Chapter 205, Completely Different

Before the dean could even see Xu Wei, a group of police officers walked into his office. He swallowed hard, walked up to the officers, forced a smile, and said in a calm tone, "Officers, what can I do for you?"

The lead policeman said in a serious tone, "Comrade Niu Qianjin, we have found that you and Comrade Lin Yuanshu are involved in the rumor case. Please come with us to the police station to cooperate with our investigation."

The hospital director quickly waved his hand and explained, "There must be some misunderstanding. How could I possibly do such a thing! I know the head of your police station. Have him come and talk to me. I am, after all, the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I can't just go to the police station to cooperate with your investigation just because you say a few words..."

Although he wore an air of arrogance, he was inwardly panicking, frantically trying to figure out how to distance himself from enemy agents.

The police officer in charge frowned, showing no politeness to the dean, and said in a harsh tone, "We came to see you with the station chief's permission. If you continue to make excuses, don't blame us for being impolite."

He had already given the hospital director and the institute chief face by not taking him away without a word. Even if the section chief came, it wouldn't have mattered, let alone the institute chief.

Just as the two were arguing, the secretary led Xu Wei into the office.

Upon seeing so many police officers standing in the office, the secretary instinctively took two steps back, intending to leave.

The police officer glanced at the secretary, decisively stopped him, and said, "You're not going anywhere. You'll be going to the police station later to cooperate with our investigation."

The secretary smiled guiltily, "Can I not go?"

"What do you think?" the police officer asked rhetorically.

The secretary took a deep breath and quickly moved behind the dean to gain a sense of security. He felt that with the dean there, there shouldn't be any major problems. The dean was so capable that he could definitely handle these police officers.

Seeing that the police were about to take him away, the dean did not hesitate to betray Xu Wei, saying righteously, "The rumors about Comrade Lin Yuanshu really have nothing to do with me. It was all Comrade Xu Wei's own doing. I only found out about this matter, which is why I had my secretary call Comrade Xu Wei over..."

He acted with self-righteousness, after all, he was just telling the truth.

Although the police were focused on Xu Wei, they secretly felt that the possibility of the dean being connected with spies had increased considerably. Otherwise, the dean would not have been in such a hurry to find someone to be a scapegoat.

Spreading rumors about Lin Yuanshu is a matter that can be considered a big deal or a small deal. If one wasn't feeling guilty, there would be no need to do it.

Xu Wei's eyes widened, and he said innocently, "Huh? I don't quite understand what the dean is saying. I don't even know what I did on my own."

Although he didn't know what had happened, he knew that going to the police station to cooperate with the police investigation was definitely not a good thing, and he absolutely couldn't admit to it.

The police officers didn't want to listen to the dean's excuses any longer. One of them lowered his voice and said, "We've already found out the whole story. Don't drag people into this."

The dean was so anxious that he stamped his feet. He explained earnestly, "I didn't drag anyone into this. This was Xu Wei's doing. It has nothing to do with me. He's the spy. I've been framed by him."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wei was so frightened that his voice trembled. "I'm not a spy, Dean. You can't just say things like that. It could cost someone their life."

The lead policeman stroked his chin, looked the dean up and down, and questioned, "How do you know about espionage? I don't recall ever mentioning this to you from the beginning. You let it slip!"

The dean was taken aback for a moment, then immediately retorted, "I heard this from someone else. I already said I know your director."

The lead policeman sneered and said confidently, "Your information network is quite impressive. But then again, only respectable people would inquire about this kind of thing! Doesn't this just prove that you're involved in espionage? That's why you're paying extra attention to this kind of thing. Don't try to stall for time. Come with me now, or I'll make you take action..."

The police officers believed they had found a loophole in the dean's words, and disregarding the wishes of the dean and his secretary, they forcibly took them out of the office.

Although the dean was taken away, he still didn't forget to explain, "I'm really not a spy, Xu Wei is. You will regret what you did today. You let a spy go..."

The police officers, upon hearing this, simply thought the hospital director was talking nonsense.

The secretary was somewhat at a loss, unsure of what to do, and worried that he might say something wrong and implicate the dean, so he could only follow behind the dean and remain silent.

Only after Xu Wei could no longer see the dean and the others did he dare to clutch his chest and gasp for breath. He was the one who almost got arrested. He left the dean's office shakily, preparing to return to his post.

But then I thought, if the hospital director is really innocent, then when the director finishes the investigation and returns to the hospital, I will definitely not get away with it. After all, he not only stood by and did nothing, but also deceived the director.

Therefore, he should not return to his post now, but should go to the vice president and take advantage of the fact that the president went to the police station to cooperate with the investigation, and join forces with the vice president to catch the president off guard, and preferably make it so that the president cannot become the president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

You can't blame him; he was just trying to protect himself and strike first.

In the days that followed, Lin Yuanshu didn't pay much attention to the spies, but focused her attention on her work. She believed that the police would not show any mercy to these spies.

Liu Hongmei would occasionally go to the police station to inquire about the situation. Lin Yuanshu could ignore it, but she couldn't. She couldn't be completely clueless when Lin Yuanshu asked her questions!

