365: Chapter 345: Victory?
365: Chapter 345: Victory?
“Joint Announcent on Self-inspection, Self-discipline, and Self-examination of Internal Regulatory Chemical and Biological Pharmaceutical Products in the Ancient City’s Pharmaceutical Industry”…
What the hell is this?”
After a week of crackdown, a joint announcent appeared in the Ancient City Daily.
Looking at the content, it seems that several pharmaceutical companies have co together and said, “There were so issues with our previous products.
In the future, we will inspect ourselves, establish industry standards, and conduct internal reviews.”
Ordinary people and outsiders might be confused, thinking that the health departnt uncovered a major safety accident, forcing the industry to conduct internal reviews.
“A surrender letter?
A plea for rcy?
Or a request to stop here?
Anyway, it’s almost like that.”
This letter was issued by the pharmaceutical and biological industry in Ancient City, followed by the signatures of several associations and many famous large hospitals (Due to a large number of private hospitals and serious privatization of dical care, there is no definition of ‘Top Three’ hospitals in this world).
The content is very simple, roughly saying, “Blah blah blah, we made mistakes before, and we will further strengthen supervision in the future, hoping that people and officials will have more trust and confidence in us.”
What went wrong?
How bad was it?
What will be done to fix it?
There’s not a single specific detail, just empty talk, at best a statent, and an insincere one at that.
“Tsk, such a ‘surrender letter’ can be written so artistically.
There’s no actual content.
I can’t believe they pulled it off.”
“After all, there’s also a hint of a threatening ssage in it…’If we say the word, the entire industry shakes; are you afraid?’.”
Putting down the newspaper, Lu Ping’an took a sip of coffee.
His experience in two lifetis made him much more mature than his appearance suggested.
He saw through it and had even anticipated this outco.
He was not happy about the opponent’s “surrender,” nor was he frustrated by the inability to “eradicate evil.”
However, he didn’t find it interesting either; he just found it a bit funny.
“…It’s really amusing, us, them, and this damned world.”
Lu Ping’an could even guess what would happen next.
“…Alright, I got it.” On the other end of the office, Xia Qin slamd the phone down, causing the poor table to tremble.
The entire office looked at her.
After a while, she composed herself and then said:
“Our work is coming to an end, and the higher-ups are satisfied.
They say there will be bonuses and dals.”
“Splutter.” Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh out loud, earning him a fierce glare from Xia Qin.
He raised both hands as a sign of surrender and then earnestly resud flipping through books and textbooks…
Lately, there had been several “idle NPCs” who were working their tails off, and his own studies were starting to get overloaded.
He didn’t want to laugh, but he couldn’t help it…
The outco was just too in line with his expectations.
Ever since he crossed into this world, Lu Ping’an discovered the most significant difference between the two worlds: the complete privatization of public facilities and social functions (healthcare, pharmaceuticals, health maintenance, insurance, and community sports), especially the deregulation towards Gods’ Church and its affiliated forces.
Ard with “core technology,” they easily beca the top players in various industries.
They were neither black nor white, but a delicate shade of gray, an essential part of the overall social machinery.
As official institutions, if you target them, ultimately, the damage cos back around to you, with a high probability of hurting yourself.
It’s not that you can’t attack them, but whether it’s worth it or not…
Is it worth “cleaning the whole house” for the sake of so “stains”?
Is there any alternative once you’ve cleaned them up?
Will the successor be even worse?
These decisions can’t be made on a whim.
Just talking about the dical field, at least seven or eight of the top ten dostic dical companies have the support of the God of Life.
With the backing of gods, they have advantages in many areas.
If you clean up Company A and replace it with Company B, what’s the difference?
If you cultivate a wholly controlled, clean company, will it have the channels and opportunities to grow?
Even if you pour in money and resources, can you create a market?
Once you’ve nurtured it against all odds, who can guarantee that it won’t degenerate for its “future”?
“It’s rotten to the core and beyond help; I’m out.” That was Lu Ping’an’s initial assessnt.
Now, it seems like it was just confird once again.
So local gray industries were attacked and decided to “reconcile” with the authorities, promising certain industries and product chains will stop here…
Everyone knows that such guarantees are neither sincere nor likely to be perfectly honored.
At most, they will behave for a while, or in the long run, they won’t directly display them on the shelves.
You have to use so “code words” or sothing before purchasing.
“Did the higher-ups accept it?
Ha, I was just asking a rhetorical question.
If they didn’t accept it, there wouldn’t be this announcent of apology.”
None of these ssy things can actually cause any real threatening damage.
It’s just that “those forces” feel it’s not worthwhile to be watched by the authorities just because of these matters, affecting their legitimate business, so they decide to compromise a little.
Chances are, the authorities…
the Special Service Team and the Bureau of Anomaly Managent, might even receive a massive donation.
Maybe it will even co with banners and letters of gratitude; after all, those things don’t cost much, and the authorities value their face(authority) very much.
As a result, after a series of operations, the authorities achieved another “victory.”
However, in just a few months, everything would return to normal, including those gray industries.
What did those big companies lose?
A few experintal channels?
So peripherals?
So opportunities to make extra profits?
So second-tier projects that were supposed to be cut anyway (if they have real value, they can simply continue elsewhere)?
As long as the root is not removed, nothing can change, but the “root” has always been outside the jurisdiction of the Special Service Team and the Bureau of Anomaly Managent.
Strictly speaking, it’s even beyond the edge of this “world.”
Lu Ping’an’s “rotten through” is perhaps the most apt and helpless description.
“No matter what they say, although we don’t have the authority to actively attack like during the crackdown period, as long as we see them later on, we will strike directly.
That’s our job.” Xia Qin remained stubborn, but Lu Ping’an laughed, perhaps this was why he liked his boss.
“Headquarters has received a dozen or more confessions, along with ‘evidence.’ They might end up being publicly tried in the end.” While speaking, Xia Qin shook her head, finding her own words laughable.
These confessions would be seen as achievents and contributions during the crackdown, but everyone knows they are either throwaway pieces or scapegoats.
Developers of special drugs and weapons?
They’re significant assets to a company.
“…
At least, because of our efforts, so kidnapped victims were rescued, so drug channels were attacked, so people survived, so gray forces were expelled, the victims they hard were saved, the disasters they caused were stopped…”
Calm words were spoken with plain, unwavering faith.
This world is terrible, extrely terrible.
But doing sothing is always better than doing nothing.
“We don’t have the power to change the world.
We can only struggle to change what’s in front of us, and that’s hardly enough to justify not doing anything.
At least, doing sothing has the possibility of change, even if it’s only in front of us, even if it’s only for one night of peace.”
The female Captain restated her thoughts, calm and unyielding, like a moth fighting a fire.
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