Young Master in Flower City

Office hall.

Currently, there are only six people left in the entire office hall, even the two female receptionists at the front desk have been driven away, making the hall's atmosphere extremely eerie.

Jiang Shixun's gaze was fierce, chillingly cold, yet he dared not act rashly, because Jiang Tao was still in Xiao Tianyu's hands. He could not be certain that Xiao Tianyu would not act desperately and kill Jiang Tao, after all, he was Jiang Shixun's only son.

"Release my son and you can safely leave here. Weigh the consequences, you should be able to figure it out yourself!"

At this moment, Jiang Shixun's cold eyes were fixed on Xiao Tianyu, full of threat, while secretly signaling to the bodyguards beside him, meaning to rescue Jiang Tao immediately should an opportunity arise.

The three bodyguards nodded subtly.

"I have a few questions. As long as you answer them honestly, I'll release him!" Xiao Tianyu spoke indifferently, his deep eyes showing no emotion, causing Jiang Shixun to frown, realizing he still couldn't see through Xiao Tianyu despite the threatening situation.

Thus, Jiang Shixun spoke, "Ask away!"

"Is the fee schedule of Celestial Universe Hospital controlled solely by you?"

"That's right?" Jiang Shixun nodded.

"Does the Dean know?" Xiao Tianyu asked again.

"That old fool can't possibly know. Don't be fooled by his position as Dean, it's just an empty title. Even if I drain the hospital's funds, he wouldn't know!" Jiang Shixun spoke with conviction, as everyone here was his people, so even if he revealed the truth, he wasn't afraid because he never intended for Xiao Tianyu to leave safely.

"Aren't you afraid of inspections from above?" Xiao Tianyu asked.

"The emperor is far away!"

"You are surprisingly candid!" Xiao Tianyu nodded calmly, while inside, he was already seething with rage. This was the foundation he built, how could he allow such a pest to ruin it?

"Can you release my son now?" Jiang Shixun asked.

"There is one last question!" Xiao Tianyu spoke calmly: "Did you set the exorbitant 12 million surgery fee? To my knowledge, even for cancer patients, the hospital's fee schedule is only around 3 million!"

"Of course!" Jiang Shixun nodded.

"Do you know how many people you indirectly harm by doing this?"

Gradually, Xiao Tianyu's voice grew colder as he continued: "With tens of billions of people in Huaxia, do you know how many are diagnosed with cancer each day? And Celestial Universe Hospital is the only hospital in Huaxia capable of curing cancer. Do you realize how many people you indirectly kill by setting such high prices? How many have lost the best time for treatment because they couldn't afford the exorbitant fees?"

Every word from Xiao Tianyu was penetrating, his voice cold to the bone.

At present, Xiao Tianyu knew of one such person—Jiang Ya. Originally, he wanted to bring Jiang Ya to Celestial Universe Hospital to understand the situation, but after one sentence from Jiang Tao, the surgery fee was doubled, which finally incensed him.

Although the 3 million surgery fee was also terrifying, it was at least within the range that patients could accept. This fee was essentially just the cost for Celestial Universe Hospital.

Now, someone dared to inflate the cost several times over for personal gain.

"Of course, I know!" Jiang Shixun nodded earnestly: "12 million can save a life, and people still scramble for it. As for those who can't afford treatment, what does it matter to me?"

"Your answer satisfies me!" Xiao Tianyu nodded, only to loosen his right hand, actually releasing Jiang Tao.

Immediately, Jiang Tao sprinted towards the opposite side, with the three bodyguards taking large strides and directly protecting Jiang Tao.

Seeing Jiang Tao safe, a gleam of murderous intent flashed in Jiang Shixun's eyes, and he said, "Do you know why I talked so much with you?"

"I don't need to know!" Xiao Tianyu replied indifferently.

"Dad, you must avenge me!" Jiang Tao's gaze was venomous; not only had this person ruined his plans, but he also dared to hold him hostage. In his heart, Xiao Tianyu was already a dead man.

"Hmph, learn your lesson next time!" Jiang Shixun snorted coldly at Jiang Tao: "Don't cause trouble everywhere because of a woman. Fortunately, I can settle this today; otherwise..."

"Can you really settle it?" Xiao Tianyu interrupted directly, continuing: "Your kingdom ends here!"

"Presumptuous!"

A bodyguard snorted coldly, taking a large step forward, a frigid aura enveloped Xiao Tianyu.

Yet, Xiao Tianyu stood with hands behind his back, expression unchanged, making the bodyguard reveal a hideous killing intent.

In an instant, he took wide strides, thud, thud, thudding... charging wildly toward Xiao Tianyu at high speed, and then punched ferociously at Xiao Tianyu's face.

Xiao Tianyu's body flashed, moving like lightning, and as the punch reached, there was no trace of Xiao Tianyu at the original spot, surprising the bodyguard.

The next second, bang~

The bodyguard's body flew directly backward, crashing heavily to the ground, with numerous rib fractures, passing out instantly. Such a scene filled Jiang Shixun's eyes with terror.

Meanwhile, the other two bodyguards were dumbfounded on the spot, completely petrified. They hadn't clearly seen how Xiao Tianyu attacked, yet the bodyguard was sent flying grandly.

...

Outside.

Many people stood at the entrance, staring at the office building's doorway, with varied thoughts in their minds.

At this moment, the sound of braking echoed, and everyone's gaze turned in unison, only to see a BMW 750 parked directly at the entrance.

"That's the Dean's car!" Someone recognized the car, exclaiming, "The Dean is in such a hurry. He probably knows what's going on!"

"..."

People began conversing, and soon a middle-aged man stepped out of the car, his face anxious, yet amidst the urgency, faint anger was detectable—it's over, Jiang Shixun, your hubris is immense, daring to blockade the CEO.

Swiftly, the Dean reached the office building's entrance, glared at the security guard, and shouted, "Open the door for me!"

"Dean, this..."

"Did you not hear me clearly?" The Dean was furious, could even a mere hospital security guard dare to block him?

Seeing the Dean's boundless anger, the guard timidly spoke, "The department head is inside!"

"He's inside, so I can't go in?"

"No... not like that!" The guard cautiously said, "Today, a lunatic took the director's son hostage and caused trouble at the hospital. The director is punishing the lunatic inside, I'm... I'm just worried about blood splashing on you!"

Said the guard with a look as if considering for the Dean's sake.

Bam~

Upon hearing these words, the Dean nearly collapsed in shock—punishing a lunatic, worried about blood splashing on him?

Heavens, this... this is crazy. This bastard Jiang Shixun, you've ruined me, you idiot, how could you dare to confront the CEO, it's over, it's over…