“Sir, shall I make a move?”
A man dressed entirely in black emerged. He wore a baseball cap, obscuring his eyes, but exuding an aura of chilling menace.
“Yes, you go and kill him!” the man said coldly.
“Yes!” the man in black acknowledged and retreated from the hospital room.
“Dad… I don’t want to be castrated…” Sima Liang cried from the hospital bed.
“Don’t worry, I’ll find the best doctor to cure you.” This man was naturally Sima Liang’s father, Sima Yong.
The secretary beside him seemed to recall something and said, “Sir, I heard there’s a renowned doctor in Qingyun City, very skilled, who has cured many difficult illnesses. Perhaps seeking him out could help.”
“Then go and invite him, no matter the cost!” Sima Yong instructed.
“Understood!” The secretary nodded.
After leaving the police station, Li Se returned directly to Yuanfeng Group. Zhang Aimin and Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief upon learning he was alright.
“Why did the police look for you?” Zhang Aimin asked with concern.
Li Se shook his head. “Nothing much, just asked me to cooperate with an investigation. It’s all fine now. Shall we head back to the office?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Aimin’s face blushed. She glared at Li Se reproachfully.
Chen Ping, sensing something, chuckled and said, “I have work to do, so I’ll go get busy.”
“To the office, let’s continue with important matters,” Li Se said with a mischievous grin at Zhang Aimin.
“You pervert.” Zhang Aimin, her face flushed, reached out and pinched Li Se’s waist hard. He was already thinking about such things in broad daylight.
Looking at Zhang Aimin in her professional suit, her beautiful legs clad in stockings, and her shy demeanor, Li Se could no longer restrain himself. Disregarding anyone else, he swept her into his arms and walked towards the office.
In the evening, Chen Ping returned home alone from the company, while Li Se went out to dinner with Zhang Aimin.
“Sister Min, I’ve found that you’ve become even more beautiful than before,” Li Se couldn’t help but say.
Being praised for her beauty, especially by a man she liked, naturally made Zhang Aimin happy as if she had eaten honey. However, she hummed in response, “I can’t compare to your many young girlfriends. They are beautiful and pure, while I’m getting old.”
“Sister Min, how can you be old? Thirty years old is just right,” Li Se said.
Zhang Aimin was already in her thirties. This age was when a woman was most mature. Coupled with Li Se’s recent attentions, she exuded a captivating charm, making her even more alluring than before.
After finishing their meal, as they were about to leave, a figure suddenly appeared. A cold glint flashed as the figure, holding a small knife, aimed directly for Li Se’s throat.
The intention was a swift throat-slitting.
Li Se’s expression turned serious. He pushed Zhang Aimin aside and tilted his head, thus dodging the blade.
This sudden assailant possessed exceptional skill. Seeing his initial thrust parried, the attacker’s left hand transformed into a palm strike, slashing through the air.
Bang!
Li Se blocked the palm strike with a kick. However, the attack was far from over. Another cold glint flashed as the assailant lunged forward with another knife.
During this period, Li Se had encountered numerous assassination attempts, including those from the Blood Gate assassin organization. But in terms of skill, this person’s abilities were undoubtedly the most formidable among all the assassination attempts he had faced. Every strike was lethal, every attack was meant to kill.
“Be careful!” Zhang Aimin cried out.
The knife was aimed directly at Li Se’s heart. But in the next instant, he brought down a palm strike from mid-air, hitting the assailant’s hand squarely.
“Ah!” The man cried out in pain, and the small knife in his hand slipped. He immediately created several feet of distance between himself and Li Se.
“Who sent you?” Li Se sized up the man before him. Dressed in black and wearing a baseball cap, he could already guess who might have sent him. It was likely someone from the Sima family.
“Kill!” the man in black growled and charged again.
However, this time, Li Se was faster, landing a powerful punch squarely on the man’s chest.
Bang!
Crack!
The sound of breaking bones could be heard.
The man in black screamed and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground more than ten meters away. He tried to get up again, but this time, he was unable to move.
Li Se quickly approached him, stepped on his chest, and asked coldly, “Speak, who sent you?”
The man in black was unyielding. He bit down on something in his mouth, causing black blood to stream out, and then he died.
Li Se was genuinely surprised that the man in black had committed suicide. However, he could largely surmise that he had been sent by someone from the Sima family. Just as he was about to call Tian Anming, a police car arrived, and Tang Xi stepped out.
Upon seeing Tang Xi, Li Se knew he was in trouble.
“Don’t move!” Tang Xi commanded sharply. After examining the man in black, she looked coldly at Li Se. “You’ll have to come with me.”
Li Se replied somewhat innocently, “Didn’t you see him attack me? I was just acting in self-defense, and he poisoned himself. What does that have to do with me?”
“Whether he poisoned himself or you administered the poison, I will investigate!” Tang Xi refused to listen to Li Se’s explanation.
“Are you following me?” Li Se frowned slightly. The crucial question was, if Tang Xi had been following him all along, how could he not have noticed?
“You’re overthinking it. I just happened to be passing by,” Tang Xi replied indifferently.
And so, Li Se was once again taken to the police station.
Upon learning of the matter, Tian Anming rushed to the police station again. Seeing Tang Xi, he wore a look of helplessness. “Little Tang, didn’t I already tell you about Physician Li’s identity? How could you arrest him again?”
“He is now suspected of murder, and I must arrest him!” Tang Xi stated righteously.
“There must be some misunderstanding…” Tian Anming said.
Tang Xi interrupted him directly. “Even the emperor breaks the law, and the common people are treated the same. Moreover, he is merely a court physician. Director Tian, please don’t worry about this. If he truly didn’t kill anyone, I will naturally release him. Besides, he is already under investigation by our department. This ‘Physician Li’ you speak of is no ordinary person; he has been bullying ordinary people quite a bit recently!”
Tian Anming wore a wry smile. Being targeted by Tang Xi was truly a headache.
“Director Tian, don’t worry. The surveillance footage will be out soon, and I didn’t kill anyone,” Li Se said nonchalantly.
“It’s fine, I’ll watch here,” Tian Anming nodded.
When the surveillance footage was reviewed, it clearly showed the man in black initiating the attack on Li Se. As Li Se had stated, he had acted in self-defense. It was also evident that the man in black had committed suicide by poisoning himself.
“I said I didn’t kill anyone. Can I go now?”
Li Se provocatively looked at Tang Xi. Just as he was about to leave, he paused, as if recalling something. He walked up to Tang Xi, lowered his voice, and said, “Officer Tang, I’m a doctor. If you feel unwell about anything, you can let me examine you. Sometimes, certain illnesses can cause people to have a bad temper. This is an illness that needs treatment!”