Chapter 385: Final Battle
Seeing the photo in Li Qiu's hand, Guo Wuyue was shocked, and then immediately fell into panic, with the expression on her face becoming more and more embarrassed.
After all, the Jishi Medical Association is a behemoth. How could she, a commoner, dare to offend it?
However, there was no way she would give up the two million dollars that would save her life.
Seeing the hesitation , Li Qiu took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Think carefully, two million is not a small number. Everything in this world has a price. If you want something, you have to pay for it."
Thinking of the insatiable face of the Jishi Medical Association, Guo Wuyue, who had been exploited, felt an inexplicable hatred in her heart, and the strong hatred overwhelmed the fear in her mind.
She gritted her teeth and looked up at Li Qiu: "Are you really willing to pay?"
Li Qiu nodded slightly, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Not only money, we can even help your family with the formalities and send your son to Hong Kong for the best treatment."
Hearing this condition, Guo Wuyue immediately had no more worries: "Okay, I promise you."
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Jishi Medical Association, Baiyun City Branch Office.
Early in the morning, with the sun shining brightly overhead, Qi Gaolan appeared in the office wearing her newly bought long skirt.
When the colleagues in the office saw the skirt Qi Gaolan was wearing and looked at the proud look on her face, they all showed envy on their faces.
"The fabric of this skirt looks very high-end. It must be expensive, right?"
Qi Gaolan had a smug smile on her face, but her tone was so nonchalant. She only said in a low voice, "Ah, it's not expensive, just over a thousand yuan."
“More than a thousand!”
People in the office were even more envious. They were just workers, earning only a few hundred yuan a month, and this skirt was worth two months' salary for them.
"They say that Buddha relies on gold and people rely on clothes. Now I believe it. Sister Qi is really beautiful."
Qi Gaolan's vanity was greatly satisfied by the praises of her colleagues.
Naturally, she got this money from Guo Wuyue, and it was not part of the plan, so Qi Gaolan pocketed it directly and did not choose to hand it over.
Anyway, no one knows about this matter. For a woman like Guo Wuyue, who can she turn to even if she wants to protest her injustice?
People who have backing from behind can do things without fear.
As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked too. Han Wenxiu herself is "drinking human blood", and Qi Gaolan, who works under her, is naturally not an honest person either.
Qi Gaolan was already very familiar with similar things. At this moment, she came to her seat calmly and happily, made a pot of tea, and began to casually read today's newspaper.
However, before she could even sit down, several people in uniform appeared outside the office. One of them asked, "Is there anyone named Qi Gaolan here?"
Everyone looked at Qi Gaolan reflexively. Qi Gaolan was also surprised. She found that everyone's eyes were focused on her, so she had to bite the bullet and admit, "It's me."
The man lowered his head to look at the photo in his hand, then said to Qi Gaolan in a cold voice: "Someone reported that you embezzled the charity funds. Please come with us and accept the investigation."
When Qi Gaolan heard this, she was immediately frightened and turned pale. She twisted her hips and walked around the table to the people. She smiled and tried to defend herself: "How is it possible? I am a good citizen who abides by the law. Is there some misunderstanding here?"
However, the visitor was ruthless and ignored Qi Gaolan's pleas: "Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, you will know when you go back with us for investigation. You can remain silent, but every word you say will become evidence in the future."
Qi Gaolan was of course fully aware of how many immoral things she had done. After doing so many bad things, how could she not be afraid of ghosts knocking on her door?
Hearing this man say this, she was immediately terrified, but she still held a glimmer of hope in her heart that she could escape the crime, so she smiled nervously and said, "Of course I am willing to cooperate with the investigation, but if this is a misunderstanding, you must let me go."
"We act in accordance with the law and regulations. If you have not violated the law or discipline, we will naturally let you go."
When the people in the office saw Qi Gaolan being taken away, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces, and then they started discussing with each other.
"What happened?"
"Isn't she President Han's confidant? Why was she arrested all of a sudden?"
"Who knows?"
"It seems that this Jishi Medical Association has offended someone. Everyone should be prepared to find a new job."
