From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 418 - 391: Accountability

Qiao Rulong laughed, got up, settled the bill, and the driver had already arrived nearby.

Since it was so close to Dongzhou Restaurant, Xu Chunliang naturally didn’t need him to give a ride, waved his hand, and walked towards the Beijing Office with large strides.

Qiao Rulong returned home and saw his grandfather sitting in the living room watching the evening news, guessing he was waiting for him, and sat down beside him.

Elder Qiao asked the housekeeper to pour him a cup of tea and said softly, "Had some drinks?"

Qiao Rulong nodded, "Had a few drinks with Xu Chunliang."

Elder Qiao said, "Looks like the Wang family issue is resolved."

Qiao Rulong briefly explained the situation to his grandfather, who listened intently, and after he finished speaking, yawned, "You young folks have so much energy, I’m old and can’t stay up, going to bed!"

Qiao Rulong asked, "Where’s Xiaoxue?"

Elder Qiao said, "She went to bed long ago. By the way, what do you think of Xiaoxu now?"

Qiao Rulong said, "Tonight was the first time I drank with him."

Elder Qiao couldn’t help but laugh, "Trying to outsmart me, huh?"

Qiao Rulong also laughed, "Not outsmarting, just my judgment of people isn’t as good as Grandpa’s."

Elder Qiao said, "I know your uncle well, tell him for me that Xiaoxu is Xiaoxue’s friend. I don’t care about the ins and outs of this matter, but from today onwards, he must not exploit it."

Qiao Rulong understood that his grandfather was standing firmly by Xu Chunliang, and if his uncle dared to make a move against Xu Chunliang, the old man wouldn’t forgive him. Qiao Rulong said, "Don’t worry, Grandpa. In my opinion, Uncle shouldn’t be someone who repays kindness with enmity."

Elder Qiao’s face showed a subtle smile, "There’s not much difference between repaying kindness with enmity and being ungrateful. When you go to Hua Tou, make sure to understand your duties clearly, discipline work means recognizing no relatives!"

Qiao Rulong nodded, understanding that his grandfather’s words implied his uncle was already completely denied, and his good days were numbered.

Today was the last day of Xu Chunliang’s concentrated study. Chen Qianfan mentioned during a class about the inspection trip to Weishan Island. Chen Qianfan is practical, and although Xu Chunliang mentioned it casually while drinking, Chen Qianfan is very serious about investments.

Chen Qianfan suggested returning the day after tomorrow, as he still needed to attend a convention in Capital City tomorrow, and then could drive back to Dongzhou with Xu Chunliang the day after.

Xu Chunliang, not having any pressing matters, had already made plans with Mei Ru Xue to have a good time in Capital City tomorrow.

While eating lunch, he ran into Gao Xiaobai, who was sitting there eating alone. When Gao Xiaobai saw Xu Chunliang from afar, she quickly turned her face away, pretending not to see him. Xu Chunliang guessed it was due to the OMMIA Bar incident.

That matter was settled quietly, although Gao Xinhua was not content, considering his daughter’s reputation and image, he chose to let it go without pressing further. After all, his daughter hadn’t suffered any substantial harm.

Elder Qiao intervened, and Xu Chunliang helped Wang Zeqiang with his mental illness, seizing the opportunity to impose a lesson. It gave face to Elder Qiao and imparted a serious lesson to the Wang family. Of course, a contingency was left; although Wang Zeqiang’s misconduct was unaccomplished, Xu Chunliang couldn’t let it slide, ruining his manhood was already light punishment.

The Wang family, though harboring resentment, dared not retaliate openly.

Seeing Gao Xiaobai choosing to avoid, Xu Chunliang also didn’t initiate a greeting. Chen Qianfan, sharp-eyed, noticed Gao Xiaobai as well and waved to her, "Miss Gao, what a coincidence!"

Gao Xiaobai, unable to avoid, braced herself and greeted them, smiling at Xu Chunliang, "Having a meal?"

Chen Qianfan sat down without hesitation, and Xu Chunliang, seeing this, had no choice but to sit down too, "Uncle Gao went back, right?"

He was just making small talk; Gao Xinhua had called to thank him for his help when he returned the day before yesterday.

Gao Xiaobai said, "He went back. He also said..." pausing mid-sentence, feeling too embarrassed to continue. She recalled some of the events from that night, thinking if it wasn’t for her father and Xu Chunliang arriving in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. She was grateful to Xu Chunliang, but facing him felt awkward, her past confidence and pride from her education shattered by this incident, feeling far behind Xu Chunliang in dealing with people, even developing an inferiority complex.

Seeing her expression, Xu Chunliang knew she hadn’t fully released herself from the incident, smiled and said, "By the way, I’ve been meaning to ask you, I’ll be heading back the day after tomorrow, could you ask your uncle if he can return with me this time? I really need a professional’s help by my side."

Actually, Xu Chunliang and Wang Fangtian had long reached an agreement, and Wang Fangtian would head to Dongzhou as soon as possible within the week to conduct field research. Xu Chunliang brought it up mainly to ease Gao Xiaobai’s embarrassment.

