Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1254 Senior Brother

Zhai Pingqing organized his thoughts and picked up the phone to seek advice from someone.

Before he could get through on the phone, the nanny told him that a distinguished guest was coming to visit. Zhai Pingqing shook his head impatiently: "I won't see anyone now."

The nanny handed him the business card. Zhai Pingqing squinted at the name on the card and suddenly stood up: "Quick, please ask her to come in!"

Zhai Pingqing had heard of the name Li Changji a long time ago. He knew that she was the only daughter of Li Bingxing and the wife of Huang Youlong, the president of Mingde Korean Medicine Group. In the past, Li Changhe was in charge of Lexing's business in Greater China. Zhai Pingqing had not heard of the news of changes in the management of Lexing Group, but the business card he just saw indicated that Li Changhe's position in the group had been replaced by his sister.

Li Changji is 1.75 meters tall, with fair skin and an indifferent expression. Her black professional suit and her innate cold temperament make people feel an indescribable sense of distance.

The person who came with her was not her husband Huang Youlong, but her assistant and bodyguard Jin Shimin.

  Zhai Pingqing stood up to greet her and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you, Mr. Li." He muttered something while speaking, wondering if this woman could understand Chinese.

Li Changji immediately dispelled Zhai Pingqing's concerns with fluent Mandarin.

"I hope Mr. Zhai doesn't mind my unwarranted visit today."

Li Changji's Mandarin was even more authentic than Zhai Pingqing's, who spoke with a Guangdong-Guangxi accent. If Zhai Pingqing had not known her origins in advance, he would have thought she was a native Chinese.

Zhai Pingqing smiled and said, "Mr. Li speaks Mandarin very well."

Li Changji shook his hand and said, "I went to college in Shuimu, majoring in history, and my husband is also Chinese."

Zhai Pingqing asked her to sit down, and after asking her opinion, he asked the nanny to bring coffee.

The bodyguard was conscientious in his duties and always stood behind Li Changji like a javelin. Zhai Pingqing judged from his behavior that he must be well-trained.

Li Changji took the coffee and said thank you.

Zhai Pingqing sighed secretly. After all, she was born into a wealthy family. Her every move was noble and polite. This woman seemed to be much younger than Huang Youlong, at most forty years old. Zhai Pingqing couldn't help but think of Qin Yujiao, who was about the same age as Li Changji. As the saying goes, people will die if compared with people, and goods will be thrown away if compared with goods. Judging from their looks alone, Qin Yujiao should be the same as Li Changji, but the latter's aura would kill the former in seconds. If the two women appeared together, Qin Yujiao would not even be qualified to carry the other's shoes.

Zhai Pingqing asked: "What does Mr. Li want to talk to me about today?"

Li Changji glanced at Zhai Pingqing and did not answer his question immediately. However, this brief silence made Zhai Pingqing feel that the air around him suddenly cooled down a lot.

Li Changji said: "You should know why I am here."

Zhai Pingqing laughed. His cunning as a businessman made him choose not to answer the other party's question directly: "How can I know if Mr. Li doesn't tell me?"

Li Changji asked, "What are you going to do about the new hospital for infectious diseases?"

Zhai Pingqing sighed and said, "Mr. Li should be aware of the current situation. It's not just the new hospital that has stopped construction. The China-Korea Industrial Park has also been affected. That's also where Lexing Group invested. Unexpected events happen all the time. I didn't expect to encounter such troubles."

Li Changji said: "Mr. Zhai doesn't seem to understand what I mean. I am asking you what to do?"

Zhai Pingqing frowned. Li Changji's dominance aroused his disgust. I am not your slave when I cooperate with you. I don't know who spoiled this group of Koreans. Zhai Pingqing picked up the teacup in front of him, crossed his legs, and said calmly: "I am already smoothing the relationship. Please be more patient."

Li Changji asked, "What is patience? How long will it take you to solve this matter?"

Zhai Pingqing said, "The city just called and asked me to attend a meeting tomorrow regarding the construction site of the new infectious disease hospital. I can't determine a solution until the meeting is over."

Li Changji asked, "Are you sure you can keep that piece of land?"

Zhai Pingqing thought to himself, "Aren't you asking even though you know the answer?" The Warring States tomb incident is making a lot of noise right now. The construction site of the new hospital of the infectious disease hospital just happened to be included in the cultural heritage protection area. Building a hospital in a cultural heritage protection area? Risking the world's condemnation? Not to mention me, even Wang Jianming wouldn't dare to do this. Just the label of destroying the national cultural heritage would make you suffer. After all, you come from a small country, so stubborn.

Zhai Pingqing shook his head: "It's unlikely that I can keep it. It's not just me. The China-Korea Industrial Park is also facing this problem."

Li Changji said: "If you can't complete the contract, then you'd better return all the investment made by the group to you."

Zhai Pingqing smiled and said, "What do you mean? All the investments? It sounds like you want me to bear all the losses personally?"

Li Changji said: "Business is like this, there are losses and gains. Fortunately, the loss is not big. With Kang Jian's strength, this loss is nothing."

