Tokyo Detective

Chapter 367 A New Killing Is Underway

Naoki Hanyu scrolled through various videos and comments, his expression growing increasingly serious with each reading.

The video didn't focus on the fact that he was the major shareholder of Tianyu Qilin, so it probably wasn't targeting him personally.

This has already affected the sales of Cliosectin. Although patients who cannot afford the expensive drug will probably still buy it, how will wealthy people with financial means choose?

The review and sale of new drugs in other countries in the future will likely be affected, which is a very troublesome development.

"Criosectin will not be officially launched until the day after tomorrow, how could its ingredients be exposed?"

The legacy of the Longgao Group is not the direct use of carnivorous fungi, but the extraction of Trichoderma viride from fungi (I don't know if this thing exists, it's fictional), which is a newly discovered class of antibiotics from fungi.

Naoki Hanyu strongly suspected that someone was deliberately targeting him, but he had no intention of intervening and let Kirin Ameyu handle it himself.

A large company naturally has its own public relations team. If a company doesn't even have this much resilience, then it should consider replacing all of its top management.

Despite saying that, Naoki Hanyu still called the president of Yukirin to inquire about the situation and learned some bad news.

At present, there are only three places where drug components could have leaked. Besides Tenyu Kirin itself, it is estimated that the leak occurred during testing by PMDA and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. As for who it was, it is still uncertain.

"PMDA, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare?"

Naoki Hanyu thought of the old dog, Takaoka Jiro, whose spine he had broken, and then remembered that the other party had cooperated with the Strong Life Group. Could it be that he was behind this?

Naoki Hanyu wasn't sure, after all, the person behind it all might not be Takaoshi, even if Takaoshi was the prime suspect, and even if it was Takaoshi, it might not be Jiro Takaoka, as there were many people in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare who could be bribed.

Soon an eagle flew over the Takaoka mansion to monitor Takaoka Jiro's movements, while an avatar also monitored everything inside the mansion.

That afternoon, Tianyu Qilin's public relations department also took action, first explaining the origin of Trichoderma viride, describing the new drug's role in future cancer treatment, and suing several self-media personalities who fabricated stories out of thin air.

Of course, their own online trolls also became active on various platforms, making their claims reasonable and well-founded.

Two days passed, and the public opinion that had been gradually calming down exploded again, even involving Naoki Hanyu himself, questioning why he, as the chairman of Tenyu Kirin and the police who had been handling cases involving man-eating fungi, would still use fungi to make medicine.

Naoki Hanyu's eyes also became very dangerous. In any case, the other party's methods were too much, so he shouldn't blame him for resorting to some underhanded tricks as well.

First, I'll go meet the newly appointed director of the Medical and Health Bureau. It's true that dealing with people like this is essential in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Soon, Tianyu Qilin was forced to hold a press conference to explain, and the person in charge was Miyazaki Eri, the managing director who owned one percent of Tianyu Qilin's shares and had officially joined the board of directors of Tianyu Qilin after leaving the bank.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Welcome to Tianyu Qilin's new drug launch event. The purpose of this event is to let patients and the general public know everything about Cliosectin. Our company has always adhered to the people-oriented philosophy of making medicine affordable for patients when developing new drugs."

Eri Miyazaki presented a wealth of data to prove the drug's effectiveness and harmlessness.

"In the Phase III clinical trial of Clioceptin, 487 patients achieved a mild effect with zero side effects, which is 5%-10% higher than the industry benchmark for similar drugs. Please see the data for termatinib, a similar drug, which caused lung injury in 30 out of 500 patients. All raw data have been synchronized to the Center for Drug Evaluation through the system. If you have any questions, you can log in to the Drug Evaluation Network to view them."

Then various experts came out to endorse it, including fungal experts and cancer experts.

It even has the endorsement of Takeshi Mizushima, the newly appointed director of the Medical and Health Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, because the new drug's efficacy is indeed too superior.

As the newly appointed director, he didn't want Japan to lose its hard-won alternative to termatinib, and he had long wanted to solve the problem of termatinib's exorbitant price.

Of course, not all reasons were noble and righteous; there were also some under-the-table deals with a certain man.

Politically, Tenyu Kirin is likely to rise to the position of a top pharmaceutical company by relying on Cliosectin. After losing Longgao Group, Japan urgently needs new high-tech companies to emerge.

Therefore, when Takeshi Mizushima stated at the press conference that Tenyu Kirin was one of the companies that had signed an agreement with the government to jointly research man-eating fungi, he dispelled online rumors about the fungi's unknown origin.

In fact, Tenyu Kirin did sign this contract, so the technology for extracting Trichoderma viride was also shared. There was no other way; the divine tree that Naoki Hanyu was secretly working on could not be exposed for the time being.

Just when Takeshi Mizushima thought the press conference was over, Eri Miyabashi suddenly brought up another topic.

"According to our company's findings, the public opinion surrounding the new drug Cliosectin these past few days has been orchestrated by someone behind the scenes. We found one of the online trolls, who told us who was behind it, and we have already reported it to the police and are waiting for their handling."

Mizushima Takeshi was completely bewildered; he had never heard of this plot before.

And so, in full view of everyone, a middle-aged man stepped onto the stage and told reporters about his “actions”.

"The company is creating this public opinion because it is worried that clitorispin will replace termatinib in order to make trillions of dollars in profits every year."

The blatant accusation caused an uproar at the scene; it's rare for business competitors to directly accuse their rivals of committing crimes.

