Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1497 Who will carry it?

Although Xu Chunliang has not officially resigned, his current status is that he is free from official responsibilities and can basically act as a bystander and see things more clearly.

Putting aside Yuan Hongping's own problems, the incident of using Chinese classics to make money was triggered in Dongzhou, and the person who was really embarrassed was Dongzhou's top leader Wang Jianming.

Wang Jianming has been having a bad year recently, with one unpleasant thing after another. Ever since his cousin Wang Jiancheng had a car accident in Dongzhou and his uncle Wang Zhengdao left Dongzhou, the China-Korea Industrial Park has been progressing slowly, there have been constant frictions between Dongzhou and Jeju over tourism resources, and problems with the management of Enheng Pharmaceuticals could be exposed at any time. Before these things have been dealt with, Yuan Hongping's Chinese studies institution has attracted the attention of senior management again.

Xu Chunliang believes that this is not accidental, and even feels that this incident is the aftermath of Ye Changyuan's accidental death.

Mr. Ye was always brooding over his son's death, so he arranged for Secretary Zhou to enter the civil affairs system and take charge of the Disaster Reduction Committee.

Before Mr. Ye passed away, Xu Chunliang met Secretary Zhou once at his home. He felt that Secretary Zhou looked very lonely when he left. Xu Chunliang had no idea what the two talked about, but Secretary Zhou was not seen at Mr. Ye's funeral.

Xu Chunliang always felt that something had happened between the two of them, but Mr. Ye had passed away and he had not seen Secretary Zhou during this period, so their secret conversation might become a secret forever.

Lu Ming said: "No one should dare to target Secretary Wang, right?" He knew the background of the Wang family. Lu Ming felt it was unlikely that someone would dare to embarrass Secretary Wang by taking advantage of Yuan Hongping's matter.

Fan Lida said: "There are always people who are better than you. There are many people with powerful backgrounds. We think it is impossible only because we cannot reach that level."

Qin Zhengyang smiled but said nothing. As Wang Jianming's secretary, he was not suitable to participate in this topic, even though he was the initiator.

Lu Ming said: "Chunliang, do you think this matter will become a big deal?"

Lu Ming is still very concerned about this matter. Although the old crematorium site used to belong to the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Cultural and Tourism Bureau was also involved in the entire process of Yuan Hongping acquiring the land. This fire may very likely burn on his head. The reason why Qin Zhengyang took the initiative to mention this matter was to remind him so that he could be prepared.

Xu Chunliang said: "It's hard to say. According to Secretary Wang's usual style of doing things, this matter will be weakened as much as possible. Even if Yuan Hongping violated the rules, it will not benefit him at all if the matter becomes a big deal in Dongzhou."

Lu Ming nodded. If a big thing could be turned into a small thing, that would of course be the most ideal result. The fire at the city gate affected the innocent people. He played a very small role in this incident, but it was often people like him who were unlucky.

Fan Lida certainly understood what Lu Ming was nervous about, but he pretended not to understand anything: "It seems that Secretary Zhou has the final say over the Civil Affairs Department."

Several people heard that Fan Lida was hinting that Secretary Zhou might be related to this matter. After all, Secretary Zhou left Dongzhou with regret. Although there was no direct evidence to show that Wang Jianming was related to his departure, Wang Jianming was the real beneficiary of the Dongzhou turmoil.

Qin Zhengyang said calmly: "You're overthinking." Although Secretary Zhou now holds an important position, his current strength is still quite far from that of the Wang family. He used this incident to embarrass Wang Jianming, which is equivalent to making an enemy of Mr. Wang.

Xu Chunliang thought it was possible. Maybe there was someone behind Secretary Zhou who was supporting him. Mr. Ye had already left. Who else would do this? Who else had such strength?

Recalling the series of abnormal behaviors of Mr. Ye before his death, Xu Chunliang suddenly thought of Mr. Qiao. However, it was clearly Mr. Qiao who secretly played a role in Wang Jianming's coming to Dongzhou. What happened between the Qiao family and the Wang family?
Xu Chunliang thought of Mei Ruxue again. Could it be that Old Qiao already knew Mei Ruxue's true identity? The granddaughter he had raised for more than 20 years turned out to be surnamed Wang. No one could endure such a great humiliation. If the truth was this, then everything that was happening now made sense.

The news delivered by Qin Zhengyang obviously affected Lu Ming's mood. He began to become silent. Qin Zhengyang, who arrived late, received a call in the middle of the trip and said that he had to leave first.

After Qin Zhengyang left, Xu Chunliang suggested that they finish early and go home to rest.

Lu Ming said: "No hurry, drink for a while."

Fan Lida gave Xu Chunliang a look, meaning that Xu Chunliang should enlighten Lu Ming.

Xu Chunliang said: "Brother Ming, you don't have to worry about this. You weren't even invited to the meeting, which proves that the leader didn't think of you at all."

Lu Ming sighed and said, "Usually when discussing how to solve a problem, the person who is considered to be the scapegoat will not come to the table."

Fan Lida picked up the wine glass and said, "I am not even qualified to sit at the table. If there is any problem with the Cultural and Tourism Bureau, I will take care of it."

Lu Ming looked at Fan Lida. Although he didn't say anything, a warm feeling surged in his heart.

It was almost midnight when Xu Chunliang returned home. He had sold his original villa to Ding Si, and now he was living with Xiahou Mulan in Dongzhou.

