"Miss Tang, are you... are you alright?" the captain asked cautiously.
Tang Rou stopped cursing Li Se and looked at the captain, angrily saying, "I can't move. Immediately subdue this guy for me!"
"Yes!" The captain's expression changed slightly, and he immediately led his men towards Li Se.
"Li Se, hurry and release me!" Tang Rou cursed angrily.
Li Se ignored Tang Rou. He glanced at the approaching police officers and said indifferently, "In an hour, the acupoints will automatically unlock. You don't need to act. This is the security department; it won't look good if things get physical!"
"Whether it looks good or not is not up to you!" the captain sneered. "You are very likely stealing intelligence. Mr. Tang specifically ordered that any means can be used against you!"
"What, torture to extract a confession?" Li Se frowned.
"And if so?"
At this moment, a voice came from outside, and a man in his thirties walked in.
"Third Uncle, save me!" Tang Rou shouted.
The person who arrived was Tang Mingguo's younger brother, Tang Mingren.
"Minister Tang!" All the members of the security department saluted respectfully upon seeing Tang Mingren.
"Li Se, you have quite the nerve to lay a hand on my niece?" Tang Mingren said, somewhat annoyed.
"Which eye of yours saw me lay a hand on her?" Li Se retorted sarcastically.
Tang Mingren sneered, "Heh, you're still quite tough-mouthed. It seems you don't know my methods if I don't teach you a lesson!"
"Arrest him and beat him up first!"
Upon hearing this, the captain and others revealed fierce expressions and moved towards Li Se.
"Rou Rou, are you alright?" Tang Mingren asked.
"I'm fine," Tang Rou replied, shaking her head. She looked at Li Se and smiled, "Third Uncle, when he can't get up, can you hand him over to me?"
"You have a grudge against him?" Tang Mingren seemed to know something.
"Yes, this brat embarrassed me last time, and now he's made me immobile!" Tang Rou said through gritted teeth.
"Li Se, what did you do to my niece? Why can't she move?" Tang Mingren demanded.
Li Se was now surrounded by several police officers, all rubbing their fists. The captain coldly said, "We're asking you, Minister Tang, why Miss Tang can't move?"
"Acupoint striking technique. I already said, it will automatically unlock in another hour," Li Se stated calmly.
"Good kid, you dare to touch my niece? Attack!" Tang Mingren was too lazy to argue with Li Se; he decided to beat him up first.
Several police officers held batons. They showed no mercy in their attacks. One of them even swung a baton towards Li Se's forehead.
*Bang!*
However, before the baton could reach his forehead, it stopped in mid-air, caught precisely by Li Se.
"You dare to fight back, you bastard?" the officer roared in rage.
But the other officers swung their batons. Despite being surrounded by so many people, Li Se suddenly disappeared. He didn't fight back but only dodged. In the next second, he appeared in front of Tang Mingren.
"So fast!" Tang Mingren was startled, but his reaction was quick. He directly drew his gun and pointed it at Li Se, sneering, "I've heard you're quite skilled, able to evade the eyes of so many Tang family guards. I'd like to see if you can still dodge bullets!"
Li Se frowned and said in a deep voice, "I hate it most when people point guns at me!"
"So what if I point it at you?" Tang Mingren scoffed. "I am the minister of the security department. If I shoot and kill you right here, what can you do? This is the capital city, and you're just trash from Qingyun City. If my Tang family wants to kill you, it only takes minutes!"
"Minister Tang, you really have great authority!"
Just then, Han Minglang walked in from outside.
"Mayor Han?" Everyone was surprised to see Han Minglang. Why had Mayor Han come to their security department?
"Mayor Han, why are you here?" Tang Mingren was also taken aback. And Han Minglang seemed to be coming with great momentum.
Han Minglang sneered, "Minister Tang, are you planning to resort to illegal detention?"
"Mayor Han, what are you talking about?" Tang Mingren's expression changed slightly. He seemed to realize something. Could Han Minglang be here to protect Li Se? It didn't make sense. Could Li Se even know Han Minglang?
Even if he did, Han Minglang knew that this time, the Tang family wanted to deal with Li Se. Logically, Han Minglang shouldn't oppose the Tang family for a small connection.
Han Minglang snorted and directly went to Li Se, asking, "Doctor Li, are you alright?"
"Mayor Han, I'm fine." Li Se didn't seem surprised that Han Minglang had come. As long as Zhang Aimin knew he had been apprehended, she would definitely take action.
Although he was new to the capital, he had made quite a few connections.
"Mayor Han, do you know him?" Tang Mingren frowned.
"This is Doctor Li, who treated me. Minister Tang, he is a doctor. Do you need to resort to swords and guns?" Han Minglang said coldly.
"He trespassed into my Tang family's residence at night. I suspect he was stealing intelligence and must be interrogated thoroughly!" Tang Mingren said in a deep voice.
Han Minglang was somewhat surprised. Trespassing into the Tang family's residence at night was a serious matter. He couldn't help but look at Li Se.
