On the other end of the phone, Tang Wan's voice sounded tired and lazy, "What, can't I call you if there's nothing?"
"You know that's not what I mean," Yang Cheng said helplessly, he didn't understand why women always liked to throw a tantrum like this.
Seeing that Yang Cheng was on the phone, Anxin didn't plan to stay and listen. She walked out of the office on her own.
"I know, you don't take me seriously at all. My Maple Group provides so many competition venues for your company, I can be considered a big partner of Star of Yu Lei. But you didn't call me to the banquet yesterday, "Tang Wan complained.
Yang Cheng smiled embarrassedly, "This … You wouldn't like that kind of occasion either, so don't mention it to me."
Yang Cheng couldn't say that this was all planned by Lin Ruoxi and it had nothing to do with him. Lin Ruoxi had always rejected Tang Wan's identity.
Tang Wan was silent for a while, then suddenly sighed, "Let's talk business, there's something … I really don't know what to do. The only person I can think of who can help and who can earn my trust is you, so I wanted to ask you to come and take a look."
Hearing Tang Wan's heavy tone, Yang Cheng couldn't help but wonder. Ever since he met Tang Wan, other than that dangerous moment at the bank, Tang Wan had never shown any weakness. After all, whether it was status or wealth, there were very few problems that could stump this mature woman.
"What is it, where?" Yang Cheng didn't waste any time.
"It's very complicated, I'll tell you when you come. It's at the Ivy Sanatorium on Dongsheng Road. If you don't know it, I can send someone to pick you up," Tang Wan said.
Yang Cheng really didn't know where it was, but fortunately, there was a GPS in the car, so it wasn't hard to find.
After leaving the office, Yang Cheng briefly explained to Anxin before he hurriedly drove to the location Tang Wan mentioned.
Although his relationship with Tang Wan had always been a little ambiguous, Yang Cheng did not hesitate at all. It seemed that some things had gradually taken root.
Following the route on the electronic map, after more than half an hour, Yang Cheng slowly drove into a quiet asphalt road.
There were dense trees on both sides of the road, and the atmosphere of spring gradually permeated the air. The trees looked verdant and green. There were not many vehicles on the road. On the two-way one-way road, there were occasional cars passing by. There were occasional intersections along the road, but most of them were small museums and nursing homes.
After driving for a few kilometers, Yang Cheng turned into a relatively wide intersection. At the end of the woods not far away was the Ivy Sanatorium that Tang Wan had mentioned.
The size of the sanatorium wasn't big, but the clean and bright buildings and the elegant and unique environment showed that it wasn't as simple as an ordinary sanatorium.
Yang Cheng didn't think that Tang Wan would recuperate here. This was a place where patients and the elderly would stay, so his heart was full of questions.
When he arrived near the sanatorium, Yang Cheng was puzzled to find that other than some fancy cars, there were actually three police cars parked outside the gate of the sanatorium. Moreover, there were also a few guards guarding the gate.
The more Yang Cheng thought about it, the more suspicious he became. After he got out of the car, he walked straight to the gate.
As expected, two stern-looking guards immediately came up and blocked Yang Cheng's way. One of the police officers said, "Sir, I'm sorry, but you're not allowed to enter right now."
"I was invited here. I'm President Tang's friend." Yang Cheng noticed that they were actually criminal police officers. In other words, there must be a big case in the sanatorium.
The two police officers looked at each other, then one of them took out his walkie-talkie and asked his colleague.
After receiving confirmation, Yang Cheng was allowed to enter the sanatorium, but he still had to be followed by another police officer.
After walking through the two corridors, Yang Cheng was having a headache about where Tang Wan was when he saw a familiar figure walking out from a white building.
Tang Wan was wearing a simple lavender long-sleeved shirt and white trousers. Her hair was slightly curled, and her plain clothes didn't make her look as fierce as before. Instead, it made her look even more charming and mature for her age, like a beautiful lady at home.
That pretty face that always had light makeup on looked slightly haggard. If it wasn't for the joy in her bright eyes when she saw Yang Cheng, she would have looked a little gloomy.
"Thank you for coming, I thought I would have to wait for a while," Tang Wan said with a smile.
"What happened?" Yang Cheng furrowed his brows and asked.
Tang Wan smiled weakly, "Come with me."
As Tang Wan turned around and led the way, Yang Cheng followed her footsteps and entered the white building.
As soon as they entered the corridor, Yang Cheng saw criminal police officers walking back and forth with solemn expressions, as if they were investigating something. Meanwhile, Tang Wan slowly explained the history of this sanatorium …
"This Ivy Sanatorium is a small brand under our Maple Group. It mainly opens boutique sanatoriums in some cities in the south. Not many people come in on normal days. Those that come in are mostly high-class customers, and some are old celebrities and politicians. This branch in Zhonghai only has a total of a dozen old people. The sanatorium is well-equipped and even has standard hospital equipment, including operating rooms, emergency rooms, and so on, all to serve these old people … "
As Tang Wan spoke, she led Yang Cheng to the second floor. Outside a room not far away, there was already a section marked with yellow police tape by the criminal police, surrounding the entrance of a room.
