Seeing the chaos in front of the pharmaceutical factory, Mi Tianfu said, "Long Xiao, call the police."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Calling the police is useless. Let's go into the factory first to see what's happening."
The two parked their car far away, got out, and walked more than a hundred meters on foot, approaching the factory.
Long Xiao asked Mi Tianfu to stay outside and observe the situation for him, while he himself scaled the wall and entered the factory yard.
In the factory yard, there were a few security guards. Lin Xuan and Shao Yu, their faces filled with terror, stood behind the guards.
Upon seeing Long Xiao, Shao Yu whispered, "General Manager Lin, Mr. Long is here."
Seeing Long Xiao arrive, Lin Xuan felt safe. She was so wronged that she was close to tears.
"Long Xiao, those people are unreasonable. No matter what we say, they won't listen," Lin Xuan exclaimed emotionally upon seeing Long Xiao.
Long Xiao quickly walked to Lin Xuan's side, gently hugged her, then let go and said, "Don't worry, wife. With me here, no one will dare to touch you."
"Long Xiao, did you go to the hospital? Have the poisoned people in the hospital woken up?"
The key to resolving this matter was whether the poisoned people in the hospital woke up. If they didn't, the situation would be difficult to handle.
"Don't worry, they've all woken up. They'll be discharged in a day or two."
Lin Xuan let out a sigh of relief, saying, "That's good, this matter can be resolved now."
Lin Xuan approached the main gate and shouted loudly towards it, "Stop making trouble! The people in the hospital have all woken up and are not seriously injured."
Lin Xuan's words had no effect. Those banging on the gate continued, and those chanting slogans did not stop.
In any group incident, there are usually organizers and those who instigate. After careful observation, Long Xiao quickly noticed that a dozen or so young people were leading the charge, with a middle-aged man at the forefront.
The middle-aged man neither shouted slogans nor banged on the gate, but the dozen or so young people who were leading the charge all looked to him for cues.
"This is interesting. These people are acting with premeditation. They don't actually care about the poisoned people in the hospital," Long Xiao murmured.
Lin Xuan had no experience dealing with such matters. "What should we do then?"
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Let them make noise for now. I'll arrange for someone to capture the leader, and the rest will be easy to handle."
Long Xiao first called Hei Gou, asking him to bring dozens of men to surround these people and prevent the dozen or so instigators from escaping.
Then, Long Xiao called Zhang Eryong and Luo Tianshui, asking them to come and capture the middle-aged man.
After making the arrangements, Long Xiao stood there and watched the commotion for a while. He then made another call to inquire about the situation outside from Mi Tianfu.
Mi Tianfu had also blended into the crowd, shouting a few times intermittently. He had also spotted the leading middle-aged man and was approaching him.
"Keep an eye on him. Tianshui and Eryong will be here shortly."
"Long Xiao, you want to arrest this person? With so many people, how will you get him away?"
"Don't worry, others are coming to help."
Half an hour later, Hei Gou arrived with his men. They discreetly surrounded the area, appearing to be mere onlookers.
The middle-aged man didn't notice. His followers were still shouting slogans. Those banging on the gate had stopped and were now climbing over the fence, trying to get into the factory.
Long Xiao shouted to the security guards, "Open the main gate and let them in."
The security guards looked at Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan now trusted Long Xiao implicitly. She nodded and said, "Open the gate."
The fence gate was opened, and the crowd surged into the factory yard. Lin Xuan and the others quickly retreated, standing on the steps of the office building.
As the crowd entered, Hei Gou's men blocked the entrance, preventing the middle-aged man and his followers from escaping.
When Zhang Eryong and Luo Tianshui arrived, Mi Tianfu immediately pointed out the leader, the middle-aged man. The two quickly moved behind the middle-aged man.
Each placing a hand on the middle-aged man's shoulder, he was unable to move.
"What do you think you're doing?" The middle-aged man realized he was in trouble and shouted in fear.
"Come with us." Luo Tianshui and Zhang Eryong pulled the middle-aged man and quickly retreated.
From within the crowd, someone noticed the middle-aged man being dragged away and shouted, surging towards Luo Tianshui and Zhang Eryong.
Long Xiao seized the opportunity, rushed into the crowd, and with a shake of his arms, those who approached were forced back repeatedly. Some, losing their balance, fell to the ground.
"People from Lin's Pharmaceutical Factory are attacking! Let's fight them!" the middle-aged man shouted.
The middle-aged man's dozen or so followers again charged towards him, trying to rescue him. Zhang Eryong and Luo Tianshui pulled the middle-aged man towards Hei Gou and his men.
Hei Gou waved to his subordinates and said, "Take down those who are chasing us."
Over twenty toughs charged at the middle-aged man's followers, and a melee immediately began.
Fearing that the people lured here might get hurt, Long Xiao quickly turned and shouted, "The poisoned people in the hospital have all woken up! Lin's Group is discussing compensation. Don't be fooled by those with ulterior motives, or you won't even get any compensation in the end."
Hearing that the poisoned people had woken up and that there would be compensation, the families of the poisoned victims, who had been misled, stopped in their tracks and quieted down.
A few elderly men were still shouting and pushing forward. Long Xiao grabbed one of the elders and asked loudly, "How much did they give you?"
The elder roared, "No one gave me any money."
"You're rushing forward without getting paid, are you stupid?"
"Who are you calling stupid? They said if you get beaten, you get a thousand yuan, and if you don't get beaten, you get three hundred."
"You're risking getting beaten for a thousand yuan, and you're not stupid?"
"I work hard for a month and only earn a little over a thousand yuan. Getting beaten for a thousand is worth it."
"Worthless! Who are you going to ask for money if you get beaten? Do you know these people?"
The elder suddenly seemed to understand something. That's right, he didn't know these people. If he got beaten and they ran, who would he ask for money from?
The elder who was talking to Long Xiao stopped. The few elders who hadn't charged forward to get beaten also stopped.
Long Xiao found their reasoning both laughable and exasperating. He sighed and said, "You all step back. In a while, I'll give each of you three hundred yuan."
"Who are you? Why should we believe you?" an elder who wanted to earn money asked, approaching Long Xiao.
"I am the sworn brother of the Divine Doctor Mi from Xinglin Caotang. If you don't believe me, don't you believe Divine Doctor Li?"
Coincidentally, an elder had visited Xinglin Caotang for treatment before. Upon hearing Long Xiao's words, the elder recognized him and said, "He's telling the truth. I've seen him at Xinglin Caotang, and his medical skills are very high."
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "Do you believe me now? You're all getting on in years, and no illness is minor. When you have time, come to Xinglin Caotang, and I'll give you a free consultation. I guarantee a swift recovery."
In the face of temptation, human nature is fragile. With money and free medical consultations offered, the few elders who wanted to get beaten all sided with Long Xiao and began to help him maintain order.