The living room was as quiet as if it were frozen.

Chen Mo sat on the sofa, his posture unchanged.

He didn't even glance at the bodyguard with the gun, but turned to look at the two women.

"Xingyao, Suwan, go into the bedroom and close the door."

Lu Xingyao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Su Wan.

Su Wan stood up, took Lu Xingyao's hand, and the two went into the bedroom, closing the door gently.

After the two women entered the bedroom, Chen Mo looked at Jiang Yi.

"What did you just say to me?"

Jiang Yi felt as if someone was choking her as Chen Mo stared at her.

The invisible pressure didn't leave; it pressed down on his chest, forcing him to utter each word through gritted teeth.

He grew up in the elite circles of Beijing and had seen many ruthless people.

A top special forces soldier, a combat champion, and an ace in the security department of a certain ministry.

But the fact that no one was there, just sitting on the broken sofa smoking, made him feel like a rabbit being watched by a tiger.

This was the first time in his life that he felt he could be beaten to death by someone at any moment.

"Mr. Chen... I was... offensive just now."

The voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, filled with resentment, but even more so with fear.

After saying that, cold sweat trickled down his temples.

"Incorrect answer!"

He merely raised his left hand slightly, and four invisible streams of internal energy shot out from his fingertips, striking the three people from a distance.

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

Click! Click! ...

Four muffled thuds and four crisp cracks sounded simultaneously.

Both bodyguards groaned as their right arms snapped simultaneously!

The pistol fell to the ground. Both men were professionally trained. They gritted their teeth, and large beads of sweat instantly appeared on their foreheads, but neither of them made a sound.

Jiang Yi's legs snapped instantly, and he screamed in agony.

Without the support of his legs, his body collapsed heavily to the ground, and excruciating pain instantly coursed through his entire body.

His whole body convulsed violently, and cold sweat instantly soaked his entire body.

The whole thing took less than a second.

Clean and neat.

Chen Mo stood up, walked up to Jiang Yi, took a drag of his cigarette, and looked down at him.

"You should be glad this is in China. I don't want to find three corpses in the house. If this were abroad..."

Chen Mo squatted down and exhaled a puff of smoke onto Jiang Yi's face.

"Remember to think carefully about your own capabilities before you speak next time."

Jiang Yi lay on the ground, trembling all over in pain, veins bulging on her forehead, almost fainting, her voice trembling.

"I...I was wrong...Mr. Chen, I was wrong...I shouldn't have offended you...Please forgive me this once..."

He had lost all his arrogance as a young master, leaving only extreme fear and regret.

He finally realized what kind of monster he had just provoked!

The two bodyguards knelt on the ground, motionless, their faces ashen, not even daring to raise their heads.

Chen Mo looked away and flicked his cigarette ash.

"This time, it's a broken arm and leg, just to teach you a lesson."

Ye Yunshu stood there, her nails digging into her palms, her whole body feeling cold and her scalp tingling.

Because of her family background, she has met many people.

She had met all of her grandfather's old comrades-in-arms, important figures from various ministries in Beijing, and even some special individuals whose identities could not be revealed.

But she had never seen anyone who could unleash "internal energy".

She had only heard of such things in snippets of conversation her grandfather occasionally mentioned.

"There are a few people who are outside the system and outside the rules. You can ask them for help, but you can't order them around. Because the rules can't control them, but their power can control you."

She initially thought it was just her grandfather's casual remark due to his old age.

This person is standing right in front of her, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

She used to think of Chen Mo as a doctor.

A folk expert who can cure difficult and complicated diseases.

Now she knows she was wrong.

Chen Mo is not a doctor at all, but the kind of person that his grandfather described as "outside the rules".

Ye Yunshu took half a step forward, lowered her head slightly, and spoke with a more solemn tone than ever before.

"Mr. Chen, I apologize on Jiang Yi's behalf for his offense. As for my grandfather's matter, I beg you... to lend a hand."

She didn't mention money, honor, or any other conditions.

Because she knew that those things were insignificant to the person in front of her.

Chen Mo stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

"Miss Ye, I can go to Beijing. But I have one condition."

Ye Yunshu's eyes lit up.

"Please speak."

