Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 600 Chen Family
"And then what? Didn't the commander say anything?"

After her initial amazement, Tong Xiurong asked the question that had been on her mind.

Doing that in that situation was romantic, but it was also quite outrageous, and not just a little. She even wondered if Li Yancheng would be punished for it, saying that this was completely disorganized and undisciplined.

"At first, the leader didn't say anything. But when he finished presenting the medal and saluted, the leader stood up and led the applause. Just as the meeting was about to end, the leader suddenly took the microphone and solemnly said that in the future, when such commendation and award summary meetings are held, the families of the meritorious personnel should also be invited."

This is an affirmation from the leader.

Goodness, he did something so outrageous, and not only was he not criticized, but he was even praised in the end. This Director Li is really something!

Tong Xiurong silently gave Li Yancheng a thumbs up, and when she looked at Luo Min, her eyes were practically overflowing with envy.

Guan Weidong, who was driving in front, was also listening intently with one ear perked up. He was still in the army when that incident happened, and this was the first time he had heard about it.

He felt that this was the kind of leader he knew: meticulous in his work, ruthless towards criminals, yet gentle and considerate towards his family.

Li Yancheng, who is known for his ruthless treatment of criminals, showed some leniency this time.

Jiang Xiaodong, who was arrested early this morning, has not been interrogated. Apart from asking him a few questions this morning, he has been kept in solitary confinement.

He was waiting, waiting for the Chen family to take the initiative to let Chen Xiangyang come and turn himself in.

He was giving the Chen family a chance. If the Chen family could really get Chen Xiangyang to come and turn himself in, he decided not to personally interrogate the guy.

He couldn't make such a decision on his own; he had to report to his superiors and get their approval.

After leaving Tong Xiurong's place in the morning and returning to the bureau, he reported to Director Gao.

After listening, Comrade Lao Gao did not dare to make a decision easily, and immediately took him to meet with the leaders of the city and headquarters respectively.

In fact, both the city leaders and the headquarters leaders had a lot of headaches with Li Yancheng because he was just too good at causing trouble.

In less than a month after taking office, he set off two fires in Rouhuai and Wenchong, causing chaos and leaving the city in a state of utter disarray.

The key issue is that there's nothing that can be said. Li Yancheng didn't do anything wrong; on the contrary, he exposed the corrupt elements in the cadre team and should be praised. Because of this, Director Lin, a leader in the city, felt somewhat aggrieved and had a pent-up anger.

Director Lin didn't mean to cover up those corrupt officials; he just thought that some things should be discussed with him in advance so that the city could make preparations in advance and avoid being caught off guard like they are now, which would not only cause chaos but also have a worse impact.

But today's events made him look at Deputy Director Li with new respect.

It turns out this guy isn't completely apolitical; he just has his own internal scale, knows what's important and what's not, and understands politics better than anyone else when it's time to talk about it.

Take what Chen Xiangyang did this time, for example. If he had just arrested the person without any regard for the consequences, would that have been acceptable?

Of course he can. He broke the law, there are witnesses, so it's only right that he was arrested.

However, it will also bring many impacts, and these impacts will be very large and very bad.

The current approach is excellent. It puts enough pressure on him to turn himself in. Although this will cause a huge uproar, it can minimize the impact by being targeted and effective.

For some things, this is politics.

It was with the approval of his superiors that Li Yancheng was able to leave work early today.

He was unaware that Tong Xiurong was so capable of taking action; after being reminded by him, she immediately went to find his wife.

What he didn't expect was that his wife, who never liked to meddle in other people's business, would actually take on this matter.

Luo Min's willingness to get involved in Tong Xiurong's affairs was not due to her overflowing sympathy, nor was she a political novice. Living in such a family, even if she didn't understand or like politics, her daily exposure was enough to help her see many things clearly.

There must be some sympathy involved. Through this old classmate, she was reminded of her time living in the countryside. However, she was luckier and met a good man who not only brought her back to the city from the countryside but also solved her father's problems at the time.

It was because of this experience that she could particularly understand Tong Xiurong's difficulties. Moreover, this old classmate was even more unfortunate than her. At least her parents, brothers and sisters were still alive, and she had a man who loved her and two lovely children.

What about this old classmate? She already had no relatives, then her parents-in-law passed away, and finally her husband died. Now she is all alone and helpless.

A widow with no one to rely on, wanting to climb the social ladder through her own efforts, may not know how many difficulties and obstacles she will encounter, but she knows it will definitely be difficult. So, without affecting her husband, she is willing to lend a helping hand to her old classmate.

Meanwhile, in Chen Xiangyang's detached house in a hutong in the western part of the city, everyone in the Chen family except the old lady was gathered there, including the old man of the Chen family, the only daughter of the Chen family and her husband, Zeng Jianming, who was the director of the political department of the Shishan branch. Even Qin Yunling was called over by Chen Xiangtian.