"Well, to be honest, they're taking a cut of the donations, and they're taking half of them. I feel like the rules of our Jishi Medical Association are too much. It's clearly bullying..."
"Shh, don't talk casually, be careful not to be heard."
In a short while, the news of Qi Gaolan's arrest spread throughout the Jishi Medical Association.
At this time, in the office, Han Wenxiu and Han Xiaofang were discussing how to deal with Lu Yiming.
Han Wenxiu had a smug look on her face, thinking she had won the game: "This Lu Yiming is still struggling to survive. Does he think he can get away with it by donating to the welfare home? How naive!"
Han Xiaofang's face was cold as she started to denounce him, "We must teach this guy named Lu a lesson. Let him know how high the heaven is and how thick the earth is. He even dared not give face to our Jishi Medical Association. He deserves this."
Obviously, neither of them gave up their original plans and still wanted to bite off a piece of meat from Lu Yiming, the new billionaire.
However, just as the two were about to discuss the implementation plan, a subordinate ran in breathlessly and said in a panic, "Something bad has happened. Qi Gaolan was taken away by the police. They said someone reported her for embezzling donations."
When Han Wenxiu heard this, she was immediately shocked: "What? There is such a thing!"
This news made her feel uneasy all of a sudden. Qi Gaolan was her confidant , which meant that she and Qi Gaolan were in the same boat.
Now that Qi Gaolan has been arrested, she is worried that Qi Gaolan will give her away.
At this time, she no longer cared about causing trouble for Lu Yiming. All she thought about was how to overcome the current crisis.
In fact, Qi Gaolan, who had been brought back not long ago, was already ready to give Han Wenxiu away.
There was no other way. If she didn't give Han Wenxiu up, she would be the one to bear the blame and would have to spend many years in jail. Qi Gaolan knew Han Wenxiu's character very well and didn't intend to go to jail for her alone.
On the contrary, as long as she tells the truth, she will be at most an accomplice and will get a light sentence in court.
Within a few days, negative news about Qi Gaolan and Han Wenxiu appeared everywhere in newspapers and magazines, with detailed stories and rumors, causing a huge public opinion storm.
And for the first time, the public's criticism was directed at the Jishi Medical Association, which was at the center of the storm.
What happened to your promise to help the world?
As a result, half of the donations that should have been used to help the disadvantaged have to be taken away by you parasites?
The public obviously cannot accept this kind of thing and are demanding that the financial affairs of the Jishi Medical Association be made public.
At least we all donated money, so we can't be disqualified from even having our accounts checked, right?
As more and more people paid attention to the incident, naturally no one reported Lu Yiming's previous negative news. Everyone was chasing after the Jishi Medical Association, asking them to give an explanation.
In the office, Han Wenxiu made several phone calls, trying to find someone to help her.
It was a pity that her phone calls were either unreachable or she got the reply "nothing can be done". The incident had become known to the whole world and the cost of protecting her was too high, so almost everyone chose to stand by and watch.
Han Wenxiu was completely desperate. After she hung up the phone, there was a knock on her door.
Several people from relevant departments came in.
"Han Wenxiu, come with us."
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The Blue Sea Dragon Court, in Villa No. 21.
Lu Yiming was exercising on the treadmill. Next to him was a fitness coach he hired, who was giving him one-on-one guidance, teaching him how to adjust his breathing and pace.
After a while, Li Qiu was brought to Lu Yiming by Zhao Tiezhu.
"Boss Lu, I have accomplished your mission. I have completed everything you asked me to do."
Lu Yiming immediately stopped, wiped the sweat off his face, and said to the fitness coach beside him, "That's all for today, you can leave now."
"Yes, Mr. Lu."
After the fitness coach left, Lu Yiming came to the backyard of the villa, drank a sip of freshly squeezed orange juice, and then looked at the newspaper that had just arrived today, which happened to contain the news that Han Wenxiu had been arrested.
Lu Yiming smiled indifferently, then looked at Li Qiu: "Lawyer Li, thank you for your hard work again this time."
Li Qiu was as humble as ever: "No, no, it's my honor to serve Mr. Lu."
Lu Yiming wrote a check: "This is your reward."
