Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

A fire instantly ignited in Chen Ping's heart, and a surge of pent-up frustration and anger rushed to the top of his head.

Whether it's Wang Tao or Zhou Jie, they were both chosen by him for further studies.

Zhou Jie has now been sexually assaulted, and Wang Tao has been arrested.

How could Chen Ping not be angry?

That Cao Yu, relying on his family's connections, dared to sexually assault Zhou Jie in public.

That's absolutely outrageous!

Chen Ping suppressed his anger, his eyes instantly darkening. All his previous anxiety and panic vanished, replaced by calm decisiveness.

He turned to look at Lin Xiaoran, "The situation has been clarified. Cao Yu was the one who committed the indecent assault, provoked, and attacked first while drunk. Wang Tao was the one who was passively retaliating."

"The situation has completely reversed now. Before, we were on the defensive, but now we have the initiative."

"I will make this guy pay the price he deserves. I want everyone to know that we, the people of Siping Township Health Center, are not to be trifled with."

Lin Xiaoran nodded. "You make the arrangements. I'll cooperate. This kind of blatant molestation, no matter what connections or relationships one has, as long as the evidence is conclusive, we can definitely take him down."

Chen Ping pondered for a moment and said, "We're going to the People's Hospital now. Cao Yu should be kept in the surgical ward for observation after getting stitches."

"You should approach him as our negotiating lawyer and have a heart-to-heart talk. Don't confront him directly. Just pretend to mediate, find out what happened, and slowly get information out of him."

"The key is to induce him to admit that he drank too much last night, initiated physical contact with Zhou Jie, and provoked the conflict."

"The whole thing was secretly recorded to solidify the evidence that he had committed indecent assault first."

"Then go to the crime scene, try to retrieve surveillance footage from nearby businesses, and record it to prevent the other party from destroying the evidence first."

"As long as we have audio and video recordings, even if the other party has powerful connections and refuses mediation, we are fully confident that we can turn the tables and completely rewrite the nature of Wang Tao's case."

Lin Xiaoran nodded: "Yes, the nature of the crime has changed. It's no longer just a simple fight. If the evidence is conclusive, it would be attempted rape."

"Where are you going next?"

"I'm going to see Dean Liu," Chen Ping said in a deep voice. "I need to find out Cao Yu's background, what his family's connections are, and what the hospital's attitude is towards this matter. Only by knowing ourselves and our enemy can we avoid being passive."

"Liu Wei, stay here and keep an eye on Zhou Jie. Make sure she doesn't overthink things or say anything inappropriate. We'll be back soon."

"Okay." Liu Wei nodded.

Chen Ping and Lin Xiaoran drove straight to the People's Hospital.

Upon arriving at their destination, Chen Ping and Lin Xiaoran split up and began their separate activities.

Chen Ping found the administrative office with ease. Dean Liu had been waiting for a long time, his face full of helplessness. As soon as he saw Chen Ping come in, he immediately got up to greet him.

"Dr. Chen, you've finally arrived! This whole mess has been giving me a huge headache."

The two had known each other for a long time, so without any unnecessary formalities, they sat down and started talking.

Dean Liu sighed and said, "I'll tell you the truth directly, without beating around the bush."

"Cao Yu's professional skills are average, and he is not particularly diligent in the department. The reason he was able to get into our provincial hospital at such a young age is entirely due to his family connections."

"His parents are both veterans in the district health system, with extensive connections and a lot of influence in the industry."

"After this incident, his family contacted us directly with a very tough attitude, insisting that your people had provoked trouble and maliciously injured him without cause, and demanding that he be severely punished and that we would not settle the matter privately."

Chen Ping gave a cold laugh after hearing this: "Has the hospital investigated the cause of last night's incident?"

Dean Liu looked embarrassed and waved his hand, "I privately asked a few young people in the department who knew the situation, and they all hesitated and dared not say much. They only knew that the conflict started after drinking."

"But no one dares to openly accuse Cao Yu of wrongdoing. After all, his family has connections, and no one wants to offend anyone for fear of being retaliated against in the future."

"To be honest, it's a difficult situation for me too."

Dean Liu said sincerely, "I know that there is probably a reason why this happened."

"But given the other party's family background, I, as the dean, cannot force them to cooperate. Forcibly showing favoritism would only offend my colleagues and affect the institute's cooperation and performance evaluation."

"When you go to the police station later and mediate with Cao Yu's parents, you must keep your emotions in check and not act impulsively to escalate the conflict. We'll slowly find a breakthrough."

Chen Ping realized that Dean Liu wouldn't risk offending Cao Yu's parents just to save face for him.

"Thank you for speaking frankly, Dean Liu. I understand now."

Chen Ping remained calm, showing no sign of panic. "Right and wrong will be judged fairly. Just because his family has power and influence doesn't mean they can turn black into white."

"I will handle this matter to the end, and whatever the final outcome, it will not affect our mutual assistance agreement."

"Okay!" Dean Liu nodded, then said, "After the matter is mediated, I will transfer Wang Tao to the branch hospital for further studies, which will also prevent further conflict."

Chen Ping didn't say anything more; he understood Dean Liu's predicament.

Meanwhile, in the surgical ward of the Provincial People's Hospital.

Cao Yu leaned against the hospital bed, his head wrapped in thick gauze. His complexion looked relatively normal, but there was a hint of arrogance and impatience in his eyes.

A fruit basket sat on the bedside table; it had been delivered by my family early that morning.

Upon seeing Lin Xiaoran enter, he frowned, his tone carrying a hint of arrogance: "Who are you?"

Lin Xiaoran remained calm and composed, taking out her lawyer's license and handing it to him. In a businesslike tone, she said, "I am Lin Xiaoran, the lawyer representing Wang Tao, the client in this dispute."

"We've come to understand the specific details of what happened last night, so we can cooperate with the police station in mediating and handling the matter."

Upon hearing that it was the opposing lawyer, Cao Yu's expression darkened further, and his tone became defiant: "What's there to know?"

"The matter is very simple. The visiting doctor from the township got drunk and went crazy for no reason. He started hitting people and broke my head."

"Those who should be detained will be detained, and those who should be sentenced will be sentenced. I will never settle out of court."

Throughout the entire process, he avoided mentioning the cause and effect, completely absolving himself of any responsibility and portraying himself as a pure victim.

Lin Xiaoran had anticipated this, so she remained calm and pulled up a chair to sit down on the edge of the bed.

They began by gradually extracting information from the conversation, using a gentle yet highly guiding tone.

"Dr. Cao, I understand how you feel about being injured, hospitalized, and suffering both physically and mentally."

"But as far as we know, you were having a colleague dinner that night, and you all drank alcohol. The atmosphere was good the whole time, so how could a physical altercation suddenly break out?"

"According to those present, you drank quite a lot that night. When drunk, people's words and actions are easily out of control, which can easily lead to misunderstandings and friction."

"Could it be that you said or did something inappropriate while drunk, unintentionally offending someone and causing the argument?"