Chapter 99 Liu Shaolin Being Grateful
Half an hour later, Chen Liuhe drove his that cool and eye-catching electro-tricycle to the gate of a large hospital nearby.
After bargaining with the casher of the parking lot for about dozens of minutes, he finally made it to cut the fee from two yuan to one yuan.
Only then did he walk into the hospital with a casual mien.
He arrived at room 302 of the inpatient department and saw Zhao Jianglan as well as Liu Shaolin, who was lying on the sick bed with a pale face. There was also a plainly dressed middle-aged woman in the ward. Chen Liuhe guessed she should be Liu Shaolin's wife.
"Mr. Chen!" Liu Xiaoji, who hurried over soon after school morning ended, saw Chen Liu, shivered, and immediately greeted him with reverence and respect, her previous strut gone completely.
Ever since Zhao Rulong addressed Chen Liuhe as "Mr. Chen", he and his peers--a few dandies--had used to greet Chen Liuhe with this name!
"Mr. Chen, I can't believe you are here!" Liu Shaolin startled, propping up his body with his hand against the bed and wanting to sit straight. Facing Chen Liuhe, a big shot who could even hide the truth from the masses, Liu Shaolin didn't dare to show any complaint.
Chen Liuhe put his hands and smiled. "I just came here to see you. Just lie on the bed and be at ease."
Liu Shaolin's wife took a chair for Chen Liuhe to sit down.
Chen Liuhe didn't beat the bush around. He looked at Liu Shaolin, then at Zhao Jiangnan, and said, "Tell me what happened in detail."
Zhao Jianglan said, "It's all because of the thing that night. Someone has it as a handle against us and hyped up it to the superior. A paper was issued and Shaolin was dismissed."
Chen Liuhe made a few nods and asked Liu Shaolin, "Have you ever had a feud with anyone? Especially the people around you, or those who share an interest with you."
Liu Shaolin frowned and immersed in thinking for a while, then shook his head. "I may be too straightforward and might have annoyed some people, I don't have a feud with anyone. I'm going well with all my colleagues. I really can't figure out who hates me so much and wants me to go to hell. To be honest, I thought it was you."
Chen Liuhe ignored Liu Shaolin's last sentence. He thought for a while and suddenly asked, "I heard from Jianglan that you are a strong candidate for the next first secretary of your armed force department. Is it true?"
Zhao Jianglan cut in, "I'm not wrong. Although Shaolin's too straightforward, he's a real doer. He is conscientious in his position and has made a lot of achievements. If nothing else, the next secretary should be him."
Chen Liuhe nodded and said, "How many deputy secretaries of the same level as you are in your department?"
"There are three." Liu Shaolin frowned. "Do you mean the other two made trouble for me?" He shook his head at once. "No, it's impossible. Although we're not on good terms, we're not on bad terms."
Chen Liuhe chuckled, thinking that Liu Shaolin was a little bit rigid in his thinking. He said, "Why is it impossible? As long as you're dismissed, they will have one less strong competitor. They are the direct beneficiaries of this matter."
Zhao Jianglan nodded. "It makes sense. I had the same deduction before, but Liu overrode it."
Chen Liuhe glanced at Liu Shaolin. "It seems that not only do you have a bad temper, but also lack the political acumen. You don't know the darkness of politics at all. There is no right or wrong in politics, only success or failure."
Liu Shaolin trembled and his face turned gloomy. "Could it really be them?"
Chen Liuhe shrugged. "I didn't do it, and, you didn't have a feud with anyone. Who else could be so hostile against you? The answer is very obvious. Of course, this is just my inference. It is too early to draw a conclusion yet."
Chen Liuhe said casually. He had seen and experienced such a dirty thing many times. He had been used to it.
Soon, Chen Liuhe received a call from Su Xiaobai. The conversation was short. Su Xiaobai only told Chen Liuhe a name, Fu Zongwei.
Hanging up the phone, Chen Liuhe smiled brightly. Before he came to the hospital, he had made a call to Su Xiaobai, asking him to investigate this matter.
To my surprise, Su Xiaobai is very efficient. It seems that he has grown up a lot in the past year in Hang City.
"Do you know Fu Zongwei?" asked Chen Liuhe.
Liu Shaolin's expression changed drastically. "He's exactly one of the three deputy secretaries!"
Chen Liuhe gave a radiant smile. "That's it. It's him who made trouble for you secretly. He even reported that matter to your common superior, so the superior noticed it and attached much attention to it."
"It's impossible. Fu Zonghe is an easy-going man. He's always with a smile every time we talk." Liu Shaolin refused to believe it.
Chen Liuhe glanced at Zhao Jianglan silently, his look as if saying why did you value such a fool without a political mind.
