At about five o'clock at eleven o'clock that morning, Zhu Xiaojun walked into the Chunlai Teahouse for the third time.

He made an appointment with Wu Dongcheng to meet at the Chunlai Teahouse at eleven o'clock, and this time, he did not call Ma Zongtai.

At eleven o'clock, Wu Dongcheng didn't arrive, but he sent a text message to Zhu Xiaojun, saying that the matter was not finished and it might be ten minutes late.

This ten minutes made Zhu Xiaojun wait for half an hour.

At half past eleven, Wu Dongcheng finally arrived at the Chunlai Teahouse.

"You're just sitting there? Don't know how to order a pot of tea and have some snacks or something? Wu Dongcheng slapped his face and called the proprietress: "The two of us will eat at your place at noon, let's prepare it for us." ”

The proprietress took the order and left, and Wu Dongcheng sat down in the seat he was used to: "What's the matter?" The office can't say that it's still going to be here? ”

"There are a lot of people in the office, and what I want to say is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences." Zhu Xiaojun lit a cigarette: "Dean Wu, do you have any handle in Ye Zhaoxiang's hands?" ”

Wu Dongcheng was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Handle? Ye Zhaoxiang...... Nope! What the hell is going on, you quickly make it clear. ”

Zhu Xiaojun paused for a moment and said, "Although Ye Zhaoxiang has been hiding at home during this time, I still haven't relaxed my surveillance of him. Last night, he came out of the house and went to see a person I didn't know, and Ye Zhaoxiang told the man that he was going to strike a fatal blow at you. Dean Wu, I don't think he would have been able to say such a thing if he hadn't mastered your handle. ”

Wu Dongcheng muttered, "A fatal blow? Handle? What tricks does he have in my hands that will give him the confidence to say it's a fatal blow? ”

Zhu Xiaojun said: "Dean Wu, the matter is urgent, so forgive me." As far as you are concerned, this kind of handle is nothing more than two problems, one is economic, or corruption or bribery, and the other is personal life, our party cannot tolerate cadres with erosive private lives, lovers or piaochang, once exposed, they will definitely die. ”

Wu Dongcheng was stunned for a moment, then stared blankly at the coffee table in front of his seat and stopped talking.

Zhu Xiaojun also closed his mouth and waited patiently.

The time flowed in the ticking bell, and it was almost twelve o'clock, and the proprietress sent two packages, but Wu Dongcheng still did not speak.

Wu Dongcheng lit a cigarette, held it in his hand and let the cigarette burn on its own, burned one and lit another, until the fourth cigarette burned out, Wu Dongcheng made up his mind and opened his mouth.

"Zhu Xiaojun, listen to me tell a story first." Wu Dongcheng slammed the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray: "Do you know the ten-year catastrophe? ”

Zhu Jiang nodded: "I've read some related books." ”

"That year, I was just six years old......"

Wu Dongcheng told the story of his childhood, which was similar to what Yang Lin told him, but it was told in the first person from Wu Dongcheng's mouth, which seemed more infectious.

"She was my college classmate, and we fell in love during college, but I had to choose my current wife. And she, in desperation, married Ye Zhaoxiang.

Three years ago, because of the so-called dean dispute, Ye Zhaoxiang hated me and vowed to do everything possible to remove me from office. For the first time in thirty years, she found me and wanted me not to bother with Ye Zhaoxiang, so I agreed. That is, that time we met, it was a big mistake, we didn't expect that we are so old, but we are still like when we were young, we love each other deeply, we are still like when we were young, full of passion and desire...... Alas...... Later, Ye Zhaoxiang became aware of this incident and found some people to follow us, and after I found out, I never met her again. ”

"So Ye Zhaoxiang's so-called academic plagiarism three years ago, was it a means you used?"

"Yes or no. The reason for saying yes is that I have a vested interest in it, and the people who did it have a very close relationship with me, just like you and me. There is only one reason why I say no, and that is that I didn't know about it beforehand. ”

"So, if you had known beforehand, would you have given him permission to do so?"

Wu Dongcheng's expression was gloomy, and he shook his head slightly: "I don't know, this kind of thing, there is no way to make assumptions." ”

Zhu Xiaojun sighed and didn't ask any further.

It can be felt that Wu Dongcheng's dialogue with him is sincere, and it can also be judged that Wu Dongcheng's principle of treating people is exquisite. A mistake is a mistake, he can honestly admit his mistakes in the matter with Ye Zhaoxiang's lover, which shows that Wu Dongcheng is not a despicable person.

Zhu Xiaojun subconsciously realized that he should sincerely help Wu Dongcheng.

