From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Chapter 695 - 665: Do You Have a Conscience?

This call from Liang Xin seemed endless. After a full ten minutes, she still showed no sign of hanging up. Xu Chunliang couldn’t take it any longer and gave Liu Deshun a look.Lao Liu understood, realizing the task was assigned to him. Everyone knows interrupting someone’s call is impolite, but she was immersed in her chat, occasionally letting out a series of tinkling laughs as if the conversation had little to do with work. Who knew how long they’d have to wait?

Liu Deshun cleared his throat and said, "Director Liang."

Liang Xin ignored him, so Liu Deshun raised his voice a bit, "Director Liang!"

Liang Xin still paid him no mind.

Xu Chunliang realized she was doing it on purpose. His eyes drifted under the table. Liang Xin was wearing a skirt today, revealing two fair legs. While not perfectly shaped, they were quite dazzling in their whiteness. Her shiny silver high heels were very eye-catching and looked expensive.

It wasn’t enough for Xu Chunliang to look by himself. He nudged Liu Deshun, signaling him to have a look too. They were comrades in the same trench, after all; it was only right to share good things.

In truth, Liang Xin was dressed quite normally, with nothing inappropriate exposed. Yet, under the perverse gazes of two strange men, she suddenly felt uneasy. She promptly hung up the phone, "Hey, what are you two looking at?"

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Nothing, carry on with your work." His eyes, however, remained on Liang Xin’s legs.

Although Liu Deshun wasn’t as bold, his gaze wasn’t idle either. The office director was quite good-looking, he thought.

From another angle, waiting wasn’t so dull and tasteless anymore. Admiring the appearance of the female office director made everything seem more flavorful.

Liang Xin said sternly, "What do you two want from me?"

Xu Chunliang corrected, "It’s not you we’re looking for, it’s your leader."

Liang Xin said, "We have many leaders in the command center. Could you be more specific?"

"We want to see Director Xiao!"

"Director Xiao is usually at the Cultural and Tourism Bureau. Director Lu is in charge here."

"Director Lu will do." Xu Chunliang’s attitude now was relatively sincere.

"Director Lu is quite busy. To see him, you need to schedule an appointment in advance."

Xu Chunliang and Liu Deshun exchanged a glance, a bit condescending. Xu Chunliang gave a look, a bit tired of wasting words with this female office director. By rank, it should be Liu Deshun talking to her.

Liu Deshun said, "Director Liang, we are from the Dongzhou Culture and Tourism Bureau, considered brother units." Even he was embarrassed to mention the cumbersome name of the Dongzhou Weishan Island National Resort Development Command Center.

Liang Xin said, "There are many brother units visiting us daily. If Director Lu had to receive each one personally, even running 24/7 wouldn’t suffice. This isn’t just aimed at you. It’s the same for everyone; an appointment is necessary."

Liu Deshun looked at Xu Chunliang, thinking today wasn’t going well. Would they leave without even seeing the real boss?

Xu Chunliang pretended not to notice him, continuing to fiddle with his phone, clearly indicating for him to keep negotiating.

With no choice, Liu Deshun said, "Director Liang, could you please notify them? We really have an urgent matter."

Liang Xin said, "Director Lu is currently receiving foreign guests. How about this, tell me your issue, and I’ll relay it to him later..."

Click!

Xu Chunliang took a photo of Liang Xin’s lower body with his phone.

Liang Xin could bear it no longer, saying, "Comrade, what are you photographing?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I like the decor style of your headquarters, planning to reference it." He raised his phone again, click! Click! Taking several more shots.

Liang Xin was certain he was targeting her with the camera, amazed that this upright-looking guy was a complete pervert.

Liang Xin sternly said, "Stop taking pictures, or I’ll call security!"

Liu Deshun even felt embarrassed, thinking this was too much. She’s pretty, but you can’t just take pictures of her, it’s very disrespectful.

Xu Chunliang took a few steps closer, nearly pushing the phone into Liang Xin’s face. Liang Xin was outraged, "What are you doing? Are you photographing the decor?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Nice earrings. I’m thinking of buying a pair for my girlfriend." He then aimed the camera at Liang Xin’s chest.

Liang Xin stood up abruptly, "If you two won’t speak, please leave."

Xu Chunliang nodded and turned to leave.

Liang Xin wasn’t happy, rushing over to block Xu Chunliang’s path, "Stop right there."

Xu Chunliang chuckled and said, "What? Changed your mind? Want to keep us around?"

Liang Xin pointed at his phone and said, "Delete the photos."

Xu Chunliang said, "Now you’re being unreasonable. My phone, I can take whatever pictures I want. Why should I delete them just because you say so?"

"You’re so fond of taking photos, then shoot yourself. Why are you taking pictures of me? You’re infringing on my image rights. You’re breaking the law, you know that?"

"Don’t try to scare us out-of-towners. If you think I’m breaking the law, call the police. You’re the one blocking us from leaving, which could be considered illegal detention."

Liang Xin was evidently not one to be trifled with; she called in security. Liu Deshun quietly lamented. They were originally looking for the leadership, but this beautiful female office director was indeed creating obstacles. However, Xu Chunliang shouldn’t have blatantly taken pictures of her. What was once a position of reason now seems unjustified; if you’re asked to delete them, just do it. Why bring trouble upon yourself, especially when you’re on someone else’s turf?

