Chapter 597: 588 Overstepping the line?

588 Overstepping the line?

Qin Liren returned to Sheng Cheng and immediately contacted Bu Ruotian, saying he wanted to find Zheng Ren.

The cancer was cured, which is great news. But Qin Liren didn't have Zheng Ren's phone number, and Bu Ruotian still had his own thoughts.

After many twists and turns, it became what it is now.

As for what Bu Ruotian thinks, Zheng Ren doesn't really care. In Zheng Ren's view, he also doesn't really want to deal with Bu Ruotian.

That person is too deep‑thinking; talking with him is exhausting.

If it were an ordinary doctor, he would surely rush to become Bu Ruotian's personal physician, and the future benefits would definitely be indispensable.

But Zheng Ren…… need it? Not at all.

There are still duties in Di Du, and I don't know when a call will come to send me there. Using the health‑team members as my private doctors—Bu Ruotian doesn't have that capability.

Skewers in hand, Xiao Liu drank beer while Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren had cola, chatting leisurely, which was quite pleasant.

To Zheng Ren, that invitation was merely an attitude; he refused it twice. In the end he told Xiao Liu that he might soon go to Di Du to set up a surgery center, and Qin Liren could just come find him directly for any future check‑up.

Xiao Liu knew how to read faces; his earlier pretended roughness was just to show affection.

Seeing Zheng Ren's firm refusal, he dropped the matter. Anyway, with Zheng Ren's phone number and a good relationship, going to Di Du for a follow‑up would be better than coming to Hai Cheng, wouldn't it?

Moreover, he marveled at how quickly Zheng Ren had been promoted.

It still seemed like a few months ago, when I was loan‑sharking, that small doctor full of fear yet stubbornly standing in my way.

Back then, Xiao Liu could sense Zheng Ren's inner panic.

A few months later, they went to Di Du to set up a surgery center.

Xiao Liu didn't know exactly what the surgery center was, but as long as Chief Zheng got promoted, that was enough. Going from Hai Cheng to Di Du in one step is quite a leap.

Though it wasn't said outright, everyone understood the meaning.

The conversation then drifted off, with Xiao Liu enthusiastically sipping beer while shooting the breeze with Zheng Ren about everything under the sun.

Zheng Ren suddenly remembered something and asked, "Six Brother, in Sheng Cheng, are the security guards at the Medical University Affiliated Hospital your people?"

Xiao Liu stared for a moment; he hadn't expected Zheng Ren to ask about that.

This sort of thing isn't really medical; even an old doctor might not know the exact procedures of hospital security work.

Chief Zheng is busy all day—how would he know about this? And how could he be certain it was you who arranged it?

Xiao Liu pondered but didn't answer right away.

"It's not that yesterday I went to the Medical University and saw a previous medical disturbance. He seemed afraid of me; I guess it's your people." Zheng Ren laughed, lifted his cola can, and said, "In Hai Cheng, Six Brother has looked after me a lot—I remember all these things."

Xiao Liu grinned.

Zheng Ren's words set the tone for this matter, and there was nothing he really needed to hide.

"Isn't this the current crackdown on organized crime? San Ye said we can't keep doing the same old business. I started thinking about taking up a new line of work." Xiao Liu said, "This bunch of medical troublemakers desperately need me to help them find a livelihood."

As he spoke, Xiao Liu glanced at Zheng Ren, intentionally or not.

Zheng Ren knew Xiao Liu was asking for a favor. He's high‑IQ, his EQ isn't low either—he just usually can't be bothered with these things.

"Recently there's been a bit of an opportunity in Sheng Cheng, so I sent them over. I didn't expect them to actually pull through and secure it." Xiao Liu said,

"Oh." Zheng Ren nodded.

"Did they overstep the line?" Xiao Liu, seeing no expression on Zheng Ren's face, went ahead and asked.

Zheng Ren recounted his experiences in Sheng Cheng, then said, "In Hai Cheng we don't have this sort of thing; the bigger the hospital, the more of it there is."

Xiao Liu's face darkened and he snapped, "I told those scumbags to just make a little money to support their families—but they actually want to become hospital directors?!"

"Pfft~" Zheng Ren chuckled.

Actually, these are shady trades; earn a little cash and nobody pays attention.

But if you scoop too much, you might one day offend someone.

Besides, it's not just the Sheng Cheng Medical University Affiliated Hospital—Di Du has people making money this way too. Professor Gu's big black‑umbrella incident is a case in point.

Zheng Ren knows he can't control all of this; he's just a doctor whose job is to treat and save patients. Anything related to him, he might mutter a few words, but the outcome is beyond his control.

Barbecue like this should be eaten hot; if it sits too long and the skewers cool, it's no longer tasty.

After over an hour, Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren were full; Xiao Liu offered to drive them home, but Zheng Ren firmly refused and also told Xiao Liu not to drive.

Drunk driving—getting caught, fined, and detained for fifteen days is minor; if a real accident occurred, hurting others and oneself, that would be no fun.

Zheng Ren hailed a cab and rode home with Xie Yiren.

In the car, Zheng Ren called Su Yun to ask whether he should go back and take a look.

After being out for more than a day, Zheng Ren still felt uneasy.

Roles have changed so fast; Zheng Ren still habitually thinks of himself as the junior doctor who does rounds every day, stays on guard in the hospital, and keeps his phone on 24/7.

The upshot was that on the phone, Su Yun talked back to Zheng Ren.

Su Yun sounded busy on his end, his tone impatient, telling Zheng Ren that as long as he wasn't around, the hospital wouldn't be so hectic.

Finding the peace pleasant, Zheng Ren didn't get angry at Su Yun's two retorts; instead he cheerfully hung up.

Su Yun's mouth is a bit nasty, but he knows how to prioritize.

Remember when Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren were on a date and Su Yun literally hauled them back to insist on performing an exploratory thoracotomy?

He knows the score; when it's time to be shameless, he absolutely won't worry about saving face.

Zheng Ren felt reassured.

Back home, Zheng Ren first saw Xie Yiren off. Wanting to sit and chat, he was instead pushed out by her with a smile.

Returning to his residence, Zheng Ren took a bath and rested early.

That day had been quite the ordeal, and Zheng Ren was still a bit weary.

Just as Su Yun said, the night passed peacefully and uneventfully.

Early the next morning, Zheng Ren received a WeChat message from Xie Yiren telling him to come over for breakfast.

Being able to sleep until waking naturally is a very luxurious thing, especially for emergency department doctors.

I also don't know when Director Kong will have news; Zheng Ren considered his own affairs, started washing up, then went to Xie Yiren's place for breakfast, and together they went to the hospital.

The Chu Family Sisters both live at Xie Yiren's place; they have slightly dark circles under their eyes, looking a bit tired, and it's said they came back very late last night.

Zheng Ren wasn't gossiping either; after asking and finding out the hospital didn't have an emergency department, he stopped caring.

That makes sense; for a girl in her twenties, going out to have fun is quite normal. Otherwise, being cooped up in the hospital every day, how could that work?