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Chapter 657 The Crisis of the Blank Period! (Please Subscribe)
Enshi, a villa in a sanatorium.

It had just rained, the air was fresh, and in the dark forest at night, the mountain breeze felt refreshing.

“Professor Fang, this project has no time limit.” Professor Zhou Yan held up his teacup, rubbed it under his chin, blew on it a few times, and then sipped it.

"So Professor Fang, there's no need to rush. We just hope that Professor Fang can locate the mutation factors as soon as possible, discover them early, solve them early, and prevent problems before they occur."

There has been precedent for this.

In 1953, a central nervous system disease of unknown cause became prevalent in fishing villages near Minamata Bay, Japan, and was temporarily named "Minamata disease".

In 1965, Minamata disease also occurred in the Aganogawa area of ​​Niigata Prefecture, Japan. In September 1968, the Japanese government confirmed that Minamata disease was caused by people's long-term consumption of seafood rich in methylmercury.

The high methylmercury content in Minamata Bay's seafood is due to a nitrogen fertilizer plant discharging large amounts of mercury-containing wastewater into the bay during its production process, causing severe mercury pollution to the water, sediments, and organisms within the bay.

Mercury pollution is now common knowledge, and every country is working hard to address it. While there may be areas where the measures are not fully implemented, no country will simply stand idly by.

However, before it was confirmed that it was mercury contamination, no one knew that it was mercury contamination that caused 'Minamata disease'.

This time, too.

First, there is the phenomenon of cancer clustering. Then, we need to infer and find the underlying reasons based on the phenomenon, which is not something that can be done overnight.

The list of carcinogenic factors already compiled worldwide is very comprehensive. Finding new variants within such a mature system is no easy task.

"Thank you for your understanding, Professor Zhou..." Fang Ziye gently clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Professor Fang, I myself come from a clinical background and have also been involved in scientific research, so it is impossible for me to give you a letter of appointment or anything like that."

"To be honest, disease control departments can only detect phenomena; to truly address and research these phenomena, we still need to rely on research departments!"

"If it were a routine case of exceeding the standard, a regular testing department could probably detect it. But we have sent samples many times, always using random sampling, and there have been no problems."

"We tracked it for almost three months before we dared to speculate that it might be a new 'carcinogen,' so it's impossible to set a safety threshold!" Zhou Yan explained after putting down his teacup.

"Professor Zhou, you've worked hard." Fang Ziye looked Professor Zhou Yan up and down, silently adding the words "unsung hero" to his mind.

According to Professor Liu Huanglong, if Professor Zhou Yan had devoted all his energy to clinical practice, he would probably have already become a well-known figure in hand surgery. Even if he is not the vice chairman of the National Hand Surgery Committee, he would still be one of the standing committee members.

However, Professor Zhou Yan chose a rather unconventional path, a relatively obscure one...

"Actually, I don't like this job either. It's quite monotonous. I also really enjoy performing surgeries. At first, I was just pulled into this, but as I did it, I actually started to think that this job was alright."

"Some people suggested that I go full-time, but I didn't agree. I still occasionally go back to perform a few surgeries."

Zhou Yan shook his head: "What I'm doing now is very offensive to people—to the locals, to businesses, to the local government. It might cut off their source of income, and even the local residents think we're deliberately making things difficult for businesses..."

"If one day I really can't make a living anymore, at least I'll have a way out."

“The military sanatorium is one of the few testing institutions that hasn’t been contaminated,” Professor Zhou Yan suddenly said.

Fang Ziye was taken aback by these words. The implication was that other testing institutions, or even functional departments, could be 'contaminated'?
Fang Ziye did not pursue the matter further, but simply did good deeds and did not worry about the future.

He couldn't control how others did things; Fang Ziye just wanted to do his own job well.

After traveling for nearly a month, Professor Zhou Yan has finalized the details of the cooperation with Dean Chen Song.

Chen Song certainly didn't need to report anything to Fang Ziye.

It's just a very basic experiment, so let's do it...