Zhai Pingqing said, "Our contract is written in black and white. This situation is force majeure. And you were the one who took the initiative to get me involved. You can check with Mr. Li Changhe."

Li Changji said, "I have finished what I have to say. Mr. Zhai, please decide for yourself what to do next."

She stood up, without moving the cup of coffee. She took two steps and stopped without turning around. “I’ll give you seven days. If you can’t solve the problem, return the investment from the group to us intact.”

Zhai Pingqing snorted coldly: "No!" After Li Changji got in the car, he said to Jin Shimin: "The land for the new hospital will definitely not be saved. You make a claim plan. If Zhai Pingqing can't come up with so much money, let him use shares to compensate."

Jin Shimin nodded.

Zhai Pingqing picked up the phone and put it down again. After a long time, he calmed down and asked the driver to take him to a place.

The night in late autumn comes early. Before six o'clock, it is already completely dark. The driver takes Zhai Pingqing all the way to the shore of Xuanqing Lake, more than 20 kilometers southeast of Dongzhou.

There are a few villas sparsely dotted on the northern shore of Xuanqing Lake, one of which has lights on.

This is not Zhai Pingqing's property, and Zhai Pingqing is not here to relax. The driver stopped in front of the villa and Zhai Pingqing rang the doorbell. Soon a middle-aged man came to open the door. He must be very familiar with Zhai Pingqing. He greeted him and led the way for him.

Zhai Pingqing entered the living room of the villa and saw a man sitting by the fireplace with his back to him, enjoying the warmth it brought him.

Zhai Pingqing obviously slowed down his pace.

The other party had already noticed his arrival and whispered, "Are you here?"

Zhai Pingqing said respectfully, "Senior Brother."

The man slowly turned around and it turned out to be Huang Youlong, the president of Mingde Group. Although his hair was gray, his eyes were still bright.

After Zhai Pingqing sat down, he was about to talk about Li Changji.

Huang Youlong spoke first: "You came here for Changji's matter, right?"

Zhai Pingqing nodded. In fact, it was not just for Li Changji. He had encountered too many troubles recently. He regretted that he should not have chosen to cooperate with Huang Youlong in the first place.

Huang Youlong said: "I have heard about what happened recently. It is indeed a bit troublesome."

Zhai Pingqing said: "If it wasn't for my senior brother looking for me, I wouldn't be interested in the traditional medical industry, and you promised me..."

Huang Youlong interrupted him with a smile: "Junior brother, since I promised you something, I will not go back on my word."

Zhai Pingqing quietly observed Huang Youlong's expression. It is said that the husband sings and the wife follows. There is no guarantee that the couple will not play the good cop and the bad cop to deal with him. Zhai Pingqing already has enough troubles now. When he learned that a large tomb of the Warring States Period was discovered near the construction site, Zhai Pingqing did have a headache. However, he soon felt that he was about to be relieved.

Although tomorrow's meeting has not yet been held, Zhai Pingqing can predict the result. The construction of the infectious disease hospital currently under construction will most likely be completely stopped. The city will give partial compensation and provide a new piece of land. Overall, he, the investor, will not suffer any loss.

  But Zhai Pingqing knew very well that Lexing Group would not easily accept this plan. Zhai Pingqing highly doubted the purpose of Lexing Group's investment in building a new hospital. Did they know from the beginning that there was a mystery under this land?

Zhai Pingqing said: "My sister-in-law asked me to return all the money to Le Xing within a week."

Huang Youlong pointed to a cigar box not far away, and his assistant came over and lit two cigars, one of which was handed to Zhai Pingqing and the other to Huang Youlong.

Huang Youlong took a puff of cigarette and said, "Junior brother, I can guarantee that I didn't know there was such a big mystery under that piece of land."

Zhai Pingqing took a deep puff of his cigar and whispered, "I'm asking something I shouldn't ask. Did Le Xing try every means to acquire the land for the new hospital because he knew there was a Warring States tomb underneath?"

Huang Youlong laughed: "Do you think they are interested in the things in the tomb?"

"What else? What do they want?"

"The Warring States tomb may just appear by chance, and there may be other secrets in it. Don't forget that my father-in-law lived in the Qingshan mining area when he was a child. Do you really think he is grateful and giving back?" Huang Youlong shook his head: "The people in this country have a cold and distorted mentality. There are very few people who know how to be grateful."

Zhai Pingqing said: "I heard that the cultural relics in the Warring States tomb are priceless. Maybe they came here for these cultural relics."

Huang Youlong said: "No matter how greedy my father-in-law is, he would not take such a big risk. Foreigners come here to steal cultural relics? Since liberation, such things have basically disappeared, unless they are looking for death. Moreover, if such things are exposed, the reputation of the entire Lexing Group will be at stake."

Zhai Pingqing asked: "Then why are they so persistent and unwilling to give in?"

Huang Youlong smiled sinisterly and said, "They are unwilling to give in because it is not the right time to give in. They are too confident in their own strength, which is a common problem among Koreans."

Zhai Pingqing asked: "Has your sister-in-law contacted you?"

Huang Youlong shook his head: "My marriage with her is in name only. This woman is just like her father, cold-blooded and heartless."

(End of this chapter)