I was acting crazy in North America, and all the crazy people there took it seriously.

Chapter 233 Those who obey me win; those who defy me... may they go meet God.
As the nationwide referendum on "the ten diseases that Americans most want to conquer" was in full swing, with public sentiment and media attention swirling together and reaching one peak after another, the German pharmaceutical representatives who had traveled across the ocean were deeply shocked.

They felt that Americans were probably all drama queens—they seemed to possess a magical ability to quickly deconstruct and reconstruct anything serious, rigorous, or even heavy into a lively and extraordinary "show."

From the "Prison Basketball" that turns prisons into frenzied basketball games to this referendum on the "Top Ten Diseases" that concerns life and death, the same applies.

What should have been a serious undertaking requiring countless failures and data accumulation to slowly advance has been turned into a far-from-serious "disease talent show" by Americans—the public votes for their most feared disease as if they were voting for their favorite celebrity, and the media tracks the vote count like they would a celebrity scandal. Can you believe it?
They were even passively made part of this "talent show".

— The “Prison BA” alliance officially approved their application to join the sponsorship partnership, but an additional condition was added to the contract terms: the Germans must use their experience to help the “Prison BA” alliance establish a modern drug research laboratory that meets German R&D standards.

German pharmaceutical companies readily accepted this request, and some even found it secretly amusing.

In their view, establishing a high-standard laboratory is certainly the "right path" to formal drug research and development, and it deserves recognition.

However, it would be wishful thinking to think that simply by setting up a laboratory and investing some funds, one could overcome those intractable diseases that have plagued the human medical community for decades or even centuries in a short period of time!

The long development cycle and high failure rate of drug development are common knowledge in their industry.

On this point, American pharmaceutical professionals—whether from the mainstream or the "unorthodox"—share a strong resonance with the Germans.

No one in their right mind would believe that the "Prison BA" alliance is really trying to conquer some terminal illness!
So, despite appearing "weak and powerless" in the face of the nationwide referendum frenzy sparked by the "Prison BA" alliance, American pharmaceutical companies still used every media channel to sing a song of "beautiful bubble"... no, rather, to burst this carefully woven dream bubble—

"If those incurable diseases on the list could be easily cured, they wouldn't be called incurable diseases! This is basic scientific common sense!"

"The 'Prison BA' alliance doesn't understand drug development at all! They only know how to entertain and hype! They're exploiting patients' suffering, trying to attract attention, and playing with your feelings!"

"They are weaving a dream that can never be realized for you, in order to cover up their own professional ignorance and incompetence!"

In short, Americans, wake up! Don't let this smooth-talking "scumbag" deceive your feelings and hopes!
However, like all women deceived by scumbags, the public simply cannot heed these "unpleasant but truthful words."

What does it mean that "these terminal illnesses are not easily cured"?

Have you ever solved it? You're talking nonsense without understanding anything.

Just because you can't overcome it yourselves, does that mean everyone else is as incompetent as you?

This is where another benefit of Logan's insistence on cooperating with the Department of Agriculture's Chemical Bureau comes into play.

When the "Prison BA" alliance, under the guidance of German experts, was rapidly building a modern laboratory that followed a systematic drug research and development model, a group of scientists from within the Bureau of Chemistry went to supervise the project. They all reacted strongly and praised it highly.

It is no exaggeration to say that the United States of this era is "large but not strong" in every respect.

The pharmaceutical industry lags behind Germany not just in one or two aspects, but in all aspects.

For example, research and development laboratories are extremely rare in the United States today, with very few pharmaceutical companies possessing such systematic laboratories.

Even the "laboratories" of legitimate pharmaceutical companies are more like the workshops of a slightly more advanced alchemist, relying more on personal experience and bold experimentation than on a solid foundation of chemistry and pharmacology for systematic drug development and screening.

Therefore, the "BA" alliance's laboratory, which German pharmaceutical companies see as a "showcase" facility, is seen by scientists at the Department of Agriculture's Chemical Bureau as the future of modern American pharmaceutical industry!

