Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 268 High integrity
Professor Zhang recounted in detail what had happened in the room before he sent Xue Baolai to the meeting room.

After listening to his story, Deputy Director Zhang was speechless.

He thought that Professor Zhang came to him because he had discovered some clues about Xue Baolai's crime, but it turned out that he came to this conclusion through a small action.

This……

They can't arrest people based on this, right?
Besides, to be honest, the research institute is not under their jurisdiction, it belongs to the military.

"Professor Zhang, thank you for your trust in me. I will contact Beijing City and inform them about the problem you raised.

The jurisdiction of the case involving your student lies in Beijing, not here.

What I know about the entire case is basically what I just told you, no more than you.

It is definitely impossible to arrest him right now. No matter what, we cannot arrest people without any evidence. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand. I didn't think you could arrest me just based on what I said. The reason I came to see you, Director Zhang, is to tell you that my student might have a problem. I hope to draw your attention to it."

"Thank you, Professor Zhang, for providing us with clues. I will relay everything you just said to our comrades in Beijing without missing a word."

"You're welcome. I'm just worried that if he really has a problem, the country will suffer the losses." Professor Zhang waved his hand.

"Professor Zhang, I have something off topic to ask, but I'm not sure if I should ask it or not."

"It's okay, Director Zhang, please ask."

"You came to me to report your student's problem. From what I know, this student has been with you for quite some time.

Aren't you worried that if he really has a problem, it will affect you too?"

Deputy Director Zhang was somewhat curious about what Professor Zhang was thinking.

Xue Baolai has been with him for quite some time, and has participated in many key projects.

If it is really found out that he has a problem, and that he has had a problem for a long time, this old professor will definitely get into trouble.

"Well, I'm already this old. Even if it has an impact, at best I can be asked to retire. At worst I can be asked to farm or feed pigs. You won't shoot me, right?

But if my student really had a problem, and I already had suspicions but kept silent, and protected him just to save my own face, then I would be committing a crime.

The country trusts me and allows me to participate in important projects. It tightens its belt to give me money to do research. I cannot shield a criminal just because I care about my own face.

I must not let down the people, the country, or the trust that the organization has placed in me."

Professor Zhang's words left Deputy Director Zhang at a loss for words. These scientists of the older generation were of high moral character and dedicated themselves selflessly to the cause of the country.

This made him feel that if they were riding in the same car with each other, his vulgarity would defile the old professor.

"Professor Zhang, I will relay every word you just said to me completely and accurately to my comrades in Beijing.

In addition, I will report this situation to my leader, and we will see if we can communicate with the troops.

In short, Xue Baolai has entered our sight. If he had no problems before, we will not let him get into trouble in the future. If he had any problems before, he will definitely not escape the law. "

"I feel relieved when you say this. Okay, Director Zhang, you still have to go back and report your work. I won't waste your time."

"Professor, I have one last word."

"Please say"

"No matter what, you must not show any strange emotions in front of Xue Baolai, please protect yourself.

Even if he ran away, even if he ran away abroad, we can still take our time to deal with him, but you are different. In our hearts, you are a thousand times more important than him."

"Haha," Professor Zhang laughed. He raised his hand and patted Deputy Director Zhang's hand which was resting on the back of the chair.

"Thank you Director Zhang for your concern for me. Don't worry. I have been through all kinds of storms in the past few decades. I was able to overcome many obstacles and come back. The danger was much greater than it is now. He is still a little naive."

After saying this, Professor Zhang opened the car door and got under the car.

Deputy Director Zhang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also got out. As soon as he got out of the car, he extended his right hand to Professor Zhang.

"Professor Zhang, thank you for your trust in me. I hope you take care of your health. The country needs you."

"thanks, I will!"

After letting go of his hand, Professor Zhang turned around and was about to walk towards the intersection a hundred meters away, but then he seemed to think of something and turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

"I left a message at the guesthouse to go to the research institute. If I go back from this direction, the direction is a bit wrong. It's better to take a detour."

This reaction made Deputy Director Zhang feel a little relieved. When he saw the professor walking over there just now, he was just about to call out to him.

Watching the professor turn into an alley not far ahead, he waved his hand to signal his men to get in the car.

……

At around nine o'clock that evening, Director Zhong received a call from the bureau's general duty room at home, saying that the Su Provincial Bureau had replied that the conversation with Xue Baolai had ended.

There was nothing wrong with the conversation, but Professor Zhang Zongyu later went alone to find Zhang Qingcai, deputy director of the Investigation Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau, who was in charge of the conversation, and reflected some of the things he had observed that were not right with Xue Baolai.

After hearing the news, Director Zhong's anxious heart gradually settled down a little.

Lao Xu and his men were sent to secretly arrest and interrogate Xue Baolai. The pressure he was carrying was not small, and he felt a little suffocated that afternoon.

Well, no matter whether Xue Baolai has any problems or not, his way of operating will eventually lead to criticism from his superiors.

