bacchusnovels Chapter 174 Who said this water is poisonous? It's clearly Hercules Soup!
Chapter 174 Who said this water is poisonous? It's clearly Hercules Soup!
The black smoke billowing from the backyard was quite artistic, just the right amount to capture the "apocalyptic" atmosphere on the camera lens, without actually making the neighbors call the police.
Guan Shan rushed in carrying a red fire bucket, which was actually filled with dry ice and expired Banlangen powder. He poured it onto the heat sink, creating a visually stunning mixture of white mist and black smoke.
"Take pictures! Take pictures of everything!" Kangmei's lawyer was as excited as if he had just won a case, directing reporters to squeeze into the backyard. "This is the evidence! Illegal experiments caused the equipment to explode, and they even tried to destroy evidence!"
The health bureau team leader looked at the tangled mess and felt very uneasy.
He owed Wang Minyu a favor because Wang Minyu cured his back injury last time, but this time the pressure from above was too great. Zhao Dezhu was determined to destroy this small pharmacy.
He sighed and waved for the technician to come forward: "Go, take a water sample from that well. Be careful not to inhale any harmful gases."
The technician, fully equipped with a gas mask, carefully inserted the sampler into the dry well located directly below the MRI equipment.
Wang Minyu slumped in his chair, the stainless steel teacup in his hand trembling, water spilled all over his crotch, making him look extremely disheveled.
He muttered to himself, "It's over...it's all over...my three million..."
"Dr. Wang, stop acting." The lawyer walked up to him, looking down at him. "Mr. Zhao asked me to pass on a message: Young people don't know the rules, and this is the price they pay. If aflatoxin is detected in this sample, you'll be spending the rest of your life treating inmates' hemorrhoids in jail."
Wang Minyu looked up, his eyes filled with terror, but he replied in a very low voice, "Are you sure that's aflatoxin?"
The lawyer was stunned and hadn't reacted when the technician on the other end suddenly exclaimed.
"Team leader! These numbers...something's not right!"
The portable water quality analyzer in the technician's hand was flashing green light frantically, not a red alarm, but a green that represented "excellent" water quality.
"What's wrong? Is the toxicity off the charts?" The lawyer asked anxiously as he leaned closer.
"No…" The technician removed his mask, his face showing utter disbelief. "The mineral content in this water… is ten times higher than the premium mineral water from Changbai Mountain! And all the heavy metal indicators are zero, only the trace elements like zinc, magnesium, and selenium are frighteningly high. Especially the reactive oxygen content, it's practically like… like water that's just been charged with electricity!"
"Impossible!" the lawyer screamed, "Liu Jie clearly..." He suddenly covered his mouth.
"Liu Jieming what?" Wang Minyu suddenly stopped trembling. He stood up, patted the water stains on his pants, and his timid demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by a mocking look as if he were watching a clown. "He clearly poured flour and laxatives in there?"
The entire room fell silent.
The head of the health bureau took the testing device and glanced at it; his eyelids twitched.
This isn't just poisonous water, it's practically miracle water! If it were packaged properly, a bottle wouldn't be worth less than a hundred or two hundred yuan.
"This...how do you explain this?" The lawyer panicked, looking at Wang Minyu, "You switched the poison?"
"What poison? Lawyer, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. This is slander." Wang Minyu pointed to the MRI machine that was still emitting "magical energy." "This machine is indeed called nuclear magnetic resonance, but I've renamed it 'High-Energy Magnetized Water Processor.' Its function is to break the hydrogen bonds of water molecules using a strong magnetic field, turning stagnant water into flowing water. What, is doing scientific research illegal?"
"High energy...magnetization..." The team leader felt his physics knowledge had been insulted, but the test data was there and couldn't be faked.
Just then, Pierre from the kitchen came out carrying a large tray with rows of disposable paper cups filled with water freshly drawn from the well and some mint leaves.
"Everyone, you've worked hard. Come on, try our new product—magnetic storm pulse water." Pierre smiled like a kind old grandmother. "After drinking this water, your back won't ache, your legs won't hurt, and you can climb six floors in one go without any effort."
Several reporters were already thirsty, and seeing that the water looked crystal clear, they couldn't resist picking it up and taking a sip.
"Holy crap!" A young reporter exclaimed, his eyes wide. "This water... why does it taste a little sweet? And it makes my stomach feel warm after drinking it?"
