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"Are you trying to extort money from me?" Fang's mother understood and immediately jumped up.
Despite her advanced age, the old woman who was trying to extort money from us was quite eloquent: "Oh dear, you hit someone and didn't pay compensation, and now you're accusing us of extortion!"
The old woman stood with her hands on her hips, yelling, "Your family is truly heartless! Your son has bruised and battered my old bones, and I'm in excruciating pain. And you just want to walk away like that!" As she spoke, she exaggeratedly rubbed her waist, her face full of pain.
"How am I supposed to live now! Are you really so heartless as to abandon me? If you don't pay my medical bills today, I'm not leaving your house!" With that, the old woman plopped down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, muttering, "It's outrageous! You hit someone and then refused to take responsibility!"
Her son stood aside with his arms crossed, watching coldly.
The noise quickly attracted the attention of the neighbors.
Fang's mother was so angry that her face turned red, and she didn't know how to deal with it. When she turned around, she found that the culprit was leisurely cracking sunflower seeds on the side. She was so angry that she almost died.
"Fang Zhiyi! You caused this mess! You'd better clean it up before you come back!!!"
Fang Zhiyi was shocked: "Mom, are you abandoning me?"
The neighbors began to whisper among themselves.
Fang Jianshu was exasperated: "Fang Zhiyi, you're about to turn 18. Can't you give your mother and me a break? Stop causing trouble all the time! You ruined your brother's reputation before, and now you're helping others! Are you happy with causing trouble?"
Fang Zhiyi felt somewhat wronged: "I don't need to ruin my brother's reputation..."
"you..."
"Besides, of course we should help an elderly person who has fallen. It's the conscience of a good young person in this new era! Dad, didn't you always teach me to respect the elderly and care for the young? Did I do something wrong?"
Fang Jianshu was speechless for a moment.
"You've been scammed," a neighbor remarked, unable to bear the sight.
The old woman immediately turned her anger towards the mother and son and began to curse. Seeing that the mother and son were determined to extort money from them, the neighbors all shut their mouths.
The noise made Fang Jianshu's temples throb. He suddenly shouted angrily, "He helped you. If you have any problems, go find him!"
Fang Zhiyi turned his head and met the old woman's gaze. He made a gesture of pulling up his pocket. The old woman understood immediately. This child was obviously broke. Since they were trying to extort money, they couldn't afford to make a scene with someone who had no money.
She slapped her legs and cried out.
Fang Chengci was woken up by the noise. He walked out of the room with a dark face and said, "What's all the noise about..." Suddenly he saw Fang Zhiyi, and his face immediately felt hot. It was all because of him!
Fang Zhiyi also saw him and winked at him playfully, just like an older brother leading his underlings in doing bad things.
But this expression instantly provoked Fang Chengci. He shouted and rushed forward, ignoring the presence of so many people: "Fang Zhiyi! I'm not finished with you..."
Fang Zhiyi took a big step back the moment Fang Chengci lunged at him, saying, "Little brother, let me explain..." He reached out to grab Fang Chengci as if afraid he would fall, but Fang Chengci only felt himself being pulled hard.
He then pounced on an old woman.
Silence fell over the room.
Then the man's shout rang out: "Mom!!!"