As soon as Yang Tianci reached the gate of the community, he saw a lot of people gathered downstairs. He could vaguely hear the sound of fighting and cursing. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately quickened his pace, pushing aside the onlookers while shouting, "Make way, make way, what's going on? What are you doing downstairs of our unit?"

An old man holding a fan staggered after being pushed by him. After he stood firm, he spat and cursed: "Why are you still asking? The loan sharks have come to your door, and you don't know what happened to the money you borrowed?"

When the others saw Yang Tianci, they also spoke up:

"Xiao Yang, go back and take a look. Your wife and mother are both crying."

"Hey, kid, what's wrong with you? Why did you borrow so much money? The debt collectors have come to your house. Your dad was pushed by someone just now and he fell down and couldn't get up for a long time!"

"You have a wife and children but you don't know how to be steady and do things. I always heard that you made money by speculating in stocks, so I asked you where you got the money from, and it turned out that you borrowed money from loan sharks."

"yes……"

Yang Tianci was bewildered by the scolding from the nozzle, but Yang Shengmao, who was behind him, squeezed in first. After seeing the situation at home, he shouted, "Grandma! Mom!"

Yang Tianci was awakened by his son's scream. He immediately pushed through the crowd and walked inside. People consciously made way for him. He soon saw the situation at home:

The Yang family lives on the first floor and has a small garden. They pulled out the flowers and planted vegetables. The usually lush vegetable patch has been trampled into a mess. The door and windows have been splashed with red paint, emitting a strong pungent smell. Looking inside through the window with the curtains drawn, you can see several burly men who look like they are not to be trifled with, and almost no furniture has been left intact after being smashed.

A man wearing a gold chain and tattooed arms walked out, holding a piece of paper in his left hand. He gently slapped his right palm and looked at him nonchalantly while slapping: "Are you Yang Tianci?"

Yang Tianci's brain was numb and he subconsciously wanted to deny it, but Yang Shengmao spoke first: "He is my father! If you have anything to say, tell my father. Don't hurt my mother and my grandmother!"

Yang Tianci froze, and his eyes widened little by little. Old Mrs. Yang and Yang Shengmao's mother hugged Yang Tianci tightly, crying with relief and fear.

Seeing the tattooed man approaching, Yang Tianci subconsciously took a half step back and said, "I... am Yang Tianci, but I don't owe anyone money and I haven't borrowed money from loan sharks. Did you find the wrong person?"

"Wrong person?" The tattooed man snorted and laughed, raised the note in his hand, and flashed it in front of him: "The fingerprints and name on it are yours, right?"

Yang Tianci only had time to see the borrower. It was indeed his name and his handwriting, but... He hurriedly explained: "Brother, although this is my handwriting, I really..."

"It's yours." The man with the tattooed arms interrupted him, raised his hand to call out all the people in the room, and then waved his hand: "Hit me!"

A group of people immediately surrounded Yang Tianci. The sound of fists and feet hitting flesh was endless, mixed with Yang Tianci's screams and pleas for mercy. It sounded a bit creepy in the dark night.

During this period, Old Lady Yang and Old Man Yang tried several times to pull those people apart, but were pushed away ruthlessly every time. Seeing that these people were getting more and more violent, Old Lady Yang just sat on the ground and threw a tantrum, shouting that someone had killed someone and she wanted to call the police, and yelling at the neighbors who were watching to help.

The onlookers looked at each other in bewilderment. The Yang family usually did not get along well with their neighbors, and there were even many frictions. They did not have much friendship with each other, and it was obvious that this situation was not one that they could easily intervene in. If they helped, the Yang family might not appreciate it, but they might get themselves involved. Thinking of this, the neighbors instantly dispersed, went home one by one, closed the doors and windows, and pretended that they had not seen anything.

By the time the group stopped, there was not a single piece of healthy flesh left on Yang Tianci's body. Half of his face was covered with blood from his nose and he couldn't even make a sound.

