"Our permits were all legitimately applied for. Now you want to tear them up and seal our clinic? Are you above the law?" Huang Shanshan said, clearly annoyed.
Jia Lie, with his hands clasped behind his back, replied arrogantly, "You're absolutely right. I am above the law. In this small territory, I am the sky. Not only am I going to seal your clinic, but I'm also taking you away. And you can do nothing but cooperate. Of course, if you can call anyone, feel free to do so. I'll say it here, no matter who comes today, they won't be able to save you!"
"Section Chief Jia, what do you think now? Are you really planning to get involved?" Li Se's lips curled slightly. "I've already warned you. The last person who got involved has been fired. Have you thought it through? This was originally a matter between me and Ye Bowen. Are you sure you want to be used as a pawn?"
"Insolent!"
"How dare you speak to Section Chief Jia like that!"
"Are you courting death? You, a mere traditional Chinese medicine doctor, dare to challenge our Section Chief Jia?"
"..."
Many were filled with indignation. In their eyes, Li Se was just an ordinary doctor, perhaps with some money at best. Now, after hitting Young Master Ye, he was threatening their Section Chief. This was simply too brazen.
One Young Master Ye, a Section Chief from the Administration for Industry and Commerce – even some super-rich individuals would have to weigh their options. Especially Young Master Ye; in the entire capital, how many dared to offend him?
"Heh, a mere doctor dares to threaten me again and again. How interesting. I've already told you, you can call anyone you want right now. If you can't call anyone, then you'll come with me. Otherwise, you'll go to the Ye family on your knees. I've given you a choice!"
Jia Lie was also becoming somewhat enraged. This wasn't the first time Li Se had threatened him; this was the second time, and it made him very angry, extremely angry. He continued, "Young man, this is the capital. Sometimes, you have to know when to bow your head, or the consequences will be unimaginable. You will pay a heavy price. This is my last warning to you!"
"That was also my last warning to you," Li Se naturally wasn't afraid of a Section Chief. Even if Ye Bowen were here, he would still fight him.
"Fine, fine, fine. Well-intentioned advice cannot be given to a stubborn fool. Since you're asking for death, I won't be polite. Take them away!" Jia Lie saw no point in further words. This reckless young man was being stubborn now but would soon regret it.
Several people immediately stepped forward, intending to detain Li Se, and some even moved towards Huang Shanshan.
"Get out of the way!" Li Se immediately stepped in front of Huang Shanshan and pushed away the person who was about to touch her.
"You dare to lay hands on me?" Jia Lie said sternly.
"Boss, should we take action?" Xu Qiang frowned. Honestly, fighting with officials in the capital had a low chance of winning. However, since they chose to come to the capital, they had to be mentally prepared for this.
"Section Chief Jia, it seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin," Li Se said with a cold smile. He was starting to get angry. In fact, resolving his current predicament wasn't difficult. There were only two options: one was to involve the military, as his current military rank was Major General. The other was also to involve the military, but specifically the Xiao family. Given his relationship with the Xiao family, if he were to speak up, the Xiao family would definitely act.
Either way, the current trouble could be resolved with ease. Therefore, Li Se hadn't worried from the beginning. If he couldn't even handle such a small problem, he might as well return to Qingyun City. Coming to the capital would be seeking death.
"Oh, oh, oh. Even at this stage, you're still threatening me?" Jia Lie actually laughed. "I've handled so many cases, really, you're the first person with such a hard head. Or are you planning to go completely off the rails?"
"You think you're worthy of me going off the rails?" Li Se said dismissively.
"Damn it!" Jia Lie was a bit angry. This kid completely disregarded him. He took a few steps forward and raised his hand to slap him.
However, before his slap could reach Li Se, it stopped in mid-air, caught by Li Se's outstretched hand.
"Let go!" Jia Lie roared.
Li Se narrowed his eyes, increased the grip on his hand, and Jia Lie's expression changed. The next moment, he cried out in pain.
"Ah... it hurts so much..." Jia Lie felt as if the bones in his wrist were about to be crushed.
"Let go of me, quickly!"
"Do you want to go to jail? Daring to lay hands on Section Chief Jia?"
"You're dead, you're dead! Let go of Section Chief Jia!"
"..."
Several staff members from the Administration for Industry and Commerce turned pale and shouted angrily at Li Se.
The onlookers were even more stunned. The boss of this clinic was too daring to actually resort to violence. This time, he was truly finished. Even if he went to the Ye family to beg for mercy now, it would be useless, because Section Chief Jia would definitely not let this go.
"Section Chief Jia, if you can restore this permit for me today, I might consider letting you off!" Li Se said with a smile, but there was a chilling intent behind it.
Jia Lie's body trembled. This guy was a bit unnerving. Soon, Li Se released his hand. His wrist was already bruised and purple.
"Restore it? I'll restore your grandma's!" Jia Lie was furious. He picked up the permit that had been torn in half and tore it further into pieces, as if venting his anger.
"Heh heh!" Li Se merely smiled and said nothing.
"Make way, everyone, clear the way!"
At this moment, someone pushed aside patients and walked into the clinic. The person pushing patients was none other than Huang Jiamu, and with him was naturally Han Minglang.
"What's going on here?" Han Minglang frowned slightly.
"Who are you? Get lost! No one is allowed in this shop today!" Jia Lie roared. But as soon as he finished speaking, he froze. Because he recognized Han Minglang's appearance – this was the Mayor.
"Mayor Han, why are you here?" Jia Lie's attitude immediately changed, and he started to tremble slightly. How could he have been so disrespectful to the Mayor?
"Tell me, what happened?" Han Minglang said with a cold face. Being insulted by someone, no one would be happy.
"Mayor Han, it's like this..." Jia Lie quickly recounted the entire incident. However, when these words came from his mouth, they naturally took on a different color, even exaggerating the details, making Li Se appear like a great villain.
"You think Doctor Li is a fraud?"
But Han Minglang's expression turned cold and he said, "As far as I know, Doctor Li's medical skills are extremely high, and he is highly regarded by many imperial physicians. Now you're telling me he's a fraud?"
"Jia Lie, you have a lot of nerve!!"
"Huh?" Hearing Han Minglang's words, Jia Lie was so scared his face turned pale. What was going on? Why did it feel like Mayor Han was on Li Se's side?