"Come in." Director Wu called out from behind the door.

"Creak—" Lin Su’er gently opened the door, lowering her head, with her legs clamped tightly together and hands clasped, standing at the doorway, not daring to enter.

"Come in, come in!" Director Wu glanced at Lin Su’er, beckoning her to come in.

"You heard, right?" Director Wu wasn’t very angry, smiling as he spoke to Lin Su’er.

"I heard." Lin Su’er nodded.

"Oh, you!" Looking at the pitiable Lin Su’er before him, Director Wu couldn’t get angry, shaking his head.

"You should’ve paid up quietly, and that would be the end of it. Why make such a big fuss?" Director Wu asked Lin Su’er, taking off his glasses and pausing the news video.

"Why should we? Pressure sores in stroke patients are the most normal thing. They sit-in, smash things, almost broke the ICU equipment. Today, they brought over 200 people to smash our hospital. Our hospital lost millions, and now we have to pay compensation? Why should we?" Lin Su’er’s anger grew as she spoke.

"Take it easy, take it easy, why are you so heated?" Director Wu gestured for Lin Su’er to calm down.

"If they cause trouble, we have to compensate? Our hospital is already self-financing, nurses working overtime 72 hours straight without me being able to pay them extra. If they smash things, we have to compensate? Where should the money come from? Equipment? Salary? Or personnel?" Lin Su’er looked at Director Wu with grievance.

Chapter 1921 Discussion Meeting

"Ah, Director Lin, you’re still young, you need to consider the bigger picture in your actions. Sit, sit and talk." Director Wu motioned for Lin Su’er to sit down.

Lin Su’er took a few deep breaths, sitting on the sofa next to Director Wu’s office.

"Have you considered, they brought 200 people, you bring 400, they smash things you fight them, what if someone dies?" Director Wu said.

Lin Su’er lowered her head without responding.

"This time no one died, Director Zhang informed me, there were no major injuries, but what if there were? Have you thought about the consequences?" Director Wu asked Lin Su’er.

Lin Su’er still did not speak.

Director Wu continued on his own: "At that time, you would definitely be dismissed, maybe even go to jail, Director Zhang from the police station, no escape from dismissal, the directors who brought the security team, each punished, and I, would get a major demerit, and then, your hospital, would still have to compensate, and not a small amount either."

"Tell me, if something went wrong, how many people would suffer with you?" Director Wu leaned back in his chair, resting his hands on the desk, looking Lin Su’er up and down.

"Ah, in such matters, when they arise, just accept the bad luck, delay equipment purchase by a year, what does it matter? No matter how good your equipment is, or how high your physicians’ skill levels are, if news reports a medical dispute, no matter if your hospital is responsible or not, it’ll affect your reputation. Without reputation, what good is high medical skill?" Director Wu continued lecturing.

"Fortunately, I found out early, I’ve already contacted the staff at the Network News Management Office, and the news has now been removed to minimize the impact." Director Wu said.

Lin Su’er finally spoke: "Thank you, Director Wu."

"Hmm, try not to trouble me in the future." Director Wu nodded.

"Yes, yes." Lin Su’er nodded as well.

"Go back and negotiate with the patient’s family, compensate them." Director Wu gestured for Lin Su’er to leave.

"Director Wu." Lin Su’er didn’t move.

Director Wu raised his head, his eyebrows slightly twitching, his expression turned cold, nostrils flaring gently, mouth tightly pursed, even his breath stopped, staring at Lin Su’er without speaking.

Lin Su’er took a deep breath, calming her emotions, mustering the courage, she said to Director Wu: "Our hospital will absolutely not compensate."

Director Wu exhaled a long breath, his whole body deflated into his chair, tilting his head, eyes closed, he said: "Then let’s go, follow me to the discussion meeting."

Director Wu led Lin Su’er out of the office to the meeting room, which was already bustling with people engaged in heated arguments. Director Wu and Lin Su’er sat on the side.

Lin Su’er quietly surveyed the room. In attendance were Section Chief Liu from the Network Public Opinion Observation Room, Director Zhang from the police station, Deputy Director Wang from the Municipal Health Bureau, Section Chief Li from the Network News Management Office, Director Zhou from the Comprehensive Social Governance Committee Office, Deputy Director Fang from the Urban Management Bureau, Director Li from the Comprehensive Public Security Management Office, and Vice President Zhao from Lin Su’er Hospital.

Director Wu surveyed everyone for a moment and then spoke: "Everyone’s here, let’s hear your opinions."

Section Chief Liu from the Network Public Opinion Observation Room said: "Fortunately, Director Wu discovered it quickly, the news hasn’t fermented, it didn’t generate wide-ranging discussion, nor was the discussion depth significant, the situation is initially under control."

Director Zhang from the police station said: "I rushed to the scene to assess, everyone had already fled, there were small traces of blood on the ground, likely no major injuries."

Deputy Director Wang from the Municipal Health Bureau said: "This incident has a negative impact on the hospital, to control the impact, I think the hospital should immediately appease the patient’s family, engage in urgent negotiation with them, provide satisfactory compensation to prevent them from taking more extreme actions, causing worse social impact."

Section Chief Li from the Network News Management Office said: "Most of the online news has been deleted, but this time we caught it early, if another problem arises, we might not be as lucky."