Above the Seven Towers

Chapter 61: The battle over drug testing

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"What a joke! I will never let you use these inexplicable things on my patients." Feng Yao clung to the door frame of the ward like an old hen protecting her chicks, blocking the people outside.

"Xiao Feng, why are you so stubborn again? Since we have no treatment for this kind of blood immune reaction and the patient's condition is extremely critical, instead of waiting helplessly, we might as well try the local people's method. You know that many traditional Chinese herbal remedies also have therapeutic effects, and there must be similar things in this world." Dean Wang said with some annoyance.

"A blood transfusion reaction is not necessarily life-threatening. With our auxiliary treatment, this young man may survive. But what if there is a problem with the medicine and he dies immediately? What are 'blood-harmony medicine' and 'flying dragon blood'? They are things we don't understand at all." Feng Yao was unwilling to give in.

"I'm an old doctor too, how could I not see it? Given this young man's condition, the chances of him surviving are slim. Every second you waste now may cost him his life," Dean Wang said sternly.

"Dean, you are also a doctor, why don't you follow the procedures at all?"

"We have to take emergency measures!" Dean Wang walked up to Feng Yao and said in a low voice, "Feng Yao! Don't get involved in this matter. Mr. Morey's participation in the treatment has been authorized by the committee including Principal Guo. Our hospital does not need to bear any responsibility. Therefore, we must transfer the patient to Mr. Morey."

"Wang Wenquan! How dare you do such a shameless thing as throwing a patient away just to shirk responsibility?" Feng Yao shouted loudly.

"You...you! Don't talk nonsense!" Dean Wang's face flushed. Not only Ji Yijun and his group were waiting there, but also a member of the committee. In a hurry, he instinctively used his hand to pull the other party away, but he didn't expect that his hand would be twisted by a big hand before it touched Feng Yao's arm. Liu Yisheng, who was standing next to Feng Yao, dragged Dean Wang aside. With a slight shake of his hand, he stumbled and fell against the wall.

Dean Wang's back hit the wall and he sat on the ground. He was not young anymore and the collision made his brows furrowed in pain. He glanced at Liu Yisheng hatefully, but was glared back at by the other party with an even more ferocious look. He could only lower his head and groan, "Lawless, lawless."

"I will beat up anyone who bullies Dr. Feng." Liu Yisheng was still as stunned as before. As he said this, he raised his fist towards Dean Wang.

"Alas, we can't do it." The committee member named Chang Lin was in his forties, white and plump, and had a kind look. He ran over and helped Dean Wang up.

Seeing that Feng Yao seemed to be a little overwhelmed by this sudden situation and fell silent, he said, "I don't understand medical matters. As an outsider, I can't give any advice. But I can see that Dean Wang also wants to cure diseases and save lives. And Mr. Morey probably wouldn't volunteer to help if he wasn't sure. Since we are all for the good of the patients, we have to find a solution. Doctor Feng, you have some doubts now, why don't you discuss with Mr. Morey how to have the best of both worlds?"

"This guy is just a peacemaker, and all he says is nonsense." Ye Zi whispered to Wu Jingrong.

"Many people who work in the administrative department are like this. They are also unwilling to take responsibility." Wu Jingrong replied: "Although Dr. Feng is very stubborn, he is a responsible person."

Feng Yao looked at Morey and then at Enrique lying in the ward, and was speechless for a moment. But Morey spoke first: "Ms. Feng, if it weren't for Ye Zi and the others' pleading, I wouldn't want to use such a precious potion here. But since you doubt my potion so much. For the honor of the Moncayo lineage, I have to save him no matter what."

Morey said to Ji Yijun and Ye Zi, "Didn't you ask me to come? Go and separate them so I can go in and give them the medicine."

Ji Yijun looked at Liu Yisheng, who immediately stood in front of Feng Yao and put his hands on his hips to protect her. He said in embarrassment: "This... using force is not good, right?"

Morey shook his head. "I've read a lot of your books and found that as you become more 'civilized', you have fewer and fewer ways to deal with problems. Often, violence is the simplest and most convenient way. Didn't you say saving people is important? Then get them out of the way without hurting them."

At this time, Enrique in the ward suddenly made a painful sound. He roared in a low voice and coughed violently. Not long after, he lost his voice and continued to twitch in a coma.

"It seems he can't hold on for much longer. I can even smell the smell of death spreading." Morey said calmly.

"Doctor Feng, just treat a dead horse as a living one..." Ji Yijun said anxiously.

"We have to try it." Feng Yao pushed aside Liu Yisheng who was blocking her way and came to Morey, saying firmly, "Even if time is tight and there are only one or two chances... at least we have to prove that there will be no acute adverse reactions in healthy people."

