Chapter 49: Gold Brick Face-Slap

As Ye Tian spoke, he casually waved his hand, and a golden light fell from his grasp, clanging loudly as it hit the floor.

The object resembled a miniaturized brick, completely golden, and under the sunlight streaming through the gauze curtain, it reflected a dazzling brilliance.

"This is…" Director Lu stared blankly at the object on the floor, guessing in his mind but not daring to believe.

"Not enough with 100,000? How about adding ten kilograms of gold? If Director Lu doesn't believe it, feel free to have it verified at any gold shop."

Ye Tian's words left everyone present dumbfounded, their eyes fixated on the object on the floor.

A gold brick!

Not the kind of brick you'd find in a brick kiln, which could be bought in bulk for a few cents.

Real gold bricks usually weigh ten or a few tens of grams, the heaviest being no more than 500 grams. Mostly, bars over a hundred grams are made for bank reserves.

A ten or few tens of grams gold brick, when thought about, isn't much bigger than a pigeon's egg. It's not called a 'brick' because of its size or weight.

A 500-gram brick is already the largest standard size, but the one Ye Tian threw out was almost the size of a regular brick – indeed a real gold brick!

"How about it, Director Lu? Is it enough? Do you need me to take you to a gold shop for appraisal?"

Ye Tian, seeing everyone's stunned expressions, asked with a smile.

"No... no need! I admit defeat. I admit defeat!" Director Lu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his legs slightly trembling.

In theory, ten kilograms of gold, worth over a million, is not a small figure, but it shouldn't shock a medical director who has seen wealthy people. However, money and gold are completely different concepts. A million is shocking, but a brick-sized piece of gold is more astonishing, or rather frightening.

After all, it's not uncommon to see people carrying large sums of cash, especially in hospitals. Not to mention a million, there are plenty who can pull out tens of millions including checks and bank cards.

You've seen cash carriers, you've seen those with bank cards and checkbooks, but who's seen someone carrying a brick-sized gold bar around?

"It's fake, definitely fake! Director Lu, don't fall for this kid's trick!" Mrs. Lin, somewhat panicked, looked at the gold on the table, hesitating slightly.

After all, gold shops are not uncommon, and stores that buy back gold jewelry are everywhere. Any of them can identify the authenticity of gold. Unless Ye Tian was out of his mind, he wouldn't dare to deceive people with a fake.

But Ye Tian and his sister had just humiliated her, and Ye Tian had slapped her in public. Mrs. Lin's insistence on staying in a special care ward out of spite showed her narrow-mindedness.

Having lost face and been slapped, she already hated Ye Tian and his sister deeply, and couldn't bear to let Ye Tian off easily, stubbornly saying:

"He couldn't even pay the hospital fees before, and now he suddenly has so much money and such a large gold brick. Who knows how he got this gold; maybe he's hooked up with some rich woman. I bet it's stolen. Director Lu, you should call the police!"

Mrs. Lin grew more agitated as she spoke, wishing she could send Ye Tian to the police station immediately, but she didn't notice the increasingly ugly expression on Director Lu's face.

If initially Director Lu harbored thoughts of revenge against Ye Tian, after Lu Yunqi appeared, he was purely concerned about preserving his reputation, even if it meant being fired, but definitely not for threatening patients. Being fired for such a reason would make it extremely difficult for him to continue in the medical field.

But when Ye Tian produced the gold, Director Lu lost any thought of revenge. Even knowing Mrs. Lin was right about the dubious origin of the gold, it made him timid.

Put simply, he was a director who took advantage of his position for personal gain. Reaching this position, he was certainly not unintelligent.

Could an ordinary person produce a brick-sized gold bar?

If the gold was legitimate, Ye Tian, who could casually produce so much gold, was clearly not someone he could afford to provoke.

But if the gold's origin was shady, whoever managed to acquire so much gold, by theft or robbery, must be ruthless! Now, rather than preserving his reputation, he'd be grateful not to be retaliated against by Ye Tian.

Seeing Mrs. Lin still trying to turn the topic against him, Director Lu wished he could slap her too, his face darkening as he said:

"Nonsense! Fair is fair. Since Mr. Ye has provided enough to cover the hospital fees, he has won."

"Mr. Ye, I

, Lu Mingyuan, am not a sore loser. Today's incident was instigated by Mrs. Lin, and I have no face to stay in the hospital any longer. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold a grudge!"

As he spoke, Director Lu cautiously observed Ye Tian, fearing Ye Tian's resentment. Such a ruthless person, if he sought revenge later, it would be more than he could bear.

Mrs. Lin clearly didn't expect Director Lu to turn against her because of a gold brick. She was livid, pointing at Director Lu and scolding:

"Lu Mingyuan, you ungrateful thing! Our family has spent so much money here and helped you so much, yet you turn around to help these two poor wretches. It's just a gold brick; even if it's real, how much can it be worth? Are you even human?"

"Enough! This is a hospital, not a place for your nonsense. Doctor Lu has decided to resign, so go prepare your resignation report. Mrs. Lin, if you're here for treatment, please find a doctor downstairs. If you're here to cause trouble, our hospital is not to be trifled with. You'd better weigh your actions."

Mrs. Lin, who was scolding furiously, was suddenly silenced by Lu Yunqi's stern reprimand. Turning her head to see Lu Yunqi's livid face, she opened her mouth but eventually didn't dare to say anything and left.

Although she lacked insight, she was not a fool. She could be domineering with Director Lu, but not with Chen Yunqi's daughter. Not even her husband had that privilege. After all, although Lu Yunqi might not be as wealthy as their family, her father, as a city hospital director, had connections they couldn't afford to provoke.

Director Lu, with a complex expression, glanced at Ye Tian, seeing that Ye Tian didn't seem vengeful, he sighed in relief. Without uttering any harsh words, he also left the ward.

"Brother…"

In the ward, only Ye Tian, his sister Ye Xi, and Lu Yunqi remained. Ye Xi, nervously clutching Ye Tian's arm, looked at the dazzling gold brick, her eyes filled with confusion and worry.