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"Very good." The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction. "This Lin Chen is indeed quite capable. If we can use him, it will be of great benefit to the development of the company."

"Mr. Tanaka, are you saying you want to bribe him directly?"

"No, that's too direct. We need him to cooperate with us proactively." The middle-aged man, Tanaka, showed a sly smile. "Let's create some trouble first, so he feels the pressure, and then we'll step in to solve the problem. That way, he'll be grateful to us and cooperate obediently."

"Great." Everyone nodded in praise.

"By the way, contact a few famous Chinese medicine practitioners and have them publicly question Lin Chen's medical skills." Tanaka continued, "Money is not a problem, the key is to create momentum."

"clear."

After the meeting, a conspiracy against Lin Chen officially began.

The next morning, when Lin Chen arrived at the clinic, he found a lot of people gathered at the door.

"Doctor Lin, please take a look at today's newspaper." A familiar patient hurried over with a newspaper.

Lin Chen took the newspaper and took a look. The front page read: "Famous doctor or fraud? The source of a young doctor's medical skills is questionable."

In the report, several so-called "renowned doctors" openly questioned Lin Chen's medical skills, arguing that his advanced medical skills at such a young age must have been learned from a master or other source. One of them, an old Chinese doctor surnamed Li, bluntly stated, "Without formal training from a teacher, it's impossible for him to have such high medical skills."

"These people are talking nonsense!" The young apprentice blushed with anger. "Master, your medical skills are clearly developed through your own research. What gives them the right to say this?"

Lin Chen remained silent and continued reading. The report also mentioned the Wang family, suggesting that Lin Chen's medical skills might have come from the Wang family's secret teachings.

"Master, do we need to clarify something?" asked the young disciple.

"What do you want to clarify?" Lin Chen closed the newspaper. "The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid."

Having said that, Lin Chen also understood that such reports would indeed have an impact on his reputation. Sure enough, over the next few days, the number of patients coming to see the doctor decreased significantly.

What was even more surprising was that a few days later, several patients' families came to Lin Chen's door, claiming that there was something wrong with his medicine and demanded compensation.

"What do you mean?" The young apprentice stopped at the door. "My master cured you, and you're causing trouble?"

"Curged?" a middle-aged woman shrieked. "My father took your medicine, and now his condition has worsened. You must be held responsible!"

"Impossible!" The young apprentice said anxiously, "We have records of your father's illness. He is clearly getting better."

"Better? Then why is it worse now?" The woman insisted, "You are quacks. You harmed my father!"

Lin Chen walked out and carefully inquired about the situation. It turned out that these people were all patients who had been cured before, but now they all claimed that their illness had relapsed or worsened and asked Lin Chen for compensation.

"Let me see your father's condition." Lin Chen said.

"What are you looking at? You're liars!" The woman pushed Lin Chen away. "If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't leave!"

More and more people gathered around, and the pointing and talking became louder and louder.

"I heard that there's something fishy about Lin Chen. The Wang family said he stole someone's secret manual."

"If you dare to practice medicine at such a young age, you must be a half-baked doctor."

"Young people nowadays only know how to take shortcuts."

The young disciple was so angry that he wanted to retort, but was stopped by Lin Chen.

"Everyone, if there really is a problem with my medicine, I am willing to take responsibility." Lin Chen said calmly, "But I need to re-examine the patient's condition to confirm the problem."

"What inspection do you want? Do you want to continue deceiving people?" The woman refused to give in.

Just then, a man in a suit squeezed in.

"Everyone, I'm the manager of Huakang Pharmaceutical Company, my last name is Zhang." The man handed over his business card. "Our company has always been interested in Dr. Lin's medical skills, and we are also very concerned about what happened today."

"Your company?" The woman looked at him puzzledly.

"Yes, we are a professional pharmaceutical company with extensive experience in handling medical disputes," Manager Zhang said with a smile. "How about this? Our company can come forward to coordinate this matter and give you a satisfactory answer."

The woman and the others looked at each other, as if considering something.

"However," Manager Zhang changed the subject, "I think there may be a misunderstanding. Our company recognizes Dr. Lin's medical skills, otherwise we wouldn't take the initiative to pay attention to him."

"So what do you mean?" the woman asked.

"I suggest that everyone calm down and let Dr. Lin re-examine the patient's condition. If it is indeed a medical problem, our company is willing to bear the corresponding responsibility." Manager Zhang said.

The crowd began to talk, some thought the suggestion was reasonable, while others thought it was shielding Lin Chen.

Lin Chen looked at Manager Zhang, who had suddenly appeared, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart. This person's appearance was too coincidental, and the way he spoke was also very skillful, it didn't seem like he had done it on impulse.

"Manager Zhang, why does your company need to take care of this matter?" Lin Chen asked directly.

"Oh, that's right." Manager Zhang smiled. "Our company has been looking for a talented and knowledgeable Chinese medicine practitioner to work with. We've long heard of Dr. Lin's reputation. We happened to be passing by today and saw the situation here, so we wanted to help mediate."

"I see." Lin Chen nodded, but the doubts in his heart deepened.

Finally, under the mediation of Manager Zhang, the families of the patients agreed to let Lin Chen re-examine them. The results showed that the patients' conditions had indeed relapsed, but the problem was not with the medication. Instead, they did not take the medication according to the doctor's instructions and even stopped taking the medication without permission.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, that's all right," Manager Zhang said with a smile. "Doctor Lin, our company is very interested in your medical skills. I wonder if you have time to discuss it in detail?"

"What's the matter?" Lin Chen asked.

"Our company would like to invite you to an academic exchange meeting. Many famous doctors will attend, which will be very beneficial to your development." Manager Zhang said.

The young apprentice pulled Lin Chen's clothes, his eyes full of vigilance.

"I'll think about it." Lin Chen did not agree immediately.

"Okay, here's my business card. Feel free to contact me when you've made up your mind," Manager Zhang handed over. "By the way, our company can also help you clarify those reports in today's newspaper."

After saying that, Manager Zhang left, leaving Lin Chen and his apprentice looking at each other in bewilderment.

That evening, Lin Chen carefully studied the business card left by Manager Zhang at home. Huakang Pharmaceutical Company, while sounding legitimate, felt a bit strange.