More than a dozen reporters surrounded Sebastian, and the microphone and recorder were all reaching Sebastian's mouth, and the camera's flash kept flashing aside.

"Coach Sebastian, based on the doping scandal exposed not long ago, you have been using banned drugs for athletes. Is it true?"

"Coach Sebastian, please respond to the doping scandal!"

"Coach Sebastian, as the head coach of the American track and field team, you are involved in the largest doping scandal in the history of the United States. What do you think now?"

The reporter asked questions in a verbal way, just like a bomber, which made Sebastian unable to find the southeast, southwest and northwest.

Sebastian wanted to force his way out, but he was completely surrounded, so he had to stop and speak, "I have responded before. I have never used banned drugs for my athletes. I didn't have them in the past, I won't have them now, and I won't have them in the future!"

"The first one on the list of coaches involved in the doping scandal is you, so how do you explain it?" the reporter asked immediately.

"That's a rumor, a slander! I have found a lawyer now, and I want to accuse the investigative reporter of slander! His false investigation report destroyed my reputation!" Sebastian shouted.

Another reporter next to him said: "Three of the coaches involved in that list admitted to using banned drugs for athletes, and more than ten of the athletes involved admitted that they used banned drugs. The investigation report on banned drugs does not look fake."

"That list involved nearly a thousand people and hundreds of banned drugs. What does it mean if only a few people admit it? This doesn't mean anything at all. If I list all the list of athletes around the world, I will definitely find several athletes who use stimulants." Sebastian refuted.

"Coach Sebastian, according to reliable information, Mr. Lewis, chairman of the International Anti-Doping Organization, has arrived in the United States and has also brought the latest banned drug testing technology. They will test all the urine specimens retained by the athletes involved on the list, including the athletes you coach. Are you worried that they will be detected and used banned drugs?" another reporter asked.

"Of course I'm not worried, because I've never used banned drugs for athletes." Sebastian paused and asked, "When did you just say, Mr. Lewis, the chairman of International Anti-Doping, come to the United States? Why don't I know?"

"Mr. Lewis' itinerary was kept confidential. It was not until this morning that it was revealed that he had been here for three days, and in these three days, hundreds of athlete urine samples have been tested." The reporter answered.

Sebastian made a sudden enlightenment expression, but he was extremely panicked in his heart.

When the doping scandal was exposed, Sebastian, as a big-name coach among the coaches involved and the head coach of the American track and field team, naturally attracted much attention. Sebastian immediately denied that he used doping for athletes.

Of course, Sebastian would not admit that he finally became the head coach of this year's US team and had just reached the peak of his life. If he admits to using banned drugs for athletes, he will inevitably be ruined.

More importantly, Sebastian has a lucky mentality, and he feels that as long as he refuses to admit his account, others will have no choice but to do anything to him.

Many people who make mistakes or commit crimes will do this. The first thing they think of is not to admit their mistakes, but to try every means to cover up their mistakes, or even use another mistake to cover up, resulting in a big disaster.

...

Sebastian found a place where no one was, took out his cell phone, and called Franklin.

"Professor Franklin, it's me, Sebastian." Sebastian said.

"Why did you call me at this time? Don't you know that in this situation, we'd better not contact us? FBI has begun to investigate the doping scandal. Maybe our phone is being monitored by FBI." Franklin said angrily.

"A high-level laboratories like you should have anti-eavesdropping measures." Sebastian did not worry about this, but said quickly: "I'm going to tell you something. I want to confirm with you. Can the anti-doping tissue really be detected by the products you provide me?"

"Did you hear any rumors?" Franklin asked back.

Sebastian lowered his voice and said, "The President of the International Anti-Doping Organization came to the United States three days ago and brought new doping testing technology. I am worried that the products you provided to me will be detected by them."

Franklin on the other end of the phone gasped and then spoke, "I can't be sure if they can detect it."

"I can't be sure? What does it mean? I didn't say that when you gave me that thing! You told me that your technology is ahead of the International Anti-Doping Organization for at least two years, and they will definitely not be able to detect it. This is what you said. You must have forgotten it." Sebastian's voice was a little anxious.

"I did say those words, but only if the International Anti-Doping Organization does not know our core secrets. But now it's different, they have our core secrets." Fulaiklin said.

"What core secret?" Sebastian asked.

"That's those molecular formulas! The investigation report published the molecular formulas of twenty-seven steroid derivatives, two of which are what we used. A laboratory with a little strength can detect even if it is impossible to replicate the molecular formula." Fulaiklin explained.

"In other words, the International Anti-Doping Organization must be able to find those things!" Sebastian's face turned pale, and he had realized the seriousness of the matter.

The next moment, Sebastian roared in anger: "How did you do your confidentiality measures? That's your core secret, how could it be easily obtained by that investigative reporter."

"It's not what we leaked here. It's all Bletcher's fault. Investigative reporters stole those things from Bletcher's company." Fulaiklin's voice was also very unkind.

"Blace, that 'father of hormones'! How damn it, you really cooperated with that devil? No, you are also devils! If I had known that you had cooperated with Blace, I would never have had any contact with you!" Sebastian cursed.

"Do you think I'm willing to cooperate with him? Now because of Bletchy's relationship, I have several investors planning to withdraw their investments!" Franklin's voice also became angry, and he continued: "Don't call me in the future. I still have a lot of things to deal with here, and our cooperation ends here."

