"Since you know, why ask a question you already know the answer to?" Wu Yu said coldly.
At this point, there was no need to hide anything from Xiao Lan.
"Director Wu, I've partnered with you for so many years. Do you really think I don't have anything on you?" Xiao Lan threatened Wu Yu.
"Of course I know. This is an unspoken rule in the political arena. How could I not know? To be honest, you've secretly kept evidence of my weaknesses several times, and I never exposed you," Wu Yu replied calmly.
"You knew I was keeping evidence on you, yet you didn't stop me. What does that mean?" Xiao Lan was bewildered.
What was Wu Yu planning?
"Xiao Lan, let me put it this way. Since I dared to consider you a confidant, I have ways to control you. In other words, if I didn't have a way to control you, I wouldn't have let you know so many things you shouldn't know. Think carefully, four years ago, didn't your son hit and kill someone with his car?..." Wu Yu said calmly.
"You want to threaten me with this? I'm not afraid. The traffic police already ruled it an accident," Xiao Lan pretended to be calm.
"Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan, are you feigning ignorance or are you truly foolish? Others may not know your son's character, but don't you? A typical spoiled rich second generation. To tell you the truth, that wasn't an accident. It's just that the woman who was killed disagreed with your son pursuing her, so he killed her. It was I who asked the traffic police to let your son off the hook. The purpose was simple, and that is for today..." Wu Yu explained word by word.
"I don't believe you!" Xiao Lan still maintained his composure.
Wu Yu didn't waste any more words and retrieved the surveillance footage of the traffic accident from four years ago on his phone.
The surveillance footage clearly showed a girl getting out of the car, and then the car suddenly started, hitting and killing the woman.
"Did you see it clearly?" Wu Yu asked coldly.
"Wu Yu, you are too despicable," Xiao Lan said, biting his lip tightly.
"I'm despicable, but aren't you? Chen Feng's matter was clearly your own decision, and you provoked someone you shouldn't have. And you, you actually want to drag me into this vortex? If I hadn't been prepared, I would have been screwed over by you without even knowing how I died," Wu Yu retorted coldly.
Xiao Lan fell silent.
This was how it was in the political arena; survival of the fittest. Since Wu Yu's leverage over him was more potent than his over Wu Yu, he could only accept defeat.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Lan went to the police station to exchange Chen Feng.
Chen Feng immediately found Wu Yu.
"Director Wu, I hope you are well," Chen Feng said with a calm smile.
"Director Chen, my apologies. I didn't realize you had connections in the provincial capital before. I've offended you quite a bit," Wu Yu immediately relented.
When you're in politics, you need to be thick-skinned.
"Director Wu, you are a smart person. I won't beat around the bush either. I think the medical insurance system in Jiangcheng City has too many flaws and desperately needs reform. Let's consider it a pilot program for China's medical insurance reform. What do you think?" Chen Feng asked directly.
"Director Chen, let's not talk about medical insurance reform for now. I'm very curious, you're in charge of the economy, not the medical insurance sector, why are you so focused on medical insurance?" Wu Yu asked quietly.
"Director Wu, that's a very good question. Why should I be concerned with matters outside my purview? To put it bluntly, I have never forgotten where I came from. I came from the grassroots. If I hadn't entered politics back then, but had gone into private enterprise, my life would be the same as that of ordinary people today. Earning only a little money each month, even after paying for medical insurance, I still wouldn't be able to afford major illnesses. Such hardship should not exist in today's increasingly developed economy. That's what I think. Whether you think I'm showing off or spouting empty rhetoric, I believe that Jiangcheng City's medical insurance system must be reformed." Chen Feng said with a heavy expression.
If even a rich second-generation like Wang Ling couldn't afford to see a doctor, then ordinary people's lives would be even more difficult.
"Chen Feng, I understand your feelings. But the problem is, it's very difficult to implement. You're an old hand in politics, you should know that no matter where it is, medical insurance is a huge cake of interests. How can it be easy to reform?" Wu Yu replied truthfully.
"I know, but I don't care about that. You figure it out. Otherwise, you'll end up like Xiao Lan. My point is simple: since you are in a position, you must govern effectively." Chen Feng said with a serious expression.
"Is there no room for negotiation? Even if I transfer all the benefits I receive from medical insurance to you, there's still no room for negotiation?" Wu Yu probed.
"There is no room for negotiation. I don't have the ability to influence China's medical insurance, but I think I have some connections to influence Jiangcheng City's medical insurance..." Chen Feng said calmly.
"Director Chen, since you've said so, I won't hide anything either. I can handle other matters concerning Jiangcheng City's medical insurance, but there's one thing I can't handle..." Wu Yu said, stopping halfway.
"Speak."
"Regarding other matters of Jiangcheng City's medical insurance, a supervisory group from the capital will be coming for inspection in a few days. We can use this opportunity to resolve these difficult issues all at once. However, I truly have no way to deal with the threat of capital. You are in charge of the economy, so you should know how powerful and terrifying capital truly is," Wu Yu said earnestly.
"I'll find a way to deal with the threat of capital. You handle the rest." Chen Feng agreed without hesitation.
"Chen Feng, one last question: have you really thought this through? If Jiangcheng City's medical insurance reform goes wrong, it might cost lives," Wu Yu probed.
"Don't worry, if I were afraid of dying, I wouldn't be meddling in other people's affairs," Chen Feng replied calmly.
To be fair, China has one excellent aspect.
Compared to foreign countries, treatment here is genuinely good.
Those kinds of violent incidents that frequently occur abroad are rare in China.
Also, China has strict gun control.
Therefore, the probability of being assassinated out of the blue is very low.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yu said nothing more.
Deep down, he was filled with a sense of schadenfreude. Chen Feng was foolishly going to touch the untouchable capital, and the odds were overwhelmingly against him.
When Chen Feng died, Jiangcheng City's medical insurance would continue as it was.
Even with his intelligence, a young man like Chen Feng was not capable of single-handedly fixing the deeply entrenched and problematic Jiangcheng City medical insurance system.
After giving Wu Yu a few instructions, Chen Feng returned to Mingshan District.
To deal with the capital controlling Jiangcheng City's medical insurance, Chen Feng specifically sought out Qin Yan.
"Chen Feng, you're crazy! Jiangcheng City's medical insurance is very deep water. Others are trying to avoid it, but you're foolishly jumping in. You're an old hand in politics, you should know that over the years in China, how many political bigwigs have fallen into the abyss of medical insurance..." Qin Yan looked at Chen Feng with a complex expression.
"Deputy Mayor Qin, I understand everything you're saying. I'm not a fool, I couldn't possibly not understand. However, since I've encountered the chaos in Jiangcheng City's medical insurance, I can't pretend not to see it. I'm just a minor director in Mingshan District, and I don't have the ability to fix China's medical insurance. But for Jiangcheng City's medical insurance, I'm willing to give it my all." Chen Feng explained earnestly.
"Chen Feng, I've always known about your inner kindness. However, the chaos in Jiangcheng City's medical insurance cannot be solved by your kindness alone. Nor can it be solved by you giving it your all. Not to mention anything else, just the capital behind medical insurance, neither you nor I can fight against it..." Qin Yan said with a grave expression.