Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

"A liar?" Looking at Chen Ping's confident expression, cold sweat involuntarily poured down Zhang Jianmin's forehead.

If these people are scammers, then he can't escape responsibility.

If these swindlers succeed, the elderly will definitely cause trouble at the township government when they realize they've been cheated.

If one or two more elderly people have a mental breakdown, things could escalate significantly.

At that point, not to mention whether I can keep my position as deputy secretary, I might even end up in jail myself.

"Dr. Chen, this matter cannot be taken lightly. If it really is a scam, and even one elderly person has been taken out a loan and bought overpriced items today, and then makes a fuss, it will be the ordinary people who suffer, and I will be the one who bears the responsibility."

"Go to the police station right now, take a few officers with you, and regardless of whether these people are experts from the province or not, stop the free clinic and take them under control first. If they try to escape, it will be too late."

"I'm trying to contact the higher-ups to see if the province has actually organized such an event."

Zhang Jianmin eagerly followed Chen Ping's words.

Chen Ping nodded and stood up. Zhang Jianmin had already picked up the landline on the table, dialed a number, and said into the receiver, "Xiao Li, have the officer on duty take two police officers to the health center to assist in handling a suspected fraud case."

"Dr. Chen Ping will be here soon. He will discuss the details with you."

After hanging up the phone, he waved to Chen Ping, "Go ahead."

After leaving the township government building, Chen Ping went directly to the police station next door.

A young police officer was already dressed and waiting in the duty room, with an auxiliary police officer standing next to him. The two of them had just finished listening to a phone call.

Chen Ping briefly explained the situation, and the young police officer nodded. The three of them left the police station together and walked quickly towards the health center.

When I pushed open the gate of the health center, the elderly were still queuing in the courtyard, and people were still coming and going at the door of the free clinic. Everything looked the same as when Chen Ping left.

It seems these scammers are still unaware that their identities have been exposed.

Chen Ping led two police officers across the courtyard to the two free clinic rooms, stopped, knocked twice on the door frame, and then pushed the door open.

Inside the consultation room, a specialist was holding a plastic box and demonstrating the usage of a name to an elderly woman. Next to her, another specialist was holding up a mobile phone with the screen lit up, displaying an incomplete payment page.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and the two of them looked up at the same time, smiles still on their faces.

But when he saw the two uniformed police officers standing at the door, his smile froze on his face as if someone had pressed the pause button.

The atmosphere in the consultation room suddenly tightened, as if something had gripped it tightly.

The smiles on the two experts' faces froze for a few seconds, the hand holding the phone trembled slightly, and the payment page on the screen dimmed and then lit up again.

The expert next to him, who was holding a plastic box, instinctively tried to hide it behind his back. His movements were a little unnatural, as if he was a beat slow to react.

"Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, is there anything I can help you with?" a male expert asked, his voice slightly stammering.

"Gentlemen, please stop the free clinic for a moment. Please put down what you're carrying. The police need to investigate some matters."

After saying that, Chen Ping stepped aside, and the two police officers had already entered the clinic from behind him.

One person stood at the doorway, blocking the way out, while the other quickly walked to the consultation table, glanced at the several flyers spread out on the table and the two unopened plastic boxes, and then glanced at the mobile phone whose screen was still lit up.

The young police officer took out his phone and took a few pictures of the table, then bent down to look at the labels on the plastic boxes.

The elderly people waiting at the door all craned their necks to look inside. Some whispered, "What's going on?" while others tried to push forward, but Wang Tao blocked them with his outstretched arm.

Chen Ping turned around and called out to the elderly people in the courtyard, "Everyone, please stop queuing. The free clinic is temporarily suspended because we need to verify some information. Please wait in the courtyard for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, a buzzing noise immediately broke out in the crowd, with some people complaining, "We've been queuing all morning and they're just going to say they're not going to watch it anymore."

People surged forward demanding an explanation, and Wang Tao and Liu Wei were almost pushed aside when they tried to block the entrance to the corridor.

Just then, Vice President Sun strode over from the next consultation room, a smile still on his face, but it froze when he saw the two police officers.

"Dr. Chen, what's going on? The free clinic is in progress, why was it suddenly stopped?" Vice President Sun questioned.

Chen Ping glanced at Vice President Sun and said calmly, "President Sun, someone has reported problems with this free clinic. We need to stop and verify the situation. The free clinic cannot continue until the facts are clear."

Vice President Sun's expression changed for a moment, but he quickly recovered and raised his voice by half an octave: "A report? Who reported us? We are an expert team sent down from the province. We have official approval documents, an organized mission, and a very tight schedule."

"You stopped the free clinic just because someone reported it, delaying medical care for people in rural areas. If the higher authorities investigate, can you bear the responsibility?"

As she spoke, she glanced outside and said, "Where's Dean Zhao? Let Dean Zhao come. You're just a doctor; I'm not talking to you."

"Even when Dean Zhao arrived, it was the same result." After saying this, Chen Ping called out, "Wang Tao, call Dean Zhao here."

"Okay!" Wang Tao replied, then went to the office to call Zhao Guosheng.

In fact, Zhao Guosheng had already heard that Chen Ping had returned, but he just sat in his office and didn't come out, wanting Chen Ping to handle the matter.

He just wants to live a peaceful life until retirement and doesn't want any complications.

But now that the other party was calling him by name, Zhao Guosheng had no choice but to leave his office and walk towards the consultation room.

When Vice President Sun saw Zhao Guosheng arrive, he immediately said with dissatisfaction, "President Zhao, you are the director of the health center. What do you say? Can this free clinic continue?"

"Do you know what the consequences will be if you disrupt this free clinic?"

Vice President Sun's words carried a hint of threat.

Zhao Guosheng originally intended to just give a perfunctory reply, but when he saw the other party threatening him, he also lost his temper.

"Dean Sun, Dr. Chen works at our health center, so his opinion is my opinion. Let's pause the free clinic for a bit, verify everything, and then continue. It won't take much time."

"If the higher-ups blame me, I will take full responsibility. I've worked in this grassroots health center for over 20 years, and I'm not someone who's easily intimidated."

Zhao Guosheng's words impressed Wang Tao and Liu Wei, and even Wang Jianguo, who came to watch the excitement, couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

He had worked with Zhao Guosheng the longest, and he knew Zhao Guosheng's personality all too well.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Guosheng stood up for himself today.

Chen Ping also looked at Zhao Guosheng with some surprise.