"When I was monitoring Ye Zhaoxiang, I also saw Ye Zhaoxiang take out a stack of things that seemed to be photos to that person, and after the person I didn't know saw it, he nodded frequently, and repeatedly asked Ye Zhaoxiang if he had made up his mind. Dean Wu, hearing you say this, it is very likely that the things Ye Zhaoxiang took out were the photos of you that he secretly took. ”

Wu Dongcheng also sighed softly: "I already thought of it just now!" ”

"And what are you going to do?"

Wu Dongcheng fell silent again.

"Let's eat!" After a while, Wu Dongcheng suddenly laughed: "Hurry up and eat, if you don't eat again, the food will be cold." ”

The two finished their meal silently, and Wu Dongcheng lit a cigarette.

"What I'm going to do, you ask? This reminds me of a line in the movie, you always have to pay it back when you come out to mix. Hehe, Ye Zhaoxiang didn't even want his own face in order to kill me, what else could I do? Even if I don't think about my own face, I have to think about her face! ”

Zhu Xiaojun realized Wu Dongcheng's decision: "Do you want to take the initiative to surrender to Ye Zhaoxiang?" ”

Wu Dongcheng frowned: "Don't say it so ugly, okay?" ”

"Don't think of any other way? Like, what do we steal those photos back? ”

Wu Dongcheng shook his head: "What I have done, and it is a wrong thing, even if I don't have those photos, but things still exist, mistakes still exist, since Ye Zhaoxiang doesn't care about his face, even if he loses the photos, he will definitely continue to make waves, the only way is for me to back down, round his mind, and give up the position of dean." ”

Zhu Xiaojun secretly gave Wu Dongcheng a thumbs up in his heart.

"Thirty years ago, I failed to marry her for a morality, in order to repay my kindness, this is already a mistake, thirty years later, if I hurt her again because of my own rights struggle, then what am I? There is a big difference between life and death, besides, a dean is nothing more than a department-level cadre, how much power can it have? What's there to be nostalgic for? ”

"But ......"

"Nothing good! I have been the dean for more than three years, and I only want to make the hospital bigger and stronger, and make it a veritable cancer hospital with real influence in the entire Huahai area, but what about the current outcome? I was comforting myself and solving Ye Zhaoxiang's problem, and I focused on catching up on the hospital's business, but it backfired! I can't drag this thing out, and if it drags on any longer, the hospital will really be over.

Zhu Xiaojun, I'm just worried about you, this worry doesn't mean that Ye Zhaoxiang will retaliate against you, there is an old horse to cover you, as long as you don't do anything too out of line, Ye Zhaoxiang can't do anything about you. I'm worried about your heart! ”

Wu Dongcheng paused, took the last puff of his cigarette, and threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

"A man, a man who wants to achieve a career, must first have a broad mind, which can both be taken and put down. These days, I have also carefully observed you, and your mind is one of the best I have ever seen among young people, witty and calm, good at thinking about problems, and has a broad perspective, these are all rare and valuable things for a young person.

However, your heart is not broad enough, although you can't say that you will repay it, but you can't let go of hatred. Zhu Xiaojun, I, Wu Dongcheng, can be regarded as knowing and employing people, in my eyes, you are by no means a thing in a pool, sooner or later one day you will jump out of this hospital and look for the sky that belongs to you. When that day comes, remember what Dean Wu said to you today. ”

Zhu Xiaojun nodded: "I will remember." ”

Wu Dongcheng smiled knowingly: "We signed that order with Xiao Wuzi's company in Shenhai, you have to urge them to implement it as soon as possible, and it is best to land and blossom within three months, otherwise, it may be yellow." Also, Xiao Wuzi gave me a bank card, this kid is quite generous, there are 100,000 yuan in it. You take this card, or if you don't pay it back, you little brothers decide for themselves. After today, it is better for you and me not to meet in public, but if you have something, you can call or come to my house. ”

Zhu Xiaojun took the bank card handed over by Wu Dongcheng and said, "Dean Wu, do you have any plans after you resign?" I want to ......"

Wu Dongcheng patted his legs and stood up, as if relieved: "It's too early to think about these issues, even if I resign today, it will take at least three months to finally get out." Wait! I'm leaving, and you will pay for today's tea. ”

Wu Dongcheng said that he would leave, and behind him, Zhu Xiaojun noticed that Wu Dongcheng's pace was unusually easy.

Giving up is sometimes a very beautiful thing!

Wu Dongcheng finally chose to give up, while giving up the rights in his hands, he also gave up the shackles in his heart, the mistakes of thirty years ago, the mistakes of three years ago, can be made up for because of this abandonment.

"If I were Wu Dongcheng, would I be able to afford to put it down like him?" Zhu Xiaojun muttered to himself and asked himself a difficult question.

"Cao, Liu Yan and Xu Yue's matter, it's not my fault, why should I torture myself like this?"

Thinking that it was not his fault, Zhu Xiaojun also suddenly felt relaxed, and the steps he took made him feel extremely light, as if he could fly.