Professor Zhou Yan could not stay at the sanatorium permanently, but he had the idea of ​​getting the sanatorium to provide technical support. Dean Chen Song also hoped that the research area could have a better platform, so the two hit it off.

After seeing Professor Zhou Yan off, Professor Fang Zhikuan, whether intentionally or unintentionally, strolled to the entrance of Fang Ziye's villa.

Professor Fang Zhikuan's tone was rather strong: "Team Leader Fang, you haven't rested yet?"

"Professor Fang, Professor Zhou Yan just came to sit here for a while. I'm seeing him off. Professor Fang, are you having trouble sleeping?" Fang Ziye turned and asked with a smile.

Fang Zhikuan stepped forward and said, "Professor Fang, are you aware that while you were away, Boss Chen got into some serious trouble?"

"If it weren't for Dean Chen Song, he'd probably be in jail by now," Fang Zhikuan said in a low voice, his words startling.

Fang Ziye's eyes flashed immediately: "What do you mean by that?"

In China, no matter how big Chen Guangbai's company becomes, it can't compare to the status of Old Master Chen Song, because Old Master Chen Song's achievements are not just about his status in the business world.

He's practically a player since the game's launch.

It can be said that as long as Chen and Song don't act recklessly and court death, no one will make things difficult for them.

But as long as Chen Guangbai dares to make a mistake, and without Chen Song as his father, there are many people who can crush him.

"Professor Fang, please come in!" Fang Ziye said quickly.

There were mosquitoes outside, so mosquito coils were lit in the yard, and Fang Ziye also needed to brew a new pot of tea.

Upon returning, Luo Tingzhu immediately plunged into the laboratory to catch up on the experimental progress, becoming a top-tier competitive young woman.

After the tea was served, Professor Fang Zhikuan also organized his thoughts: "Anyway, the most obvious impact is that starting this month, our sanatorium will probably have to cut salaries, and some extra bonuses probably won't be issued."

Fang Ziye knew this because Chen Song and Chen Guangbai had a special relationship in the past, and a portion of Chen Guangbai's company's monthly profits would flow into the sanatorium.

Even if only a tiny bit of employees from such a large company were to join, it would still slightly improve everyone's compensation.

"Professor Fang, please stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what's going on?"

"Is it that serious?" Fang Ziye pressed.

In fact, Fang Ziye had already noticed some problems with the furnishings of Chen Guangbai's company, and perhaps Chen Guangbai himself was aware of it as well.

But there was nothing he could do; the size of Chen Guangbai's company had exceeded his initial expectations and was beyond his control.

What happened in Enshi a few years ago may happen elsewhere.

In addition, Chen Guangbai has been purchasing patents and developing products in various places in recent years, so his business is bound to expand more and more.

If it's not managed well, it's only a matter of time before something goes wrong.

Professor Fang Zhikuan shook his head: "I don't know about things that are far away. Guangbai Group is quite large and has many sales channels. It is a major enterprise in China's domestic medical device industry."

"But in Enshi, several unpleasant things have happened recently. I wonder if Professor Fang would be interested in hearing me ramble on about them."

Fang Zhikuan was just watching the show.

Fang Ziye was happy to relax a bit: "Professor Fang, how about we take the tea inside and have some fruit while we eat?"

“That’s fine.” Fang Zhikuan picked up his teacup, while Fang Ziye carried the tray and teapot through the door.

When Fang Zhikuan mentioned names like "Yuanhong Medical," Li Cong, Huang Kai, and Pang Hong, which were from a long time ago, Fang Ziye's long-dormant memories were rekindled.

That happened two years ago, when Fang Ziye came to Enshi for "training".

Initially, Pang Hong discovered that 'Yuanhong Medical' was administering 'bacteria' to surgical patients in the Department of Infectious Diseases and then selling antibiotics.

After being discovered by Pang Hong, Pang Hong was framed and imprisoned, and then 'Yuanhong Medical' Company shifted most of its focus to interrogating Li Cong.

Huang Kai's wife and Li Cong's wife were best friends. On their way to a prenatal checkup, people from 'Yuanhong Medical' company took a risk, resulting in the deaths of one unborn child and multiple lives.

