Long Xiao stood there, smiling without a word. Brother Bao of the South City landed another slap on Lin Xunfei's face, while Jiang Gou kicked Lin Xunfei to the ground.
This time, Lin Xunfei dared not cry out that it was a mistake. One person making a mistake was one thing, but everyone making the same mistake meant he was the target. He knew he was the one they were after.
"How dare you challenge Brother Long, you deserve a beating," Guo Jianglong charged forward and began to beat him savagely.
Lin Xunfei was beaten until his face was bruised and swollen. He held his head and cried out in pain.
Seeing her son being beaten, the old woman tried to intervene, but Brother Hu of the East City kicked her down, his foot on her neck, preventing her from getting up.
"Brother Long, I apologize. How should we handle this guy?" Brother Hu of the West City asked.
Long Xiao didn't want to make things too difficult for people like them. He waved his hand and said, "Let them up."
Lin Xunfei saw how respectful Brother Hu of the West City was towards Long Xiao, and how the other three were also behaving themselves. He knew he had offended someone he shouldn't have.
"I'm sorry, brother, it was my fault. Please spare us," Lin Xunfei said, kneeling on the ground with a thud.
Brother Bao of the South City, Jiang Gou, and Guo Jianglong had all heard of Long Xiao. This was their first time seeing him at the training base, and Long Xiao's strength had left a deep impression on them.
Jiang Gou raised his foot and stepped on Lin Xunfei's calf. With a crack, Lin Xunfei's calf was broken.
Lin Xunfei screamed and his body slumped, about to fall. Jiang Gou raised his foot and propped up his head, saying, "Kneel properly."
Long Xiao looked at Brother Bao of the South City and asked, "Are you Ah Hu's friends, or this guy's thugs?"
Brother Bao of the South City quickly explained, "Brother Long, this guy paid us some protection money and used us as his thugs. We were wrong, and this kind of thing will never happen again."
Long Xiao nodded, finding Brother Bao of the South City's answer satisfactory.
Brother Hu of the West City introduced them, "Brother Long, these are all my brothers. This is Ah Bao, this is Jiang Gou, and this is Guo Jianglong."
Long Xiao had heard of all three of them. They were the four great generals under Sister Hong, and they helped manage eighty percent of Sister Hong's businesses in Donghai.
Long Xiao nodded at them and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Call me if you need anything in the future."
"It's no trouble, Brother Long. Today we all went for the future of Donghai, and we all went for ourselves," Jiang Gou said.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "It's good that you understand this. Donghai cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."
After teaching Lin Xunfei and his mother a lesson, they were let go. Then, Brother Hu of the East City and the others booked several private rooms for their subordinates and followed Long Xiao to their own private room.
After a great battle, everyone relaxed, and the meal was very lively. After eating, Long Xiao and the others returned directly to Xinglin Caotang.
As he got out of the car, Long Xiao sensed something was wrong. Another consultation room had been added to the front courtyard.
He looked closely at the sign, which bore the name Li Yizhen.
A few days ago, Long Xiao had taught Li Yizhen the first three forms of the 'Tiangang Divine Needles.' He had then gone into seclusion to study the 'Tiangang Divine Needles' and hadn't been seen for a long time.
The line of people waiting for Li Yizhen was even longer than the one for Sun Sizu. These were all people who had made appointments a while ago.
Long Xiao went to Li Yizhen's consultation room. Before he could speak, a middle-aged woman shouted, "Go to the back of the line if you want to see a doctor. No cutting in line."
Li Yizhen saw that it was Long Xiao and quickly stood up, saying, "Master, you're back."
Li Yizhen was known as the Divine Doctor of Donghai. Seeing him call a young man his master, everyone in line was stunned.
Someone took out their phone to take a picture, but Li Xinran, who was helping by the side, shouted, "No one is allowed to take pictures, or you can get out!"
The people who were about to take pictures quickly put away their phones. The opportunity to see the Divine Doctor of Donghai was rare, and no one wanted to lose this chance by taking a photo.
Long Xiao nodded and sat down. Li Yizhen told Long Xiao that he had almost finished studying the first three forms of the 'Tiangang Divine Needles,' but he had noticed a significant gap between the effectiveness of his needling and Long Xiao's.
Long Xiao naturally understood the reason for the gap. He smiled and said, "Old Li, this gap is hard to bridge. The effect of your needling is already very good. Today I will teach you the remaining needles. When you learn them all, the effect will be even better."
The entire afternoon, Li Yizhen treated patients with needles, while Long Xiao watched from the side, occasionally helping.
The next day, Long Xiao arrived at Xinglin Caotang and was about to start seeing patients when he received a call from Jiang Ming.
Jiang Ming told Long Xiao that he had arrived in Donghai but couldn't find Xinglin Caotang and needed someone to pick him up.
After clarifying Jiang Ming's location, Long Xiao sent Bao Tie and Zhang Eryong to meet him, while he himself moved a table into the courtyard and began seeing patients.
There were still about three thousand patients who had made appointments. After seeing them, any new patients would be those who had made appointments under the revised registration rules.
The revised registration rules required patients to declare their annual income. For those with formal employment, annual income was easy to verify. For those who were self-employed, verifying their annual income was difficult.
Night Owl's intelligence agency had taken shape. According to Night Owl's plan, this intelligence agency would be very large.
In the future, every first and second-tier city in China would have an intelligence team of about a hundred people. The Donghai intelligence team was already established.
Long Xiao gave Night Owl all the data of those who had registered under the revised rules, asking her to send people to verify the authenticity of their declared annual income.
As Long Xiao was busy, his phone rang again. It was Lin Xuan. Tens of thousands of boxes of 'Scar Removal Essence' had been produced, and she needed Long Xiao to decide on the launch date.
'Scar Removal Essence' was registered as a beauty cosmetic, and its effectiveness had not yet been tested. Therefore, Long Xiao decided to postpone its launch for a few days.
After ending the call with Lin Xuan, Long Xiao was about to see an elderly patient.
Long Xiao saw that the old man's face was grayish and lusterless, and knew he was seriously ill.
He took the old man's wrist and checked his internal condition before quickly standing up and taking out a pill with a trace of life force from his pocket.
"Elderly sir, you need to be hospitalized. Take this pill and stay here for now."
The old man looked at Long Xiao and sighed, "Divine Doctor Long, am I going to die?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "As long as you stay with me, you won't die."
The old man looked at the patients queuing up and said in a low voice, "Divine Doctor Long, I've been to several hospitals. They all say I have liver cancer and am close to death."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "You do have a tumor on your liver, but having a tumor and dying are two different things. Don't worry."
"A hospital asked me to pay two million yuan for imported tumor medication from Japan, claiming it could cure me. Unfortunately, my family is poor and cannot afford it."
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, elderly sir. My rule here is to only charge you one-tenth of your annual income, and I guarantee a cure."
"Divine Doctor Long, I'm a security guard. My monthly income is only a little over a thousand yuan, less than twenty thousand a year."
"A little over a thousand is enough to buy medicine. Chinese herbal medicine is not expensive, so don't worry and stay here."
Long Xiao asked Xue Meiqin to arrange hospitalization for the old man and continued to see patients.
Before noon, Bao Tie ran in, clutching his bleeding arm.
"Brother Long, something's happened! The herbs were stolen, and Eryong and Jiang Ming were also captured."