This fully demonstrates that the "Prison BA" alliance is not just fooling around; they genuinely want to make a breakthrough in the field of drug development.

—This was personally certified by the Ministry of Agriculture's Chemical Bureau, which has a conflict with the "Prison BA" alliance.

The Bureau of Chemistry of the Ministry of Agriculture also enthusiastically offered to help introduce and recommend a group of outstanding domestic chemists and biologists to join the laboratory!

Whether something succeeds or not is one thing, whether it's done or not is another. As long as something is actually done, it deserves support!
All of this—the establishment of the "Prison BA" alliance's high-standard laboratory, the injection of advanced German concepts, the official endorsement and strong support from the Ministry of Agriculture's Chemical Bureau, and the enthusiastic participation of outstanding local scientists—was disclosed to the public by The Sun and Voice of Liberty in a proud tone, detail by detail and continuously during the referendum.

How could the general media and the general public possibly understand the complexities of drug development?

In their view, with seemingly high-standard laboratories that supposedly represent the world's advanced level, the oversight and endorsement of federal government departments, and the seemingly inexhaustible financial support of the "Prison BA" alliance, wouldn't conquering those diseases on the list be just a matter of time?

In contrast, the sour noise and intimidation from domestic pharmaceutical companies are nothing more than sophistry—their unwillingness to invest heavily in research and development, their desire to make money without effort, and their attempt to shirk social responsibility!
Thus, the battle for the "Top Ten Diseases" list entered an even more intense phase.

In people's simple understanding, the higher the ranking, the more likely it is to receive priority attention and resources from this "advanced laboratory", and the more likely it is to be conquered sooner.

In order to ensure that their own or their loved ones' illnesses top the list, people are constantly escalating their "vote-getting" tactics.

Those initially tear-jerking stories and photos quickly became standard content.

The stories that followed were increasingly poignant, and the images became more and more visually impactful. The "emotional ranking" quickly transformed from a blue ocean into a fiercely competitive red ocean, constantly raising the public's emotional threshold.

That's why they say Germans have a clearer perspective when they're observing from the sidelines.
They were absolutely right; Americans are indeed masters of showing off and know exactly how to attract attention.

When the "emotional voting" frenzy became increasingly fierce and the cost of competition rose, some people quickly began to look for alternative paths, attempting to clear obstacles for the diseases they supported in a more "efficient" way. The people of Texas were among the first to take action.

They called Voice of Freedom to "report" that the persistently high prevalence of uremia on the list was not an "incurable disease" at all, because there was a magical product in their area called "Crazy Crystal Water" that was said to be effective in treating uremia!

Not just one, but many listeners from different parts of Texas called in to say that this was indeed the case. "We already have a 'miracle cure' here. Please take it off the list and give the opportunity to diseases that truly need it. I want to support heart disease/cancer/syphilis... I mean, vote for it!"
Wow, even Voice of Freedom was astonished! It turns out that America has made such an amazing medical breakthrough in a corner that no one knows about.

So the radio station quickly opened a new hotline, welcoming uremia patients or their families who were cured by "Crazy Crystal Water" to come online and share their experiences and miracles.

However, the result of this "personal account" shocked everyone!
In just two days, Voice of Liberty received more than 400 calls from families of uremia patients in Texas. Without exception, they all said that their loved ones' conditions not only did not improve after drinking "Crazy Crystal Water," but instead deteriorated rapidly or even led to death!
This was a live, firsthand account, and all the media outlets sensed a juicy story, sending reporters to Texas to investigate both overt and covertly.

The findings are outrageous.

Reporters discovered that the pharmaceutical company that manufactured "Crazy Crystal Water" openly admitted that while a small number of people did experience adverse reactions to the product, it was effective and harmless to the majority of people.

Due to the limited information available at the time, coupled with the carefully crafted advertising rhetoric of pharmaceutical companies, Texans believed this narrative.

Those families who lost loved ones as a result only thought that their relatives were "unfortunate isolated cases" and could only accept their bad luck, never thinking of connecting the individual cases.

