Urban Romantic Divine Doctor

Chapter 635: Chapter 634, Great Calamity Looming

Wang Run cast a cold glance at Lin Qing, then turned to Lin Xi and said, ”Director Deng had me ask you, do you know how to educate your son? If not, just cut him up and feed him to the dogs!”

As soon as he said this, everyone gasped in surprise.

No one present was foolish.

How could they not understand the situation at this point?

It was obvious.

Clearly, Lin Qing had stirred up trouble outside and offended the deputy director of the city planning bureau, or else they wouldn’t have inexplicably stopped the old city reconstruction project.

This was clearly targeting Lin Qing.

”But what does this have to do with me?” Lin Qing felt bewildered, a sense of bafflement enveloping him.

”Shut up!” Lin Xi shouted in fury, ”Tell me, did you offend Director Xu?”

”Dad, I’m being wronged!” Lin Qing was on the verge of tears, ”How could a straightforward guy like me offend Director Xu? Even if you lent me a hundred dog guts, I wouldn’t dare offend Director Xu!”

Wang Run said coldly, ”Director Deng mentioned over the phone that you colluded with other merchants to bully others, and now you still refuse to admit it?”

As soon as he said this,

someone immediately chimed in, ”I remember now, last night, Master Lin sent messages to some merchants, instructing them to refuse to lease shops to a woman named Shen Shiwu.”

”Yes, I also received this information.”

Lin Qing’s face turned waxy pale.

He never dreamed that merely suppressing Shen Shiwu would spark such a tangled web of issues.

Thinking of this,

he couldn’t help shivering.

A chilling despair enveloped his heart.

He seemed to have guessed Director Xu’s identity.

It was very likely the young man dining with Shen Shiwu last night.

”I’ll beat you to death, you ingrate!” Lin Xi, furious beyond belief, pulled off a leather shoe and struck his son’s face fiercely, causing Lin Qing to scream miserably, his face becoming a bloody mess.

Wang Run sighed and said, ”President Lin, at this point, even beating him to death won’t solve the problem. This is indeed our fault; we must give Director Xu an explanation.”

Lin Xi, trembling with fear, said, ”What President Wang says is absolutely right.”

Wang Run thought for a moment, then said, ”Deprive you of your vice-presidential role and expel your Lin family from the Haicheng Business Association!”

Lin Xi’s pupils trembled violently.

His scalp tingled with anxiety.

He had considered that offending Director Xu would exact a heavy toll, but never had he imagined they would strip him of his vice-presidential position and then expel him from the Haicheng Business Association.

To put it nicely, it was being kicked out of the Haicheng Business Association.

But...

Being expelled from the Haicheng Business Association would mean that all of the Lin family’s resources and connections would be sealed off, akin to being uprooted and exterminated!

Without further thought, Lin Xi hurriedly said, ”President Wang, this is due to my poor parenting; however, rest assured, I will apologize to Director Xu, hoping you’ll revoke the decision, even if it means stripping me of my vice-presidential role.”

Lin Xi was on the brink of tears.

Losing the vice-presidential power would have been manageable.

But the Lin family simply could not be expelled from the Haicheng Business Association.

Wang Run looked around at the other shareholders of the Haicheng Business Association, ”Shall we have a show of hands vote then? Whoever agrees with my prior suggestion, please raise your hand!”

Lin Xi looked at the people nervously, hoping they wouldn’t raise their hands.

But...

Reality proved otherwise.

He wasn’t very popular.

Shareholders present one by one raised their hands.

This situation was also logical; after all, Lin Xi had often flaunted his vice-presidential position to throw his weight around. Now, with the chance to oust him from the Haicheng Business Association, why wouldn’t they seize it?

Even those shareholders who had good relations with Lin Xi ended up lowering their heads and raising their hands after seeing everyone else do so.

As if not wanting to meet Lin Xi’s eyes.

Lin Xi’s face turned waxy pale, not expecting those who flattered him to also choose to kick him while he was down.

This made him angry.

Yet disappointed.

But.

He understood them.

Because even casting a show of hands couldn’t change the final outcome.

What’s more, those not raising hands could even be targeted by the association later.

It would have been a losing battle for them.

”Mr. Lin, don’t blame us!” A middle-aged man said nervously, ”If we don’t act this way, the old city reconstruction project simply can’t start. This is something we have no choice but to do.”

”Yes, we must give Director Xu an explanation.”

In truth, everyone knew.

The Lin family needed to be expelled from the Haicheng Business Association. If that man wasn’t pleased, this project couldn’t possibly proceed.

This was a project where everyone could make a fortune.

No one wanted to lose that opportunity.

Lin Xi sat on the ground in despair, never expecting that because of his son’s misconduct, he would be expelled from the Haicheng Business Association.

He felt unwilling!

Hopeless!

But, what was the use?

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Wang Run ignored Lin’s father and son, returning to his office alone and printing a new copy of the old city reconstruction proposal on his computer.

However, he removed what used to be Lin Xi’s name from the signature section.

After printing it out, he signed his own name, placed his fingerprint, and affixed the Haicheng Business Association’s seal on it.

Having done all this, he asked his driver to take him to the city planning bureau.

First, he found Liu Shimei, explained his purpose, and waited patiently.

Liu Shimei then went to Xu Wendong’s office, ”President Wang of the Haicheng Business Association is outside, saying he has reorganized the old city reconstruction proposal and hopes you can approve it.”

”Ha!” Xu Wendong remarked, ”That old fox, quite wily!”

”There’s more,” Liu Shimei continued, ”President Wang told me earlier he has stripped Lin Xi of the vice-presidential role in the Haicheng Business Association and expelled the Lin family from the association.”

”From now on, he’ll surely restrain Haicheng Business Association shareholders to avoid similar incidents, creating a sound business environment for the people of Haicheng.”

Xu Wendong picked up the proposal to read it, noticing that aside from the absence of Lin Xi’s name in the signature section, this proposal was identical to the one he signed before.

The proposal, simply put, was just a formality.

To him, it didn’t matter.

The main priority was handling Lin Qing accordingly.

He casually picked up the pen from his desk and signed his name, then affixed his seal.

After handing the proposal over to Liu Shimei, Xu Wendong returned to reading, an integrated part of his daily routine.

Any book would calm his mind.

Knock, knock, knock!

Another round of knocks sounded.

Xu Wendong said, ”Come in!”

The office door was pushed open by the driver Ji Ning, who walked in a little unsettle, standing before the desk slightly at a loss.

Xu Wendong curiously asked, ”What’s the matter?”

Ji Ning replied nervously, ”There’s something, but I’m unsure how to bring it up.”

Xu Wendong said, ”Just tell me what it is!”

Ji Ning took a deep breath and said, ”A few days ago, Vice Mayor Jiang’s secretary called, wanting me to find an opportunity to lead you to Nangong Mountain.”

Xu Wendong frowned, ”Why lead me to Nangong Mountain?”