Chapter 5

Li Yi watched Shen Shanshan's back and smiled slightly.

Although this girl usually spoke sharply to him, it was just a way for a little girl to be playful and throw tantrums. Her true nature was actually like her mother's; once she considered you a friend, she would be wholeheartedly good to you.

Returning from another universe, Li Yi was clearly not going to just eat and wait for death. He wanted to rebuild a strong and prosperous empire and avoid the tragic fate of the previous universe.

How to establish a strong empire? The most fundamental key is talent!

One person cannot be called an empire, nor can they develop and manage the entire universe, much less resist other advanced civilizations. What he needed was talent, a lot of talent!

In Li Yi's eyes, the current Earthlings were not much stronger than their close relatives, the chimpanzees. Advancing such a primitive, ignorant, backward, and foolish race was not something that could be accomplished overnight, but talent could already start to be cultivated.

A person can become strong from being weak, and can become learned from being ignorant, but one thing is hard to change: personality. In a certain sense, character is the first element of talent. What use is a person who has served three masters?

The current Li Yi, with 30 million years of experience, was far from what he used to be. From some subtle details, he had already observed that Shen Shanshan and her sister were upright and loyal people, suitable to be confidants. When Shen Shanshan stood up for him just now, it only confirmed his judgment.

"Shanshan, one day you will be proud of what you did today, because you are already a member of the first batch of the empire's core team. The vast universe will belong to you. Let me see how high you can fly!"

To the north of the People's Hospital, there was a six-story building that was not very noticeable. Few people knew that it was a high-level VIP ward.

Unlike other high-level VIP wards, even if you had money, you might not be able to stay here, as most of the patients were high-ranking officials. In other words, this was the legendary high-ranking officials' ward.

On the top floor of the high-ranking officials' ward, a girl with a serious illness was staying. Li Yi's mother had mentioned her; her name was Yun Zhenzhen.

Speaking of Yun Zhenzhen, perhaps not many people knew her, but if you mentioned her grandfather, Old Yun, everyone would know him.

Old Yun was from Tangshui City and had risen from the mayor of Tangshui City to become one of the leaders of the country and the party, a pride of the entire Tangshui City.

Unfortunately, his prominent background did not make Yun Zhenzhen's life easier. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable disease. The famous scientist Stephen Hawking suffered from this disease, and only his eyes and three fingers could move, while the rest of his body was completely paralyzed. Yun Zhenzhen's condition was slightly better than Hawking's; she could still speak, but her limbs were completely atrophied and weak, making her a complete invalid.

A girl as beautiful as a flower was gradually withering.

Li Yi came to Yun Zhenzhen's ward and saw a pretty nurse in her twenties standing outside the door, with a serious expression.

"Excuse me, is Miss Yun Zhenzhen here?" Li Yi asked.

"Who are you? What do you want?" The nurse was wary.

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I can treat Miss Yun Zhenzhen's illness," Li Yi said.

Li Yi came here to treat Yun Zhenzhen. With his current limited power, it was not easy to achieve his goals. If he could befriend Old Yun and gain the trust of the country's top leaders, he might receive great help in the future. Old Yun's seriously ill granddaughter was undoubtedly the best breakthrough point.

Unfortunately, the pretty nurse did not think so.

ALS is an incurable disease worldwide. How could anyone believe that this young man could cure it?

The pretty nurse's face quickly turned serious.

On the surface, the country seemed to be developing steadily and harmoniously, but in reality, there were hidden currents.

Especially for Old Yun, this period was very dangerous.

After the last party and government leadership change, Old Yun took over the country's anti-corruption work. The always upright and iron-fisted Old Yun severely punished a large number of corrupt officials upon taking office, to the delight of the people and the fear of the corrupt officials.

Many people thought that Old Yun had established his authority and could now stop, but Old Yun announced that this was just the beginning, and more corrupt officials would fall in the future!

This made many corrupt officials restless. Old Yun received hundreds of threatening letters every day, claiming that they would all die together, and if they couldn't live, neither would Old Yun!

Recently, there was clear information that some bad people intended to harm the Yun family!

Few people knew that Yun Zhenzhen was hospitalized here, but the pretty nurse was specifically instructed by the guards to be vigilant against people with ulterior motives who might harm Miss Yun to retaliate against Old Yun.

