Chapter 381: Chapter 268: The Shocked National Health Commission!

"Secretary Zheng, help me contact Old Zhou!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the middle-aged man referred to as Secretary Zheng showed a puzzled expression on his face, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and said:

"At this time, I’m afraid it’s...."

He had some issues to deal with, so he was staying at the National Health Commission.

But Old Zhou wouldn’t be staying late at the office, and just his health alone might not withstand such high-intensity overtime!

However...

"Just call in Old Zhou and tell him there’s a big issue!"

Wu Chengjun continued urgently, with an incredibly deep tone.

The ominous clouds in the sky seemed to overflow with his emotions, incredibly dense, as if concealing an even deeper layer of feelings.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Zheng paused.

Wu Chengjun and the man referred to as Old Zhou knew each other; they both graduated from the same university, where Wu Chengjun had just joined the student union, and Old Zhou was already the president.

They didn’t have much deep interaction, but given Wu Chengjun’s tone right now....

Secretary Zheng looked at Wu Chengjun for a moment, then finally nodded and said:

"Okay, I’ll go contact him."

After speaking, he stepped aside, tucking the folder under his arm, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

Shortly after, Secretary Zheng returned and spoke warmly to Wu Chengjun:

"Professor Wu, let’s head to the office; it’s quite chilly at night in May."

May is generally not too hot or too cold, but Wu Chengjun had come over without even wearing a coat, and he was sweating heavily...

If a cold wind were to blow through, who knows what issues this old body might face.

Wu Chengjun didn’t refuse, he calmed himself down, and then followed Secretary Zheng’s lead into the office building.

Soon after, he skillfully took the elevator and finally pushed open an office door, sitting on the reception sofa.

Secretary Zheng did not avoid them but sat beside doing his official duties.

After a while...

"Squeak~"

The door opened.

A middle-aged man, gradually gaining weight, stepped in, appearing before Wu Chengjun.

Seeing this, both people in the room instinctively stood up.

"Old Wu, why come looking for me late at night instead of tutoring your students?"

Zhou He said with a half-smile.

Secretary Zheng silently walked out and closed the door, leaving Zhou He and Wu Chengjun alone inside.

"Enough with the chit-chat, something happened in Lanshan Province!"

Wu Chengjun spoke decisively, directly addressing the subject without a trace of small talk.

Something happened in Lanshan Province?

Why has something happened in Lanshan Province again!?

Moreover, Wu Chengjun personally contacted me; even a change in working hours wouldn’t suffice. What happened?

Zhou He’s eye twitched, and the faint smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by another expression.

After a moment’s thought, he said:

"Lanshan Province... Wasn’t the steel case resolved not long ago?"

"Or is it a new development in the recent childbirth dismemberment case?"

Since he contacted the National Health Commission, it certainly had to do with medical issues, either needing medical aid for victims or problems with the medical sector itself!

The previous cases were a steel case and childbirth dismemberment.

It couldn’t be...

Zhou He paused, abruptly blurting out:

"Qingshi City, Tianshan Hospital’s smuggling of generic drugs case?"

Wu Chengjun was taken aback, then realized which case Zhou He was referring to.

It was precisely the case Xu Liang was handling!

"It’s this case," Wu Chengjun said.

Zhou He fell into contemplation, furrowing his brows, and said:

"The selling of blood on the black market by the hospitals is difficult to curb, internal hospital fees are disorganized... as it’s a private hospital, truth be told, a hospital can quickly be rectified, but... to completely eradicate it isn’t possible."

Even public hospitals cannot entirely prevent chaotic charges.

Let alone private and non-governmental ones!

Rather than being hospitals, they might as well be companies for money-making, naturally finding any means to profit.

Of course, if the fees are high, people can choose not to visit, but...

Tianshan Hospital holds the exclusive domestic agency for Imatinib, so leukemia patients can only come to Tianshan Hospital; regardless of the chaotic charges, they must endure it!

Not to mention organ transplants.

These are the hardest to address; public hospitals often don’t pay surgeons much for surgeries.

Some surgeons dissatisfied with mismatched treatment and abilities, if unable to advance, will likely take freelance work for money.

And organ transplants, such high-difficulty operations, are what they prefer the most!

It allows them to train their technical skills and earn money!

But...

"It’s Superstar Pharmaceutical Group’s issue, irrelevant to the hospital!" Wu Chengjun said solemnly.

"A pharmaceutical company?"

Zhou He furrowed his brows, unaware of the inside story.

But...

He knew Superstar Pharmaceutical Group, as the entity could become a medical overlord in significant provinces, making it hard not to interact with the National Health Commission.

"I do have some impressions; the company has patented many innovations, and the National Health Commission had previously sent representatives to negotiate collaboration with them," Zhou He nodded in acknowledgment.

In terms of his impression of the pharmaceutical company...

It’s their fast development and effective drugs!

"Haven’t you thought about why the company’s development is so swift!?"

Wu Chengjun’s voice deepened once more.