Xiahou Mulan had already taken a shower and was sitting on the sofa, quietly waiting for his arrival.

As soon as Xu Chunliang entered the room, she thoughtfully offered him a cup of hangover soup: "How much did you drink? You reek of alcohol."

Xu Chunliang took the hangover soup with one hand and put his arm around her slender waist with the other: "Don't worry about this. No matter how much you drink, it won't affect my work."

Xiahou Mulan glared at him and said, "You are already an adult, and you don't have any shame. Go take a shower."

"Yes!"

When Xu Chunliang came out of the shower, Xiahou Mulan had already washed his clothes.

Xu Chunliang came to the laundry room and hugged her from behind. Xiahou Mulan spat, "Don't interfere with my work."

Xu Chunliang said, "Why are you washing clothes so late at night? I want to see how your Kung Fu training has been going recently."

Xiahou Mulan laughed and said, "Don't be annoying. You go first. I'll be there when I'm done."

Xu Chunliang slapped her on the buttocks: "I'll wait for you."

Xiahou Mulan wrinkled her nose, her sweetness was beyond words. She quickly adjusted the laundry program and was about to go find Xu Chunliang when her cell phone rang.

Xiahou Mulan picked up the phone and saw that it was a call from Zhai Pingqing.

After picking up the phone, there was no sound for a long time. Xiahou Mulan couldn't help but ask, "Hello?"

There was a strange sound coming from the other end of the phone, and after a while she heard suppressed breathing. Xiahou Mulan suddenly became alert: "What's going on?"

Beep, beep, beep...there was a busy tone on the phone.

When Xiahou Mulan called again, the phone was no longer accessible.

Xiahou Mulan suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately went to tell Xu Chunliang about it.

In Xiahou Mulan's opinion, this phone call was very strange. Although Zhai Pingqing was still a member of the Pimen, he had seldom contacted her since he was defeated in Dongzhou. It was particularly strange that he called her at this time.

Xu Chunliang asked Xiahou Mulan to be patient. Zhai Pingqing was not an ordinary person. He was the president of Kangjian Health Care Group and one of the four elders of the Pimen. His background was quite strong and few people dared to touch him.

Although Xiahou Mulan knew this, this late-night call still made her feel uneasy.

As the leader of the Pimen Sect, even if she could not contact Zhai Pingqing, she still had a way to contact the people around Zhai Pingqing. Although Xiahou Mulan was young, she was very good at management. Long before she officially became the leader, she had placed many trusted backbones within the Pimen Sect.

Xiahou Mulan soon got a reward, and Zhai Pingqing was on vacation in western Sichuan these days.

After answering the call, Xiahou Mulan leaned in Xu Chunliang's arms a little tiredly.

Xu Chunliang comforted her, "Old Zhai is not an ordinary person. He is not so easy to be tricked."

Xiahou Mulan said, "I'm still a little uneasy."

Xu Chunliang said: "What is going to happen will eventually happen. There is no point in you worrying." He had a vague feeling that this matter was not that simple. Liang Wenjing's situation had not yet been resolved, and Zhai Pingqing seemed to be in trouble here. These two people had a close connection with the Pimen.

What Xu Chunliang said was not wrong, what is coming will eventually come. Bad news soon came. Zhai Pingqing encountered an accident while climbing in western Sichuan. He slipped off a cliff and his life or death is currently unknown. After receiving the distress signal, the rescue team has launched a search on the scene.

Xiahou Mulan received the news early the next morning, and her first reaction was that Zhai Pingqing had been murdered.

Although Xiahou Mulan and Zhai Pingqing did not have a deep friendship and were even enemies for a time, this incident still attracted Xiahou Mulan's attention. She immediately arranged for the backbone members of the Pimen to go to western Sichuan to investigate the matter. Because Zhai Pingqing was the elder of the Pimen, the ones sent this time were Cha Youliang and Cao Bingyi. Cha Youliang himself was a law enforcement elder, and Cao Bingyi's industrial base was in Shuzhong.

Xiahou Mulan originally wanted to go there too, but the affairs of Enheng Group prevented her from getting away for the time being, and she had to complete the equity transfer with Liang Wenjing.

That morning, Xiahou Mulan was invited to meet with Wang Jianming. As the top leader of Dongzhou, Wang Jianming personally inquired about the affairs of Enheng Group, which showed how much he valued the matter.

Xu Chunliang sent Xiahou Mulan to the place, but he did not accompany her upstairs. He thought that their meeting time would not be too long, so he waited in the parking lot.

When Xu Chunliang was sitting in the car and reading the news, he noticed someone approaching. He looked out through the car window and saw that it was Xu Dongya.

Xu Chunliang had no intention of saying hello to Xu Dongya, but when Xu Dongya came to the car, he stopped and looked inside.

Xu Chunliang could only open the car door and get out, saying with a smile: "Mr. Xu, what a coincidence?"

Xu Dongya said: "Secretary Wang asked me to meet him." He raised his wrist to check the time, there were still fifteen minutes left.

Xu Chunliang guessed that Wang Jianming should have met with a group of entrepreneurs in turn, and Xu Dongya was obviously ranked after Xiahou Mulan. However, this was not favoritism. Things have their priorities. For Wang Jianming and Dongzhou, Enheng's affairs were already urgent.

Xu Chunliang said: "You're not going up?"

Xu Dongya said matter-of-factly: "It's not time yet. Are you here to see Secretary Wang too?"

(End of this chapter)