"Mayor Han, I've been wronged. I was just having a private meeting with the young lady of the Tang family. And if it weren't for Tang Xi, how could I have entered the Tang family?" Li Se shrugged helplessly.
"You're talking nonsense!" Tang Mingren berated him.
"Whether it's nonsense or not, can't we have Miss Tang come over to testify?" Han Minglang was also somewhat shocked. He seemed to recall that Tang Xi was Ye Bowen's fiancée from the Ye family.
Good heavens, was he cheating on Ye Bowen?
However, such a thing wasn't a crime. After all, Tang Xi was not yet married to Ye Bowen. If they were in love with each other, then there would be no problem.
"Mayor Han, this involves the Ye family and the Tang family. Mayor Han, are you really planning to interfere?" Tang Mingren began to indirectly threaten him. After all, helping Li Se meant offending the Tang family and the Ye family, which would be very detrimental to Han Minglang's future official career.
Han Minglang, unable to miss the threatening tone, was about to say something when another figure walked in from outside.
"What, do the Tang family and the Ye family think they can cover the sky with one hand in the capital?" It was Xiao Ye who walked in, dressed in a military uniform, with many people behind him, all armed.
When Tang Mingren saw this scene, his expression couldn't help but change.
"I didn't expect even Young Master Xiao to come!" Another voice sounded. This time, it was naturally Lin Junhao, and he was accompanied by Lin Wanqiu.
Han Minglang, Xiao Ye, Lin Junhao...
Tang Mingren was completely bewildered. What was going on? So many families had interfered at once. This was becoming difficult to handle, especially the Xiao family. The Xiao family were truly great generals!
"Li Se, are you alright?" Lin Wanqiu asked with concern.
"I'm fine," Li Se said, smiling and shaking his head.
Seeing Lin Wanqiu, Tang Rou couldn't help but sneer, "What, does Miss Lin from the Lin family also have something going on with Li Se? After having a private meeting with Tang Xi, are you planning to have a private meeting with Miss Lin from the Lin family?"
"Watch your words!" Lin Wanqiu suddenly said, her voice turning cold, her expression extremely frigid. "This capital city isn't run by the Tang family alone. Even if you involve the Ye family, they are merely families in the capital. What, do you still think you can cover the sky with one hand? Can you say whatever you want?"
At this moment, Lin Wanqiu was no longer frail; she exuded a powerful aura.
Even Li Se was somewhat surprised, as in his memory, Lin Wanqiu had always been very delicate. Although she seemed to come from the Lin family, she gave more of an impression of gentleness and scholarly upbringing.
He didn't expect her to be so formidable when she lost her temper today.
Lin Junhao said coldly, "Tang Rou, if you dare to say such things again, do you believe I'll rip your mouth apart? I don't think even the Tang family can protect you!"
The Lin family was different from the Tang family. The Tang family had quite a few young members in the third generation. However, in the entire Lin family, there were only Lin Junhao and Lin Wanqiu, especially Lin Wanqiu, who was cherished immensely by the entire Lin family.
Tang Rou's expression changed slightly, and she immediately became hesitant to speak. After all, the Lin family was no less powerful than the Tang family. Moreover, recently, the Lin family's elder seemed to have recovered, almost reaching his peak period!
"Doctor Li, are you alright?" Lin Junhao ignored Tang Rou and turned to look at Li Se.
"No, I'm fine." Li Se shook his head.
"Tang Mingren, we are taking the person away. Do you have any objections?" Xiao Ye asked calmly.
Tang Mingren said in a deep voice, "This person trespassed into my Tang family's residence at night, you..."
Han Minglang interrupted him, "Didn't you say he was there for a rendezvous? Didn't your Tang Rou just testify that Doctor Li was having a rendezvous with Tang Xi? What's the problem with a rendezvous between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman? Is it illegal?"
Tang Mingren's face was very grim. If it were just Han Minglang, he wouldn't be too wary. Han Minglang had influential backing, but at least he would be wary of the Tang family and the Ye family. But now, with the Lin family and the Xiao family added, things were unpredictable.
"Young Master Lin, I remember your Lin family has an unusual relationship with the Ye family, right?" Tang Mingren could only look at Lin Junhao.
"Minister Tang, I apologize, but Doctor Li treated my grandfather. This is a debt of gratitude, and my Lin family always repays kindness," Lin Junhao said indifferently.
That was it. There was nothing more to say.
"Then there's nothing else. I'm taking him away!" Xiao Ye no longer wanted to stay here. He walked up to Li Se and smiled, "Instructor Li, let's go!"
"Thank you, Captain Xiao," Li Se said with a smile, cupping his fists.
"You're welcome, we're all on the same side," Xiao Ye said casually.
Li Se stood up, and as he passed Tang Mingren, he couldn't help but stop. He said with a hint of disdain, "Go back and tell your Tang family's trash that Tang Xi is my woman, and I won't let her marry that piece of trash Ye Bowen!"