Chapter 680 — Restoring Confidence
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The television station, too, was working overtime editing the press conference footage, preparing to broadcast it at the earliest possible moment!
Li Cihua burst stumbling into Young Master Bing's room. "Young Master Bing, we're in trouble! Our plan has failed!"
Young Master Bing was at that moment lying in bed reading *TheFaint Light of Old Dreamshuku on his phone -- a thoroughly satisfying urban novel -- and he was just imagining himself as the protagonist, gleefully tormenting the supporting characters, when Li Cihua barged in and ruined it. He was immediately annoyed. "What are you yelling about? What plan failed?"
"Young Master Bing, Crippled Wolf just called. That Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals has already figured out the cause of the First High students' comas -- it's poisoning -- and they've even identified the poison itself. It's the Seven Grasses Death Powder, and they've compounded an antidote..." Li Cihua said in a panic.
"Impossible!" Before Young Master Bing could speak, the Medicine King cut in first. "The Seven Grasses Death Powder is an ancient poison unmatched through the ages. There is simply no way to cure it. Even I don't know what the antidote is -- how could they possibly have a formula for one?"
"I don't know either. Crippled Wolf only just gave me the news..." Li Cihua was merely passing along what Crippled Wolf had told him.
"Turn on the TV and let's see. If it's really true, there's bound to be news about it!" Young Master Bing frowned. He had heard of Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals -- a newly founded company that was rising fast, and had made a huge splash at the Yu family auction. Could they really have compounded an antidote? Otherwise, how would they know the poison used was called the Seven Grasses Death Powder?
Hearing Young Master Bing's words, Li Cihua hurriedly switched on the television, and it just so happened that the broadcast of Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals' press conference had only just begun.
When everyone in the room saw Fat Lai holding forth on the stage, they were all stunned! Young Master Bing ground his teeth in fury. Earlier, when he'd heard that Gu Mengyao had also been poisoned, he had been beside himself with joy -- but in the blink of an eye, this ancient poison unmatched through the ages had been cracked by Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals, and they had already compounded an antidote!
"Impossible, impossible!" The Medicine King's eyes were wide too, his face full of disbelief. "This is an ancient poison unmatched through the ages, one that cannot be cured by any formula. Even if they identified the poison, it would be impossible for them to compound an antidote in such a short time. Even that person couldn't do it!"
The person the Medicine King referred to was a man who had utterly defeated him, a nightmare that haunted him. Yet even that person could not possibly have produced an antidote in such a short time. It was absolutely impossible!
But the facts were right there before his eyes, and the Medicine King had no choice but to believe them. After all, a television news broadcast would not make things up. If Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals had not actually compounded an antidote but claimed they had, then once the truth came out, it would deal a severe blow to the company -- a fatal one for a newly founded firm!
Hearing the Medicine King going on and on about how impossible it was, Young Master Bing grew irritated. He frowned and said, "Enough. Since it didn't work this time, we'll think of something else!"
Young Master Bing had not expected that the Medicine King, who looked so formidable, would be so fragile inside, so unable to withstand a setback! Even when his own Qibing Tower had come crashing down, he had not lost heart -- he was still thinking of ways to deal with Wei Zhao!