As Li Se’s voice fell, everyone’s gaze involuntarily focused on him. Many were extremely displeased with his words, daring to call them ignorant.
"It's him! Could it be that President Lin invited this brat as a TCM doctor?"
"How is that possible? Although I don't really believe in TCM, I know that to become proficient in TCM, one must be very old. Look how young he is; he's more suited to be an apprentice."
"Even though he was brought by President Lin, I still think his words are too arrogant. He doesn't even know who is present here. If he truly offends us, even President Lin won't be able to protect him!"
"..."
Everyone was extremely displeased, as Li Se had called them ignorant. They were all influential figures, how could they tolerate being spoken to like that, especially by a young man?
"How dare you speak so presumptuously? Who are you?" Zhao Ying was somewhat angry. Where did this kid come from to dare call him ignorant? Truly clueless.
Without waiting for Li Se to speak, he looked at Lin Hu, saying displeasedly, "I say, Lin Hu, don't tell me this person was brought by you?"
"This is Master Li, a divine physician!" Lin Hu introduced proudly.
"Pfft..." Many couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What's wrong with President Lin? Why would he bring a young man here and call him a divine physician? Isn't this just fooling around?"
"I heard that the Black Dragon Society consists of unusual individuals. Could this guy be one of them..."
"How is that possible? Didn't you hear on the cruise ship earlier? Someone familiar with this kid said he used to deliver food and had even been to jail."
"How is that possible? Deliver food? Been to jail? How can such a person be a divine physician!"
"..."
Clearly, no one believed Li Se could be a divine physician, even though the words came from Lin Hu's mouth.
"Lin Hu, are you kidding us? This is the TCM doctor you're talking about?" Zhao Ying laughed, a laugh full of disdain. Had Lin Hu's brain been flooded for him to consider such a young kid a divine physician?
"It's him!" Lin Hu nodded with certainty.
Fang Jianhua couldn't help but frown. Was this Lin Hu toying with him? Yet, he felt there was no need for that. After all, if he offended Fang Jianhua, Lin Hu wouldn't get the Taishan Group project. Logically, Lin Hu would want to secure this cooperation. But if he wanted it so badly, why did he bring such a young TCM doctor? It was obvious that such a young person couldn't have achieved anything in TCM.
Henry looked surprised. "Oh, God, this kid can be a divine physician? What a joke. Even I, a professor of medicine, wouldn't dare call myself a divine physician lightly. What makes him qualified? Moreover, TCM practitioners are all con artists. I assume this kid is no exception. He even says we are ignorant; I think he's the ignorant one. Does he really think we people are easy to fool?"
"Haha, I don't know what Li Se is thinking, that he actually believes he's a divine physician. If he's exposed later, I bet President Lin will kill him," Cheng Lu said with a hearty laugh.
Jiang Fei snorted, "This is self-inflicted. I knew it. Why would President Lin, a person like him, bring him to Taishan Island? Turns out he was tricked. President Lin is truly brilliant his whole life, but foolish for once, being deceived by such a clumsy trick. I really don't know what to say."
"Mr. Fang, do you also think I've casually brought someone here to fool you?" Lin Hu asked very seriously. He was well aware of Li Se's personality; if he were questioned, he definitely wouldn't agree to treat anyone.
"This..." Fang Jianhua furrowed his brow, unsure of what to say. Under normal circumstances, there would be no reason to fool them, as there were no benefits, only trouble.
But if he were to say Lin Hu wasn't fooling them, he had brought such a young TCM doctor, making it hard to believe.
"Mr. Fang, actually, there's no need for difficulty. Why not let Master Li and Master Henry take a look later?" Lin Hu smiled. He had great confidence in Li Se's medical skills.
"Alright." Fang Jianhua had, in a way, given Lin Hu face.
"Mr. Fang, isn't this inappropriate?" Zhao Ying said.
"What, are you lacking confidence in this so-called medical professor?" Lin Hu taunted.
Zhao Ying snorted, "This kid you brought, can he be a divine physician? If he truly is a divine physician, I'll voluntarily give up this project and give you another hundred million, how about that?"
"You said it!" Lin Hu smiled slightly. "Alright then, it's settled."
Zhao Ying smiled and said, "Conversely, if the doctor I brought cures Old Master Fang, then you have to hand over all of Qingyun City's maritime transport of Hailong Group to me!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Hu's expression changed slightly.
Hailong Group achieved its current status primarily by relying on maritime transport. Only in recent years had it developed rapidly, gradually expanding into other fields. Although it was just Qingyun City's maritime transport, if it were truly handed over, it would be a significant loss for Hailong Group.
"What, President Lin doesn't dare to gamble?" Zhao Ying provoked.
"I'll gamble!" Lin Hu said with certainty.
Everyone was startled by Lin Hu's decision. In their opinion, Li Se was definitely fooling Lin Hu. But they hadn't expected Lin Hu to trust Li Se so much that he would even gamble away their maritime transport.
"Haha, how foolish!" Zhao Ying burst into laughter.
"We'll see who's foolish then," Lin Hu said coldly.
Fang Jianhua glanced at the two of them and didn't say anything. He then turned his gaze back to Li Se, also very curious. Why did Lin Hu trust this Li Se so much? Or was this guy truly highly skilled? Kuaishuge.
But soon he shook his head. If Li Se studied Western medicine, perhaps there was hope, but precisely because he was TCM, it was absolutely impossible.
"Has President Lin gone mad? He's using maritime transport as a bet. If he loses, not only will he have to give up the project cooperation with the Fang family, but he'll also have to give me the maritime transport. The losses will be truly immense. Perhaps all the efforts of Hailong Group over the years will be in vain."
"Taking a reformed criminal as a divine physician, President Lin is finally getting old."
"Ultimately, brilliant his whole life, foolish for once."
"..."
Everyone thought Lin Hu had gone mad.
Even Cheng Lu and Jiang Fei thought Lin Hu had gone mad.
Especially Cheng Lu, she knew Li Se's background and was well aware of his capabilities. Lin Hu was destined to lose this bet.
"Heh heh!" Cheng Lu sneered. "Li Se, oh Li Se, once the bet is lost, President Lin will suffer heavy losses. Won't he then have to skin you alive? Do you really think you can get along with someone of this stature? People like President Lin are like accompanying a tiger; they can bring you wealth and glory, but they can also cast you into the abyss!"