Surgery Godfather-Chapter 1957 - 1337: This Is a Crime

After the investigation, the team convened an emergency meeting. All the investigation materials were spread out on the long table. There were promotional materials from a private medical institution in the United States, patient records from a high-end medical center in the United Kingdom, product manuals from a biotechnology company in Japan, and communication records collected from various sources.

"The situation is more serious and ridiculous than we thought." Tang Shun categorized the materials, "These teams from the three countries fundamentally did not understand the core of the system modulation theory; they simply mechanically mimicked the methods from our paper, and their imitation was full of loopholes."

He pointed to the materials from the United States: "This medical center in California directly copied the flowchart of our treatment plan published in Nature, only changing the title, and claimed it as their proprietary technology. The key issue," Tang Shun turned to the next page, "is that they completely do not understand the technology behind the theory; it’s entirely deceiving the patients, and such a situation occurs under so-called strict regulatory systems." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Song Zimo called up a screenshot of the British medical center’s website: "Look here, based on a Nobel Prize-level system modulation theory, they claim to restart the body’s self-healing ability. They stole the graphs from our clinical data but changed all the coordinate axis labels incorrectly. Even more outrageous, they claim this therapy can treat all chronic diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, the current system modulation theory is far from achieving that."

"Japan is the most covert in this regard." Zhang Lin pulled out a product brochure, "This biotechnology company launched an oral system modulation biological agent, claiming it was formulated according to our theory. But they haven’t even done basic metabolomics testing; the price list is here, with the basic package at three hundred thousand yen per month and the premium package at three million yen."

Chu Xiaoxiao looked at these materials, shaking with anger, "How is it possible for something like this to happen? So blatant?"

"The problem is even more severe." Jiang Jitong pointed to the anonymous case medical records, "After receiving these rough imitation treatments, patients experienced various issues. In the United States, cases show severe electrolyte disorders; British patients suffered liver damage; Japanese cases depict complete suppression of the immune system. When patient issues arose, these institutions unanimously shirked responsibility, claiming ’the flaw lies in the theory of Yang Ping’s team.’"

Yang Ping listened quietly, finger tapping lightly on the desktop. The atmosphere in the meeting room shifted from anxiety to anger, finally settling into a sense of determination.

He spoke slowly, "This is not an academic disagreement; this is criminal behavior."

The four words jolted everyone.

"In the field of medicine, applying cutting-edge technology without thorough verification, deliberately omitting key safety measures, falsely promoting efficacy, and causing patient harm. In the legal systems of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, these constitute serious medical malpractice and fraud crimes." Yang Ping stood up and walked to the whiteboard, "More importantly, they use our research outcomes as a guise, infringing not only intellectual property but also constituting outright fraud, which is a criminal offense. We absolutely cannot allow this."

He turned to face the team: "Our response strategy must change completely. This is not about holding a press conference to clarify academic viewpoints. This is a transnational criminal case."

"Report to the police in all three countries at once?" Tang Shun asked.

"Report where the crimes occurred," Yang Ping stated clearly, "In the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, gather all evidence, contact our local cooperative law firms, and formally report to the police and medical regulatory agencies."

Some hesitated: "Professor, won’t this... make the international scientific community see us as too aggressive? After all, they might say it’s just a difference in academic viewpoints?"

"If it were just an academic viewpoint difference, we welcome debate." Yang Ping interrupted him, "But the issue now is that these people haven’t even understood the theory yet dare to use it privately on patients. This is not in the domain of academic discourse; this is about disregarding patients’ lives."

He looked at Zhang Lin, "Your media strategy needs adjusting, no longer explaining ’the correctness of our theory,’ but clearly stating ’someone is using our banner to conduct illegal medical activities, which have harmed patients, and we are cooperating with the police from the three countries in their investigation.’"

Zhang Lin’s eyes lit up, "Alright!"

"Now, the division of labor." Yang Ping began assigning tasks, "Tang Shun, you handle the United States line, Robert and John Ansen will assist you, and we have cooperative law firms there, focus on gathering false advertising evidence from the medical center and patient harm records. Song Zimo, collaborate with the Royal Medical Society of the UK and medical regulatory agencies, with assistance from Manstein and August; that medical center may not have legitimate practicing qualifications. Zhang Lin, you handle the Japan line, contact the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department; that biotech company’s products potentially violate the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, Takahashi will work with you."

He paused for a moment, "All actions must be professional, legal, and with solid evidence. Our task is to report criminal behaviors, and every accusation must be supported by documentary evidence; we should hold nothing back in dealing them a heavy blow."

The meeting ended. The team began working across time zones, calling lawyers in the United States, medical ethics experts in the United Kingdom, and regulatory officials in Japan. Language barriers, legal differences, and time zone issues made the work exceptionally difficult, but no one complained.

Students from the Sanbo Research Institute scattered across Europe and America also actively mobilized, using their resources to fully support this action.