"Dean He, these matters were approved by me. Do you have any objections?" Chen Fan asked calmly, looking at He Qifa.
He Qifa reprimanded, "Director Chen, it's not that I have objections, but you completely disregard the hospital's regulations!"
"Which rule in the hospital regulations states that family members cannot welcome patients being discharged?" Chen Fan retorted.
He Qifa was stunned, then said again, "If I say no, then it's no! As the executive vice dean, I have this authority."
Da Xiong, standing beside Chen Fan, saw He Qifa daring to challenge him and his face immediately darkened. "You dog, do you really think you're something just because you're the executive vice dean?!"
"You dare to curse me?!" He Qifa glared at Da Xiong furiously.
Even a clay figurine has a temper, let alone the executive vice dean He Qifa. This was a hospital, and he wasn't afraid of what these people could do to him.
"So what if I curse you?" Da Xiong looked at He Qifa mockingly.
"Get them all out of the hospital! Director Chen, Director Qin, both of you just wait for the hospital to discipline you!" He Qifa's chest heaved violently, clearly enraged by Da Xiong's insult.
Unfortunately, the security guards here had all jumped ship and no one paid him any mind.
"Director Chen! Director Qin." Just then, Lian Wenxin ran over with a fawning expression, a gift in his hand that he had somehow prepared.
He then handed the gift to Cui Jie, who was being discharged.
"Miss Cui, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it. Director Chen and Brother Xiong are my friends." Fearing Cui Jie wouldn't accept, Lian Wenxin even tried to curry favor with Chen Fan and Da Xiong.
Cui Jie looked at Lian Wenxin with some confusion.
She clearly remembered Lian Wenxin and Chen Fan not getting along before. How had they become friends?
"Vice Dean Lian is our friend now. Sister Cui, Vice Dean Lian has good intentions, please accept it," Chen Fan said.
Hearing this, Cui Jie thanked him and accepted the gift from Lian Wenxin, which was an expensive set of cosmetics.
He Qifa, his face full of anger, stared blankly. "Vice Dean Lian, what is the meaning of this?!"
Seeing that Cui Jie had accepted the gift, Lian Wenxin completely ignored He Qifa and looked at Chen Fan. "Director Chen, I tried to persuade him earlier, but he just wouldn't listen and insisted on coming here to cause trouble."
"Cause trouble? Vice Dean Lian, please choose your words carefully. I am doing this for the safety of the hospital! Who knows the character of these people? What if they injure a patient? Can you bear the responsibility?" He Qifa questioned.
"You dog, who are you calling of questionable character?!" The young men were displeased, and they all glared at He Qifa angrily.
He Qifa was startled by their imposing presence and quickly retreated a couple of steps, but still shouted, "I'm talking about you! What? You dare to commit violence in the hospital? Believe it or not, I'll report you."
Seeing that the young men were about to act, Cui Jie, who had just been discharged, didn't want any trouble and tugged at Da Xiong.
Da Xiong then stepped forward and stopped the young men who were preparing to teach He Qifa a lesson.
He then looked at He Qifa and asked, "Dean He, I'll give you a chance. Apologize to my brothers."
"You are causing trouble in the hospital, and you still want me to apologize to you?" He Qifa said dismissively.
Lian Wenxin advised, "Dean He, I urge you to apologize to them quickly, or the consequences will be severe."
"Vice Dean Lian, stop trying to scare me with your nonsense. You're afraid of them, but I'm not!" He Qifa declared with an air of defiance.
Lian Wenxin was almost amused by He Qifa and couldn't help but point at Da Xiong. "Dean He, do you really not know who this is?"
"Who is he? What does it have to do with me? All I know is that this is a hospital!" He Qifa said sternly.
Actually, he hoped Da Xiong's identity was even more formidable. That would allow him to successfully establish his authority in the hospital.
Unfortunately, He Qifa didn't know that the person he had provoked today was enough to cost him his life.
"Brother Xiong, he's the leader of the underground forces in South China," Lian Wenxin revealed Da Xiong's identity without hesitation.
"Hmph, just a dragon." Before he could finish speaking, the once arrogant He Qifa froze.
"What did you say? Who is he?" He Qifa asked again.
"The leader of the underground forces in South China, Brother Xiong," Lian Wenxin repeated.
For a moment, He Qifa was stunned, frozen in place with disbelief. He knew that Lian Wenxin would never lie to him in front of so many people.
He now finally understood what the looks from the people around him meant when he had tried to drive these people away earlier.
It was clearly the look one gives to an idiot!
Da Xiong glanced at He Qifa and asked, "Dean He, it seems the position of executive vice dean of this hospital is quite high, enough to disregard me, Da Xiong."
Hearing Da Xiong's sarcastic remark, He Qifa finally snapped out of his shock.
He quickly waved his hands. "No, no, Brother Xiong, I, I didn't know it was you. I, I just didn't want any trouble to occur in the hospital. I didn't mean to target you."
He Qifa, who had been full of pride and disdain for Da Xiong moments ago, now stood beside him trembling like a child who had made a mistake.
He wished he could slap himself. He never imagined he would provoke such a powerful figure.
"Dean He, I heard you fired these security guards?" Chen Fan asked, glancing at the man who had shed his security uniform.
He Qifa, though afraid of Da Xiong, was not afraid of Chen Fan. He said coldly, "Director Chen, as the executive vice dean, I am responsible for the hospital's safety. They were negligent in their duties. I should have the authority to do so, right?"
Chen Fan smiled calmly. "Yes, but if they're gone, who will be responsible for the hospital's security?"
"Then let them come back," He Qifa replied coldly.
However, the security guards didn't give He Qifa any face and immediately refused, "We already have new jobs. We won't go back."
He Qifa's expression turned unpleasant as he was rejected by the security guards.
Da Xiong and Chen Fan exchanged a look, then Da Xiong said, "Since Dean He is so concerned about the hospital's safety, let Dean He take on the role of security guard at the entrance. This way, our patients and staff can feel more at ease."
"What? Let, let me be a security guard?" He Qifa's eyeballs nearly popped out.
"Do you have an objection?" Da Xiong glared at He Qifa.
The powerful aura made He Qifa tremble and he couldn't help but take two steps back, quickly waving his hands. "No, no objection."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and stand guard at the entrance. Who will open the door for us later?" Da Xiong commanded again.
"But, but I still have work to do. I, I am the executive vice dean after all," He Qifa said with a wronged expression.
"Don't worry, I'm well acquainted with the dean. Changing your position is just a phone call away," Da Xiong said with a slight curve of his lips.