Chapter 21: Strange Goods Can Be Sold

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  "Hello, may I ask if this is Mr. Xu's hospital room?"

  Mei Shufen walked over to open the door and saw a tall, thin man standing at the entrance with two large bags full of fruit and nutritional supplements in his hands.

  "Yes, Xu Yi lives in this ward room, may I ask who you are?"

  Mei Shufen nodded and stepped aside to let the middle-aged man in. She remembered that this man was one of Jiang Weifeng's entourage, seemingly the deputy director of the Qi Xi County Party Committee office.

  "Hello, Miss Mei. I'm Hou Yunlong, the deputy director of the Qi Xi County Committee Office and also Secretary Jiang's secretary. I'm here to visit Mr. Xu on behalf of Secretary Jiang." The middle-aged tall and thin man smiled and nodded at Mei Shufen, then turned his gaze to Xu Yi who was leaning against the headboard, "Mr. Xu, how is your injury? Is it still painful?"

  "Secretary Jiang is still in a meeting, I was asked to come over and take a look at you, ask if there's anything you need, don't be polite, just let us know if there's anything."

  "Director Hou, thank you for your concern, my injury is much better now."

  Xu smiled and said, "However, whatever you do, don't call me Master Xu. I'm just an ordinary citizen. It's just that my family's elderly used to make some contributions to the country's liberation, but that was the old man, not me."

  "So, Director Hou, you'd better call me Xu Yi, this isn't the old society anymore, it's not fashionable to call people 'young master' or 'sir'."

  "Alright, I'll call you Xi Yi then."

  Hou Yunlong smiled, "Chairman Xu made outstanding contributions to the liberation cause of our motherland. This is a pride for us Jiangnan people and even more so for us Qixi people."

  "If I were to say, considering Chairman Xu's contributions to the motherland, even if your ancestral tomb occupies a useless mountain, it would be justified to allocate a whole mountain to the Xu family."

  Xu shook his head and didn't respond to Hou Yunlong's words. He glanced at Mei Shufen, "Shufen, pour Director Mei a glass of water."

  Hou Yunlong took the water cup from Mei Shufen's hand and took a sip, looking at Mei Shufen. It seems that Mei Kaishan's daughter has an unusual relationship with Xu Yi. It seems that this matter will also fall on her shoulders.

  "Shufen, go help me buy a pack of cigarettes back, don't get the expensive ones, twenty yuan a pack is fine." Xu gave a slight smile and nodded at Mei Shufen, "By the way, give Auntie a call to let her know you're safe, it's probably chaotic outside now, don't make her worry."

  Mei Shufen knew that Xu Yi had something to discuss with Hou Yunlong, and she clearly wasn't suited to be here listening. She hummed softly, nodded, and walked out of the ward with a swaying motion, closing the door behind her.

  Mei Shufen left for a while, and the room was still very quiet. Xu Yi didn't speak, with his eyes slightly closed, leaning against the hospital bed. Hou Yunlong was taken aback by this scene. This Xu Yi looked like he was only about twenty years old, but how come he acted so maturely? He had just sent Mei Shufen away, which meant that he had given himself an opportunity, and what to do next would depend on himself.

  Of course, the first thing to do is to make Xu Yi believe that he is Secretary Jiang's person.

  This kid is not simple, it's really a family of profound learning. It's a pity that he didn't go into politics. If he went into politics, would anyone else have a way out? Mei Shufen sighed silently in her heart, took out her mobile phone and dialed County Party Secretary Jiang Weifeng's mobile phone.

  "Xiao Hou, how's it going? How's Xu Yi recovering?"

  "Boss, I'm talking to Comrade Xu Yi right now, just the two of us, you can talk to him for a bit." Hou Yunlong smiled and handed over his phone after glancing at Xu Yi.

  "Secretary Jiang, hello, I'm Xu Yi, thank you for your concern." Xu Yi took the phone and smiled into the receiver, "I'm really sorry to trouble you, taking time out of your busy schedule to care about me."

  "Mr. Xu, Xiao Hou is my secretary. Whatever requirements you have, just let him know and I'll do my best to satisfy them. However, I'm currently in a standing committee meeting, and I'll visit you at the hospital tonight."

  "Thank you, Secretary Jiang, for your concern. Goodbye."

  Xu Yi smiled and hung up the phone, handing it back to Hou Yunlong. He looked at Hou Yunlong's face with great interest, wondering what kind of conditions Jiang Weifeng would offer. After all, he was also a person from Beijing who had been beaten badly on his own turf, so he should come up with something substantial to satisfy himself.

  "Before I came, Comrade Jiang and several deputy secretaries bumped into each other and had a preliminary discussion on the handling of the innocent beating of the masses by the Chengguan police station."

  Hou Yunlong pondered for a moment, then looked into Xu Yi's eyes. "Secretary Jiang and Secretary Zheng insist on digging deeper into the internal reasons of this case and taking advantage of this opportunity to carry out rectification activities within the public security system. However, County Magistrate Guan, Secretary Guan, and Secretary Ma disagree. They think that just because one unit, the Chengguan Police Station, made a mistake, it's not necessary to stir up the entire Qixi County public security system."

  Xu Yi knew that the Zheng Secretary mentioned by Hou Yunlong was actually Zheng Qianqian, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. The Guan Secretary referred to Guan Jian's father, Guan Jian. And Ma Secretary was actually Ma Tian, the pregnant secretary of the Political and Legal Committee.

