Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 146: If You Want It, I’ll Give It to You

Chapter 146: Chapter 146: If You Want It, I’ll Give It to You

"Hey, bro, have a cigarette."

Arriving at the back door security room, Lin Fan pulled out a cigarette and handed it to the guard.

"I can’t smoke during work hours."

The young guard hurriedly declined.

"Then just take your time to smoke after work."

Lin Fan put the cigarette back into the pack and casually stuffed the whole pack into the guard’s pocket.

"Big brother, is there something you need? I’m just a security guard; I don’t know any of the doctors, and I can’t help with anything that goes on in here."

The guard looked at the pack of Chinese-brand cigarettes and guessed that the other man needed a favor.

But his job, as it were, wasn’t such that he could help anyone.

"You don’t need to know the doctors. I just want to ask you, a week ago, on a certain night, the shift when the former boss called and said no one was allowed to leave, who was on duty at this post?"

Lin Fan pulled over a plastic stool and sat down on it.

"I remember... that night I was on duty. The team leader ordered us not to go out. It made me so mad that I had to squat in this security booth all night, even had to pee in a bottle. Just thinking about it gets me steamed."

The guard thought for a moment, that night had left a deep impression on him.

"So what did you see that night?"

Lin Fan looked at the security booth, which was the closest to the back door.

If anything had happened, he would be the only one with knowledge of it.

"They didn’t let us go out, what could I have seen? Saw nothing. When you come out to work, don’t be curious; otherwise, what if you lose your job?"

The guard shook his head and said.

"All right, then. No problem. I’ll go ask someone else."

Lin Fan smiled and stuffed several hundred-yuan bills right back into his pocket.

This move immediately stirred something in his heart.

The guard hurriedly grabbed Lin Fan’s arm and spoke in a lower voice.

"You’re a cop, aren’t you? Are you here to investigate the poisoning case?"

"Since you know nothing, don’t ask so many questions."

Lin Fan said, intending to leave but was again held back by him.

"Of course, I know a little... That night I was just curious about what had happened. Although I didn’t dare go out, I could still listen. After midnight, a farm tricycle came, probably loaded with something like pig manure—it was incredibly stinky..."

The guard greedily licked his fingers.

Lin Fan handed him the red bills.

"Then, the tricycle drove into the garden and was busy for two or three hours. It was starting to get light when it finally left. I peeped out the window, and there were five or six people in total, but it was too dark to see their faces."

"Okay, you go ahead and keep busy."

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.

The clues were becoming clearer, and he was getting closer to the truth.

So he got up and walked into the small park in the middle.

More than a week had passed and many traces at the scene had disappeared.

However, Lin Fan still found a patch of purple flowers.

Looking at the blossoms amid the thorns.

He then showed a satisfied smile.

"So the trap was here, interesting!"

Having found the source of the poison, Lin Fan made no immediate move.

After a short reflection, he picked up the phone and dialed Li Yizhen’s number.

"Lin, do you have time to come over for dinner?"

Upon seeing Lin Fan’s number, Li Yizhen’s voice was trembling with excitement.

Lin Fan was taken aback: "What dinner?"

"Of course, it was Qi Qi who prepared the meal for you. Ever since you left, she’s been acting possessed, hiding in the kitchen, taking over the cooking for all three meals a day, and she even issued a house arrest order, forcing me to give her feedback on the taste. Boss, if you don’t come back soon, I’m afraid you might not get to see her again, but I can’t bear to dampen her spirits!"

Li Yizhen’s words carried a tone of grievance.

He was now Li Qiqi’s little guinea pig.

"Then I’ll come over later to check it out. Notify the people at Medicine King Pavilion to prepare some medicine for me. I will send you the prescription, make sure to grind all those medicines into powder, I need it for tonight."

It seemed if he didn’t go, it would be very difficult to stop Li Qiqi.

In the end, she was just trying to please him, after all.

"Alright, alright, I’ll go over there myself and make sure they get it done right."

With Lin Fan’s plea for help, Li Qiqi definitely wouldn’t stop him.

This method, comparable to an imperial edict, meant he could at least skip one lunch.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Fan revealed a slight smile.

Only then did he begin walking toward the conference room.

"Ning Mengyao, you acted recklessly. Now that something has happened, you must take full responsibility!"

"Yes, it was a major strategic blunder by the CEO, you have to bear all the consequences."

"We had a military order, you’re not going to renege, are you?"

Inside the meeting room, several directors fixed Ning Mengyao with glares, veins bulging on their foreheads.

A disaster had struck within just one day, and she couldn’t shirk the blame.

Ning Mengyao, who was nearly besieged, sat in her chair.

She tried to maintain a composed exterior, saying nothing, for she was waiting for Lin Fan to come.

"Hey, how old are you? Can’t you speak properly?"

Lin Fan pushed the door and walked into the meeting room.

His powerful presence immediately intimidated everyone.

Even though he was just an assistant, when he beat up Ning Changfeng before.

That ferocity, nobody wasn’t afraid of it.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many fangirls in the company.

"This is a board meeting, it’s not your place as a mere assistant to weigh in. Are you planning to use force to interfere with our internal company meeting?"

Ning Bingcai, who had been silent all the while, finally spoke up.

"Who said I am going to use force? Right now the officials haven’t found any clues, and here you are, clamoring about who should take responsibility. Could it be, are you suggesting that you are the ones who did the poisoning?"

Lin Fan’s face was cold as he stood beside Ning Mengyao.

"Don’t spread alarm with your baseless accusations. There are no official clues, what gives you the right to slander people?"

"You need to provide evidence when you speak!"

Several directors barked back, faces turning an ashen hue.

"I don’t have evidence, but I think, changing the CEO right now does nothing to help the situation. After all, all the acquisition contracts are already complete, and this medical cosmetology hospital now belongs to Ning Group. Instead of addressing the root cause of this mass poisoning, you’re here fighting for power. Are you saying that changing the CEO will make this problem go away?"

Lin Fan pulled over a chair and sat down directly.

"If I’m not mistaken, because of the acquisition, Ning Group is now in quite a bit of debt to the bank. If we can’t solve the problem, then the Ning Group will also be affected. So, what’s the priority here, solving the problem or dealing with the CEO?"

"Without sitting in that position, how can I solve the problem? Don’t you know the principle that one’s position influences their perspective? If I take the CEO seat, these are just minor issues."

Ning Bingcai said, his mouth twisted, exuding confidence.

Hearing this, Ning Mengyao wished she could strangle him.

It was clear he was the one behind the poisoning.

"Fine then, since you can solve it, let’s just give you the position."

Lin Fan turned his head to look at Ning Mengyao, whose face was full of surprise.

The last thing she expected was that Lin Fan, after all her waiting,

would suggest that she resign.