"I felt it too! My shoulders were sore from carrying the machine earlier, but they feel much better now!"
This is not an illusion.
The groundwater, after being treated with a 3.0T strong magnetic field, does indeed have a changed structure. In addition, the special bacteria underground release a little bit of biological enzymes. Although this water cannot cure serious diseases, it is absolutely first-class in refreshing the mind.
The wind direction changed instantly.
Originally intended to expose unscrupulous clinics, the trip has now turned into "exploring the high-tech health secrets of a reclusive doctor."
The reporters' cameras shifted from the smoking machine to Wang Minyu, with microphones practically shoved into his nostrils.
"Dr. Wang, when will this high-tech fresh water be available on the market?"
"Did you develop this machine yourself?"
The lawyer next to him turned liver-colored and quietly took out his phone to report to Zhao Dezhu, only to find that his phone had no signal.
At this very moment, the situation on Zhao Dezhu's side is a hundred times more exciting than this.
Emergency Department, Changxiang City First People's Hospital.
Zhao Dezhu was dragged into the consultation room by several bodyguards. He covered his ears tightly with both hands, his face ashen, and he kept screaming, "Stop banging! Stop banging! Who the hell is banging a drum in my head?!"
The doctor performed a full set of examinations on him, including a CT scan, MRI, and otoscopy, but found nothing wrong with him.
"Mr. Zhao, this is a typical case of auditory hallucination. It's probably due to too much stress," the doctor explained cautiously.
"Pressure my ass!" Zhao Dezhu shoved the doctor aside. "It's rhythmic! Three long, two short! Thump... thump... thump! It's like someone's hitting my skull with a hammer! Can't you quacks hear me?!"
The bodyguard and the doctor exchanged bewildered glances. Apart from the ticking of the medical equipment, the room was eerily quiet.
Only Zhao Dezhu could hear it.
The black button he had casually tossed into his pocket and which was now pressed against his inner chest pocket was emitting infrasound waves at a constant frequency.
This frequency band, after being carefully tuned by Wang Minyu, was able to resonate perfectly with Zhao Dezhu's cochlear nerve.
What's worse is that this frequency simulates the sound of that underground "valve" being struck.
For the average person, this might just be a little tinnitus.
But for Zhao Dezhu, who had been taking various tonics for a long time, was extremely sensitive, and harbored ulterior motives, this was a death warrant from hell.
"Give me a sedative! Quickly!" Zhao Dezhu broke down.
Just as the nurse was about to give him the injection, Zhao Dezhu's phone rang.
It was the lawyer calling (the call only connected after we left the pharmacy's signal area).
"Mr. Zhao... the water here has been tested and found to be premium mineral water... the reporters are all praising him as a reincarnation of Hua Tuo (a legendary Chinese physician)... also, the machine is emitting smoke because they are boiling dry ice..."
"puff--"
Zhao Dezhu was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the snow-white bed sheet.
The pounding in his head instantly turned into a grand symphony, and his eyes rolled back as he completely lost consciousness.
Inside Renxin Pharmacy, Wang Minyu saw off the last group of reporters and casually sold dozens of barrels of "magnetic storm water," earning 2,800 yuan.
"Boss, your 'using someone else to do your dirty work' tactic is brilliant," Su Qing exclaimed while counting the money. "Zhao Dezhu will be badly injured, if not killed. But with this machine running like this, the electricity bill..."
"The electricity bill has been reimbursed." Wang Minyu pointed to a business card left by the lawyer. "Later, we'll repackage this water and sell it to Kangmei Pharmaceutical as a high-end raw material. If they don't buy it, I'll release the formula."
Guan Shan, who was mopping the floor, chuckled sheepishly upon hearing this: "Boss, did we manage to fool them completely?"
"No, this is called mutual flattery." Wang Minyu toyed with a purple mushroom in his hand, which he had just scraped off the well wall. "However, the game has only just begun. Zero, has the map been analyzed yet?"
Zero's voice came from the speaker: "Analysis complete. The thing underground has exposed more nodes through Zhao Dezhu's brainwave feedback. There are indeed seven 'valve' beneath Changxiang City. Moreover, the location of the first valve... is quite interesting."
Wang Minyu leaned closer to the screen. On the map, a red dot was flashing.
That location wasn't some remote mountain forest, nor an abandoned factory, but rather the most bustling, highest-achieving, and most suffocating place in Changxiang City—
Changxiang No.1 Experimental Middle School.