Qing Mu arrived at the main entrance, looked at Hei Gou and the other thugs, and said, "Do you know what this place is?"
Hei Gou shook his head and said, "No."
A disdainful smile appeared on Qing Mu's face, and he said, "You don't know? Come here, I'll tell you."
Seeing Qing Mu's sly smile, Hei Gou felt something was not right. As he approached Qing Mu, he became wary.
Qing Mu saw Hei Gou walk over foolishly and felt secretly pleased. When Hei Gou was still two meters away, Qing Mu suddenly punched, aiming for Hei Gou's face.
Hei Gou calmly sidestepped, opening his mouth to bite Qing Mu's right hand.
Qing Mu flinched in fear. Hei Gou missed, and then lunged for Qing Mu's eyes with his right hand.
Hei Gou's fighting style was the same as Bai Gou's. When fighting humans, he could use any part of his body and any attacking method.
Qing Mu was flustered by Hei Gou. Hei Gou attacked relentlessly, forcing Qing Mu to retreat.
Seeing Qing Mu retreat, Hei Gou shouted while fighting, "Brothers, these old Japanese devils don't want to pay protection fees. Smash things if you have to, set fires if you have to."
Qing Mu roared in exasperation, "What are you people? This is a proper hospital, not a market!"
"I don't care what kind of hospital it is. Any hospital in Huaxia must pay protection fees. Without protection fees, no one will protect your hospital's safety."
The院长 stood by the window, watching Hei Gou and Qing Mu fight. It was the first time he had seen a fighting style that involved grabbing and biting. He could tell that Hei Gou was clearly not Qing Mu's match, but with this strange fighting style, he had actually forced Qing Mu to retreat.
"It seems I need to stretch my limbs," the 院长 said to himself, shaking his neck.
When the 院长 appeared at the hospital entrance, a group of guards who had been beaten earlier surrounded him again, ready to attack.
The 院长 stopped Qing Mu, told him to step back, and then stepped forward himself, asking, "Who are you? Who taught you this peculiar fighting style?"
Hei Gou looked at the 院长 and asked, "You tell me who you are and what you do first."
The 院长 nodded and said, "My name is Sasaki, and I am the director of this hospital."
Hei Gou chuckled and said, "So you're the famous Director Sasaki. Good, since Director Sasaki is here, please pay the protection fee."
Sasaki's nose almost turned green with anger. He thought, "What kind of people are these, demanding protection fees at a hospital?"
"No."
"Why shouldn't I pay protection fees?"
"I ask you, what have you protected us from?"
Hei Gou smiled and said, "Of course, we protect your safety. For example, no one will set fire at night, no one will throw feces at your hospital gate, for example..."
Sasaki interrupted Hei Gou, "I understand, you are extorting us."
"So what if I'm extorting you? Try not to pay," Hei Gou kept provoking Sasaki, waiting for him to make a move.
Sasaki was a martial artist in the early Earth realm and a famous trauma surgeon in Japan, highly respected in China. This was the first time anyone had dared to extort him.
"Today, not only will I not pay you, but I will also cripple you," Sasaki roared and lunged at Hei Gou.
After just one move, Hei Gou knew he was no match for Sasaki. He could only dodge Sasaki while signaling his brothers to call the police quickly.
They fought for over ten minutes when the sound of police sirens was heard, and a police car stopped at the hospital entrance.
"Stop, all of you stop!" a police officer shouted loudly as he got out of the car and saw people fighting.
Hei Gou ran to the police officer and said frantically, "This old Japanese devil is bullying people, quickly arrest him."
The police officer had already been notified that an incident would occur at the hospital run by Japanese people. His task was to arrest the troublemaking Japanese individuals and keep them imprisoned for as long as possible.
The police officer looked at Hei Gou and said, "What are you doing here?"
Hei Gou looked at the police officer with a wronged expression and said, "I was just passing by. This old Japanese devil said this was Japanese territory and I couldn't pass. So I started fighting him."
"Heh heh, I didn't realize you were a patriot," the police officer said, not entirely believing Hei Gou's words.
Sasaki said, "This punk came here to collect protection fees. I refused, so he attacked me."
The police officer's long face drooped. "Are you taking me for a fool? How could they possibly come to a place like this to collect protection fees?"
"They were indeed here to collect protection fees. If you don't believe me, ask Qing Mu."
The police officer looked at Sasaki and then at Qing Mu. "You are all on the same side. If I ask him, will I get the truth?"
"We Japanese never lie."
"Do we Chinese lie?" Hei Gou shouted loudly.
The personal conflict escalated to a national level, and the two men became more agitated, nearly coming to blows again.
The police officer quickly shouted, "No one is to move! Everyone will be taken to the police station to give statements."
Everyone was taken to the police station. After a perfunctory interrogation by a few officers, Sasaki and Qing Mu were locked up, and Hei Gou and his men were driven out of the police station.
While Hei Gou and his group were giving their statements at the police station, Luo Cai Shen had already formed a team to specifically target the Donghai Branch of Dahe Overseas Development Company in the financial market.
The stock of the Donghai Branch of Dahe Overseas Development Company fell to its limit that day and showed a downward trend.
The next day at the opening, the stock of Dahe Overseas Development Company opened lower and continued to fall. In less than half an hour, it hit its limit.
Kameita Kyuji panicked completely and immediately organized people to counter, hoping to drive the stock price up again.
After a morning of stock market battles, the stock of the Donghai Branch of Dahe Overseas Development Company rose three times, but ultimately closed down at its limit for the morning session.
Kameita Kyuji was furious. Without even eating lunch, he contacted financial experts in Japan. He knew someone was targeting him, and he had to win, otherwise his tenure as president would be over.
Lu Tianxing had the easiest time. After assigning the task of assisting Brother Xicheng Hu, he went to the planning bureau to find the old director.
"Old Lu, I'm treating you to tea today," Lu Tianxing said with a smile.
Director Lu of the planning bureau understood Lu Tianxing and knew that Lu Tianxing had something to ask of him.
"Tianxing, just say it directly. Why beat around the bush? I'm not an outsider."
Lu Tianxing chuckled and said, "Old Lu, I'd like to see the planning maps of Donghai City for the past two years."
"Why are you interested in this? Is your Lu family planning to invest in real estate?" Director Lu of the planning bureau asked.
Lu Tianxing shook his head and said, "It's not me who wants the planning maps, but on behalf of a friend."
Director Lu readily agreed, "Okay, I'll take you to download them. This isn't a secret. You can have as many years as you need."
Soon, Lu Tianxing downloaded a large pile of files, including not only the planning maps of Donghai for the past two years but also the information on land auctions in recent years.