Gao Da froze.
His eyes narrowed into slits, staring intently at Chu Fan.
"Are you sure?"
As someone with status, he naturally preferred to resolve matters without resorting to force, as it would reflect poorly if word got out.
However, Chu Fan didn't seem very bright, and he wasn't taking the opportunity.
Truly youthful arrogance.
Chu Fan smiled faintly and retorted, "Are you sure too?"
The two seemed to be playing a game of riddles.
Having been mocked repeatedly, Gao Da, whose temper was already volatile, could no longer restrain himself. He said viciously, "Kid, you're mistaken if you think having my handle allows you to act recklessly!"
"If you don't cherish the opportunity, then don't blame me!"
"Later, even if you kneel and beg me to spare you, it won't be possible!"
Both sides threatened each other.
"The War Emperor squad is here!"
"Make way quickly!"
The security guards blocking the entrance quickly parted as a squad from the War Emperor Hall rushed in.
Captain Huo Gong was an old acquaintance of Gao Da. Upon entering, he immediately asked, "Gao Da, where is the person who forced their way in?"
"They really have the audacity to cause trouble here!"
Gao Da gestured towards Chu Fan, who had his back to Huo Gong, and said with extreme arrogance, "There, it's this kid!"
"Not only did he force his way in, but he also damaged public property and threatened a state official. With these two charges, a sentence of twenty to thirty years wouldn't be a problem, right?"
Huo Gong looked at Chu Fan, his brow immediately furrowing. His first impression told him that the back view was familiar, something he had seen somewhere before.
Driven by curiosity, he walked forward.
Halfway there, upon seeing Chu Fan's profile, his entire body trembled uncontrollably.
Earlier, when Chu Fan first arrived in Shanhai City, he had accompanied them to the airport to intercept him. He had seen the Demon God from afar.
As the captain of the Shanhai City War Emperor Hall squad, although he didn't have the qualifications to be with the five War Emperors, he was well aware of the reason why the five War Emperors were stationed in Shanhai City.
Wasn't it because this person was still in Shanhai City?
Huo Gong truly hadn't expected that the person causing a scene here today would be Chu Fan.
If he had known it was him, he wouldn't have dared to come, even with a gun to his head.
Gao Da, who thought he had the situation in hand, didn't notice Huo Gong's face gradually turning pale and his body trembling slightly. He bent down and reached out to grab Chu Fan's phone, intending to remove his leverage first.
*Slap…*
The crisp sound startled Huo Gong, who was dazed with tension.
"Ah, ah…"
A piercing scream. Gao Da clutched his cheek, his mouth moving as he spat out a few broken teeth.
To dare to snatch something from the Demon God was simply courting death.
"Huo Gong, did you… did you see that?"
"He hit me, severely injured a public official, lock him up for life."
Looking at Gao Da who was digging his own grave, Huo Gong was furious. It was just like when Ran Gang, the hall master of the War Emperor Hall's Shanhai City branch, discovered that the person the Ouyang family had provoked was Chu Fan, as in the Ouyang family incident.
He took a step forward and unceremoniously kicked Gao Da flying into a corner.
"Sir, I didn't realize you were here. Please forgive us!"
Huo Gong turned and bowed very respectfully towards Chu Fan.
Gao Da, who was disoriented from the kick, was completely stunned by this scene.
Sir?
So young, could he be a high-ranking official in the War Emperor Hall?
Suddenly awakened, Gao Da now understood why Chu Fan had been so calm and unfazed from beginning to end.
So, he was a high-ranking official of the War Emperor Hall and wasn't worried about being held accountable by the War Emperor Hall.
If he had said he was from the War Emperor Hall earlier, there would have been so many fewer troubles.
To avoid being held accountable, Gao Da endured the pain and forced himself up, approaching Chu Fan nervously and saying, "Sir, it's truly a case of the dragon king's temple being flooded by the dragon king's own family. We are all family."
"I was blind just now and offended you, sir. Please forgive me."
The others were all stunned.
Especially the security guards who were blocking the entrance, thinking that Chu Fan, who dared to force his way in and threaten Gao Da, would surely die today.
They didn't expect the reversal to come so quickly.
"Didn't you want my phone?"
"Take it!"
Chu Fan held his phone in front of Gao Da's face.
Gao Da's face was unsightly, and fine beads of sweat were constantly thickening on his forehead. He shook his head and said softly, "I dare not!"
In front of the Demon God, friendship between friends was as fragile as tofu.
Huo Gong knew that Gao Da had already angered Chu Fan. He proactively asked, "Sir, Director Gao was ignorant and dared to offend you. Do you want me to take him to the War Emperor Hall for punishment?"
The helper he had called was now actively proposing to take him to the War Emperor Hall?
Gao Da looked at Huo Gong in shock, his face full of disbelief.
"No need, I have other matters to attend to!"
"I need a quiet environment to have a good chat with Director Gao."
Seeing that Chu Fan wasn't holding him accountable for this, Huo Gong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He then gave a look to his squad members, and the security guards who were still lingering at the entrance were immediately driven away.
"Sir, I will be waiting at the door. If there's anything I can do for you, please call me!"
After that, Huo Gong stood outside the door, stiff and straight like a tree stump, effectively becoming Chu Fan's subordinate.
He scanned the corridor and saw many people still peeking this way. He coldly ordered, "What are you looking at? Go back to whatever you should be doing!"
Three seconds later, only a squad from the War Emperor Hall remained in the corridor.
Inside the office, Gao Da's legs were already trembling with weakness. He still kept his back bent, his eyes not daring to fall on Chu Fan's face.
He knew that after offending Chu Fan so much earlier, he was in for a terrible time.
"Director Gao, you seem a bit weak. Can't stand so soon?"
"Would you like me to get you a stool?"
Gao Da hurriedly shook his head and said with a stiff smile, "Sir, I can stand, I can stand steadily."
Thinking of Chu Fan's main purpose for coming here, Gao Da immediately said, "Sir, you're here to resolve the drug approval for Tian Fan Pharmaceutical, right? I'll sign it now!"
"No need!"
Gao Da, who was about to turn to sign the documents, froze on the spot, wondering what new mischief Chu Fan was up to.
"Just tell me, why didn't you sign the approval for Tian Fan Pharmaceutical before?"
Just a minute ago, Ji Ningyue had sent new investigation information, revealing that Gao Da's refusal to sign the approval for Tian Fan Pharmaceutical was not due to procedural restrictions, insufficient documentation, or product issues, but because someone had instructed him to do so from behind the scenes.
As for who specifically, they were still investigating.
Chu Fan directly told her there was no need to investigate further; the person responsible was standing right in front of him. Wouldn't asking directly be faster?
"Sir, there was no approval signature, mainly because of the procedures…"
*Slap…*
Before Gao Da could finish, Chu Fan slapped him to the ground. Blood mixed with broken teeth fell from his unclosable mouth.
"You don't know what's good for you!"
"I already told you not to try to fool me with these nonsensical excuses. Do you want to die?"
The temperature in the room dropped so much that the members of the War Emperor Hall squad standing guard at the door instinctively shivered.
Huo Gong glanced inside, his expression helpless. He knew that Gao Da's days were numbered for daring to provoke this powerful being.
"Sir, I'll talk, I'll talk…"
After taking two slaps and having lost nearly half his life, Gao Da dared not hide anything anymore.
*Ring, ring…*
Just then, Chu Fan's phone rang. Seeing it was his aunt calling, he answered immediately.
"Xiao Fan, something's wrong…"