Later, Pang Hong couldn't hold back any longer and made a big move. Li Cong even dissected a person on the spot and filmed it.

Kai, who was on good terms with Fang Ziye, also fell from the building during the scuffle...

Later, it was only after Shen Tao, a senior doctor from the Provincial People's Hospital, secretly returned to Wuhan with the relevant information and reported it that the injustice was finally resolved.

"Professor Fang, this happened a long time ago, didn't it?" Fang Ziye didn't mention that he had personally witnessed Li Cong and Huang Kai's rescue efforts.

Fang Zhikuan nodded: "It's supposed to be something from a long time ago, but it doesn't stand up to close scrutiny!"

“A few days ago, someone came to check again, and they even came into our sanatorium.”

"Professor Fang, you can't possibly not understand that Yuanhong Medical in Enshi has the technical expertise to extract relatively pure bacteria, can you?"

"Let alone such standard sensitive bacteria?"

Fang Zhikuan pointed to the research area next door.

Fang Ziye felt his scalp explode on the spot.

Fang Ziye had never thought in this direction before.

Yes, Fang Ziye wasn't an investigator, much less a researcher. He didn't even notice such a huge loophole.

Only national key laboratories have the capability to extract very simple bacteria; ordinary medical device companies simply cannot do this.

Fang Ziye swallowed a few times and asked, "So, Professor Fang, you suspect that Dean Chen and Boss Chen knew about this? And that they even collaborated?"

Fang Zhikuan shook his head: "I can't say for sure, because our sanatorium's research area really doesn't have a microbiology strain storage room!"

"It's just that the research area is quite large, and the higher-ups suspect that the sanatorium is colluding with Yuanhong Medical."

"So they sent people to investigate. They're still investigating..."

Fang Zhikuan sighed, feeling quite regretful: "If this is true, we all have to part ways and go back to where we came from."

Fang Ziye said, "This shouldn't be the case. With the sanatorium's monthly budget, it shouldn't be concerned about such a small amount of money."

In the clinical accommodation area of ​​the sanatorium, there are more than 30 professors with senior professional titles, each with a monthly salary of around 100,000 yuan. There are more than 100 associate professors and associate chief physicians with salaries of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. The furnishings in the research area are even larger than here.

The subsidies issued each month amount to tens of millions.

In Enshi, the total annual revenue of an infectious disease surgery department is estimated to be only two or three months' worth of wages, with a maximum profit of 40%.

Chen Song would only do such a shitty thing if he had nothing better to do.

Furthermore, the cost of purifying bacteria is estimated to be higher than the cost of selling antibiotics, unless a very large number of sensitive bacteria are purified at once.

That makes sense.

“So they came to investigate, not to take Dean Chen Song away for questioning…” Fang Zhikuan shook his head slightly.

"I need to get Tingzhu back as soon as possible," Fang Ziye said immediately after thinking it through.

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhikuan reassured him, "Professor Fang, it's not that bad. The sanatorium's research laboratory has been heavily invested in, and the cells they cultivate are of great value. They won't take them away casually, nor will they detain anyone."

"The rule in the sanatorium is that, in principle, a new batch of people is replaced every six months. So, we are all newcomers. The incident happened the year before last, so they won't make things difficult for us newcomers."

"The people we need to investigate are Dean Chen and Director Song Libo, among other senior administrative staff."

As Professor Fang Zhikuan was speaking, the security guard at the gate jogged in and arrived at the gate of Fang Ziye's courtyard.

"Professor Fang, Professor Fang, there are two people outside who want to see you." "Who are they?" Fang Ziye stepped forward and asked.

"One is named Huang Kai, and the other is Zhang Yu. Do you want to see them?"

"If they don't want to see me, I'll let them go." This time, Wang Youshui, who was also one of the security guards, was quite familiar with Fang Ziye.

Fang Ziye frowned slightly and said, "Please invite them in."

"I have another guest here."

When Master Kai arrived, if Professor Fang Zhikuan hadn't been there, he would have personally gone to the door to greet him, but now he needed to deal with Professor Fang Zhikuan.