That day, Lin Yuanshu and Liu Hongmei went to inspect the construction site of the research institute. Halfway there, they were stopped by the vice president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and Xu Wei.

Liu Hongmei knew the vice president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, so she stood in front of Lin Yuanshu and questioned him, "What are you doing here? If you want to plead for your president, then you've come to the wrong place. We can't handle this matter. The law will punish you accordingly."

The vice dean smiled and said, "You've misunderstood. We're here to clear things up."

She pointed to Xu Wei and introduced him: "This is Comrade Xu Wei. He really wanted to contribute to the Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, but unfortunately, Director Ma disregarded his wishes and helped him refuse, which is a great regret for him."

Her decision was completely different from the dean's. She wanted to win over Lin Yuanshu in order to cooperate. Even spies had to send someone to assassinate Lin Yuanshu, which was enough to prove how capable Lin Yuanshu was.

After this incident, the higher-ups will only pay more and more attention to Lin Yuanshu. Besides, if she targets Lin Yuanshu now, she'll easily be suspected of being involved in espionage. The dean suffered because of this, and she doesn't want to follow in his footsteps.

After hearing the vice dean's words, Lin Yuanshu stepped out from behind Liu Hongmei, glanced around, and said, "This is not the place to talk. We can find a quiet place to chat."

Although there weren't many people around, it wasn't deserted either. To avoid my conversation with the vice dean becoming the subject of gossip among the older women, it was best to be careful.

The vice dean nodded, looked to his right, and said with a smile, "I remember there's a park over here. We can go to a park bench where no one is and chat."

Lin Yuanshu readily agreed, "Okay."

It wasn't that she wanted to let bygones be bygones, but rather that they were likely to have opportunities to work together in the future, and there was no need to make things so ugly.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The fact that the vice president took the initiative to come to her door proves that her heart is not on the side of the president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Along the way, the vice dean chatted with Lin Yuanshu about everyday matters, trying to get closer to Lin Yuanshu.

Lin Yuanshu didn't put on airs as the director and continued the conversation along with the vice president. The two chatted and laughed as they walked toward the park.

After confirming that no one was around, the two sat down. The vice president spoke first: "I just came from the police station. The police officers not only proved that Dean Ma had nothing to do with spies, but also arrested most of the spies. Now the research institute in Beijing will be much more relaxed and won't have to try to guard against spies anymore."

Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Dean Ma has been released?"

Unfortunately, Dean Ma didn't act quickly enough. If he had gathered a group of people to cause trouble at the Ministry of Health, he would probably have been severely punished. Now, at most, he would only receive a public reprimand and a demerit, not even enough to get 15 days of detention.

However, to be fair, if she hadn't kept a close eye on Dean Ma and provided the police with evidence that Dean Ma was spreading rumors, an ordinary person really wouldn't have been able to uncover Dean Ma's "underhanded tactics."

The vice dean shook his head and said softly, "Although he has nothing to do with espionage, it doesn't mean he hasn't done other illegal or criminal things. The police are investigating him for framing others in order to get a promotion. He may have a hard time leaving the police station."

Reporting bad practices is everyone's responsibility.

Lin Yuanshu nodded thoughtfully, "Then I congratulate you in advance."

There are no such coincidences in this world; they are merely arrangements made by those with ulterior motives.

Just like her, who happened to mention Dean Ma's matter to the police.

The vice president did not deny it, but said with a smile: "Thank you for your kind words. I don't care about Dean Ma's affairs. The only thing I care about now is that I'm afraid Dean Ma's affairs will affect our relationship, and also the relationship between the Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."

Lin Yuanshu replied ambiguously, "How could that be! I hope that the Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine can cooperate with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to promote and develop traditional Chinese medicine. This is something from our ancestors, and we cannot forget our roots."

She only mentioned the relationship between the Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, without mentioning her relationship with the vice president. She knew nothing about the vice president and didn't want to be associated with him immediately.

As the saying goes, time will tell. The vice president needed to prove his abilities to her.

The vice dean was neither surprised nor insistent. After all, she had only met Lin Yuanshu for the first time today. If Lin Yuanshu acted as if she were sisters, she would worry that there might be something wrong.

"Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease. If you encounter any trouble at work in the future, and I happen to be able to solve it, please don't hesitate to come to me. I'd be happy to help you. I hope we can cooperate more, just like you said, to promote and develop traditional Chinese medicine together," the vice president assured, patting his chest.

Lin Yuanshu gave a bright smile, "I definitely won't hold back then."

"That's exactly how it should be," the vice dean laughed heartily.

The two talked for about half an hour before the vice dean asked to leave.

Before leaving, Xu Wei glanced back at Lin Yuanshu. He had originally planned to explain his innocence to Lin Yuanshu today, but after seeing Lin Yuanshu, he felt that there was no need to explain.

Lin Yuanshu didn't care about his affairs at all. Whether he had malicious intent or not was irrelevant; they were not on the same level.

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Author's Note: It's almost finished; I'm wrapping it up.