C15 Doesn't Matter

Many items had already been thrown out of the hospital ward. Ann Xin's mother, who had been sleeping soundly in her bed, was startled awake by the noise. She looked around, frightened and bewildered by the chaos unfolding before her.

Several security guards were forcefully dragging Ann Xin out of the ward while she cried and screamed for help. Although numerous medical staff witnessed the scene, none dared to step in once they realized that Chen Junjie was in charge. No one wanted to risk offending him.

"No, you can't do this! My mom will die if you do!" Ann Xin cried out in despair.

"Hmph, die? People die in hospitals every day. One more won't make a difference. This is not the place for you to make noise and cause trouble. Security, take her away," Chen Junjie declared with a pretense of righteousness, gesturing dismissively.

He intended to scare her into submission first. Once she had nowhere to turn, she would inevitably come begging to him. Then, he would have her meekly crawl back into bed.

"Ah!" A security guard suddenly cried out in pain, releasing Ann Xin's arm. She had bitten him.

Taking advantage of the guard's loosened grip, Ann Xin attempted to rush back into the ward but was stopped by Chen Junjie. "You wretch, how dare you assault a security guard? You're completely lawless," he barked.

As he raised his hand to slap Ann Xin, she stood paralyzed, unable to respond.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, Chen Junjie felt his hand being grabbed, halted by an unseen force.

"Who's there?" Chen Junjie turned, only to be met with a face filled with fury.

"And who are you, meddling in my business? Do you have any idea—" he started.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Ye Luo landed three resounding slaps on Chen Junjie's face.

Before Chen Junjie could react, he was sent hurtling through the air, crashing against the wall. Teeth and blood spewed from his mouth, littering the corridor floor.

The surrounding security guards and nurses were stunned, gazing at Ye Luo as if he were a specter. This newcomer had just delivered a severe beating to none other than Chen Junjie, the deputy director's son-in-law.

"Ann Xin, are you okay?" Ye Luo asked, his heart aching as he took in her disheveled hair and tear-streaked face, his anger reaching a boiling point.

"Ye Luo!" Hearing his voice and seeing him, Ann Xin could no longer hold back her fear and distress, and she rushed into his embrace.

"It's okay now, I'm here," Ye Luo reassured her, gently patting her back while his eyes swept over the crowd, a fierce glare barely contained.

"What are you waiting for? Didn't you see I was attacked? Grab him and beat him until he can't stand!" Chen Junjie, lying on the ground, had finally come to his senses. Clutching his mouth, he mumbled orders to the four security guards.

The guards paused at Chen Junjie's words, then, with batons in hand, lunged at Ye Luo.

Holding Ann Xin protectively, Ye Luo didn't even glance at them as he effortlessly kicked out, sending all four guards flying. They lay on the ground, unable to get up.

The bystanders were stunned. Who was this man who could dispatch four guards with such ease?

As nurses ran off screaming for help, Chen Junjie, covering his mouth, lay on the ground, his tears and snot flowing freely. "Quick, tell the deputy director someone's been killed, hurry..."

Ye Luo paid no mind to the commotion, focusing on comforting Ann Xin as she slowly regained her composure.

"Ann Xin, what exactly happened?" he asked softly.

While sobbing, Ann Xin relayed the details to Ye Luo.

Hearing her account, Ye Luo's fury, already intense, reached a new height. Chen Junjie had abused his position to try to coerce Ann Xin into becoming his mistress, and when she refused, he had her mother kicked out of the hospital?

"Very well then!" Ye Luo said, approaching Chen Junjie with determination.

"What do you think you're doing? I'll have you know, I am the Associate Chief Physician here, and the Deputy Director is my father-in-law, I..."

"Thud!" Before Chen Junjie could finish his sentence, Ye Luo delivered a swift kick to his head, sending him tumbling four or five meters away.

Still not satisfied, Ye Luo, with Ann Xin's waist in his grasp, continued to approach Chen Junjie. It was evident from Chen Junjie's earlier remarks that he was used to swaggering around the hospital, leveraging his supposed connection to the Deputy Director.

Ye Luo normally wouldn't bother with Chen Junjie's bullying, but when he targeted Ann Xin, he crossed a line. That afternoon, Ye Luo had solemnly promised Ann Xin that he would not let anyone hurt her again. But now, seeing Ann Xin trembling and tear-stained, Ye Luo's fury was beyond containment.

He walked up to Chen Junjie, lifted his leg, and aimed for Chen Junjie's groin...

"Stop right there!"

At that moment, an anxious voice echoed, and a group of people rushed over, including Xie Quanzhang, the Dean, and others, among them Liu Mingxiang, Chen Junjie's father-in-law, the Deputy Director.

"Who are you to create a disturbance in our People's Hospital? To assault our medical staff? This is utter lawlessness! Where is security? Where are they?" Liu Mingxiang, upon seeing his son-in-law beaten, rushed forward.

"Dad, Dad, save me! He's going to kill me!" Chen Junjie, seeing Liu Mingxiang, clung to him, crying out for help.

"Don't worry, with me here, no one can bully you," Liu Mingxiang assured him, then turned around, pointing an accusing finger at Ye Luo.

In a swift motion, Ye Luo grabbed Liu Mingxiang's finger and twisted his wrist.

"Crack!"

The sound of the finger bone breaking sent shivers down the spines of everyone present.

It took a few moments for Liu Mingxiang to register the pain before he let out a scream akin to a pig being slaughtered.

Ye Luo, however, did not release his grip, his face stern as he looked at Liu Mingxiang. "So, you're this guy's father-in-law, the Deputy Director?"

"I, I—yes, that's right, now let go of me!" Liu Mingxiang grimaced in agony.

"Bang!"

Before Liu Mingxiang could finish, Ye Luo sent him flying with a shove, landing him next to Chen Junjie.

"Quick, call the police!" the onlookers shouted as they witnessed the Deputy Director being struck down.

"I'm not opposed to calling the police," Ye Luo said coolly, his piercing gaze turning to the Director and the rest. "But you might want to consider whether your hospital can afford the repercussions of that decision."

Before Liu Mingxiang could even finish his sentence, he felt his body lighten and found himself flying through the air, landing harshly next to Chen Junjie.

Locked in Ye Luo's piercing gaze, Director Lee Wenqing felt a chill cut to the bone, a cold dread sweeping over him. As the head of the People's Hospital, Lee Wenqing was a man of status who had met many important figures. Yet, he had never felt the kind of heart-pounding fear that he did in that moment.

"I am Director Lee Wenqing. Who are you, and why have you come to my hospital to wreak havoc and assault people?" Lee Wenqing took a deep breath, mustering the courage to step forward and address Ye Luo.

"Why?" Ye Luo's tone was frosty. "Because he deserved it. You'd best not try to stop me, or else I'll take you down with him."

Ye Luo had no interest in wasting words on further explanations.

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