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Chapter 1291 Patulin
"idiot!"

"Pig!"

"You are a jerk without credibility!"

Saburo Iguchi covered his wound with his hand and cursed loudly, his forehead covered with cold sweat. This devil who had killed countless people actually felt pain at this moment.

Hase Ryosuke supported the other person and walked out. The corners of his mouth slightly raised and then quickly put away the smile. He was really afraid that he would not be able to hold back his laughter, which would be embarrassing.

Ever since taking over the mission, Iguchi has been arrogant and rude, not taking him, the person in charge of the operation, seriously at all. Fat Tiger's behavior is really satisfying.

However, on the surface, Ryosuke Hase still pretended to be hypocritical and said, "Mr. Iguchi, we must return to the safe house as soon as possible to treat you. I heard that penicillin is available on the black market in Melbourne, but the price is relatively expensive."

Iguchi Saburo shook his head and replied through gritted teeth: "No, go find the Germans. The people of the Republic of China are right. We must verify the authenticity of the medicine. The Imperial Warriors need real penicillin."

Ryosuke Hase was not surprised at all, as all these brainwashed guys were like this, so he helped Saburo Iguchi into the car and rushed to the transaction location agreed upon with the Germans.

On the way, Saburo Iguchi simply bandaged the wound but did not clean it. This was in preparation for drug experiments. In some ways, Iguchi was indeed full of craftsmanship.

Half an hour later.

In a gymnasium, Mu Hyul looked at his watch, then at the suitcase on the ground, wondering how much to offer the Japanese.

Just as he was thinking about it, Hase's voice came from the direction of the gate. Mu Hyul forced a smile and went to greet him, but saw Iguchi walking in with a painful look on his face. He immediately asked Hase what happened.

"Mr. Muhe, the people of the Republic of China are not trustworthy and actually attacked Mr. Iguchi." Hase Ryosuke said indignantly.

Mu He was not interested in the conflict between the Republic of China and the Japanese. What he cared about was how much the Japanese were willing to pay for penicillin. After all, the white pound also had a cost, so he directly ordered someone to bring the suitcase.

"Mr. Hase, Mr. Iguchi, here is one third of the bacteria, half of the samples, and film negatives recording the technical data." While introducing the items in the suitcase, Mu Hyuk opened the box in front of the Japanese.

Hase Ryosuke glanced at the suitcase and suggested trying the medicine. Mu He naturally had no objection. In fact, he was also very curious about the effects of the so-called new penicillin.

Soon, the Abwehr doctor opened a bottle of sample, dissolved the powder in saline and gave Saburo Iguchi an injection, while also cleaning the wound.

Looking at the liquid medicine being pushed into his body, Iguchi Saburo took a deep breath and closed his eyes, silently feeling the impact of the medicine on his body, and occasionally recording something with pen and paper.

Since penicillin has a short half-life and the body metabolizes the drug quickly, it needs to be used frequently. Next, the German doctor injected Iguchi with an injection every few hours until the upper limit of the dosage was reached, and then the Japanese and German sides left separately.

Both Hase and Mu Hyul knew that the deal could not be reached until the effectiveness of the drug was confirmed.

After returning to the Japanese safe house, Hase Ryosuke called Xing Hanliang and others and informed them of everything that had happened today and the transaction with the Germans.

Xing Hanliang remained silent after hearing this. Based on his understanding of Zuo Zhong, it was impossible for the other party to let penicillin fall into the hands of the Japanese. There must be something wrong with the strain and the information.

Tongsuo had the same idea in his mind, but in order to avoid being settled with the Japanese later, he pretended to be cautious and reminded Hase to be careful of fraud, which was echoed by Wu Sibao.

Hase nodded and turned to look at Iguchi Saburo who was scratching his head: "Iguchi-kun, how do you feel? I see you don't seem to be feeling well?"

Iguchi Saburo scratched his red neck and replied calmly: "It's okay. The penicillin that the Republic of China gave to the Germans must be inferior. The rash and itching are normal. Hase-kun doesn't need to worry."

"Is it really okay?" Hase Ryosuke frowned. The other party didn't look like everything was alright.

Since leaving the gym, a rash appeared on Jingkou's neck, his lips were swollen like sausages, and his whole body looked like a blown-up balloon, which was a bit scary.

In response to the doubts, Iguchi said that as a doctor, he was very clear about his physical condition and even more so about the side effects of penicillin.

Ryosuke Hase didn't know where this guy got the courage to say it was okay. After thinking for a moment, he made two decisions. One was to continue observing the effects of the drugs, and the other was to report the matter to Tokyo to show that he was cautious about drug transactions.

There is no doubt that something bad will happen to the "new penicillin" in the future, so we must stay out of it to avoid being held accountable.

However, Saburo Iguchi remained stubborn and insisted on waiting until the treatment was completed before discussing the issue, claiming that as a scientist, he only believed in data and his own eyes.

That afternoon, two different opinions were sent to the Japanese Cabinet. Upon hearing that Japan would soon have the latest type of penicillin, the Japanese senior officials attending the meeting were ecstatic, but they were also worried that the drug might have defects.