"I don't have any extra potions." Morey said.

"Then divide half of this potion for experiments."

"This potion was originally prepared for one person..." Morey and Feng Yao stared at each other for a long time, feeling that their eyes were about to be burned by each other's gaze. Finally, they gave in and said, "Okay. Maybe if we divide it into two parts... the efficacy will decrease, and the activated bloodline will not be as strong, but it should be no problem to save his life."

He pulled the potion out of his pocket and asked, "So, who will do the experiment?"

"I'll do it." Feng Yao answered decisively, as if it was as simple as deciding who would cook and who would clean the room.

But immediately two people shouted in unison: "No, I'll do it!"

Ji Yijun walked forward with a stern face and said, "Doctor Feng, you still need to take care of the patient. If anything happens, you can't do it without me. This matter has something to do with me... Anyway, let me do it. Everyone has their own responsibility."

The other person who made the noise was a little surprising. It turned out to be the fat peacemaker Chang Lin. Chang Lin smiled and said, "You are all young people. The school can use you a lot. Let me, an old man, test the medicine. Don't look at me as fat. I am still in great shape."

Feng Yao shook her head and said, "I am not only responsible for the patients, but also for the testers. There is no point in arguing about this. Besides, I have a deeper understanding of many drug reactions. If I need to take some auxiliary measures for Enrique, it will be more targeted."

"Doctor Feng, the power represented by this potion is very low-level. You don't need to use it at all. If you want to gain power, you should, you should..." Liu Yisheng was halfway through his speech when he suddenly froze, "Uh... I forgot."

He added, "Anyway, this medicine is not good. It has no effect on me. Otherwise, I would try it for you!"

"I know, I know." Seeing Liu Yisheng was confused again, Feng Yao held his hand and said, "I don't need any power, I just want to save people. Time is running out, let's get started."

Feng Yao hurriedly took Morey and Liu Yisheng to another ward, while Chang Lin supported the dead-looking Dean Wang and walked in another direction, leaving only Ji Yijun, Ye Zi and Wu Jingrong waiting at the door of Enrique's ward.

"I take back what I said before. I didn't expect that Chang Lin is so responsible." Ye Zi said.

"I didn't expect that he would stand up with me." Ji Yijun nodded.

Only Wu Jingrong looked deeply at the direction they left and said slowly, "It's not worth talking. You can only know a person's face but not his heart."

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Four brand new glasses clinked together, and the rainbow fruit wine emitting brilliant light swayed in the glasses.

"A perfect auction." Baron Goya smiled as he looked at Xiao Chen, Luo Ling and Chen Hansheng. "Four thousand gold coins is higher than I expected. Sir Xiao, you have provided me with an amazing auction method, which will benefit me greatly. Therefore, I am willing to give up another 10% of the profit in this transaction. You take 60% and we take 40%."

Xiao Chen was not polite. From the very beginning when Baron Goya decided to sell the glass at a high price, it was destined that the two parties were not simply in a supply and marketing relationship, but a closely tied partnership. Baron Goya certainly couldn't do without Xiao Chen's supply, but Xiao Chen couldn't find other channels to sell the glass at a high price, because Baron Goya knew the true value of glass. Therefore, a 50-50 split was actually a fair distribution method. Baron Goya's current show of goodwill was just to hope that this cooperative relationship would become closer. He happily raised his glass and said, "You are so generous. We are lucky to find a partner like you. I hope that the cooperation between the Basque family and us will be just as smooth."

"Yes, yes. You don't have to worry at all. Now our three companies are a whole. As long as there are always fine glass products and we control the shipment quantity, we can create a glass market where we have the final say. You are responsible for the supply, we are responsible from Suero to the east of the royal capital, and the Basque family is responsible for the south and the city-state area. Merchants in the kingdom like to say this: if you occupy Suero, you occupy the entire kingdom. The capital of trade is by no means a casual remark." Baron Goya's calm words revealed a strong self-confidence.

He took a sip of rainbow wine and continued, "I have arranged a family dinner tonight. The old and young of the Basque family will also be there. You can meet them formally. I believe you still have some goods that you haven't figured out how to sell. You can ask those two cunning foxes to come up with some ideas. However, you must be careful not to fall into the old fox's trap unknowingly. Haha."

At this time, Butler Ines came in hurriedly and whispered something in the Baron's ear. The Baron's face changed and he whispered, "I didn't expect to attract them. They are really troublesome guys."

The baron put down his wine glass and said to Xiao Chen awkwardly, "When you used the polishing and strengthening magic two days ago, it seems that you didn't control the power well?"

"What do you mean?"

"Your movements have been noticed by the Kingdom Mage Association. They are now at the door and want to see you."