Chapter Ten: The Man Behind the Scenes

  "Alright, thank you Brother Yang!" He hastily hung up the phone, and Wang Lin's face looked somewhat embarrassed.

  The truth is indeed so, the person called Yang Ge just now has told Wang Lin the truth of the matter one by one, and repeatedly warned him not to intervene in this matter. As everyone is a fellow official, the pros and cons are clear even without being explicitly stated, and everyone knows what it means.

  The other party's strong attitude made Wang Lin feel somewhat oppressed. From the phone call, he learned that the woman who was hit is currently in the hospital but has not received any treatment. The reason is that they cannot afford the huge medical expenses, and the perpetrator does not admit to this matter at all. As a result, the impoverished victim can only lie in the hospital waiting for fate's verdict.

  He turned to look at the little girl who was still crying, and Wang Lin felt a pang of heartache. He knew the truth about what had happened, but he couldn't help her. It wasn't that Wang Lin was heartless, it's just that reality was really cruel. Even if Wang Lin bravely stood up for her, it didn't necessarily mean that the perpetrator would be brought to justice and receive the punishment they deserved. If the perpetrator had the ability to obtain and destroy the surveillance footage from the traffic police, then he also had the ability to silence Wang Lin.

  Weak and powerless Wang Lin once again felt his own insignificance. A desire for promotion, once again filled the depths of Wang Lin's heart.

  "Let's go!" Wang Lin said lightly. He couldn't reveal the truth of the matter, so he could only do his best to help the victim recover as much as possible. And since there was a little girl present, Wang Lin also couldn't tell Zhang Ling the truth, so he had no choice but to leave first and think of another plan later.

  Zhang Ling did not oppose Wang Lin's approach, but instead followed him with a curious expression. Earlier when Wang Lin was making the phone call, Zhang Ling had already sensed that something was off. Zhang Ling thought that Wang Lin must have something to say to her.

  Night, deeper and deeper, the pedestrians on both sides of the street are fewer and fewer, occasionally a car rushes by, and the street surface blows up with waves of hot wind. Zhang Ling followed closely behind Wang Lin step by step, she was waiting for Wang Lin's explanation.

  "I actually know the truth about this car accident, I witnessed it with my own eyes, every single move, I saw it clearly." Wang Lin said with a deep breath, his face solemn.

  Zhang Ling did not ask any questions, but instead chose to continue listening to Wang Lin's explanation. Although Zhang Ling was still unclear about Wang Lin's character, based solely on the fact that he had dared to come out for a walk with Wang Lin in the middle of the night, Zhang Ling felt it necessary to hear him out and at least give him a chance to explain.

  "But I couldn't be that witness, being in the official circle, I'm not my own master. Sometimes even if you see the truth, with a strong desire to speak out the truth in your heart, you can only bury this desire deep within. I'm just a small office clerk, not even an assistant director, what can I do even if I know the truth?"

  "I'm no match for them, in the eyes of these ordinary people, working for the government makes me seem like a big shot, but within the government itself, I'm just a small clerk, nothing more. Apart from being able to order around a few temporary workers, I'm nobody inside. In fact, I'm also one of the participants in this car accident, and behind it, there's a hint of my own shadow." As he said this, Wang Lin let out a deep sigh. He looked up at the stars in the sky, feeling like he was just as insignificant as they were, beautiful but tiny.

  "At that time, we were in a hurry to rush back to the hotel, and we ran through several red lights along the way. It was at this intersection that the final tragedy occurred." Wang Lin pointed to the crossroads behind him.

  "Was it you who bumped into him?" Zhang Ling was somewhat perplexed, Wang Lin's words gave Zhang Ling a confused feeling, as if they were the ones who had bumped into him, but yet not quite.

  "It wasn't us who crashed, we just ran a red light. The victim was startled while crossing the road and lost control for a moment. It was another car that followed us and also ran the red light that hit someone. They seem to have some powerful connections. I called earlier and found out that the traffic police's video footage has been taken away and destroyed by them, and all the surveillance cameras in the surrounding area that could have captured it were also taken away by them. Even if I come forward to testify for her, it would ultimately be futile and I'd end up offending some people." Wang Lin said with a hint of disappointment. This is just how reality is, especially in official circles - sometimes one sentence can offend a large group of people. Wang Lin couldn't possibly sacrifice his own future for the sake of one person. Of course, if Wang Lin also had strong connections, it would be different. In short, without a powerful backer, one can only live in fear and anxiety.

  "What are you going to do then?" Zhang Ling asked in a bad tone, Wang Lin's words had already been made clear enough, it was impossible for him to come out as a witness now, what was important was the subsequent development.