Zhao Jianglan shrugged helplessly and wore a bitter smile.
"Since Liuhe already found out it was Fu Zonghe, it must not be wrong. The problem now is, how to solve this matter and how to keep your position." Zhao Jianglan got a straight face.
Chen Liuhe took the glass of water that Liu Shaolin's wife handed him and said indifferently. "This Fu Zonghe should have backers, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't be so confident in toppling down you and even made it."
"I heard his father-in-law was a big shot in the city bureau, who although retired but still has great authority," said Liu Shaolin honestly.
Chen Liuhe chuckled. "That's right." After a pause, he said in a playful manner. "Actually it's not hard to keep your position, and there are many ways. The simplest one is to prove that you took the armed police out that night to arrest drug dealers but not to exploit your power for personal gain."
"But there was no drug dealer that night," said Liu Shaolin.
Chen Liuhe shook his head. "Even you are the deputy secretary of the Armed Forces, you can't stop others from playing pranks."
Liu Shaolin was enlightened and his eyes lit up, yet, he asked, "But who will believe me?"
Now, even Zhao Jianglan shook his head. "Shaolin, it's really a miracle you got your position now." He pointed at Liu Shaolin and said, "It's simple. Zeng Xinhua, Gu Tingfeng, Liu Yong and me were on the spot. We can testify for you."
Liu Shaolin patted his thigh excitedly. "Yeah, why didn't I think of this? I thought it was Mr. Chen who targeted me and we didn't dare to do any deployment. Because under this premise, none can be achieved. But now we know it wasn't Mr. Chen and we found out the man behind the matter, I totally can turn the tables!"
"I believe Fu Zongwei will never expect that Director Zhao and Director Zeng will stand up and perjure for me." Chen Shaolin sneered.
Zhao Jianglan said in a deep voice, "We don't perjure for you, we just prove your innocence."
"Yes, yes, just to prove my innocence," said Liu Shaolin hurriedly. Finally, there was a smile on Liu Shaolin's face. He looked at Chen Liuhe and Zhao Jianglan with gratitude in his eyes. And at the same time, he greatly admired Chen Liuhe's power, thinking
Chen Liuhe has the power to confuse right and wrong!
"If that's the case, that would be so boring," said Chen Liuhe suddenly.
Zhao Jianglan and Liu Shaolin were surprised at first. Zhao Jianglan then reacted and said with a frown, "Do you mean we should not only prove Shaolin's innocence but also take this chance to give them a heavy blow?"
Chen Liuhe smiled. "Why not? They wanted to put-out Liu Shaolin. Why don't we respond in kind? Since you decided to help Shaolin, why don't we just get him to a higher position? After all, a deputy secretary with no real power won't be much use to us."
"I got you. But it's a little too hard to achieve it." Zhao Jianglan spoke out his considering.
Chen Liuhe said in a low voice, "In fact, it's not hard. You two just need to know how to use your greatest strengths. Zhao Jianglan, you're the inspector of the discipline. It's not hard for you to go against a deputy secretary at all, isn't it?"
Zhao Jianglan frowned. "But at least there should be some grounds. Liuhe, do you know how many people are watching me right now? Some of them even wish to inspect me in every aspect. They're waiting for me to make mistake, so they could hype up it and topple me down. I'm the backbone of my family. I can't risk it."
Chen Liuhe rubbed the disposable teacup in his hand and smiled. "What if I could offer you some relevant evidence of Fu Zongwei's corruption and abuse of the law?"
Zhao Jianglan's eyes lit up. "If the pieces of evidence are strong, things will be easy then. Even if Fu Zongwei has connections with some authoritative directors or heads, I can topple him down with the evidence, not to mention that his father-in-law is just a man who has taken a back seat. I'm the inspector of the discipline department, and Liu Yong is the chairman! I can put Fu Zongwei in jail and erase every possibility of reversal!"
Chen Liuhe nodded with a smile and talked to Liu Shaolin, "How much do you know about Fu Zongwei."
Hearing the conversation between Chen Liuhe and Zhao Jianglan, Liu Shaolin became excited. He said, "I don't know much about him, but I'm sure he's not a good guy. He must have done a lot of corruption and abuse of power. Also, I once heard gossip that he has an immodest style and has affairs with his female colleagues."
Chen Liuhe smiled. "That's enough." With that, he took out his phone and made a call.
Within a few rings, the phone was connected, and Huang Baiwan's greeting sound came from the phone.
"Are Maoyan and the others with you? Have them pick up the phone," said Chen Liuhe.
"Sir, what's the matter?" After a while, Maoyan's voice came from the phoen.
Chen Liuhe went straight to the point. "Considering your background, you all should have great reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities, right?"