Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 699 Dignity
"Click"

Just as Li Yancheng was pondering the people Jiang Feiyang had mentioned, his office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside without warning.

who is this?

He looked up at the door with a blank expression, realizing that it had been so many years since anyone had simply pushed open the door to his office without knocking.

Not to mention the office, even in the study at home, Luo Min and the children would knock before entering.

"Director Duan"

When Li Yancheng saw who was outside the door, he stood up from behind his desk in great surprise.

After standing up, he quickly came out from behind his desk.

"Director Duan, please have a seat."

Looking at Director Duan's serious face, Li Yancheng couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He quickly invited the leader to sit on the sofa in the reception area.

He glanced behind Director Duan and saw no one else except his secretary, Xiao Yang, who was following nervously behind him.

Did...someone come here alone?
What exactly happened?
Li Yancheng waved his hand, indicating that Xiao Yang didn't need to come in, and he personally made a cup of tea for Director Duan.

After placing the brewed tea on the coffee table, he handed Director Duan a cigarette and lit it for him before sitting down on the sofa opposite him, not forgetting to glance back to make sure the office door was closed properly.

During this period, many people smoked, and there were no strict bans on smoking in public places. It was not uncommon for doctors in hospitals to smoke while treating patients.

As for the claim that smoking is harmful to health? Sorry, I don't have that concept yet, and there are no such warnings printed on cigarette packs.

"Sir, what's wrong...?"

Only after Li Yancheng spoke again did Director Duan turn his attention to him.

He didn't speak, but instead raised his hand and took a deep drag on his cigarette, looking at Li Yancheng with a probing gaze.

Looking at him like this, Li Yancheng found it strange and couldn't quite understand what Director Duan was trying to do.

To be honest, he and this leader had almost no personal relationship; it was purely a working relationship. Of course, they had known each other for quite some time. Back when Director Duan wasn't in his current position, he had visited him during the Spring Festival on behalf of his father-in-law. If we were to consider it from his father-in-law's perspective, he should call him "uncle."

Since taking office, this director has visited the Public Security Bureau very few times. This is the first time he has come directly to his office without saying a word.

After arriving, he didn't say a word, but looked at him with that strange, inexplicable gaze, which gave Li Yancheng a chilling feeling.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

"Comrade Yancheng..." Director Duan said in a deep voice.

"Director, what are your instructions?"

Li Yancheng leaned forward slightly, pretending to listen attentively.

"It's not really an instruction," Director Duan said, waving his cigarette-holding hand.

"call……"

Director Duan let out a soft sigh, leaned back on the sofa, and stared at the ceiling for a moment before speaking.

"Yan Cheng, I had a conversation with General Manager Luo the day before yesterday." Director Duan paused here.

“I know, the old man told me yesterday,” Li Yancheng replied, but at the same time, a lot of questions were swirling in his mind.

What's going on here? This person came over without saying hello just to say this?
Isn't this making a mountain out of a molehill?

"Hmm," Director Duan raised his hand and patted Li Yancheng on the shoulder.

"We must handle this case well. I'll say it again: no matter who we find, we must investigate to the end and show no leniency. I'll take the blame for any problems. This old man can still move. We must bring all these criminals to justice."

"Yes"

Meeting Director Duan's gaze, Li Yancheng stood up and snapped to attention, giving a very respectful salute.

With that remark from his leader, he dared to go all out and get things done.

The way Director Duan looked when he arrived made him think that the director was about to collapse and had come to him to ask him to control the situation.

It seems he was overthinking it; these older comrades are still very conscientious.

"Director, it's almost lunchtime. Would you like to have a meal with us later?"

After sitting down, Li Yancheng glanced at his watch; it was already 11:45 a.m., and then spoke.

If Director Duan eats here, the cafeteria should at least cook two extra dishes for him.

"I'm not eating," Director Duan shook his head.

"I'm going to Lao Che's place later, I'll eat there."