  "What else can I do? Take out some money to let the victim receive treatment first, that's all I can do!" Wang Lin sighed deeply.

  It's not easy to take out money, is it? Last time, in order to keep this position, almost all the family savings were spent, and even some slightly valuable luxury goods were taken away by Wang Lin to be sold cheaply. Now, if you want to take out money, you can only go borrow it. The Zhang Ling in front of him is a good choice, he's young but already an important task for the Zhang Group, although I don't know what role Zhang Ling plays in this, but it must not be a small one. More importantly, Wang Lin can confirm that Zhang Ling has money, absolutely has money.

  But why would they lend him money? After all, the two of them only met a few times, and after the inspection team left, they might have said goodbye to each other. Whether they could meet again in the future is another matter. The other party's status was too high, and Wang Lin didn't dare have any improper thoughts. After careful consideration, Wang Lin still felt that borrowing money from Zhang Ling was not feasible.

  He picked up the phone, helplessly flipping through the phone book, watching as name after name flew by. Wang Lin felt a growing sense of loss in his heart. Friends were scarce when he needed them, and although Wang Lin's relationships had been pretty good before, now there wasn't a single person who could help him. Among his classmates, there weren't any rich second-generation kids, and even among those with some money, there was only Long Yu Hui.

  Wait, Long Yu Hui? This is actually a good choice. Wang Lin and Long Yu Hui are both good friends and classmates, most importantly, this guy's family has some money, tens or hundreds of millions might be a problem for Long Yu Hui to take out, but tens of thousands shouldn't be an issue. At this point, Wang Lin didn't hesitate anymore and quickly dialed Long Yu Hui's phone number.

  Less than half an hour later, a black Hyundai sedan stopped in front of Wang Lin. Looking at Long Yu Hui sitting inside, Wang Lin suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. However, seeing a beautiful woman in her early twenties sitting in the passenger seat, Wang Lin couldn't help but frown slightly. This kid, after graduating for so long, still has this kind of behavior, changing girlfriends more frequently than changing clothes.

  Fortunately, there are more important things now, and Wang Lin didn't talk to Long Yu Hui about his girlfriend. Long Yu Hui held a black leather bag and walked down from the car with an air of a rich second generation. If this car could be exchanged for a BMW, the effect might be even more obvious.

  "Hey, Wang Da Shao? Am I seeing things wrong? Didn't you have a crush on Zhang Ran from your family? Can you explain?" Long Yu Hui had already spotted Zhang Ling standing next to Wang Lin as soon as he got off the car and couldn't wait to ask.

  After all, Wang Lin has a history of this, a typical good man who has been with Zhang Ran, basically doesn't get close to women, let alone go out alone with a woman at night.

  "Alright, stop shivering and introduce yourself. This is Zhang Ling, my friend!" Wang Lin didn't want to get entangled with Long Yu Hui anymore, the situation was urgent and he didn't have the patience to explain anything to him. After introducing Zhang Ling, Wang Lin continued looking at Zhang Ling, "This is Long Yu Hui, my classmate plus fellow townsman plus iron brother."

  Zhang Ling and Long Yu Hui exchanged a brief greeting, Long Yu Hui was a bit of a ladies' man, but that didn't mean he had no principles. A brother's woman, no matter how beautiful, would never get more than a glance from him.

  "Did you bring the money?" Wang Lin asked somewhat anxiously.

  Long Yu Hui opened the black leather bag in his hand, took out an envelope from it and handed it to Wang Lin. "Twenty thousand yuan, if it's not enough, I'll ask the old man for some more tomorrow!"

  "That's enough, that's enough." Wang Lin responded repeatedly.

  20,000 yuan was already the limit for Wang Lin. Now, with a monthly salary of over 1,000 yuan, plus various benefits and whatnot, it's barely 2,000 yuan at most. Even so, Wang Lin has to work hard to earn money to repay his debts. If he had even more debt, heaven knows how he would repay it. However, the main person responsible for this matter is not Wang Lin. The reason Wang Lin did this was just to have a peace of mind.

  Even if Wang Lin didn't take a single penny, outsiders couldn't say anything about it. He was just a passenger, and since there was an accident, what does that have to do with the people in the car? So if someone has to pay up, it should be the driver who pays. Who told you to run the red light and cause an accident anyway?

  Wang Lin took the opportunity to hitch a ride with Long Yu Hui's car, taking Zhang Ling and Wang Lin straight to the hospital. However, it seemed that Long Yu Hui wasn't actually going to the hospital, but since Wang Lin suggested it, he couldn't refuse. After all, in Wang Lin's eyes, Long Yu Hui was a real-life rich guy! No free rides without paying the price!

  P.S: Still looking for recommendations!