Chapter 69 Situation Development

  After all, as someone with a certain level of medical knowledge and professionalism, the hospital hopes to have family members like Lin Xiaojing by the side of old comrades like Director Lin. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for the hospital to manage old comrades like Director Lin. These people have been soldiers for their whole lives, and they do things in a very casual manner, especially after retirement. They inevitably feel a bit unbalanced in their hearts and are not very cooperative with the hospital's treatment. In their words, their bodies are still very good, and they can still work for a few more years. Actually, many times it's not that they don't want to put down the power in their hands (of course, this is also one of the reasons), but rather that after being busy for decades, suddenly having nothing to do makes it difficult for them to adapt.

  In hospitals, it's a common practice that for patients like these, the cooperation of their family members is crucial. These old cadres have very strong self-esteem and do not want to become a burden or drag on their children. However, their children are mostly in their prime years, many of whom hold leadership positions and are extremely busy, which creates an interesting situation. Perhaps everyone's impression is that when encountering naughty kids, the most common phrase teachers use is: "If you don't behave, I'll tell your parents or have them come to school." When dealing with these old cadres, even if one were to be taken out at random, their rank would likely be higher than that of the hospital director. Ordinary tactics wouldn't work on scaring them off. However, doctors in the high-ranking officials' ward have a secret trick up their sleeves. If these people don't listen and start causing trouble, the ultimate move is to warn them: "Director, if you don't cooperate with us, for your health's sake, we'll have no choice but to notify your children." This tactic is very effective, but it requires great skill to use. One must find out who the old man fears or cares about most; otherwise, it won't work. However, this isn't difficult to do - just ask the director's secretary or attendant, and they'll definitely spill the beans. They're all people close to the director, and if something happens to him, their lives will be miserable. Of course, this kind of trick can't be used frequently; otherwise, it won't work anymore.

  This time, the Guanglan Military Region General Hospital was at a loss. Two days ago, the nurse on duty who was responsible for taking care of Minister Lin came to report to the doctor, saying that she smelled a strong smell of alcohol on Minister Lin's body, which shocked the doctor on duty. Minister Lin's blood pressure situation is not optimistic, and his blood lipids are very high, which is already a relatively dangerous situation, belonging to the high-risk group for stroke. After several months of treatment, the situation had improved, thanks to being more careful with his diet. In this case, it was definitely not suitable for him to drink alcohol, and this had been repeatedly explained to the patient and his family members in China. Minister Lin's family, of course, took it very seriously, and his eldest son, who is currently the mayor of a city in southern China, even considered transferring his daughter to work in Guanglan City for his father's sake. Moreover, he repeatedly instructed Minister Lin's attendant to tell him that under no circumstances should he buy alcohol for his father, nor could he leave money on his father's body. They were afraid that the old man would secretly go and buy wine to drink.

  Who knows that a thousand precautions are not enough. Still, there was a problem. The doctor found that after Director Lin drank alcohol, he was worried about the problem. That night, in addition to replenishing a large amount of fluids, the dosage of antihypertensive medication was also increased. However, by the second half of the night, when Director Lin got up at midnight, he discovered that his left hand was shaking violently and was not listening to commands. That night, some cardiovascular experts had already determined: Director Lin had suffered a minor stroke. Although the situation was not very dangerous, it was an ominous sign. No one knew whether Director Lin would be so lucky next time, and it was possible that he might not wake up again if it happened again.

  After this incident, the old minister's several children and his granddaughter Lin Xiao Jing, who had been a nurse before, rushed to the hospital at the fastest speed. Seeing that he had startled the whole family, Old Man Lin was like a child who had done something wrong, repeatedly promising never to drink again.

  As a child, everyone knows. The old man can express himself like this is already very rare. In fact, everyone knows that if you say something else, it may still be believable, but if you say that you will never drink again in the future, it's really a bit difficult to implement. As children who grew up in the army, everyone knows that drinking is the best way to bond with others in the army. At some point, when two old comrades or old leaders meet, the old man may still drink.

  "Xiao Jing, from now on, Grandpa is in your hands. You have to help us keep an eye on him and be careful not to let him sneak a drink again." This was said by Lin Xiao Jing's mother, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family. Her father had been the superior of Old Master Lin, although he was no longer around, but Old Master Lin had always doted on her.

