Some of the patients who hadn’t been scared away looked at Katayama Torajiro with wide eyes. After his strange reaction, he suddenly stiffened, then fell from his wheelchair with a thud.
Feeling a sharp pain all over, Katayama Torajiro let out a cry and then stood up from the ground as if in one swift motion.
“Young man, you dared to plot against me? Taste my punch!” Katayama Torajiro threw a punch at Leo.
Leo paid little attention to the fist coming at him and simply kicked it away. Katayama Torajiro grunted as he was pushed back several steps. He then spat out a mouthful of black blood.
After the blood was expelled, Katayama Torajiro’s chest felt much easier. He tried to approach Leo again, but then abruptly halted.
Katayama Torajiro realized something profound. After a moment of disbelief, he muttered to himself, “I’m actually able to move freely!”
Sakura and others were also frozen in astonishment, gazing at Katayama Torajiro with an expression of incredulity.
Katayama Torajiro quickly tested his limbs and circulated his internal energy. His body moved effortlessly, his breath flowed smoothly, and the stagnation in his blood and energy had dissipated. He felt like he had recovered about seventy to eighty percent of his peak strength.
The patients who had come for consultation at the clinic regarded Leo with admiration. Having come to witness Leo’s miraculous medical skills, they couldn’t help but feel excited. Leo’s abilities meant he could effortlessly cure their ailments.
“I can actually move freely now.” The excitement on Katayama Torajiro’s face was hard to hide. He couldn’t be compared to the feeble man he had been in the wheelchair moments ago.
Leo took a disinfectant wipe to clean his hands, wore a playful smile, and said, “Don’t get too excited. Earlier, I just temporarily suppressed your symptoms. I haven’t completely healed your internal injuries. Starting now, within twenty-four hours, you’ll be back in that wheelchair, barely hanging on. The reason I did this is to show you with ironclad evidence that I can fully heal you for a consultation fee of just five hundred dollars, without needing any ‘Fire Lingzhi’. Now, you can think about it. A condition that could have been resolved with a few hundred dollars has escalated to the point where your daughter’s martial arts were disabled and your disciples were injured. Isn’t this a colossal mistake due to arrogance?”
Leo’s words were like a sudden cold shower, extinguishing Katayama Torajiro’s excitement and enthusiasm. Offering hope and then snuffing it out, this was the art of punishing the heart.
People like Katayama Torajiro could only be dealt with in this manner, allowing them to deeply understand the consequences of their recklessness.
Katayama Torajiro’s face turned deathly pale, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. The earlier excitement and enthusiasm were now entirely gone.
Subsequently, Katayama Torajiro and Sakura, along with others, wore expressions of profound regret. What could have been a simple matter resolved with a few hundred dollars had escalated to this situation.
If they had initially approached with a more humble attitude seeking medical help, Katayama Torajiro’s ailment would have been treated by now, and they wouldn’t have to worry about him returning to the wheelchair in twenty-four hours. Relying on a wheelchair for mobility was a horrifying prospect for a martial artist.
After a while, Katayama Torajiro looked at Leo with difficulty and said, “Kid, you’re really ruthless.”
“To deal with villains, you have to use the most ruthless methods,” Leo tossed the disinfectant wipe into the trash can. “Old man, earlier, you could have stopped your daughter from causing trouble, but you sat there in your wheelchair without doing anything. You are an unfit father. Now, go away and enjoy your remaining twenty-four hours.”
“Oh, by the way,” Leo recalled something, “before you leave, please pay the consultation fee of five hundred dollars, or I will personally throw all of you out.”
Katayama Torajiro’s chest heaved rapidly, his eyes burning with anger. He wished he could kick Leo to death right now, but he knew he wasn’t Leo’s match.
In the end, Katayama Torajiro had to endure it all. After putting five hundred dollars on the table, he had his injured disciples and daughter leave.
As they left, Sakura glanced back at Leo with a look that seemed to mix regret and resentment.
Don expressed his concern, “Leo, I’ve heard of the Heaven Martial Arts Training Club. They hold grudges and will surely seek revenge.”
Leo smiled calmly, “Katayama Torajiro wouldn’t dare to seek revenge.”
“Why is that?” Don asked curiously.
“He is a martial artist. His limbs are his life. After enjoying twenty-four hours of freedom, he’ll be frightened to go back to the wheelchair. Ultimately, he will come here and kneel down to beg me.”
…
In the Starry Gem Jewelry company, in the office of the General Manager.
Sitting behind his large desk, Antony’s face was grim. He slammed his glass onto the floor. “How could Coral have a boyfriend!? How could her company’s jade appraiser be her boyfriend?”
After the glass shattered on the floor, Antony couldn’t help but push the files on his desk to the ground.
In the spacious office, papers flew around.
“That despicable jerk, he actually appeared in Coral’s room. A woman I’ve set my sights on, no one has ever escaped my grasp. Leo, I will definitely take you down!”
Just the thought of going to Coral’s place, opening the door, and finding Leo there made Antony furious.
Manager Ted stood by the large desk with a subservient expression. He didn’t dare breathe too loudly.
But Manager Ted’s eyes were shifting; he seemed to be pondering something. It seemed that Antony was obsessed with Coral, and if he could help him win her over, his position in the company would certainly rise.
After venting his anger, Antony leaned back in his chair, looking defeated.
“Mr. William, actually, getting a woman isn’t that difficult,” Manager Ted finally gathered the courage to speak when Antony had calmed down somewhat.
Antony raised an eyebrow and glanced at Manager Ted. “What are you trying to say? Do you have some good idea?”
“Mr. William, winning a woman’s heart is indeed challenging, but getting a woman’s body is much simpler.” Manager Ted’s face revealed a bit of lewdness.
Antony became interested. “Go on.”
“I know of a miraculous potion. Just a sip, and even a chaste woman will turn into a seductress. So I suggest, Mr. William, you…”