Chapter 468: It Is Poison, and Also the Cure

The result of the matter escalating was that Chen Fan's words made many people furious.

The simple meaning is that the villagers drove away the factory for the sake of their health, but the factory refused to accept it and had people continuously dump heavy metals into the water.

Heavy metals, when accumulated in sufficient quantities, cause the entire body to decline.

The village has produced deformed children and even cases of infertility—all affected by this.

Li Tian looked at the numbers Chen Fan had analyzed and said, "Are you certain about these?"

"I'm certain. These are long-term accumulations—you can have the villagers undergo medical exams, and you'll see for yourself. This poison can't be defined simply, but if dumped over time, it doesn't just affect one generation—it affects many."

Fuck.

Li Tian said, "Organize the evidence. Leave the rest to me. Damn it, if we can't catch anyone, the money still has to come out."

Chen Fan said, "Do as you like."

The data has been analyzed; the rest is up to the experts.

In the observation room, Teacher He said, "I understand now why many heavy industries have been shut down."

Teacher Luo said, "Right. Lawsuits against heavy industry are the most troublesome—not just complicated, but even 097 can't define them. Simple logic: do you choose health, or do you choose to avoid poverty?"

"Industries brought in through investment and recruitment have destroyed the environment, but in return, they've brought traffic and jobs."

"Everyone knows the pros and cons, but these things are unavoidable."

Qin Ming said, "It's none of our business. We're forensic experts—we only analyze evidence. The rest, we don't care about."

Teacher He asked, "Then how should this case be handled?"

Teacher Luo said, "Best case, we catch the people and get compensation. Worst case, we still must get compensation—non-negotiable. As for the rest, it depends on how hard we push. But if the medical exams show many people have been harmed, this case becomes complicated—it might involve international issues."

The matter had become serious.

What comes next is no longer something a few forensic experts can handle.

Teacher He asked, "Are there many cases like this?"

Qin Ming said, "Yes. The simplest example: what happens at customs if foreign species are detected? We all know—things that destroy the ecological environment are the most terrifying."

Meanwhile, in the observation room, Chen Fan sat at his computer, staring at the limited chemical materials in his hand, deep in thought.

Old Liu asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Chen Fan said, "I have something that can expel heavy metals from the human body—but it causes damage. The body weakens, and it may be excruciatingly painful."

"And then?"

Chen Fan said, "That's all. So I'm wondering—should I make it or not? If I make it, it inherently harms the body. How do I handle this?"

Old Liu said, "Drop it. Don't research it."

Chen Fan nodded, not arguing further.

Qu Yiling said, "Teacher, why not let Chen Fan research it? Isn't this a good thing? It could restore the villagers' health…"

Old Liu said, "Even if you restore their health, can you guarantee no other problems will arise during the pain? What if they do? What if these people come after Chen Fan?"

Qu Yiling fell silent.

The answer, it seemed, was hard to accept.

Old Liu looked at Chen Fan and said, "I understand what you want to do. But don't try to challenge human nature. Every drug requires years of testing—even if you can make it, don't try."

"I get it. This involves human experimentation, right?"

Old Liu nodded.

After everyone had eaten dinner.

The livestream was turned off.

Late at night, Chen Fan sat in the lab, staring at the substance he had mixed.

The skills Chen Fan had acquired were all related to crime.

If a person's body contained little to no heavy metal, drinking this would be poison—death immediate.

But if a person's body contained a lot of heavy metal, drinking this poison would become a cure.

But correspondingly, the person would suffer terrible pain—an agonizing torment.

Chen Fan tapped his fingers on the table, sitting in the autopsy room.

Thinking.

As if waiting for something.

Soon, someone knocked and entered.

It was a woman.

The woman looked at Chen Fan and said, "I watched the livestream. Chen Fan, can you make me a dose?"

Chen Fan looked at the woman and said, "I'll take responsibility. I'll be cursed. I might even be endlessly harassed or extorted."

The woman hesitated and said, "But I want to give my husband a child…"

Chen Fan said, "Even without children, your husband still loves you."

"I know. But I don't want to feel useless. I want to have a child. If I can't, I don't feel worthy to be a woman."

Chen Fan then pulled out a contract and handed it to the woman.

"Sign it. That's all. If you don't sign, I can't give you the drug."

The woman signed immediately and pressed her Handprint.

"After you go home, drink it, then drink plenty of water, go to the bathroom often, and eat well to replenish your body…"

"Thank you. Thank you so much…"

Chen Fan didn't look at the woman.

In truth, Chen Fan lied—the woman came seeking the drug to save her husband, with whom she had argued.

Her husband would never curse her or despise her for being unable to bear children.

The man had despised her from the start; whether this woman could bear children, whether she could even conceive, was no longer important.

And the funny thing was, even so, this woman still firmly believed that as long as she bore his child, that man would love her and come back.

The contract, however, was given to Chen Fan by Teacher Luo.

Within the bounds permitted by law, reduce the loss to the lowest possible level.

Knowing full well it was poison, many people were still willing to drink it down.

Chen Fan thought of some scenes he had seen at the hospital.

A mother, for the sake of her child's IQ, would rather forgo anesthesia and grit her way through it.