"Elder Gu, Grandfather, you've arrived..."
Immediately, Liu He, Xue Xialan, and others stepped forward to greet them...
Seeing this scene, Shen Tonghe, Wei Datong, and Meng Kang and the others all turned to look at Gu Yuanbai, knowing that Gu Shiren was his teacher, and they had to face what needed to be faced.
Gu Shiren's old face was solemn, and he didn't say a word to Liu He and the others. Instead, with the support of his eldest grandson Gu Zhengqing, he walked directly towards Gu Yuanbai and said, "Yuanbai, come up and let's have a chat."
Gu Yuanbai nodded, asked Wei Datong, Shen Tonghe, and the others to stay downstairs, and followed Gu Shiren to the second floor into his office. Gu Zhengqing helped him sit on the sofa in the reception area. Gu Shiren waved his hand and asked him to wait outside.
Gu Zhengqing cast a cold glance at Gu Yuanbai, then turned and left the office, closing the door, and stood outside listening to the commotion inside...
"Teacher, have some water."
Gu Yuanbai poured a glass of water and respectfully placed it on the coffee table in front of Gu Shiren. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Sit down."
Gu Yuanbai slowly sat on the chair next to him. Gu Shiren held his dragon-headed cane with both hands and turned to look at him, smiling, "Yuanbai, those news reports were investigated and exposed by you and Xiao Wan, weren't they?"
Gu Yuanbai faced Gu Shiren with a respectful attitude and nodded, "Teacher, those people have gone too far!"
"Heh heh."
Gu Shiren's old face smiled and he nodded, "But this is also unavoidable. When the Sima family fell, many people rose up. Unable to resist the temptations within, it's understandable."
"So, why do you have to be so ruthless and not give everyone a chance?"
Gu Yuanbai looked up, his gaze meeting Gu Shiren's, and said, "Teacher, may I ask why we worked together to bring down the Sima family back then?"
Gu Shiren chuckled and said, "Because the Sima family has been in charge of Chinese medicine for too long, and it's time for a new group of people to take charge, which will be beneficial for the future development of Chinese medicine."
Gu Yuanbai's eyes narrowed, revealing a look of disbelief and disappointment. He couldn't understand why his teacher, who was always highly respected, dedicated to saving lives, and devoted to the future of Chinese medicine, had suddenly become like a different person.
Could it be that he had been faking it all along?
The thought of this possibility sent a shiver down Gu Yuanbai's spine, and he dared not imagine further possibilities!
Gu Yuanbai, with his head lowered, said in a low voice, "Their private actions, Teacher, do you think they did this for the future development of Chinese medicine?"
At this moment, Gu Yuanbai's use of "you" instead of "Teacher" indicated his extreme disappointment in his teacher!
Gu Shiren narrowed his old eyes and looked askance at the bowed Gu Yuanbai. How could he not detect the wrongness in his tone? He smiled and said, "Yuanbai, our Chinese Medicine Association is like a large group that needs talents from all walks of life. If it only needed one type of person, then the group would lose its balance. Do you think I'm right?"
Gu Yuanbai looked up, met his gaze, and said expressionlessly, "So, you condone their private actions?"
"Teacher, what you're doing is no different from Sima Boyong!"
Gu Shiren's narrowed old eyes met Gu Yuanbai's, and for a moment, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became tense.
"Heh heh..."
Gu Shiren was the first to chuckle and said, "Of course there's a difference. At least we let you sit in the position of Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Association!"
Gu Yuanbai laughed. He found it utterly ridiculous and shook his head, "Teacher, I really don't understand why you've suddenly become someone I barely recognize. You used to charge ahead without hesitation to bring down Sima Boyong, but why today have you chosen to follow Sima Boyong's old path?"
Gu Yuanbai looked up, his old eyes filled with disappointment and complex emotions as he looked at Gu Shiren, saying with grief, "If you do this, you will only ruin the little future that Chinese medicine has left. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to face your ancestors in the future?"
*Dong!*
Suddenly, Gu Shiren slammed the floor heavily with his cane and sternly reprimanded, "Enough, Yuanbai."
Gu Yuanbai's old eyes reddened, and he met the suddenly enraged Gu Shiren. His hands, resting on the armrests, clenched into fists. His heart was extremely disappointed in this teacher.
Gu Shiren realized he had lost his composure a bit, and his angry expression softened slightly. He said, "Yuanbai, I hope you can understand that this is the capital, not your small Huadu City. The capital is not as simple as you think in many aspects."
"Therefore, I hope you will carefully consider it. Be merciful when you can be merciful, and don't do things so absolutely!"
"Have you thought about the consequences? If you really bring down the Xue family and Liu family and those people, then who will run the entire Huaxia Chinese Medicine Association?"
"Also, the news you exposed today is extremely detrimental to the reputation of Chinese medicine. People all over the country are watching Chinese medicine as a joke, and the biggest beneficiaries are those capitalist Western medicine practitioners. Do you understand the logic behind it?"
Gu Yuanbai, with his head bowed, shook his head. He was now extremely disappointed in his teacher. He immediately stood up, his old face grim, his sharp old eyes looking directly at Gu Shiren, and said with great firmness, "Teacher, you are confused!"
"What, you..."
Gu Shiren also stood up, leaning on his cane, pointing at Gu Yuanbai, who had turned back to his desk. He continued, "You want me to let them go? That is absolutely impossible. They should bear all the consequences for their heinous and dark deeds. As for whether we will tarnish Chinese medicine, I believe the public will naturally distinguish, and you don't need to worry about it, Teacher."