Sure enough, that afternoon, Qiangming Pharmaceutical Company held a press conference to accuse Tianyu Qilin of being unreasonable and demand an apology.

Tianyu Qilin, of course, would not apologize, so Qiangming Pharmaceuticals sent a lawyer's letter to sue Tianyu Qilin in court, and began a long and drawn-out legal battle.

Just as online public opinion was wavering, the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly got wind of it and revisited the testimony of the Morgans Group mentioned in the previous Longgao Group case, applying for a search warrant to search the Japanese branch of Qiangming Pharmaceuticals. Of course, some time has passed and no evidence has been found.

The ensuing verbal battles between the two sides caused public opinion to waver. Subsequently, some people on the internet dug up previously banned videos that did indeed describe Morgans Group's role in the case, although there was no conclusive evidence.

Guided by a large number of online trolls, public opinion gradually shifted to speculation about Morgans Group's stance on the Longgao case, and the winds of change have turned in favor of Tianyu Qilin.
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At the Takaoka mansion, a man brings two women to meet Takaoka Jiro. The man is Cage Morgans, and the women are Sarah Smith and Sakura Ryo.

"Mr. Gao Gang, it's a pleasure to see you again."

Takaoka Jiro nodded slightly. In truth, he didn't really want to meet the other party when they were embroiled in controversy, but he had no choice; their cooperation was too deep.

“Mr. Cage, I don’t think now is a good time for you to come see me.”

"Mr. Gao Gang, please don't say that. We are good friends."

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Seeing this, Takaoka Jiro could only gesture for the other person to sit down, then looked at Sarah Smith, Oliver Morgans's secretary. "And this lady is?"

"She was an assistant transferred from headquarters."

Cage Morgans quickly got to the point.

“Mr. Gao Gang, I won’t beat around the bush. We hope you can use your power to create another crisis for Hui Ri Pharmaceutical.”

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The so-called Hui Ri Pharmaceutical crisis occurred 10 years ago when Takaoka Jiro used his power to frame Hui Ri Pharmaceutical Company for causing deaths from its new drug.

Under the influence of fake drug testing and public opinion, Hui Ri Pharmaceuticals eventually went bankrupt.

Takaoka Jiro hesitated upon hearing this. Although he also wanted to use external forces to take revenge on Hanyu Naoki, he didn't want to confront that guy directly.

Cage Morgans was not in a hurry to see this.

"Mr. Gao Gang, please don't refuse yet. Let's meet some friends tomorrow and you can decide then. You definitely won't be disappointed."

"Okay, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's schedule."

Takaoka Jiro was also curious about the source of Cage Morgans' confidence and how many important figures were behind his connections.
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After the conversation ended, the three of them got into a car and left.

Sakura Ryo looked at Sarah Smith and said calmly.

"Miss Salad, are you ready? If you are, I will hand over the position of CEO to you when we get back."

Upon hearing this, the other two were taken aback.

"You knew already?"

"Of course, your actions upon arrival were not discreet, and given that the Sakura family no longer exists, I have no reason to remain in the CEO position."

Cage Morgans suddenly spoke up to persuade him to stay.

"Ling, changing the CEO is my uncle's idea. Why don't you come work for the Morgans Group? You definitely won't be disappointed."

During their time together, Cage Morgans found himself somewhat attracted to the woman in front of him. Despite her immense strength, she was unassuming and unassuming, her demeanor was calm and unassuming, she was extremely loyal to her family, and she was also covered in poison—poison in the physical sense.

It's a pity she's an incapable woman; otherwise, who would refuse a strong, obedient, and beautiful woman?

Sakura Ryo shook her head.

"no need."

"Alright, we at Morgans Group always welcome you."

Unbeknownst to the three, a hawk was watching them from high above the sky the entire time.
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Time passed by, minute by minute, until midnight.

Takaoka Jiro tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He was both excited and worried about whether to use such methods against Tenyu Kirin. He had experienced Naoki Yuu's ruthlessness firsthand, and the retaliation would definitely be even more intense.

Just as he was hesitating, a photo of him in his youth hanging on the wall suddenly caught his eye. His spirited expression made him pause, and he couldn't help but look at the loose muscles in his hands.

"As expected, getting old makes one indecisive. I used to choose revenge without hesitation. Now that they've become my enemies, they're doomed. Haha, getting old is indeed a good thing, haha."

Laughter lingered in the room for a while, then Takaoka Jiro's eyes sharpened as he muttered to himself.

"Naoki Hanyu, I want you dead."

He had once held immense power in the provincial government, but now the vast majority of his connections had betrayed him and joined the ministers' ranks. Even his own security forces were reduced to only one-third of their original size. He had never felt so frustrated.

It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to avenge this kind of hatred.

Just then, a response came from the side.

"It just so happens that I also want you dead. What a coincidence."

"Who"

Before Takaoka Jiro could finish speaking, he was pushed back onto the bed, a pillow was placed over his face, and the intense pressure made it difficult for him to breathe.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Takaoka Jiro struggled incessantly, realizing from the conversation that the other person was none other than Hanyu Naoki.

As resistance proved futile, breathing became increasingly difficult.

Takaoka Jiro finally got scared. Perhaps he would have been braver when he was younger, but now he didn't want to die. He was only 60 years old and still had decades to live.

I was wrong, I shouldn't have sought revenge, please let me go.

A few minutes later, Takaoka Jiro let his hands fall limply, and stopped struggling. When the pillow came loose, his face was pale and bluish.

(End of this chapter)