Chapter 128 Is He a Spy?
Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Director's Office.
Kong Shuihu walked into the office and asked curiously, "Dean Shen, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Dean Shen smiled and handed over the two letters:
"Look, Comrade Lin Sanqi did some good things while on a business trip, and now he's got a letter of praise for it. It really brings honor to our hospital."
"Hey, this kid actually knows medicine? He's really a family man. Haha. Wait, that's not right."
Dean Shen smiled slightly: "Why, you also noticed that something is wrong?"
"No, no, Doctor Lin's family is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. How come the Lin Sanqi he used to save people doesn't sound like Chinese medicine? Look, when he saved the girl on the train, he gave her two injections and used a special method to restore her heartbeat and breathing. Chinese medicine doesn't have this.
And this, he actually performed surgery in Qinghai People's Hospital? And it was an ectopic pregnancy? This, this is too unexpected. Well, this guy is the lead surgeon. Now I suspect this Lin Sanqi is not the same Lin Sanqi. Could it have been switched?
Dean Shen scratched his hair:
"Yes, I have the same question as you, but take a look at this private message from Director Fang of Qinghai People's Hospital. He described in detail how Lin Sanqi saved the man and even mentioned that he gave Lin Sanqi a submachine gun. This guy took the gun and said he was going on a trip to Yushu.
Comparing the letter of praise with this private message, it's certain it's Lin Sanqi himself. There's no mistaking him, because before he left, he said he was going to travel around. So the question is, where did Comrade Lin Sanqi learn his surgical techniques and life-saving medical skills?
Section Chief Kong sat down, his eyes wandering, and suddenly lowered his voice and said:
"The problem must be the 10 years he was missing. I'm afraid he wasn't living on the black market as he claimed. He must have received formal training in Western medicine. He can brag about other things, but being a surgeon is a real skill. Do you think Lin Sanqi is..."
Dean Shen lit a cigarette, his face unclear in the smoke:
"Do you suspect he's been trained as a spy?"
"Uh-huh……"
"I don't think so. Think about it, those enemy agents lurking in our country are often planted in government agencies or scientific research laboratories, or at least in the police system, so that they can steal our national secrets.
If Lin Sanqi is a spy, why would he be lurking in our Chinese medicine hospital? What secrets does our hospital have that need to be stolen by foreign countries? To be frank, the technological gap between our Chinese medicine hospital and foreign hospitals is not small, and no one would look down on us.
Section Chief Kong was also thinking in his mind at this time.
He really had never heard of any spies lurking in the hospital. After all, it was not a sensitive institution.
But there is another question: will Lin Sanqi's business trip involve military secret agencies?
This is something that should arouse suspicion. What if he takes advantage of the business trip to gather intelligence everywhere? Wouldn't that be the end of us?
Section Chief Kong expressed his concerns.
Dean Shen chuckled, "I've thought about this too. But let's take Lin Sanqi's trip to Qinghai as an example. This place is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is quite sensitive. But we have a way to verify whether Lin Sanqi has any problems."
"What can we do? He's so far away, we can't track him even if we want to."
"Stupid, didn't he say he was going to Yushu to play? Let's call the locals in Yushu and ask them to help investigate what Lin Sanqi is doing."
Section Chief Kong nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, this is a good idea. If we can find out that Lin Sanqi is really in Yushu and is really enjoying the scenery, then the problem is not serious. If we can't find him and he's missing, then we have to focus on suspecting him."
Dean Shen pointed at the envelope:
"Lin Sanqi is from your department after all. You should investigate secretly. First, find Director Fang of Qinghai Hospital and ask him to provide the phone number of the local hospital in Yushu. Then you can ask the people from the local hospital to help verify it.
Don't let this go through the Security Department. The Security Department is half a police station, and any incident will be reported immediately. If Lin Sanqi is innocent, it will have a serious impact on his future promotion and D-level status. We can't let a bad guy go, nor can we wrongly accuse a good person.
"I understand. I'll call now."
At this time, Lin Sanqi didn't know that because he did two good things, he was suspected by his unit.
I have to say that in 1959, everyone was a soldier and it was not just talk. The vigilance was extremely high.
Lin Sanqi's purchase of Cordyceps sinensis in Zaduo County finally attracted the attention of the local government.
No wonder, the county town is so small that half the people in the city can hear your fart, so nothing can be hidden.
Especially the purchase price of Lin Sanqi is too shocking.
In previous years, cordyceps sold for a few cents per pound, but here at Lin Sanqi's place, it can be exchanged for a pound of salt, a pound of sugar, and a piece of tea cake, or even 1 yuan in cash. This is a price increase of dozens of times.
All this has to make people suspicious.
So Deputy County Chief Basang Panduo brought a few police officers to Chikang Village. At this time, Lin Sanqi was still busy.
