The old man appeared truly abnormal, and Yang Xiao'er certainly wouldn't let him falsely accuse her, otherwise, how would she do business in the future?
"Old man, please don't try to extort me. I saw you were about to collapse just now. Even if there was a physical problem, it definitely wasn't due to my medicine. I think you have some chronic illness."
The old man seemed organized and disciplined, immediately calling the police. After they arrived to investigate, he began to spread lies.
"What kind of medicine is this, claiming to be a miracle drug? It's all a scam, with no national patent. These are shoddy products, and it's most dangerous for elderly people like me to take them because our resistance is naturally weak. Once the medication is imperfect, it can cause side effects, just like me now. Look, my hand is still shaking."
Yang Xiao'er was speechless. She thought this old man wouldn't cause much trouble, but then, out of nowhere, many reporters appeared and began interviewing and reporting frantically. Soon, there were many feedbacks about this new drug, claiming it had negative effects.
When Ye Tiancheng received this news, he was certain that this was the work of someone with malicious intent. They were envious and jealous of his growing power, which made them fearful, so they resorted to these despicable means to harm him. Ye Tiancheng was prepared for this and knew that dealing with such people might require some tougher methods.
Seeing that the company's most profitable sector was its medication, and now such a major incident had occurred, even Xiao Pang came over, nervously saying to Ye Tiancheng.
"Brother Ye, what should we do? We shouldn't have gone into pharmaceuticals. Clearly, our medicine has no issues, but now public opinion is increasingly leaning towards the medicine being poisonous, and it's out of control. Many media outlets are publishing smear articles."
"Don't worry, Fatty. Justice will prevail. Even if people don't understand us now, we are doing a good deed, and the truth will come out eventually. Time will be our best proof. Enabling sick people to escape suffering is a great merit. Why shouldn't we do medicine? I'd rather not make money and do medicine! Benefiting all of humanity is what I want to do."
Ye Tiancheng's words were not meant to show off. When one reaches a certain height, without troubles, one can see clearly. The world is truly filled with suffering. All living beings are striving for survival, but despite living resiliently, sometimes illness strikes, requiring money and enduring pain, causing many to become dejected, and some have even lost their happy families, with the most severe ending their lives prematurely.
Whenever he thought of these things, Ye Tiancheng felt immense heartache and wished that the world could become better because of his existence.
Listening to Ye Tiancheng, Xiao Pang suddenly realized that his perspective was perhaps too narrow. Ye Tiancheng indeed possessed great magnanimity, and his breadth of mind could not be compared to these despicable individuals scheming behind the scenes.
Even a small problem wouldn't cause Ye Tiancheng to lose his composure.
"Brother Ye, what exactly should we do? We can't just let the rumors fester like this. Many patients gave positive feedback after using it, so how could the reputation turn around so quickly? Moreover, the Drug Administration's inspection did find some harmful substances. What exactly is going on?"
Ye Tiancheng couldn't figure it out for a moment and could only ask Nuwa Stone.
"Please, this is a major incident. You can't sleep now. Can you reveal who is harming us?"
"You still have the nerve to call me? I thought you were doing so well recently and had forgotten your old friend."
Nuwa Stone actually became a bit proud. Ye Tiancheng was speechless, but he desperately needed its help at this moment, so he could only try to appease it.
"Look how haggard I've become due to being framed. You still have the energy to laugh at me? Hurry up and help me solve this problem. I'm so worried."
Nuwa Stone looked down on Ye Tiancheng a bit, but it was still willing to help him. After all, they were now of the same origin, on the same boat. Nuwa Stone couldn't get rid of Ye Tiancheng unless he died; otherwise, they would remain entangled.
"It's very simple. There's an inside mole in your company. The mole tampered with the medicine, which is why people got sick. Otherwise, why would so many feedbacks appear all at once? Do you think your opponents can buy off everyone? To do it without a trace, the medicine must genuinely have a problem."
Hearing Nuwa Stone's words, a chill ran down Ye Tiancheng's spine. There were people in this world so wicked that they would actually tamper with medicine to frame him. If someone had actually died, wouldn't that be a terrible sin?
"Who is my enemy? They are so crazy, they don't even hesitate to kill. They are more ruthless than me."
Ye Tiancheng recalled the corpse of Hei Ya lying in the car, and the cold wind howling below the cliff. These were all evidence of his killings. He felt he was not a merciful person, but to do something like poisoning the medicine was not easy. This was definitely something a ruthless person would do.
"So, you need to find this person quickly. This person is more vicious than you. The Hei Ya you killed before was notorious, committed many sins, and did many immoral deeds. He deserves to go to hell even after death. By dealing with him, you've eliminated a menace for the people. But this great villain who intends to harm ordinary people, you must expose and stop him, otherwise, the order of this world will be thrown into chaos."
