Several security guards quickly surrounded Ye Qiu, rolling up their sleeves, ready to pounce at any moment.
Bai Bing rushed forward anxiously. "Vice Dean Guo, Ye Qiu is from our Surgery Department. Can you do me a favor and let this go?"
Guo Danu shot her a cold glance. "My son is also from the Surgery Department. Why didn't you protect him?"
Bai Bing was left speechless.
"Director Bai, today I'm only holding this punk accountable. I suggest you stay out of this, or don't blame me for not showing you respect."
He roared at the guards: "Cripple him!"
"Wait!" Bai Bing interjected quickly. "Vice Dean Guo, these are hospital security guards, not your personal thugs. You have no right to order them to attack people."
"Ridiculous! I'm the Executive Vice Dean. Apart from the dean himself, I can order anyone here — including you!"
"According to hospital regulations, no leader may abuse their authority."
"Spare me the rules. Right now, I'm avenging my son. Move in!"
Just as the guards were about to strike, Bai Bing stepped in front of Ye Qiu in a panic and shouted:
"Not a single one of you moves!"
The guards all knew who Bai Bing was and hesitated.
"Vice Dean Guo, what should we do?" one guard asked.
Guo Danu stared at her darkly. "Director Bai, are you truly choosing to oppose me?"
"You misunderstand. I'm not opposing you. I'm only reminding you that, as a hospital leader, you should watch your image. Ordering guards to beat people is wrong."
"Where were you when he attacked my son?!" Guo Danu roared. "No one is stopping me from avenging Shaocong today!"
"All of you — cripple that kid!
Any trouble that comes of it, I, Guo Danu, will take full responsibility!"
Having heard this, the guards no longer held back.
"Director Bai, please step aside. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
Ye Qiu also said: "Director Bai, let me handle this. I can take these guys."
"But —"
"Trust me."
There was fierce confidence on Ye Qiu's face. He had already absorbed a small portion of his inheritance. Even just a little was more than enough to deal with a few security guards.
"…Be careful." Bai Bing hesitated, then pulled Qian Jinglan aside.
Ye Qiu stood alone facing the guards.
They locked eyes with him, clenched their fists, and prepared to attack.
Suddenly —
BOOM!
A Maybach sped through the hospital gate, drifted sharply, and skidded to a stop right in front of Guo Danu.
The door opened, and a middle-aged man stepped out from the driver's seat.
He had a stern face and fierce, piercing eyes.
Ye Qiu was slightly surprised. Why was Zhao Yun here?
The second Guo Danu saw the man, he immediately abandoned Guo Shaocong on the ground, hurried over, and greeted him obsequiously:
"Mr. Zhao! What brings you here today?"
Zhao Yun scanned the scene without changing his expression and said calmly: "I'm here on business."
"Mr. Zhao, you shouldn't have come in person! Just give me a word, and I'll handle everything perfectly for you." Guo Danu bowed and scraped like a servant.
"You?" Zhao Yun finally looked him in the eye. "Something the Dragon King ordered — do you think you could handle it?"
Dragon King!
At the name, Guo Danu's heart trembled violently.
Confusion only grew deeper.
Why would the Dragon King send Mr. Zhao to the hospital?
Was some important figure staying here?
That couldn't be!
If a big shot was admitted to Jiangzhou Hospital, as Executive Vice Dean, he would have known everything.
Just then, Zhao Yun walked over to Ye Qiu and said:
"Dr. Ye, we meet again."
"Hello, Mr. Zhao." Ye Qiu spoke politely.
"Dr. Ye, do you have a moment?"
"Afraid not." Ye Qiu gestured toward the guards. "These gentlemen are about to cripple me."
Zhao Yun lifted his head and shot the guards a sharp, lethal glare.
The guards felt as if they were being stared down by a ferocious tiger. Their hearts jolted, and they stepped back in unison.
They could see killing intent in his eyes.
This man had definitely blood on his hands.
"Guo Danu. Explain this." Zhao Yun said in a deep voice.
Guo Danu hurried to reply: "Mr. Zhao, Ye Qiu crippled my son. I was just about to make him pay."
"Your son?" Zhao Yun glanced at Guo Shaocong on the ground. "He's still breathing. What are you avenging?"
Everyone went silent, stunned.
Guo Danu didn't understand. "Mr. Zhao… what do you mean?"
Zhao Yun said: "Dr. Ye is a friend of the Dragon King. I was sent by His Lordship to invite Dr. Ye to his residence."
"What? He's a friend of the Dragon King?" Guo Danu stared at Ye Qiu in disbelief.
From what he knew, the Dragon King's friends were all gray-haired elders — tycoons who could shake Jiangzhou with a single stomp.
Ye Qiu was only in his early twenties, a mere probationary doctor. How could he be friends with the Dragon King?
Could there be some mistake?
"What, you think I'm lying to you?" Zhao Yun's expression turned cold. He pointed at the Maybach. "If you don't believe me, see for yourself — that's the Dragon King's personal car."
"Mr. Zhao, you joke. How would I dare doubt you?"
Guo Danu sneaked a glance at the license plate:
Jiang A · 88888
One of a kind.
There was no mistaking it — this was the Dragon King's vehicle.
Guo Danu began to panic inwardly.
The Dragon King had sent his personal bodyguard in his private car to pick up Ye Qiu. That was high-level treatment.
What exactly was the relationship between Ye Qiu and the Dragon King?
Truly just friends?
Zhao Yun said: "I'm taking Dr. Ye to see the Dragon King. Any objections?"
"N-none at all."
Guo Danu didn't dare object. Even as Executive Vice Dean of Jiangzhou Hospital, in front of real power, he was nothing.
"Good. If you had any, you'd say them to me." Zhao Yun's face turned fierce.
Guo Danu's heart sank. Dread washed over him. He forced a smile:
"Mr. Zhao, I wouldn't dare object to you if you gave me a thousand lives!"
"Excellent. Dr. Ye, after you."
Zhao Yun personally opened the car door for him.
Guo Danu's eyelids twitched. This was treatment fit for a king!
"I'd like to bring my mother with me. Is that alright?" Ye Qiu asked.
Zhao Yun looked at Qian Jinglan and nodded. "Of course."
Ye Qiu helped his mother into the car, then said to Bai Bing:
"Director Bai, thank you for today. I'll treat you to dinner another day."
Watching them leave, Guo Shaocong panicked. "Dad! Why are you letting him go?! Stop him! Kill him —"
"SHUT UP!"
Guo Danu glared fiercely at his son, then bowed deeply: "Mr. Zhao, have a safe trip!"
Zhao Yun drove off with Ye Qiu and his mother.
Only then did Guo Danu let out a long breath and straighten his back.
Guo Shaocong was furious. "Dad, why did you let him escape?! Aren't you going to avenge me?!"
Guo Danu smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid we have to swallow this loss today."
"Why?!"
"Because he's a friend of the Dragon King."
"Just because of that?!" Guo Shaocong shouted. "Who is this Dragon King? Why are you so scared of him? Is he more powerful than the heavens?!"
Guo Danu sighed deeply.
"In Jiangzhou… the Dragon King is the heavens."