Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Opening Bid

  (Today's second update, seeking votes.)

  Onlookers see the excitement, insiders see the doorway. Ling Xuan, Wang Lao, and Hu Kai are undoubtedly insiders. The three moves played by Wen Tao are very special, they seem unrelated at first glance, but those who truly understand will know.

  The places he didn't capture were the ones that had to be rescued by the other side, and after three moves, whether it was the originally barely supported big dragon or the traps set up by Ling Xuan in secret, they all became useless. Originally, it was just a slightly leading situation, but after three moves...

  "Helpless against the heavens..." Wang Lao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after reading it. This sentence "helpless against the heavens" wasn't just directed at Ling Xuan, but also at himself.

  In this situation, even if he comes down, there is no chance.

  Wen Tao rushed back in a taxi as soon as he left the door. From his face, no one could tell that anything was wrong, but his heart was already very anxious. Just now, Yanlin had cried on the phone, saying that the Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Taxation Bureau were jointly enforcing the law, saying they had privately changed their business model and must immediately suspend operations for rectification. The Taxation Bureau also wanted to check their accounts.

  Looked at the time, it's already after work hours. When did people from the Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Tax Bureau become so diligent? Hmm! Looks like someone is looking for trouble!

  Now they don't bother me, but instead come to bother themselves, who could it be?

  His own business has been booming recently, could it be that the surrounding clinics are jealous and looking for trouble? It's possible. As for others, he doesn't seem to have offended anyone... Wait, there is one more person, Wentai suddenly remembered, Mǐ Chóng, that Mǐ Chóng, he had sealed his voice, if he were to wake up... Hmm, this possibility is quite large.

  However... Wentao's mood became increasingly cold, icy. No matter who it was, he didn't want to provoke trouble, but when things really came knocking on his door, he never feared them either.

  "Don't move, nobody is allowed to move..." In front of the Shu Xin clinic, a crowd gathered again, and Yanlin's small figure stood at the door. Her hands were spread open, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, with determination in her eyes. Of course, her body was trembling, and tears of grievance, excitement, and fear poured out uncontrollably.

  But even so, she stood there motionless.

  There were several staff members from the industrial and commercial bureau and tax office standing at the door, all of whom were male. The surrounding crowd also spoke out to help Yanlin. They couldn't directly use force, so they just stood at the door in a stalemate.

  Feng Bing was the leader of this team, he is from the Administration for Industry and Commerce. He advised: "Little girl, you'd better get out of here immediately. You are suspected of illegal business operation, all the facilities that violate regulations must be temporarily confiscated."

  Yanlin cried like a tearful person, but she shook her head firmly: "No...no... Dr. Wen hasn't come back...it's not okay...can't move..."

  "Call the police to assist in law enforcement!" Feng Bing saw that there was no other way, and immediately ordered his subordinates to find the police. In front of so many people, they couldn't just do whatever they wanted. Otherwise, if a disturbance broke out, it would be bad for everyone. However, by following procedure and finding the police to assist in law enforcement, the police could directly take her away, and he could lead his men to seal off the area.

  Although people around were all talking and helping the clinic with their mouths, there was nothing they could do at this time.

  A few minutes later

  "He's back, he's back......" Now Wentao is also a somewhat famous person in this area. When people saw Wentao get off the car, many recognized him and the crowd automatically made way for him.

  "You are..." A tax officer was about to speak to Wentao, but unfortunately, Wentao didn't even bother to respond and quickly walked away without even giving them a glance.

  Yanlin looked like a little crybaby, with tears all over her face, and it was heartbreaking to look at Wentao.

  Looking at her expression and the wronged look, Wentai's heart felt a pang of sourness. This was his own matter, letting such a young nurse girl take the blame for him, even if only for a moment, Wentai's heart already felt very uncomfortable.

  He didn't care about so much, didn't care how others looked at him or thought of him. He stepped forward and wrapped his arm around Yanlin, pulling her into his embrace, letting her face rest on his shoulder, giving her something to lean on.

  The sudden change left Yanlin completely unresponsive, so many people, this scene. Although it was only a half-hug, it still made Yanlin so ashamed that she couldn't even lift her head up. Immediately, feelings of grievance and worry surged up again, leaning on Wentao's shoulder, she burst into tears with a loud wail.

  Wen Tao did not dissuade him, nor did he say much, his gaze slowly turned to Feng Bing and the others.

  Under Wén Tāo's gaze, not one of the group dared to look him straight in the eye. Fēng Bīng was also made to feel very awkward, and he cleared his throat to cover it up before stepping forward with an official tone: "You are Wén Tāo, the boss of Shū Xīn Clinic, right? Now your clinic is suspected of operating irregularly, evading taxes, so we're ordering you to make corrections. We'll be confiscating all equipment used in the irregular operations and pursuing those responsible."

  "When did you become so professional?" These people were all small-time henchmen, just following orders, and Wentai didn't want to get too entangled with them.

