Chapter 112 A Super-Large Butterfly Hatchery!

Chapter 115 A Super-Large Butterfly Hatchery!

"Don't eat yet, Wells."

Su Long suddenly spoke, and at the same time reached out and grabbed Wells' wrist, which was holding the pills.

Wells paused, his hand hovering in mid-air, his gaze shifting back and forth between Su Long and the white pill, his expression somewhat bewildered.

He ultimately chose to listen to Su Long and put the medicine back.

The nurse standing by the bedside instantly darkened her expression. She slapped Su Long's hand, which was reaching for the medicine, and said in an unfriendly tone, "Sir, please stop your rude behavior and leave!"

"Your current behavior is seriously disrupting the patient's normal treatment process. If you continue to cause trouble like this, I will immediately call security to remove you from this building."

Upon hearing the nurse's threat, Su Long turned to look at her.

The nurse was a typical young white woman, thin and with a harsh demeanor.

"Nurse, I now suspect that you are privately providing patients with prohibited drugs without medical permission. According to the regulations of Harbourview Medical Centre, this should fall under the category of major medical malpractice."

As he spoke, ignoring the nurse's attempts to stop him, he reached out and picked up the small cardboard pillbox on the medical cart, holding it up to examine the line of black text printed on it: "Dram fast-acting painkiller?"

Surong's expression instantly turned cold. He looked at the disgruntled guardian again and said, "Dram? If I remember correctly, Hudson, the pharmaceutical company's representative, was in Professor Stella's lab this morning, shamelessly demanding clinical use approval."

"You're putting a drug into clinical use before it's even been approved? Should I call Professor Stella right now to confirm the progress of this approval process in person?"

Upon hearing Stella's name, a flicker of panic crossed the nurse's eyes, but she quickly masked it with anger. Hands on her hips, she adopted a menacing stance and retorted, "Don't try to intimidate me with Professor Stella's name! She's merely an honorary professor hired by our hospital and has no right to interfere in the daily affairs of our nursing department!"

"This medication was prescribed to the patient entirely according to normal medical procedures. You have no right to interfere with our treatment plan."

Seeing that Su Long remained unmoved, the nurse turned to Wells, who was staring blankly on the hospital bed, and questioned him in an unfriendly tone, "Mr. Wells, is this your friend? He is now groundlessly questioning our hospital's professional treatment plan. Tell me, do you trust us professional medical staff, or do you trust him?"

Wells snapped out of his reverie, leaned back on his pillow, and said without hesitation, "Of course I trust my friend. If he says there's something wrong with the medicine, then there must be something wrong with it."

Then, he changed the subject and said bluntly, "Moreover, he also said that Professor Stella did not issue a clinical use permit. I suspect that you are using me and other patients for drug trials, which has violated my right to informed consent and my right to life and health."

"I have the right to sue you for medical malpractice and intentional tort, and to claim compensation for my medical expenses, lost wages, and emotional distress."

The nurse was speechless, her face turning red. She clearly hadn't expected Wells to say something like that, or even sue her and the hospital. For a moment, she couldn't find the words to refute him.

At this moment, Su Long had also carefully examined every printing detail on the medicine box. He turned the box over, pointed to a blank area, and asked in a forceful tone, "Come and take a look at this."

"This medicine box has no regulatory markings whatsoever, not even the most basic NDC (National Drug Code) printed on it. As a nurse, you shouldn't need me to explain the basics of medicine to you, right?"

Having said that, Su Long took a step closer, looking down at him and demanding, "Tell me, which attending physician prescribed this drug that doesn't even have a code?"

"Either you show me the legally binding medical order, or I'll call your head nurse."

The young nurse panicked completely. She was already feeling guilty, and under Su Long's barrage of questions and Wells' threat of prosecution, she lost her composure and her tone softened instantly: "I'm sorry—maybe, maybe I really took the wrong one. This—this is actually my own painkiller, which I accidentally put in the cart."

As she spoke, she reached out, trying to snatch the medicine box back from Su Long's hand.

With a flick of his wrist, Su Long stuffed the medicine box into the pocket of his jacket. He glanced at the name tag on the nurse's chest and said calmly, "I've noted down the ID number on your name tag. I'll keep this questionable medication as evidence for now."

"If the tests confirm that there are no problems with it, I will have Professor Stella personally hand it over to you."

The nurse's expression grew even more panicked, her voice becoming shrill with tension: "Sir, you can't do this! I've already explained, those are my personal belongings, this is robbery!"

Surong bluntly told them to get out: "You can leave now, or we can wait here for the head nurse and the police to come and have a good talk about this personal item."

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The nurse gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Su Long, but in the end she didn't dare to continue arguing and slunk away from the ward with her cart.

