Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1559 The fox is sad when the rabbit dies
Wang Zhengdao heard a glimmer of hope in Huang Youlong's words. He had considered it repeatedly and concluded that the key to resolving the Huang Yun'er incident was not Li Changji, nor even Huang Youlong. The person who truly played a decisive role was Li Bingxing, the founder of Lexing.

One thing he was certain of was that Huang Youlong was not as concerned about his stepdaughter Huang Yun'er as he appeared.

The finances of Lanxing Group were investigated, and Yuan Dongchang, as the current manager, was also subject to the investigation. Xu Chunliang was responsible for talking to him.

Yuan Dongchang looked at Xu Chunliang with some surprise. How many secrets did this kid still have that he didn't know?

Do you know why we're looking for you?

Yuan Dongchang shook his head; he lacked understanding of Bureau 579. Ji Jiajia's abduction happened today, and he felt terrified because of it—not for Lanxing, but because of his daughter. Seeing Xu Chunliang finally calmed him down, because he knew Xu Chunliang would never harm Ji Jiajia, and his daughter was safe.

Xu Chunliang said, "We investigated the history of Lanxing Group's rise to power. Ji Buyao did not start from scratch. When he entered the entertainment industry, he already had a huge amount of capital and opened several nightclubs in multiple cities across the country. You are his right-hand man, and you are in charge of managing the specific affairs. You should know the source of his start-up capital."

Yuan Dongchang said, "Is this why you took Ji Jiajia away?"

Xu Chunliang reassured him: "Don't worry, Jiajia is safe right now. The reason for investigating her is to protect her."

Yuan Dongchang said, "When Ji Buyao started his business, he had a lot of funds, but he knew almost nothing about management, so he sought to cooperate with me. As for the source of his funds, he never mentioned it to me. It should be that someone invested in him. I have met one of his partners."

Xu Chunliang handed Yuan Dongchang a cup of coffee.

Yuan Dongchang said thank you, took a sip of coffee and continued, "In the early days of our business, there was a businessman from the peninsula who often kept in touch with him. His name was Jin Yongmin. In the early days of our business, he came to the mainland a few times. But once Blue Star's development was on track, he rarely came anymore."

Where is this person now?

Yuan Dongchang said, "I saw a photo of him attending an event by chance while watching the news. He was accompanied by a chaebol from the peninsula. That person was Lee Byung-sung, the founder of the Lotto Group."

Xu Chunliang immediately perked up: "You mean this Jin Yongmin is Li Bingxing's subordinate? That means Li Bingxing invested in Lanxing?"

Yuan Dongchang shook his head: "I didn't say that. There is an unspoken agreement between Ji Buyao and me. I am only responsible for the operation and I do not care about anything else, including the fact that he is the leader of the Orchid Sect. I didn't even know that he was good to me. However, he is very suspicious. Later, he endangered the safety of my family, so I had no choice but to leave Blue Star."

Xu Chunliang said, "It's perfectly normal to discard a bow after the birds are all gone."

Yuan Dongchang said with a wry smile, "That's part of the reason, of course, it's also possible that he doesn't want me to know more."

Xu Chunliang said, "Le Xing and Lan Xing, I really didn't expect them to be connected before. What exactly is the relationship between Ji Buyao and Li Bingxing?"

Yuan Dongchang said, "If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have connected them. Now that I think about it, there's definitely something to it. If it weren't for the strong financial support, Lanxing wouldn't have been able to dominate the market within a year."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, if they really guessed right, and Lexing was the investor behind Lanxing, then the relationship between Li Bingxing and Ji Buyao must be extremely close.

If Ji Buyao is Jiang Yushan, and Jiang Yushan is the one who escaped from Bureau 579, then who is Li Bingxing? Why is he so close to Ji Buyao? The two are so different in age, and Li Bingxing has hardly ever been to the mainland since he escaped back to the peninsula. How did they meet?

Yuan Dongchang warned him, "You're pushing Lanxing too hard; be careful of a backlash."

Xu Chunliang smiled calmly: "We want to force him out. We will investigate not only your Blue Star, but anyone involved."

Before Qiao Yuanjiang could even board the train heading south, he was taken away by several officials from the inspection department. When the news reached Old Qiao, he showed unprecedented calmness, as if everything had been foreshadowed.

On the day Qiao Yuanjiang was taken away, his daughter Qiao Yuanhong returned home. As soon as she entered the house, she went straight to the study, where Qiao Yuanjiang had been spending most of his time recently.

"Dad, something happened to my older brother."

Old Qiao gestured for her to close the door first.

Qiao Yuanhong said, "Dad, there are rumors circulating outside that my brother's problem is very serious."

Old Qiao said calmly, "What's so credible about rumors? With your brother's limited abilities, what big mistakes could he possibly make?" He knew the limits of his son's abilities. He had already had too many unpleasant things happen to him over the years, so what difference would one more make?
His son never confessed to him, but Old Qiao knew that his son must have made mistakes when he was young, because others had taken advantage of those mistakes, including Wang Zhengdao.