  He finished speaking, and then he stared at Feng Bing, his eyes without any emotion yet shining brightly. Feng Bing felt uneasy all over, and finally couldn't bear it: "What are you staring at? Didn't you understand what I said? The police will be here soon, if you don't move aside, the police will take you away directly."

  Well, it seems that formalization still has its benefits. At least they won't mess around and know how to play by the rules.

  "This matter, Yulin is a bit better now. Wentao gently patted her head and smiled calmly: 'Silly girl, if they want to take it, let them take it. In the future, whether it's them or thugs, if they want to come in and take it, let them come in and take it. If they want to come in and smash it, let them come in and smash it. It's not a big deal. Those things are nothing, not even worth arguing with them, just like watching a monkey show.'"

  After finishing speaking, Wentao let Yanlin go upstairs and handled the rest of the things himself.

  "A group of people gathered around, it's never too convenient to come in and talk about how" Feng Bing was somewhat at a loss for what to do with Wen Tao's calm demeanor.

  Feng Bing thought for a moment, he also understood the situation, and agreed to follow Wentao in. Once inside, Wentao closed the door and directly said: "We all understand what's going on, but I advise you two not to move within the next two hours."

  Feng Bingxin said, "Who the hell wants to come?", just as someone was inviting himself and his brothers to play, he had just drunk some wine when a phone call came over.

  Feng Bing pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Wen Tao, but Wen Tao shook his head to indicate that he didn't smoke.

  Feng Bing lit his own cigarette, took a drag and said: "Looks like you're also a man of the world, so I won't waste words. We're just here to follow orders and take care of things. As for time, I can wait a bit. You go find someone to vouch for you, see if you've offended some road god or something, and get this matter settled."

  I recalled the strange and chilling gaze of Wentai earlier, and Fengbing specially said: "Actually, we didn't do anything just now. You know in this era, especially in a big city like ours, everything follows rules. It's just that your little nurse overreacted. As soon as we finished talking to her, she frantically chased us out, refusing to let us get close, with a look of desperation on her face. My brothers and I wouldn't dare mess with a girl."

  "En!" Wentao nodded and said: "Let's not talk about this matter for now, I won't pursue it anymore. Now I just want to ask you, who let you come here."

  "Shall we say it or not?" Feng Bing took a drag on his cigarette and glanced at Wen Tao again. The calmness of this person was astonishing, as if the sky were to fall, he wouldn't be surprised in the least. However, the icy gaze he had just now still made Feng Bing's whole body feel cold whenever he thought about it.

  Maybe he also has a background, that's why he is so calm, what he said doesn't count as betrayal, after all this is a public order.

  Feng Bing said: "Our division's Deputy Director Qiu, he asked us to come and investigate, and some friends from the Taxation Bureau are also here, let's go together, because you indeed have violations..."

  These words of consolation Tao didn't want to hear, stretched out his hand and said: "Hand over your phone!"

  If it were said earlier, to find oneself alone and ask about the situation, even think of bribing oneself, such a situation has been seen many times. But Wentai's attitude and approach, especially now directly stretching out his hand, with a tone as if commanding, makes people feel very uncomfortable.

  But Wén Tāo's words were not to be doubted, Fēng Bīng was very clever, he was a department head with real power, and had plenty of experience. Although he was only thirty-two years old, he had a keen eye for things. The person in front of him gave off an aura of strong pressure, after quickly weighing his options, Fēng Bīng handed his phone over to Wén Tāo, and cleverly, he also brought up the call with Deputy Director Qiú.

  Wen Tao glanced at the phone that had already been dialed, and Vice Director Qiu nodded slightly towards Feng Bing.

  "Feng Bing, how's everything going?" A voice with a hint of alcohol came from the opposite side, but it was clear that he hadn't had much to drink yet, and this should have just started.

  "I am not Feng Bao"

  The person opposite looked surprised and said: "You're not Feng Bing? Who are you and how did you get this phone?"

  "It's you who wants to investigate my clinic, now name a price and tell me who told you to investigate, and this matter will be settled."

  Qiu Deputy Director apparently understood and immediately shouted: "What are you, let Fengbing answer the phone right away. How dare you openly bribe me."

  "Ten thousand" Wen Tao is still very calm and composed.

  "Tell Feng to answer the phone..."

  Two hundred thousand

  It's clear that the other side has also been moved.

  "Three hundred thousand..."

  "Listen up, kid, you've gotten yourself into big trouble this time, and it's not something that can be solved with money."

  "Five hundred thousand, last chance, you're worth no more than this."

  "……" The person opposite didn't expect that Wentao would be so willing to spend money. A small clinic, even if it had some money, couldn't possibly do this.

  Pa... Wén Tāo directly hung up his phone and looked up at Fēng Bīng, who was already left with only a cigarette butt, staring at him in surprise.

  "Feng Kechang, if you have a way out, I'll give you this 500,000 and let you replace your Director Qiu." Seeing that he was a straightforward person, Wentao made it even simpler and more direct, as he never liked to bother with unnecessary details.