From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Zhou Hongyuan knew very well not to make any rash statements. He picked up the thermal cup in front of him and took a big sip of goji tea. "Xiaoxu, you were once the director of the Weishan Lake Hospital. No one has more say in this matter than you." Having been in the system for years, he deftly tossed the ball back.

Xu Chunliang said, "What President Wu mentioned about those four points is quite good, but still not good enough. When has the Hu Shan Town Government ever reneged on its word? What does it mean to ensure the investors’ interests? Let me make it clear, we guarantee the legal interests of investors. If anyone dares to engage in illegal activities under the guise of investment in Hu Shan Town, not only will we not protect you, but we will also impose severe penalties!"

Wu Fajun secretly sighed, realizing his earlier statement was not precise enough and had given him a loophole to exploit. But didn’t this guy switch sides too quickly? How long have you been in this position? And you’re already talking like this?

While Xu Chunliang said this, he stared at Liu Jiaqi. Liu Jiaqi wondered why he was staring at her. She hadn’t done anything illegal or unethical.

Xu Chunliang said, "Hua Nian insists that they have nothing to do with Jiang Ailian’s death. Fine, let’s hear what the Da Heng Group representative has to say."

Liu Jiaqi smiled and said, "Today is the third day of the lunar new year. Let me first wish everyone a Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true." If Xu Chunliang could start this way, so could she.

The atmosphere at today’s meeting was not heavy. None of the attendees thought about taking responsibility.

Liu Jiaqi said, "I didn’t expect we would be notified about this meeting. Ms. Jiang Ailian was a contracted client of ours at Da Heng. On behalf of the Da Heng Group, I express our deep condolences for the old lady’s death. We have decided to refund Ms. Jiang Ailian’s room unconditionally and donate a condolence fund of ten thousand yuan."

Xu Chunliang said, "Ten thousand?"

Liu Jiaqi nodded and said, "Ten thousand!" Mrs. Jiang didn’t die on their construction site. Giving ten thousand yuan was already more than enough, and they also agreed to refund the room.

Xu Chunliang turned to Li Chengbo, the director of the police station, and said, "Director Li, have you arranged the surveillance footage I asked for?"

Li Chengbo said, "Everything is arranged."

Xu Chunliang motioned for Lv Aihe to draw the curtains, and Li Chengbo projected some of the prepared surveillance footage.

The footage was all about Jiang Ailian. At Xu Chunliang’s request, Li Chengbo extracted surveillance footage from key locations over the past two days, and had the technicians edit it according to the timeline.

On the screen, people saw Jiang Ailian walking out of the dock in a trance. It was the first ferry on the first day of the lunar new year, and the old lady walked all the way, crying as she went, heading to the Da Heng Hot Spring Town.

Liu Jiaqi’s face changed. What did Xu Chunliang mean by showing this footage? Was he trying to point the finger at Da Heng?

After all, he came out of Changxing Hospital, so, of course, he would speak favorably for Changxing Hospital.

The surveillance footage continued playing. Mrs. Jiang arrived at the Da Heng Weishan Island Business Unit and encountered a security guard at the door. The guard pointed to a notice about the holiday break and informed the old lady it was during a holiday.

Mrs. Jiang clasped her hands together and made obeisance, hoping to get a refund and to do it immediately.

It was clear to everyone that Mrs. Jiang’s mental state was on the verge of collapse.

Xu Chunliang paused the footage and pointed to the surveillance, saying, "According to the surveillance footage, Jiang Ailian arrived at the entrance of the Da Heng sales office at 10:30 a.m. on the first day of the lunar new year, lingered outside, then went to sit behind the sales office and made several phone calls." At this point, he deliberately stopped and turned to Li Chengbo, "Director Li, have the phone records been checked out?"

Li Chengbo nodded and said, "They have all been checked out."

Xu Chunliang’s eyes swept over everyone’s faces, and everyone avoided his gaze, secretly thinking, this old lady seems to have never called me.

Xu Chunliang said, "President Liu, did you leave your number for Mrs. Jiang?"

Liu Jiaqi quickly shook her head, "No, never..." After saying that, she realized her answer was inappropriate and hurriedly added, "According to our company’s policy, whoever first receives the client is responsible for contact, whoever signs the contract is responsible for contact. The salesperson in charge of Jiang Ailian was Chen Ming, and he resigned before the New Year."

Xu Chunliang said, "To my knowledge, you seem to have received Jiang Ailian?"

Liu Jiaqi said, "She came a few times..."

"How many times?"

"I don’t remember clearly because each time it wasn’t necessarily me personally seeing her."

"Roughly how many times?"

"No more than five times..." Liu Jiaqi, guilty at heart, was unsure even as she spoke.

"President Liu is very busy with her many responsibilities. I can tell you how many times: Mrs. Jiang came a total of twenty-three times. She signed the home purchase contract on her third visit, and on her twenty-third visit, she decided to commit suicide to defend her rights."

Liu Jiaqi didn’t know where Xu Chunliang got this data. She glanced at Li Chengbo, who was also looking at her. Could it be that the police extracted all surveillance data from this period? Big data is terrifying.

Tan Haiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Chunliang still held his old ties in regard. His previous attitude towards Wu Fajun made her mistakenly believe Xu Chunliang was going to turn against them. But now it seems his main target is still aimed at Da Heng.

The surveillance video resumed playing. Mrs. Jiang stood alone in front of the huge display board outside the Da Heng construction site, looking up at the grand renderings. The stark contrast between her head held high and her stooped body was striking. The cold wind brushed through her graying hair, and the old lady stretched out her right hand, trying hard to reach up, as if to touch her dream home.

Seeing this scene, quite a few people’s eyes turned red. Everyone has parents, every family has elderly members. How helpless and desperate Mrs. Jiang must have felt at that moment!

Who turned the old lady into this state? Da Heng! You heartless developers, if only you had met the old lady’s requests earlier, she wouldn’t have been driven to a dead end.

Many people were already casting disdainful glances at Liu Jiaqi. Liu Jiaqi felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She shouldn’t have come. Xu Chunliang set a huge trap for her to fall into. Now it was as if she had smeared yellow mud on her trousers—it wasn’t dirt, but it looked like it. Who knows what harsh moves he might pull next against her. Her mind was racing, considering potential strategies to counteract.

Xu Chunliang, aren’t you just trying to help Hua Nian out of trouble? To achieve this goal, you don’t hesitate to drag Da Heng into the mud. Everything you’re doing now is to prove that Da Heng was the trigger that led to Mrs. Jiang’s suicide.

In the footage, Mrs. Jiang stood in front of the display board for a long time. The video fast-forwarded, from noon to twilight, from twilight to evening. The old lady stood still, without eating a bite or taking a drink.

When night fell, she could no longer see the renderings on the display board. She couldn’t see the dream home she’d been yearning for. The old lady wiped her tears and took out her phone, presumably checking if anyone had called or messaged her.

Tan Haiyan’s tears couldn’t stop flowing. Unknowingly, she had become immersed, grieving for Mrs. Jiang’s fate.

This Chapter is two thousand words. I’ll make up for a thousand tomorrow. Today has been quite busy; please understand, everyone!