frightfiction Chapter 54 Palace Secret Recipes and Deadly Pills
Chapter 54 Palace Secret Recipes and Deadly Pills
Kangmei Pharmaceutical's "Imperial Jade Complexion Cream" has become incredibly popular.
With its overwhelming GG branding and so-called "traditional Chinese medicine endorsement," coupled with its immediate "whitening" effect, this product has become a hot commodity among the wealthy women of Changxiang City.
It's said that you now have to enter a lottery to buy this stuff at Kangmei Pharmacy.
But Wang Minyu wasn't in a hurry at all.
He was sitting behind the counter, instructing Li Siyuan and Zhao Na on how to package the "Renxin Buqi Tea".
The recipe is simple: one slice of spiritual astragalus produced by the system, one slice of mutated angelica, and three slices of mutated mint that can clear one's mind.
The packaging was even more rudimentary, just an ordinary kraft paper bag with a red stamp that read "Renxin" (仁心, meaning benevolence/kindness).
"Master, how much does this thing cost?" Zhao Na asked while keeping her mouth shut.
"Nine yuan and ninety cents," Wang Minyu said.
"Huh?" Li Siyuan's hand trembled. "So cheap? Kangmei's Jade Complexion Cream costs 3,800! Our medicine is so effective, selling it for 380 is practically charity."
"That's a lead generation product." Wang Minyu tapped the table. "The goal is to get more people to drink it and build word-of-mouth. Moreover, our target customers aren't those wealthy ladies who only care about the packaging, but rather those overworked office workers, students preparing for exams, and drivers who drive all night."
"And another thing," Wang Minyu's eyes turned slightly cold, "when Kangmei's bomb explodes, this will be our lifeline."
"Thunder?" Li Siyuan asked, puzzled.
Wang Minyu didn't explain, but just played with the empty "Jade Complexion Cream" bottle he had gotten from Lin Meijuan.
After Su Qing's analysis, the ingredient list was quite interesting: mercuric chloride, dexamethasone, and an unknown alkaloid.
This bioalkaloid can temporarily numb the nerves in the skin, making people feel no stinging or itching, creating the illusion of being "mild and effective".
However, once it accumulates to a certain level, it will directly attack the kidneys.
Just then, a young man rushed into the pharmacy.
His face was sallow, his eyes were dark, and he was holding a phone and live-streaming.
It was Zhou Wei, the internet celebrity reporter who was previously exposed as a fraud.
Since Wang Minyu cured his hemorrhoids, this kid hasn't dared to cause trouble again, but he's been secretly observing him.
"Dr. Wang! Something terrible has happened!" Zhou Wei gasped for breath, shoving his phone in front of Wang Minyu. "Look at this!"
The screen displays a newly trending topic: [A female college student suddenly became manic after taking "smart drugs" and attacked people with a knife!]
In the video, a girl in a school uniform has bloodshot eyes and is incredibly strong; several security guards couldn't hold her down.
The medicine bottles that were scattered in her schoolbag were clearly printed with the logo of Kangmei Pharmaceutical – "Zhuangyuan Pill".
"This is also a new product from Kangmei." Zhou Wei swallowed hard. "It claims to refresh the mind and grant photographic memory. Many students have been taking it lately. My cousin took it too, and he definitely has more energy; he's been memorizing vocabulary for three days straight without sleep, but I just don't feel something's right..."
"That's overdrawing your life." Wang Minyu's face darkened. "That's burning your life."
"Let me see that medicine."
Zhou Wei quickly handed over a bottle of "Zhuangyuan Pills" that he had just bought.
Wang Minyu opened the bottle cap, and a familiar scent wafted out.
It has that "sweet and fishy smell" again, but it's stronger than the one in the Jade Complexion Cream.
He broke open a pill; inside was a crimson powder.
[System scan results: Contains high concentrations of 'synthetic stimulants' and trace amounts of 'cadaveric toxins' (derived from decaying animal tissue, used to stimulate the central nervous system). Side effects: Irreversible nerve damage, kidney failure, and mania.]
"That old bastard Sun Botong, he's shameless enough to do anything for money." Wang Minyu crushed the pill, the powder slipping through his fingers.
Just then, a sudden screech of brakes came from outside.
An ambulance pulled up at the door, but instead of a doctor, a distraught couple stepped out, holding a boy who was convulsing.
"Dr. Wang! Help!" The man knelt on the ground with a thud. "The Second Hospital said they have no beds available and told us to transfer to another hospital, but my child is dying!"
Wang Minyu recognized the child at a glance; he was the cousin Zhou Wei had mentioned.
At this moment, the boy's jaw was clenched, his elbows were bent backward, veins were bulging on his skin, and white foam was coming out of his mouth.
"Bring it in! Lay it flat!" Wang Minyu shouted.
"Guan Shan, hold him down! Don't let him bite his tongue!"
"Su Qing, prepare the silver needles and perform bloodletting at the ten acupoints!"
"Siyuan, go to the backyard, pick the freshest 'mutant mint,' crush it up, roots and all, and mix it with water!"
The entire pharmacy instantly went into battle mode.
Wang Minyu's silver needles fell like raindrops, precisely piercing the boy's philtrum, Baihui point, and Yongquan point.
Each needle prick brought out a stream of black blood.
"This is poisoning! Heat toxin has entered the pericardium!" Wang Minyu yelled at the parents while administering acupuncture. "How many 'Top Scholar Pills' did he take?"
"Two...two bottles..." The mother cried so hard she almost fainted. "He said it would make him feel better, so we let him eat more..."
"Foolish!" Wang Minyu cursed, "That's poison!"
At this moment, Li Siyuan brought over a bowl of bright green mint water.
"Pour it down!"
Guan Shan pried open the boy's mouth, and Li Siyuan poured the medicine in.
The mutated mint's domineering coolness instantly rushed into the boy's body.
Like a bucket of ice water poured onto a red-hot iron plate, the boy's violent convulsions suddenly stopped, and then he vomited a large amount of foul-smelling red water with a "whoosh".
The red liquid even contained undigested red pill residue.
As the poison was expelled, the boy's tense body finally relaxed, and his breathing, though weak, became much more steady.
"It's alive..." Zhou Wei's hand holding the phone was shaking, and the chat room exploded with excitement.
[Holy crap! This is Kangmei's Top Scholar Pill?! That's terrifying!]
I just bought a whole case for my son! I'm going to return it right now!
[This Dr. Wang is amazing! He saved her with just a few needles?]
[This is a truly conscientious doctor! Kangmei Pharmaceutical is killing people!]
Wang Minyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, staring coldly at the pool of red water on the ground.
He turned around, facing Zhou Wei's live stream camera, and held up the bottle of "Zhuangyuan Pills".
"Dear parents, if you don't want your children to go crazy, throw this thing in the trash." Wang Minyu's voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing. "Also, tell Sun Botong and Zhao Dezhu that I'm taking over this game."
"Since you like using poison, then I'll show everyone in Changxiang what the real antidote is."
He pointed to the pile of brown paper bags on the counter.
"Renxin Qi-Boosting Tea, 9.9 yuan. It doesn't cure all diseases, but it can save your life."
At this moment, Wang Minyu, standing in the dilapidated pharmacy, exudes an aura of immense power.
Meanwhile, in the Kangmei Pharmaceutical Building across from him, Zhao Dezhu watched the live broadcast and smashed the wine glass in his hand.
War broke out in full force.