Upon hearing this, Li Yancheng knew that this person had contacted Director Che of the Supervisory Commission in advance, but he didn't know why he still had to make the trip in person.

As for coming here, it's very likely that it was a spur-of-the-moment decision on the way; otherwise, it's impossible for them to just come over without even saying hello.

"Yan Cheng, I have another question for you."

"Please speak, Director."

"I heard that the young CEO of the Cheng Group rented your big courtyard to open a restaurant, is that right?"

Li Yancheng was slightly taken aback, but he immediately understood that this was probably the main reason why the leader had come today.

"Yes," he nodded and said, "It should be a hotel, I think it also includes accommodation, but I didn't ask for details."

"Tell me the truth, was there a meal for you at that restaurant?" Director Duan stared intently at Li Yancheng and asked.

"No, I just rented that courtyard to him. I don't get involved in his business dealings, nor would I."

"Is this true?"

"Director, I never interfere in any of the Cheng family's businesses."

As you probably know, I previously discouraged the Cheng family from investing in Beijing because I was worried people would use it as leverage. The Cheng family was planning to build its China headquarters, originally intended for the south, but it was ultimately moved to Beijing. This was all thanks to you personally meeting with Chairman Cheng and negotiating the deal. Before you finalized the agreement, I knew absolutely nothing about it. To be frank, if I had known earlier, I might have tried to sabotage it.”

Now it was Director Duan's turn to be stunned, but he quickly recovered and took a deep look at Li Yancheng sitting on the other sofa next to him.

"Well, as long as we keep things in perspective, there's no need to be too secretive. Cheng's investments in China are all high-quality assets that can create a lot of jobs. Beijing needs and welcomes companies like these."

To be honest, Director Duan was starting to get worried. He was genuinely concerned that the police chief, for the sake of his own future and to avoid gossip, would resolutely oppose Cheng's investments in the city where he was serving.

If that were to happen, it would truly be a situation that leaves one speechless with despair.

"I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will definitely not deliberately stop the Cheng family from investing in and building factories in Beijing in the future."

Upon hearing Li Yancheng's words, Director Duan's previously grave expression began to ease, and he stood up with a slight smile, his hands gripping the sofa armrests.

"Okay, that's settled then. I'll head over first. Old Che is waiting for me. Yan Cheng, keep a close eye on Jiang Feiyang, especially regarding safety. We absolutely cannot allow any serious incidents to occur."

"Thank you for the reminder, leader. I've already made arrangements with Captain Jin and the others. I plan to go check it out after dinner." Li Yancheng had even more questions in his mind, but he still answered.

"Yes, I have complete confidence in your abilities." As he spoke, Comrade Duan walked out of the office.

A look of confusion flashed in Li Yancheng's eyes as he followed behind him. He was genuinely puzzled. This director must have come about the case, right? Obviously not. He only said one sentence and then stopped talking. How could he have come for this?

They said it was for the Cheng family's investment, but they didn't explain the details.

Just to remind myself not to do business?

But it's not worth it for this person to make the trip in person, especially since it was a sudden visit without even a greeting. If there's any need for a reminder, it should be the supervisory committee or headquarters that should have spoken to me. That would be more reasonable.

After seeing Director Duan off, Li Yancheng stood at the gate without coming in. Instead, he aimlessly glanced at the people coming and going on the street, one question mark after another surfacing in his mind.

This director came all this way out of nowhere today, it really confused me.

But he believed that Director Duan must have had a purpose in coming here; it was impossible for him to come here and talk nonsense for no reason.

These people seem to like speaking in riddles, not saying things clearly, but preferring to make others guess.

What he hates most is this kind of thing: get straight to the point. If you're going to say something rambling and allegorical, what if someone misunderstands you and goes in the wrong direction, ruining the whole thing?
Can we simply dismiss someone's abilities based on that?

Obviously, it would be hasty to dismiss someone based on this alone.