"Why does this young man know that Miss Yun is hospitalized here? What is his real purpose?"

He must be trying to trick his way into the ward to commit a crime!

Criminal!

In an instant, the nurse made her judgment.

"Wait a moment!" The nurse said to Li Yi indifferently and then turned to go inside.

Inside the door, a young man with a broad back and wearing a police uniform was cleaning his gun. Seeing the nurse come in, he smiled slightly.

"Qian Hu, there's a criminal outside trying to sneak into Miss Yun's ward to harm her!" the nurse said nervously.

"What?" Qian Hu stood up with a swift movement, his eyes flashing with determination. "Where? How many?"

"Only one, right outside the door. He claims he wants to see Miss Yun to treat her illness, which is ridiculous! Experts from home and abroad can't do anything about Miss Yun's illness. I've kept him talking, so hurry up!"

"Alright, I'll go and catch him and interrogate him!" Qian Hu opened the door and walked out.

In a one-on-one fight, Qian Hu was completely confident. He had been the champion of the city's police force competition for three consecutive years and could take down any opponent within twenty seconds!

Seeing Li Yi, Qian Hu became even more confident. The young man in front of him looked like a student, not someone who had trained in combat. He could take down ten such people in an instant!

Without any exchange, Qian Hu kicked Li Yi's knee from behind. In his eyes, criminals were all cunning, and they wouldn't learn their lesson unless they suffered.

"What a primitive carbon-based life combat method!"

Seeing Qian Hu's kick coming, Li Yi sighed. As an emperor from another universe, he had to fight such a low-level opponent, which was really beneath him.

Li Yi didn't move, standing firmly in place, looking like a wooden stake.

Qian Hu couldn't help but feel contempt. With such a slow reaction, how dare he try to harm Old Yun's granddaughter? Any guard could take him down!

But the next moment, a scream came from Qian Hu's mouth!

"Ah—!"

Qian Hu felt that he wasn't kicking the other person's leg but a steel plate. The powerful counterforce almost broke his bones!

"Impossible! The back of the knee is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body. How can it be so hard?"

As an outstanding member of the police force, Qian Hu's reaction was extremely fast. Although his kick was ineffective and injured himself, he did not give up.

He twisted his body, moved sideways, and used a grappling technique!

His hands shot out like lightning, grabbing Li Yi's wrists, determined to capture him!

He got a hold of them!

Feeling Li Yi's wrists in his hands, Qian Hu was delighted. Next, he would twist and press, and see if he could still resist!

But then he found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move Li Yi's wrists at all. It felt like he was grabbing a piece of iron.

"Don't struggle, you won't be able to move it!"

Seeing Qian Hu endure the pain in his foot and try to break his wrists, Li Yi couldn't help but shake his head. When would Earthlings move beyond this primitive combat method, and civilization would truly begin!

Cold sweat poured down Qian Hu's face, and his heart was filled with a thousand galloping horses.

What kind of person is this? Can't kick his knee, can't break his wrists, is he made of iron?

But with his strength, he could kick through steel pipes and bend copper statues!

After two failed attempts, Qian Hu did not dare to linger. He quickly retreated and reached for his waist!

If he couldn't win, he had to resort to his gun. As a police officer, he had a gun, and no one would be afraid of a gun!

Actually, Li Yi wasn't afraid of guns, but there was no need to show that he was invulnerable. So when Qian Hu reached for his waist, his face immediately turned pale.

The gun was gone!

The gun on his waist was gone!

"Don't look for it!" Li Yi held Qian Hu's gun with one finger. "It's right here!"

Qian Hu's mouth opened wide, as big as an egg. This was the first time in his career that he had been disarmed!

"I'm not a criminal, and even if I were, you couldn't stop me from doing anything!"

Li Yi took a step forward, patted Qian Hu's shoulder like an elder, and put the gun back in his holster.

"You... you... what are you going to do?" Qian Hu stammered.

Only then did he realize that when he attacked Li Yi, Li Yi did nothing but watch, and when he reached for his gun, Li Yi was faster and had already taken it!

If this person were to attack, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Li Yi smiled. "I already said, I'm here to treat Miss Yun. Can I see her?"

"You... you... wait a moment, I'll go and inform her immediately!"

Qian Hu felt like he was back to being a new recruit, filled with awe and respect for this mysterious and unfathomable expert.