Then, before the other could speculate, he took out a piece of paper, on which he wrote down what Xu Liang said while in Siheyuan, and handed it to Zhou He.

Zhou He accepted it with bewilderment.

Given the dialogue, was fast development with effective drugs incorrect!?

Zhou He thought sincerely about it until...

Upon reading the first line, his expression slightly stiffened.

By the second line, his demeanor turned dramatically severe, his countenance heavy as he thoroughly examined each word.

And the third line... suddenly his pupils contracted.

Until...

"Where did this come from!?"

Zhou He abruptly raised his head, his face ashen, eyes filled with horror as he stared at Wu Chengjun, utterly shocked, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

"Where did it come from!?"

He repeated, his breathing slightly rapid, his chest heaving violently, clearly showing unrest.

"My student found it."

Wu Chengjun began to explain, sitting on the sofa, speaking heavily, "An hour ago, he called me."

"He is currently responsible for the Tianshan Hospital case, defending the accused, just didn’t expect to find out..."

He found out about Liu Hui.

And didn’t expect Liu Hui would lead to Huang Liang.

And Huang Liang directly revealed all the filthy things the pharmaceutical company had done!

Until now.

"Is the information... true?"

Zhou He just felt dizzy, lips turning a shade paler, head aching as if someone was hitting it with a stick!

He wanted to hear a negative answer from Wu Chengjun.

No other reason, if this thing is indeed true...

Then things would be really big!

Not to mention other things, just the medical examination part alone.

Students must undergo a medical examination before admission, it’s something that must be done, a compulsory examination!

And ordinary people, when faced with a choice between a free examination and a paid one, which would they choose? If the free examination had no guarantees, that would be one thing, but the pharmaceutical company’s prestige is very high...

How many people would this involve!?

I don’t know, but the only thing I know is... once it explodes, no one will have a good outcome!

"You have someone verify it once to know if it’s true or not."

Wu Chengjun stated truthfully.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing.

No matter how cleverly Xu Liang and Wu Chengjun speak, the Health Committee still needs to verify before they fully believe.

Zhou He remained silent, but his mind was constantly thinking of countermeasures.

He suddenly felt a headache coming.

"We just finished dealing with the steel case... how could something else happen so soon... the incident frequency hasn’t been this fast in previous years."

He genuinely thought, his emotions gradually becoming agitated.

After a while, Zhou He finally let out a breath, raised his head, seriously looked at Wu Chengjun, clenched the information in his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"Old Wu, I owe you a favor!"

"I’m in a rush here, so let’s not chat, I’ll go find someone to handle it!"

Wu Chengjun said, "It’s got nothing to do with me, I’m just a messenger."

It was Xu Liang who found it out, not him.

Zhou He naturally knew, but still said:

"I owe both of you a favor!"

The weight of these words was quite significant, if Xu Liang were a little bolder, he might even play in creative mode.

"Alright, you go ahead, I’ll be off then."

Wu Chengjun nodded, and the stone pressing on his heart disappeared, then he turned and left.

Professional matters have to be handled by professionals.

Things like human experimentation... has to be resolved by the Health Committee!

"Creak~"

The door opened.

Wu Chengjun had just lifted his leg when he saw Secretary Zheng appearing in the corridor not far away, upon seeing him, Secretary Zheng paused, then walked forward.

"I’ll see you off, Professor Wu." Secretary Zheng said with a smile.

"Don’t bother seeing me off."

Wu Chengjun sighed, glanced sideways at the office behind him.

"You go help Old Zhou... tsk, you all are going to be busy."

As he spoke, he entered the elevator with a sigh, then disappeared in front of him.

Secretary Zheng was left confused, but it didn’t affect his ability to understand the surface meaning, so he hurried back to the office.

Sure enough, as soon as he stepped into the office...

Zhou He’s voice immediately sounded.

"Help me contact the others for a meeting."

Zhou He said while rubbing his temples.

Meeting?

Secretary Zheng paused, glanced at the time.

It was already ten in the evening, almost everyone was at home getting ready to sleep.

"Contact them now?" Secretary Zheng tentatively asked.

Zhou He said impatiently:

"Now!"

Saying this, he paused, then added one more sentence.

"Emergency meeting!"

With those four words, Secretary Zheng could clearly feel the urgency of the situation.

When was the last emergency meeting? When the Sunzhou incident exploded, the steel case abruptly emerged!

Now there’s yet another....

What unexpected event has happened again!? It can’t still be Lanshan Province, considering the number of incidents in this province the past few months, some people are almost crying out of anxiety...

Secretary Zheng’s thoughts were very active.

Although he was very curious, speculating about what it was, he didn’t urgently ask at the scene, only nodding his head.

"Alright, I’ll arrange it."

After speaking.

He exited the office and began making calls in the hallway.

As time passed.

One after another, figures emerged in the dark towards the Health Committee.

The once dark offices of the Health Committee, too, gradually lit up as people arrived.