Chapter 1929: Live Towards Death

Zhao Fusheng did not stay in the company. He had already arranged everything that needed to be arranged; the rest was up to Zheng Yao and Dong Chenxi and the others, so he didn't need to worry.

He was in a very bad mood right now.

Everyone has a bright side and a dark side, and Zhao Fusheng was no exception.

Once upon a time, he and Chen Shijie had no connection. In his previous life, he was a loser, while Chen Shijie was riding high, and even though he eventually died by a bullet, he had still dominated for a time.

Of course, the path he took was wrong.

So in this life, Zhao Fusheng worked hard to help Chen Shijie, guiding him onto a path different from his previous life.

At that time, Zhao Fusheng thought everything would develop in a beautiful direction.

But then came the bad news!

When he heard those words over the phone, Zhao Fusheng's head buzzed. At that moment, he even felt like he was a murderer!

If it weren't for him, Chen Shijie might have taken the wrong path, might have died twenty years later, but that would have been a long time from now.

And now, he was not even thirty years old when he left this world.

"It's all my fault!"

Sitting in the car, Zhao Fusheng muttered to himself.

"Chairman..."

Liu Yiming, as Zhao Fusheng's assistant, naturally stayed by his side. Seeing him in such a distraught state, he was stunned.

In his impression, even in legends, his boss was always someone who could strategize from within a command tent and win battles a thousand miles away, invincible in the business world.

But now, Liu Yiming could clearly feel that his boss was very sad.

It was a grief from the bottom of his heart.

"Yiming, you know what? I ruined a person's life!"

After a long while, Zhao Fusheng looked up and said to Liu Yiming.

"Chairman, don't say that. Over the years, you've helped so many people." Liu Yiming quickly comforted Zhao Fusheng.

Although he didn't know what was going on, as Zhao Fusheng's assistant, he certainly couldn't let Zhao Fusheng wallow in despair like this; the company still had a mountain of things waiting for him to handle.

"You don't understand."

Zhao Fusheng gave a bitter smile, waved his hand, but said no more.

The motorcade moved slowly. On the road, busy crowds were everywhere, but Zhao Fusheng had no heart to admire the scenery outside; he just stared blankly at the sky outside the window.

Soon, he arrived home.

Fan Baobao greeted him at the door. She had just received a call from Zheng Yao and learned of Chen Shijie's death.

Beyond her surprise, she knew that at this moment, the person who would be most sad was probably Zhao Fusheng.

"Madam."

Liu Yiming greeted Fan Baobao respectfully.

Fan Baobao nodded: "Yiming, wait downstairs. If anything comes up, I'll call you."

Liu Yiming quickly nodded. He naturally understood Fan Baobao's intention; at this time, as Zhao Fusheng's assistant, he couldn't be too far away, otherwise, if something happened at the company, he would be delaying matters.

Fan Baobao took Zhao Fusheng's hand and led him upstairs.

"Baobao, Chen Shijie is gone."

Although Zhao Fusheng was somewhat dazed, he still had his wits. Looking at Fan Baobao, he said bitterly: "Tell me, if I hadn't sent him to Xichuan back then, would he not have died?"

This was what Zhao Fusheng blamed himself for the most!

If it weren't for his attempt to change Chen Shijie's fate, he might have been doing well in the public security system now. But precisely because of his care, Chen Shijie went to Xichuan and ended up losing his life.

"What nonsense are you talking!"

Fan Baobao glared at Zhao Fusheng with a serious expression: "Do you know? Shijie is a martyr! He sacrificed himself to save others. For him, that is an honor!"

"But he's still gone!"

Zhao Fusheng said bitterly.

In his view, nothing is more important than life.

"Then let me ask you, if it were me, or if you were in Shijie's shoes, faced with such a situation, would you not go because you were afraid of death?" Fan Baobao looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked word by word.

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback but said nothing.

He thought carefully. Although he was a coward and a timid person, if it really came to that, Zhao Fusheng believed he would hesitate and struggle, but he would not back down.

Because at that moment, any Chinese person would not be a coward.

Not everyone is as shameless as Fan Paopao. A refined egoist is not a compliment but a satire.

When you give up helping others, you also give up the possibility of others helping you.

On this point, Zhao Fusheng asked himself and felt quite confident.

"I heard from Zheng Yao that you're going to Xichuan?" Fan Baobao looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I plan to go and see. No matter what, such a serious incident has happened, and the company has projects there. I need to go and check."

"Alright, just be safe."

Fan Baobao said softly: "Whatever decision you make, just think of us, your wife and kids."

Zhao Fusheng felt a warmth in his heart. He naturally understood Fan Baobao's meaning; she must be reluctant to let him go, but at this moment, she had to let him leave.

