Group to commit fraud?"
"Uh, no, that's not what I meant. I just suspect that Changhai Group's report might be wrong..."
Zhang Dong shook his head. "Don't worry about that. Our inspection department was involved in the entire identification process, so there will absolutely be no problems! Everyone knows the work of our inspection department; we've never had a mishap in all these years!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking that Chen Ning was really naive to question such a thing. Wasn't this a slap in the face to Director Zhang?
At this moment, Vice Dean Wang shook his head and sighed, "If that's the case, then this matter will be difficult to handle. According to the current sentencing standards, Qin Dong will at least face life imprisonment!"
"Life imprisonment?"
Chen Ningxiu clenched her fists tightly.
Thinking of the expectant faces of Qin Dong's wife and children, her heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife.
She quickly said, "Director Zhang, shouldn't we be a little more cautious about making a decision on this case? Why don't we contact a few more pharmaceutical companies and testing agencies and have them do some further analysis?"
Snap!
Zhang Dong slammed his hand on the table, his face darkening. "Chen Ning, what do you mean? When did it become your place to interfere in the work of our inspection department? Or do you think you can act with impunity just because Mayor Zhang is protecting you?"
Zhang Dong's words immediately resonated with everyone.
They were already quite dissatisfied with Chen Ning, a young girl, sitting here, but they didn't expect her to be so ill-mannered, bossing them around in front of these senior figures.
Chen Ning's face was grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "Director Zhang, please don't accuse me. But this is a matter of life and death, we absolutely cannot be careless! Besides, if this medicine really works, it will also benefit the people..."
"What do you mean? Are you saying I don't care about human lives?" Director Zhang asked coldly.
"I don't……"
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more! Handling cases is originally a matter for our prosecution and the hospital. If you hadn't specifically requested it, your health department wouldn't have needed to get involved at all!"
Zhang Dong said arrogantly, "I, Zhang Dong, am a veteran in Xidu. You've only been here a few days. Do you think you can slap this old comrade in the face?"
"If you're not satisfied, you can go find Mayor Zhang! If Mayor Zhang orders me to re-evaluate, I'll go immediately. You don't need to point fingers at me here!!" Zhang Dong glared with his bull-like eyes, looking furious.
Chen Ning's face turned as red as a purplish-red, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
She never expected that Zhang Dong would get so angry just because she made a suggestion.
"alright!"
At this moment, Vice President Wang spoke up, trying to smooth things over: "Xiao Chen, you have to understand. The work of the inspection department is very busy. Director Zhang does everything personally. He is also particularly concerned about this case. It is indeed inappropriate for you to question him like this!"
"If you ask me, let's just leave it at that! Now that the test results are out, let's proceed according to them. The rest is up to our hospital. Your health department shouldn't get involved!" Vice President Wang waved his hand impatiently.
He thought it would be a relaxing meeting, but it turned out to be so complicated. He wanted it to end quickly so he could go back and report.
"But I..."
Chen Ning was about to say something, but Zhang Dong simply waved his hand, dismissing everyone.
In a short while, everyone left the conference room, leaving Chen Ning sitting in his seat with a look of resentment.
After quite some time, they reluctantly left the inspection station.
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