Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Scrooge MacDonald led several people to the podium.

"Gentlemen. Welcome to McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company. Scrooge first welcomed the journalists who came to the press conference, as is customary. Of course, a few years later, the word "ladies" will be added to this opening statement, but now, there is no such thing as a female journalist.

As Scrooge spoke, the entire venue immediately fell silent.

"First of all, allow me to introduce you to these friends around me." Scrooge nodded to everyone and said, "This is Professor Leett, and I would like to thank Professor Litt again in public, because it was Professor Leeter who discovered the serious mistake I had made and gave me the opportunity to undo it before it caused irreparable consequences and caused great damage to humanity." Thank you, Professor Leet! ”

After Scrooge finished speaking, he bowed very sincerely to Professor Leet, and the audience immediately applauded. This applause is dedicated to Professor Leett, who discovered the sea. Lo. Because of the problem, and the scholars who dared to make it public, it was even more obvious to everyone that in the face of the prospect of both reputational and economic damage, he was able to follow the guidance of the great Professor Immanuel Kant, "the stars above his head and the principles in his heart", resolutely raised the axe and cut down his biggest cash cow. Many reporters, while applauding them, even held back tears. In any era, the lofty moral spirit always moves and inspires people.

"It's a pity that I'm not a musician or a playwright, I don't have the talent of Handel, otherwise I would have used this story as a source to write an oratorio comparable to Handel's Messiah." Armand, a more emotional French journalist, even described the moment in his later reports.

"I would also like to thank Mr. MacDonald." After the applause gradually subsided, Professor Litt also spoke, "I found this problem by accident, but after discovering this problem, do I want to say it?" I hesitated for a long time. You all know that the sea. Lo. Because it is the best-selling drug in the world, the economic value it brings is astronomical. And this discovery of mine, in any case, will only have a negative impact on its sales. You should all understand that when so much money is involved, everything will become complicated, the black will become white, the white will become black, and the best friends will become enemies, even fathers and sons and brothers may turn against each other. So at that time, I was really scared, I was worried that if I said it and it would affect Mr. MacDonald's money, would I be hit by a carriage the next morning. Even my whole family may die in various accidents one after another. At this, Professor Litt smiled slightly, as if he was laughing at his own suspicion and timidity.

However, the rest of the room did not laugh, and everyone knew that Professor Leet's concerns were justified, because the economic interests involved were too great. Many reporters can't help but wonder if they were Mr. Scrooge MacDonald, would they kill someone or something? When you think about it this way, most journalists find that they don't dare to answer this question at all.

"But I've known Mr. MacDonald for more than a day or two." Professor Ritt continued, "I am still very reassured of Mr. MacDonald's character, even more so than I am of my own. If I were replaced, I really didn't know if I would do anything against my conscience in such a situation. But I think Mr. MacDonald is standing, he is one of the few loyal and reliable people in his time. So I informed Mr. MacDonald of the results in an anonymous letter. Well, it didn't take long for the McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical technicians to come to me, thank me, and make a request that they make the issue public in my name.

When the McDonald Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals approached me, I was almost stupefied, and all I was thinking about was that it was over, that I was going to be killed, or something like that. Later, I asked Mr. MacDonald, how did you find me so quickly? Mr. MacDonald smiled, pulled out my anonymous letter, pointed to the University of Cleveland abbreviation at the bottom of the letter, and said, 'Professor, you've got a big hole in the hole. Speaking of doing these jobs, well, I'm kind of an idiot enough. But one thing I'm proud of is that I see people very accurately. ”

At this, Professor Ritter smirked. This was the end of Professor Leeter's speech, and Scrooge stood aside and thought, "These guys who use all the processing power and storage space in their brains for academic research, and don't even have the vigilance of basic antivirus software, are so easy to deceive." In fact, Leett's discovery was made by chance deliberately created by some "studious students" under the control of the MacDonald consortium, of which he himself was ignorant of. But that's exactly what Scrooge needed - not everyone was like Scrooge, who had max acting skills and could fool most people in the world with casual acting. Among scholars, there are even fewer people with such talent, so it is better to let them not know that they are acting at all, and to play their true colors is the best way to perform.

"Then I'm going to go to the sea. Lo. The cause of addiction is a definite answer to everyone. Scrooge said to all the reporters, his voice trembling a little, and his face looking particularly haggard.

"For more than a month, we used extremely high doses, inhalation or injection, and used some primates closest to humans as real yàn carriers, and carried out a series of comparisons with morphine. Evidence of the sea. Lo. Because it is indeed addictive, it even slightly surpasses morphine in terms of addiction. The specific number of real yàn jù will be sent to every gentleman present. ”

As Scrooge said this, some staff members had begun to distribute copies of printed materials to reporters attending the conference. Armand took a thick print and opened it gently, and saw that it was a real report, full of various numbers of various comparative tests. Armand doesn't know much about these overly specialized things, but it doesn't matter, bring this thing back, and you will naturally find someone who understands it to explain to you.

"The fundamental reason why there have been no typical cases of addiction before, as many media have speculated, is that the amount we are given is less than the amount required for the average addiction. You can also find the relevant figures in the materials sent to you...... To be honest, this result hit me hard. I've always felt that the sea. Lo. Because it is one of my best inventions, it is one of my greatest contributions to humanity. I love it like my own child. But......" Scrooge's voice choked, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

All the reporters waited quietly, looking at Scrooge with compassion and reverence, like a tragic hero from ancient Greece.

"I suddenly remembered King Oedipus, the hero who had been trying to get out of the terrible predetermined fate that had been imposed on him. But every effort he made brought him one step closer to that fate. Mr. MacDonald's present expression reminds me of this venerable and pathetic Greek hero...... "Even John, an Englishman who has always lacked sensibility, used such sensational language to describe the feeling of this moment in later reports."

Scrooge finally took control of his feelings, he laughed self-deprecatingly, even miserably, and then said: "At first, I couldn't accept this fact at all. But after calming down, it occurred to me that no mistake happens for no reason. The wrong result comes from the wrong process. Sea. Lo. The same is true of the error of causes. ”