After a heated debate, the bigwigs came to a conclusion. They waited for Iguchi Saburo's wounds to recover. If everything was normal, they would trade him immediately and conduct a larger-scale human experiment. The Japanese troops in the interior of the country had a large number of casualties every day. They were the best test subjects. Even if the medicines provided by the Military Control Commission were poisonous, it didn't matter. At most, they could just send more postcards (death notices).

The cheap army elk had the opportunity to enjoy the expensive magic medicine. This was a gift from the heavenly locust. Even at the cost of death, the soldiers had to be grateful for the favor.

In the following week, Jingkou injected the medicine on time, and the wound improved rapidly without inflammation or ulceration, but there was still a rash on the skin and slight blood in the stool.

The German doctor and Iguchi studied this for several days and determined that this was a normal drug reaction. Hase Ryosuke did not believe it and contacted Tokyo many times to request that the transaction be stopped.

Unfortunately, Hase's opinion was ignored as medicines were in urgent need at the front line. Tokyo ordered him to hand over the strains and information immediately.

Hase "helplessly" carried out the order and successfully reached a deal with Mu He, then boarded the ship back to Shanghai with the transaction items.

In a building near Melbourne Wharf, Gu Qi looked at the backs of Xing Hanliang and Tongsuo, turned around and said to Zuo Zhong: "Deputy Commander, Daxiong is gone. Do you really want him to hand over penicillin to the Japanese? Will the higher-ups investigate if they know about this?"

Gucci originally thought that the penicillin sold to the Germans was fake, but Iguchi Saburo's healed wounds would not deceive anyone, and the drug did have an anti-inflammatory effect, which he could not understand.

Zuo Zhong, who was lying on the chair, yawned without explaining, then stood up and walked out. Wu Chunyang, Gui Youguang and Song Minghao beside him hurriedly followed.

The group returned to the pharmaceutical factory and entered the underground research center. Fleming, who was leading the penicillin research, saw Zuo Zhong and immediately put down his work and asked, "Zuo, how is the new drug performing?"

Fleming had mixed feelings during the questioning. As a scientist, he hoped that the new drug would be effective, but at the same time he hoped that the new drug would be useless because countless people would die as a result.

Zuo Zhong clapped his hands and said with satisfaction: "Excellent, Alexander. The patulin you found is amazing. The Japanese and Germans have no doubts at all."

Everyone present was stunned. Isn't it penicillin? What is patulin? Before they could speak, Zuo Zhong asked Fleming to introduce the new drug to his men.

"Okay, gentlemen, please follow me." Fleming walked to a blackboard, wrote the English word "patulin" on it with chalk, and then said solemnly.

"More than a year ago, laboratory researchers discovered a new species of bacteria in rotting apples, which I named patulin, or penicillin.

Pleuropenicillin is the hydrolysis product of penicillin. They have similar chemical structures. Excessively high temperature or incorrect pH value may cause penicillin to degrade into pleuropenicillin.

Experiments have shown that penicillin has the characteristics of a broad-spectrum antibiotic, but is also highly toxic and very harmful to the human body.

It not only destroys the immune function, but is also a neurotoxin, causing nerve paralysis, pulmonary edema, and renal failure in the recipients.

What’s more serious is that penicillin is teratogenic. We gave the drug to ten mice, and eight of them gave birth to offspring with deformities.”

Fleming took out a few photos with a serious expression and handed them to Junyi and his entourage. Looking at the photos of mice with six ears and only one eye, Gucci felt nauseous and frowned unconsciously.

It's not that he is timid, it's a biological instinct and also human's fear of the unknown.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Fleming continued, "For safety reasons, I sealed the data on patulin and stopped further research, but a month ago Mr. Zuo asked me to weaken its toxicity and enhance its anti-inflammatory ability.

After many experiments, the researchers finally selected the right strain and developed a production process. Long-term exposure to patulin will cause the person taking the drug to become ill without knowing it and covertly affect their offspring.

So that's how it was. Gucci and the others put down the photos and were silent for a long time. The Germans and Japanese thought they had taken away a life-saving medicine, but they didn't expect it was a fatal one.

When the spies thought about the countless deformed people appearing in Japan and Germany many years later, they swallowed their saliva and looked at Zuo Zhong with a little fear.

Zuo Zhong remained calm. It was not him who forced Mu He to buy the medicine. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the Japanese and German high-level officials. If they had not targeted Zuo's pharmaceutical factory, this would never have happened.

Above the ocean.

"Mr. Iguchi, are you sure you're okay?" Hase Ryosuke asked Saburo Iguchi again. If the other party died on the ship, he would also be in big trouble.

Iguchi Saburo's facial muscles twitched, and he answered with certainty: "Of course, there is no time more comfortable than now, Hase-kun, please rest assured."

After saying that, blood started flowing from Jingkou's nostrils. Hase Ryosuke moved to the side, having the urge to jump off the boat and swim back to Shanghai. At the same time, he made a decision that even if the wound became inflamed, even if he died, he would not inject the so-called new penicillin.

① Patulin, it really exists, so when you travel back in time, don't give it to the princess or queen just because you see green hair, or you may get into trouble.