Chapter 221 Killing Three Birds with One Stone

Zheng Huaixin returned to his office, feeling uneasy no matter what he thought about it. It felt like a huge rock was stuck in his chest, making him feel extremely uncomfortable and suffocated.

He made a phone call to the medicinal herb warehouse to find Li Banxia, ​​saying that she hadn't gone to work.

He was furious. He hung up the phone and called the dean, asking, "Where is Li Banxia?"

The dean was stunned for a moment.

He said, "Li Banxia just completed the procedures for early medical retirement a few days ago, and it has been implemented as you instructed, Secretary Zheng... Oh, and there's another matter. Li Banxia's eldest daughter-in-law is giving birth. When I received her and her entourage at the hospital, I sent everyone away, thinking I'd leave her waiting for a day to force her to take early medical retirement. Who knew that her water would break as soon as she arrived..."

As she spoke, she sighed, "My daughter-in-law almost died along with her unborn child, which scared Li Banxia so much that she was forced to apply for medical retirement. It was Secretary Zheng who came up with the idea..."

The word 'good' hasn't been uttered yet.

Zheng Huaixin's vision blurred, and he interrupted him, "When did this happen?!"

The dean mentioned the time.

Worried that Zheng Huaixin might be too busy to remember, he specifically pointed out, "It was you, Secretary Zheng, who instructed us that if Li Banxia stubbornly refuses to retire due to illness, we should use her daughter-in-law's childbirth as leverage to force her to resign..."

Zheng Huaixin's mind went blank for a second, as if struck by lightning!

That's right!

He wondered how Li Banxia had gotten involved in Aqin and Shitou's affair; it turns out...

Zheng Huaixin, panting heavily and barely able to control himself, shouted angrily, "I told you to manipulate them, not to disregard their lives! You...you've killed me!"

“Secretary Zheng, Li Banxia has already retired due to illness. There are no blind spots in this case. Why are you…”

Just as the dean was asking in confusion, the office door was suddenly knocked open, and exclamations from the dean's subordinates came through.

"Dean, something terrible has happened! Zheng Huaixin has fallen from power!"

"What?" The dean stood up in shock.

The subordinate reported, "The official document has been issued, and it's been finalized. The new deputy mayor is a woman who will take office in a week. It's not Zheng Huaixin at all! Zheng Huaixin has been transferred to some godforsaken place..."

The dean glanced at the phone, looked blank for a moment, and then hung up with a 'click'.

He asked his subordinate, "When did this happen?"

“An hour ago,” the subordinate replied.

The dean murmured in disbelief, "How could this be?"

He thought of Zheng Huaixin's earlier words, "You've ruined me," and wondered if it was related to how Zheng was manipulating Li Banxia.

He didn't do anything to them. They were just unlucky. Who comes to the hospital to give birth and suddenly gives birth?

He didn't even have time to negotiate with Li Banxia before he was transferred to another hospital.

Come to think of it, when did Li Banxia acquire such a powerful network of connections?

No, no, that's not what he's worried about now. It's just a transfer to another hospital. Li Banxia has already retired due to illness. What he should be worried about is whether he will be singled out as a model case after Zheng Huaixin's downfall.

The dean was on tenterhooks for several days, but when he heard that Zheng Huaixin had gone to the countryside, he felt half relieved.

Everyone's gone, so there shouldn't be any problems.

I'm also thinking about Li Banxia's medical retirement. The procedures have all been completed, so no one should be checking, right?

Zheng Huaixin has a mother-in-law who works in the Education Bureau and an old general who is on par with a corps commander. It would be a piece of cake for him to be promoted. No one would dare to do anything to him... right?

The dean was racking his brains and living in constant fear, but in the end, something happened on the first day back to work after the New Year's Day holiday.

"Gao Zihua, someone has reported you for embezzlement, bribery, accepting bribes, misappropriation of health, human resources, organs, and official positions—all illegal and criminal activities. Please cooperate with our investigation..."

"Gao Zihua, you are involved in giving false testimony and getting involved in a poisoning murder case..."

The dean's heart sank instantly. Looking at the procuratorate and the police, all he could think was that it was all over.

With conclusive evidence, the dean was quickly prosecuted.

He was sentenced to a heavy sentence for "embezzlement, bribery, and accepting bribes," and also for "harming the health of others, trafficking in persons, bodies, organs, and officials." The two crimes were combined, resulting in a life sentence and deprivation of political rights for life.

After the dean's case concluded, the butterfly effect caused by his false testimony led to the submission of new evidence in the case of Lin Jiefang and He Taohua's poisoning murder.

The woman did not have any serious illness before her death; her medical records were forged by the hospital.

The aim was to reduce the sentences of Lin Jiefang and He Taohua, mother and son. Now, with new evidence emerging, the case has been reviewed and the verdict has been announced.

Lin Jiefang, as the mastermind and perpetrator, obtained a reduced sentence and an increased sentence through illegal means. On the basis of the original eight months, his sentence was increased by six years.

As an accomplice, He Taohua's sentence was increased by one year, from the original two years to three years.

As for Zheng Huaixin, who was demoted, he was on the list of people who bribed the hospital director in his case. He was also the mastermind behind the falsification of medical records and perjury to protect Lin Jiefang. Therefore, Zheng Huaixin was brought back almost a month after he took office.

Zheng Huaixin, holding a high position, fabricated evidence, protected criminals, and knowingly broke the law. He was sentenced to five years in prison, the most severe punishment.

Zheng Huaixin found it hard to believe.

"How could this be? I'm innocent! I need to find my father-in-law, my father-in-law is Xu..."

He shouted himself hoarse but no one paid him any attention. However, Zheng Huaixin refused to confess. Seeing that he could not see the Xu family, he specifically asked to see Li Banxia, ​​saying that he would not confess until he saw Li Banxia!

The court sent someone to find Li Banxia. Li Banxia didn't want to have anything to do with Zheng Huaixin anymore. The court representative reminded her, "Every citizen has an obligation to cooperate. Old Xu instructed us not to make things difficult for Comrade Li, and we also ask Comrade Li not to make things difficult for us. Please think more about your children..."

Li Banxia's expression suddenly changed as she looked at the newcomer.

Are you threatening me?

The visitor smiled slightly, "If Comrade Li thinks so, then it is."

Li Banxia took a deep breath, gave him a long look, said "Wait a moment," went back to the courtyard to give Old Qiu's wife a few instructions, then took out her bag and went with the person to see Zheng Huaixin.

When Zheng Huaixin saw her, he almost pounced on her.

"Li Banxia, ​​why did you try to harm me? I threatened you with your children, but did you feel cheated by the medical retirement I gave you? You've killed me, do you even know that? You old slut..."

Seeing his impotent rage, Li Banxia glanced at the person who brought him here.

He stepped forward, facing Zheng Huaixin, and said, "Don't make your threats sound so noble. It's just a mutually beneficial arrangement, everyone understands that! My daughter-in-law is pregnant with twins and went to the hospital to give birth, but no one was there to help. If we hadn't reacted quickly and found someone, do you know what would have happened to us? Three lives lost!"

"It wasn't me!"

Zheng Huaixin gritted his teeth in anger at the mention of this, "I didn't know, I had no idea when your daughter-in-law was going to give birth..."

"you do not know?"

Li Banxia sneered, "Without your instructions, would the hospital have all disappeared? And since you weren't there, no one answered the phone? Zheng Huaixin, people can be bad, but at least they should have some moral bottom line. You even schemed against a pregnant woman carrying twins. It was only a matter of time before you got what you deserved!"