Qin Yunling knew perfectly well why her brother-in-law had called her over. After arriving, she pretended not to know what the courtyard looked like and looked around.

"Sister, did Brother call us over for something? Whose yard is this?"

"Uh..." Chen's only daughter didn't know how to answer her sister-in-law's question, so she could only vaguely say that she didn't know either.

She had already heard from her husband what had happened, and her first reaction after hearing it was to strangle her younger brother.

The awful things her brother had done made her feel ashamed in front of her sister-in-law.

Fortunately, as soon as they entered the courtyard, Chen Xiangtian came out of the main house and invited them in, thus saving her from the embarrassment of not knowing how to explain.

Qin Yunling could tell from her sister-in-law's reaction that this sister-in-law knew what her brother was doing, and even knew about his affairs with other women. It seemed that this family was keeping it from her, their daughter-in-law.

Ha ha!

Qin Yunling smiled coldly to herself, then stepped into the main house. As soon as she entered, she saw Chen Xiangyang kneeling in front of the Chen family patriarch, who looked ashen-faced. The patriarch himself was in no better shape.

The old man, who had always been energetic, was visibly weakened today. What Chen Xiangyang had done was a huge blow to him.

He had worked diligently and honestly his whole life, but he never expected to suffer such a blow in his old age, which made the old man feel disheartened.

The old man is still keeping his youngest son's situation a secret from his wife. He doesn't know how to tell her, as she's in poor health. He suspects that if she finds out, she'll probably die.

So he gathered the children here today, hoping they could also come up with some ideas on how to resolve this matter.

In fact, the old man already had a plan in mind: sending his youngest son to turn himself in was a must.

The old man rejected the idea suggested by his old friend. He had lived an honest and upright life, but unexpectedly, his innocence was ruined in an instant.

The old man knew very well that if he let his youngest son turn himself in, it would definitely implicate more people, including some of his old friends' children, and possibly even the old friends themselves.

But what if the person is gone? Not only does death wipe out all debts, but many secrets also vanish with the wind.

No secrets stay hidden forever. What happened to the third son of the Chen family has slowly spread throughout Beijing today. Those who need to know already know, and many people are beginning to feel uneasy.

Some people also called the old man of the Chen family, partly to find out if the story was true, and partly to see what he would do.

After learning that there was still some time, it wasn't just one or two people who suggested that Chen Xiangyang should end his own life.

On the surface, these people seemed to be thinking of the Chen family, but Old Master Chen knew that they were only trying to protect themselves.

As for the Chen family, the old man understood very well that after his youngest son's incident, it would be time for him to retire. He only hoped that his eldest son wouldn't be implicated. Meanwhile, Chen Xiangtian had already explained to his sister, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law what Chen Xiangyang had done. Of course, he didn't mention that his brother was also keeping a mistress outside the marriage. After all, his sister-in-law was present, and some things were better left unsaid; it would be ugly to bring them into the open.

After listening to her brother-in-law's story, Qin Yunling's expression changed drastically. She turned to look at her husband kneeling there with a look of surprise.

She wasn't faking it; she knew Chen Xiangyang had done a lot of illegal and criminal things outside, but she didn't know that he had become so ruthless.

She felt that this had gone beyond the realm of humanity, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it animalistic.

“Yunling…”

Just as Qin Yunling looked at Chen Xiangyang with a face full of surprise, the old man of the Chen family spoke, but he sounded somewhat weak and listless.

"dad"

Hearing her father-in-law call her, Qin Yunling turned her head and responded.

"Yunling, it's my fault for not raising this beast well. You've suffered so much these past years. I'll make the decision and get the divorce papers done for you tomorrow. It's just the child..."

I hope you can leave the child with us. Of course, as the child's mother, you can see the child whenever you want, or bring the child to stay with you for a few days. We won't stop you. I just want the child to stay here, so that his mother and I can have something to look forward to. You are still young, and if you meet the right person, you can get married again and have another child.

what do you think? "

Chen Xiangyang, who was kneeling there, raised his head after hearing the old man's words, but was glared at fiercely by his brother.

Seeing his brother's gaze, Chen Xiangyang, though wanting to express his opinion, swallowed back the words that were already on the tip of his tongue, lowered his head again, and only moved his mouth silently a few times when no one could see.

He was very dissatisfied with the old man's arrangement.

Or rather, he was equally dissatisfied with the old man's arrangement for him to turn himself in.

He didn't want to die or go to jail. He believed that if the old man wanted to save him, he could definitely do so.

Thinking of this, he raised his head again and looked at the old man with tears streaming down his face, saying, "Dad, you could have saved me, why didn't you? I know I was wrong, I will definitely change in the future, please save me, I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to die, I am your son."

"Wrong? How dare you so casually say that's a mistake? That's a crime, a capital offense. Even if you had ten heads, it wouldn't be enough to get you chopped off."

