2. Relatives
Los Angeles, Central Garden.
Chen Shuo and Wang Huiling stood in front of the gate of a villa. Outside the beige courtyard wall, there was a wooden doorplate hanging with the words "Building 33, Central Garden, Peace and Joy".
Wang Huiling said sarcastically, "When your eldest brother's family first moved into a new house, your sister-in-law invited us over for barbecue every now and then, as if she was the only one with a villa and a yard, and she didn't want to show off enough!"
"Don't you have a villa now?" Chen Shuo said proudly, "If your man wasn't smart, you could live in a villa, right?"
Wang Huiling happily took Chen Shuo's arm and said, "Look at what you can do!"
Chen Shuo opened the door by pressing his fingerprint. As soon as the door opened, he saw a grand and majestic high-ceilinged living room with a crystal chandelier. The living room was furnished with a full leather sofa imported from Italy.
However, on the most conspicuous coffee table in the living room, there was a black and white portrait of Chen Ji's parents, with fresh fruits in front of them.
Wang Huiling grumbled, "Why put the portrait in the living room? Does Chen Ji know the rules? Isn't it creepy? Even if he's not disgusted, how could it be offensive to a guest?"
With a clang, Chen Shuo carelessly threw the portrait into the trash can.
At first, he wanted to start a big business with a partner, so he asked his eldest brother to borrow four million. However, his eldest brother insisted that he was not suitable for big business and only gave him 200,000 to open a small supermarket. He really treated him like a beggar.
Wang Huiling sat on the leather sofa, touching here and there. She looked at the 100-inch LCD TV opposite and said happily, "How comfortable must it be to watch TV series here? They really lived a paradise back then."
"What are you watching TV for? Go upstairs and find the property deeds. I remember they bought some gold, find that too."
On the wall of the corridor on the second floor are nailed the honorary certificates of "Three Good Students" and "First Prize in Los Angeles Go Competition", all of which are old.
Wang Huiling curled her lips at the sight of this scene. "Every time I come home, your sister-in-law drags me up to the second floor to show me around. She's never been able to show me off enough. Throw it away now. It's annoying just looking at it."
Wang Huiling took off all the certificates and threw them on the ground, unable to wait a moment.
Opening the doors of each bedroom, Chen Ji's bedroom was filled with books, mostly military science books, as well as detective, mystery, spy novels and many professional science books.
On the table, there was also an admission letter from the Army Foreign Languages College.
Chen Shuo and Wang Huiling rummaged through the room and cleared out and threw away Chen Ji's family's belongings. It seemed that only by clearing away these traces would the house completely belong to them.
In the living room, Chen Shuo scratched his increasingly thinning scalp. "Hey, where's the property deed? Where's Chen Ji's real estate certificate?"
"Could it be that he guessed something and hid the property deed outside?"
"That's impossible. Lao Liu said he still thinks we're doing this for his own good."
Wang Huiling quickly said: "We are indeed doing this for his own good. After his parents passed away,
Staying stuck at home all day is definitely going to cause problems. You'll be out of touch with society!"
Ding Dong.
The doorbell rang.
Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment: "It's so late, who is it?"
He went to open the door. Outside was a middle-aged man in a black Tang suit. He had dark skin and a short, sharp haircut. "Where's Chen Ji?"
Chen Shuo was suspicious: "Chen Ji is not at home, if you have anything to say to me, I am his second uncle."
"Second uncle?" The middle-aged man pushed Chen Shuo aside and walked in. Only then did Chen Shuo see that there was someone following him.
This man had a shiny bald head, but there was a scar more than ten centimeters long that extended from the top of his head to the back of his head like a centipede.
"Who are you?" Wang Huiling stepped back in fear: "We're going to call the police!"
The middle-aged man looked around as if no one was around. "My friends like to call me Brother Pao. I usually do some money lending business. The guy behind me is my little brother, Erdao. Don't be afraid. Erdao's scar looks fierce, but it's actually just from accidentally falling while working on a construction site. Now his brain isn't very good and he's a bit crazy."
Brother Pao continued, "We came here because Chen Ji mortgaged this house. He called me this afternoon and said he couldn't pay the money back, so he asked me to come and take possession of the house."
"What?!" Wang Huiling was shocked. "Why would he mortgage this house? This house is ours!"
