Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1406 It’s You
The identification work at the museum progressed quickly. The police also photographed and registered the cultural relics they had recently handed in and sent them back for expert identification.

The person in charge of this mission was Zheng Guangrong, deputy captain of the Criminal Police Brigade of Jeju Taebaek Branch. Heo Chunliang, the new director of the museum, came out to receive him.

Zheng Guangrong stated his purpose. After Xu Chunliang arranged for relevant personnel to contact him, he asked Zheng Guangrong to go to the office to rest and the identification results would come out soon.

Zheng Guangrong sat down and Xu Chunliang wanted to make tea for him. Zheng Guangrong picked up his thermos cup and filled it with hot water.

Seeing his tired face, Xu Chunliang knew that he hadn't rested well in the past few days, so he smiled and said, "It must be hard to do your job, right?"

Zheng Guangrong said, "As long as you work hard, any job is hard. Director Xu, don't be polite to me. Lu Qi and I were classmates at the police academy."

When Xu Chunliang heard him mention Lu Qi, the distance between them suddenly became much closer: "Lu Qi is my buddy."

Zheng Guangrong smiled and said, "We lived in the same dormitory when we were in the police academy. He mentioned you to me when we talked on the phone a few days ago and wanted to introduce us to each other. I said we should wait for him to come over so that I can treat you to a meal. He agreed. But I didn't expect that we would meet earlier than expected."

Xu Chunliang said, "Then let's not be polite. You are older than me, so I will call you Brother Zheng, and you can call me by my name, or Xiao Xu."

Zheng Guangrong said, "That won't work. You are now the museum director, deputy director, right?"

Xu Chunliang shook his head: "No, I am in charge temporarily, and my main work is still at the Weishan Lake Construction Command."

Zheng Guangrong said, "This museum case has made us very embarrassed. The city has issued a death order, requiring us to sort out the case and give the public an explanation within ten days."

"You're responsible?"

Zheng Guangrong shook his head: "Director Yang will personally handle this case."

Xu Chunliang said: "Brother Zheng, can you tell me whether Zhang Yucheng committed suicide or was murdered?"

Zheng Guangrong said: "Based on the current situation, it is inclined to suicide."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, Zhao Hong showed him the photos of Zhang Yucheng's body, which proved that he was beaten before his death. Didn't the police suspect homicide?

Xu Chunliang said: "If he chose to commit suicide, it seems unnecessary for him to carry the cultural relics on his back. This seems to be somewhat unreasonable in terms of logic."

Zheng Guangrong said: "I think so too. There are some scars on the body, which should be caused by being beaten. However, we checked the surrounding surveillance and did not find any other suspicious people. We also found some videos of Zhang Yucheng that night and did not find anyone else present."

Xu Chunliang said: "The cultural relics you recovered still don't match the fakes found in the museum. It is preliminarily inferred that many cultural relics have been lost."

Zheng Guangrong said: "What we need to do now is to compare and locate the lost cultural relics and follow this clue to investigate."

Xu Chunliang nodded. There was indeed no better way at the moment.

At this time Zhou Yangming walked in. Several experts had already appraised the cultural relics sent by the police and unanimously concluded that all the cultural relics sent were authentic.

Zheng Guangrong breathed a sigh of relief. He took the appraisal report from Zhou Yangming, immediately stood up and said goodbye, and had to rush back to the bureau to report.

Zhou Yangming took off his gloves and washed his hands in Xu Chunliang's office. He also took the opportunity to come out and get some fresh air.

Xu Chunliang handed him a cup of tea.

Zhou Yangming smiled and said, "It's an honor for Director Xu to personally make tea for me."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Cousin, please stop making fun of me. How did I become the director of the museum? Others don't know, so how can you not know?"

Zhou Yangming took a sip of tea and said, "Your museum has a lot of cultural relics in stock, but the preservation is not good, and there are even bigger problems with the exhibition layout. If you make some improvements, it should be able to reach a higher level."

Xu Chunliang said, "I'm trying to get it. Jeju has built a cultural exhibition center. Originally, they said part of it would be used for the new museum, but I don't know what the leaders thought. They suddenly changed their minds and wanted to give that space to the Science and Technology Museum and the Planning Museum. The museum will choose a new site for construction."

Zhou Yangming said: "Good food is never too late. Maybe we can build a better and larger building for you."

Xu Chunliang said, "I told Director Jiang to try his best to get this cultural exhibition center. Jeju's culture is history. Why build a science and technology museum? No matter how well you build a science and technology museum, can it compare with those in big cities? The planning museum is even more nonsense. Isn't it just talk? They are just playing with empty words without solving the actual problems."

Zhou Yangming laughed: "Things in the system are not surprising. If you choose to work in this industry, you must obey the rules here, otherwise you will become the target of public criticism."

Xu Chunliang said, "Let's not talk about this. I get angry when I talk about it. Cousin, what's going on between you and Xue Anning?"

Zhou Yangming said, "What could happen? She's an old classmate. She has a strong personality. When I was in school, I was quite popular with teachers. I guess she has some opinions about me."

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "You are changing the subject. I didn't ask about your school. Have you two discussed it?"

