43: Chapter 42 Go to Xie Linfeng, objective achieved.

"Director Chen, please sit down."

A hoodlum leader, reeking of the underworld with a tiger tattoo on his right arm, appeared remarkably benevolent at this moment.

It was bizarre, jarring, and left Chief Physician Chen Jianguo, who had prepared himself for a tough negotiation, completely bewildered.

"We mean no harm, but paying back debts is only natural."

"You could say usury is illegal, but in reality, it isn't actually against the law."

"However, there are also people who, when at the end of their rope, have borrowed from loan sharks and turned their lives around."

"Your son borrowed 200,000 two months ago, and it was agreed that he would pay back 280,000 upon maturity; we didn't force him."

Seeing Chief Physician Chen Jianguo standing still, the other man calmly explained once more.

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo snapped out of it and sat down in the chair.

The emotions he had brewed and the arguments he had prepared before coming here were all rendered useless.

"Then what exactly do you mean?"

"Is such a high interest rate reasonable?"

"Director Chen, let's reintroduce ourselves. My name is Zheng Long, just a hoodlum in your eyes."

"You can ask your son, or ask those who desperately need money but have nowhere else to borrow, whether we save them or not."

"When they borrowed the money, it wasn't like we held knives to their throats to force them."

"They are all adults; they knew it was a loan shark, yet they still borrowed it?"

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo was speechless; the words were crude but the reasoning was sound.

If it weren't for people desperately wanting fast cash, the loan shark business wouldn't have a market.

"In this society, human warmth has long since vanished. If you can't borrow from relatives, then you have no choice but to borrow from us."

"But saying all this today is just because I want Director Chen not to have such a big prejudice against us. Bring out the 200,000 principal, destroy the IOU, and we'll be square."

"What? Square?"

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo jolted his head up, thinking he had misheard.

He had already made all his plans; if the negotiation failed, he would have no choice but to bite the bullet and pay.

The best-case scenario he imagined was wiping out 50,000 in interest.

Yet, they offered to waive all interest...

Was there a conspiracy? This didn't feel right.

"Director Chen, you're lucky. Your son is a mess, but he has a good classmate."

"Someone has already put in a word. Our boss said to give him face, so the interest is waived, but it must be settled today. Any problems?"

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo was ecstatic; he was willing to pay the 200,000.

His son borrowed money, so paying it back was only right. It wasn't that he was unwilling to pay, it was just that the interest was too high.

"No... no problem. I can pay it now."

"Alright, swipe your card to pay. Here is the IOU."

The other party didn't waste words, placing the POS machine directly in front of Chief Physician Chen Jianguo.

A minute later, the IOU was handed to Chief Physician Chen Jianguo.

"Thank you."

"Director Chen, don't thank us. If you want to thank someone, go thank your son's classmate, Lin Feng. Here is his contact information."

A slip of paper was pushed in front of him.

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo's emotions gradually settled, and his gaze returned to its calm state.

He had emerged from his panicked state, transforming back into an authoritative expert in nephrology.

"This is Lin Feng's contact information. There's nothing else here for me; Mr. Chen, please go ahead."

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo took the slip of paper and walked to the entrance of the first floor of the mahjong parlor.

In this world, there is no such thing as love without reason.

If it were merely because of their relationship as classmates, he could have completely solved the problem for his son directly.

Helping in this manner could only mean one thing: Lin Feng wanted something from him, or rather, there were conditions for this paid favor.

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo picked up his phone and dialed the number.

It rang about three times before the call was answered.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Is this classmate Lin Feng? I am Chen Gang's father."

"Hello, Uncle."

"Let's meet. 25 Jian'an Road, Weilingge Restaurant, let's have lunch together."

"Alright, I'll be there soon."

Ten minutes later, in a private room, Lin Feng politely offered a cigarette to Chief Physician Chen Jianguo.

"Uncle Chen, you're too polite."

"Xiao Lin, since you wanted to help Chen Gang, why didn't you just help him directly?"

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo asked straight to the point.

"My friendship with Chen Gang is average; in a year and a half of university, we haven't met many times."

"He came to me to borrow money, and there's no way I would lend it to him. Besides, I also tried to advise him."

Lin Feng recounted the whole ordeal, making Chief Physician Chen Jianguo blush with shame.

Both were sophomores, yet Lin Feng appeared mature, seasoned, and possessed a level of shrewdness that didn't belong to someone his age.

While his own son was like a good-for-nothing.

Not only did he rack up so much debt for a woman, but he also resorted to moral kidnapping.

To be honest, if this matter went through legal channels, it would definitely be able to deal with these loan sharks.

But Chief Physician Chen Jianguo knew that once he did that, he would essentially be finished.

He couldn't help but lose his wariness toward Lin Feng, instead beginning to appreciate this young man who was the same age as his son.

"Xiao Lin, let's be direct. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. What favor do you need me to do for you?"

"Uncle Chen, I do indeed have a favor to ask of you."

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was a request, it was fine.

This way, he could repay the favor.

"Tell me. If I can do it, I definitely will, but it can't be anything illegal or against the rules."

"Rest assured, it's absolutely not illegal. It just requires using a little bit of privilege. A friend's mother has uremia; she has enough money for a kidney transplant, but wants to jump the queue."

"If this can be done, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo had thought of ten thousand possibilities, but the one thing he didn't expect was a kidney transplant.

He originally thought the most likely scenario was that Lin Feng had a friend studying medicine and wanted to arrange an internship.

To be honest, requests that require long-term relationship management can be done, but they carry unsettling factors.

But for jumping the queue for a kidney transplant, he might have to use some personal favors.

However, the long-term trouble would be much less, and for him, it wasn't a difficult matter.

"Is this friend's mother in Shen City?"

"Her mother is in Runzhou, it's not far."

"Hmm, then that's simple. I'll arrange this. It will take three days at the earliest, and a week at the latest."

"I will arrange it when the time comes."

"Thanks, Uncle Chen."

"You're welcome. You've helped me a great deal. If that brat Chen Gang were half as outstanding as you, that would be enough."

He was genuinely a bit envious. Given his experience, he could sense that Lin Feng was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

His purpose in helping him was quite pure; saving a friend's mother could be understood as being affectionate and righteous.

For a college student like this, it's impossible for him to remain obscure after graduation.

"Uncle Chen, then I'll be going first."

"Oh, right, don't tell Chen Gang that I was the one who helped him."

"Oh... why?"

"Have you ever thought that if things are so easily resolved, and he also knows I have some special connections, will he become even worse in the future?"

Chief Physician Chen Jianguo's pupils constricted; he hadn't thought of this at all.

When he went back this time, not only could he not mention Lin Feng, but he also had to paint the process of resolving the matter as extremely difficult, claiming he had to pay a huge price to settle it.

Only then would his useless son have some fear in his heart, significantly reducing the probability of him making the same mistake in the future.

"Xiao Lin..."

When he looked up, Lin Feng had already left the private room.

He glanced at the window; Lin Feng started his scooter and disappeared from view.

"He knows his limits, knows when to advance and retreat, and has deep schemes. Why do I feel like he's not just in his early twenties?"