Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

Chapter 504 - 235: Special Remedies for Defiance – The Nurse Forced to Resign

Sometimes, social connections are like this.

Only those who can help you resolve issues in times of trouble can be considered true connections; otherwise, they’re just acquaintances.

Some people boast about knowing lots of people, but that doesn’t help at all. When trouble arises, only the person willing to help you counts as a real connection.

Otherwise, they’re just drinking buddies, casual partners, card friends.

Eating, drinking, and having fun is no problem; when something happens, they immediately make excuses, evade, or play dumb.

"Xiaoli, we’re acquaintances, how much do you think should be compensated?"

The landlady stopped Li Jingsheng.

At this moment, she truly realized the terror of the young man before her.

He seemed weak, but the power behind him was beyond imagination.

The social connections she had always prided herself on were all ineffective, making her realize she might have provoked someone she shouldn’t have.

"Fifty thousand!"

Li Jingsheng replied without even lifting his eyelids.

"Why don’t you just rob a bank?"

The landlady shrieked and jumped up. She valued money like her life. For breaking a speaker and tearing a few announcements, asking her to pay that much, how could she accept it?

Right now, Li Jingsheng wasn’t short of money, as the clinic’s daily income was considerable.

He also received a decent salary from the Second Hospital.

Previously, he was bullied by the landlady and couldn’t fight back.

He didn’t dare to offend her.

Now, the tables had turned, and it was his turn to vent his anger.

"Sixty thousand!"

Li Jingsheng said directly without any extra words, adding another ten thousand.

"I’d rather go to jail than..."

The landlady’s eyes bulged with rage, almost insane.

Her words were cut off by her three friends covering her mouth tightly.

She wasn’t afraid of going to jail, but her three friends were!

They thought they were just coming to support her, plus the landlady’s usual bragging about her powerful background made them fearless.

Who would have thought this would be the outcome?

The three ladies were now panicking.

Though called ladies, they were more like "fake" ones. They had some money but were far from the real upper class. They probably couldn’t even be considered middle class.

Currently, to be middle class requires savings over a million, fully owning a house with no debt, and earning at least twenty thousand a month.

The landlady never worked, just lived off the rental income.

But surely her family had money.

"Boss Li, we can talk this over! We’re not rich, can we pay less?"

"Three! Two..."

Li Jingsheng’s response was cold and unyielding, without consideration.

Under this immense pressure, the four ladies finally realized how terrifying the young man in front of them was.

He had strong backing and acted ruthlessly. What kind of person had they provoked?

"Sister Wu, say something! Your family can afford six thousand."

The three friends desperately wanted to be freed quickly but were unwilling to pay.

The landlady gritted her teeth, "Fine, I’ll pay you fifty thousand! No way dra..."

Her words were again cut off by her friends, as they feared Li Jingsheng would raise the price again.

Given his previous cold and ruthless demeanor, it was indeed possible.

"You’ve already paid fifty thousand, why care about the extra ten thousand?"

"The police just said, if mediation fails, there’d be charges for assaulting officers, disturbing public order, and provoking trouble, warranting at least a month’s detention."

They could hardly imagine being locked up for over a month.

Assaulting an officer is a very serious offense, warranting up to 37 days of detention.

If a police officer was injured, it would be worse, directly leading to criminal charges.

These people usually acted arrogantly; who thought the law could be so terrifying!

"Fine, I’ll pay sixty thousand, just give me a forgiveness letter."

The landlady couldn’t resist her friends’ persuasion and finally agreed through gritted teeth.

She was actually getting off easy.

If they had injured Li Jingsheng or a clinic employee, obtaining forgiveness would cost much more.

The broken speaker was worth little, the torn announcements even less.

But the reputational damage, negative impact, and business losses were immeasurable.

The compensation amount was whatever both parties agreed upon voluntarily.

"Just paying isn’t enough, you have to apologize in person."

Li Jingsheng said with an indifferent look.

There was no room for negotiation.

The landlady’s eyes blazed with anger, but she dared not argue further. From the moment she agreed to pay fifty thousand, her mental defenses had already crumbled.

This lesson would make her fear Jingsheng for the rest of her life whenever she saw him.

She wouldn’t dare bully honest people again.

In the end, the landlady paid sixty thousand in compensation, apologized in person, and obtained Jingsheng’s forgiveness.

She issued a forgiveness letter and signed the mediation document.

This matter was then unrelated to Li Jingsheng.

As for how the landlady would be punished for assaulting an officer—that was her own issue.

After leaving the police station, he found that none of the four employees had left when he returned to the clinic.

Tang Ping had even brought Niuniu.

"Master, was the mediation smooth? Those fierce women didn’t curse at you, did they?"

"It went pretty smoothly. Sister Tang, take out a thousand yuan from the business earnings."

Li Jingsheng said with a smile.

Tang Ping didn’t know what he wanted to do, so she counted a thousand yuan in cash from the safe.

Few people use cash now, so collecting some in cash wasn’t easy.

"Here, everyone gets two hundred yuan, consider it a share for being a witness." Li Jingsheng said with a smile, giving each person two hundred yuan.

Including Niuniu.

"Niuniu, give the money back to Uncle Li; children shouldn’t take money."