Chapter 55: The Noble Person

  Congye didn't go far after leaving the dog meat restaurant, but instead returned to the street corner where he had just passed. Now that it was already the Rain Water Festival, it seemed that this year's spring had arrived a bit earlier. After walking for more than half of the morning, Congye felt his body was sweating profusely. He thought about how to intercept Di Rong, and whether it would be better to do so at the dog meat restaurant or somewhere else, and then sat down on a stone bench by the side of the street where pedestrians could take a short rest.

  The stone bench was located right across from the dog meat restaurant's street, which didn't delay Cong Ye from observing the situation over there.

  After some thought, Cong Ye didn't want to make a move when Di Rong was treating him to dinner. How could he, it wasn't just Di Rong eating alone. What if he offended the noble guest that Di Rong had invited, wouldn't that be making things more complicated than they needed to be?

  Just as Di Rong finished eating and left, they all drove away, saying that it was impossible to catch up with him. Wouldn't they have to go to great lengths to find out where Di Rong lived? Just as Cong Ye was hesitating, a small sedan suddenly stopped in front of her. The car door opened, and a middle-aged woman dressed neatly got out, asking Cong Ye in surprise:

  "Cong Daifu, what brings you here?"

  Congye saw that when the small car stopped, she had already stood up. When she saw the middle-aged woman getting out of the car, she was also stunned for a moment.

  "Auntie, how is it you?"

  It turned out that this person was none other than Qi Jiali's aunt, who had accompanied Qi Jiali to deliver the diagnostic gold to Cong Ye in Guanhai City.

  "Haha, my brother and them have been searching for you everywhere, didn't expect you're actually sitting here."

  "I've already told Officer Yan that I'm going out for a walk."

  "Have you made the call?"

  "Yes, it was already done early this morning."

  "Oh, I just found out this morning that Dad is ill again, and Jiali has already gone to Guanhai City to pick you up. Because of something urgent, didn't go to Big Brother's house. Only heard Big Brother say, got up early in the morning, and your shadow was gone, the whole family was looking for you."

  "Is Auntie's house also here?"

  "Really. The leaves are just right, let's go eat dog meat at noon. If you weren't sitting here by chance, my car would have turned the corner and slowed down, otherwise I really wouldn't have seen you."

  Cong Ye thought to herself, "Could it be that the noble person Di Rong invited is actually Qi Jiali's aunt?"

  "Auntie, is it that dog meat restaurant up ahead?"

  Cong Ye pointed forward with his hand and asked.

  "How did you know their family?"

  "Oh, I just wandered over from there and watched them kill dogs for a while."

  "Let's go, anyway there aren't many people."

  "Didn't I hear that Old Di came to pick you up?"

  "Do you know about Di Rong too?"

  "It was also said by the boss of the dog meat restaurant just now."

  "Di Rong has come to pick me up, but I had something urgent to attend to and went out for a bit. I've already called him and told him to wait for me at the dog meat restaurant, let's go."

  Cong Ye thought, today's events were a bit too coincidental. Since there was such a good opportunity, she might as well take advantage of it to meet Di Rong and get things settled once and for all. So, she followed closely behind Qi Jiali's aunt, heading towards the dog meat restaurant. The small car that had sent her over earlier drove away immediately.

  Two people arrived at the dog meat restaurant and saw Di Rong already waiting in front of the door, greeting Qi Jiali's aunt with a bow.

  "Director Qi, please come in."

  Qī Jiālì's aunt stopped in her tracks and pointed to the clump of leaves beside her, introducing it to Dí Róng:

  "This is Dr. Cong, he's the one who cured my father's illness."

  "Ah, Master Cong, greetings! I'm Di Rong, nice to meet you!"

  Di Rong never thought that the big doctor in front of him was Cong Ye, who Yu Xiao Peng wanted to deal with, and he enthusiastically shook hands with Cong Ye, inviting them into the room inside the dog meat restaurant. On the round table in the room, four dishes and wine had already been arranged, all ready.

  Di Rong had Cong Ye and others sit in the upper seats, while he himself sat in a position with his back to the door of the room, personally serving tea and wine.

  At the dinner table, Di Rong was chatting with Qijiali's aunt, while Cong Ye quietly listened. Before long, from their conversation, he learned that Qijiali's aunt was actually the general manager of a state-owned steel company in Sifang City, which made Cong Ye secretly surprised. Thinking that Qijiali's aunt was only in her forties and could hold such a position, Cong Ye couldn't help but wonder if there was any influence from Qijiali's grandfather's identity.

  "Director Qi, I went to visit Mayor Qi twice this year, but Mayor Qi always has no time."

  "Don't bother my brother if it's nothing important, he's busy."

  Is that so? Qizhali's uncle is actually the mayor of Sifang City. Congye finally understood why Dihong would treat Qizhali's aunt as his noble person.

  Perhaps thinking that the young Dr. Cong didn't eat dog meat and hadn't spoken, worried about neglecting him and making Director Qi unhappy, Di Rong turned to ask Cong Ye:

  "I don't know which hospital Dr. Zhong is in?"

  "Mr. Di was being polite, to tell the truth, I'm not a doctor at all, I just know a folk remedy that happens to be suitable for Mr. Qi's condition. Besides, I'm not from Four Sides City either."

  "Oh, I've been wanting to ask, where is Brother Cong's family from?"

  "I am Cong Ye of Guan Hai Cheng."

  Congye finished speaking and stared steadily at Dirong. Dirong's face changed as soon as he heard Congye's words from Guanhaicheng, although he wanted to use a dry cough to cover it up, but how could he hide from the eyes of Director Qi who was facing him directly?