"Professor Fang, do you have an acquaintance visiting?" Fang Zhikuan asked as Fang Ziye re-entered the room.

Fang Ziye nodded: "Yes, Professor Fang, a few friends from Enshi."

"Professor Fang, why don't you go back and rest first? We can talk about today's events later."

Fang Zhikuan then got up.

He came over simply to explain the situation to Fang Ziye: the sanatorium might fall apart, so what should they do about their collaborative research projects?

But there's no rush for this.

Fang Ziye escorted Fang Zhikuan to the door, where he saw the anxious-looking Big Mouth Kaiye, as well as the hero "Zhang Yu" whom he had previously only seen lying down.

"Brother Kai, why are you here so late?" Fang Ziye quickly opened the door and led Huang Kai inside.

Huang Kai didn't stand on ceremony with Fang Ziye and strode in quickly.

Upon entering Fang Ziye's villa, Huang Kai immediately said, "I only found out about the incident at the sanatorium when I called Gu Yi a couple of days ago."

"Yes, I met Dr. Gu when I first came to the sanatorium for rehabilitation," Huang Kai explained.

"This matter seems to be related to what happened a few years ago, so I quickly contacted Zhang Yu to come over. However, we couldn't see anyone else, so we could only ask Professor Fang for help." Huang Kai no longer had the 'indulgence' of his former self and was extremely respectful to Fang Ziye.

Outsiders may not understand Fang Ziye's success, but as a trauma surgeon, Huang Kai has to be polite.

“Brother Kai, you and I are both small fry when it comes to this kind of thing, so we can’t really talk about it, can we?” Fang Ziye said with a helpless smile.

"Brother Kai, Brother Yu, please come in and have a seat." Fang Ziye then led the two inside and went to get teacups and tea leaves again.

Zhang Yu's expression was extremely conflicted at this moment, with his brows furrowing in uncertainty.

However, after much struggle, he finally made up his mind: "Professor Fang, Dean Chen is a good man. He has treated many comrades like me here!"

"He's definitely not a bad person."

"There's something fishy about what happened back then!!!"

Fang Ziye pushed the tea towards Zhang Yu and Huang Kai, and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, you think too highly of me. All this talk you've given me is actually meaningless."

"If you felt there was a problem, you should have spoken up sooner."

"Right now, I don't really want to hear it," Fang Ziye said, taking the initiative to express his opinion.

I am now an associate professor, and I do a good job in scientific research.

In reality, it has no say whatsoever; it's just a slightly larger ant that could be killed with a single touch.

Unexpectedly, after Fang Ziye finished speaking, Zhang Yu immediately slapped himself twice and broke down in tears, crying, "I'm not human!"

Huang Kai was extremely anxious: "Zhang Yu, just tell Professor Fang what happened. Professor Fang will definitely have a way to contact Dean Chen."

Zhang Yu slapped himself twice more before speaking.

"Professor Fang, I admit I'm not human."

"Seven years ago, I don't remember the exact date, I received a phone call. The call only told me where I could go and wait to receive my reward."

"I went to wait with a skeptical attitude, and then I actually found Director Pang Hong..."

Even later, I didn't reveal this incident; I only said that I was staking out the area with my colleagues!

Actually, that's not the case.

"Looking back now, the person who called us was definitely trying to stall for time."

"Then it really dragged on for five years. In five years, anything can be erased, and even framing and slander can be accomplished."

"I'm afraid my credit will be taken away..."

“We kept it a secret,” Zhang Yu said.

Zhang Yu was later won over by Chen Song and the sanatorium's personal charm. The sanatorium gave him a chance at a new life. If the sanatorium hadn't been involved in this incident, Zhang Yu might never have revealed the secrets of this matter.

"Who called you? Why did they call you?" Fang Ziye pressed.

"I don't know," Zhang Yu said.

He said that going there would bring him credit.

Fang Ziye rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "So you went there with some doubts?"

Fang Ziye was on the medical team, and he actually leaned more towards Pang Hong's side: "Brother, you're a policeman, but don't forget your job."

