"You are keeping the Ephedra Syrup formula to yourself and not willing to share it for large-scale production, even when the investigation team came all the way from Capital City to request for it. You are taking people's lives for granted in order to make a fortune for yourself."
"And yet, you pretend to be a kind and skillful doctor to the public!"
The old man let out a long sigh. He waved his hand and stepped out of the medical centre.
Hearing this, Fade frowned and looked at the old man, thinking long and hard.
However, the apprentice next to him went completely berserk. He rushed towards the old man, glaring at him with fiery eyes, and said, "Stop where you are and apologize to Dr Chen right now."
"Apologize? Why should I apologize? Just because I told you the truth?" The old man said.
The apprentice said angrily, "The truth, what bullsh*t truth! What you said is slander!"
"You know nothing about how much effort Dr. Chen has put in to make this substitute drug, and the grievances he has suffered because of it. You are talking nonsense and wrongfully accusing him."
"Efforts and grievances?" There was a look of disbelief on the old man's face as he said to the apprentice, "I wonder, as a greedy businessman, what kind of efforts did he put in? What kind of grievances did he suffer?"
His words made Fade frown again. Fade said, "There's no need to explain. Send him away. It's fine if he doesn't believe it."
The apprentice looked at Fade in bewilderment. Finally, he blurted out, "Dr. Chen, no, I can't hold it in anymore. This old guy slandered you. I must clarify things for you, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep for the whole week."
"Drop your act," demanded the old man.
His words really infuriated the apprentice. He glared at the old man and said, "Shut up. Don't talk about things that you don't know."
"Did you know that when the shortage of antibiotics first began in Dragonville, it caused a sudden increase in the demand for Life Elixir Wine, and the price skyrocketed? The original price was 500 yuan per bottle, but at that time, it soared up to around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per bottle, and the price just kept on rising."
The old man felt a little puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by the Life Elixir Wine? What does it have to do with him?"
The apprentice continued, "Of course it has everything to do with Dr Chen, he was the one who developed the Life Elixir Wine. At that time, the price rose sharply and we were running out of stock everywhere. It was such a golden opportunity to make money, but Dr Chen was strongly against the inflation in pricing. He ordered all the sellers to cut down their prices and keep to the original selling price."
"If Dr. Chen was really such a money- minded person, why would he give up on such a golden opportunity?"
Upon hearing this, the old man couldn't help asking, "Is this true?"
"Of course it is. This has been a hot topic in Dragonville City recently, and Dr Chen had offended countless businessmen over the matter. Everyone in Dragonville City know about this, you can ask them about it." The apprentice retorted.
The old man was silent for a while, and then he questioned, "According to what you said, Dr. Chen really cares for everyone's wellbeing. In that case, why did he refuse to sign the patent license agreement and share the formula with the investigation team, but instead name such a high price for it?"
Hearing this, the apprentice became even more incensed. He said, "Where did you hear that? Who said that Dr. Chen refused to share the formula? Who said that Dr. Chen asked for money from the investigation team?"
"Am I wrong? But that's really what I heard?" The old man asked.
The apprentice said indignantly, "I don't know who you heard this from, but I'm telling you, this is not the truth at all."
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