"Oh, tell me, why can't I turn my back on scum like you?" Chen Feng asked calmly.
"Chen Feng, you are the deputy mayor of Mingshan City, and you wield considerable power here. However, my connections extend beyond Mingshan City; I have connections in the provincial capital. You, as a deputy mayor of a county-level city, are far from the big shots in the provincial capital. Chen Feng, I can only say you are still too young. Have you ever considered why I dare to profit from the dead at the hospital? To be honest, once they are in the hospital, even if their families are dirt poor, I will trick them into taking out high-interest loans for excessive medical treatment. In this day and age, you have to betray your conscience to make big money."
The director completely dropped his pretense.
"Hmm, quite interesting. It's my first time witnessing such shamelessness delivered so righteously."
"Chen Feng, stop pretending. You are in politics; dare you say that people in politics are not shameless?" the director retorted.
"You don't need to worry about matters in politics," Chen Feng said coldly.
He had known for a long time that the roots of China's political system were problematic. However, with his current capabilities, he couldn't change the status quo. He could only endure humiliation, climb step by step, and once he entered the upper echelons of China's political sphere, he could implement bold reforms.
"Alright, let's not discuss this. I'll tell you the truth: half of the annual profits of Mingshan City Third People's Hospital go to the big shots in the provincial health bureau. With their protection, the Third People's Hospital fears nothing. You should remember last year, the Third People's Hospital made a medication error, resulting in the deaths of over a dozen people. What happened? They just compensated with some money, and it was classified as a medical accident due to force majeure. To be honest, it wasn't a medication error; it was to make more money, so they used expired cheap medication, and people died." The director boasted.
"Originally, I was only planning to sentence you to ten years in prison. I didn't expect you to be even more heinous than I imagined. For the sake of money, you not only betray your conscience but also disregard human life. I'm sorry, people like you deserve the death penalty," Chen Feng said with a serious expression.
"Hahaha, Chen Feng, you're so righteous, so eager to fight evil, I'm so scared..." the director provoked Chen Feng wildly.
Chen Feng wasted no more words and made a phone call. "Half an hour," Chen Feng said word by word.
"What half an hour? How bizarre!" The director remained unfazed. With the backing of the provincial health bureau chief, there was nothing to fear.
"In half an hour, you will be in the detention center awaiting execution," Chen Feng stated.
"I'm so scared, I'll wait. Let's see if the Mingshan City police dare to arrest me." After speaking, the director also made a phone call. It turned out that the head of the provincial health bureau was coincidentally visiting Mingshan City that day to survey the work of the health system. The head of the provincial health bureau undoubtedly had immense connections in the provincial capital, making it easy to deal with the Mingshan City police. Chen Feng remained silent, simply watching the director. Time passed quickly, and thirty minutes were up. Suddenly, a helicopter descended from the sky onto the hospital's rooftop. The director was bewildered. Mingshan City Third People's Hospital did not have an air ambulance service; how could a helicopter suddenly appear? As the director pondered, a group of special police officers stormed into the office. "Who are you?" the director asked nervously. "We are the provincial special police, here to arrest the mastermind of a major homicide case, the director of Mingshan City Third People's Hospital." The special police captain said, pulling out an arrest warrant. The director's heart sank. Damn it, he never expected Chen Feng to pull off something like this. "I can go with you, but could you possibly wait a minute or two for me to pack my things?" the director said, employing a delaying tactic. He intended to have the provincial health bureau chief come over and have a word with the provincial special police, to not make the arrest, no matter the cost. The special police captain looked at Chen Feng. "Since the director needs to attend to some matters, give him twenty minutes," Chen Feng said calmly. The director felt a surge of smugness; Chen Feng was too young and inexperienced, unable to see such an obvious delaying tactic. Thus, the director pretended to pack his belongings, stalling for twenty minutes. As expected, the head of the provincial health bureau rushed into the office. Upon seeing the scene in the office, the provincial health bureau chief was furious. Damn it, he was completely dragged down by this idiot director. The police uniforms clearly indicated provincial special police. The deployment of the provincial special police meant the matter was extremely serious, beyond even the provincial health bureau chief's ability to handle. Yet, this idiot director of Mingshan City Third People's Hospital had still called him over. "I have something to do, I'm leaving," the provincial health bureau chief said, turning to leave. Chen Feng gave the special police captain a look. The special police captain immediately ordered his subordinates to arrest the provincial health bureau chief. This scene completely stunned the director. What the hell was going on? Shouldn't the provincial special police show some respect to the provincial health bureau chief? Why were they arresting him too? "Officers, haven't you made a mistake? Elder Xiao is the head of the provincial health bureau." The director quickly stepped forward to argue with the special police captain. "The head of the provincial health bureau is suspected of being a protector for extortionate criminal forces and is also a target of this arrest," the special police captain explained with a chilling gaze. "Shut up, you damn fool, you've ruined me. How many times have I told you, the Third People's Hospital is already making a lot of money, you need to be more restrained, don't push patients to their deaths. This kind of thing can easily lead to trouble. You damn fool, you didn't listen, and now look? You've caused me to go down with you." Seeing that the defeat was sealed, the provincial health bureau chief no longer concealed his anger and began to curse. The director did not retort, but instead slumped to the ground. Losing the powerful backing of the provincial health bureau chief meant he was doomed this time. Chen Feng did not want to look at the director and the provincial health bureau chief any longer. He gave another look to the captain of the provincial special police team, signaling them to take these two scumbags back to the provincial capital. After the two scumbags were taken away, Chen Feng immediately went to the deputy director's office at Mingshan City Third People's Hospital. The deputy director was the second-largest shareholder of this hospital. "Elder Chen, I... I... I confess, over the years, I have colluded with the director." Upon seeing Chen Feng enter the office, the deputy director trembled uncontrollably. He had underestimated Chen Feng before, thinking that Chen Feng, as merely the deputy mayor of Mingshan City, couldn't do anything about Mingshan City Third People's Hospital. He never imagined that Chen Feng's connections would be so heaven-defying that he could easily summon the provincial special police to arrest people. "Do you know you were wrong?" Chen Feng asked with a chilling gaze. "Ten thousand times yes. I only beg Elder Chen to give me a chance to atone for my sins. Just give me one chance, and I'll do anything!" the deputy director pleaded, shivering. At the same time, he had already prepared himself to give all the ill-gotten gains he had made over the years to Chen Feng. Although he was reluctant to do so, under the current circumstances, this was the only way to avert disaster.