"Wait a minute," Su Long suddenly called out to her.

The nurse froze and turned to look at him.

"Since you say you mixed up the medications, then go and bring over the correct painkillers prescribed on the prescription," Su Long ordered.

Without saying a word, the nurse quickened her pace and left the ward.

As the ward door closed again, Wells let out a long sigh of relief. He looked at Suron and said with lingering fear, "Dude, the way you questioned the nurse just now was scarier than those federal agents. I think she almost peed her pants."

Su Long laughed out loud upon hearing this, and pulled up a chair to sit down on the edge of the bed.

Seeing that Su Long was getting closer, Wells lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "So, what exactly is that painkiller?"

Su Long was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Do you remember that mission that almost killed us and left you lying here now?"

Wells's expression immediately changed: "Parker Compressed Candy Factory? Could this medicine be related to that?"

Su Long glanced at the closed door and lowered his voice, saying, "I'm currently assisting the FBI and the Bureau of Paranormal Activity in investigating that case. This box of medicine is very likely the drug we're tracking."

He paused, looking at Wells's slightly pale face, and continued, "The specific details of this are highly classified, and I can't go into too much detail with you. You need to understand that knowing too much won't do you any good."

"I can only tell you that illegally available enhancement products circulating in the market fall under the jurisdiction of the FBI. As for harmful items imbued with unknown and bizarre powers, those are the responsibility of the Bureau of Paranormal Activity."

"And this dram painkiller is currently being investigated by them as well."

Wells shivered involuntarily, instinctively clutching the thin blanket covering him, his voice trembling noticeably: "Shit! I've already eaten three whole pills! Will I be okay? Will this cause any irreversible damage to my body?"

Su Long patted him on the shoulder and reassured him, "Don't worry, I'll contact Professor Stella later and ask her to help me check the specific ingredients and pollution levels of this drug."

"Of course, I will ask her to transfer you to the special ward next door as soon as possible, where there is more professional equipment and personnel, and they will continue to monitor your condition."

Wells' shoulders relaxed slightly. He gripped Su Long's hand tightly, his voice trembling slightly, "Su, thank you. Really. If you hadn't come today, I wouldn't have known what I had swallowed."

Surong grabbed his hand and squeezed it hard: "You've helped me a lot before, Wells. We're brothers, no need for such formalities."

The two chatted for a while longer before the ward door was pushed open again. The nurse from before walked in with a sullen face, placed a well-packaged box of regular painkillers heavily on the bedside table, and then turned and left without saying a word.

Su Long opened the medicine box, activated his spiritual vision to scan the pills, and confirmed that the surface of the pills was clean and there was no sticky blackish-gray mist. He then poured out a few pills for Wells to drink, and then left the ward with the medicine.

Su Long strode through the corridor, pushed open the glass door in front of him, and came to the open-air smoking area on the outside of the building. He looked around to make sure no one was following him, then took out his phone and dialed Stella's number.

The phone rang a few times before being answered. Stella's cool voice came through the receiver, along with the sound of an academic report coming from a loudspeaker and faint applause.

"Sulong, what's up? I even paused my meeting to answer your call!"

Su Long leaned against the railing and asked, "Professor Stella, what is your relationship with Harborview Medical Center?"

Stella hesitated for a moment before replying, "It's more of a collaborative relationship. My lab needs their support for some clinical data, and I also hold an honorary professorship with them—why are you asking this?"

"Would it bother you if this hospital went out of business?" Su Long asked.

Stella said seriously, "Of course it will be a problem. It will seriously disrupt my subsequent research plans, and rebuilding clinical collaboration channels will take a lot of time and money."

"What if all the patients in this hospital died? Wouldn't you be even more troubled?" Su Long asked with a light laugh.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line, followed by a short exchange of sounds, then the sound of a door opening. Stella's serious voice came through again: "Stop beating around the bush, Sue, just tell me what happened."

"Do you remember the pills I asked you to research last time?"

"The kind that's filled with insect eggs?" Stella immediately realized.

Su Long pulled the pillbox out of his pocket and chuckled, "It's that kind of pill. Unfortunately, it's now packaged as a fast-acting painkiller produced by Dram Corporation, the same company that's been pestering you for your permission."

"To make matters worse, nurses at Harbourview Medical Centre are selling these pills to patients here at extremely low prices. I don't know how much kickback those nurses are getting, nor how many people in the hospital are involved, but I do know one thing."

Su Long's tone became more serious: "If we let them continue like this, in less than five days, or even less—all the patients in Harborview Hospital will turn into pupae, their stomachs will burst open, and those disgusting butterfly larvae will crawl out."

"At that time, the entire hospital will become a super-large butterfly hatchery, which will be more spectacular than any theme park you have ever seen."

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