As soon as the ward door opened, three tall, elegant men and women entered.

Li Xiangdong looked closely and saw that it was Li Zhen, Liu Junbo, and Ning Ruoruo.

Ning Ruoruo had gone to Shanghai with her teacher to participate in a competition and wasn't home. She just got back today and heard from Wu Hongmei that Li Xiangdong had come, but had gone to the hospital.

Before she could explain the whole story, her words were overheard by Liu Junbo and Li Zhen, who were just entering the room.

Upon hearing that her younger brother had gone to the hospital, Li Zhen almost tripped over the threshold.

Wu Hongmei quickly explained that it wasn't Li Xiangdong who was injured, and the three of them were relieved.

However, although Li Xiangdong was not the one who was injured, he was still involved. So the three of them took the pork bone and red ginseng soup that Wu Hongmei had just cooked and went to the hospital to see what was going on.

"Fourth Sister, Brother Junbo, Ruoruo!"

Upon seeing the three people, Li Xiangdong was overjoyed and jumped up, leaping to their side.

Fourth Sister Li Zhen looks even more refined and gentle, with a natural elegance that comes from being well-read and cultured.

Junbo, he's gotten a little fairer than he was in Huichuan, looking like the handsome young actor Tang Guoqiang. Standing next to Fourth Sister, they make a very good-looking couple...

Ning Ruoruo, on the other hand, had grown quite a bit taller, with a slender figure, already showing signs of becoming a beautiful young woman. Her phoenix eyes, darting about with a captivating gaze, made Li Xiangdong feel his heart skip a beat...

Are you alright?

Even though she knew her younger brother wasn't hurt, Li Zhen still carefully examined him from head to toe before she felt at ease.

Li Xiangdong smiled and let his fourth sister look at him.

Liu Junbo frowned as he glanced at the five mummies in the room and asked in a deep voice, "What exactly happened? Hongmei said she was beaten by thugs?"

Li Xiangdong explained it again carefully, and finally said, "This matter can't be left like this. We have to stand up for Yunfeng and the others! Junbo, you studied law. Do you think they can make a judgment in this situation?"

Liu Donglai studied law at Yenching University of Political Science and Law. His teachers were all renowned legal figures in later generations, and many of his senior classmates worked in courts and procuratorates.

“There is a crackdown going on right now. This kind of situation involves disorderly conduct, gang fights, and intentional injury causing serious injury, and is very likely to result in imprisonment.”

"How many years could he be sentenced to?"

"It depends on the situation. If they are all minor injuries, it could be one to three years."

Da Niu said in a gruff voice, "It's not a minor injury! My brother was beaten senseless, and his arms and legs are broken!"

Liu Junbo gasped, "Are you stupid?"

Li Xiangdong nodded, "It's a concussion. He's currently slow to react and has lost some of his memory, but the doctor said that with continued medication, he can recover to a normal state."

"Those three years are too few."

"Then let them go in and serve three years in jail. That would be doing a service to the people!"

Xu Yunfeng was a little worried, "After all, we're from out of town. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Let's head east and make them pay some compensation, then we'll just let it go..."

Da Niu was particularly dissatisfied, "Brother! When did you become such a coward? What kind of bullshit Qianglong is this? At worst, we can just stop doing business with those damn companies in Yanjing and stop coming here. Are they going to run all the way to the Northeast to retaliate against us?"

Xu Yunhai and Lei Zi were seriously injured and lay on the hospital bed, watching the group of people arguing heatedly.

Xu Yunfeng was still a little worried.

Actually, he was starting to waver.

That's why they followed Li Xiangdong to sell ginseng. Li Xiangdong paid for the capital, and the train cars were fixed. They only had to escort the ginseng once they arrived in Yanjing City, and then they didn't have to worry about anything else.

Effortlessly, you've earned over ten thousand yuan!

They used to work so hard, running around outside for one or two months, constantly bribing and extorting people, just to earn two or three thousand.

If things get tense and the goods are confiscated, they might even lose their underwear as compensation...

Of course, two or three thousand yuan is a lot of money. They can earn in one or two months what an ordinary worker earns in several years. It used to seem like a very profitable business.

However, everything is relative. Compared to easily earning more than 10,000 yuan this time, two or three thousand yuan is nothing.

Most importantly, he inexplicably felt that Li Xiangdong was a good person, and that working for him would only bring benefits in the future.

Therefore, Xu Yunfeng doesn't want to make a big fuss right now.

You've offended the locals, but do you even know what kind of background they have?

What if it affects Li Xiangdong's business?

Also, he didn't want to leave Li Xiangdong with the impression that he was a troublemaker.

Xu Yunfeng's only thought right now is to let his own brothers suffer a loss and settle things quickly so as not to cause trouble for Li Xiangdong.

Li Xiangdong had long seen through Xu Yunfeng's intentions; this man was quick-witted and prioritized personal gain.

However, if he wants Da Niu, Lei Zi, and Xu Yunhai to truly acknowledge him, he has to help them get revenge.

"Brother Xiangdong, what do you think we should do about this?"

Da Niu stared intently at Li Xiangdong.

"Just do what needs to be done! Let them eat for free for a few years, who knows, they might even learn a good lesson when they come out!"

Li Xiangdong's answer was firm and unambiguous.

Da Niu grinned, but accidentally aggravated his wound and cried out in pain again.

The others also looked happy, but Xu Yunfeng's face showed a mixture of joy and worry.

Li Xiangdong and his four companions left the ward and casually strolled into a Donglaishun restaurant.

The weather is gloomy and the wind is cool today, so it's the perfect time for some hot pot with mutton.

The group ordered five plates of lamb brain, two plates of large three-pronged lamb, and two plates of cucumber strips. As soon as the water in the copper pot started to boil, they put the lamb in. The thin slices of lamb cooked quickly, and they were fragrant, tender, not gamey or greasy, and had a delicious flavor.

No one spoke, and everyone focused on eating the mutton, chopstick by chopstick. Only after all nine plates of meat were empty did they have time to chat.

"Brother Junbo, I think the director handling this case is trying to get us to let this go. Do you think there might be something fishy going on here?"

Li Xiangdong pondered for half the night at home, still unable to make up his mind. If these thugs had connections, then things would really be difficult.

Liu Junbo, still wanting more, rummaged around in the pot with his chopsticks several times, but couldn't find any mutton that had escaped, so he had to put down his chopsticks.

"Tsk tsk, Junbo, your gluttonous look is really inconsistent with your handsome image."

Liu Junbo glared at him. This is Donglaishun!

Although he has no worries about food and drink now, he can't come here often to treat himself. He finally gets to eat at a fancy restaurant, so he can't just eat to his heart's content!

"I'll go ask my senior brother about it later."

Liu Junbo's fellow disciples are scattered throughout the public security, procuratorate, and judicial organs of Beijing. No matter the years, the bond between fellow disciples is always very strong.

Hearing him say that, Li Xiangdong chuckled and waved to the waiter.

"Breast brain and cucumber strips, three more plates of each, please!"