Chapter 774: Chapter 774

After lunch, both Li Tanglu and Luo Tianlin were discharged from the hospital.

The exclusive car of Old Man Li directly took him away; he did not even visit the medical technology building, nor did he see Chen Yuanyuan.

At such times, seeing his nephew, Li Tanglu would feel more incensed and irritable than ever, genuinely worried that his heart wouldn't take it.

As for Luo Tianlin, he did go to see Chen Yuanyuan once and told him about the relevant situation.

Chen Yuanyuan had undergone surgery on his nasal bone and ribs and was lying in the hospital, feeling quite aggrieved!

After hearing the situation, he was petrified, and a foul smell of urine began to emanate from beneath the blanket.

The odor was rather unpleasant. Luo Tianlin covered his nose as he left, asking the nurse to clean him up before discussing further.

Once he was cleaned up, Luo Tianlin spoke to him caringly, advising Chen Yuanyuan to take a lesson from this, to stop making his uncle angry. After recovering, he should go and apologize as needed; some people are simply out of his league. In the future, he should focus on doing good work, find a woman to marry, have children, and follow the right path.

Chen Yuanyuan felt completely devastated but could only agree that he would obey and sincerely reform his ways.

He, Tu Feiyuan, was actually quite clever, but just too arrogant. Spoiled rotten by his uncle ever since he was a child. Alas...

At this time, Uncle Li Tanglu felt almost embarrassed to call Liu Zhizhong, so he just sent a message directly.

He had never saved Liu Zhizhong's number because, at the time, there was no need to keep this young man's number.

Now, it seemed very necessary to establish a deeper connection.

So it was from Luo Tianlin that Li Tanglu got Liu Zhizhong's number and sent a message to make an appointment.

Then, still in the exclusive car, he added Liu Zhizhong as a WeChat friend, preparing for the future.

Though he was 76 years old, the Life Assessment Center at Yalan Hospital had given him an estimate—proper medical care and lifestyle could see him living to around 95 years old. His heart wasn't great, but his mental acuity was still sharp. That was an advantage. A person who wasn't senile had many more days to live and could bring considerable political and economic benefits to the Li family.

People are all selfish.

After climbing the ranks, wouldn't one use their own relatives and friends rather than strangers?

With political capital and the conditions in place, wouldn't one consider one's family and friends?

The older one gets, the more one thinks about the younger generations and friends, an inescapable destiny for everyone! Read complete versıon only at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵

Even if Li Tanglu suddenly got caught up in some movement and was detained, the treatment he would receive would still far exceed that of ordinary people. And the political welfare he had secured for his family and friends, not to mention the economic benefits, was frightening.

The so-called "if power isn't used, it expires," makes sense.

Some even greater powers, even if relinquished or after retirement, still cast a lengthy shadow. After all, when one was in position, one cultivated many disciples and former subordinates—who doesn't have a circle, take sides, or mentor-pupil connections?

Officialdom is sometimes like a forest of trees: trees have main trunks but also branches, and branches give rise to more branches. As this goes on, officialdom grows vast.

A tree grows main roots; from those, secondary roots emerge, and from these, fine roots sprout, all interconnected, creating an extensive network.

Trees, side by side or intertwined, vying for sunlight, for benefit—who doesn't struggle or compete? At the base of the trees, complex, intertwined roots: yours contain mine, mine contain yours, making officialdom even more complicated...

Here, we shall not discuss those who enjoy the cool shade beneath the large trees, nor will we consider the birds and insects that find rest among their boughs. But there are always those who live within the ecology of the officialdom.

That afternoon, at two o'clock, after waking from a nap, Liu Zhizhong and Xiang Wenxin, freshly groomed, went together to meet with Li Tanglu.

The Old Secretary had arranged their meeting in a very secluded teahouse, where secrecy was of the utmost importance...