When old lady Yang saw her son's miserable state, she was frightened and trembled. When she came to her senses, she began to scold the debt collector, the old man and her daughter-in-law. Perhaps because the former two were not easy to deal with, she put all her fighting power on her daughter-in-law: "You are a jinx. I knew it was not a good thing when Tianci married you. It turned out to be true. Not only are you lazy and greedy and can't take care of the children or serve your parents-in-law, you even dared to instigate our Tianci to borrow usury. What on earth are you thinking? Are you going to force an old lady like me to death..."

Yang Tianci's wife was not to be trifled with. She pointed at Old Lady Yang's nose and said, "Am I a jinx? You old fool, why don't you think about how much money it costs to meddle in other people's business all day long and do nothing but eat, drink, and defecate? If it wasn't for you, an old thing, how could Yang Tianci borrow us from loan sharks? In my opinion, you are the culprit. Go and kill yourself immediately to pay the money, so that you won't have lived in vain at this age!"

"You jinx..."

"You old fool..."

The two of them were arguing and scolding each other so much that they completely forgot about Yang Tianci, who was lying on the side and his life or death was unknown. They also ignored the brothers with tattoos on their arms who were eating melon seeds and watching the show with their arms around their chests.

Yang Shengmao looked around, not knowing who to help, and said to Old Man Yang: "Grandpa, grandma and mom..."

"Don't bother with them." Old Master Yang had a gloomy face. He glanced at the debt collector on the side, and then looked at the balcony windows above which seemed to be closed but were actually filled with people watching the fun. He felt completely humiliated.

Yang Tianci, who had been lying on the ground, finally moved. After a few seconds, he covered his arm and groaned. Yang Shengmao heard the noise and immediately stood up. He took a few steps and saw the tall men on the side. He stepped back to his original position and called Grandpa Yang: "Grandpa, Dad..."

Old Master Yang raised his hand and interrupted Yang Shengmao: "Your father has brought shame to our Yang family. It is a misfortune for our family. Don't bother with him!"

"But..." Yang Shengmao looked left and right, feeling really worried.

Old Master Yang pulled Yang Shengmao up and said, "This is all their business. It has nothing to do with us. Let's go in!"

Yang Shengmao was dragged by Old Man Yang into the corridor. Before he entered the door, he was stopped by the man with tattoos. Old Man Yang shook his beard and said angrily: "Do you have any conscience? Are you going to cause trouble for an old man and a child like me?"

The tattooed man threw away the melon seed shells in his hand and sneered, "I don't care whether you are old or young. It is only natural to pay back debts. Your son owes you money. If you, as the father, don't pay it back, then his son should pay it back. If I don't go after you, who else should I go after?"

Mr. Yang was almost choked by these words. He pointed at the man with tattoos with a trembling hand and said, "You are breaking the law!"

"Here's the IOU." The tattooed man waved the IOU and said, "It's written clearly in black and white. Even if the police come, the debtor has to pay back the money. I only give you three days. Three hundred thousand, not a penny less. If you pay a penny less, I will chop off an arm of your family. You can count for yourself how many arms and legs your family of five has."

Yang Shengmao instantly recalled the scene in the afternoon when his hand was twisted and dislocated, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He took a step back and hid behind Old Man Yang. When he saw the ferocious face of the man with tattoos, he felt a chill in his heart.

He realized very clearly that if their family couldn't pay, these people would really chop off their hands and feet...

Old Master Yang obviously also heard from the tattooed man’s tone that he was not joking, he really dared to do it. Thinking that all this was caused by Yang Tianci, he was so angry that his hands holding the door frame were shaking. Until the tattooed man left with his men, he was still muttering: "It's unfortunate for my family, it's unfortunate for my family... Why did I give birth to such a waste..."

Yang Tianci returned home with the help of Mrs. Yang and his wife, but he was stopped at the door before he even entered. Mr. Yang pointed at Yang Tianci's nose and said, "How dare you borrow usury for 300,000 yuan? Tell me, where did you spend all that money?"

Yang Tianci's hands and legs were weak and his whole body was in pain. He just wanted to lie down quickly. He said, "Dad, I didn't borrow money. Those people made a mistake. Please get out of the way and let me in."

