《Physician’s Odyssey》Chapter 858 - Playing Along
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Su Tao had decided to get himself involved in the National Healer Team’s leader selection. So he sent Xia Yu to investigate Shao Wentao from the dark.
When he knocked off, he met with Xia Yu in a teahouse. When the waiter sent the tea and pastries over, Xia Yu took out an envelope from his messenger bag. Taking out a few photos from it, Su Tao was surprised, “Where did you get these?”
“Yesterday afternoon at Yuzhou Province. Shao Wentao is pretty cunning to have a meeting a few hundred kilometers away. The two of them stayed seven to eight hours in a nightclub, and they even shared a close relationship.” Xia Yu smiled bitterly.
“Continue to keep an eye on Shao Wentao. That fellow is definitely planning something.” Su Tao sighed.
“Understood.” Xia yu nodded his head. After a brief pause, he asked, “I’m preparing to have my wedding next month. Are you free to participate?”
“I naturally must! You finally managed to convince your mother-in-law? Where are you going to host it? I’ll come with a huge gift at that time.” Su Tao smiled.
“I’m only inviting friends and families over. Yuqing has gained weight from her pregnancy, and she’s not confident in herself.” Xia Yu embarrassedly smiled.
“Alright, I’ll be there on time.” Su Tao then left the teahouse.
He admired Xia Yu. He didn’t mind Di Yuqing for her bad experience, protecting her like she was his treasure. Xia Yu was way better than him in terms of devotion.
But if you don’t enjoy yourself while you’re young, you would be wasting your time.
Shao Wentao was in his office looking through the Ten Best National Healers candidates. When he saw Su Tao’s page, he casually looked at it before throwing it into the rubbish bin.
He was a vengeful person, and Su Tao was in his blacklist. So he would not let Su Tao off so easily.
Then again, he still had to keep himself under control during this period. When he becomes the National Healer Team leader, he would have all the time in the world to deal with Su Tao.
He had tons of ways to make things difficult for Su Tao. Such as not giving Su Tao any task. After a year or two, he could find an opportunity to strike-off Su Tao’s name. Or using his connection to ruin Su Tao’s reputation. All of it was easy for him.
After Shao Wentao sorted the Ten Best National Healers’ candidacy, he headed for Yu Youqing’s office. Along the way, he would greet many people with a smile. If you had no idea about Shao Wentao’s true self, you would think he was a generous person.
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He knocked on Yu Youqing’s door. Yu Youqing had just finished making a call and yelled out, “Come in.”
Shao Wentao gave the sorted information to Yu Youqing and smiled, “This is the Ten Best National Healers’ name list. There’s a total of fifteen, and I have already gone through them. There should be no problem with it.”
Yu Youqing nodded his head and started flipping through the document, “The committee is paying great attention to the Ten Best National Healershis round. It’s not only recognition, but there will also be monetary rewards. So we have to get this matter done beautifully.”
“These fifteen have contributed the most in the past year, and they can definitely withstand the examination.” Shao Wentao promised.
But when Yu Youqing looked through the document, he knitted his brows.
Seeing Yu Youqing’s reaction, Shao Wentao immediately asked, “Is there a problem?”
Knocking his finger on the desk, Yu Youqing replied, “Wentao, you have to be impartial if you want this position. At the very least, you can’t make it seem so obvious.”
Feigning ignorance, Shao Wentao swore, “I’m absolutely impartial in this matter.”
Looking at Shao Wentao for a long time, Yu Youqing took out his phone and gave it to Shao Wentao, “Take a look at it yourself. What do you think?”
It was a message from Chief Wei, which wrote, “There’s an instruction from the higher hierarchy. The Ten Best National Healers this time will mainly focus on newcomers with a great contribution.”
“Most of the candidates are in their fifties, and they’re also the foundation of the National Healer Team. It perfectly fits Chief Wei’s requirement.” Shao Wentao embarrassedly smiled.
Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Yu Youqing replied, “Even if our National Healer Team enjoys a transcendent position, we’re still under the government’s management. Do you know who’s responsible for the Health Ministry in the government?”
“Vice Premier xiao!” Shao Wentao nervously replied.
“And who’s handling his healthcare right now?” Yu Youqing continued.
“Su Tao!” Shao Wentao sighed. He wasn’t stupid, and he had already figured it out when he saw the message. But he was reluctant to include Su Tao’s name in the Ten Best National Healers candidacy. After all, he wanted to get rid of Su Tao from the team.
Yu Youqing was disappointed in Shao Wentao’s arrangement. At the very least, Shao Wentao had to be politically sensitive. If Shao Wentao had taken over the leader position in this manner, he would definitely be in trouble.