Hearing Nuwa Stone say this, Ye Tiancheng became even more anxious. The enemy was hidden, while he was in the open. Finding the culprit was not that easy.
"Nuwa Stone, for the sake of all beings, can't you just tell me directly? Stop beating around the bush. If I have to find him myself, and I'm not a detective, I might miss the best time to find him and harm more people. Then, you and I will both be sinners."
Ye Tiancheng thought ahead to reduce any regrets after an incident occurred. As more people and events surrounded him, Ye Tiancheng's mind became clearer, and he saw things more plainly.
Nuwa Stone then whispered in Ye Tiancheng's ear.
"I am Nuwa Stone, and I am very powerful, that's true. But I can't reveal everything all the time. I've already told you more than enough. Hurry up and investigate."
It seemed this so-called divine consciousness genuinely didn't know who the culprit was, so Ye Tiancheng decided to investigate himself.
"However, once I find the thief, you must lend me a hand. I want to tear him into a thousand pieces."
Ye Tiancheng was furious just thinking about it. This scoundrel who would harm ordinary people, if caught by him, would surely pay dearly.
What Ye Tiancheng didn't know was that the mastermind behind all this was Hou Mingzhu, and Hou Mingzhu's capable assistant was Hou Xiaolin, whom Ye Tiancheng currently cherished the most.
Ye Tiancheng was investigating the mole when, due to the problem with the medicine, the company was shut down, and the restaurant and horticultural center were also forcibly suspended for investigation.
It could be said that since Ye Tiancheng obtained the divine stone, he had never suffered such a significant loss. However, Ye Tiancheng was not worried at all because he had been prudent and saved considerable assets. Even if the businesses never reopened, he could live for many lifetimes, enjoying a luxurious lifestyle.
Before Ye Tiancheng could do anything, Fatty came running to him, crying and saying some disheartening words, then presented all his asset proofs.
"Brother Ye, I know this is the most difficult time for you. These things were given to you by me. I don't want anything. Even if I have nothing, I can at least follow you and be a lazy fatty. But there's only one Brother Ye, you absolutely cannot fall."
Ye Tiancheng looked at the chubby guy with disdain: "You fat pig, damn it, can you stop cursing me and thinking I'm finished with such a small matter? You're taking out all your assets, which is basically slapping me, your elder brother, in the face. Hurry up and take back your possessions. I don't need these things. I can handle it now. Don't make it seem like your big brother is failing!"
Fatty's excited emotions calmed down for a moment, and then he wiped the tears from his face.
"Really, Big Brother? Are all our industries shut down now? And I'm worried about having to compensate our partners later. Can we still hold on?"
"This little problem, you underestimate me. It seems you don't consider me your elder brother. It's fine. We should research new medicines. Our goal is to benefit humanity. A small mistake now is not a big deal. We can just relax for a bit, no need to be so stressed about business every day. One must look forward! The bright future is almost blinding me, can't you feel it?"
"Alright, it's good that during this time of trouble, we can also test who is sincere. I think Big Brother Ye is just pretending to be poor. If Hou Xiaolin is still willing to follow you, it means she is true. If she knows you are about to fail and runs away instead of staying by your side, doesn't that prove her intentions are impure? Now it's exposed."
Their plan was quite good. In fact, Ye Tiancheng had always felt something was strange about Hou Xiaolin, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was. Now was a great opportunity.
"Fatty, you're truly my good brother. We thought of the same thing. So, please keep this secret for me. No matter how many fixed assets I have, tell them I'm poor, that I'm definitely finished, that Ye Tiancheng is ruined. The worse you say it, the better. It's impossible for me to recover!"
Ye Tiancheng didn't take this matter seriously at all. If he were to fall from such a small incident, how could he be worthy of being a big brother? Ye Tiancheng was thinking of playing a game. He had been rich and famous for a while. If he became a farmer again, what would happen to those who had been flattering him? Would they become indifferent, turn their backs, and burn their bridges? Ye Tiancheng felt this change would be interesting.
"Okay, Brother Ye, don't worry. If Fatty is bad at anything else, he's good at making up stories. I definitely won't let them be vigilant about you anymore. They'll all think you're a pauper. And that you'll never recover in this lifetime."
While they were still researching here, Nuwa Stone couldn't help but say.
"You haven't even found the culprit yet, and you're still in the mood to play games. Ye Tiancheng, I'm truly impressed by you. You're too playful, and you won't achieve great things like this."
"Alright, Nuwa Stone, you missed the opportunity to participate in the subsidy. Why do you like to meddle in other people's affairs so much? You're not even helping me find the culprit, so just shut up."
Nuwa Stone was silenced by Ye Tiancheng's retort and obediently closed its mouth, falling into slumber.