Chapter 202, Chapter Two Hundred and Two: Wrongful Conviction
Just as Lin Yuanshu was talking about the director of the Chinese Medicine Research Institute, the director was having a serious conversation with Xu Wei.
"I didn't expect you to say you wouldn't dare, but you acted quite quickly. I bet Lin Yuanshu can't sleep soundly now. Rumors about her being unworthy of her position are flying everywhere. She can't suppress them just by trying to cover it up. You'd better make this matter even bigger, and take it to the higher-ups. Then we'll have a good show to watch," the dean said with a smile.
He underestimated Xu Wei. In the face of power, kindness and good intentions are worthless.
Upon hearing this, Xu Wei took a deep breath. He quickly considered the information revealed by the dean. Judging from the dean's words, he had misunderstood him and thought that he was the one who spread the rumors about Lin Yuanshu.
He now faces two choices: either deny it, tell the dean the truth, and say that he hadn't had a chance to do it yet and that it was a misunderstanding.
Secondly, he could make the best of a bad situation by admitting to the matter and continuing to deceive the dean. In this way, he could both avoid doing anything wrong and complete the task assigned by the dean, achieving two goals at once.
Xu Wei cleared his throat and said seriously, "I didn't want to act so quickly either, but this is to avoid any unforeseen complications."
Without much hesitation, he chose to admit it. After all, admitting it would bring him more benefits, and he wouldn't have to worry about being exposed. Rumors are hard to trace back to their source. If he said he spread it, then he spread it. It would be difficult for outsiders to find any evidence to prove that he didn't.
Truth and falsehood are intertwined; who can truly see through them all?
The dean stood up, walked to Xu Wei's side, reached out and patted Xu Wei on the shoulder, encouraging him: "Well done, keep up the good work, and let this rumor snowball and grow bigger and bigger."
Xu Wei answered without hesitation, "No problem."
Anyway, he wouldn't actually do it. There's nothing he wouldn't dare to agree to. He even dared to promise the dean that he was willing to take a knife and assassinate Lin Yuanshu!
However, on the other hand, Lin Yuanshu has a lot of rivals. Before the dean has even made a move, some people couldn't wait to make their move first. Perhaps he can still pick up the scraps in the end and become the director of the research institute without lifting a finger. So he hopes that they fight each other as fiercely as possible, preferably to the death.
The two chatted for about half an hour before Xu Wei left the dean's office.
As soon as Xu Wei left, his secretary came in, his expression showing a hint of admiration. "This Comrade Xu Wei is much bolder than I imagined. I was worried that his delay in taking action would affect our important business! It seems I was overthinking it."
The dean chuckled softly, revealing a playful expression. "As long as the bait is too tempting, there's no fear of no one taking the bait. Xu Wei is still too gentle. Rumors alone won't be enough to bring Lin Yuanshu down from that position. You should gather a group of people in Xu Wei's name and have them collect the masses who are dissatisfied with Lin Yuanshu, and have them protest collectively at the Ministry of Health. That's the only way to make things bigger."
The secretary's eyes lit up instantly. He finally had a chance to show his abilities. He said enthusiastically, "I'll get on it right now. I guarantee no one will suspect us."
The dean nodded in satisfaction.
Everything he is doing now is for the sake of the future development of traditional Chinese medicine. There is only one institute of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in Beijing. Although it is still a pilot unit, the research projects inside can determine whether China will follow the path of "traditional Chinese medicine as the mainstay and Western medicine as the supplement" or "equal emphasis on both traditional Chinese and Western medicine".
He was the former, but Lin Yuanshu was clearly the latter. She might even be more inclined towards Western medicine, since her previous research findings were all related to Western medicine. Therefore, he couldn't tolerate Lin Yuanshu sitting in such an important position, even though Lin Yuanshu was very capable.
If the director of the Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine is one of their own, then they can cooperate with the institute, share experimental platforms, and jointly apply for national-level research projects. The combination of the two would be more than the sum of its parts.
It wasn't that he wanted to make things difficult for Lin Yuanshu, but rather that he had no choice but to put himself in a difficult position!
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
When Lin Yuanshu learned from Liu Hongmei that neither the director of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine nor Xu Wei had acted abnormally, his suspicions about them lessened a bit, but he still instructed Liu Hongmei to keep an eye on them.
Unless she firmly establishes herself as the director of the research institute, she will not give up the surveillance. After all, her homeroom teacher has warned her to be careful of the director of the Chinese Medicine Research Institute, so she is not so careless.
The next morning, Lin Yuanshu originally planned to visit the research institute's construction site, but Director Huang's secretary personally came to invite her to the Dongfanghong Research Institute, so she immediately changed her mind.
Director Huang rarely makes such unusual moves, so she has to go to the research institute to see what exactly happened.
On the way, Lin Yuanshu asked his secretary with a serious expression, "Did something happen to Director Huang? He couldn't even wait for me to get out of school and called me over first thing in the morning. He would never have done something like this before."
