C85 – Farce(1)
Su Tao sustained an injury, not too severe but painful nheless.
Fortunately, his digestive system remained unaffected. Feeling a bit hungry, the three of them, along with President Chen, shared a meal and engaged in conversation for a while.
While they were conversing, there suddenly came cries from outside the door.
“Mom! I’m so sorry!”
“This Su Tao is a real troublemaker!”
“My mother was perfectly healthy. She could have lived to be eighty or ny. How did this happen all of a sudden?”
A sob echoed from the corridor.
Su Ming and President Chen exchanged uneasy nces, their brows furrowing slightly.
What was happening? What were they attempting to do?
“I’ll go check it out.”
Before Su Ming could reach the door, it swung open abruptly. Guo Jianguo entered with long strides, his eyes red and tears streaming down his face. His expression was filled with sorrow.
“And here you all are, still able to eat? My mother is on the verge of death!”
“What?”
Lee Sumei was taken aback. “Your mother wasn’t injured.”
“You’re arguing at a time like this? You said I was reluctant to have my mother examined. I just had her checked, and it’s Su Tao who harmed her. She has internal injuries!”
“If you don’t believe me, see for yourself!”
With that, Guo Jianguo tossed the examination results onto the floor. President Chen quickly picked them up and handed them to Su Ming.
Though Su Ming wasn’t a medical student, he could discern from the results that there was indeed significant congestion in the patient’s chest and brain.
“Where did you get these results?”
Su Ming inquired.
“These are the findings from our hospital.”
A cold voice sounded from the door, and a man in a white coat strolled in deliberately, stating, “I’m Du Xiangyu, the hospital’s director. I personally conducted this X-ray, and I can confirm that Mr. Guo’s im is urate.”
“Did you see that? Director Du vouches for it!”
Guo Jianguo eximed loudly, “I demandpensation immediately. 500,000 won’t suffice. You must give me an additional 1.5 million, or I’ll ensure you all end up behind bars!”
Su Ming and President Chen grasped the situation upon hearing this: Guo Jianguo was after more money!
Su Ming furrowed his brow and approached the door. There, he observed the unconscious elderly woman lying in the corridor and examined her.
Wang Guifang was in good health, with only slight hypertension and heart disease.
Upon seeing the scan results, Su Ming couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.
So, that was the game.
Before Su Ming could utter a word, President Chen smiled and said, “Director Du, you still recognize me, don’t you?”
“May I inquire about your identity?”
Du Xiangyu regarded President Chen with a slight frown. He couldn’t recall ever meeting this person before, or could he? Why did this individual seem so familiar to him?
“Dean Du, your memory seems to have failed you. Remember when you visited our bank to make a deposit?”
“President Chen?”
Du Xiangyu suddenly recollected, and his face turned ashen as cold sweat trickled down his back.
It couldn’t be true, could it? Could such a coincidence really happen?
President Chen was the head of Tianhua Bank, overseeing more than a dozen branches.
President Chen was a prominent figure, and Du Xiangyu had been fortunate to meet him previously. However, how could he now be in a small county hospital?
Unbelievable, could this be just a mere coincidence?
“President Chen, what brings you to this ce?”
Du Xiangyu muttered under his breath, his dry lips pursed as he asked cautiously.
“I haven’t taken any action yet.”
President Chen sneered, “Dean Du, I’m well aware of your ount bnce. Your sry couldn’t possibly umte that much money, could it?”
Du Xiangyu felt panic surge within him.
As the hospital director, he had engaged in corruption and epted bribes.
In addition to epting gifts from patients, he had exploited his authority in the hospital for various illicit activities.
Every bit of his ill-gotten gains was substantial.
However, he had been cautious, depositing the money into different bank ounts.
Yet, the higher-ups at the bank had connections and shared user information.
Du Xiangyu’s actions might have appeared secretive to others, but President Chen was fully aware.
If President Chen revealed Du Xiangyu’s financial records, the police would intervene, and Du Xiangyu’s life would be ruined!
Du Xiangyu was aware that his money was tainted.
“President Chen, please, have mercy!”
Du Xiangyu pleaded, trembling.
“That will depend on your cooperation, and I must follow Mr. Su’s directives.”
President Chen nced at Su Ming while speaking with great respect. “Mr. Su, how do you suggest we proceed?”
Du Xiangyu was momentarily stunned.
Mr. Su?
It was only then that he suddenly realized President Chen hade to this small hospital because of this young man.
President Chen was a person of great significance!
The president of a major bank.
Even chairpersons of major corporations and multimillionaire shareholders had to greet President Chen with a smile when seeking loans.
Yet, President Chen addressed this young man as Mr. Su?
Most notably, the respect in President Chen’s eyes for this young man waspletely genuine.
So, who exactly was this young man?
How could Su Tao’s son wield such influence?
Du Xiangyu found it utterly unbelievable.
However, this wasn’t the time for him to ponder these questions.
“Mr. Su, I…”
Du Xiangyu gazed at Su Ming, trembling so intensely that he couldn’t utter a word.
“Let me inquire, what transpired here?”
Su Ming asked with a furrowed brow.
Du Xiangyu couldn’t meet Su Ming’s gaze directly. He swallowed hard, gathered his courage, and said, “I apologize, Mr. Su. It was my mistake. In reality, there was nothing wrong with this elderlydy’s health.”
“Dean Du, what are you saying?”
Guo Jianguo was taken aback. How could Dean Du suddenly speak the truth?
“Dean Du, don’t forget that you epted my gift.”
Du Xiangyu pped Guo Jianguo forcefully and eximed, “I had been wondering who had left gifts on my desk while I was dining outside. You’re encouraging corruption! I’ll return the money to you!”