From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Back in Gu Houyi’s era, Geng Wenxiu was exiled to the Weishan Island Branch. Of course, Geng Wenxiu took a sick leave out of spite, and before long, Gu Houyi left in disgrace, and Zhao Feiyang reinstated her.

Zhao Feiyang initially didn’t want to use someone from Changxing, but after thinking it over, he realized Geng Wenxiu wasn’t bad in the past. After all, she is the sister of Geng Wenjun, the secretary of the High-Tech Zone, while Xu Chunliang’s girlfriend Mei Ru Xue has just become the deputy secretary of the High-Tech Zone. With Geng Wenxiu stepping in, Xu Chunliang is bound to have some concerns.

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When Xu Chunliang arrived at Xianhong Farm, it was already eight o’clock in the evening. Wang Jinwu had already prepared wine and dishes, just waiting for him to arrive.

Seeing Xu Chunliang, Wang Jinwu couldn’t help but complain, "Town Mayor Xu, you’re working yourself to death on your first day at work."

Xu Chunliang corrected him, "Overtime, Brother Jin Wu, what’s wrong, acting like a grumbling wife."

Wang Jinwu said, "If there really was a grumbling wife waiting for you here, you might have rushed back in a hurry."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "I have a firm resolve; no ordinary grumbling wife can entice me."

Wang Jinwu patted him on the shoulder, "Wishing you a bright future and continuous promotion!"

"So cliché!"

Xu Chunliang burst into laughter. The two entered the room, where Wang Jinwu had prepared a special fish hot pot for the evening, using fresh fish from the current nets of Weishan Lake, already sliced by the chef, guaranteeing freshness.

After sharing two drinks, Xu Chunliang explained why he came early.

Wang Jinwu had also heard about the issue; after all, Weishan Island isn’t large, and the news of the elderly woman hanging herself had spread across all the neighboring villages.

Wang Jinwu said, "I heard the old lady bought a house at Da Heng Hot Spring Town. It’s said she was blamed by the old man, couldn’t think straight, and thus took her own life."

Xu Chunliang said, "That’s what everyone’s saying. Huayuan Group is crying out for justice, asking me to stand up for them."

Wang Jinwu said, "You’ll definitely help them, right?"

Xu Chunliang didn’t speak. He picked up a slice of fresh fish, swirled it in the pot, paired it with the spicy and savory sauce, and it tasted fantastic.

Wang Jinwu stared at him for a while, "You’re not planning to go after your old employer, are you? That would be quite something, very brave, sacrificing personal relationships for the greater good."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "Huanyan isn’t a relative of mine. I’m not as ruthless as you think, but as an official, you can’t rely on personal feelings. You can only rely on logic and clarify who should be responsible."

Wang Jinwu said, "What did Da Heng say?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Not a word."

Wang Jinwu nodded, "Well, of course, anyone would avoid trouble if they can. After all, the old lady didn’t hang herself at Da Heng’s construction site. Have they found out why she died?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I suspect the reason is pretty much as you said, but the old lady left no note. Since she died at the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital’s construction site, her family’s blaming Huanyan."

Wang Jinwu said, "Unfortunate timing, but this incident shouldn’t warrant much compensation. In my opinion, if the old lady went to Huanyan’s site to hang herself, Huanyan’s not pursuing compensation from her family is already generous enough. But the dead should be respected, and it’s New Year’s too, maybe give a symbolic three to five thousand to avoid escalating the situation, or Huanyan will suffer more."

Xu Chunliang said, "Let’s wait for their terms."

At this point, Ding Si called. Although Xu Chunliang hadn’t summoned him to Weishan Island, he had assigned him a task. Ding Si went to investigate the deceased’s family situation and social relationships, which would be very useful for handling the matter later on.

Ding Si told Xu Chunliang that the old lady’s surname was Jiang, and the couple were both retired employees of the Dongzhou Steel Plant. Their combined retirement salary was less than ten thousand, and the two sons were quite accomplished, but Liu Ximing and Liu Xiliang weren’t particularly filial.

Even though their family conditions were good, they rarely visited their parents. The elderly couple still lived in the old apartment building of the steel plant, a one-bedroom unit of just over thirty square meters, located on the fourth floor. The old couple had difficulty walking and had to climb up and down daily. The sons never considered getting them an apartment with an elevator.

Despite Mrs. Jiang being kind and having a good temper, neighbors always praised her. However, Old Liu had a bad temper, always wore a sullen face, as if everyone owed him money.

Ever since Mrs. Jiang decided to purchase the Da Heng Hot Spring Town, the elderly couple has been arguing frequently. According to their neighbors, they had another fight on New Year’s Day, and Mrs. Jiang left home in anger. Old Liu thought she went to their son’s place and didn’t call. It wasn’t until she didn’t return overnight that he called their two sons to inquire, only to find out that Mrs. Jiang had gone to Weishan Island to commit suicide.

Xu Chunliang asked Ding Si to continue investigating if the old couple had any other relatives or friends, and whether Mrs. Jiang met anyone before she left home.

Ding Si said he would check immediately. He also told Xu Chunliang that Huanyan Health had already contacted his wife, threatening that if he didn’t appear, they shouldn’t expect to receive the remaining payment for the renovation project at Changxing Hospital.

