From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Xu Chunliang said: "Brother Lu, I’m not criticizing you, but some things you shouldn’t take upon yourself. Chen Weiwei’s death was purely an accident. Even if there’s accountability, it should be Yang Mufeng’s brothers who are responsible, it has nothing to do with you."

Hua Zhuyue had also heard about this matter, she divided the grilled beef: "I’m an outsider when it comes to solving cases, I have no right to speak, but since this happened at our bar, I still need to say a few words. Among those who came to our bar with wreaths and caused trouble, there were no wives or children, only his brothers and parents. As far as I know, Yang Mufeng didn’t have a good relationship with his family, they hardly kept in touch when he was alive. Their real goal is compensation."

Lu Qi nodded, he was very aware of this too.

Xu Chunliang said: "Your suspension is only temporary. With your ability, solving this case shouldn’t be difficult. Now, with this chaotic situation, stepping back for a while is actually good. The onlooker sees more of the game; maybe you’ll see the case more clearly from an outsider’s perspective."

Hua Zhuyue said: "I suggest we temporarily forget about this case. No matter how things turn out, life goes on. Let’s all have a drink together!"

The three of them drank to their hearts’ content that night. As they were about to finish, Yu Li came to pick up Lu Qi. Xu Chunliang helped push the inebriated Lu Qi into the car. Yu Li smiled at him and said: "Thanks for talking some sense into him tonight. Want me to give you a ride home?" She assumed the two of them most likely had more plans together.

Xu Chunliang waved his hand and said: "You guys go ahead."

Hua Zhuyue, who was in charge of paying the bill, came out a bit later. Seeing that they had already left, she laughed: "That Lu Qi, didn’t even offer us a ride."

Xu Chunliang said: "Most men in this world prioritize romance over friendship. There aren’t many as principled as I am. Where are you staying? I’ll give you a ride."

Hua Zhuyue said: "The Flower Hall on the Old Street, let’s just take the subway."

Xu Chunliang nodded. The subway goes straight to Old Street, and two stops further is his place.

They headed towards the subway entrance, but after a few steps, Hua Zhuyue’s phone rang. When she saw it was an unfamiliar number, she thought it was a spam call and hung up. But the phone kept ringing persistently, so she answered it this time.

An eerie voice came over the line: "Hua Zhuyue."

Hua Zhuyue was taken aback: "Who are you?"

Actually, she had already recognized the voice as Wu Yuanyi’s. Last time, in order to help Xu Chunliang track down the whereabouts of tiger bone and rhinoceros horn, they went to the Shennong Chinese Medicine Planting Base in Xia Pi Wu Village to negotiate with Wu Yuanyi, who was involved in the black market medicine business. Unfortunately, Wu Yuanyi was an old foe of Hua Zhuyue. He had always blamed his son’s death on Hua Zhuyue and the Blue Star Group.

He had set a trap to harm Hua Zhuyue and Xu Chunliang. Fortunately, Xu Chunliang, resourceful and brave, teamed up with Hua Zhuyue to escape the base. After being exposed, Wu Yuanyi burned down the planting base and vanished since then.

Hua Zhuyue knew Wu Yuanyi wouldn’t easily let go of their past grudges and that he would seek revenge sooner or later.

Wu Yuanyi said: "You may not remember me, but I can’t forget you."

Hua Zhuyue said: "I advise you to give it up, find a secluded place to enjoy your old age, and leave something for your funeral expenses to end well."

Wu Yuanyi chuckled sinisterly: "You’re still alive, how could I bear to die?"

"Come find me, then!" Hua Zhuyue did not back down.

Wu Yuanyi said: "Making you die would be too easy, but I’ve changed my mind. Letting you die would be too convenient for you."

Hua Zhuyue walked aside, not wanting Xu Chunliang to overhear her conversation with Wu Yuanyi.

Wu Yuanyi said: "Death isn’t the scariest thing. What’s scary is watching the people most important to you die while being powerless yourself." Ever since his son’s death, the wound in his heart had been bleeding, unable to heal for the rest of his life.

"What do you want to do?"

Wu Yuanyi said: "I want to destroy the two people you care about the most. One is Ji Buyao, and the other..." He paused: "The pretty boy beside you!"

Hua Zhuyue’s heart tightened. The call was disconnected, and she looked around. Wu Yuanyi’s last words disclosed some information; he was nearby.

With cars coming and going and crowds milling about, the surrounding buildings lit up with thousands of households, finding someone was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Wu Yuanyi’s last words left Hua Zhuyue a bit uneasy. Although there might be some exaggeration in Wu Yuanyi’s words, the enemy was in the dark while they were in the open. Wu Yuanyi had gathered a group of desperados under him. Ji Buyao, as the Orchid Sect Leader and Blue Star Group president, wouldn’t be easy to approach, but it would be much easier for him to go after Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang noticed her unusual expression and whispered: "Trouble?" If he knew Wu Yuanyi referred to him as a pretty boy, he would’ve laughed out of anger.

