“Oh, there’s something else I forgot to mention.” Su Jing smiled and turned to say, “I wouldn’t have given this to my Uncle if the tobacco was harmful to the body, even if the taste is good. The reason why I gave this as a birthday present is that this tobacco is basically harmless to the body.”
“What?” Li Zheng was stunned, then said, “That’s impossible!”
“A’Jing, are you kidding me? Tobacco contains harmful substances such as nicotine, cigarette tar, formaldehyde, etc., how can it be harmless to the body?” Wang Zheng wondered.
“I’m not kidding anyone. If you don’t believe me, you can just take it for a test.” Su Jing smiled as he spoke.
To be honest, even Wang Zhuo, Wang Siya, and Wang Xuanji, who trusted Su Jing, felt that Su Jing’s words were a bit nonsense. How could smoking be basically harmless to the body?
There was also something like this in the past with the name “Chinese herbal cigarettes” but that was just a trick. It does not reduce the risk of illness and death of smokers.
Instead, it induces smoking and weakens the willingness of smokers to quit smoking. It should be said that there is no such thing in this world as a Harmless tobacco product.
However, looking at Su Jing’s confident smile, and thinking of the magical leaves that Su Jing had taken out before, they couldn’t help but think about this in their heart and their eyes shook when they thought that what Su Jing said could be true.
Could it be true that this tobacco is basically harmless as Su Jing said, if it is true then isn’t it way too amazing?
“Li Zheng, why don’t you ask someone to have it tested?” Wang Xuanji said as he took out a few pieces of tobacco leaves and handed them to Li Zheng.
“Okay.” Li Zheng couldn’t believe it. He packed a few pieces of tobacco leaves and handed them to the driver, who took them directly to the nearby tobacco bureau.
Of course, the birthday banquet is still going on, and most people quickly put aside the matter of the Tabacoo leaves and integrate into the atmosphere of the birthday banquet.
Only Li Zheng and Sun Yuheng waited so anxiously, like ants on a hot pan, until more than an hour later when Li Zheng’s driver called back.
“How is it? Have the lab results come out?” Li Zheng answered the phone and asked impatiently.
“Yes, but they tested it twice, and they still don’t believe it. They don’t think it’s possible, so they’re still testing it. I didn’t want you to wait, so I called first.” The driver said and his voice sounded a bit messy over the phone.
“What was the result?” Li Zheng asked.
“The test results are that nicotine, cigarette tar, formaldehyde, and other harmful substances that are produced in ordinary cigarettes are basically not produced when this tobacco is burned, and the only possible harm is trace carbon monoxide. However, at the same time, this kind of tobacco has a refreshing and calming effect on the nerves and it is far more effective than various precious Chinese herbal medicines. It can be said to be an excellent Chinese herbal medicine. They say that if the test results are correct, then the benefits of this tobacco far outweigh its disadvantages.” The driver narrated the test results and the opinion of the scientists.
“How is that possible? You said they tested it twice and it came back with the same result?” Li Zheng asked excitedly.
“Yes, oh, the results of the third test just came out, and it’s still the same.” The driver said.
“This is incredible. This is amazing.” Li Zheng’s lips trembled with excitement.
At this moment, a voice that was not the driver came from the phone, and the voice was almost shouting: “Deputy Bureau Chief, this tobacco is so amazing, where did you get it from? Did some company finally have a breakthrough?”
“A friend gave it to me.” Li Zheng said.
“Your friend is amazing. I don’t know how much it costs to produce this kind of tobacco. It will be a great thing if it is not too high. The tobacco industry in the whole country, no the whole world is going to be turned upside down.”
“I’ll go ask him and don’t tell anyone about this.” Li Zheng hung up the phone and immediately walked toward Su Jing in the crowd. Before he could open his mouth to speak, Wang Xuanji asked, “What, is it done?”
Sun Yuheng’s ears immediately perked up while Li Tianhe, Wang Siya, Wang Zhuo, Wang Jun, Wang Zheng, and the others also stopped talking, and the surroundings became quiet. They were all curious about the test results.
Most people are thinking that Su Jing’s claim about his tobacco being harmless should be impossible. That kind of tobacco cannot exist, at most, it would be somewhat less harmful to the body and Su Jing had deliberately exaggerated his product.
“The tests have been done, and indeed, as Mr. Su said, there is basically no harm to the human body. Moreover, it has a refreshing and calming n the body, which is more effective than all kinds of expensive Chinese herbs. The advantages of this tobacco far outweigh the disadvantages which aren’t much to begin with.” Li Zheng replied honestly.
Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief and they thought that they had heard it wrong. Even Wang Zheng asked, “It’s basically harmless? How is that possible? What about nicotine, aromatic amines, formaldehyde, free radicals, etc.?”
“These are the harmful substances present in ordinary tobacco, which is basically absent from Mr. Su’s tobacco.” Li Zheng said, and emphasized, “It’s not that the harmful substances are reduced a little, they are basically not there.”
Everyone couldn’t help but gasp as they couldn’t believe the words coming out of Li Zheng’s mouth.
Li Zheng also took a deep breath before saying to Su Jing, “Mr. Su, is the cost of this tobacco very high?”
“It’s not high, it may cost twice as much as ordinary tobacco.” Su Jing said. In fact, this estimate comes from the few living tobacco trees he got from the “Lord of the Rings” universe trash, which Su Jing planted.
He tried to plant one of them with ordinary methods and found that it grew quite fast. It looks like it won’t take long for the plant to grow to its maturity. And even if it is not mature, the fresh leaves can also be used o make good tobacco.
“My God!” Li Zheng couldn’t pretend to be calm anymore, and everyone around him including Sun Yuheng, Li Tianhe, and others couldn’t help but marvel at the weight of Su Jing’s words.
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