Lin Hao frowned at the sudden knock on his door.
He got up to open it.
When the door opened, he saw three fat men wearing oversized suits.
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment, then instantly guessed their purpose for being there.
Before they could speak, Lin Hao looked at them and said directly, "I won't be reading fortunes or giving readings for the next three days. You can come back later."
After speaking, Lin Hao prepared to close the door and go inside.
However, as soon as he closed the door, one of the fat men squeezed into the doorway and looked at him anxiously, saying, "Mr. Lin, Master Lin, we were introduced by Brother Liu."
"Don't worry, we definitely have money."
"Name your price, and we'll pay it."
"Yes, Mr. Lin, please give us a reading, or at least a physiognomy."
"Name your price, we really have money."
"If you don't trust us, don't you trust Brother Liu?"
Looking at the three fat men in front of him, speaking anxiously one after another, Lin Hao said, "It's not about money. For the next three days, I really won't be reading fortunes or giving readings."
"If you're in a hurry, you can go elsewhere and find someone else."
After speaking, Lin Hao ignored the three of them and closed the door with a bang.
"Damn it, what the hell!"
"Fuck, what's so arrogant about him? Isn't he just some cheap fortune teller?"
"Heh, I think Liu Yongchang was deceived, or perhaps he exaggerated."
"I originally thought the divine physiognomist he mentioned was an old man with white hair, but I didn't expect him to be a young kid with barely any hair."
"Heh, it's really funny."
"Let's go, this kind of person, it's better not to have a reading."
"Heh, I think we should honestly go find Zhou Renjie. Although he's also young, his reputation is established. Everyone who has had their fortune told or read by him says he's amazing?"
"Agreed."
"Agreed, but it's also really expensive to go to him. The starting price is ten million."
"It is indeed expensive, but it's better to be expensive than to be cheated. There are too many swindlers in this society."
The three fat men walked out of the alley, talking as they went.
Meanwhile, inside the house, Lin Hao had just regained some quiet and was about to sit cross-legged for meditation.
The knock on the door sounded again.
Lin Hao's eyebrows shot up, and a trace of anger welled up in his heart.
He thought it was still the three fat men from before, but when he opened the door, he saw it was Li Qingyuan.
Lin Hao was stunned, his anger subsided a bit, and then he looked at Li Qingyuan and said, "Dean Li, if you have nothing important, please come another day. I am closing my doors to visitors these few days."
As soon as Lin Hao said this, Li Qingyuan immediately bowed his hands and said, "Please forgive me, Mr. Lin, for my abrupt visit and for disturbing you."
"Mr. Lin, I am here today regarding yesterday's matter."
"Hmm? Did I misread your fortune yesterday?" Lin Hao asked Li Qingyuan, confused.
Logically, Li Qingyuan should be busy with his promotion or internal investigation, and shouldn't be coming to him.
Now that he had not only come, but also said it was about yesterday's matter, Lin Hao became suspicious.
However, he had already stopped reading fortunes and giving readings. Otherwise, he might have been able to discern something from Li Qingyuan's facial features.
As Lin Hao was thinking about these things, Li Qingyuan quickly said to Lin Hao, "Mr. Lin, you were not wrong."
"After I went back yesterday, I conducted an internal investigation and immediately discovered a problem."
"And this problem is quite significant. If someone were to make an issue of it, just as you said, my imprisonment would be unavoidable."
"However, fortunately, I acted quickly and cut the Gordian knot. In less than half a morning, I had almost resolved the issue."
"Then, in the afternoon, my transfer order came, appointing me to the Health Commission."
"The position is not much different from my current one, but as you know, a hospital and the Health Commission are incomparable."
"So, overall, I have taken a step up."
"To be honest, I am very happy, but."
"But, you can't get promoted anymore," Lin Hao said to Li Qingyuan.
"You... how did you know?"
"I guessed."
Lin Hao wanted to say that your face clearly shows that you haven't been promoted, even a fool could tell.
Lin Hao shook his head and then looked at Li Qingyuan, "Get to the point, why can't you get promoted anymore?"
Li Qingyuan took a deep breath, then looked at Lin Hao and shook his head sadly, "I don't know the reason either."
"It's just that this morning, as soon as I started work and was about to begin the handover, a new order suddenly came saying that the transfer could not be made temporarily."
"As you know, we dare not ask too many questions about organizational matters; we can only obey orders."
"So, being completely baffled, I ventured to disturb you, hoping you could take a look."
Lin Hao frowned. According to Li Qingyuan's facial features yesterday, as long as Li Qingyuan clarified the internal issues and resolved them, his promotion would be a sure thing.
But why did the transfer order come yesterday and then suddenly get withdrawn today?
Could it be that his physiognomy was wrong?
Lin Hao frowned and pondered, then shook his head.
His physiognomy should not be wrong, otherwise Li Qingyuan would not have received the transfer order yesterday.
Since the transfer order was issued, it meant that his reading of Li Qingyuan's fortune was not wrong.
If there was no problem on his side, then the problem should lie with Li Qingyuan.
The transfer order being issued and then suddenly withdrawn could very well indicate that someone was deliberately manipulating and obstructing it.
Thinking of this, Lin Hao looked at Li Qingyuan and said, "Dean Li, think carefully, have you offended anyone recently?"
"And someone with background and power?"
Li Qingyuan was startled, thought carefully, and then looked at Lin Hao and said, "I haven't offended anyone."
"Mr. Lin, you don't know, to achieve this promotion, I have been very low-key for the past year and haven't offended anyone."
"Oh, if I had to say I offended someone, it would be our hospital's department head yesterday."
"But he deserved it. You know, as a department head, he abused his power for personal gain and took kickbacks. It's not just taking kickbacks, but doing it so ruthlessly. It's like leading the entire hospital into a fiery pit."
"Fortunately, with your reminder, Mr. Lin, we discovered it early. Otherwise, our hospital would have been in serious trouble."
"Then, not only me, but even the leaders above would be held accountable!"
"Does he have any significant background?" Lin Hao asked Li Qingyuan.
"Background?" Li Qingyuan was startled, then shook his head, "I haven't heard of him having any background, but some people say that his wife's background seems quite significant."