Four burly security guards quickly arrived upon hearing the call, and the captain, who looked like a black iron tower, pointed at Xu Chunliang and yelled angrily, "Hand over your phone."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "Is this how you folks in Jizhou treat your guests? We visit in good faith, proactively trying to resolve issues, yet the leadership avoids us, sending irrelevant people to brush us off. Now it’s escalated to the point where you want to seize my phone? I’m warning you, anyone who tries to snatch my things is breaking the law."

Seeing the security guards arrive, Liang Xin gained much more confidence, loudly accusing Xu Chunliang of secretly photographing her. The four fierce-looking security officers approached to force Xu Chunliang to hand over his phone.

Xu Chunliang was unafraid, but Liu Deshun was frightened first. Not because there were more people on the other side, nor because they were in a foreign place, but truly he feared because they had lost the moral high ground. It was true that Xu Chunliang had just taken photos of Liang Xin. Being young, he didn’t think it through; if it had been him, no matter how attractive Liang Xin was, he wouldn’t have taken such overt pictures. At most, he’d take them secretly, without her noticing.

In Liu Deshun’s view, Xu Chunliang’s behavior was not forthright—it was foolish and asking for trouble. Before things escalated further, he needed to bow his head, admit his mistake, and mitigate any adverse effects quickly.

Liu Deshun made a signal with his eyes to Xu Chunliang, who ignored it. Liu Deshun coughed and said, "How about deleting the photos of their office?"

Xu Chunliang said firmly, "I won’t delete them!"

The security guards were enraged and attempted to seize Xu Chunliang’s phone. Xu Chunliang stepped back to avoid them, solemnly warning, "If you try to snatch my things, I will defend myself. This is called self-defense!"

The security guard angrily said, "Disrupting our office’s normal operations, secretly taking photos of Director Liang—do you still think you’re in the right? Hand over the phone."

A loud shout startled Liu Deshun, causing him to shiver and hastily hand over his own phone, continuously explaining, "I didn’t take any photos. I didn’t take anything."

Xu Chunliang realized that this guy would have been a traitor even before the Liberation.

Liang Xin, on the other hand, spoke up for Liu Deshun, saying, "It wasn’t him. It was this person! He secretly photographed me!"

Xu Chunliang laughed, "I was secretly photographing you? Do you think you’re that special? With so many beauties around, why would I secretly photograph you?"

Liang Xin’s face turned green. She always had confidence in her appearance, and Xu Chunliang’s words seemed to exclude her from the category of beauties, which was more infuriating than secretly photographing her.

Just as several security guards were about to rough up Xu Chunliang, Deputy Director Lu Yunqi arrived. Although Lu Yunqi was the deputy director, in reality, he was the head of the command office with Xiao Changyin merely a figurehead director, primarily responsible for the Culture and Tourism Bureau’s matters.

When Lu Yunqi arrived, he immediately inquired about the situation. Liang Xin, upon seeing him, seemed to see a savior and began to cry loudly.

Lu Yunqi, with seven parts righteousness and three parts authority, said to Xu Chunliang, "Comrade, I don’t care which unit you’re from, your actions have violated Director Liang’s privacy. I now require you to delete all photos and apologize to her."

Xu Chunliang said, "I didn’t take photos of her, so why should I apologize?"

Liang Xin, while wiping her tears, said, "It was you. You practically shoved the camera in my face earlier."

Xu Chunliang sighed and said, "Director Liang, you’re too self-centered. Fine then, let me show you my phone."

In front of Lu Yunqi and Liang Xin, he opened the photo album: "See for yourselves."

The others gathered around. The security guards thought if they saw a photo of Liang Xin, they’d immediately detain this guy and charge him with harassment.

In Xu Chunliang’s album today, besides a few scenic shots of Weishan Lake, were selfies of him. He had indeed aimed his camera at Liang Xin earlier, but he was using the front camera. Liang Xin mistakenly thought he was secretly photographing her, but in reality, Xu Chunliang was taking selfies.

Liang Xin was a bit stunned. This guy was devious, tricking her. Why would he use the rear camera to aim at her while taking selfies?

Xu Chunliang grinned and asked Lu Yunqi, "Director Lu, is there a photo of Liang Xin there? Is there one?"

Everyone realized the underlying message. Ostensibly, he was asking Lu Yunqi if there were photos of Liang Xin on his phone; implicitly, he was questioning Lu Yunqi’s conscience. It seems Liang’s name was quite fitting.

Lu Yunqi’s expression was extremely awkward, but he was still not resigned. He asked Xu Chunliang to open the recently deleted photos.

Xu Chunliang said, "I don’t have the habit of deleting photos."

The righteous Grandmaster Xu, unafraid of being wrongly accused, also opened the recently deleted items to prove his innocence, declaring loudly, "I’m a forthright person. If I didn’t take them, I didn’t take them. Whoever has photos of Director Liang in their phone will meet a bad end."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Liang Xin. They all thought he was cursing Liang Xin, but Xu Chunliang noticed that Lu Yunqi’s expression seemed a bit unnatural.

Liang Xin yelled, "You’re insulting people!"