Chapter 738 - A Second Thought Incurred Profound Fear (1/2)

After Siqi Pharmaceutical Company and Taikang Pharmaceutical Company were exposed, every netizen rained curses on them on the Internet. Even though the two companies tried giving immediate explanations and even issued letters from their lawyers on Weibo, the media and netizens still did not buy it.

The opinions of the public, much like a deflated balloon that had been reinflated, were expanding at an extremely fast pace.

Due to this, the stock prices of Siqi Pharmaceutical Company and Taikang Pharmaceutical Company hit the limit down threshold that afternoon!

Many medical agencies and large supermarkets took the drugs from these two companies off from their shelves and returned them to the original factory.

These bombshells, which dropped one after the other, stunned Yang Ningyuan and Li Qihua, who had been waiting to see how Fang Qiu would bring down these two listed companies.

In Yang Ningyuan’s home in Jianghang:

Hearing the reports about the messages on the Internet from the steward, Yang Ningyuan looked at Li Qihua in horror and asked, “Fang Qiu doesn’t have that much power, does he?”

Li Qihua inhaled deeply in shock and said, “There must be someone behind these events! Otherwise, he would not have made such a big move and even released such a tight chain of evidence.”

Yang Ningyuan heaved a long sigh of relief and said, “It seems that we have seriously underestimated him.”

“Yeah.”

Li Qihua nodded, with a serious expression on his face, and said, “In fact, what matters is not what we see on the surface.”

“Then what do you think matters?”

Yang Ningyuan raised his eyebrows and said, “I think the reason why Fang Qiu is so sure that Siqi and Taikang will be bankrupt is because he has all the evidence and has handed it to the media, so that these media outlets can make it public at the right time. That’s why it has such a terrible effect now.”

“When do you think is the right time?” Li Qihua asked.

“Hmm?”

Yang Ningyuan’s expression changed and he could not suppress the shock in his eyes. At the same time, he gaped as he said, “Do you mean that the timing was chosen by Fang Qiu himself? He came to me a day earlier because he knew that today, the Capital Public Security Bureau would announce the arrest of ‘Mr. Yang’.”

“That’s what I mean.”

Li Qihua nodded with certainty and added, “That’s just one point.

“Judging from the whole thing, it’s clear that Fang Qiu knew exactly when this matter would occur, so he came to negotiate with you in advance. His purpose was simply to get you to take over these two companies, but I don’t quite understand why he wanted you to do that.

“Besides, don’t you think this whole thing had been divided into several segments and each step was intended to be a ticking time bomb that would destroy Siqi and Taikang?”

When he heard Li Qihua’s question, Yang Ningyuan immediately frowned, nodded gently, and began to mull over the incident.

“Fang Qiu first came to you. After you decided to take over the two companies, the next day there came the news that ‘Mr. Yang’ had been arrested and then the media outlets began to expose relevant issues. The key point must be the media. We all know that it’s not just one media outlet, nor is it a small media outlet that has exposed the dirty secrets of these two companies.

“Let’s take a closer look. The information obtained by these media outlets is different and almost every media outlet has announced some kind of corruption taking place. That would mean that they received the evidence in advance. After the whole incident, those media outlets exposed those dirty secrets, one by one.

“I think it’s like a bunch of firecrackers. If the first one does not explode, the second one will not explode. But if the first one explodes, then all the crackers will follow suit!”

Yang Ningyuan nodded.

Indeed, that was what had happened.

“There’s more.”

Li Qihua pursed his lips and said, “Don’t forget what kind of pharmaceutical companies Siqi and Taikang are. Since they can make and sell medicine, it means that they have a good relationship with the higher-ups. Don’t forget they had been exposed by Fang Qiu before for drug quality issues. The fact that these two companies were able to get their drugs on the market even though they had quality problems shows that they have quite a high level of ‘pull’ with the authorities.

“However, in the face of these continuous bombshells, these two companies are now extremely powerless. With their connections and financial resources, it should be a piece of cake to silence the media. Nevertheless, they failed this time. Not only did the media disrespect them, but they could not even be bought.”

When Yang Ningyuan heard this, his eyes widened and he was a little astonished.

“Whether it’s a coincidence or a scheme, the fact that the Capital Public Security Bureau chose today to expose the arrest of “Mr. Yang”, must have something to do with Fang Qiu,” Li Qihua said.

“Hiss…”

Yang Ningyuan took a deep breath and secretly admired Li Qihua. Meanwhile, he was also startled by Li Qihua’s analysis.

“It seems that Fang Qiu is not merely a sophomore with a good reputation and excellent medical skills.”

Exhaling deeply, Yang Ningyuan said with a bitter smile, “It seems that we’ll have to regard him as our peer in the future.”

The situation was far from over.

The next day, as soon as the stock market opened, the stock prices of Siqi Pharmaceutical Company and Taikang Pharmaceutical Company hit the limit down threshold again in just five minutes!

In this situation, all the shareholders could not help cursing in anger.

They wanted to sell the stocks, but they could not!

In the capital, the police station where the rumor monger “Mr. Yang” was detained, was packed with reporters.

As soon as the director of the Public Security Bureau showed up, some reporter immediately walked forward and asked, “Director Zhang, is it because of Fang Qiu that you have arrested the rumor-monger?”

“Of course not.”

Hearing the reporter’s question, Director Zhang shook his head with a smile and said, “We did not make a criminal arrest against ‘Mr. Yang’ because of Fang Qiu. I’ve also seen some news about Fang Qiu being defamed by the paid Internet trolls hired by ‘Mr. Yang’. But Fang Qiu’s case is a private matter and he himself did not report it to the police, so we can’t help him to investigate it, let alone help him to have ‘Mr. Yang’ arrested. Criminal detention applies only to offenders caught in flagrante delicto or serious suspects, or offenders under statutory emergency circumstances. Therefore, it has nothing to do with Fang Qiu. It was just a lucky break for him at most.”

The reporters were all excited to see the director break with his usual reticence and be more receptive to their queries. Their questions started coming, thick and fast.

To their surprise, the director was unusually cooperative and he spoke unreservedly and his attitude was fantastic.

When the netizens saw the interviews on the Internet, everyone praised him wholeheartedly.

…

In a VIP meeting room of a hotel:

“Commander Zuo.”