It's nothing more than the difference in the severity of the blow when the board hits your body.

But even if it was a minor one, it was not a good thing for him.

Don’t forget that several internal traitors were uncovered one after another last year, and Director Fang left the Social Affairs Bureau because of this.

It was precisely because Director Fang took all the responsibility that he got the chance to redeem himself with meritorious service.

It wasn't long after this happened and he violated the rules again. Even if it is finally determined that Xue Baolai did have problems, Mr. Wang and Mr. Fang at the headquarters might turn a blind eye, but what about other leaders?
It is true that he has the power to make arbitrary decisions granted by the Security Committee, but that power is based on reason and evidence, not on just any groundless suspicion to take action against anyone.

If this continues, something serious will happen.

Now even Professor Zhang has noticed the abnormality of his student, which means that there should be no major problem with their judgment. This made Director Zhong feel a little relieved.

Although everyone will get beaten in the end, there are differences in how severe the beatings will be.

After hanging up the call from the duty room, Director Zhong sat on the sofa and thought about how to respond to the Su Province.

Make things clear?
No, in that case, he estimated that the director of Su Province, Lao Jiang, might report to the headquarters.

Although the Beijing Municipal Social Affairs Bureau provides business guidance to the provincial and municipal bureaus, and his rank as deputy director is one level higher than that of the directors of other provincial bureaus, the two parties are not under the same management, especially in terms of personnel, both must obey the orders of the headquarters.

Since there is no hierarchical relationship, people can certainly refuse such obvious illegal operations and report them to the headquarters.

In any case, the headquarters cannot be informed of this matter yet, otherwise what will the leaders do? Will they support it or stop it?

Thinking of this, Director Zhong decided not to call Su Sheng back for the time being and planned to wait two days.

"Old Zhong, that's enough. Go to bed early today. Look at what you've become in such a bad state. You still think you're a young man in his twenties or thirties."

Whenever he answers the phone at home and the call is about business, his family members will leave very consciously.

Seeing that he had hung up the phone, his wife came out of the bedroom and urged him.

For Director Zhong’s wife, she really hopes that her husband will just retire. He is in his fifties or almost sixty years old. He has been on the battlefield and was injured. His health is not good.

Every time he had a case, he couldn't get enough rest all night long. She felt distressed but could do nothing about it. She could only urge him to work more often.

Director Zhong smiled and nodded, but did not move. Instead, he reached out and picked up the cigarette on the coffee table in front of him and lit another one for himself, causing his wife to roll her eyes at him again and again.

"Sit down Huiru, why are you standing there?"

Putting down the matches in his hand, Director Zhong pointed at the sofa and said with a smile.

"It's already past nine o'clock. If you don't rest, I'll be resting too. Everyone is like you, a night owl." Although she said that, she still walked over and sat on the sofa.

"Hui Ru, haven't you noticed that my physical condition in the past few months has looked much better than before? Especially those old injuries on my body. I haven't complained about them at home for a while." The physical condition that Director Zhong mentioned was not that aspect, but the health aspect. At their age, they may not have an injury for a year or two, so his wife has no idea whether that aspect is good or not.

Hearing his words, his wife was obviously stunned for a moment, and began to recall everything that had happened in the past six months.

After a moment, she said with a look of surprise and confusion: "Hey, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have paid much attention to it. Yes, it seems like you haven't said that your old injury is uncomfortable for a long time. What's going on? Who prescribed you some new painkillers?"

It's not that she doesn't care about her husband, but she has been used to it for so many years. The painkillers and other medicines are all ready there, also in the office. Whenever she feels unwell, Director Zhong will go and get them herself.

At most, I would just groan at home when I felt so uncomfortable, but there was nothing anyone could do. I had seen many doctors over the years, but they only treated the symptoms and not the root cause. The disease worked while I was taking the medicine, but would relapse as soon as I stopped.

But no one can take medicine as food, so we can only make do with it.

This time was different. She felt like she couldn't even remember the last time her husband said he felt uncomfortable.

"Haha, no one prescribed painkillers for me, and I won't take them now. Huiru, do you remember the young doctor I mentioned to you about Guishan who was transferred here?"

"Young doctor? Oh, I remember, his name is Li... Li Yancheng, right? You said a few days ago that you seemed to have married Mr. Luo's youngest daughter."

"Yes, it was him. He was the one who treated my old injury. I don't need to take medicine, just an injection once every six months."

"Isn't this guy a Chinese doctor or a Western doctor?"

"It's Western medicine. He learned it in school, and then learned battlefield first aid when he joined the army. His Chinese medicine is a family tradition. His grandfather learned it in a place similar to a medical school run by the Qing Dynasty. I didn't expect his Chinese medicine skills to be so good."

"Tsk, tsk, he gives you an injection every six months now, so your old injury won't be painful during this period?"

"That's right. If it weren't for the need for acupuncture, I would have almost forgotten that I still have an old injury. The effect is really good."