  "Huh? Boss Di, have you heard of Cong Daifu?"

  Di Rong tried to change the subject, but Cong Ye didn't want to let him off so easily.

  "Auntie, it's like this. Although I've just met Director Di for the first time, however..."

  At this point, Cong Ye deliberately paused, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, which further piqued Qi Jiali's curiosity. She tilted her head to look at Cong Ye, waiting for him to continue.

  "Years ago, Di Laoban had sent his two best fighters, Ren Yusi and Shi Dajun, also known as Zhao Yi and Zhao Er, to find trouble with me in Guanhai City. Taking advantage of my unpreparedness, they even took Yan Daifu from the Qingcheng Medical Hall hostage to coerce me."

  As Cong Ye spoke word by word, Qi Jiali's face sank lower and lower. When Cong Ye finished speaking, she hastily asked a question:

  "What's the result?"

  "It was fortunate that they took the disheveled Yan Dafu to the Dongshan Public Cemetery in Guanhai City early in the morning, and because I wasn't taken seriously, I was able to rescue Yan Dafu. Not long after, Ren Yusi's master was sent to Rizhao Lane in Guanhai City, sneaking into the room at midnight, and kidnapped Yan Dafu's husband's sister, Zhi Xiaohui, who was fast asleep, in order to coerce me. If Yan Dafu hadn't discovered it in time and reported it to the police, the consequences would have been unthinkable."

  "Despicable!"

  Lian Congye didn't expect that after listening to his own narrative, Qi Zong would suddenly say these two words.

  "Director Qi, please listen to my explanation."

  "Go on, I'm listening."

  Qī Jiālì's aunt was well aware that offending ten Di Rongs would not cause any loss to herself, but if she were to offend Cong Ye, the pillar of their family, and something were to happen to the old master, the loss would be immense.

  "Qī Zǒng, the one who went later was called Zhang Cheng, also known as Ren Yu Si, who is Zhao Er's master, not someone I sent. He went to avenge his apprentice. Also, both times of kidnapping hostages have nothing to do with me."

  "So you're saying the first time was arranged by you?"

  "Director Qi, I also have a favor to repay and must see it through."

  After finishing speaking, he stood up and raised his wine glass, about to apologize to Cong Ye. But Cong Ye didn't even look at him, instead turning her head to say to Qi Jiali's aunt:

  "Auntie, if you've finished eating, why don't you head back first? I'd like to have a good chat with Old Man Di."

  Qī Jiālì's aunt looked at Cong Ye again, then looked at Di Rong who was standing there with a face that was alternately pale and red, and said to Cong Ye:

  "Is there anything else you must say behind my back?"

  "That's not it, I just don't want Auntie to get involved."

  "That's good, just say it in front of me. I'd also like to see Mr. Di's methods for myself. In case I unintentionally offend Mr. Di someday, I'll have a bottom line."

  Di Rong's back suddenly felt cool and refreshing, as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water down his collar.

  "Director Qi, you're speaking as if I had a hundred guts, but I wouldn't dare have such thoughts."

  "What if it's one hundred and one?"

  It's no wonder that saints say: Only petty people and women are difficult to raise. Cong Ye couldn't help but laugh when he heard Aunt Qi Jiali's words.

  "Director Qi, I was instructed by someone else to do that thing. If I had known that Dr. Cong was the doctor of the old man's family, even if you killed me, I wouldn't have done it."

  "Who is that person?"

  Cong Ye stopped talking, since Qi Jiali's aunt wanted to take charge for herself, why not let her?

  Yu Xiaopeng.

  Yu Xiaopeng? So he's the grandson of former Vice Minister Yu and now the young master of Provincial Secretary Yu?

  "That's right. One night a few years ago, he suddenly called me and said he wanted to borrow Zhao Yi and Zhao Er, that is, Ren Yusi and Shi Dajun, saying that he wanted to deal with someone. At that time, I didn't know at all who he wanted to deal with, because he had once been kind to me, so I agreed immediately."

  "No wonder Boss Di is so influential in Four Sides City, it turns out he has such a powerful backer. Doctor Cong, from now on let's try to avoid him as much as possible, I'm afraid even I will have to give way to him."

  "Director Qi, you absolutely mustn't say such things, how can I still be a human being?"

  "I, Qian Wanli, have grown up only seeing scenes like this in TV and movies. Today is the first time I've heard it with my own ears. Doctor Cong, let's go back. They can't find you, and my brother will be worried."

  Zi Wanli didn't even look at Di Rong, but instead turned her head to gaze at Cong Ye.

  "Okay, let's listen to Auntie, let's go back."

  Cong Ye stood up first and quickly walked out, meaning to settle the bill. He didn't want to eat Di Rong's food for free. Although he hadn't touched the dog meat on the table, he had eaten and drunk other dishes.

  Zi Wanli was pulled back by Qi Wanli who didn't want to be overtaken.

  "Never mind, Cong Dafu, I'll send someone to pay for this meal later."

  Di Rong left the dinner table with the two of them, hailed a taxi outside and got in without saying a word. His intestines were already regretting it. If he had known about Cong Ye and Qi Jia's relationship earlier, even if Yu Xiao Peng had saved his life, he wouldn't have followed Yu Xiao Peng's words.

  Think about it, my family business in Sifang City was all based on serving the steel company. If I lose Qiu Wanli's support, let alone the family business, it would be extremely difficult to even survive in Sifang City, not to mention that there is also a Mayor Qiu of Sifang City behind her.