Chapter 172 Gu Ningbao's Wishful Thinking
"Prohibited ingredients?!"
"Addiction?!"
"Irreversible damage?!"
Sui Jianguo's face instantly turned ashen.
He fully understood what this meant!
This is no longer a simple business competition; it's murder for profit!
This is a disgrace to the pharmaceutical industry!
If such a product is allowed to circulate under the guise of an ancient Eastern remedy, it will not only harm countless consumers, but also completely ruin the international reputation of traditional Chinese medicine and even the entire Chinese medicine industry!
"How dare they?!"
An elderly comrade was so angry that his hands were shaking.
"They'll do anything for their own profit and to suppress us."
Gu Baobao's voice was as cold as Siberian ice.
"That woman named Su Ning doesn't care about medical ethics or human life at all. All she cares about is winning and crushing me."
She looked at Sui Jianguo, her eyes earnest and resolute:
"Minister, our most urgent task now is not to salvage the orders, but to stop this harmful substance from spreading further!"
We must immediately contact the most credible medical authorities and drug testing institutions in Country F to publicly expose the problems with Jiu Zhuan Pei Yuan San!
This requires the involvement of official channels and local authorities; our own efforts and words alone are not convincing enough.
Sui Jianguo instantly understood the seriousness and urgency of the matter.
He made a decisive decision:
"Xiao Zhang! Contact the embassy immediately and request that they, as quickly as possible, through formal diplomatic channels, express their serious concerns to the health department of Country F and the organizers of this exhibition."
Attached is our preliminary analysis report! We demand that they immediately seal off and urgently test the Jiuzhuan Peiyuan San (九转培元散) at the Red Company's booth!
"yes!"
The young translator immediately ran off.
"Old Wang, Little Li!"
Sui Jianguo then looked at the other two comrades.
"You must immediately find a way to contact Dr. Dupont, the director of the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, or other highly respected experts in the Parisian medical community, through Mr. Kang Ningfan or other reliable channels."
We need their professional support, and ideally, we should get them to conduct independent testing on this pill, either personally or through a representative, and issue a statement!
"clear!"
"Baby Comrade,"
Sui Jianguo looked at Gu Baobao one last time, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"Are you... sure the analysis results are accurate? This involves a major diplomatic and commercial event, and there can be no mistakes."
Gu Baobao met his gaze without flinching.
"Minister, I guarantee with my professional life and personal integrity that I can reproduce the analysis process in detail, and if necessary, I am willing to conduct qualitative testing of key components on the spot under the supervision of authoritative experts."
Moreover, I believe that any doctor or pharmacologist with basic conscience and professional competence would quickly identify the problem once they have access to the sample.
Her confidence and composure inspired everyone.
"good!"
Sui Jianguo slammed his hand on the table.
"Then proceed according to plan! Everyone, to your positions! Our battlefield is no longer just their display stand!"
At the corner of Section B, there was a temporary booth set up by Red Lavoisier.
The atmosphere here was in stark contrast to that of the Huaxia booth, almost boiling over with excitement.
The booth was decorated even more oriental than those in China, with gaudy silk patterns of dragons and phoenixes hanging on the walls, cheap incense burning, and Cantonese opera records playing.
Gu Ningbao, now using the alias Su Ning, was wearing a somewhat mismatched modified cheongsam and a deliberately practiced, mysterious smile on her face as she stood in the center of the exhibition stand.
On the long table in front of her were boxes of crudely packaged Jiuzhuan Peiyuan San (Nine-Turn Vitality-Nourishing Powder).
Several Westerners, clearly shills, were taking small pills in front of everyone, then immediately stretching their bodies exaggeratedly, taking deep breaths, and displaying expressions of surprise, praising the pills in various languages.
"Oh! That's amazing! I feel a warm current!"
"My headache is gone immediately!"
"Energy! Unprecedented energy!"
A chorus of exclamations and whispers arose from the crowd of onlookers.
The combination of low price and immediate results makes it incredibly attractive.
People kept paying to buy things, and the staff responsible for collecting money were in a flurry of activity.
Lavoisier himself did not appear, but several of his men mingled in the crowd, calmly observing everything to ensure To's performance was convincing and to keep an eye out for any suspicious individuals approaching.
Looking at the booming sales scene before her, at the stacks of orders being received, and listening to the praise and amazement expressed towards Master Su Ning around her, Gu Ningbao felt an unprecedented sense of joy and exhilaration.
We won!
She finally beat Gu Baobao this time!
Look, so many people are buying my medicine!
They praised my medicine!
What good are the products that Gu Baobao develops, no matter how good they are?
With such a high price, how many people still buy it now?
She could almost see Gu Baobao's booth deserted and without any orders, and she could see the frustration and anger showing on Gu Baobao's usually calm face.
This feeling is wonderful!
It was even more wonderful than when I stole her research results to win an award in my previous life!
"Ms. Su Ning,"
A middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking like a scholar pushed his way to the front and asked in English.
"Your Nine-Turn Vitality-Nourishing Powder is so effective, what is its underlying principle? Are there any side effects?"
Gu Ningbao's heart tightened, but she maintained a composed smile and recited her prepared remarks fluently in accented English:
"Sir, the true essence of ancient prescriptions lies in the perfect combination of the principal, assistant, adjuvant, and guide herbs to stimulate the body's own vital energy."
Side effects? Only the physical and mental well-being after proper treatment. If you are concerned, you can purchase a small amount to try.
She casually deflected the question.
The scholar-like man frowned, wanting to ask more questions, but was pushed aside by the crowd of people eager to buy.
Gu Ningbao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but a faint unease lingered in her heart.
She knew better than anyone what was in those pills.
Short-term miraculous effects are built on overdraft and damage.
In case... in case someone gets sick after eating it, or tests positive...
No, that won't happen!
Gu Ningbao immediately rejected the idea in her mind.
How advanced can the detection methods of this era be?
Those chemicals were from Lavoisier's secret laboratory; they were supposedly newly synthesized and not so easy to detect.
By the time someone actually discovers the problem, she will have already gotten the money and resources from Lavoisier and fled far away!
She forced down her unease, her smile widened, and she promoted the product with even greater enthusiasm.
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