"You want me to save you? What can I use to save you? My old life? Too bad, they wouldn't even consider my old bones."

The old man wasn't furious. He spoke calmly, his face expressionless, and his gaze towards his kneeling youngest son was devoid of warmth, as if he were looking at a stranger.

Chen Xiangyang involuntarily trembled under his father's gaze.

The old man's words were like a bucket of ice water being poured over his head on a freezing winter day, chilling him to the bone instantly. He felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he could no longer kneel, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

"dad……"

Before he could finish speaking, the old man waved his hand to interrupt him, saying, "Xiangyang, if you're still a man, you should be responsible for your actions. Since you've done it, you should accept it."

They're giving you two more days out of respect for me, an old man. Use these two days to finish what needs to be done, and on Monday morning, I'll personally take you to the police station to turn yourself in.

If you dare to have any other thoughts, you can try and see if I can break your legs and then push you to the police station.

Also, don't go home for the next couple of days. It's best not to let your mom know about this. Your brother will stay here with you.

After saying that, the old man stopped looking at his youngest son, who was slumped on the ground, and turned to look at his son-in-law, who was standing properly to the side.

"Jianming, did your older brother relay Director Li's message to you?"

"My elder brother told me about Dad." The son-in-law of the Chen family also looked ashamed at this moment, and answered his father-in-law's question with bitterness.

"Well, what I mean is, don't go to the district supervisory committee on Monday. Go directly to your municipal bureau and look for Director Li. Isn't he the deputy director of your municipal bureau's organization committee? It's perfect for you to talk to him."

Seeing the meaningful look in his father-in-law's eyes, Zeng Jianming's heart stirred slightly, and he hurriedly nodded and said, "I understand, Dad. I'll go straight to the Municipal Bureau on Monday morning as soon as I get to work."

The old man of the Chen family then turned his gaze to his daughter, who was silently wiping away tears.

"Don't cry anymore. Jianming's problem isn't serious. I asked him, and at most he'll just have to take off his clothes. He probably won't be sentenced. As long as he's still alive, everything is negotiable."

Zeng Jianming helped Chen Xiangyang with matters related to public order, such as fighting and brawling. He was not involved in serious illegal and criminal activities such as stealing grain from the warehouse or murder to cover up crimes. He was completely unaware of these activities. Moreover, since he was helping his brother-in-law, he did not receive any money, so there was no question of him accepting bribes.

As long as he doesn't have any other problems, he will basically be expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office. At worst, he will face three to five years in prison, which is nothing compared to Chen Xiangyang.

Not only was her husband going to be dismissed from his public office, but he was also very likely to face imprisonment. As his wife, how could she not be heartbroken? The old man's words only made her cry even harder.

Seeing this, Qin Yunling, who was standing next to her, reached out and pulled her into her arms, gently patted her back, and whispered words of comfort.

Chen Xiangtian, standing behind the old man, sighed deeply. It was a perfectly good family, once so prosperous, but now it was on the verge of falling apart. How could he not feel helpless and sad?

The culprit behind all this was his arrogant younger brother. He had considered whether to let his brother commit suicide, but it was the old man's words that made him put aside that thought.

The old man told him that countless people outside were waiting to see his brother commit suicide. Once his brother really died, some people could rest easy from then on, while others would definitely use this as an excuse to attack his family, saying that they were trying to cover up the truth and make Chen Xiangyang commit suicide in order to take all the blame so that some people could escape legal punishment.

If such remarks were to be made, the Chen family would be truly finished, and everyone would have no future.

If they can get Chen Xiangyang to surrender obediently, then even if there are still such rumors, neither the higher-ups nor anyone else will believe them, because Li Yancheng is in the Public Security Bureau. Those who need to know know that no one can lie in front of this guy, and he certainly won't let any criminal slip through.

Therefore, for the sake of his eldest son's future, Old Master Chen had to ensure that his youngest son was sent to the police station.

Chen Xiangyang, who was slumped on the ground, raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face. He looked at his father, then at his brother, and then turned his head to scan the faces of his brother-in-law, sister, and wife.

On the faces of these relatives, he saw not a trace of reluctance to part with him, but rather mostly disgust, especially on his wife's face, where he saw a look of relief.

Chen Xiangyang smiled bitterly. He never expected that he, who was originally the most favored person in the Chen family, would end up in such a state.

Even so, he still didn't realize that this was his own fault. Instead, he regretted not getting rid of that woman after Old Song left that day.

People like him will never recognize their mistakes. He doesn't regret giving up a good life and going down the path of crime. He only regrets that he didn't stop the problem completely, otherwise he wouldn't have ended up like this.

die?
He doesn't want to die.

Go and turn yourself in?
He had no such intention.

He planned to use tomorrow, when he still had one day left, to see if he could find a way to leave.

He has plenty of money, and everything is already prepared.

He hadn't lived enough, hadn't had enough fun, and didn't want to die like this.

(End of this chapter)