"Presumptuous!"
Feng La was furious. He couldn't defeat Li Se, but he could still deal with a mere security guard like Xu Qiang? In his rage, he threw out a punch. Before his fist even landed, a fierce gust of wind struck towards Xu Qiang.
This was a situation where words escalated into action!
Old Feng still employed Baji Quan, a close-combat style known for its powerful, unpretentious, and swift force. Although Xu Qiang had not formally studied such martial arts, his expertise lay in assassination techniques. Facing such powerful punches, he was unfazed. After dodging the punch with a sidestep, he immediately transformed his palm into a blade and struck towards Feng Lao's neck.
Bang!
Under this palm strike, Feng Lao clutched his neck, retreated several steps, his face filled with shock. He absolutely couldn't believe he would lose to a mere clinic security guard. However, he also realized that this security guard was no ordinary one. If this had been a fight to the death, he would likely be dead already.
"Go!" Feng Lao did not linger in the clinic any longer. With a dark expression, he left directly.
Xu Qiang glanced at Feng Lao, then grinned and said, "Baji Quan, huh? This kind of traditional martial art that reacts to moves is naturally no match for my assassination combat style."
When Feng Lao heard this, he couldn't help but pause. His gaze was somewhat sharp, but he had lost, and as Xu Qiang said, he was indeed completely unable to resist.
"Qiangzi, you even know Baji Quan?" Li Se asked, somewhat surprised.
Xu Qiang nodded. "This person practices Baji Quan. I think I know which family he's from. Likely the Feng family in the capital. Their entire family focuses on Baji Quan. The Feng family's boxing is quite famous in the capital, but they're only a second-rate influential family."
Currently, the major influential families in the capital that Li Se knew of were the Xiao family and the Lin family. To become a top-tier family in the capital, doing business was not enough; one needed political power. However, he wasn't particularly interested in these forces in the capital and continued with his work of dispensing medicine.
The clinic was now filled with renowned Chinese medicine practitioners, so Li Se's presence or absence had no significant impact, unless there were complex medical cases. Otherwise, his role here was limited to dispensing medicine. In the afternoon, he went out and drove to the Da Fu Hao shopping mall.
Upon seeing Jiang Ranran with a worried expression, Li Se walked over and asked with a smile, "Miss, what's troubling you?"
Jiang Ranran looked up and saw Li Se. She immediately rushed into his arms, her soft warmth filling his embrace, giving Li Se a feeling of elation. His hand couldn't help but caress Jiang Ranran's body.
"You pervert!" Jiang Ranran stuck out her tongue and said.
"Ranran, what are you thinking about?" Li Se asked.
Jiang Ranran sighed softly. "There are several major clients whose contracts haven't been renewed. The previous负责人 went to them several times, but they don't seem to have any intention of renewing. Today, I plan to visit them personally."
Li Se was somewhat surprised. "This mall still can't find people to rent storefronts?"
"Ordinary storefronts are not a problem, but the few major ones require those with significant influence. After all, the rent for a month is quite substantial. Besides, it's no trouble to make a trip," Jiang Ranran said.
"Then you'll be busy all afternoon?" Li Se hadn't seen Jiang Ranran for some time, and now she was busy with work, which made him a little dejected.
"Hmph, when I have nothing to do, I haven't seen you come around either," Jiang Ranran snorted.
"Then I'll accompany you this afternoon," Li Se said.
"Okay, you can be my assistant," Jiang Ranran said with a grin.
For a shopping mall like Da Fu Hao, the monthly rent for any single storefront started from tens of thousands, due to its excellent geographical location. Many people wanted to secure a spot in the Da Fu Hao mall. The mall generally treated ordinary clients with indifference, and many mall activities were even tailored for major clients. Therefore, major clients were extremely important to the mall.
Li Se drove and took Jiang Ranran to Yi Pin Ju. He frowned slightly. "You're discussing contract renewals, and we've come to Yi Pin Ju?"
"It was hard to secure an appointment with this client, so of course, we have to treat them to a meal. The mall is paying for this, so I'll just be here to entertain them," Jiang Ranran said with a smile.
The private room they booked was naturally very luxurious. Upon entering the room, Li Se couldn't help but freeze. In the room was someone he recognized – it was Master Ma, whom he had beaten at the bar yesterday.
"It's you!" Master Ma stood up directly.
"Little Ma, what's going on?" A middle-aged man next to him asked with a frown.
"Brother, this kid beat me up at the bar yesterday!" Master Ma pointed at Li Se and said angrily.
"Oh, is that so?" The middle-aged man's expression turned slightly grim.
"I think there must be some misunderstanding, Mr. Ma," Jiang Ranran said as she sat down. She truly hadn't expected Li Se to have had a conflict with a client. Now, renewing the contract wouldn't be so easy.
"Misunderstanding?" Master Ma said coldly. "He bumped into me yesterday and then beat me up. Would you call that a misunderstanding?"
"You really have the nerve to say that. You were drunk and crashed into me, then you brought people to attack me. At most, I was acting in self-defense," Li Se said calmly.
"So, you admit to hitting my brother?" Manager Ma asked in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
"Since that's the case, I don't think we have anything to discuss. Furthermore, since you hit my brother, you must kneel and apologize to me!" Manager Ma said sternly.
"Manager Ma..." Jiang Ranran's expression changed slightly.
"And you must spend a day with my brother and me, then I will agree to continue renewing the contract with your mall, for at least ten years!" Manager Ma looked at Jiang Ranran's beautiful face and figure, becoming impatient. This woman was truly top-notch. It was only after learning that Jiang Ranran was the main person in charge of this mall that he deliberately refused to sign the contract, as he had already made quite a bit of money from this mall.
Jiang Ranran's face turned cold. However, before she could speak, Li Se picked up the red wine bottle and smashed it fiercely onto Manager Ma's head. No matter how arrogant Manager Ma and Master Ma acted in front of him, he wouldn't get too angry. But daring to target Jiang Ranran, he naturally wouldn't hold back.
CRASH!
The wine bottle shattered, and red wine flowed down Manager Ma's head, accompanied by blood.
"Ah!" Manager Ma cried out in pain. He pointed at Li Se, "You actually dared to hit me? Call people, call people for me..."
Master Ma immediately took out his phone and dialed a number. "Get in here quickly, the fight has started!"
Thump thump thump...
Urgent footsteps were heard, and the private room door was soon kicked open. Two burly men entered. Both were about 1.85 meters tall, radiating strength. Their bulging muscles alone were enough to intimidate many.
Manager Ma pointed at Li Se and roared, "Kill him for me!"