  It is obvious that Jiang Weifeng wants to take this opportunity to severely attack the Guan Jianyi system, but he did not gain an advantage in the collision at Shuixi, and now he has become the key to handling the case.

  That is to say, now it's a matter of who can get the promise from me first, whoever gets it means they are one step ahead of their opponent.

  If I'm not satisfied, no matter what the Qi Xi County Committee decides, it's okay to make a big fuss in Jiangnan Province. The old man has dedicated his life to the country, and when he returns to his hometown with his son to pay respects to their ancestors, they are caught by a group of thugs led by a spoiled brat and beaten up at the police station.

  If this matter is reported to the central government, even the provincial party secretary of Jiangnan may be held accountable. Which leader would not step down when they are supposed to? If the Xu family's situation doesn't improve and their descendants are treated like this after they themselves have stepped down, will the leaders be willing to see such a situation arise?

  "Director Hou, how to handle this case is your Qi Xi County Committee's business. As an outsider, I don't have the qualifications to say three or four things." Xu smiled and said, "Of course, regarding the public security of Qi Xi and some spoiled sons' arrogance, I can only express my regret."

  Hou Yunlong was taken aback, and Xu Yi's voice had a hint of resentment, it was clear that he was very dissatisfied with this encounter, if the county committee couldn't come up with measures that satisfied him, this matter would absolutely not end well.

  Of course, Secretary Jiang can take this opportunity to severely attack Guan Jianye, severely damaging his prestige before he retires, and thus establish Secretary Jiang's prestige in the county committee.

  County Magistrate Lu Weiqun and Guan Jian's relationship is one of cooperation, which is why Lu Weiqun has the ability to suppress Secretary Jiang in the county party committee. If Guan Jian leaves, Lu Weiqun will become a lame duck and it will be difficult for him to contend with Secretary Jiang again.

  However, the premise of doing so is that Xu Yi is willing to cooperate with Secretary Jiang. Xu Yi has no reason to help Secretary Jiang for nothing, let alone being beaten by the police and hospitalized himself, which is a great humiliation for someone like Xu Yi.

  Secretary Jiang wants to make good use of this opportunity, he naturally has to push the matter to the municipal party committee, isn't that equivalent to rubbing salt on Xu Yi's wound? For those proud princes who value their reputation, it is undoubtedly a great humiliation.

  In this world, everything has a price. As long as Director Jiang names a price, Xu Yi will definitely be willing to cooperate with Director Jiang. It's just that for someone like Xu Yi, the young master from Beijing, perhaps only sufficient benefits can spark his interest. Nobody dislikes money.

  Of course, these things aren't up to Zhu Yunlong to decide.

  "Alright then, you get some rest, I still have some things to take care of at work, I'll come visit you again another day."

  Zhu Yunlong smiled and stood up to bid farewell to Xu Yi.

  "Director Zhu, take care, I won't see you off since it's inconvenient for me."

  Xu let out a gentle smile, waved his hand at Zhu Yunlong, and as he watched Zhu's back disappear into the distance, a faint smile spread across his face. This matter should have reached the ears of some people in the Jiangnan Provincial Committee by now.

  "Hey, what's on your mind? You're so distracted."

  Mei Shufen walked into the ward, closed the door behind her, and went to the table to pick up an apple. "Let me peel an apple for you. By the way, shall I take care of your family's cemetery matters?"

  "You said it's about the future of your Lao Xu family, so hurry up and handle it properly. I'll be heading back to Beijing in a few days."

  Xu Yi slowly shook his head, "It's not urgent for the time being. This Feng Shui formation is best done by myself. I need to eliminate those evil spirits first before I can start working on it. If not, they will be transferred to the people nearby."

  After refining the evil Qi, the true Qi can suppress the outbreak of the three Yang channels. It's a pity that Xu Yicai couldn't waste it in vain. At least several months were spent gathering the thick evil Qi in the cemetery.

  "Hurry up and get better."

  Mei Shufen smiled and handed the sliced apple to Xu Yi, "Alright, have some fruit. I'll go wash my face. My dad just said he'd make time to come see you, this young master. You won't be angry, will you?"

  "Ah, no, why get angry."

  Xu Yi was taken aback by the words, slowly shook his head, and stuffed an apple into his mouth, taking a light bite.

  At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Qi Xi County Magistrate Lu Weiqun arrived.

  "Xu Yi, you chat with County Magistrate Lu for a bit, I'll go out and take a walk."

  Mei Shufen interestingly greeted Xu Yi and left the ward with a twist of her waist, while Lu Weiqun's secretary also wisely left, leaving space for the two.

  "Mr. Xu, this time it's really our fault, our county government didn't do a good job, I apologize to you on behalf of the county government."

  Lu bowed slightly to Xu, "Our Qi Xi County public security system is complex and inevitably there will be some rotten apples that seriously damage the image of the party and government. Our county committee has unanimously decided that the next step will focus on rectifying the style and discipline of the public security system and bring those rotten apples to justice."

  Xu Yi didn't say a word, his lips curled up slightly, and a hint of disdainful smile appeared on his face. "County Magistrate Lu, you think you can just bluff me like this? Don't you have something more substantial to offer?"

  Lu was taken aback by the words and stared blankly with his mouth agape.