Police officers are special officers whose identities are not disclosed or transparent, and they will never get involved in other cases.

Does arresting Pang Hong fall under the jurisdiction of the police?
no.

Pang Hong neither sells drugs nor uses drugs; at most, he's just a difficult petitioner.

"I don't think you would be so unprincipled. It's only possible that you know the person who called you, and you can't refuse."

"For example, it could be your superior, your boss, or someone you know!"

"Otherwise, you'd just go to any random person who calls you? You can't do what you're doing with that kind of logic." Fang Ziye shook his head.

Seeing that Zhang Yu was not sincere, Fang Ziye simply waved his hand and said, "Brother Yu, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. The more you try to cover it up, the more confusing it will become."

"We can't get involved, so let's just observe quietly. You do your job well, and I'll do my surgery well and be a good doctor. Let's not cause any trouble."

If Zhang Yu's speculation is true.

Those who can deal with sanatoriums must be quite powerful; how could Fang Ziye possibly infiltrate them?
Huang Kai was also confused because he was worried. After Fang Ziye carefully analyzed the situation, he turned to look at Zhang Yu and felt that there were loopholes in Huang Kai's previous words.

You're a police officer, and a stranger calls you asking you to come over and claim credit, so you go.

With your IQ, you would have been dead long ago.

You happen to still be alive.

“He’s my old boss!” Zhang Yu said, then lowered his head and began pounding his forehead with his fist.

"After I was injured, Dean Chen Song personally took my pulse and helped me recover."

“I never imagined that hiding these things from him would cause him harm.”

“The sanatorium is definitely innocent!” Zhang Yu was filled with remorse.

Chen Song's personal charisma is indeed very strong; he is not only technically skilled, but also very reliable in his work.

Fang Ziye had never heard of any surgeons consulting with TCM doctors; it was mostly surgeons and internists who invited TCM doctors for consultations.

"This is indeed a very useful piece of information."

"But, several years have passed, you probably deleted the call logs and everything, right? It's been seven years, hasn't it?" Fang Ziye sighed.

"I deleted it, but my colleague's call records haven't been deleted yet."

"He received a call too!" Zhang Yu looked up.

"However, we dare not entrust this to anyone except Dean Chen Song!"

"And Professor Fang, you also saved my life."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye narrowed his eyes.

He felt that he had received a favor from Dean Chen Song, so he could still do something about it.

He stepped aside first, and then called Chen Song.

Unexpectedly, Chen Song was not placed in solitary confinement, nor was he prevented from having any contact or phone calls with the outside world.

"Ziye." Chen Song's voice sounded slightly tired.

"Dean Chen, two people have come to my house. One is an old friend of mine, and the other is a patient I treated before."

"they said……"

Upon hearing this, Chen Song remained silent for a moment before saying, "After so much time, what needed to be eliminated has already been eliminated."

"We definitely won't find any information. Even if we find that person's former superior, it probably won't be of any use."

"However, it can be considered a feasible attempt."

Chen Song knew very well that if someone who could take action against the sanatorium hadn't finished settling some details after seven years, he was not qualified to frame them.

“This matter happened too long ago, and they have no substantial evidence to locate our sanatorium, but we certainly can’t find any evidence either,” Chen Song said.

"Dean Chen, those people who were involved before, they must know some details, right? Doesn't anyone know the source of the bacteria?" Fang Ziye asked.

"Seven years is enough time for too many unexpected things to happen," Chen Song said.

“These cases that were originally deaths are now inextricably linked to us. Can the dead speak?” Chen Song asked rhetorically.

Like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express the suffering.

In other words, whether now or in the past, no one wants this matter to escalate.

After all, the matter is in the past.

So why has this issue resurfaced recently? Is there another plan? Or are there some behind-the-scenes maneuvers that we are unaware of?
“I’m sorry, Dean Chen, I thought this news would be useful to you,” Fang Ziye said.

"I'll have Song Libo come to your place later." Chen and Song didn't overlook this detail.

(End of this chapter)