  "Mom, don't worry. From now on, I'll come to the hospital every day and make sure Grandpa doesn't get a chance to sneak a drink." Lin Xiao Jing said this with an air of triumph, as if she had just grasped the magic sword, and gave her grandfather a warning glance.

  Mr. Lin was anxious as soon as he heard this, among so many children, he really feared that his own granddaughter would stay by his side, not for anything else. This granddaughter is the only one in the family with medical experience and common sense, if she stays by his side, then he will be taken care of later on.

  "How can this be? What about Xiao Jing's work? Can't delay Xiao Jing's work for the sake of this old man." Mr. Lin quickly raised the flag of work.

  "Dad, don't worry about this matter. Some time ago, the Northwestern Province was struggling with weak law enforcement, so they sought help from provinces and cities in the south that had better law enforcement. Coincidentally, Xiaojing is also an excellent prosecutor, so she volunteered to work in the Northwestern Province to support their law enforcement efforts."

  "Grandpa, I've been transferred to work at the Guanglan City Procuratorate. According to the family's decision, from now on your health situation will be my responsibility. The hospital leaders have already agreed, and from now on, any treatment plan for you must be approved by me!" Lin Xiaoqing put on a pretentious air, but in fact she was very concerned about her grandfather's health. She just knew that in the eyes of these elders, she was insignificant, so she had to pretend to be more important than she really was.

  Next, the work of Guanglan Military Region General Hospital went smoothly, as long as Lin Xiaoqing was consulted, and naturally, Lin Xiaoqing would make arrangements with Old Minister.

  Charlie's trip was quite relaxing. The Foreign Affairs Office of the Northwest Province arranged everything for him. Not only could he meet Lieutenant Bao Yulin in Guanglan City, but even Kang Naijin had prepared everything for him.

  Before picking up Charlie at the airport, Director Lan made a phone call to notify Baoyu Lin that the French ambassador's commissioner was coming. He also made another phone call to the leadership of the Guanglan Military Region General Hospital. In order to create a good environment, he could only ask the Guanglan Military Region General Hospital for help, in addition to setting up a meeting room for negotiations, someone was also needed to be responsible for receiving guests.

  Actually, if it were somewhere else, Director Lan wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. The Foreign Affairs Office has many trained staff members who are responsible for receiving guests. But this time is different, first of all because the timing is too tight. Charlie called after office hours. Another reason is that this isn't within Director Lan's jurisdiction. Originally, arranging for Lieutenant Colonel Bao Yulin's mother to be admitted to the high-ranking ward of the Guanglan Military Region General Hospital was a favor from the Guanglan Military Region to the Northwestern Provincial Committee, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly. But no matter how much they planned, they still didn't anticipate that someone would come from the French Embassy in China. Director Lan couldn't understand why Lieutenant Colonel Bao Yulin had so many troublesome matters.

  After receiving the call from Director Lan, Bao Yulin asked several people before finally figuring out where the small conference room of the Guanglan Military Region General Hospital was located. Fortunately, he had spent some time in the army before and understood why Director Lan insisted that he wear his uniform. Speaking of which, Bao Yulin couldn't help but laugh - according to French Army regulations, soldiers are allowed to wear casual clothes when not on duty, let alone now that they were no longer in France. If it weren't for coming back to pay respects to his father and prove himself as an excellent soldier, he wouldn't have even brought a set of formal military attire back with him. Now, however, it seemed like no matter where he went, people kept insisting that he wear this French military uniform. Didn't these people feel that wearing a uniform in this situation was inappropriate?

  "Captain Bao Yulin. Do you think this environment is suitable for us to discuss things?" Charlie met with Captain Bao in the conference room as arranged by Director Lan. Although Director Lan didn't need to follow up and join them to discuss things, the atmosphere made people feel very uncomfortable.

  "Mr. Charlie, I didn't know about this arrangement either, and I only found out where we were meeting after I received the notice." Bao Yulin said helplessly. He really didn't know what to say.

  "You Chinese are really a very conscious place, even a private meeting is made into this situation." Charlie was quite moved by the luxury of the Guanglan Military Region General Hospital conference room. He said it unintentionally, but immediately reacted and realized that Bao Yulin was now a lieutenant in the French army.

