After the Panama Canal started construction again, there has been no news of yellow fever or anything. Every day, the Panama Canal Corporation holds a press conference on time to brief the media on the progress of the project. To be honest, a lot of the media is concerned about the canal project because they are waiting for news such as the yellow fever outbreak. Well, for a lot of people it's a tragedy, a nightmare. For the news media, it is the news that attracts the most attention. Well, just as lawyers hope that every family is busy with divorce, doctors want every family to be busy with illness, and coffin shop owners want everyone to be busy with the dead, these reporters are also waiting day and night for something unexpected to happen.

The second excavation of the Panama Canal did have a big surprise, but it was a surprise that most journalists, well, at least most of the reporters except the United States and Panama, didn't want to see. This accident is that this project has not happened too much, too many accidents.

Of course, there were sick workers, but none of them were yellow fever; There are also workers who have died, but the number of deaths has always been within a reasonable range. Most importantly, almost none of them die from diseases such as yellow fever or malaria. There was only one news release per day that was progressing normally, or that it was progressing faster than expected.

However, on the canal side, there was no news related to the disease, but in New York, there was a big news.

On May 20, 1871, the major media in New York City received an invitation from the well-known MacDonald Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company, which stated that the McDonald Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company would make a heavy discovery public tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning.

Early the next morning, the reporters arrived at the venue early. At this time, the press conference had not yet begun, and most of the reporters knew each other well, so they started talking.

"Subi, it's early!" Subi had just taken a seat in his seat (as a tabloid reporter with little influence, Subi's seat was arranged far and remote, completely in the corner of the room). As a result, Subi would hardly have a chance to ask questions at the press conference. However, Subi has long been accustomed to this), and one of them greeted him.

Subi turned around and saw a fat face smiling at him, which he recognized as a reporter named Colliray, who worked for a tabloid like him.

"Hello, Colile." Subi said, "You're sitting next to me again today?" ”

"Yes!" Colile sat down next to Subi, "Subi, what news do you think will be today?" ”

"How do I know that?" "The guys at the front may know something, but they're never going to tell us...... Maybe it's MacDonald who has invented some epoch-making new drug? Oh, by the way, didn't Mr. MacDonald publish a paper not long ago claiming that existing bactericidal drugs are completely ineffective against something called a 'virus'? Could it be that MacDonald has invented a drug that can deal with the 'virus'? ”

"Probably not so fast, right?" "Some time ago, Mr. MacDonald said in his new paper published in The Lancet that for a long time to come, reasonable immunization and cutting off the transmission route of the virus will be the most effective means to deal with the virus." I don't think it's possible to make such a breakthrough in such a short period of time, right? ”

"I think so, too." "So what the hell is going to be news?" ”

"I don't know. Oh Collieley, I found out something very strange, since yesterday afternoon I can't buy 'sea' at McDonald's pharmacy. Lo. Because of the '......'"

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At 9 o'clock in the morning, the press conference officially began.

Mr. Sahaf, the spokesman for McDonald's Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company, walked up to the podium with a gloomy face. He first looked around the scene and then said:

"Before I make this announcement, let me first inform you of some of the disciplines of this press conference:

First, during the news release, please do not ask questions and do not interrupt.

Two. After the post, we schedule a period of time for questions. But when asking questions, please keep an orderly and raise your hand before asking the question.

Three. Due to time constraints, it is impossible for us to accept all questions from reporters, so please understand. ”

"It really looks like something big is wrong." Subi said to Colile.

"Well, it's probably not a good thing to see Mr. Sahaf's face is so dark." Colile replied.

"Shhh Subi whispered.

"I am authorized to inform you of this incident. The following was drafted by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Scrooge MacDonald, and communicated to the entire Board of Directors: Two days ago, Professor Leeter of the University of Cleveland sent a letter to our company, saying that he had taken the company's sea. Lo. Because of the animal liver, morphine is found. So he carried out many more practical activities, and finally confirmed that the company's sea. Lo. Because the active ingredient diacetylmorphine in the liver of animals will be reduced to morphine, so the use of sea. Lo. Because and direct use of crows. tablets, all of which are reduced to morphine in the liver. Sahaf, a spokesman for McDonald's Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company, uttered the above words in a eulogy-like tone.