"Are you going to kill the donkey? Franklin, let me tell you, if you make it difficult for me, I will definitely pull you into the water!" Sebastian asked angrily.

"Don't come with me, you should be very clear. You are already in danger of protecting yourself. The International Anti-Doping Organization will soon find out that all your athletes have used stimulants. It depends on how you explain it to the public. You will definitely be ruined earlier than me!"

After Franklin finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

...

After finishing the call with Sebastian, Franklin was also full of anger.

At this moment, the knock on the door rang out, and Franklin's assistant hurried in.

"Professor, we just received a fax from Hans Pharmaceuticals, and their board of directors decided to temporarily stop sponsoring our labs," the assistant said.

"Stop sponsorship! Why? Do you think that thing?" Franklin stood up directly from the chair.

"Yes, it was because of the doping scandal that Hans Pharmaceutical learned that we had a deep cooperative relationship with Bletcher, the 'father of hormones'. They did not want any connection with Bletcher, even if it was very indirect, so their board of directors passed unanimously and suspended our sponsorship." The assistant said as he handed a fax document to Franklin.

Franklin hurriedly took the fax file and read it quickly, his expression also became frustrated.

Bletcher has long been infamous. Those biological laboratories dare not work with Bletcher blatantly. Even if Bletcher invests in the laboratory, their cooperation can only be carried out secretly.

But those well-known laboratories cannot be the only investor in Bletch. Scientific research is a huge bottomless pit. Not to mention a whole laboratory, even if it is just a scientific research project, there will be many companies behind it.

Investors invest in science laboratories to get rewards, but no one wants to get involved in lawsuits. Bletcher is the kind of guy who can do experiments with living people. The laboratory where Bletcher invests in may also do something illegal, which will naturally discourage other investors.

At this moment, the thin piece of fax paper made Franklin feel as heavy as a thousand pounds.

The phone ringing suddenly rang, and after many times, Franklin reacted and answered the phone.

The voice of reception from the front desk sounded from the receiver: "Professor, I just received a call. The other party's name is Davis, who claims to be the attorney of Qianfan Investment Company. He wants to make an appointment with you for a time."

"Qianfan Investment Company is also one of our investors. We have been working together for many years and our relationship has been very good. Why did we suddenly find a lawyer to come over?" Franklin felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and he asked, "Did the other party say that he wants to meet me because of something?"

"I asked the lawyer Davis, and the other party said that our laboratory was involved in the doping scandal, which caused very adverse social impact, which violated the investment contract originally planned, so he wanted to make an appointment with you to talk about the issue of liquidated damages." The more the receptionist said, the weaker the voice became.

"Reimbursement for liquidated damages! You mean we want him to pay him money!" Franklin suddenly felt dizzy and almost fainted on the chair.

It is indeed a heartbreaking thing for investors to withdraw their investments, but compared with that, investors not only withdraw their investments, but also demand compensation for liquidated damages, which is enough to make Franklin feel deeply desperate.

Franklin put down the phone, locked the door and closed the window. He didn't want to hear anything now, he wanted to be alone.

But things went against my wishes, and the phone rang again, and it was still called by the receptionist at the front desk.

"So what's wrong? Does anyone ask me to pay the penalty for liquidated damages?" Franklin asked angrily.

"No, professor, it's FBI. There are two FBI agents who want to see you." The receptionist said timidly.

"Fbi is indeed coming to the door." Franklin collapsed in the seat again.

...

In the small bar, Edward Snow and Li Dai were sitting on a small table, drinking happily.

"Depending on your appearance, your wounds are healed and you can drink. Come and toast you." Li Dai picked up the wine glass.

"The wound has not healed yet. I still dare not do a large amount of exercise to avoid tearing the wound up again. But it is still okay to drink some wine. And after drinking, the wound will not hurt so much." Snow said, sipped the wine in the glass, and then asked, "How is your lawsuit?"

"The verdict will be decided immediately. Lawyer Wilfried still defended me with innocence. I think the problem should not be big." Li Dai said.

"I'll tell you good news too. Bletch is finished, this time it's really finished!" Snow said with a smile.

"It's over? What does it mean?" Li Dai asked.

"The company and personal assets were all frozen, and the next step was to seal it off, and then liquidate bankruptcy. No one could save him this time." Snow took another sip of wine and continued: "In fact, his company has a lot of bank loans. After the doping scandal broke out, the bank stopped lending him, and urged him to repay the loan as soon as possible. Other financing institutions also avoided him, and his capital chain was about to break."

"In fact, the situation Blace faced with that doping scandal more than ten years ago may be worse than today. However, Blace had several patents in his hands at that time, and those patents became the "dirty cows" that provided funds to Blace. Now, those patents have passed the patent protection period and there is no way to replenish Blace, so his funds will naturally not be able to turn over."

"And without sufficient funds, Bletcher could not hire a top lawyer to sue him. This is a very important aspect of his failure. If you have money, you can hire a powerful lawyer, which may greatly shorten the sentence; if you have money, you can bribe the prison guards, and even if you are in prison, you can live a very comfortable life; if you have money, you can buy the 'gang boss' in the prison, and no one dares to provoke you in prison." Snow shrugged: "If you don't have money, you can only be a human being with your tail between your legs."
Chapter completed!