"You still want to go in?" Old Master Yang blew his beard and glared, "How dare you enter this house? Do you know that those people want you to pay back 300,000 within three days? If you pay even a penny less, we will have to pay the debt with our hands and feet. You will kill our whole family! How dare you say you want to go in!"

“What?” Yang Tianci’s wife screamed, “Dad! Did those people really say that?”

Mr. Yang’s face darkened: “Ask Sheng Mao.”

Yang Shengmao nodded with a pale face, Yang Tianci's wife widened her eyes, and Old Lady Yang rolled her eyes and fainted.

"Grandma!" Yang Tianci immediately supported Old Lady Yang, his eyes red with fright.

"Help your grandmother in." Old Master Yang directed, "Also, Yang Tianci, go out and borrow money now. If you have borrowed money and paid it back, come back. If you can't borrow money, I will consider you as my son. Sheng Mao will also sever the father-son relationship with you. My grandson is still young, and he cannot be missing any limbs."

Yang Tianci was already in pain, and after hearing these words, he was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently. He shouted, "I said I didn't owe any money and I didn't know anything about this! Even if I owed money, you're my father, shouldn't you help me pay it back? How can I borrow 300,000 in three days? Are you going to watch me die?!"

Mr. Yang didn't answer, but closed the door in his face and locked it.

Yang Tianci stared at the tightly closed door, his chest heaving violently. His arms and legs, which had been weak to begin with, suddenly gained strength due to his anger. He kicked the iron door at home and said, "Open the door!"

The door was still tightly closed. He kept kicking and shouting, but failed to get his door open. However, the neighbors opened their doors one after another. A middle-aged man on the second floor came out and stood in the corridor and shouted to the people downstairs: "Yang Tianci, what's going on in your family? It's fine if you owed money just now, but you're still making trouble now. Should we go to bed? Can you have a little sense of public morality?"

The people next door to Yang Tianci also said through the iron gate: "Yeah, even if you can't get in, you can't kick the door like this. Not only will you break it, but you will also disturb others."

The others who opened the door echoed in response. Yang Tianci turned around with a sinister look on his face and said, "I can't go back, so don't even think about sleeping. If you're unhappy, just hold it in. Stop talking nonsense to me."

The man on the second floor was furious when he heard this: "You are so arrogant now. Why didn't you say anything when the debt collectors beat you just now? You are rare to be so stubborn. You deserve this fate if you dare to borrow money at high interest rates!"

Yang Tianci kicked the iron door hard, and the sound echoed throughout the corridor. The others were startled by the sound and fell silent for a moment. At this moment, the door of the Yang family opened, and Mrs. Yang pulled her son in and said, "Come in quickly, your father agrees to let you in."

The Yang family's door opened and closed again, and the neighbors who were watching finally closed their doors when they saw that things had quieted down.

In the living room of the Yang family, Mr. Yang sat on the sofa, smoking a cigarette and said, "I have discussed this matter with your mother and your wife. We must raise 300,000 yuan, and it can be raised."

Yang Tianci was stunned and looked at his parents in a daze.

"But you need to tell me the truth first. When did you borrow the money, where did you use it, and how much is left?"

The anger in Yang Tianci's chest was extinguished instantly, and he quickly explained: "I really didn't borrow it. I don't remember borrowing money at all. If I knew, I would have paid it back a long time ago. How could I let the loan sharks come to my door? Mom and Dad, please believe me, I really didn't borrow it!"

Old Master Yang slammed the table and shouted, "You are still lying at this time. Your name is written in black and white on the paper, and you said you didn't borrow it! Where did the money go? Don't tell me!"

"I..." Yang Tianci paused for a moment, then suddenly looked up: "You either want to help me collect money, or you want to know where the money is and how much is left, right?"

Old Master Yang's face changed, and he twitched with anger for a few times, then he pointed at Yang Tianci and said, "Rebellious son! How dare you, such a rebellious thing, talk to me like that! If I had known you would do such a thing, I shouldn't have let your mother give birth to you!"

