The noise from next door only distracted Xu Zixi for a moment. Then she continued to focus on her work.
After finishing dealing with the documents, she was about to leave for the studio to make models when she suddenly remembered something. Her fingers flitted across the keyboard as she opened a hacker applet, typed in the name "Fang Ruiyang" and hit Enter.
In just a few seconds, countless pieces of information popped up on the screen. There were many people named Fang Ruiyang in this world, but those named Fang Ruiyang who were from Haicheng and came from a fishing village were few. Soon, Xu Zixi filtered out all the information about "Fang Ruiyang".
His mother was indeed a woman of the streets named Fang Ling. When he was in the second grade of junior high school, she was arrested by the police for some time for soliciting prostitution in a brothel.
Because of his mother's occupation, he was laughed at in school. In a fit of anger, he fought with his classmates and was expelled from school. Not long after dropping out, although his mother was released, he didn't go back to school. Instead, he worked odd - jobs everywhere to support his family. He had worked as a restaurant waiter and a cybercafe attendant, but most of the time he was a laborer doing hard physical work. Just from the jobs he had had, Xu Zixi could piece together the bitter life of a poor person at the bottom of society.
If he could continue to live like this, although it would be poor, it would still be relatively peaceful.
However, half a year ago, this peaceful life was shattered by a diagnosis.
For a poor family, being diagnosed with an illness was like the end of the world.
Fang Ruiyang's mother's diagnosis was issued by the Third Hospital of the Pei family. Since that diagnosis appeared, Fang Ruiyang's work information had stopped being updated.
She guessed that this was the period Fang Ruiyang had mentioned, when he had approached Zhao Quanjing, thinking it would give his mother a chance of survival, but instead he had been controlled and threatened, doing dirty deeds for Zhao Quanjing.
One and a half months ago, he had used the alias "Cui Jiandong" and was accidentally selected by her to enter the interview together. He had successfully got a job in the Pei Group.
Supporting her forehead, Xu Zixi sighed helplessly. If she had been more careful and checked on "Cui Jiandong" at that time, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Well, it was no use talking about it now. Since the problem had been discovered, it was most important to stop the loss in time.
Then, Xu Zixi followed the information about Fang Ruiyang's mother, Fang Ling, and hacked into the system of the hospital where she was currently receiving treatment. She checked her medical records and the medical bills she owed. As Fang Ruiyang had said, the debt was indeed 200,000 yuan.
However, this hospital...
Looking at the file on the computer screen, Xu Zixi picked up the phone and dialed Fang Ruiyang's internal line.
"Come to my office."
A moment later, there was a knock on the door. Xu Zixi said, "Come in."
Fang Ruiyang pushed the door open and walked in. Xu Zixi glanced behind him and casually said, "Lock the door after you come in."
Fang Ruiyang locked the door as she asked and walked to the desk, sitting down on the chair.
Xu Zixi got straight to the point. "Yesterday, things happened so suddenly and the timing was wrong. I didn't have a chance to talk to you in detail. I still have two questions that I need you to answer."
Fang Ruiyang said, "Just ask. I'll tell you everything I know."
"How did they manage to get you into the interview back then?"
Fang Ruiyang replied, "I got the interview questions in advance and prepared according to them. The plan I presented during the interview was also prepared in advance, so I was selected."
The interview was conducted by the head of the Human Resources Department, and the design competition for the plan was also hosted by this department. If there was another mole from the Zhao family in the Human Resources Department, in order to cover for Fang Ruiyang, they could indeed use their authority to destroy the competing works.
"Do you know who that person is?" Xu Zixi asked.
Fang Ruiyang shook his head. "I don't know. I've never been in contact with him."
Xu Zixi thought for a while and decided to put this question aside for the time being.
"Okay, now let's think about how to solve the problem of your mother's 200,000 - yuan debt."
Fang Ruiyang sat up straight. "Do I have to borrow the money now?"
He had thought about it all night after going back yesterday. The only thing he could think of was to borrow money to pay off the hospital debt first and then figure out the rest later. But he was shocked by what Xu Zixi said next.
"Have you calculated how long 200,000 yuan can keep your mother in the hospital?"
Fang Ruiyang smiled bitterly. "Of course I have. 200,000 yuan can only keep her in the hospital for a month. And it can only relieve her pain, not cure her completely. Her illness is a bottomless pit. That's why I listened to Zhao Quanjing and let him manipulate me for so long."
"Have you ever thought that these so - called medical expenses are just a trap set by Zhao Quanjing? When your mother got sick, why didn't you choose the Third Hospital of the Pei family for treatment, but instead went to such an unknown hospital?"
In Haicheng, the Pei family's position in the medical industry was the same as the Zhao family's in the tourism industry. Generally, people in Haicheng would choose the hospitals under the Pei family as their first choice for medical treatment. Only a few people would choose other hospitals.
Fang Ruiyang understood Xu Zixi's hint.
"It was arranged by Zhao Quanjing. He said that the Pei family's hospitals charged too much and that Renkang Hospital's fees were more reasonable. I suspected it at first, but I checked the legal representative and shareholders of this hospital. None of them was Zhao Quanjing. It's a private hospital."
"Really? Then take a look at this." With that, she turned the computer screen towards him. It showed the property transfer agreement of Haicheng Renkang Hospital. The name on the column of the transferee was Zhao Quanjing, and the signing time was a year ago.
Fang Ruiyang stood up from his chair in shock. His mind was racing with thoughts, and his expression became more and more grim.
"You don't have to be afraid that you can't afford this money. As long as he says a word to the hospital, the hospital will immediately waive the medical expenses for your mother, because this hospital is his property."
"Fang Ruiyang, Zhao Quanjing is just messing with you."
Fang Ruiyang clenched his fists tightly. His whole body was shaking with anger. "This brute! I'm going to kill him!"
"No! I can't let my mother fall into that scumbag's hands! I can't let her be constantly threatened with the suspension of her medicine! Yuan Xi, I can't cooperate with you anymore. I'm going to take my mother out of that hospital! I'm going to fight him to the death!"
His eyes were red. The more he talked, the more anxious he became. There was a look of determination on his face as if he was ready to die. He turned around and was about to rush out of the door.
"Stop!" Xu Zixi shouted sharply. "Come back here!"
Fang Ruiyang stopped in his tracks and turned around. His face was extremely ugly.
"Stupid! Reckless! Selfish!" Xu Zixi pointed at his nose and scolded. "Fight to the death? Is that all you can do? Have you ever thought about your mother? Have you ever thought about Huang Zhenzhen?"