  "You don't mind, I mean Chinese customs are really special." Zha understood.

  Bao Yulin had grown accustomed to it. No matter where he was or what uniform he wore, others would habitually refer to him as Chinese. Although Bao Yulin did not mind this label, he knew that at the time, it meant that he already bore the mark of being non-native.

  "This is nothing, I'm used to it. You don't know, when my comrades on the battlefield needed support, they would always say to me: 'Hey, Chinese guy, help me take out that firepower over there!' Baoyulin said this very casually, and indeed it was like that on the battlefield. As for motivation, it's easier to remember."

  Bao Yulin said it lightly, but Charlie's ears didn't feel light. He even felt a bit of an ear-piercing sensation, but he didn't know what to say.

  "Captain Bai Yulin, I heard that you came to this hospital because of your mother's relationship. The ambassador asked me to convey his greetings and brought a bouquet of carnations for your mother. I think I should go visit your mother and convey the ambassador's greetings." Charlie said

  Sitting in the conference room, Bao Yulin really felt uncomfortable. As soon as he heard Charlie's words, Bao Yulin felt relieved and suddenly relaxed. He quickly interjected: "Great, I think my mother would be very willing to accept Mr.'s condolences and flowers." Saying that, Bao Yulin stood up and made a gesture with his hand: "Mr. Charlie, please go ahead."

  Picking up the fresh flowers on the table, Charlie walked past Bao Yulin and said in a low voice: "I believe you don't like this place either. I brought a bottle of brandy. I think we can find a place to drink it."

  It must be said that the French have a high level of eloquence. Anyway, Charlie said many things to Bao Yulian's mother in the hospital room that Bao Yulian didn't dare translate directly, fearing that his own mother would beat Charlie up after hearing them.

  The Foreign Affairs Office of the Northwest Province, Director Lan brought a French translator, mainly to facilitate communication with Charlie. Unexpectedly, this young man who had just graduated from the Foreign Language College was a bit awkward and almost said some polite phrases from high society in France in front of Bao Yulun's mother. Bao Yulun was so scared that he almost covered his face. Fortunately, after Charlie spoke in the ward, he took out his brandy from his bag. Although Bao Yulun didn't translate it, the old lady had already understood Charlie's meaning.

  "Yu Lin, don't mind me, you all go ahead. You have your own things to attend to, there are nurses here!"

  The small canteen in the hospital ward has a chef on duty at all times. Bao Yulin is also grateful for the ambassador's concern, and another thing, Charlie came for half a day, but never had the chance to say anything.

  These days, Director Lan of the Foreign Affairs Office of Northwest Province has helped Bao Yulian a lot. Now is the opportunity to borrow flowers and offer Buddha. So Bao Yulian didn't care about anything else and said to Director Lan: "Director Lan, thank you very much for helping me these days. It just so happens that Charlie brought a good French brandy. It just so happens that Charlie hasn't eaten yet. I'd like to invite you to have a bite with us, which is also a way of showing respect to you."

  Bao Yulin's words put Director Lan in a difficult position, but the nature of his work made it impossible for him to refuse such an invitation. After a moment's thought, just as Director Lan was about to say something, Bao Yulin spoke up again.

  "Director Lan, you see, my Mandarin and French are both okay, we don't need a translator when drinking, you should believe that I'm quite suitable for this job."

  Bao Yulin said this, and Director Lan didn't know what to say. His work was very special, many things were like that. As long as it didn't violate the principles, basically everything was within the permitted scope. But how could he know if drinking with foreigners counted as violating the principles?

  Half an hour later, in the small canteen. Charlie opened the wine he brought and poured a cup for Bao Yulin and Lan Director each.

  "Captain Bai Yulin, I must admit that I'm not quite used to your Chinese ways. What I want to tell you is that I've already been in China for four years now, and originally graduated from the French Foreign Language Institute, so everything you said makes sense to me. Thank you very much, and please don't make me lose face." This was the first thing Charles said after raising his glass.

  Bao Yulin's face turned red upon hearing this, but since Director Lan was still beside him, he had to explain it to Director Lan as well. After all, the situation in China at that time was still very delicate.

  "Mr. Charlie, I don't know what you want from me?" This was the first time Bao Yulin had a chance to ask this question after being busy for several hours one evening.