Qiao Yuanhong said, "It's different. Some people say my brother is keeping a mistress, some say he's embezzling, and some even say he's killed someone."

Old Qiao pursed his lips: "Even if he really did it, it's his own business. A person has to take responsibility for their mistakes."

Qiao Yuanhong's eyes were red: "But my brother, my brother isn't that kind of person."

Old Qiao said, "Then trust the country and the law; they will clear his name."

The phone on the table rang, and Old Qiao picked it up.

Although Qiao Yuanhong couldn't hear the conversation clearly, she saw her father's hand tremble. He said "I understand," and then hung up, but the hang-up wasn't quite secure. Old Qiao reached for something, but halfway there, he clenched his fist: "Your brother... he's gone..."

Qiao Yuanjiang died. He fell ill as soon as the prosecutors brought him to the interrogation location and died en route to the hospital. Preliminary examination revealed that he died of a sudden myocardial infarction.

Although Mr. Qiao had always been angry with his son for his lack of ambition, he was still his own flesh and blood. The pain of losing a son in old age was indescribable. When he learned of his son's sudden and unexpected death, Mr. Qiao was filled with grief and guilt.

Qiao Yuanhong burst into tears: "How could this happen? My brother was fine yesterday. He said he had to go back to Nanjiang for some business and asked me to take good care of you... and to come and keep you company more often..."

Old Qiao waved his hand, signaling her to stop talking.

Qiao Yuanhong then realized that her father might be on the verge of collapse. She dared not say anything more and went out to contact her family to find out the situation as soon as possible and to make arrangements for her elder brother's funeral.

Qiao Rulong was driving when he received a call from his aunt. He wasn't particularly saddened by his uncle's death. He even found his own indifference strange. Perhaps he had experienced too many changes in his life, or perhaps he had witnessed the deaths of many people around him recently. Everyone dies, and he was no exception.

Qiao Rulong looked down on his mediocre uncle from the bottom of his heart. Now, looking back, it seems that everything was foreshadowed when they met at his grandfather's house that day.

My uncle was under too much psychological pressure. He carried the expectations of the Qiao family on his shoulders. This invisible mountain was always there, pressing down on him at all times.

Qiao Rulong parked his car on the side of the road, lit a cigarette, and silently digested the sudden news. In some ways, his fate was very similar to that of his uncle. Both of them were expected to achieve great things by their grandfather, but later disappointed the old man in the same way.

Qiao Rulong suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He dared not think any further. His heartache was not because of his uncle Qiao Yuanjiang, but because of his own equally unfortunate fate. Perhaps this was the feeling of shared sorrow.

After composing himself, Qiao Rulong called Mei Ruxue to tell her about her uncle's passing and asked her to return to Beijing immediately.

Upon hearing the news, Mei Ruxue burst into tears on the other end of the phone. Qiao Rulong felt even more numb from her cries, realizing that he had silently drawn a line between himself and the Qiao family at some point.

During his call with his sister, he kept getting calls. Just as Qiao Rulong finished his call, the same call came in again.

Qiao Rulong answered the phone impatiently, "Can't you wait a bit before calling again?"

An urgent voice came through the receiver: "President Qiao, a group of people came today, suddenly wanting to investigate the company's books. They almost swept the finance office clean, even taking away the computers."

Qiao Rulong angrily asked, "Who are you?"

"They said it was from Bureau 579."

"You believe them just because they say so? Why don't you call the police?"

"I reported it, but the police said it wasn't their responsibility and asked us to cooperate with the investigation."

Qiao Rulong cursed through gritted teeth. It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly; everything seemed to be piling up at once. He should have gone to his grandfather's side to comfort him immediately, but now the company's affairs were of paramount importance.

Qiao Rulong decided to rush back to the company immediately to see what had happened.

When he arrived downstairs at the company, his phone rang again. Qiao Rulong answered the phone: "President Ren."

The call was from Ren Tianye; he and Qiao Yuanjiang are currently collaborating.

Ren Tianye said, "I heard you're being investigated?"

Qiao Rulong frowned: "How did you know?"

Ren Tianye said, "It's the same for me. If I were you, I wouldn't go up."

Qiao Rulong looked around, wondering if Ren Tianye was nearby. How did he know that he had arrived at the company building?

Qiao Rulong said, "I have a clear conscience, so what is there to run away from?"

Ren Tianye said, "If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason. Besides, you have more important things to do right now."

Qiao Rulong said, "President Ren seems to know a lot about my affairs."

Ren Tianye said, "It's just expressing concern as a business partner."

He hung up the phone after he finished speaking. Qiao Rulong listened to the busy tone in the receiver, looked up at the company building, thought for a while, and finally decided to turn around and go home.

(End of this chapter)