The dinner ended with the guests satisfied and the host content.
Lin Hao and Director Wan saw off Zhang Biqin and her group, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
"County Magistrate Lin, you've worked hard today! Here, have a cigarette!"
Director Wan took out a cigarette and handed it to Lin Hao, lighting it for him.
Lin Hao took a deep draw, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and said with a smile, "Director Wan, Director Zhang will report to the City Committee and the City Government about our county's health work and will definitely raise some issues. Therefore, you'd better prepare a self-assessment report."
"County Magistrate Lin, I'll submit the self-assessment report by tomorrow," Director Wan replied.
"And about the issue at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital today, how was the case with Dr. Guo, who attempted to assault my sworn sister, handled?" Lin Hao asked.
"I just consulted with Dean Liao. Dr. Guo admitted to his crime without any objection. The hospital has decided to dismiss Guo Yongye and believes some compensation should be given to the victim, Comrade Xue Meiyun, by transferring her to work in the hospital office..." Director Wan quickly reported in detail.
Lin Hao inadvertently glanced back at Dean Liao from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, scaring him into a shiver, feeling extremely uneasy.
"Dean Liao seems to have handled the matter in a timely manner!" Lin Hao's tone softened slightly.
"How about we have a drink tonight?" Director Wan suggested with a smile.
"Forget it, it's been a long day, everyone's worked hard, let's let everyone go home and rest early," Lin Hao politely declined.
Director Wan gave a signal to Li Xue, who immediately understood and quickly stepped forward, saying, "County Magistrate Lin, it's still early. Why don't we go sing for a while?"
"Sister, I want to check on Mei Yun; I don't know how she's doing?" Lin Hao expressed his concern.
After all, a young girl almost got assaulted and certainly needs someone for consolation.
"It's fine, I'll call her over, and we can have a drink with Dean Liao, what do you think?" Li Xue suggested.
Lin Hao thought about it and felt that now that Xue Meiyun had been transferred to the hospital office, it was indeed necessary to build good relations with Dean Liao.
"Alright, have her come over then," Lin Hao reluctantly agreed.
Dean Liao, standing by, hearing this, interjected immediately, "County Magistrate Lin, I'll send someone to pick up Xue Meiyun right away."
"I appreciate it, Dean Liao," Lin Hao said with a smile.
Seeing Lin Hao agree to stay, Director Wan was overjoyed and quickly led him and Li Xue towards the Song City upstairs in the hotel.
After receiving Lin Hao's order, Dean Liao personally went to pick up Xue Meiyun, naturally wanting to establish a good relationship with her and get a few good words spoken on his behalf.
After all, today's incident with Guo Yongye could be major or minor; if Lin Hao decided to escalate it, combined with the city bureau leadership's inspection at this critical juncture, his position as dean might be in jeopardy.
The reason Director Wan asked Li Xue to help keep Lin Hao was also at Dean Liao's suggestion, to downplay today's incident from a big deal to a triviality.
Because the decision from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital regarding Guo Yongye was not a handling decision issued by the Health Bureau.
If Lin Hao let the Health Bureau handle it, as the dean of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Dean Liao could not escape blame, and he could even face demotion and disciplinary action.
The matter involving Guo Yongye already constituted a crime, needing criminal liability.
In sum, this incident could be big or small, dependent on Lin Hao's words.
The others didn't follow further upstairs but dispersed upon Director Wan's signal.
Therefore, only Lin Hao and two others truly entered the luxurious private room.
In the luxurious private room, Director Wan indulged in drinks with Lin Hao, and Li Xue started choosing songs and enjoying herself.
In a short time, Xue Meiyun, accompanied by Dean Liao, entered the luxurious private room.
"Big Brother Lin..."
Upon seeing Lin Hao, Xue Meiyun seemed to have found her anchor and walked over briskly.
Now she was wearing a white dress, tightly fitted at the waist, her twin peaks as prominent as always, showing off her curvaceous and enchanting figure undeniably.
"Mei Yun, earlier I was busy and didn't check on you, did the police station make things difficult for you?" Lin Hao asked casually.
"No, Director Kang was very kind, just took my statement and arranged a car to take me home," Xue Meiyun replied.
Emerging from behind her, Dean Liao surprisingly bowed slightly to the young lady, raised a glass of wine, looked at Lin Hao, and loudly said, "County Magistrate Lin, Xue Meiyun, I deeply apologize for what happened today. Let me toast you both!"
Xue Meiyun was suddenly a bit confused, or rather at a loss, and quickly raised her glass, saying, "Dean, it's me who should toast you!"
Seeing Lin Hao remaining steady as Mount Tai, Dean Liao's heart skipped a beat, hurriedly lifted his glass and modestly bowed towards him, saying: "County Magistrate Lin, I am really sorry for today's incident. I will definitely strengthen management and prevent such incidents from occurring again."
"Dean Liao, I was just in time to look for Mei Yun today, so that beast didn't succeed. If I hadn't gone, the consequences would have been unthinkable..."
Lin Hao paused slightly as he spoke to this point, casting a cold glance at Dean Liao, coldly asking, "Dean Liao, as the head of the hospital, were you completely unaware of Guo Yongye's actions?"
"County Magistrate Lin, I... I..." Dean Liao genuinely didn't know how to answer Lin Hao's question.
Answering that he didn't know would imply negligence as the dean, while answering that he knew would mean he condoned Guo Yongye's misconduct, which would exacerbate his blame.
Seeing Lin Hao holding someone accountable, Director Wan was also on tenterhooks, not daring to intervene.
Xue Meiyun knew Lin Hao was sticking up for her, and since Dean Liao had asked her for some kind words, she quickly stepped forward.
"Big Brother, that guy Guo Yongye is very cunning, acted very covertly, don't make it hard for Dean Liao," Xue Meiyun said.
Lin Hao feigned consideration for a moment, then said, "Since you've said so, let's consider this matter settled, but..."
Everyone held their breath as his tone took a turn, their previously settled nerves instantly tight again.
Lin Hao looked at Dean Liao, warning coldly: "However, Dean Liao, you need to reinforce management; I don't want any similar incidents in the future."
"Rest assured, County Magistrate Lin, I will definitely enhance management, and situations like this will not happen again," Dean Liao promptly responded.
Director Wan also hurriedly raised his glass to ease the atmosphere, giving a strained end to the matter.
The reason Lin Hao acted as he did was to have Dean Liao owe Xue Meiyun a favor, so with Dean Liao as a patron, Xue Meiyun could have a smoother path in the future.
Dean Liao suffered no punishment, and through Xue Meiyun, he now had a connection with Lin Hao, beneficial for his future career.
Overall, Lin Hao orchestrated this scene to achieve a win-win situation.
With her friend over and the matter resolved, Li Xue took her to sing, while Director Wan and Dean Liao accompanied Lin Hao for a drink.
After about half an hour, pretending poor tolerance for alcohol, the two made their escape.