Chapter 127: 127. Belated Truth

“Ah…? This, this…”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Wang Sr. and the others, their heads covered in bumps from the insect bites, all wore troubled expressions. The entire venue was filled with wails of agony. They also wanted to save people, but unfortunately, the new drugs from each of their families had quality issues. Using them rashly would only harm others!

“I know what you’re worried about,” Lin Fan explained calmly. “Don’t worry. As long as they aren’t more than a day old, the medicine won’t be completely ineffective.” He couldn’t help but glance at Wen Zheyang, who was rolling on the ground in agony.

Behind him, Yuan Ruoshan’s eyes were wide open, his cheeks swollen, bruised, and oozing pus. Lying on the ground in a twisted posture, his deathly state was truly horrifying. He and Wen Zheyang had been closest to Iguchi Tama and had therefore suffered the most severe bites from the Poison Insects.

Those pharmaceutical representatives from the North who were relatively close also felt extremely ill. They were all lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, convulsing and wailing in agony.

“So that’s how it is… Hiss… Okay, okay, we’ll send someone to get it right away!” Mr. Wang Sr. slapped his forehead, finally understanding everything. The Fang Family Head and the others also nodded in agreement and quickly ordered their men to fetch the medicine.

“Su Mengqing, this is all your doing!”

SLAP!

The next moment, a furious Mr. Wang Sr. strode forward and viciously slapped Su Mengqing across the face.

It’s all this vile woman’s fault for sticking her nose where it didn’t belong! If it weren’t for her text message, why would I have impulsively decided to switch the newly produced drug samples to the premium version? By a stroke of bad luck, I walked right into Lin Fan’s trap. I turned a perfectly good new drug launch into a complete fiasco, tarnishing the reputations of all nine of our families!

“Wang Tianchuan, what right do you have to hit me!” Su Mengqing hadn’t been spared; her forehead was red and swollen from the insect bites. She glared fiercely at Mr. Wang Sr., the veins on her fair neck bulging.

“You have the gall to ask? If not for your text message, why would I have decided to switch the medicine at the last minute? How could I have fallen for the trap?” Mr. Wang Sr. was about to explode with anger, pointing a trembling finger at Su Mengqing as he yelled.

What? So this old fool’s sudden suggestion to change the medicine was all thanks to Su Mengqing?

“Su Mengqing! You, you really are a jinx! You’ve doomed us all!”

SLAP! SLAP!

Having realized the truth, the Family Heads of the Fang and Meng families stomped their feet in furious regret. They couldn’t bring themselves to blame Mr. Wang Sr. any longer, so they directed all their grief and anger toward Su Mengqing. They too strode forward and, raising their hands, slapped her across the face several times!

“What right do you have to hit me! My message told you to stop the conference! You’re the ones who didn’t listen, and that’s why you fell for Lin Fan’s trap!” Su Mengqing staggered back from the blows, choking back sobs as she screamed.

“Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that? Without your message, our nine families’ new drug launch would have been a perfect success!” Mr. Wang Sr.’s lips trembled with rage. “I think you did it on purpose! You wanted to see our nine families disgraced!”

“No, it wasn’t like that! I wish Lin Fan would just die! How could I possibly help him instead?” Su Mengqing shook her head desperately, her vision turning black with anger. She finally understood why Lin Fan had thanked her. Originally, that bastard’s plan had failed. But by a terrible twist of fate, her text message had inadvertently prompted Mr. Wang Sr. and the others to switch the medicine at the last second!

Grief, pain, and anger churned violently within her.

SPIT!

She was so overcome with rage that she spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately slumped weakly to the ground.

Is this what they call retribution? But I was trying to do something good, to stop Lin Fan’s scheme! The heavens are unjust! So terribly unjust! Why are you doing this to me, Su Mengqing?!

Tears streamed down her face as she buried her head in her knees, crying with utter despair and resentment.

“The medicine’s here, the medicine’s here! Everyone, don’t panic, there’s plenty to go around for everyone!”

Just then, someone brought several boxes of the freshest medicine from backstage. The crowd, which had been wailing incessantly, immediately scrambled forward, terrified that a moment’s delay would mean more suffering.

Lin Fan shook his head and withdrew his gaze. He then moved over to Mr. Yuan Sr. and the others and began to administer acupuncture. Fortunately, they were farther away and hadn’t been bitten too severely. Under the pressure of an invisible Qi Force, the venom was swiftly expelled from their wounds, and they were soon out of danger.

“Hey, it’s a miracle! A true miracle!”

“This is the real Divine Medicine! I applied the Heavenly Glow Moisturizer and drank some Moonlight Lung Soothing Cream, and now my skin doesn’t hurt and my throat isn’t burning anymore!”

“The Divine Dragon Detox Powder is the most incredible! My skin was broken from the bites, but now it’s stopped oozing pus and the swelling is going down. The bruises are already starting to fade, and it feels cool and very soothing!”

After a few moments, those who had used the medicines began to shout in pleasant surprise. The looks of pain on their faces subsided significantly as they turned to thank Lin Fan profusely.

“If you want to thank someone, thank Mr. Wang Sr. and the others. After all, they provided the medicine free of charge,” Lin Fan said, shaking his head and looking toward them.

“This, this…”

Facing a sea of grateful eyes, Mr. Wang Sr.’s face burned, and a bitter taste filled his mouth. The Fang Family Head and the others also wore complex expressions, unsure whether to cry or laugh. Although the new drug launch was ruined, who could have expected such a silver lining? The incident had instead allowed their new drugs to display their incredible efficacy, winning over the entire crowd!

“Mr. Wang Sr., I still want to order 100,000 doses of Divine Dragon Detox Powder!”

“Me too, me too! And give me another 100,000 boxes of Heavenly Glow Moisturizer and Moonlight Lung Soothing Cream!”