Therefore, whenever he assigns something to his subordinates or wants someone to do something for him, he never plays the ambiguous game. He always says what he means, instead of making others rack their brains to guess his intentions.

"call……"

Standing by the roadside, Li Yancheng let out a heavy sigh of frustration, deciding to simply stop thinking about it and let things take their course.

He could sense that many pairs of eyes were watching him thoughtfully from the office building in the courtyard behind him.

Indeed, it's understandable that Director Duan came over unannounced, looking quite serious, but left after sitting there for less than ten minutes. How could this not arouse suspicion among those with ulterior motives?

Everyone was guessing what Director Duan's purpose was in this trip, but little did they know that the person being sought out was currently in a real bind.

"lead"

Soon, a voice from behind him brought Li Yancheng back to his senses. He turned around and saw that it was Liu Xiangyang, the director of the office, who had called him.

"Old Liu"

Old Liu stepped forward and stood beside Li Yancheng, asking softly, "Boss, why did Director Duan come here today without even saying hello or bringing anyone with him?"

"Because of some things related to the case, let's not talk about that. I was just about to look for you."

Li Yancheng didn't want to say too much. Actually, it wasn't that he didn't want to talk, but rather that he himself hadn't figured it out yet.

Upon hearing that it was related to a case, Director Liu knew he couldn't inquire any further.

He was just the office director. Although he was also a member of the bureau's leadership team, the rules clearly stipulated that non-supervisors were strictly prohibited from inquiring about cases that had not yet been made public.

Just then, Li Yancheng changed the subject, and Director Liu quickly replied, "Please go ahead."

"Oh, I see, Lao Liu, your office..."

Li Yancheng had indeed planned to talk to Lao Liu during dinner later, and now that he had been offered a job, he stood by the roadside and began to arrange the work.

……

Meanwhile, in a building not far from where Li Yancheng was standing, a middle-aged man with a serious yet thoughtful expression put the telephone receiver back on the landline.

The man sitting opposite him, who bore a resemblance to him but was noticeably younger, asked him curiously when he saw his state.

"Brother, what's wrong? Who called? What happened?"

"Do you know someone named Jiang... uh... yes, Jiang Feiyang, I think that's the name?" The middle-aged man came to his senses, but instead of answering the other person's question, he asked in return.

"Jiang..." Upon hearing this name, the man opposite him paused for a moment, as if pondering the name, before quickly saying "Oh."

"You mean him? I know him, well, I'd say I know him, but we're not close at all. He once asked someone to ask me for a favor. What's wrong, bro? What happened? Why are you asking about this guy all of a sudden?"

"Don't talk about anything else yet, just tell me properly, what exactly did you do to help him?"

"I just helped him exchange some foreign currency. No, brother, what's going on?" The man sitting opposite him was getting anxious. He couldn't understand why his brother had started asking about Jiang Feiyang after just one phone call.

"Jiang Feiyang, whom you helped, is in trouble." The middle-aged man said to his younger brother, word by word.

"Something happened?" The man paused for a moment, but quickly said with a relaxed expression, "So what if something happened? That kid is so high-profile in his actions and his behavior. With his personality, it was only a matter of time before something happened to him."

But what did he do this time? Did he hurt someone or some woman...? Heh heh, did he really mess with someone this time? Did he...?

The guy's smile was incredibly lewd, and I asked him with some curiosity.

It's clear that although he said he wasn't very familiar with Jiang Feiyang, he knew quite a bit about what that guy had done.

Looking at his younger brother's relaxed expression and lewd smile, the middle-aged man was puzzled. Judging from his brother's words, he didn't seem to have much involvement with this Jiang Feiyang. So why did Jiang report his brother?
"Stop talking nonsense." The middle-aged man waved his hand: "Tell me honestly, do you have any other dealings with this Jiang Feiyang?"

The older brother's solemn expression startled the man sitting opposite him, but he quickly recovered and spoke nonchalantly.

(End of this chapter)