To be honest, if it weren't for her, he really wouldn't know what to do.

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The next day, Zhao Fusheng flew with the Future Group's condolence team to Jincheng, the capital of Xichuan Province.

Zheng Yao did not come; she stayed in the capital to coordinate supplies.

Yu Feihong and others had already contacted the foundation's office in Xichuan to urgently dispatch a batch of supplies into the province, but Zhao Fusheng and they all knew it was not enough, far from enough.

Xixia Hospital was a national-level center for difficult and critical illnesses in southwestern China, the only national-level large comprehensive teaching hospital in the disaster area.

After the earthquake, the hospital's departments urgently mobilized patients with stable conditions to be discharged, freeing up beds to treat disaster victims. At the same time, all staff leave was canceled, multidisciplinary teams were deployed in the emergency department and day wards, all operating rooms were opened, and surgeries scheduled for May 13 were postponed to ensure emergency and first-aid work.

On the second day of the earthquake, the hospital admitted nearly four hundred injured, and was still receiving new patients continuously.

"Mobilize our volunteers to come here and help."

On the day he arrived at Xixia Hospital, Zhao Fusheng issued his order.

The Future Charity Foundation had a large number of volunteers in Xichuan, some affiliated with Future Group, some with the charity foundation, and now they were all under Zhao Fusheng's command.

"Yes, Chairman."

Liu Yiming, following Zhao Fusheng, recorded Zhao Fusheng's orders with a serious expression and immediately started making phone calls.

Standing at the entrance of Xixia Hospital, Zhao Fusheng watched the ambulances coming in, his brow furrowed.

"We need to go deeper."

After a long while, Zhao Fusheng looked at Zhang Qian standing beside him and said slowly.

"Where do you want to go?"

Zhang Qian frowned, puzzled, and asked Zhao Fusheng.

This time, he was entrusted by Fan Baobao to come specifically as Zhao Fusheng's bodyguard.

In Fan Baobao's words, although overseeing the group's disaster relief efforts was important, Zheng Yao could assign someone else to that job. But when it came to Zhao Fusheng's safety, Fan Baobao trusted no one but Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian agreed wholeheartedly.

Not just him, but everyone in the entire Future Group thought the same.

The disaster area was too chaotic at this time. As the chairman of Future Group, if Zhao Fusheng insisted on going into danger, no one could stop him—he was the boss.

But the problem was that he bore the weight of the entire Future Group. So, Zhang Qian had to accompany him.

And at this moment, Zhao Fusheng's words gave Zhang Qian a bad feeling.

"I want to go to Suying County."

Zhao Fusheng looked at Zhang Qian with a determined expression.

"Are you crazy!"

Zhang Qian blurted out: "That's the epicenter, and there could be aftershocks. I heard even the paratroopers wrote their wills before entering. Going there now is taking a risk!"

Clearly, he was well-informed.

"I still have to go." Zhao Fusheng smiled, revealing a bright grin: "Since I'm here, there's no point in staying. Do you think I'm one of those keyboard warriors who only dare to show patriotism online but shrink faster than anyone when the country and nation face difficulties?"

Zhang Qian was silent, not knowing how to persuade Zhao Fusheng.

Or rather, at this moment, he felt that no matter what he said, it would be hard to change Zhao Fusheng's mind.

Zhao Fusheng was now almost dead set on entering the disaster area.

"Then let's go." After a long silence, Zhang Qian suddenly spoke.

"General Zhang!"

Liu Yiming, who had been following them silently, suddenly raised his voice: "Are you joking? How can you let the Chairman go?"

Then, gritting his teeth, he said to Zhao Fusheng: "Chairman, if you want to know the situation in the disaster area, just assign me a few people. I'll take them to Suying County. You and General Zhang stay in Jincheng, okay?"

"You?"

Zhao Fusheng raised an eyebrow, looking at Liu Yiming with some surprise.

To be honest, he never expected this fat man to have such courage.

Facing Zhao Fusheng's doubt, Liu Yiming gave a bitter smile: "You're the boss, I'm your assistant. This is something I should do. But I have one request."

"What request?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled noncommittally and said to Liu Yiming.

This fat man was really quite interesting.

"If I take people in and something happens to me, please take care of my parents." Liu Yiming gritted his teeth and said to Zhao Fusheng: "And my sister. She's been developing in Yangcheng for several years. She always says she's doing fine, but I think she's not doing well at all. If something happens to me, please help her get a job in our company, just to make a living. Is that okay?"

Zhao Fusheng suddenly smiled. At this moment, he felt that Liu Yiming, this fat man, was endearingly real.