116: Chapter 116: The Operation Begins

"How about having the capital send a medical team over?" Bai Xiaohe asked tentatively. "If they discover that the female students have gynecological diseases, they will definitely report it to the Women and Children's Protection Agencies."

"Good idea," Zhao Yang smiled. "Then there will be no way to keep this a secret, and the higher-ups will definitely dig to the bottom. The problem is, under what pretext?"

Bai Xiaohe thought for a moment. "My dad has been quite close to the Medical Sector lately. The Health Department has been communicating with us about the pricing of the new Hepatitis C drug. Using Uncle Bai's connections, we should be able to coordinate a medical team to come down quickly. We can do it in the name of preventing and treating endemic diseases."

"Alright," Zhao Yang stood up. "We'll say that the Third Institute discovered new chronic endemic diseases during their investigation. That way, no one will think otherwise."

"What if I tell my dad I'm not feeling well?" Bai Xiaohe continued. "I'll say it's the same illness as the locals. That way, he'll definitely take it seriously."

"No need," Zhao Yang laughed. "Just tell him the truth; your dad will arrange everything. If you say you're sick, knowing his personality, he'd probably just send a plane to pick you up directly."

Bai Xiaohe felt a bit embarrassed. "You're right. I'll call him right away then."

Huang Mao had already reported the beating to Hu Yilang.

Hu Yilang immediately called Li Jianguo's mobile phone.

"Old Li, Zhao Yang beat up Yue Jun."

Li Jianguo was stunned. "Did Yue Jun provoke him? Why would he hit Yue Jun for no reason?"

Hu Yilang recounted everything Huang Mao had said. After listening, Li Jianguo frowned. "It all sounds plausible. I don't see any problem."

"No, I don't feel easy about this. Old Li, can't you use this incident to detain and interrogate him?"

"Are you crazy?" Li Jianguo almost couldn't keep his voice down. "Don't you know who he is? You want me to detain him over this trivial matter?"

"He did get physical, after all. Can't we charge him with intentional injury? A member of the investigation team from the capital throwing his weight around, getting into a conflict with a local and beating him up—isn't that headline explosive enough?"

Li Jianguo sneered. "Do you have some misunderstanding about the System? He's a national first-class merit holder and a twenty-three-year-old deputy division chief. Do you think he'd be afraid of this? Unless he's caught red-handed at the scene, even then, we couldn't do anything to him. Besides, the fact that Yue Jun could still call you means the beating wasn't heavy at all. It's not that I won't do it, but in my position, I can't easily touch him."

"Then how about planting something in his residence?"

"Are you joking?" Li Jianguo was getting annoyed. "He dared to go undercover alone; do you think he lacks that level of alertness?"

"This won't work, that won't work. Then you tell me what to do!"

"I'm keeping an eye on all their movements. I haven't seen anything for now." Li Jianguo paused. "Be careful not to accidentally reveal any flaws. As for this man, don't provoke him if you can help it."

The next day, Liu Yan, the Director of the Pingkang County Public Security Bureau, rushed back. He had also received new instructions from above: cooperate with the investigation team and act as a liaison to provide convenience from the court and the procuratorate.

Li Jianguo saw that Zhao Yang and the others were no longer just focusing on the Public Security Bureau, and he breathed a secret sigh of relief.

That evening, just as Zhao Yang's trio returned to the guest house, a middle-aged man in his thirties arrived with an invitation.

"Hello, are you Mr. Zhao Yang?"

Zhao Yang sized him up. "I am. Who are you?"

"I am Zhang Cheng, the assistant to Director Hu of Kahn Paper Industry. This is an invitation from Director Hu." He handed over the invitation.

Zhao Yang took it and scanned it. Good grief, the wording was extremely humble, with strings of phrases like "having long admired your great name" and "it would be a supreme honor." It was written as if Zhao Yang not going would be like not giving Face to all the people in the city.

Zhao Yang closed the invitation. "Fine. Go back and tell your Mr. Hu that I'll be there on time tomorrow."

"Mr. Zhao Yang, we will send a private car to pick you up."

Zhao Yang smiled. "Since you want to pick me up, that's fine. My status is that of an official, so I can't be too high-profile—an audi a6 will do, or an A4. I don't want to sit in any other car."

"Understood. I will convey your message to Mr. Hu."

Zhang Cheng left, and Lu Yike was a bit worried. "Director, is it safe for you to go alone? I'm afraid they'll play tricks."

Zhao Yang smiled. "He'd better play some tricks; otherwise, I'd actually look down on him."

Lu Yike opened her mouth to speak but suddenly laughed too. "I'm overthinking it. Director, why not take me along? It'll definitely be exciting."

Zhao Yang waved his hand. "Your acting isn't good enough; you can't handle this job. Just stick to being a prosecutor."

Lu Yike pursed her lips, feeling a bit depressed, but knowing her own limits, she could only shrug.

At that moment, Bai Xiaohe walked over with her phone. "My dad said the Health Department's medical team will set off tomorrow, and on the morning of Acquired, they will meet up with the provincial people and arrive here in the afternoon. The team is led by Academician Xue, the best gynecological expert in the country. Only she knows the real situation."

Zhao Yang gave a thumbs up. "Uncle Bai's efficiency is impressive."

"My dad also said he'll send a few more people over to protect our safety."

Zhao Yang smiled. "That's good, too, just in case those people get desperate."

"Director..." Lu Xiaofei glanced outside and lowered his voice. "At the City Procuratorate today, a Deputy Chief Prosecutor named Wu seemed to have some issues."

A fish took the bait so soon?

Zhao Yang put on a curious expression. "What kind of issue? Guilt? Then his hands probably aren't clean."

Lu Xiaofei shook his head. "It wasn't guilt, but rather a kind of excessive curiosity. I tried to feel him out, but he just ended up asking after my well-being and didn't say anything of value."

Zhao Yang couldn't help but laugh. "Sounds like an old fox. Fine! After I deal with Hu Yilang tomorrow, I'll go meet that Prosecutor Wu. You guys can also go to the City Bureau's archives to gather more information. We'll kill two birds with one stone. The more data we feed into the Third Institute's System, the more accurate the output will be."

The next evening, a brand-new audi a6 stopped at the guest house entrance. Zhao Yang followed Zhang Cheng into the car.

At the corner, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man raised a DV camera and filmed the whole scene.

Once the audi a6 drove away, he immediately hopped onto a nearby motorcycle, swung the tail, twisted the throttle, and took a shortcut in the opposite direction. Arriving at the Lijing Hotel entrance, he hid behind some bushes. Just as he raised the DV, the audi a6 drove into the frame.

He kept filming until Zhao Yang and Zhang Cheng walked into the hotel entrance, then put away the DV and took out his phone to send a text: Task complete, he has entered the hotel.

At this time, Hu Yilang had already seen Zhao Yang from the window of the private room. He reached out to tidy his hair and snorted disdainfully, "Low-profile? So damn hypocritical! Demanding an audi a6 and calling it low-profile! If you wanted to be low-profile, why didn't you just walk here?"

Composing his emotions, he put on a friendly smile and walked to the door of the private room. As Zhang Cheng led Zhao Yang over, Hu Yilang took the initiative to greet him. "Oh! Director Zhao! It is truly a heartfelt honor for me that you could grace us with your presence today! I have long heard of your great name. Seeing you today, it truly lives up to the old saying—heroes emerge from the youth!"

Zhao Yang, however, suddenly stopped in his tracks. His Face turned visibly dark, and without a word, he turned and left.

"Director Zhao!" Hu Yilang was startled and hurriedly chased after him. "Director Zhao, what is this..."}],