"Tsk tsk, he has such profound medical skills at such a young age. With time... Hmm? Old Zhong, I remember you said that this young man is now a deputy section chief under Guishan. Is he no longer a doctor?"

"He can't just quit. He still holds the position concurrently. If anyone feels unwell and goes to him, he will still see them."

"You guys are really great, pay the young man a few salaries, you've used him so hard.

If you ask me, you are wasting such a good doctor. If he works in the hospital, how many patients can he help relieve their pain? "

"Oh, you don't understand." Director Zhong smiled and waved his hands: "He works here and makes greater contributions to the country. He is far more than a doctor can compare to."

"Okay, I don't understand. I only understand that it's time to rest now. After you finish smoking, rest quickly."

"Okay, okay, take a rest. Go inside first, I'll be right there."

Watching his wife walk into the bedroom, Director Zhong leaned back, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, he took a puff of cigarette, and began to think about the case again.

……

Woo... bang bang bang... bang bang bang
It was late at night and Lao Xu had fallen asleep, but Li Yancheng, who shared the same box with him, was still sitting cross-legged on the bed.

In order not to disturb Lao Xu's sleep, he turned off the lights in the box, sat on the bed with a flashlight, and looked through the notebook in his hand.

He always felt that they had missed something, but he really couldn't remember it. He could only look at the detailed records of the case over and over again, trying to find some clues.

What he was looking at at this moment was a simple cross-section diagram of the building where Wei Haiping lived.

The building has five floors and three units, with three households on each floor, and a total of 45 households living in the building.

The record book details how many people are in each household, their names, gender and age.

He couldn't remember how many times he had read these contents in the past two days.

After flipping through several pages and reading all the content, just when he was about to read the next thing, he suddenly turned back.

That's not right. There are a total of 45 households. Why are only the information of 44 households registered? The remaining...

Oh, right!
He raised his hand and patted his forehead. The remaining family was the Wei family.

He laughed at himself and shook his head, thinking that he was really dizzy.

Turn those pages again and continue reading.

Wei family?

He found that he couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and the Wei family of three kept appearing in his mind.

"dong dong dong"

At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the box. Lao Xu, who was sleeping soundly, turned over and sat up, and took out the gun from under the pillow he had just been resting on.

Old Xu sat up and looked with some surprise at Li Yancheng, who was lying on the bed opposite him and reading a notebook with a flashlight. Before he could say anything, the voice of Qu Xianfeng, a member of the second team, came from outside.

"Director, Section Chief Li..."

Hearing the familiar voice, Li Yancheng leaned over and opened the door of the box.

"Pioneer, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Chief Li, Director, I'm really sorry to disturb your rest."

"Don't bother me, come in and sit down."

As Li Yancheng spoke, he turned on the lights in the box.

"What's wrong, Vanguard? What's the matter?"

Lao Xu turned off the safety of the gun in his hand, looked at Qu Xianfeng with some confusion and asked.

"That's right, Director. I just lay in bed for a long time and couldn't fall asleep. I was just thinking about our case. Suddenly I had some questions, so I wanted to come over and ask for clarification."

"What's your question? Tell me."

"I just suddenly remembered that after Wei Haiping's death, we determined that he did not die of suicide but murder, and began to check all the residents of his building one by one.

At that time, they started by checking out the most unlikely person, and finally targeted Guan Weizheng.

I'm not denying that we made a mistake. I just felt a little strange when I was thinking about it. Why did we exclude Wei Haiping's wife? Logically speaking, she should be the least likely person.

You two see, theoretically speaking, it is much more convenient for Wei Haiping's wife to go up to the roof, push Wei Haiping down, and then return home than for Guan Weizheng."

"Snapped"

Li Yancheng snapped his fingers, picked up the notebook in his hand and spread it out in front of Lao Xu and Qu Xianfeng.

"I was just wondering why the Wei family was excluded during the investigation that day."

Old Xu reached out and took the notebook, and the page he opened was the cross-section of the building where the Wei family lived.

"We may have made a mistake of having a preconceived notion that Wei Haiping has a happy family life, and subconsciously think that his wife must be a virtuous and good wife and a good woman.

So consciously or unconsciously, people treated her as a victim's family member or a criminal's family member, without considering whether she might be a participant.

But……"

At this point, Lao Xu paused, squinted his eyes and thought for a while before continuing, "There is definitely nothing to be found in Liang Jinhua's file. If she is the mastermind, now there are no clues, let alone evidence. Where is our breakthrough point?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Xianfeng's eyes fell on Li Yancheng.

Now Lao Xu also reacted, he smiled and shook his head.

"I was overthinking it. With you here, there's no steel mouth that can't be opened.

Let’s not talk about this for now. So what do you think, Xue Baolai…”

“He must be arrested and tried. I am beginning to suspect that he may not know who the other mastermind is.

Or he and another person know each other's existence, but neither of them knows who the other is. "

Without waiting for Lao Xu to finish his words, Li Yancheng spoke in a decisive tone.

(End of this chapter)