The awkwardness had somewhat subsided, and Gao Xiaobai said, "Sure, I’ll ask him later." She knew Xu Chunliang and her uncle had contact info, noting Xu Chunliang’s understanding and consideration, neither party mentioning the bar incident from that night.

She heard that Xu Chunliang would come to Capital City for about a week of concentrated studies every month in the future, thinking to herself, isn’t that a chance to meet often?

While the three were chatting, they saw a young man walking towards them. When Gao Xiaobai saw him approaching, she looked a bit flustered and quickly stood up, "I’m done, I’ll be leaving first."

Xu Chunliang nodded at her, watching Gao Xiaobai leave, noticing that the young man followed her out.

Chen Qianfan sighed, "Today’s college students are impressive, so brave in pursuing girls."

Xu Chunliang said, "I’ll go take a look."

Chen Qianfan said, "What are you looking at, what could possibly happen inside a college?"

Gao Xiaobai walked quickly, but the boy chasing her was faster. He caught up and said, "Xiaobai, please listen to my explanation!"

Gao Xiaobai said, "Explain what? You were the one who invited us to the bar that night. Why did you leave halfway?"

"I had an emergency; otherwise, I wouldn’t have left first. I really didn’t know about you getting drunk, and I did go back later, but you were already gone."

"Li Changmin, stop bringing this up, okay? Let’s pretend we don’t know each other, and stop pestering me. No one is a fool. You know what you did. I didn’t make a fuss because I didn’t want this to escalate. If you have any decency, you should disappear from my sight from now on."

Li Changmin said, "You misunderstood me!"

Gao Xiaobai walked away without looking back.

Li Changmin sighed, shook his head, and watched Gao Xiaobai leave. He didn’t chase after her in the end. As he turned to leave, he almost collided with someone behind him.

Li Changmin apologized, "Sorry!"

The person turned out to be Xu Chunliang. Xu Chunliang had overheard their conversation. There were still some doubts about the OMMIA Bar incident. Gao Xiaobai and her classmate Sun Meina didn’t go to the bar alone. Sun Meina carelessly mentioned this fact, but Gao Xinhua later denied it when asked again.

Gao Xinhua didn’t dare to press his daughter, afraid of upsetting her. However, before he left, he chatted with Xu Chunliang. He hadn’t heard of Gao Xiaobai liking to visit such places. There was also a male classmate with them.

Xu Chunliang heard from torturing Wang Zeqiang while treating him at the Wang Family that the person who spiked the drinks of the two girls was a guy named Guo Chengyi. Xu Chunliang only knew Guo Chengyi as one of Wang Zeqiang’s gang buddies, a thug from the Capital City, but had little information on him. Xu Chunliang had already tasked Pu Jian to investigate.

Gao Xiaobai and Sun Meina were students from Shuimu, and logically, they shouldn’t have any interaction with someone like Guo Chengyi. Hearing the conversation between Li Changmin and Gao Xiaobai, Xu Chunliang pieced together the whole story.

He also realized he was meddling a bit too much in this matter, ultimately because of Gao Xinhua.

Despite Gao Xiaobai being a top student at Shuimu, academic achievement doesn’t represent everything, and she still lacked an understanding of the dangers of society.

Xu Chunliang smiled at Li Changmin and said, "I’ve seen you before."

Li Changmin asked in surprise, "You are...?"

Xu Chunliang said, "You know Brother Guo, right?"

Li Changmin was taken aback, "Who?"

Xu Chunliang replied, "Guo Chengyi, Brother Guo!" He reached out his hand to Li Changmin.

Li Changmin said, "Guo Chengyi?"

"Yes, that’s him!" Xu Chunliang extended his hand further.

Li Changmin, though perplexed, shook his hand, "When did we meet? You don’t seem familiar to me?"

"You must have forgotten, think about it?"

Li Changmin thought hard, "Could it be at the East Sun Car Repair Factory?" He shook his head, realizing it wasn’t.

Xu Chunliang said, "A few nights ago at the OMMIA Bar, you were with Gao Xiaobai and Sun Meina. I was there with Brother Guo and even greeted you."

Li Changmin looked at Xu Chunliang warily, still having no recollection, "You’ve got the wrong person, haven’t you?"

Xu Chunliang said, "No mistake, you’re so recognizably despicable, I’d know you even turned to dust."

Li Changmin tried to pull his hand away, but Xu Chunliang held it tight. Using a bit of force, Li Changmin felt his finger bones about to shatter, almost screaming in pain. Before he could make a sound, Xu Chunliang pressed his Yamen Acupoint.

Li Changmin’s face turned white with pain, but he couldn’t make a sound, as if he had become mute.

Xu Chunliang said with a grin, "I’m going to ask you a few questions. You just need to nod or shake your head. Do you know Wang Zeqiang?"

Li Changmin shook his head, but Xu Chunliang applied more pressure, and he had to nod.

"What about Guo Chengyi?"

Li Changmin’s facial muscles contorted in pain, he could only nod.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Do you have this person’s contact information?"

Li Changmin continued to nod.

"Give me his phone number!"

Shaking with his left hand, Li Changmin took out his phone, the pain almost unbearable, and opened his contact list.