Chapter 394: This is a Sky-Falling Calamity

But with the vast medical resources of Medical God Island as his backing and a great reputation among the people for his healing arts, he was beyond the reach of their petty schemes.

Long Shou looked at his chief steward beside him. “Qinghai, explain it to the Cyan Emperor.”

Murong Qinghai lowered his voice.

“It’s the Sasabesni Company from the other side of the ocean. Their team recently developed a new drug, Sasabesni No. 1, which they sold to the world at the high price of one million US dollars per pill, claiming it can completely cure Parkinson’s disease.”

Chen Qingdi frowned. “Has anyone here used this drug? Were there any clinical trials? Was any pathological analysis performed?”

Just then, a famous expert in the field of Parkinson’s disease, Liu Xiangyang, stood up.

“I only made a reasonable recommendation. The final decision to use it was still in the hands of the expert consultation group.”

Chen Qingdi frowned. “Who is in charge of this consultation group?”

Liu Xiangyang chuckled. “Well, it was supposed to be you, Cyan Emperor. But you’ve been out of the picture for a while, so everyone elected yours truly to fill in for a few days.”

Ignoring the expert’s smug and arrogant expression, Chen Qingdi went straight for the jugular.

“When you brought this drug in, did you conduct clinical trials? Did you perform any pathological analysis?”

An embarrassed look crossed Liu Xiangyang’s face. “Didn’t our friends on the other side of the ocean already do that work? Since they’ve already obtained reliable data, why should we do something so superfluous? We’d not only offend them, but we might also lose our supply channel for the drug!”

Chen Qingdi pressed on, “So you didn’t offend anyone, and you kept your supply channel. Let me ask you again: did the drug you brought in actually work?”

At his words, every member of the expert team bowed their heads. Only Liu Xiangyang remained, stubbornly defiant.

“The healing process is a relentless battle against disease. There are victories and defeats—you win some, you lose some. Cyan Emperor, why are you making such a big deal out of a temporary setback?”

Chen Qingdi slammed the table and shot to his feet.

“Let me ask you again, who was the patient you recommended this drug to?”

The other experts broke out in a cold sweat, their pleading gazes turning to Liu Xiangyang.

Liu Xiangyang, in turn, fixed a pleading gaze on Long Shou, who was sitting beside him.

Long Shou’s face was grim and silent, and he made no move to intervene. Clearly, the questions Chen Qingdi was asking were the very ones he wanted answered as well.

He had long heard rumors of these experts deceiving their superiors and exploiting their positions for exorbitant profits, but without concrete evidence, he had let the matter rest for the time being.

If today’s incident hadn’t resulted in such severe consequences, it likely never would have been brought to his attention.

Long Shou fixed his gaze on Chen Qingdi, a hint of encouragement in his eyes.

It takes a professional to handle professional matters. Though Long Shou was highly respected, he still needed trustworthy experts to deal with such specialized issues.

Liu Xiangyang still tried to be evasive.

“Look, Cyan Emperor, my friend. Everyone in Dragon Country is equal. Illness is our only lifelong enemy. Regardless of who it is, we must do everything in our power to save them. You shouldn’t ask for specifics.”

Chen Qingdi snorted. “But if you don’t want me to know, then what was the point of calling me back?”

He’d long been disgusted with these so-called “master” experts who profited from the suffering of others. For the situation to have reached such a critical point, yet for them to still be so coy and secretive, was more than enough to set him off.

“How about this? Since you don’t want me to know the details, I won’t get involved in this incident. Whatever disastrous consequences arise, your so-called expert team can bear them alone!”

Liu Xiangyang felt like banging his head against the wall. He thought to himself.

‘This scandal is too big! I can’t handle this!’

‘Aren’t you also a member of the expert team? You can’t just wash your hands of this mess and walk away, leaving me to clean it all up!’

As he thought this, he conveniently forgot how he had tried to monopolize all the glory and pushed Chen Qingdi out of the picture.

Chen Qingdi pressed his advantage, his demeanor aggressive and unrelenting.

“I’ll ask one last time. Do you want me involved in this matter or not? If you do, then give me all the information. If you don’t want me to interfere—”

He turned his head to look at Long Shou.

“Sir, I’ve recently developed a new medicinal dish that is very effective at slowing the aging process. Why don’t we go back so you can try it?”

Unlike medicine, this kind of medicinal food was basically harmless. If it had a therapeutic effect, great. If not, at worst, it was just a snack to sate one’s hunger.

Therefore, his verification process for it wasn’t as strict; as long as it met current hygiene standards, it was fine.

Long Shou was also quite displeased with these people. He looked at Chen Qingdi.

“Qinghai has reminded me that I have many other things to do. I won’t waste any more time here. Cyan Emperor, give me a hand!”

Long Shou and Chen Qingdi’s master were the closest of friends. After Chen Qingdi completed his apprenticeship, his master recommended him, and he came to Long Shou’s side to serve as an Imperial Physician. Because of this, he viewed Chen Qingdi as he would a close nephew.

Seeing Chen Qingdi about to help Long Shou up and leave, the other experts panicked. They hurriedly urged Liu Xiangyang to tell the truth.

Looking as if he’d just swallowed a fly, Liu Xiangyang had no choice but to speak up.

“Long Shou, please wait. Cyan Emperor, stop being difficult. Let’s all discuss this together.”

Chen Qingdi stopped in his tracks. “Recount every stupid thing you’ve done.”

Liu Xiangyang still hesitated. Chen Qingdi grew furious.

“If you don’t speak now, then even if you regret it and want to tell me later, I won’t be bothered to listen. You can go have a ‘heart-to-heart’ with the Commander of the Imperial Guard instead!”

The Longdu Imperial Guard’s mission was to eliminate the bad apples from within and protect the safety of the entire capital. They were an Imperial Army that guarded Long Shou himself.

Only when Chen Qingdi brought them up did everyone finally feel a sense of fear.

Liu Xiangyang gritted his teeth and spoke.

“We first administered this drug to a former member of the Longdu Elder Council, the Seventh Elder. His condition didn’t just fail to improve—it got worse.”

Hearing this, Long Shou shot up from his seat.

“Say that again?!”

The former Seventh Elder was a man of great prestige and respect. During his time in office, he was a veteran of a hundred battles—both a formidable Legalist Scholar and a terror to foreign enemies.

As he got older, he developed a mild case of Parkinson’s disease. They had thought the special drug from the other side of the ocean would help him improve, but who knew this would be the result.

Long Shou’s eyes filled with fury. With a CRACK, he crushed the pen in his hand to pieces.

An even darker look crossed Chen Qingdi’s face.

“You dared to make such a catastrophic error? You’ve got some real nerve!”

‘If this were ancient times, harming a high official of his stature would be a crime warranting the execution of one’s entire clan. A sentence of death by a thousand cuts would be getting off easy.’