"Last week, my grandfather … I brought him to Zhonghai to recuperate here," Tang Wan said.
Yang Cheng looked at the room that was surrounded by criminal police and asked, "Your grandfather, you mean the head of the Tang family?"
Yang Cheng remembered that Tang Wan mentioned before that the Tang family was one of the four prominent families in Beijing, and the head of the family was her grandfather, Tang Zhechen. However, it was strange that Master Tang would come to the sanatorium.
"Yes." Tang Wan nodded and said, "Do you still remember that I went back to Beijing for a long time two months ago? Actually, at that time, it was because of the New Year, and also because my grandfather had some mental problems. My grandfather … his mental state was a little unstable, so I was in a hurry to go back to Beijing to see how the situation was."
"Could Master Tang be suffering from senile … erm … dementia?" Yang Cheng couldn't help but ask.
"If that's the case, it might be more acceptable," Tang Wan slowed down her footsteps and told him the whole story …
It turned out that before Chinese New Year, Master Tang suddenly started to be absent-minded and occasionally couldn't remember many things. At first, everyone thought it was a sign of senile dementia, but as time went on, this phenomenon became more frequent and attracted the attention of the family. Tang Wan was also worried about her grandfather, so she put aside many things and rushed back to Beijing for more than two months.
In the end, after a medical examination, the doctors couldn't find any cause other than senile dementia. It was as if Master Tang had suddenly gone insane.
Master Tang didn't remember his illness acting up at all. He just started to get irritable and in the end, he became depressed and didn't want to speak.
A while ago, Master Tang's mental state was in a state of chaos and he needed someone to look after him at all times. There were a few times when he almost jumped off a building or hit his head against a wall, but he was fine because of someone's protection.
Because of the medical standards in China, Tang Wan decided to invite Professor Andrei, a famous psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins University in the US, to examine and treat Master Tang.
As one of the most famous psychiatrists in the world, Tang Wan naturally offered Professor Andrei a huge reward for coming all the way here to see a patient.
"As the saying goes, don't wash your dirty linen in public. I didn't mention this before, I hope you don't mind," Tang Wan smiled apologetically.
Yang Cheng shook his head, "Why would I? This is normal. What's the result of Professor Andrei's treatment? Also, why are there police officers here? What happened?"
Tang Wan's face was filled with pain and anger, her brows knitted together, "Professor Andrei is an outstanding doctor. After he came, he quickly found some problems. Yesterday, he told me privately that he planned to discuss my grandfather's condition with his colleagues abroad … But … This morning, the medical staff here found … Professor Andrei dead in his room …"
As they spoke, the two of them had already walked to the door of Andre's room, which Tang Wan had mentioned. The yellow line outside the room blocked the two of them from entering. Inside the room, there were several criminal police officers using equipment to search for all kinds of evidence. There was also a tall man in casual clothes carefully observing something.
Yang Cheng pondered and asked, "Did you ask me to come here because you think that someone is targeting the Tang family, but you don't know who the enemy is, so you don't dare to ask for help, so you asked me to help you find the answer. After all … I know more about these unusual things."
"I've been developing the Tang family's business in Zhonghai all these years. Although I know a lot of people, you're the only one who is good at this, and … others might not be as capable as I am …" Tang Wan nodded silently, "The police officers have been here for the whole morning, but they couldn't find any clues. They only know that Professor Andrei was poisoned, but they haven't found out how and what kind of poison he was poisoned with.
Also, our sanatorium strictly controls the food and drink. If there was something wrong with what Professor Andrei ate, we would definitely be able to find out immediately. Also, why was Professor Andrei killed when he was investigating the cause of my grandfather's illness, and not when he just arrived? Obviously, someone knew that he had already investigated something, so they couldn't help but kill him … But, Professor Andrei only told me about this in private … "
Tang Wan's eyes were filled with sadness and resentment, but there was also a sense of helplessness and frustration.
Yang Cheng thought for a while and asked, "Where is Professor Andrei's body?"
"It has been taken away by the police. Oh, if Johns Hopkins knows that Professor Andrei was poisoned in our sanatorium, they will definitely not let it go. No matter what, a lawsuit is inevitable … The person who did this obviously doesn't want to give us a chance to breathe," Tang Wan said with hatred.
"Where did the professor tell you that he found out the cause of your grandfather's illness?" Yang Cheng asked again.
Tang Wan pointed at the room directly opposite, "In the professor's room. When I came to ask about it yesterday, the professor told me personally that there is hope for my grandfather's illness to be cured."
Yang Cheng pursed his lips and looked around the room. The conditions of the sanatorium were really good. Professor Andrei's room was more than 60 square meters, and all kinds of equipment were neatly arranged, like a presidential suite.
"Let me go in and take a look, maybe I can find something …"
As he spoke, Yang Cheng bent down, went through the cordon, and walked towards the room.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to enter, the tall man in plain clothes stood in front of Yang Cheng. With a straight face and a pair of thick eyebrows, he questioned, "Who are you? This is the scene of a case. Unauthorized personnel, please leave!"
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