“Regardless of your conflict with Su Tao, he has to be in the Ten Best National Healers’ candidacy. As for whether if he is picked, it will depend on the higher hierarchy and public opinion.” Yu Youqing swept a glance at Shao Wentao. He had already made things clear, so Shao Wentao still couldn’t get his hints?
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“Thank you, Chief Yu.” Shao Wentao sighed inwardly. He had been too scheming, which was seen through by Yu Youqing. Even if Su Tao made it into the Ten Best National Healers’ candidacy, he still had to go through the committee’s acknowledgment and public opinion.
There were over 180 National Healers, and they were all prideful people. So how could they possibly allow someone in his twenties to take this honor?
“Furthermore, how’s your preparation for the leader selection?” Yu Youqing smiled. The atmosphere around him had changed entirely.
“I’ve written many speeches and finally have a good one. I’ll need you to take a look at it later.” Shao Wentao replied with a fawning smile.
“You can bring it over now. I’m free today.” Yu Youqing enjoyed how Shao Wentao was respectful to him.
Shao Wentao immediately ran back to his office. Not long later, he returned with a few documents and handed an envelope with his speech over to Shao Wentao. While Yu Youqing was wearing his presbyopia prescribed spectacles, Shao Wentao casually took out a folder among the Ten Best National Healers’ candidacy and carefully placed a new one in.
When Yu Youqing saw Shao Wentao’s actions, he sighed inwardly at how fast Shao Wentao learned.
After that, he took out his fountain pen and started making amendments to the speech.
On the other hand, Shao Wentao stood beside Yu Youqing. He watched and gave his praises endlessly. Roughly an hour later, Yu Youqing finally finished amending the speech. He handed it back to Shao Wentao, which Shao Wentao flattered, “Teacher Yu, thank you for your guidance. Otherwise, I’m afraid that I’ll be a laughingstock with my speech. I’m now confident that no matter what Yue Zun does, I’ll be able to throw him away with this speech.”
Yu Youqing might be shrewd, but he still enjoyed Shao Wentao’s flattering and smiled, “Get it amended quickly. I’ll have to summit the Ten Best National Healers’ candidacy in a while.”
As such, Shao Wentao left with the amended speech. But the second he came out of the office, his smile disappeared.
You have to be cautious when someone was smiling brightly at you. After all, who knew what was hidden beneath that smile.
At about 2 p.m. on Friday, Su Tao arrived in a building, greeted by the empty hallway.
Su Tao had given Yue Zun a call beforehand, and Yue Zun’s office door was slightly opened. As for the other offices, they were locked.
When Su Tao pushed open the door to see the office empty, he briefly waited at the entrance. Shortly after, he could hear water splashes from the bathroom along with Yue Zun’s coughing. Yue Zun was wearing a smile while he walked over to Su Tao. His footsteps were light, but they produced rustling noises in the long hallway.
“Why aren’t you going in since you’re here?” Yue Zun smiled and pushed the door open, with Su Tao following behind him.
“There’s no one in the room, and it would seem rude for me to enter with permission.” Su Tao smiled.
Waving his hand, Yue Zun smiled, “I trust you, and you can come freely anytime. There’s nothing valuable in my office anyway.”
Looking around the office, Su Tao smiled while shaking his head, “Martial Uncle, there are many things in your office.”
Yue Zun was briefly stunned. He could feel that there was a hidden meaning behind Su Tao’s words. When he saw Su Tao winking at him, he kept his silence.
Su Tao had noticed something when he was in Yue Zun’s office the other time. Walking over to the painting, he gently took it down and dismantled the painting. As he pulled a corner, he took out a thumb-sized pinhole camera.
When Yue Zun saw the camera, his face changed dramatically. Back then, he had used this in Jianghuai Hospital. Then again, this pinhole camera is definitely not placed by Yue Zun.
“If I’ve guessed it correctly, this painting should be from Sun Changle, right?” Su Tao sighed.
Nodding his head, Yue Zun’s face then changed, “He has a problem?”
“That’s right. We were both bluffed by Sun Changle’s acting. He actually has a good relationship with Shao Wentao, and the reason he got close to you is to understand your network. You’ve been bringing him around the past few days to make visits, and I’m afraid that Shao Wentao has a complete understanding of you now. As for Sun Changle, he must have made a pact with Shao Wentao.”
Anger blazed in Yue Zun’s eyes while he took a deep breath, “These bunch of people are too deeply hidden!”
Nodding his head, Su Tao replied, “Let’s play along with them! This camera can last 48 hours, and I’ve just taken a look at it. The battery and memory card needs replacing at 10 tomorrow.”
When he finished, he hung the painting back on the wall.
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