As soon as Sahaf's words fell, the whole hall burst into chaos. All the reporters couldn't care about the so-called meeting discipline anymore and started talking about it. Anyone, even if they don't know much about technology at all, understands what that means. Crow. Tablets of cigarette can be addictive which is known to everyone to smoke crows. Films can be detrimental to people's physical and mental health, which has become the consensus of the whole society over the years. (Ironically, in opposition to crows. and pushed for U.S. legislation to ban crows. In the process of the tablet trade, McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company played a very big role in promoting it. And . Crow. The reason why the piece is addictive is because of the crow. There is also a large amount of morphine in the pills, in fact, using a certain dose of morphine can also cause addiction. And all along, McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceuticals has been promoting, "Sea. Lo. "As an alternative to morphine, it not only has a better analgesic effect, but also does not lead to addiction." But now it seems that since the "sea. Lo. Because "it will be reduced to morphine in the liver, there is no possibility that it will not lead to addiction."

"Hell, Subi you found out the big news yesterday!" Colile said.

"Hell!" Subi also said, "I didn't take it seriously yesterday!" I really didn't expect that the sea. Lo. Because it also turns into morphine, but it's strange that I've been close to the sea. Lo. Because of the treatment of migraine, how can there be no addiction? ”

"After receiving this letter, our company immediately carried out relevant exercises in accordance with the method mentioned in the letter, and confirmed Professor Leeter's view. Diacetylmorphine is indeed reduced to morphine in animal livers. Therefore, theoretically speaking, diacetylmorphine is as addictive as morphine, and if used in large quantities, it will also pose a danger to the human body. Sahaf continued to read into the manuscript.

"'One qiē for the health of patients, one qiē for the needs of patients' is the principle that our company has always adhered to, so my company has made the following decisions:

1. From now on, our company will completely stop the 'sea. Lo. Due to's production and sales. and for all pins. The seller takes back a qiē goods on sale,

2. All sold drugs can be sold by consumers. Sale. Tickets to our company for a full refund.

3. All those who have used 'sea. Lo. Patients who suffer from addiction symptoms can receive free withdrawal treatment from our company.

We are deeply saddened by this error, and we would like to express our sincere apologies to our users who have supported us for many years, and although it was not our intention to make such a mistake, we ...... on this issue."

Soon, when Sahaf had finished reading the manuscript, he raised his head and bowed ninety degrees to everyone with a sad guilt that would have softened even if the tiger saw it. Then he whispered, "Now you can ask questions." ”

Although Sahaf's expression was sympathetic, the question still needs to be asked. In an instant, a forest of arms was raised in the house.

"This reporter." Sahaf pointed to the center of the front row, a reporter said.

"Hello, I'm Arthur, an Associated Press reporter. I would like to ask if your company is developing 'sea. Lo. Isn't there an addictive reality at the time of 'cause'? ”

This is a very sharp question, and it is not easy to answer. If you say that you didn't do it, you will definitely be asked questions like "Is this how your company treats the safety of drugs that can affect the health of countless people?" and if the answer is carried out, you will be asked "why didn't you find such a problem in the test, is it perfunctory on your hands", and then it will naturally lead to things like "how is this company?"

"Of course, our company carried out the relevant practice." Sahaf replied, "But because diacetylmorphine is much more potent than morphine, the amount of diacetylmorphine we need in each pill is very small, and such a small amount of diacetylmorphine is not enough to cause addiction, just like we all know arsenic. Cream is toxic, but if the dose is too small, it will not have any effect on the person. When we made the relevant real yàn, we even increased the dosage used to about six times the normal dose, and still did not find any symptoms of addiction in the real yàn animals. Morphine was also not found in the anatomical analysis of the animals. In fact, it was only after we increased the dosage of the animals to twenty times that we found clear signs of morphine in their livers. For this reason, we have decided to increase the upper dose limit of all drugs for side effect testing to 30 times the normal dose from now on. It is hoped that the occurrence of such incidents will be reduced as much as possible. ”

"Thank you for your answer!" Arthur said to Sahaf. Nothing else, at least, Sahaf, and the McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company he represents, are still admirable in their candidness in dealing with problems.