With the endorsement of veteran spokesperson Chen Guo, plus advertising from Bai Yumei and others, the Qifei Group was suddenly thrust into the limelight.
The higher you stand, the harder you fall. When one enjoys glory, one must also bear great risks.
With medicine, even if a drug is fake, it is not a major issue as long as no one dies from taking it. But the moment someone dies—even just one person—it becomes a massive problem, one that gets magnified indefinitely.
Even if Lei Qingtian wanted to protect the Qifei Group, he would be powerless to do so.
At his suggestion, the Jingzhou Prefecture formed a special task force. The joint investigation involved more than ten departments, including the Elixir Medicine Association, the National Medicine Association, the police, and the Heavenly Supervision Hall. This was done to provide an explanation to the public and to uncover the truth of the matter.
