For ordinary people, a cancer diagnosis almost inevitably meant financial ruin, regardless of whether they could survive it.
Cancer Cure No. 1 could completely change that situation. Just how desperately would ordinary people want such a medicine?
If the White House really subjected Phantom Immortal Technology to global sanctions over such a trumped-up charge, it would soon be swamped by striking crowds.
The government can't take the blame for this. The President immediately made up his mind.
Of course, the President could not openly offend those financial magnates either. Every one of them was as cunning as a fox. If they discovered that their president could not act in their interests, God only knew what schemes they would devise to get a new president elected. It was hardly unprecedented in this country's history.
The President then summoned his advisers for an in-depth discussion. In the end, they came up with what he considered a foolproof solution.
The Americans were quite efficient. Soon, some of their news websites reported the following story.
A deputy director of Interpol's U.S. National Central Bureau had resigned to take responsibility for failing to verify intelligence he had received, causing extremely serious damage to the country's reputation.
Immediately afterward, Kane and his three subordinates were urgently recalled, though no reason was publicly announced.
Still, anyone who connected these events could clearly see that they concerned the detention of Hongyuan Ocean Trade Company's cargo ship.
This development left many people baffled. Had the White House backed down, or was this really what had happened?
Whatever the reason, Singapore breathed a long sigh of relief. At least they no longer had to worry about offending the Americans, right?
Of course, this also put them in an awkward position. Minister Wang, who was supposed to plead their case,