Xu Chunliang told him not to worry, and that he would make him appear when the time was right.

After hanging up, Xu Chunliang smiled at Wang Jinwu: "Sorry about that."

"No need to apologize, Mayor Xu is busy." Wang Jinwu clinked glasses with him: "This Qin Zhengyang is really something, giving you such a tricky situation as soon as you arrive, clearly trying to create trouble for you!"

Xu Chunliang said, "It’s normal, after all, the branch was always under my management before."

Wang Jinwu said, "True enough."

But Xu Chunliang didn’t think so. Qin Zhengyang was trying to dampen his spirit, making it clear who the real boss of Hu Shan Town was. Xu Chunliang had previously maintained a decent attitude towards Qin Zhengyang, intending to keep the peace, but since Qin Zhengyang was setting traps for him, he wouldn’t hesitate to retaliate, knowing that it wasn’t time for retribution yet.

Before he could put his glass down, the phone rang again, this time it was Zhang Haitao. Zhang Haitao informed Xu Chunliang that Tan Haiyan was in the command center retrieving the initial construction contract, safety specifications, and the implementation status at the time. She was also investigating the relationship between Xu Chunliang and Ding Si, as well as Wang Fangtian’s background information.

Xu Chunliang knew that Tan Haiyan’s main goal should be to investigate the construction party, but investigating him as well was a bit unfair. Given what he knew about Tan Haiyan, she neither had the brains nor the guts to do it on her own; someone must be behind it, and that person was most likely Pei Lin.

Without needing to think, Xu Chunliang could guess Huanyan’s response strategy: they would surely blame the matter on poor management by the construction party, shifting all the responsibility onto Ding Si.

Ding Si was indeed allowed to contract this project due to Xu Chunliang’s recommendation, as Tang Jinglun wanted to use him at the time, so he agreed to entrust the project to Ding Si, even uncharacteristically granting a 90% advance payment.

Was this an attempt to trace the source and examine Xu Chunliang’s responsibility? Xu Chunliang found it somewhat amusing, letting them mess around as they would eventually have to face the consequences.

Da Heng acted as if they were uninvolved, and Xu Chunliang couldn’t let them be at ease. He informed Li Chengbo to arrange for someone to investigate Mrs. Jiang’s contract with Da Heng.

You, Qin Zhengyang, set traps for me, provoking me, do you think this can hold me back? I’ll go with the flow and show you, using this incident to straighten out these unscrupulous merchants. They say a new official fires three fires when taking office; I’ll take this opportunity during the new year to ignite them all at once.

Mrs. Jiang’s suicide, although not on Da Heng’s site, scared the person in charge of the Da Heng Hot Spring Town project, Liu Jiaqi, quite a bit. She believed the old lady went to the wrong place, initially intending to commit suicide at their site but ended up, by coincidence, at the Huayuan Group’s Healthy Elderly Care Hospital site. She felt fortunate but also a bit uneasy.

She had some impression of Mrs. Jiang, who was somewhat neurotic. Initially, she was firmly demanding a refund, but after Da Heng adjusted the price, Mrs. Jiang felt she’d gotten a deal and gave up on the refund request.

Before the holiday, Mrs. Jiang made a special trip, saying the old man complained about it constantly and wanted to refund again, but she felt that since the house price had risen, Da Heng should refund her at the current price.

The sales office, of course, disagreed, telling Mrs. Jiang that she could refund only at the contract price, and all losses incurred should be borne by her. She even cried at the sales office about it.

At the time, Liu Jiaqi saw her crying, worried about the impact, and went to comfort her personally. Mrs. Jiang told her that the money used to buy the house was their retirement savings, being retired from a corporation with a low pension. This money was saved up through hardships, and relying on their children was out of the question. In short, she talked for a long time, hoping Da Heng would refund her, and since Da Heng had used her house payment for so long, a little compensation was also in order.

Liu Jiaqi advised her to go back home, promising to give her an answer after the holiday, but didn’t expect Mrs. Jiang to commit suicide before the holiday was even over.

The police station requested the purchase records and Mrs. Jiang’s visit records. As soon as Liu Jiaqi received the notification, she felt something was amiss, realizing they were intending to trace the roots of the issue thoroughly.

Recently, Da Heng Group had quite a bit of negative news, and after implementing a series of measures, they barely managed to stabilize their stock price. They intended to rest and adjust during the New Year holiday, but even during the break, they found no peace.

After receiving the notification from the police station, Liu Jiaqi immediately reported the matter to regional manager Zhang Hengyang.

Zhang Hengyang reacted coldly to the incident. From his perspective, Liu Jiaqi was worrying unnecessarily. There’s no denying the old lady bought a house from them, but who could prove her suicide was related to Da Heng? She died on Huayuan Group’s construction site, so naturally, Huayuan was responsible.

Since she was an owner at Da Heng Hot Spring Town, out of humanitarianism, they should send a wreath and condolence money. As for the house, if her family requested a refund, they could be lenient in handling it.

Zhang Hengyang felt he had done his utmost. They were in real estate, not running a charity. If there’s something, don’t be afraid; if there’s nothing, don’t take on trouble.

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