  Actually, there's nothing to hide, and Director Lan's French translator isn't here either. So Charlie didn't hesitate and asked directly: "Captain Bao Yulin, the ambassador saw in an internal publication of the Chinese Armed Police that you will represent France for an exchange with the Guanglan City Branch of the Chinese Armed Police. How do you explain this?"

  Bao Yulin was utterly bewildered and hastily explained, "I didn't mean to imply that I represented France in communicating with any place." As he said this, Bao Yulin suddenly came to a realization and continued, "This matter should be like this..."

  Then Bao Yulin told him all about it from beginning to end.

  "Charlie listened and immediately showed understanding. He said, 'I see, it's like that. Actually, we often encounter such things in China. Now, China hopes to communicate with the times, especially with our relatively developed countries. I hope you will maintain a cautious attitude towards this matter. Tonight, I will report to the ambassador, and tomorrow I will notify you of the specific operation.'"

  It ended up like this, Bao Yulin could only agree. Poor Director Lan, for the entire evening, basically all he knew was to clink glasses and drink.

  France has always hoped to establish good relations with China, although both are permanent members of the UN Security Council. China's development is visible to the whole world. Although what happened ten years ago shocked the whole world and many Western festivals could not understand how such a crazy thing could happen in a country that accounts for a quarter of the world's population, this does not mean that France ignores its importance to the world.

  After receiving Charlie's phone call, the French ambassador to China thought for a moment and felt that Bao Yulian's affair might be an opportunity to improve relations between France and China. Showing some sincerity at this time may avoid a lot of trouble in the future.

  After consulting with the French government, the ambassador asked Charles through Bao Yulin to explore whether the Northwest Provincial Armed Police Corps would be willing to invite a French special forces unit to conduct military exchanges and deepen direct friendship between the two countries.

  Bao Yulin naturally had no choice but to comply with the ambassador's words. So he immediately notified Wang Qiang.

  This is not something that the Northwest Provincial Armed Police Corps can take charge of. After all, this involves diplomacy. As a result, the matter was reported layer by layer and soon reached the desk of relevant leaders.

  Things were no longer under the control of Bao Yulin and Wang Qiang. Soon, a high-level delegation from the French military arrived in Shaanxi Province, and Bao Yulin became a senior translator for the French side. What made Bao Yulin happy was that there were several people he knew in this delegation, including Colonel Henri.

  According to French law, Bao Yu-lin's vacation was cancelled. He became the liaison between France and China's northwest province Wu Jing.

  Wang Qiang is the most uncomfortable person. Originally, it was a small matter, but unexpectedly, it became such a big thing. The key is that this matter is still dominated by him. If it succeeds, he will be a meritorious minister. If there is a problem, he will have to bear all the responsibility alone.

  Wang Qiang wasn't stupid either, he still had an ace up his sleeve. Although his relationship with Bao Yulin wasn't very good, they still had some connection, and Wang Qiang knew that Bao Yulin was a reasonable person to talk to.

  Wang Qiang was able to become the commander of the Guanglan City Armed Police Brigade, and his relationship with the leadership of the Northwest Province Armed Police Corps was not ordinary. After a round of consultations, the Northwest Province Armed Police Corps Hospital sent a nurse to replace Bao Yulin to take care of the old man (transferring hospitals would be too conspicuous), while Bao Yulin reported to Wang Qiang's office every day like going to work.

  According to Wang Qiang, the main purpose is to get along with Bao Yulin, after all, Bao Yulin is the most familiar with the French side. In fact, he also has another purpose, which is to learn more about the French special forces.

  Bao Yulin was very frustrated, actually at the beginning it was just a joke, who would have thought it would turn out like this? You see, the skills of police and military are completely different. Although everyone carries guns, the soldier's gun is for killing people, while the policeman's gun is to protect most people, these are two fundamentally different concepts.

  Due to the conceptual issue, a necessary result is that the skills possessed by the two troops are not comparable at all. Think about it, one is for protecting people, and the other is for killing people, how can they possibly possess the same skills?

  The Guanglan Military Region also received this news, and in fact, relatively speaking, the Guanglan Military Region hopes to have such an opportunity to exchange with foreign special forces. However, they face a bigger problem. After all, this is a confrontation between the military of one country and another country's military. Such things are not something that can be decided by the military region.