Car-hailing Driver: Rewards from Complaints

Chapter 557 - 239: This Ride-Share Driver Is Way Too Extravagant

Seeing the situation exposed, Lin Jing stopped pretending, coldly pushed Zhou Wenqi away, and said, "Alright, stop acting."

Zhou Wenqi looked puzzled, asking, "Xiaojing, what do you mean by this? I’ve come as quickly as I could to rescue you. I didn’t know they would hit you. Really, you have to believe me."

Lin Jing stood up, walked over to Yang Chen, and smiled while asking, "You’re quite the actor, aren’t you?"

Yang Chen: "I wasn’t acting, but your acting skills aren’t bad. You were clearly a gaming escort at Mingcui Square, yet you pretended to be an ordinary person, became her close friend, and induced her to lose everything. It’s her own greed that’s to blame, but your behavior was truly ugly. You knew her son needed money for surgery, yet you cheated her out of her cash and even persuaded her to take out a loan to keep playing. Tsk tsk tsk... Mingcui Square prides itself on being the most respectable, but in reality, it’s worse than those underground casinos. At least they don’t actively lead gamblers astray and rely on personal choice. You, on the other hand, make people lose all their capital, and that’s not enough—you make them take out loans too. I want to know who your boss is and how he can be so shameless."

Zhou Wenqi suddenly turned pale with shock, quickly grabbing Lin Jing’s arm and asking if it was true.

Lin Jing coldly chuckled again, pushed Zhou Wenqi away, and said, "Yes, what he said is true. But ultimately, it’s your own greed, isn’t it? I advised you to stop, and you said you could get small wins and would definitely hit big ones, insisting on continuing to play. The current situation is largely due to your greed. I’m indeed guilty of inducing you, but if you weren’t greedy yourself, how could I have succeeded in misleading you?"

Zhou Wenqi was furious, rushing forward to hit Lin Jing, but Lin Jing kicked her away.

It was clear Lin Jing had some training, at least knowing some self-defense moves.

Wang Zheng hurriedly helped his wife up. He didn’t blame her, but stood in front to protect her.

One must admit, this man is a man of character.

Upon discovering his wife had lost their family savings, leaving their son without surgery funds, he was truly angry enough to hit her.

But knowing she had been deceived and bullied, he bravely took on the responsibility a husband should bear.

Just then, a middle-aged man who had been seated stood up.

He pulled out a dozen IOUs, saying, "No need for lengthy words. These IOUs have your signature and fingerprints; you can’t deny them. Tell us your repayment plan and schedule so we can have a basis. I have to remind you, the annual interest rate on these IOUs is 20%. We are a legitimate lending company and can accept your monthly installment repayments."

Zhou Wenqi immediately refused, saying, "I’m not giving you a penny! You’ve set me up to take my money—I’ll call the police and have you arrested!"

The middle-aged man coldly chuckled, saying, "Feel free to report us to the police, but I can tell you clearly, it won’t help. Black and white copy, your signature and fingerprint; the interest rate hasn’t exceeded the legal limit. You’re free to report us to the police, or sue in court. We’ve seen many people like you, but in the end, they all grudgingly repay."

Though this is indeed a scam, the Mingcui Square operated within legal boundaries, and Zhou Wenqi wouldn’t win even in court.

Gambling on stones is legal; if it were illegal gambling, she might have a chance to win.

Wang Zheng said, "Can I plead with you? You’ve won our 4 million principal, and ask for another 1.5 million—that’s driving us to a dead end. Our child is waiting in the hospital for tomorrow’s surgery, and we don’t have a penny. Please, show some mercy and let us off the hook. Can we kneel and kowtow to you?"

With that, Wang Zheng really knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhou Wenqi tried to pull him up while crying, but didn’t succeed, so she knelt and kowtowed as well.

This matter indeed stems from Zhou Wenqi’s greed, but Lin Jing’s scheming to cheat her out of money was also wrong.

Legally speaking, Mingcui Square did nothing wrong.

But morally, their behavior was truly odious.

Now Mingcui Square is relying on its legality, indifferent to Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi’s kowtows, insisting on repayment of the 1.5 million with a 20% annual interest rate.

Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi’s foreheads were bleeding from the kowtows, but the Mingcui Square people only laughed coldly.

Especially Lin Jing, whose smile was the coldest.

She first became Zhou Wenqi’s close friend, then found an opportunity to tempt her into losing her family savings and owing 1.5 million to Mingcui Square, knowing full well her son needed surgery, yet was still able to smile.

Yang Chen couldn’t stand people who had no bottom line for making money.

Yang Chen helped Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi up, saying, "Since you’re already at the end of the line, why not take another risk? I’ll guide you to borrow more money and try one more time. If you win, you’ll recover. If you lose, it won’t make much difference given your current situation—just a few more tens of thousands in debt. Many debts don’t crush a body, many lice don’t itch. Do you dare?"

Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi looked at Yang Chen, but didn’t speak for a long time.

The middle-aged man smilingly said, "Young man, your face seems unfamiliar. First time at our Mingcui Square?"

Yang Chen nodded and said, "Yes! I drive a ride-hailing car; I happened to pick her up at night. She wanted to jump into the river, and I saved her. She told me she lost everything here and owed 1.5 million, so I came to see for myself."

Middle-aged man: "Haha... Ride-hailing driver, looks like you’ve already chosen three stones. Aren’t you going to open them to see if there’s any jade?"