It wasn't until this nationwide "disease referendum" and Voice of Liberty's "online sharing of miracles" that they were horrified to discover that this "isolated case" had become "everyone is an exception"!
According to statistics compiled by Voice of Freedom and various media outlets based on "big data," in Texas alone, at least 800 deaths last year were highly suspected to be directly related to drinking "Crazy Crystal Water"!
Conversely, the manufacturers' claims of "successful treatment of uremia" were thoroughly investigated by reporters, but not a single case of conclusive and verifiable evidence could be found!
The whole of America was in uproar!

No one expected that a seemingly entertaining "Top Ten Diseases" referendum would produce such an astonishing side effect—the incurable diseases have not yet been conquered, but the "miracle drug" that "cures" them has already been "conquered"!

The Ministry of Agriculture's Chemical Bureau acted swiftly, frantically seizing and confiscating "Crazy Crystal Water" from the market; meanwhile, more victims and their families flocked to the pharmaceutical company, taking them to court!
At the same time, like the first domino falling, people across the United States followed the Texas model.

They "reported" that certain diseases on the list already had "effective" treatments or methods in their local area or somewhere they had heard of.

Voice of Liberty naturally set up a special hotline for "big data statistics," and the media also followed up and investigated with all their might.

The result was encouraging!

A "whistleblower" has claimed that a powerful mercury injection therapy called "Syphilis Buster" is popular in a certain southern state, and that it can eradicate syphilis.

After analyzing "big data," it was discovered that this treatment was indeed "effective"—this preparation containing mercury and arsenic could cause nerve damage in patients, and in severe cases, kidney failure and death. Patients often died from mercury poisoning, and naturally, syphilis no longer needed treatment.

In the Midwest, someone has reported that a herbal steam inhaler called "Tuberculosis Savior" is popular there, claiming to cleanse the lungs and kill tuberculosis bacteria.

Big data analysis revealed that this vapor agent not only had no effect on tuberculosis bacteria, but also severely burned the patient's trachea and alveoli, accelerating respiratory failure.

The so-called "recovered patients" are either misdiagnosed or their natural remission period was forcibly attributed to this treatment.

As one "miracle drug" after another is exposed under the media spotlight, a shocking statistic is gradually being compiled:

The number of deaths caused by the various "miracle drugs" that were "reported" in this national referendum alone, which claimed to be able to cure terminal diseases, has conservatively exceeded 10,000!
All I can say is that America is just too big. It's perfectly normal and reasonable that a mere 10,000-plus people died so quietly!

But it's not normal for it to be "reported"!

The Chemical Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture is swamped with this!
They had to mobilize all their manpower and travel all over the country to shut down those "local miracle drugs" that might never have come into their sight before!
Who is Logan? He's the kind of person who always stirs up trouble. With such a huge "gift" delivered to his doorstep, if he doesn't stand up to criticize, no, to uphold justice, he would be a disgrace to the conscience of America!

In the subsequent "Fireside Chat" program, Logan delivered a somber summary of this unexpected anti-counterfeiting storm:

"My fellow Americans, what has happened recently is something we should all reflect upon!"

"Friends, the facts are before us—"

"Our 'disease referendum,' which some have called 'amusing ourselves to death,' has achieved a record of exposing fake drugs and saving potential victims that is far greater and more glorious than all the routine enforcement actions of our respected Department of Agriculture's Chemical Bureau combined since its establishment!"

"Among these counterfeit drug manufacturers that we inadvertently 'bombed' and that have harmed countless people, almost all of them were the pharmaceutical companies that had previously jumped the gun, made the loudest noise, and questioned our 'qualification' to regulate drugs!"

"As everyone knows, we didn't even actively target them; we merely provided the public with a 'referendum' channel, and they collapsed under the spotlight of public opinion!"

"What does this prove?" Logan's voice suddenly rose, filled with an air of divine mandate. "It fully demonstrates that the path chosen by our 'Prison BA' alliance is just, blessed by God, and the only path to victory!"

"That explains it. Follow us, and we'll win!"

"Going against us... Sigh, let's just send them to meet God, God will probably forgive them!"

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(End of this chapter)