High-end battles often use the simplest methods. Throwing dirty water and exposing black material are always the fastest and most lethal means, and they have always worked.
Even in Lu Yiming's opinion, this is much safer than stealing the official seal or climbing over the wall.
Lu Yiming would rather spend his money on such places than give it to those so-called charities.
Even the XX General Association is that kind of stuff. How can you expect a non-governmental organization with the purpose of making profits to do good things?
If you have the intention, just do it yourself. Why should you spend your own money to let others gain fame and fortune?
To put it bluntly, this world is nothing more than a word "profit". Who would do something without profit?
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Within a few days , the news that people from Jishi Medical Association were constantly being arrested spread through various media and was reported on many TV programs. After all, Jishi Medical Association is a very famous one in the circle.
Through this incident involving the Jishi Medical Association, the country also paid attention to the charity sector, launched a wave of inspections, and discovered many problems.
Of course, these things had nothing to do with Lu Yiming, and he didn't pay any attention to them at all.
His attention was focused on the show "Millionaire Painters".
Because the show "Millionaire Painter" has come to its final episode!
As a representative of the sponsor, Lu Yiming was invited to participate in the recording of the program.
Since its launch, "Millionaire Painter" has always been extremely popular. As the program progresses, more and more viewers have participated in the voting. In recent episodes, the paintings of these contestants have received more than one million votes. The contestants with the highest support rates have already become famous and have become idols of many people, with a large group of fans.
All the contestants who made it to the finals were extremely skilled and talented. Those who were just filling in the gaps had already been eliminated.
"The Millionaire Painter" has also sparked heated discussions among the public. Under the current circumstances, the topic of how ordinary people can rely on their own skills to stand out and become successful has become increasingly popular among the people.
The "talent show", a selection model that allows ordinary people to achieve success overnight, is as exciting as buying lottery tickets, but far more real than lottery tickets.
It truly tells everyone that as long as you have a skill and as long as you practice that skill to perfection, gold will always shine.
Because "Millionaire Painters" was so popular, the TV station directly recorded the last episode in the TV station's main studio, which can be said to be a great show.
The program was recorded at 8 o'clock in the evening. At around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Yiming took the program crew's special car and arrived at the TV station.
The square in front of the TV station building was packed with people, so crowded was the entire building.
These are the audience who came to the live recording, as well as the fans of those contestants.
They each held light boards and cheering items in their hands, and there were even derivative peripheral products that were secondary creations based on the contestants' paintings.
Looking at this scene, Lu Yiming knew that he had made the right bet.
With only one million dollars, it caused such a lasting and sensational effect. What other advertisement can compare with it?
At eight o'clock in the evening, the recording of the program began. Accompanied by a burst of neon lights, the host Li Zixian walked onto the stage wearing a well-tailored cheongsam.
"Dear audience friends, good evening, welcome to watch the large-scale inspirational reality show "Millionaire Painter" exclusively sponsored by Shi Jinji Food Co., Ltd. I am the host, Li Zixian."
"In the blink of an eye, three months have passed. As the New Year's Day approaches, our "Millionaire Painter" will also usher in the final battle. Let us wait and see who will win the championship and take away the million-dollar prize!"
"First of all, please allow me to introduce the guests of this episode. They are: Mr. Wang Shuping, director of the Xiaguo Artists Association... Mr. Lu Yiming, representative of the sponsor and executive general manager of Shijinji Food Co., Ltd..."
"After many trials and tribulations, a total of eight contestants have entered today's finals. They are: No. 1 contestant Xin Yongsheng, No. 2 contestant He Zizhe... Let us welcome all the contestants to the stage."
"They come from all walks of life, they are both men and women, but they all love painting. They use their professional skills and artistic attainments to bring pleasing works to the audience."
"Next, we will enter the main competition. Please invite our contestants to show their latest paintings and explain their creative concepts. First up is contestant number one, Xin Yongsheng, who will present "Simple Portraits of 108 Heroes of the Water Margin"..."
On the huge screen, a painting slowly appeared, and Xin Yongsheng walked confidently to the center of the stage holding a microphone.