"Shouldn't you have given birth to me?" Yang Tianci smiled coldly, "I remember you told my two sisters that I was the only child of the Yang family, the only descendant. How come I am no longer your son now that I have a debt of 300,000 yuan? After all, money is more important than a son, right?"

"You!" Old Master Yang pointed at Yang Tianci, so angry that he couldn't speak.

Old Mrs. Yang said quickly, "Why are you talking to your father like that? It's wrong for you to borrow money at high interest rates to mess up your family. Now you refuse to tell us when you borrowed the money and how much money you have. How can we help you find a solution?"

Yang Tianci said word by word: "I said, I didn't borrow money."

"Yang Tianci!" Yang Tianci's wife said angrily with red eyes, "Don't be ungrateful. If you don't pay the money in three days, it's not just you who will be in trouble, but also your parents, me and your son. Even if you don't want to miss your parents or me, you have to think about your son. He is still so young. If those people really cut off a leg and an arm, how will he live in the future?"

Yang Shengmao, who was brought up, had a pale face, as if he had become numb after such a shock, and there was almost no expression on his face.

"Think about him?" Yang Tianci recalled the time when he was beaten but his son only protected his mother and wife. He sneered, "Who among you thinks about me? No one believes me. Why should I think about you?"

"you!"

"That's enough!" Old Master Yang threw the ashtray on the coffee table, his face full of sinister grooves: "I don't care how much you have now, go to your sister's house tomorrow morning to borrow money. I heard that Jiang Zhuo has already completed the operation. Since they have the money for the operation, they must have the money to help you pay off your debt. Let them collect the 300,000!"

Yang Tianci and his wife were both stunned and looked at each other. His wife said, "Dad... is this possible? The last time Yang Si came to our house, she said she had severed ties with you and your wife. It was so ugly. Can she lend money to Tianci?"

“We have to lend it to her even if we don’t want to!” Old Master Yang slammed the table and said, “We in the Yang family raised her to this age, watched her get married and have children, and her mother and I are still alive. Now she is being forced to death. If she dares not agree…”

Yang Tianci interrupted Mr. Yang: "She won't agree."

Old Madam Yang asked, "What did you say?"

"With Jiang Chen here, she won't agree." Yang Tianci's eyes were filled with gloom, and he said in a deep voice: "Last time at the door of our house, we said we would sever ties with my sister, and that bastard Jiang Chen recorded it. When I went to find him today, he took out the recording, not only that, he beat me up, broke Sheng Mao's hand, and threatened me not to appear in front of Yang Si in the future."

Old Madam Yang couldn't believe it: "He... hit you? Does he have such courage?"

"Ask your grandson." Yang Tianci said, "See if Jiang Chen broke his hand today and then put it back together."

Everyone in the room looked at Yang Shengmao. He hesitated and did not nod. For some reason, he had a hunch that if they went to cause trouble for Jiang Chen, the outcome might be worse than offending these loan sharks.

Seeing that Yang Shengmao didn't say anything, the other three looked suspicious. Yang Tianci was furious. He walked to Yang Shengmao, slapped him on the head, and said, "Tell me! Is that right?"

Yang Shengmao clenched his fists and nodded slightly.

Old Master Yang was instantly furious: "This is rebellion! Jiang Chen actually dared to hit his elders, this is simply lawless! He really has no manners at all!"

Yang Tianci continued, "I think he was just pretending in front of us before. In fact, he was full of bad intentions and was very sinister. If Jiang Chen was here, my sister would definitely not lend us money."

"Then what should we do?" Old Master Yang said, "There are only three days. Jiang Chen is at home during the summer vacation. He can wait, but our family can't."

"It doesn't matter." Yang Tianci's eyes flashed coldly, and he sneered, "I don't know how he offended a young master. He gave me some money to monitor him and teach him a lesson. If I ask him for help, he will definitely be happy to help us. By then, without Jiang Chen, the bastard, getting in the way, my eldest sister will definitely give us money to help us pay off our debts."