Cheng Xiaofan rolled over and sat up from the rocking chair. He took out paper and a pen from the bedside table in the bedroom, returned to the living room, sat by the coffee table, and began to write with great concentration, his brush like a dragon in flight.
On it was written—
Cao Degui: Male, fifty-nine years old, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure in the capital.
Since taking office, Cao Degui's deposits have surged. He has three hundred and fifty million US dollars in a Swiss bank account and owns a villa in the United States.
In March of the year before last, someone from a certain province bribed Cao Degui with nine hundred gold bars, which were hidden in a secret underground room in his residence.
Etc.
He finished writing one page.
Cheng Xiaofan began to write the second page—
Diao Shaoyang: Male, fifty-seven years old, the head of a state-owned enterprise in the capital…
…
In just about five minutes, Cheng Xiaofan had densely written down the "pathologies" of more than a dozen people on the white paper.
After finishing, Cheng Xiaofan's childlike nature resurfaced. He wasn't in a hurry to call those people. He poured himself another cup of tea, lay back in the rocking chair, and slowly savored it.
It was already summer, and the sun outside was scorching. It was better to let those people stand there and bask in the sun a little longer.
After all!
They were all powerful figures of immense importance, rarely getting the chance to leave the capital and come to the countryside to enjoy the sun.
It wouldn't be too late to call them when they were sweating profusely.
After finishing one cup of tea.
Cheng Xiaofan finally sat up and shouted loudly towards the outside: "Cao Degui!"
The faces of those people were all sunburned to the color of a monkey's backside, purple-red, their clothes soaked through with sweat.
Cao Degui, upon hearing Cheng Xiaofan call his name.
He immediately said excitedly to those around him: "This kid has finally called me."
"I'll go upstairs first!"
A moment later, he appeared before Cheng Xiaofan.
Cao Degui, with a face full of smiles, asked: "Divine Doctor Cheng, has my pathology report been written?"
Cheng Xiaofan's expression was very serious, his gaze piercing as he stared at Cao Degui without speaking for a long time.
Cao Degui felt his hair prickle all over under his gaze.
"Divine… Divine Doctor, has my condition worsened again?" he stammered, so nervous he could barely speak.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded.
He said: "Cao Degui, your condition is indeed serious!"
"Don't you usually have physical examinations?"
Cao Degui quickly replied: "I do them very often,"
"I do them more often than anyone else. I get a check-up once a month."
Cheng Xiaofan shook his head and sighed, "What a quack! They couldn't even detect such an obvious severe illness in you, Cao Degui."
Hearing this, Cao Degui's legs went weak, and he could barely stand.
Cheng Xiaofan threw the so-called pathology report at Cao Degui's feet and said calmly: "Cao Degui, pick it up and take a good look at your condition!"
Cao Degui bent down and picked up the piece of paper, looking at it carefully.
As soon as he read the beginning, he felt something was wrong.
What pathology report was this? It was completely irrelevant.
But!
The more he read, the paler his face became.
There was no sun in the room, and the mountain breeze blew in through the window, feeling particularly cool.
Yet, Cao Degui felt like he was in a furnace, with hot sweat constantly dripping from his forehead.
"Cheng, what do you mean by showing me this?"
Cao Degui mustered his courage and said angrily, "Everything written here is utter nonsense."
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Cao Degui, please lower your voice. Aren't you worried about eavesdroppers outside the window?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Degui immediately shut his mouth.
Looking at his expression, he seemed nonchalant, but in reality, he was panicking internally.
He couldn't understand how these extremely secret matters had been so clearly and intimately revealed to Cheng Xiaofan.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan lit a cigarette, took a gentle puff, and said with a smile: "Cao Degui, I know you're not convinced, but it's okay."
"How about this, I'll make a copy of this report and send it to the Disciplinary Inspection Commission in the capital?"
"I believe the disciplinary department would be very interested in such a report!"
"Don't—"
Cao Degui was immediately terrified. He knew that if this thing reached the disciplinary department, disaster would befall him, and he would only end up in prison.
At this time, anti-corruption campaigns were raging across the country.
Even with powerful backing, one couldn't withstand the repeated investigations of the disciplinary department.
He never dreamed that the pathology report Cheng Xiaofan was playing with was such a deadly thing.
He wiped the cold sweat from his face.
And asked: "How did you know these things?"
At this point, Cao Degui knew he couldn't deny it anymore.
The other party had written these things so clearly, clearly having already thoroughly investigated him.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and said: "You might not believe me if I told you, but I saw it from the qi in your body."
"I can see a person's health condition from their qi, and I can also discover their family income and what they usually do."
"Do you know how the big shot Fu Mingyan in the capital was arrested?"
Hearing this, Cao Degui looked at Cheng Xiaofan in horror: "Are you implying that Fu Mingyan's arrest is related to you?"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded with a smile.
He said: "Because he wanted to seize my Zhuxi Village, he fell into misfortune!"
"It's as simple as that!"
Cao Degui asked: "What do you plan to do with me?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly: "Spend money to avoid disaster!"
"There is no other choice!"
Cao Degui gritted his teeth and asked: "How much money do you want?"
Cheng Xiaofan pointed to the slip of paper on the coffee table: "The string of Arabic numerals on it is my bank card number."
"Transfer all the US dollars you have in the Swiss bank to my name, and that's it!"
Cao Degui exclaimed: "Your appetite is too big!"
"This is all the money I've earned, and you want to swallow it all?"
"Do you take me for a fool to easily transfer all this money to you?"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed: "Cao Degui, this is my goodwill towards you. If you don't want to transfer it, it's also fine. Do you think I care about this little bit of money?"
"I used gold to build a pagoda and erected a memorial archway at the village entrance. Do I look like someone who lacks your paltry sum?"
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you and mistake good intentions for ill will, otherwise, I'll send this pathology report to the Disciplinary Inspection Commission, and you'll be rotting in jail."
"Besides, didn't you come to see me?"
"If you want to see me, you have to offer a meeting gift!"
Cao Degui was completely defeated by Cheng Xiaofan's words.
This meeting gift was too terrifying!