"Oh?" Brother Pao said calmly, "The name on the birth certificate is Chen Ji's. What does that have to do with you?"
"How much money did he mortgage?" Chen Shuo asked nervously.
"Fifteen million," Pao Ge said, sitting on the sofa with a big horse and a golden sword. "We are very disciplined in our work. As long as the customer can pay back the principal and interest, we will be at peace. But now I like this house. You don't have to pay back the money. The house is mine."
"No!" Wang Huiling shrieked, "Chen Ji is now a mental patient. The mortgage contract he signed cannot be counted."
This sentence also reminded Chen Shuo, and he said anxiously: "Yes, Chen Ji is a mental patient, we have his diagnosis here!"
Pao brother frowned.
He looked at the date on the medical certificate in Chen Shuo's hand and laughed in anger. Chen Ji had arranged for him to come and collect the house tonight, but he had come up with a medical certificate at the last minute, clearly trying to trick him. Not having the money to pay back the debt was understandable, but treating himself like a fool was too ignorant. "So you were waiting for me here? You guys had planned to set me up, right? Kneel down."
"What?" Chen Shuo almost thought he had misheard the other party's last two words.
Erdao: "Brother Pao, where are you kneeling?"
"Kneel before me."
Before Chen Shuo and Wang Huiling could react, Erdao carried them both to Pao Ge and kicked each of them in the knees. The two immediately knelt in front of Pao Ge.
Brother Pao leaned forward and stared at Chen Shuo: "I have been in society for so many years, and I have seen everything. Do you think you are qualified to play a trick on me? Break a
"Put your finger on it and talk to it nicely."
Erdao: "Which one should I break?"
"index finger."
Erdao: "Which section?"
Brother Pao scratched his eyebrows helplessly: "The second quarter."
The conversation between the two was very strange. Erdao was very methodical and would do whatever Pao Ge told him to do.
Erdao's hand gripped Chen Shuo's index finger like an iron clamp, and with a click, he accurately broke the second section.
"Ah!" Chen Shuo cried out in pain.
"I want to call the police!" Wang Huiling shouted.
Brother Pao: "Second knife, slap her."
"How heavy is the fan?"
Brother Pao sneered: "Beat her until she sees that she is too breasty."
After thinking for two seconds, Erdao swung his hand and slapped Wang Huiling, making her eyes go black.
After the slap, Erdao observed Wang Huiling's expression, then turned to Pao Ge and said seriously: "You should have seen it."
Brother Pao took the medical certificate from Chen Shuo and said, "I'm a very reasonable person. Since Chen Ji says he has no money to pay back, the house is mine. Normally, the matter ends here, but I hate being deceived the most. You set up a trap to deceive me, so you should accept the consequences of your deception."
"No!" Chen Shuo gradually realized: "No, no, no! We didn't set this up to deceive you. It was Chen Ji who set it up to deceive you. We were deceived too!"
"oh?"
Chen Shuo's fingers ached so much that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Chen Ji said he couldn't pay back the money, so he asked you to come and take back the house. But as far as I know, his parents left him at least 30 million! So he can't be short of money, and he doesn't need to mortgage the house, let alone pay you back!"
This surprised Pao Ge. Chen Ji was not short of money?
As Chen Shuo was analyzing the situation, his mind gradually became clear: all of Chen Ji's behavior in Qingshan Hospital in the afternoon was fake, just to let them come back with the diagnosis to anger Pao Ge, while Chen Ji himself was hiding in the hospital and safe.
That's why Chen Ji ignored so many legitimate banks and instead chose a ruthless gangster to take over the house!
Brother Pao seemed to be thinking: "Chen Ji? I think he is quite honest and shy. Are you kidding me?"
He recalled his impression of Chen Ji. Chen Ji was particularly shy and taciturn when signing the contract.
How could a student like this, who lives in a hothouse, have the energy to play tricks on everyone?
Seeing his hesitation, Chen Shuo continued to explain, "Didn't you see he deceived me too? I still didn't know he had signed a mortgage contract with you. Doesn't that prove the problem? Besides, don't you want this house? He has the money to pay you back at any time. If you deal with me and then redeem the house, you'll only earn a little interest! He's playing tricks on you!"
Brother Pao smiled calmly: "So, I was taken advantage of by a high school student? Interesting. Where is Chen Ji now?"
"In Qingshan Mental Hospital!"
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