Chapter 16 - Medical Conference (1/2)

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Liu Xingming made a cup of coffee and waited for another while, but he didn’t expect that the fatty would directly call him.

He answered the phone with excitement and laughed, “Hi, Fatty, you have taught the buster a lesson, haven’t you?”

“Mr. Liu, wh-where are you? I… I w-want…” The fat man stammered.

“What are you stammering about? Put it clearly.” Liu Xingming said sourly.

The fat man was surrounded by the police, with a few guns at his head, how could he not stutter? He took a deep breath, and then said as ordered by the police, “Mr. Liu, I want to see you. Where are you? Can I come over?”

“Oh, I see, you must want to get your reward. Don’t be ashamed to tell. I’m in the office right now. Be quick to bring your brothers and get your reward now.”

Liu Xingming had thought the fatty was going to tell him something else. After saying a few words he hung up. He was in an amiable mood immediately, thinking that when the fatty came, he must lend an attentive ear to him about what a lesson Lin Qi had been taught. What’s more, he had specifically ordered the fat man to take and store a few photos of the incidence.

Just when Liu Xingming was fantasizing how Lin Qi was beaten black and blue, the door was kicked open with a sudden bang.

“Who’s that? Didn’t I tell you to knock on my door first before getting into my office…” There was a halt in his words and Liu Xingming suddenly froze.

He saw the fat man came in dejectedly, and it was he whose face was black and blue and swollen like a pig’s head.

What was going on here? Wasn’t it Lin Qi who was beaten like that?

Liu Xingming was still surprised while several policemen broke into the door. Not allowing him to speak, they took hold of Liu Xingming, and clamped handcuffs around his wrists.

“What are you doing? Why do you arrest me? What offence was I accused of?” Liu Xingming shouted.

A police captain came out and said, “Don’t you have any idea about what you have done?”

“What have I done? I didn’t do anything.” Liu Xingming said with a guilty conscience.

The police captain flared up, “Liu Xingming, we were right on the spot when the fatty called you. Now the police suspect you of being the chief arsonist. Besides, these men are all suspects in murders, and you have been connected so closely that you must be investigated.”

“What, what has happened…?” Liu Xingming stumbled and showed an expression of complete disbelief.

“Don’t you know what has happened? By the way, they have already confessed that you hired them for a murder. Come with us.” the police took the stunned Liu Xingming in the police car.

At this time Liu Xingming finally became aware of the situation and realized that he had offended the wrong man, so this time he had gone for wool and come home shorn. But he could only close his eyes in despair and felt regretful.

After Lin Qi returned to the university, he made a phone call to his grandfather to tell him that he was going to remit him some money.

Now he became rich, he would certainly fulfil the moral obligation to look after his grandfather first, it was he who had brought him up.

Whereas Lin Qi’s grandfather was shocked speechless at once to be informed of the huge sumof remittance..

They could never see so much money all their life in that poor and remote village, you know.

There was silence for a long time on the other side of the line, then his grandfather suddenly said in a stern tone, “Kid, we are poor, but we are living with the highest integrity. And you are the descendant of medicine master. How can you behave in such a hanky-pankyway. Give the money back quickly!”

“Grandpa, I didn’t behave in a hanky-pankyway. The money is clean.” Lin Qi was dazed for a second and quickly explained.

“Humph, the Lins has been doctors for generations, but you bring discredit on the Lin family. How can you face our forebears? Won’t you admit that you have gone wrong?” His Grandfather spoke rather sternly, who had always taught Lin Qi the utmost truth of medical principles since Lin Qi’s childhood.

Under his influence, Lin Qi had learned a lot of things, which he borne in mind since then. He said in seriousness, “Grandpa, I earned the money by selling an antique. What’s more, I have also earned a house now; I’m just going to take you here for a tour.”

But his grandfather was by no means convinced by Lin Qi that he had earned so much money all at once. He scolded him angrily, “Kid, if today you don’t confess that you are in the wrong, then I won’t recognize you as my grandson, and there’ll be no such person as you in Lin family!”