Hua Zhuyue considered for a moment; she still needed to warn him to be on guard. She told Xu Chunliang about Wu Yuanyi’s threatening call, but she didn’t tell the whole truth, omitting some of Wu Yuanyi’s exact words, although Xu Chunliang was indeed very important to her.

Xu Chunliang, after listening, couldn’t help but sneer: "That old son of a bitch truly is sick of living. We haven’t even gotten a chance to settle with him for the last incident, and he dares to come looking for trouble with us."

Hua Zhuyue said: "You mustn’t underestimate this man; the Orchid Sect is ruthless, and Wu Yuanyi has been involved in the black market medicine trade for years, amassing considerable wealth. Money can enable the devil to do one’s bidding. You saw last time, all his subordinates are a bunch of desperados. You’re porcelain, and he’s earthenware. He has nothing to lose and doesn’t care about anything."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, even if he didn’t care, what about his family? Wu Yuanyi was really like a rabid stray dog, once you got entangled with him, it was not easy to shake him off.

Xu Chunliang said, "Instead of waiting for him to come to us, we should take the initiative. I don’t believe that Wu Yuanyi has no weaknesses."

Hua Zhuyue said, "No matter what, we should be more careful. His only son is already dead. Frankly, it’s my fault for implicating you."

Xu Chunliang said, "Don’t be so distant with me. If it weren’t for your help that time, my grandfather’s injustice wouldn’t have been resolved so quickly. By the way, it may not be easy to find Wu Yuanyi, but it shouldn’t be hard to find the disciples of Tired Sect, right? We can start with Tired Sect, follow the trail, and corner him!"

Hua Zhuyue’s beautiful eyes lit up. What Xu Chunliang said was indeed a possible way. When dealing with someone like Wu Yuanyi, one had to take the initiative.

Chen Weiwei’s death was not part of Pei Lin’s plan. After hearing the news of her death, Pei Lin’s anxious heart finally calmed down, as if heaven was on her side.

At present, Chen Weiwei was the biggest suspect. Her death meant there were no witnesses against her. According to unconfirmed information, what Chen Weiwei got from Yang Mufeng was not just one million.

This morning, the police conducted a comprehensive search of Chen Weiwei’s home and found finished ricin as well as production procedure documents.

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Pei Lin was a bit confused. Could it be that Chen Weiwei and she both had the intention to kill Yang Mufeng? Did they even think of the same method? There couldn’t be such coincidences in the world.

Pei Lin dared not think more about it, attributing everything to divine assistance. Perhaps heaven pitied her ordeal, thus helping her escape the law, allowing the child in her belly not to lose its mother at birth. Pei Lin secretly decided that if she survived this hardship, she would dedicate herself to doing good deeds to atone for her sins in the future.

Huanyan Health faced a severe shortage of personnel; recruiting talent was now urgent.

At this critical moment, Pei Lin stepped forward as the firefighter and wanted Xu Chunliang to come back to help, but Xu Chunliang brushed it off.

The recruitment advertisement was also released. Under great rewards, there would be brave people. Perhaps because the new year was approaching, few people came to apply. Two days after the advertisement was released, only one person came to apply. What made Pei Lin laugh and cry was that the applicant named Wu Fajun was only an undergraduate from Qilu Pharmaceutical University, while they required a minimum of a master’s degree.

However, Wu Fajun was very persistent, proposing to meet Pei Lin, believing his abilities could convince her to lower the education standard.

These past two days, Pei Lin was restless. Being idle was worse than having something to do, so she agreed to meet Wu Fajun.

Wu Fajun, twenty-eight years old, looked older due to his dark complexion.

Pei Lin glanced at Wu Fajun’s resume, "You worked at Enheng Pharmaceutical?"

Wu Fajun nodded, "I worked there for two years, and I’m familiar with almost every basic position."

"You don’t seem to have any management experience. If you read our recruitment advertisement carefully, you should know we need management staff this time."

Wu Fajun said, "I have confidence in my abilities."

Pei Lin laughed, "Confidence alone is not enough. We need experience, especially management experience! Mr. Wu, I’m sorry, but you don’t meet our employment requirements."

Wu Fajun smiled, "Why don’t you ask what I’m good at?"

Pei Lin said, "I’m not interested." Just as she was about to give the order to leave.

Wu Fajun said, "There are no cameras in the office, right?"

Pei Lin was stunned. She hadn’t seen this person before, yet he seemed to be hinting at something.

Wu Fajun said, "There shouldn’t be any. I graduated from a pharmaceutical university, and I’m good at making all kinds of medications, especially..." He lowered his voice, "poisons that can kill without a trace."

Pei Lin’s pretty face suddenly turned pale. She realized things were getting bad; he had come prepared.

Wu Fajun said, "With the scale of a bar like SEVEN STAR, the odds of a problem with the surveillance are very small. Someone noticed the issue right away." He took out his phone, opened a video, and placed it in front of Pei Lin.

Pei Lin stared at the video. In it, a woman was kissing a man in the corner while secretly adding something to his drink.

The man struggled, and the woman covered his mouth with her hand.

Pei Lin’s mind went blank. She felt parched, as if invisible hands were clutching her throat. The net of justice was wide but not loose; she was eventually exposed.

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