These words made Gu Shiren furious. At this moment, Gu Zhengqing also walked in, glaring coldly at Gu Yuanbai.
"Gu Yuanbai, do you really not want to be Chairman anymore?"
Gu Shiren's old eyes widened, and he glared at Gu Yuanbai, so angry that he kept hitting the floor with his cane. He roared, "With just one word from me, you won't be able to stay in the capital!"
"Alright."
Gu Yuanbai turned around. Since it had come to this, there was nothing more to say. He said in a very strong tone, "At worst, we will return to Huadu City, relaunch the Lingnan Chinese Medicine Association, and continue to oppose you!"
"You... you are too presumptuous, daring to speak to your teacher like this..."
Gu Shiren pointed at him with trembling fingers, so angry that his whole body was shaking. Gu Zhengqing quickly went to support him and placate him, "Grandfather, calm down..."
Gu Yuanbai shook his head and said coldly, "Elder Gu, I can no longer be your student. Let's not mention it again in the future."
"Good, good..."
This made Gu Shiren completely furious. He pointed at him with trembling fingers and nodded indignantly, "You, Gu Yuanbai, are arrogant now, and you disregard even the master-student relationship. You are very good, you have truly disappointed me. Let's go..."
After speaking, Gu Zhengqing supported him and they turned to leave and go downstairs. Gu Yuanbai turned his head, looked at them leave with a cold face, his strong and resolute attitude leaving him speechless.
"Elder Gu, how is Elder Gu?"
Seeing Gu Shiren walking down with a grim face, supported by his eldest grandson, Liu Pingyi, Xue Dongshan, Liu He, and others all swarmed forward to inquire.
"He, Gu Yuanbai, is rebellious and disregards the master-student relationship. He is great, he is righteous..."
Gu Shiren, unable to suppress his anger, turned around and shouted curses at the office building, making Xue Tonghua and Tian Xiangrong and the others look stunned, their hearts sinking into gloom.
Gu Yuanbai, standing by the window upstairs, could clearly hear Gu Shiren's curses...
"What are you all still crowding around for? Go back."
Gu Shiren's old eyes widened, and he roared angrily at Xue Dongshan, Liu Pingyi, and the others, then, leaning on his cane, he strode angrily towards the car...
Liu He and Liu Yong, Xue Tonghua and Zhang Shunchang, and a group of people now knew that Gu Shiren and Gu Yuanbai had not reached an agreement, which made the hearts of the Liu family and Xue family sink to the bottom.
Wei Datong and Shen Tonghe, Meng Kang and Dai Hanchi stood by, watching with cold eyes as Liu Pingyi and Xue Dongshan and the others left with complicated expressions and sighs. Zhang Xiaoyu and Huang Jingshan and the others felt extremely satisfied.
"Let's go, let's go up..."
Saying that, Ding Huixiang and the others went into the office building to find Gu Yuanbai, to ask him what he had said to make Gu Shiren so angry...
Liu He supported his crestfallen grandfather Liu Pingyi, and Xue Xialan similarly supported Xue Dongshan. The group also got into cars and followed Gu Shiren's car, all heading back to his Gu Mansion...
At this moment, Ma Qisheng, the chairman of Zhenghai Pharmaceutical Group, had just arrived at his company office that morning. Before he could even warm his seat, he saw news reports of various scandals plaguing his company, leaving him instantly bewildered.
Suddenly, shareholders started calling, and the most critical was the call from his grandfather Ma Zhenghai, who questioned whether any of this was true...
Then, people from the Market Supervision Bureau also came to investigate...
On the other side, Liu He was supporting his grandfather Liu Pingyi. As the group arrived at the entrance of Gu Mansion and were about to enter, they saw the Market Supervision Bureau bringing police. A summons was issued, and Liu He was taken away, along with Liu Yong, and they were taken away for investigation on charges of bribery.
"Elder Liu..."
Seeing Liu He and Liu Yong being taken away simultaneously, the elder Liu Pingyi couldn't bear the shock and fainted directly, frightening Xue Tonghua and Tian Xiangrong, who rushed to rescue him...
Not only the Liu family collapsed, but at the same time, Xue family's industries also began to appear with various scandals. They suppressed farmers who planted medicinal herbs, forcibly acquired them at low prices, disrupted the medicinal herb market, exported good products at high prices abroad for profit, and embezzled them, and soon Xue family members were also taken away.
In an instant, more than a dozen medical halls on Heping Street collapsed, shocking the entire Chinese medicine world and attracting the attention and heated discussion of ordinary citizens. Many people followed suit with comments belittling Chinese medicine, and even sparked a trend of boycotting Chinese medicine.
From the perspective of an ordinary person, seeing the news expose so many problems within Chinese medicine, who would still believe that Chinese medicine could cure diseases?
Now, many news outlets in the capital were reporting this, and it was the same on Douyin. The word "Chinese medicine" had even become a term with mixed reviews.
"Why haven't we seen Wan Yunting speak out?"
"Yes, we haven't seen Wan Yunting appear much lately. The news reported a few days ago that he took his family to visit the Forbidden City, and there has been no news of him since!"
"Is Wan Yunting still in the capital? With such a major incident happening in Chinese medicine, why isn't he coming forward?"
Many people were confused about why Wan Yunting wasn't appearing at this time, as he was hailed as the future of Chinese medicine.
However, with such a major incident in the Chinese medicine world, and no sign of Wan Yunting, it led people to suspect whether he was still in the capital.
At this moment, it was late at night in Mali, Africa. Wan Yunting and Li Yuxiu were still in the room discussing medicinal formulas...