“Don’t even try to get ahead of me! I already put in a preorder with the Wang family!”

The distributors and representatives from major pharmacy chains all came to their senses. They swarmed around Mr. Wang Sr. and his companions, shouting anxiously.

“Everyone, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait some time before our families can make deliveries,” Mr. Wang Sr. said. His face brightened for a second before turning bitter again. He was kicking himself with regret.

If only he’d known, he never would have done it. If he had just agreed to Lin Fan’s terms earlier, he wouldn’t have lost three million doses of Divine Dragon Detox Powder for nothing!

“Sigh, it’s all our fault for being so foolish!” the Fang Family Head lamented, unable to feel any happiness as he stomped his foot.

“We were wrong. It was all our fault that we ended up in this situation…” the Meng Family Head said, shaking his head in anguish. The thought of the mountain of Moonlight Lung Soothing Cream in his warehouse, all of which now had to be scrapped, made his heart bleed.

“Right, the custom medicine boxes! Quick, we need to place an order at the Yuan Dao Furniture carpentry factory!” Mr. Wang Sr. suddenly slapped his forehead. He immediately scurried over to Yuan Youwei. “Youwei, my dear, I watched you grow up! You have to give our Wang family priority. No matter what, you have to make our custom medicine boxes first!” The old man pleaded, an eager smile plastered on his face.

“On what grounds? Does our Fang family’s order just have to wait?” The Fang Family Head could no longer remain calm and rushed over, rolling his eyes incessantly.

“And my Meng family’s boxes! Miss Yuan, you can’t show favoritism. In terms of seniority, you should be calling me Uncle!” The Meng Family Head squeezed between the other two, his smile looking more painful than a grimace.

Shit, how could we have forgotten about that!

Seeing this, the magnates from the other pharmaceutical companies exchanged glances and also rushed toward Yuan Youwei, clamoring over one another with their desperate requests.

“Alright, everyone, please don’t panic. One at a time,” Yuan Youwei said, comforting them with a gentle smile. “I promise that all nine of your families will get your custom medicine boxes on time.”

Her beautiful eyes, however, drifted toward Lin Fan, who was administering acupuncture to someone else.

This man fulfilled his promise. He really made all of these pharmaceutical magnates come begging me for a partnership!

“Hmph. He just got damn lucky that his boasting didn’t fall flat,” Mrs. Xue snorted from behind Yuan Youwei, though she couldn’t quite suppress the smile tugging at her lips.

“Watch your mouth,” Wang Meng grumbled, glaring at Mrs. Xue. “When has he ever let anyone down?”

The two stared each other down, neither willing to yield. They were completely oblivious to a disheveled figure in the room, his face full of resentment, trying to sneak quietly towards the exit.

“You turn a perfectly good pharmaceutical conference into a gathering of invalids, and you think you can just walk away?”

The next moment, Lin Fan put away his silver needle, stood up, and looked over.

“This… This was clearly Iguchi Tama’s doing! What the hell does it have to do with me?!” Wen Zheyang froze, then spun around and yelled, his shame turning to rage. He had also shamelessly grabbed some Divine Dragon Detox Powder and Heavenly Glow Moisturizer earlier, which had finally stopped the itching and eased much of his pain. With the situation in shambles, he knew he was bound to become the target of everyone’s wrath and that he had to leave as quickly as possible.

“Would any of this have happened if you hadn’t invited him here?” Lin Fan was so angry he laughed as he strode toward Wen Zheyang.

THUMP!

He grabbed the man by the collar and threw him back into the center of the room.

“Lin Fan, you… you fucking watch yourself! I’m the Third Young Master of the Imperial Capital’s Wen family!” Wen Zheyang fell hard, his cheek stinging with pain, and he instantly exploded with rage. He scrambled back to his feet under a sea of hateful gazes, feeling his face burn with humiliation.

“First, apologize to the people you’ve harmed!” Lin Fan’s eyes turned icy as he kicked the back of Wen Zheyang’s knee.

THUMP!

A pained expression flashed across Wen Zheyang’s face as he involuntarily dropped stiffly to his knees, his features twisting with rage.

What a joke! Me, apologize to this rabble? Do they even deserve it? I am a direct descendant of the Wen family from the Imperial Capital!

“Lin Fan, I advise you not to be so arrogant! You won’t be able to withstand the wrath of the Wen family!” Wen Zheyang yelled, the veins on his forehead bulging as he strained his neck.

“Is that so? I don’t believe it.” Lin Fan kicked Wen Zheyang flat on his stomach and urged him on indifferently. “Apologize. Or I’ll help you.”

“You… you…!!” Wen Zheyang was about to burst with rage, his entire body trembling violently. But as he met Lin Fan’s utterly cold gaze, he felt a chill run down his spine and no longer dared to argue.

“Lin Fan! Where’s Lin Fan? Get out here, now!”

Just then, a hurried voice rang out from behind him, accompanied by the sound of urgent footsteps.

That voice… it’s strangely familiar!

Turning his head, Wen Zheyang stared for a moment before his face lit up with absolute joy. A square-faced man in a military uniform was striding toward them, leading several fully armed guards. Behind him, men were carrying a stretcher. On it lay an unconscious old man wearing an oxygen mask who appeared to be from Sha Country.

“Uncle Nie! Save me, hurry and save me! Someone is bullying me and trying to force me to kneel!”

THUMP!

Wen Zheyang scrambled and rolled as he rushed toward the square-faced man.

“Dad…?!”

Meanwhile, Su Mengqing, who had been collapsed on the ground crying, also stared blankly and shot to her feet. She stared, dumbfounded, at the familiar, proud figure standing before the stretcher. A mix of shock and anger overwhelmed her, and she let out a piercing scream.

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