Chen Mo pulled a piece of paper from under the coffee table, picked up a pen, and wrote a few lines.

The names, quantities, and year requirements of the medicinal materials are clearly written.

He pushed the paper in front of Ye Yunshu.

"This is a list of medicinal herbs. The main ingredient is wild ginseng that is over fifty years old, and there are eight auxiliary ingredients. I need one hundred servings."

Ye Yunshu folded the paper and put it in her pocket.

Without hesitation, without haggling.

"Okay! Prepare everything within three days!"

Chen Mo glanced at her.

"Aren't you going to ask how much these things cost? How easy are they to find?"

Ye Yunshu shook her head.

"My grandfather's life is worth more than these things. The Ye family can find a hundred of them."

She paused, then added.

"If I can't find it, I'll get it from other channels."

Chen Mo nodded.

He made this condition because he valued the Ye family's power and background.

He went to the Northeast alone to collect it, and he probably managed to get it, but the process definitely wouldn't be smooth.

If the Ye family were to do this, it would be a completely different story.

He has no shortage of money or power; with just a word, his subordinates will voluntarily collect bribes.

Moreover, Ye Yunshu agreed without even looking at the list, and said that within three days, the Ye family's influence might be even greater than he had anticipated.

"When we get to Beijing, I'll check on your grandfather's condition first. If I can treat him, I will. If not, I'll return the medicine to you."

Ye Yunshu quickly replied.

"You can definitely cure him."

Chen Mo did not respond. He was well aware of the skills the system had given him, and curing the old man's illness was not a problem at all. However, he had other plans in mind.

If Ye Yunshu is reliable and dependable, then to get her to willingly help me search for rare medicinal herbs in the future, I need to find a suitable excuse.

So they simply used the excuse that the old man's health was unstable and he needed long-term conditioning to adjust the prescription and dosage according to changes in his body.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of moderation in treating illnesses. The dosage and ratio of medicines must be adjusted according to the severity of the condition, and no carelessness is allowed.

In this way, the safety of the Ye family patriarch would be in his own hands, and the Ye family would naturally take the initiative to maintain the relationship and do their best to help him.

If the problem is completely eradicated in one go, it's fine to use the Ye family for work in the short term, but if it happens too often, it will inevitably create estrangement and conflict.

We might need a lot of medicinal herbs in the future, so we can't just block this path all at once.

"When are you leaving?"

Ye Yunshu asked.

"tomorrow."

Ye Yunshu immediately took out her phone, dialed a number, walked to the window, and whispered a few words.

She returned in less than two minutes.

"I'll pick you up by car at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and we'll take a private jet to Beijing."

Chen Mo nodded, then suddenly looked up at Ye Yunshu.

"Miss Ye, you, him, and these two bodyguards should keep what happened today to yourselves."

He paused.

"If word gets out about what happened today, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ye Yunshu felt a chill run down her spine and nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry. We won't tell anyone."

Jiang Yi nodded repeatedly beside him, her face still pale.

The two bodyguards nodded simultaneously.

Ye Yunshu called the two people over, and they carried Jiang Yi away. Lu Xingyao and Su Wan came out of the bedroom.

Lu Xingyao's eyes were red, but she still forced a smile.

"You scumbag, are we still going to Northeast China?"

Su Wan stood to the side without saying a word, but her fingers were gripping the hem of her clothes so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

Chen Mo walked over and ruffled Lu Xingyao's hair.

"I'm not going to the Northeast anymore. I'm going to Beijing to treat someone's illness. I'll be back in a few days, and then I'll take you all to visit my hometown."

"Okay, okay! You can't go back on your word this time."

Lu Xingyao blurted it out.

"How could that be? I value my word above all else. Go buy some things tomorrow and bring them back to my parents."

Lu Xingyao took out her phone and hopped over to Su Wan.

"Hehe, Sister Su Wan, what do you think we should buy?"

After seeing the two off, Chen Mo began to ponder in his heart.

He didn't plan to take the two girls with him to the capital. That circle was too complicated and unpredictable; there was no need to involve them.

Furthermore, my parents are probably still worried about me. Going back will completely dispel their concerns and put their minds at ease.

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