Deputy County Chief Basang Panduo first observed for a while outside the wall and saw that a young Han Chinese was indeed exchanging precious supplies for useless Cordyceps, and the transaction was completed on the spot with money exchanged for goods.
This also filled Deputy County Chief Basangpando's mind with questions.
I thought, since you've brought salt, sugar, and tea all the way to Yushu, why not just sell them directly? Wouldn't that be more profitable? Why bother exchanging them for this unwanted Cordyceps?
If you can't figure it out, just give up. Deputy County Chief Basang Panduo waved his hand and said, "Let's go and ask."
Lin Sanqi was still clueless at this time. He was reasoning with a minority ethnic group:
"Uncle, this Cordyceps you have is too small. I need something like this, bigger ones to be useful. Do you understand? Oh my god, please translate for me. Why is this guy so stubborn?"
Purchasing Cordyceps is not always smooth sailing. Not all ethnic minorities are kind-hearted. There are always some scoundrels who want to pass off inferior products as good ones and force-sell them to Lin Sanqi.
"Hanmin, are you looking down on me? Why do you accept others' money but not mine?"
The villager got angry and threw a machete directly on the table. The threat in his eyes was so obvious that Nima was so scared that his whole body trembled.
Lin Sanqi frowned, took out a pistol from his waist and threw it on the table, looking at the villager coldly.
When the rogue villager saw that the other party had pulled out his pistol, he knew that no matter how sharp his knife was, it could not be faster than a bullet, so he immediately smiled:
"Haha, I was just kidding. If you don't want to accept it, then don't accept it. I'm just asking. I'll go back and look for this long and thick Cordyceps. Hahaha..."
The villagers fled, but Lin Sanqi threw out a pistol, which was seen by Deputy Chief Basangpando and several police officers.
Several policemen immediately reached for their waists vigilantly...
Deputy County Chief Basang Panduo signaled everyone not to act rashly and walked over first because he had a feeling that this Han Chinese man with a handsome face was not a bad person.
"Hello, comrade, what are you doing?"
Lin Sanqi looked up and saw a cadre-looking ethnic minority talking to him with a smile, so he politely replied:
"Oh, hello. I'm buying your Yushu specialty, Cordyceps sinensis. I'm not doing anything wrong."
Basang Panduo smiled and said politely:
"Don't worry, young comrade. I'm Basang Panduo, the local deputy county magistrate. Can I see the Cordyceps you purchased and the supplies you brought in?"
Lin Sanqi had nothing to hide, so he wasn't afraid of running into local officials. He stood up and said:
"Hello, Deputy County Chief. This is my letter of introduction. I'm from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I'm here on official business for the hospital, and I'm here to purchase medicinal herbs."
When Deputy County Mayor Basangpanduo took the letter of introduction and looked at it, he felt relieved. As long as he had the letter of introduction, it would prove that the acquisition was legal and compliant.
Lin Sanqi also understood the situation and led Basang Panduo into the house:
"Comrade Deputy County Chief, look! These are the fine salt, sugar, and tea cakes sent by our hospital. We also have cash. We're here to buy medicinal herbs and to provide some benefits to the people of Yushu, demonstrating the close ties between the Han and Tibetan peoples."
When Deputy County Chief Basangpanduo opened the paper package and saw the snow-white salt inside, he would be lying if he said he was not moved.
Salt is an essential item for human beings, but in the past, ethnic minority people could only eat mineral salt, which were yellow-brown salt lumps that not only tasted bitter but also contained toxic substances.
Now this Han doctor exchanges one pound of Cordyceps for one pound of fine salt. That is absolutely a fair price. It is no problem to say that it is a welfare benefit.
"Thank you so much, Comrade Lin. On behalf of all the people of Yushu, I want to express my gratitude to you. Not only are you providing us with benefits, but you're also turning our Yushu specialty, Cordyceps sinensis, into something valuable."
Lin Sanqi quickly waved his hands: "You shouldn't thank me. This is what we should do. You put in the work, and we harvested the Cordyceps. It's a win-win situation."
"Okay, well said, it's a win-win situation."
Deputy County Chief Basang Panduo was very happy, and then suddenly thought:
"Comrade Lin, I see you two are quite busy. How about this? I can arrange for some county staff to come and help you with the purchase, so that you can complete the task as soon as possible."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself that he was indeed a little tired of this boring work, so he nodded:
"Then I'll trouble your county. Oh, well, I have quite a few supplies here. I'll give your county 100 tea cakes, and 100 kilograms of sugar and fine salt each. This is our unit's way of thanking your county for its support of our work."
Deputy County Chief Basang Panduo almost cried out to the heavens, rubbing his hands and laughing:
"Well, I'm so sorry. It's not easy for you to transport it here. How can we take it for free? Well, we don't have much in Yushu, but we have a lot of cattle and sheep. Let's give you some as a gift."
(End of this chapter)
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