The secretary smiled and explained, "Don't worry, Director Huang is fine. Before, even though you were studying at the university, you would go back to the research institute every few days, so Director Huang wouldn't ask me to come and invite you. But the situation is different now. If I don't come and invite you, you might not see Director Huang for ten days or half a month."
Lin Yuanshu awkwardly touched her nose; sometimes she really did forget that she wasn't a researcher at the Dongfanghong Research Institute.
"So what's the purpose of calling me over this time?"
The secretary said in a serious tone, "You'll understand when you meet Director Huang."
It wasn't that he had learned to keep secrets now, but rather that he genuinely didn't know what had happened. He had just started work this morning when Director Huang instructed him to invite Lin Yuanshu over, so he was completely baffled.
Seeing that he couldn't get any information, Lin Yuanshu had no choice but to give up and got into the car that was heading to the Dongfanghong Research Institute. The driver was still the same familiar driver.
The two chatted and laughed, with the secretary occasionally interjecting. The atmosphere wasn't awkward, but unfortunately, the time always passed quickly. It felt like they hadn't been talking for long when the car arrived at the entrance of the Dongfanghong Research Institute.
Lin Yuanshu and his secretary got out of the car, said goodbye to the driver, and went straight to Director Huang's office.
As soon as Lin Yuanshu entered Director Huang's office, he saw a young man standing opposite Director Huang.
Upon seeing Lin Yuanshu, Director Huang greeted him warmly, saying, "Thank you for making this trip. Have you had breakfast? If not, I'll have my secretary get you some from the cafeteria."
Lin Yuanshu replied with a smile, "I ate my way here."
She would never wrong anyone but her own stomach.
Director Huang nodded, pointed to the chair in front of his desk, and said kindly, "In that case, please sit down and chat. Standing is quite tiring."
The man standing next to Lin Yuanshu's smile froze instantly. Lin Yuanshu was getting tired of standing, but he wasn't. To this day, Director Huang hadn't even considered letting him sit down. Sigh…
Lin Yuanshu didn't stand on ceremony at all. She sat down in the chair and looked at Director Huang with curiosity, her eyes seeming to say, "What do you want from me?"
Director Huang sighed and said earnestly, "I'm so sorry! I've already warned Deputy Director Ye not to target you, but she still went against my wishes and spread rumors about you everywhere, which has made me too embarrassed to see you now. So I specially invited you here to clarify things and hope that the rumors can be put to rest as soon as possible."
None of his subordinates were easy to deal with. The only one who was somewhat easy to deal with, Lin Yuanshu, was transferred away. He didn't know how good Lin Yuanshu was until after Lin Yuanshu left the research institute. Only then did he realize how useful Lin Yuanshu really was.
Lin Yuanshu was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief, "Was it really Deputy Director Ye who spread the rumors about me? I don't believe she would do such a thing."
She always felt that Deputy Director Ye wasn't the kind of person who acted on emotion, and that she wouldn't gain anything from doing this!
Upon hearing this, the man argued vehemently, "You can know a person's face but not their heart. I'm not wronging Deputy Director Ye. I saw it that day. After you and Deputy Director Ye parted ways, she looked at you with resentment, as if she wanted to tear you to pieces. When she saw me, she also gave me an unfriendly look. Luckily, I ran fast, or I would have been the one to get punished. So this rumor must have been spread by Deputy Director Ye. My report is perfectly reasonable."
Lin Yuanshu looked at the man with a complicated expression, and just as she was about to reply, Deputy Director Ye stormed into the office from outside. She happened to have overheard what the man had said.
Enraged, she erupted in a tirade, "You're really good at twisting the truth and spewing nonsense! Did you even bring your brain with you when you said that? If you can't use your eyes, gouge them out, so you can stop spouting nonsense and causing so much harm..."
Director Huang coughed heavily twice and said in an unfriendly tone, "You are a deputy director, after all. You should pay attention to your image."
Deputy Director Ye, hands on his hips, said, "What image do I need now? If I don't speak up for myself, I'll be wronged to death. I was clearly looking at Comrade Lin Yuanshu with a helpless expression. I admit I don't like Comrade Lin Yuanshu much. After all, how could I like someone with such an opponent? But that doesn't mean I want to tear Comrade Lin Yuanshu to pieces, nor does it mean I would spread rumors about Comrade Lin Yuanshu."
The man retorted, "I saw it with my own eyes; you were speaking ill of Comrade Lin Yuanshu to others."
Deputy Director Ye rolled his eyes. "I was just complaining. The rumors about Comrade Lin Yuanshu in Beijing have nothing to do with me. I never said she was unworthy of her position. At most, I said she was unscrupulous."
The man, convinced he had found a loophole in Deputy Director Ye's words, said excitedly, "Maybe the root of everything is your complaint, which then spread like wildfire until it became what it is now. Anyway, it's all related to you."
Deputy Director Ye was stunned for a moment, and asked with a face full of doubt, "I have no past grievances or recent feuds with you, so why are you targeting me like this?"
The man sneered, "I'm just stating the facts. I'm not targeting you. You're the one who's being dishonest, and you're blaming me for wrongly accusing you. You're really good at twisting the truth; I admire you to the core..."
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