Chapter 713 is brimming with dramatic conflict.
Hu Yutong was speechless, but she still felt a strong resistance in her heart.
Being adopted and being abducted are indeed lies, but the nature and severity are completely different.
Hu Ming could also see the other party's concerns; they were afraid that the social backlash from the abduction would be too great and make things difficult to handle.
After all, Shen Li is no longer an ordinary person; her news will attract the attention of the entire society.
"Relax, don't be so tense." Hu Ming smiled calmly and looked at Hu Xiang, who had been eating silently. "Mr. Hu, this happened quite a few years ago, didn't it?"
Hu Xiang nodded while gnawing on a rib: "Twenty years ago."
Hu Ming smiled and said, "It's been so long, there won't be any trace left. You can say whatever you want, right? Who has any evidence?"
"Little girl, why not make some money?" He looked at Hu Yutong and tempted her, "If you say that Shen Li was kidnapped, I'll give you an extra two yuan."
Hu Yutong's expression froze, clearly showing that she was tempted.
Hu Xiang immediately nodded in agreement: "You're right, where are we going to find evidence? It happened twenty years ago."
Hu Yutong showed the reporter her QR code for receiving payment, indicating that the reporter should transfer the money now.
Hu Ming didn't hesitate and immediately transferred two yuan.
The machine was restarted, and Hu Ming asked the same question again.
Hu Xiang's answer this time was: "At that time, the two sisters had just been born, and my wife was still lying in the hospital. Then one day, one of the children suddenly disappeared. During that period, many children were abducted in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and there were also cases of newborns being stolen. We searched for more than a month without any news, and finally had to give up."
“I thought I would never see this daughter again, but one day I suddenly saw her on my phone. She looks exactly like her sister, and I knew she must be my daughter.”
This answer was clearly what the reporter wanted, and it was full of drama.
"Mr. Hu, after you came to Longcheng this time, besides seeing Shen Li at the event yesterday, have you seen her again? Has she contacted you?"
"Ugh, you bringing this up makes me so angry!" Upon hearing this, Hu Xiang's anger flared up. He slammed his fist on the table and began to recount his encounter with Shen Li at "Jin Xiao" earlier that day. In his emotional state, he rambled on and on, exaggerating and embellishing his story, portraying Shen Li as a heartless and ruthless person.
"So you were there at the time? Is that really the case?" Hu Ming turned to Hu Yutong and asked.
Hu Yutong took a deep breath and nodded: "My dad might have been a little emotional and exaggerated, but that's really the case. She refused to acknowledge us and said a lot of hurtful things to provoke us."
This news was also very exciting, and Hu Ming, as a reporter, was very satisfied.
Shen Li's on-screen image has always been very positive, and it is said that she is also very gentle and obedient in private. I never expected that she would be so cold-blooded and ruthless in front of her biological father and twin sisters.
The dramatic conflict was immediately amplified.
"Do you have the recording from that time?" Hu Ming asked expectantly.
The father and daughter exchanged a glance and shook their heads.
"What a pity. If we had a recording, I could have added three dollars to the price of this message. Now it's only worth one dollar and fifty cents."
"Half gone?" Hu Xiang immediately felt a pang of heartache: "Oh dear, I didn't even think about it that way. If I had known, we would have recorded it."
Hu Ming smiled and reminded her, "If you have another chance to see her, you can prepare in advance; a voice recorder is very convenient."
Hu Xiang nodded repeatedly, but Hu Yutong, expressionless, showed her payment QR code, indicating that the other party should transfer the money.
Hu Ming smiled and paid the money, his eyes fixed on Hu Yutong. He thought the girl was quite interesting.
Later, Hu Ming learned some other information from Hu Xiang. One of the most impactful pieces of information was that the father and daughter stayed at the train station when they came to Longcheng to reunite with their relatives, instantly giving the image of the weaker party a more three-dimensional feel.
Shen Li's biological mother is in poor health, and her younger brother has congenital heart disease, among other things.
In short, with the guaranteed minimum price plus the additional price, Hu Yutong received a total of twenty yuan in transfers on her phone, which was a huge sum for her family.
After eating and drinking his fill, Hu Xiang, still unsatisfied, looked at Hu Ming and pressed, "Little Hu, is there anything else you want to know?"
Since what he just said was a mix of truth and falsehood, he can easily make up anything else later.
As a seasoned paparazzo, Hu Ming could easily see through his little scheme. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly at Hu Xiang's insatiable greed, but on the surface, he politely said, "That's enough for now. I'll contact you if I need anything else later."
"Okay, okay."
Hu Ming paid the bill and then left early, citing something else to do. He didn't touch a single dish on the table the entire time.
Hu Yutong didn't eat either, because she was on edge the whole time, and only felt hungry after the other person left.
"Eat something, my good daughter. You're so smart today. We made twenty yuan in one go!" Hu Xiang was overjoyed and kept putting food into his daughter's bowl with his chopsticks.
"Do you think it's too much?" Hu Yutong asked her father.
"Is this not enough? He only gave me five yuan at first!"
Seeing her father's unworldly attitude, Hu Yutong sighed speechlessly.
Twenty yuan was a lot of money for their family in the past, but how does it compare to Shen Li's income?
“Daughter, where did you learn all this? Just now... you raised the price against him like that? And he actually agreed.”
Hu Yutong still feels lingering fear when she thinks about it: "There are so many plots like this in dramas and novels. If he takes the initiative to contact us, he must want something from us. So we definitely have to raise the price. We can't just accept whatever price he asks for. But I didn't dare to raise it too much because it was my first time and I didn't know where the line was."
Hu Yutong felt a bit full after eating half a bowl of rice and a few roast duck rolls. The main problem was that she felt uncertain and had a sense of unease.
It might be because he lied.
"Dad, let's find a cheap hotel nearby so we can get some rest and take a shower."
“We’re rich now, we don’t have to worry about staying in hotels,” Hu Xiang said firmly, giving his approval.
Hu Yutong didn't splurge. After comparing prices, she found a hotel with group-buying deals. For her, as long as there was heating and a shower, that was enough.
Meanwhile, Hu Ming rushed back to the company as soon as he got the first-hand interview.
"Fengyao Media" - as soon as you push open the office door, you're greeted by a noisy commotion. The not-so-spacious office space is crammed with nearly a hundred desks, with people squeezed together.
"Naruto, why are you only arriving now? You didn't answer your phone? The boss was furious when you weren't in the meeting this morning. Go to his office right now."
A colleague saw Hu Ming arrive and kindly reminded him.
Hu Ming, however, had a smiling face, and he couldn't help but feel secretly pleased at the thought of seeing his boss's attitude change from anger to excitement.
(End of this chapter)
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