prolonged consumption will surely lead to poisoning! These words shocked Su Xuan immensely, and he instantly realized why the young apparition’s health had deteriorated. If such a medicine were forcefully launched onto the market, it would undoubtedly harm many people. He, as the owner, would not be able to escape the blame. Su Xuan immediately called Dou Jianhua of Raphael Pharma to explain the situation. "How is that possible?" Dou Jianhua was stunned and couldn’t believe it. "Our panel of experts already conducted a pharmacological analysis of the prescription. The medicine itself absolutely meets safety standards. Salt has a very stable chemical structure, and the conditions in the human body are not sufficient to break it down, so it shouldn’t be able to cause poisoning!" He even asked, "Boss, could you have been misled by someone with ill intentions?" Su Xuan said, "Director Dou, forget everything else for now. Just have the expert team run the analysis a few more times and see if there really is a problem." Dou Jianhua replied, "Alright, I’ll arrange it right now. Boss, wait for my call!" After hanging up, Su Xuan sat on the lounge chair in the courtyard, waiting with his eyes closed. His mood was naturally sour. With a problem discovered in the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill, Bai Yongnian had secured a victory without even lifting a finger. More than an hour later, Dou Jianhua called him back. "Boss, you were right!" Dou Jianhua’s voice was grave as soon as the call connected. "There are two herbs in the prescription: Curculigo and Glehnia root. The former promotes blood circulation, while the latter moisturizes the lungs. Under the combined effect of these two herbs, salt will permeate into the lungs. While it won’t have a significant short-term impact, prolonged exposure will definitely cause lung dysfunction and even hemoptysis. The consequences are extremely severe!" Su Xuan asked, "Would it be feasible to just list the contraindications in the drug’s instructions, warning people not to consume salt?" Dou Jianhua replied, "Definitely not. Many foods contain salt. Unless someone stops eating entirely, it’s impossible to avoid." "Then..." Su Xuan held the phone in one hand and gestured in the air with the other. "Then halt production of the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill!" Dou Jianhua sighed heavily. "Alas, that’s the only option. What a pity about the several thousand boxes we’ve already produced..." Su Xuan asked, "What was the production cost for those boxes?" Dou Jianhua answered, "A little over eight million yuan." Su Xuan said, "Let’s just consider that eight-million-plus yuan to be money poured down the drain. Your next task is to have the expert team immediately start researching how to fix this flaw in the prescription!" THUMP! ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱 Just as Su Xuan hung up, someone knocked on the main gate. Hearing the knocking, Su Xuan blinked. "Su Xuan, I’ll get it!" Wang Xuehan saw that Su Xuan seemed preoccupied and hurried toward the gate. "Senior Sister, wait a moment," Su Xuan called out to her, then whispered, "If the person outside is here to cause trouble, I need you to play along with me..." "Okay!" Wang Xuehan, though startled, nodded immediately. Su Xuan had gotten into a fight with Bai Yongnian today, so it was plausible someone was here to make trouble. Wang Xuehan opened the gate. A gleaming knife was immediately pressed against her neck. "Well now, aren’t you a careless one? Daring to open the door without even asking who I am?" The visitor was a stubble-faced man. He held the knife in one hand and scratched his head with the other. "And here I had a whole story prepared!" In his mind, it was supposed to play out : He’d knock. Wang Xuehan or Su Xuan would ask who he was and what he wanted. He would then claim to be a food delivery driver or say someone had asked him to drop something off, tricking them into opening the door. He never expected the door to open without him saying a word, which was a bit disappointing. Little did he know, he had just walked into a play. "Ah!" Su Xuan pretended to be shocked and leaped up from his lounge chair, pointing at the menacing man. "Who are you? What do you want?" "You’re asking me who I am? Don’t you know who you offended today?" The man closed the gate and dragged Wang Xuehan into the center of the courtyard. His eyes widened as he looked around. "Holy crap, you rich people really know how to live, huh? You keep a panda?" He saw a giant panda ambling towards him with adorable clumsiness. "Da Bai, go play somewhere else," Su Xuan said, shooing the panda away before turning back to the man. "Are you one of Bai Yongnian’s men?" "You know it, and that’s enough. I’m not going to admit anything," the man said, sizing Su Xuan up. "You’re the boss of Raphael Pharma, aren’t you?" "I am," Su Xuan confirmed. The man continued, "I heard you have a formula for a kidney tonic, and its effects are amazing, right?" "There is such a formula," Su Xuan said. "Are you here to steal it?" Glancing at the knife in his hand, the man sneered, "You’re a smart one. Hand over the formula, now. I’m going to use it to make a fortune!" Su Xuan put on a troubled expression. "But that formula is a trade secret of Raphael Pharma. I can’t just give it to you." "Are you going to give it to me or not?" the man growled, tapping the flat of the blade against Wang Xuehan’s shoulder. "Su Xuan, I’m so scared!" Wang Xuehan immediately put on a terrified act. "Don’t hurt her!" Su Xuan quickly grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled down the formula, and tossed it to the man. "You have what you want. Now let her go, right?" "Of course not!" The man shook his head. "The formula alone is useless to me. To make sure this medicine is my exclusive business, I need you to halt production immediately and never bring it to market!" "Isn’t that asking for a bit too much?" Su Xuan feigned even greater difficulty. "We’ve already produced thousands of boxes. If I do what you say, our losses will be enormous!" "Like I care!" the man insisted. "If you don’t listen to me, this woman dies!" "Alright, just wait a moment." Su Xuan took out his phone and pretended to make a call. Afterward, he said to the man, "Did you hear that? I’ve done as you asked." "Very good." The man began backing toward the gate. "I’ll be taking this woman with me for a few days. Once I’ve made my fortune with the formula, I’ll naturally return her to you." "That’s absolutely not happening!" Su Xuan knew exactly what the man’s plan was: stall for a few days to give Bai Wei Pharmaceuticals enough time to produce the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill. By then, it would be too late for Raphael Pharma to try. At the same time, he couldn’t help but laugh internally. Bai Yongnian was a real piece of work, resorting to such an idiotic and despicable method to stop the pill from launching. "Who’s calling the shots here, you or me?" the man glared fiercely at Su Xuan. "That’s my sister you’re holding hostage. I can’t rest easy with her out there alone," Su Xuan said. "How about I make a better suggestion, one you’ll definitely accept?" "What suggestion?" the man asked. "How about I sell you all the medicine we’ve already produced?" Su Xuan said, a sly glint hidden in his eyes. "I’ll sell it to you at cost, saving you the trouble of manufacturing it yourself..."