Zhou Yangming said: "There was such a period."

"To what extent?"

"What do you mean?" Xu Chunliang's question made Zhou Yangming feel a little uncomfortable.

Xu Chunliang asked: "Did you two go to bed?"

Zhou Yangming said awkwardly: "Chunliang, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I understand. You took advantage of her and refused to admit it. No wonder she was angry." Zhou Yangming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not that bad. We don't get along. You saw that."

Xu Chunliang chuckled.

Zhou Yangming knew that he didn't believe it, so he said helplessly: "My relationship with her is not as complicated as you think."

Xu Chunliang asked: "How much do you know about Xue Anning's family background?"

Zhou Yangming said: "They are a brother and sister. Their father is Xue Renzhong. He used to do some illegal things and was imprisoned. Later, he was recruited by the country. Otherwise, she would not have been able to join the joint archaeological team."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Have you met her father?"

Zhou Yangming nodded: "I have seen Xue in the south and Xie in the north. Of course I have seen such famous people."

Xu Chunliang said: "You two are classmates, your majors match each other, and you are a good match in terms of appearance and talent. Why don't you take the exam?"

Zhou Yangming sighed and said, "I told you, our personalities are not compatible."

Xu Chunliang said: "It's not that simple, is it? You don't like her background?"

Zhou Yangming smiled bitterly and said, "Cousin, I won't hide it from you, her father is actually my grandfather's apprentice."

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Xu Chunliang's heart sank, remembering that the Zhou family started out as tomb robbers. It was not surprising that Xue Renzhong was a disciple of the Zhou family. If that was the case, Zhou Yangming should have called him uncle-master, but Zhou Yangming did not show much respect for this uncle-master in his words. There must be something hidden in this. Maybe this was the reason why Zhou Yangming and Xue Anning could not get together.

Xu Chunliang did not ask any further questions. It was already very difficult for Zhou Yangming to tell him the truth. He couldn't help but think of the underwater sunken city archaeological excavation that was being prepared. Was his cousin Zhou Yangming's visit to Jeju to meet him related to this matter?
Zhou Yangming said: "I will leave immediately after I finish the work at the Jeju Museum."

Xu Chunliang asked: "So urgent?"

Zhou Yangming sighed and said, "I'll stay. It will be awkward for both of us."

Xu Chunliang said: "The target of this joint archaeological team is the underwater sunken city. Are you interested?"

Zhou Yangming shook his head: "Do you know why I went abroad these years? Because my grandfather set a rule for me not to engage in related activities in China. I swore that I would not break it."

Xu Chunliang asked, "You won't even participate in a legal archaeological excavation approved by the state?"

Zhou Yangming said: "I won't participate."

At this time Xue Anning came to find Xu Chunliang. When Zhou Yangming saw her coming, he quickly found an excuse to leave.

When the two passed each other, Xue An Ning rolled his eyes at him and told him to experience it himself.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Sister Xue, what do you want me to do?"

Xue Anning said, "The work at the museum is almost done. We plan to send some people back to prepare for the archaeological excavation and leave two here. Does Director Xu agree?"

Xu Chunliang thought about it and realized that the work was indeed coming to an end. There was no need to force their people to stay. Besides, the experts in the joint archaeological team were not as efficient as Huang Wanglin and Zhou Yangming. Xu Chunliang nodded and said, "No problem."

Xue An Ning said: "Then I will go back and make arrangements."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Will you stay?"

Before Xue An Ning could answer, Xu Chunliang said with a sly smile, "I see, you will definitely stay."

Xue An Ning said, "Why should I stay?" She originally wanted to stay, but after Xu Chunliang said that, she felt a little embarrassed.

Xu Chunliang said: "Sister Xue, you and my cousin seem to be a little ambiguous."

Xue An Ning spat, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xu Chunliang said, "It's just talk, why are you so sensitive? A bystander can see clearly. Even Wang Jinwu can see it. There must be a story between you two in the past."

Xue Anning said: "Xu Chunliang, you don't need to worry about my personal affairs."

Xu Chunliang said: "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about my cousin. My cousin has been absent-minded since he saw you. He also said..." This guy paused deliberately.

Xue An Ning asked: "What?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Forget it, I'd better not worry about your private affairs."

Xue An Ning knew that this boy was deliberately keeping him in suspense, so he snorted coldly and turned away.

Xu Chunliang originally wanted to stay in the museum and take a break from his busy schedule, but there were too many things going on in the past two days. Before he had finished dealing with the museum's affairs, he encountered problems elsewhere. This time it was a civil dispute.

A one-day tour group from Jeju went on a tour around Wisan Island when they had a conflict with local merchants. It started as a verbal dispute, then escalated into a fistfight, and finally turned into a group fight. Although no one was seriously injured, the incident caused quite a stir.

The Binhu New District Branch controlled the two parties in conflict. Each side insisted on its own opinion and neither was convinced. The tourists from Jeju felt that they were treated unfairly and called Jeju to complain. The relevant departments reported the matter to Jeju Culture and Tourism Bureau, requiring it to send people to Weishan Island as soon as possible for coordination, to protect the rights of local tourists and to resolve the matter satisfactorily.

(End of this chapter)