“His wife has a powerful background?”
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Qingyuan and said, “If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the wife of your department director who is operating behind the scenes.”
“That’s what I thought, but that bastard Wang Houde committed a crime that warrants jail time. Can his wife have that much influence?” Li Qingyuan looked at Lin Hao, both angry and uncertain.
If it weren't for that bastard Wang Houde, he would have been promoted long ago.
But now, not only had he not been promoted, but he was also very likely to be implicated. It was truly a case of not getting the mutton but ending up with a bad smell.
“A woman’s influence is unimaginable.”
“Ah? So it really was his wife causing trouble behind the scenes?”
“Then… then what should I do now?” Li Qingyuan looked at Lin Hao, his face filled with a helplessness that made him want to cry.
Just as Lin Hao was about to speak, Li Qingyuan’s phone suddenly rang.
“Mr. Lin, I need to take this call.”
The call was from his secretary, his trusted subordinate Xiao Wu.
Li Qingyuan quickly pressed the answer button, but after hearing Xiao Wu’s report, his entire face changed.
“Bastard!”
Li Qingyuan hung up the phone through gritted teeth, then looked at Lin Hao, his face full of anger, “Mr. Lin, he’s been released.”
“The department director of your hospital, Wang Houde?” Lin Hao looked at Li Qingyuan.
“Yes!”
Li Qingyuan nodded, furious. “Yesterday he was taken away by people from the Health Commission. I thought he would definitely be sent to jail, but I never expected him to be released in just one day!”
“It’s one thing for him to be released, but I’ve also received an order saying that someone has reported me for having a problematic work style, and I’ve been asked to rest at home temporarily until the investigation is complete.”
Just as Li Qingyuan finished speaking indignantly, before Lin Hao could reply, Li Qingyuan’s phone rang again.
It was still Secretary Xiao Wu. Li Qingyuan quickly answered.
But after answering and hearing what Xiao Wu said, his face changed drastically, and he stumbled back a few steps!
“What’s wrong?” Lin Hao was startled, and then felt something was amiss.
Li Qingyuan, as the head of a hospital, was not someone who would change his expression like this over a trivial matter.
“It’s over!”
“It’s over!”
Li Qingyuan’s face was pale, and his hands began to tremble.
“Director Li, please don’t get agitated. Tell me what happened, and we can find a way to solve it,” Lin Hao said, looking at Li Qingyuan.
In fact, given Li Qingyuan’s current state, even if he didn’t say anything, Lin Hao had already guessed most of it.
If he wasn’t mistaken, Li Qingyuan had likely been framed by their department director Wang Houde and might be heading to jail.
As expected, as soon as Lin Hao finished speaking, Li Qingyuan grabbed Lin Hao’s hand and looked at him excitedly, “Mr. Lin, you must save me.”
“Mr. Lin, please, you must save me. I still have a wife and children, I…”
“Director Li, please calm down. What exactly happened?” Lin Hao helped Li Qingyuan to sit down.
Although he had already guessed most of it, he still needed further confirmation to know if it was as he suspected.
“Mr. Lin, not only has that bastard Wang Houde been released, but he’s also been promoted to vice president of the hospital. More importantly, he’s turned around and accused me, saying that everything he did was at my instruction,” Li Qingyuan said, his lungs almost exploding with anger.
He never expected Wang Houde to be so shameless.
“If you didn’t do it, what are you afraid of?” Lin Hao said to Li Qingyuan.
“Mr. Lin, I understand what you mean, but it’s no longer a question of whether I did it or not. If even Wang Houde can be released and promoted, does it matter whether I did it or whether I was the mastermind?”
“If even Wang Houde has been promoted, then whether I did it or not, or if I was the mastermind, isn’t that just a matter of their word?”
“Indeed.” Lin Hao nodded, then looked at Li Qingyuan and said, “How about this, don’t worry for now. Judging from your physiognomy yesterday, you absolutely won’t face any prison time.”
“So, this matter, at most, will just be a false alarm.”
“R-really?” Li Qingyuan looked at Lin Hao, his whole body suddenly becoming excited.
“Thank heavens, thank heavens. No, I should be thanking you.” Li Qingyuan looked at Lin Hao, his emotions still difficult to calm, “Mr. Lin, you are truly my great benefactor. This old body of mine truly doesn’t know how to repay you.”
“How about this, I have a granddaughter. I’ll give you her WeChat. You can chat when you have time. You probably don’t have a girlfriend yet, right?”
After speaking, Li Qingyuan took out his phone and displayed his granddaughter’s WeChat contact information without waiting for Lin Hao’s reply.
Lin Hao looked at the phone Li Qingyuan handed him, completely bewildered.
Weren’t they discussing something important? Why was he being asked to add his granddaughter’s WeChat out of the blue?
After a moment of bewilderment, Lin Hao still scanned the QR code and added Li Qingyuan’s granddaughter on WeChat.
Since the man had already offered his WeChat contact, it would be too impolite not to add it.
“Mr. Lin, what should I do now?” Li Qingyuan put away his phone and looked at Lin Hao.
“It’s nothing. They’ve asked you to rest, so just rest well. While you’re resting, secretly gather evidence.”
“Once you have the evidence, just give it directly to the highest leader.”
“This… I still feel a bit uneasy. How about you help me with a divination?” Li Qingyuan looked at Lin Hao, his face full of worry.
“Director Li, it’s not that I won’t divine for you, but I have some matters to attend to these past two days and need to temporarily suspend my divination. I can only continue after I’ve finished these matters,” Lin Hao said to Li Qingyuan with some helplessness. “Don’t worry, at most they’ll just make you uncomfortable for a while, but you definitely won’t go to jail.”
“At that time, lie low and secretly gather evidence.”
“This…” Li Qingyuan looked at Lin Hao. Seeing that Lin Hao didn’t seem to be trying to deceive him, he gritted his teeth and agreed, “Alright, I’ll do as you say for now.”
“Mm, if anything happens, don’t act impulsively. Stay calm and don’t give them any leverage.”
“Okay.”
Li Qingyuan nodded, thanked Lin Hao again, and then left.
Lin Hao closed the door, lit a cigarette, and sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
“Wang Houde,” Lin Hao muttered the name while smoking.
He hadn’t expected that the director who committed the offense at Li Qingyuan’s hospital was Wang Sheng’s father, nor did he expect Wang Sheng’s father to have such great influence.
No wonder Wang Sheng and Tang Xiaoli had left in such a hurry after Li Qingyuan left yesterday…
Thinking of this, Lin Hao shook his head. Whether Wang Sheng’s father lived or died, whether he was promoted or demoted, had nothing to do with him.
The most important thing now was Tang Ziyuan. He wondered if Xiao Hei could find Long Xian.