"Boss, mainly because we didn't expect that Ma Peng's brother would betray Ma Peng," Dong Zihua argued.
"Didn't expect it? Is that an excuse?! I'm telling you, if this is not handled well, my position will be gone, and you won't have it easy either!" Huangfu Qinyuan reprimanded coldly.
Dong Zihua quickly lowered his head, not daring to argue further.
Huangfu Qinyuan lit a cigarette and took a hard drag. "Have you found Long Zhiyun's location yet?"
"St-still not."
Huangfu Qinyuan covered his forehead, feeling dizzy with anger. He truly regretted raising such a bunch of useless people.
However, at this moment, Dong Zihua suddenly spoke up, "Boss, I did hear some news from South China."
"What news?" Huangfu Qinyuan asked with a frown.
"I heard that the position of the underground leader in Jiangcheng is temporarily vacant."
"Temporarily vacant? Wasn't someone arranged for that Da Xiong?"
Dong Zihua explained, "As far as I know, the previous one, Liang Chao, accidentally offended Chen Fan and was removed by him. Now he's back to being a bouncer at that small bar."
"And I also heard that Liang Chao has many subordinates and is quite influential."
Huangfu Qinyuan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Dong Zihua, asking, "What do you plan to do?"
Dong Zihua smiled and said, "Boss, if we can win over Liang Chao and make him work for us, dealing with Chen Fan and them, and reclaiming the port, will become very simple."
"Get this done quickly. It's been three days, and there are four days left. We must reclaim all the ports, otherwise, that matter will be affected, and the family will surely be furious. My position might also be in jeopardy."
"Yes, Boss, I'll find a way to contact Liang Chao right away!" With that, Dong Zihua bowed and exited the chairman's office.
For the past two days, Chen Fan and Qin Shuran had been going to work on time every day.
Firstly, Chen Fan needed to personally check on Cui Jie's recovery. Secondly, the psychiatric hospital had been renamed Sixth Hospital, and he needed to improve the overall skill level of the surgeons as soon as possible.
In the morning, Chen Fan and Qin Shuran arrived at the hospital.
Da Xiong was feeding Cui Jie. Cui Jie, who had been in a coma for three days due to blood loss, had woken up the afternoon before yesterday.
Little Ling'er had naturally told Cui Jie that Da Xiong was willing to be her father.
Since that day, Da Xiong no longer avoided Cui Jie and took meticulous care of her daily life.
"Da Xiong, you can go and be busy. My body is fine now, and there are nurses here. You don't need to stay by my side every day. I know you're very busy now," Cui Jie said after taking a mouthful of congee, looking at Da Xiong.
This was not the first time she had urged Da Xiong not to stay and take care of her. After all, she knew that as the underground leader of South China, Da Xiong had many things to do every day. She didn't want to delay Da Xiong's future because of her.
"It's a gunshot wound, how can you be left without someone to care for you? I don't trust those nurses," Da Xiong said, continuing to feed her.
Cui Jie looked helpless, but her heart was filled with warmth.
"Just let him stay. Otherwise, he'll worry himself to death every day." Just then, the door to the ward was pushed open, and Chen Fan entered.
"Dr. Chen."
"Brother Fan."
Da Xiong quickly stood up, and Cui Jie also tried to get up.
"Hurry and lie down, your wound isn't healed yet," Chen Fan quickly advised, making Cui Jie, who had just tried to sit up, lie back down on the hospital bed.
Chen Fan took a red envelope from his pocket and placed it in Cui Jie's hand.
"Dr. Chen, what is this?" Cui Jie asked with confusion, seeing the red envelope.
"You two are together, as an older brother, shouldn't I give you something?" Chen Fan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Cui Jie's face immediately turned red.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and feed your wife. I'll wait for you outside," Chen Fan said, patting Da Xiong's shoulder as a reminder.
Da Xiong snapped back to reality, nodded quickly, and continued to feed Cui Jie.
Cui Jie knew Chen Fan had something to discuss with Da Xiong. After eating a few bites, she urged Da Xiong to go see Chen Fan.
Outside the ward.
"Brother Fan," Da Xiong said respectfully as he walked out of the ward.
Chen Fan had saved two of his women, and for Da Xiong, this kindness was something he could never repay in his lifetime.
"Congratulations, you've finally come out of it. Let's have a drink sometime," Chen Fan said, patting Da Xiong's shoulder.
Da Xiong smiled and nodded.
"Wen Ting sent word that the Huangfu family wants to transport some things abroad and plans to use our Jiangcheng port," Chen Fan said, looking at Da Xiong.
"All the ports in South China are in our hands now. He still dares to use our ports? Isn't he afraid we'll seize his goods?"
Chen Fan smiled and asked, "Can't the Huangfu family know that?"
Da Xiong looked at Chen Fan with some confusion.
"There's only one possibility: what they're transporting is illicit," Chen Fan stated his judgment.
"Then let's seize all these goods. It will surely infuriate that Huangfu Qinyuan."
Chen Fan, however, shook his head. "We can't alert them yet. We'll play along and lure the enemy into our trap."
"Go and meet them tonight. Remember, make the act convincing. I'm also very curious what kind of dirty business the high and mighty Huangfu family is involved in."
Da Xiong replied, "Yes, Brother Fan, I'll arrange it immediately! These past few days, I've hired professional acting coaches for them. I guarantee they'll perform perfectly!"
After finishing all the arrangements, Chen Fan intended to return to the outpatient building.
"Master," however, at this moment, Luo Xixi suddenly appeared before Chen Fan, her expression looking somewhat anxious.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Chen Fan asked with a slight frown.
"Master, my father is arranging a blind date for me!" Luo Xixi quickly explained to Chen Fan.
"A blind date?" Chen Fan said helplessly. He thought a critical patient had arrived at the hospital.
"Yes, Master, you must save me! I hate blind dates the most. I only want to focus on my work right now and really don't want to go on a blind date," Luo Xixi said, pulling on Chen Fan's sleeve and acting spoiled.
She knew that only Chen Fan could save her from this predicament.
"What's there to be afraid of with a blind date? Just say you don't like them if you don't."
Luo Xixi said dejectedly, "It's useless for me to say I don't like him. My father picked him out after much deliberation. He's also an elite from some company. My father said that unless the other party doesn't like me, I can't refuse. If I refuse, he won't acknowledge me as his daughter."
"Master, please help me! I even bought you a cup of milk tea. You surely don't want such an excellent surgeon like me to get married and have children so early, do you?"
Luo Xixi pitifully handed the milk tea to Chen Fan and even opened it for him, fearing that Chen Fan would refuse.
Chen Fan took the milk tea with a helpless expression. "This milk tea is a bit hot. How do you want me to help you? I hope your father doesn't come looking for me to fight when he finds out."