Chapter 443 My reputation is not given by you
The middle-aged man supported the old woman and glared at Qiao Xi in a bad tone and said, "What else do you want to do?"
Qiao Xi's expression was cold and gloomy. "Old Chen, call the police! They say someone is blackmailing us for 500,000 yuan. How can we settle such a serious matter privately?"
"Yes, Madam!"
Old Chen immediately took out his cell phone and called the police.
The middle-aged man panicked and blurted out, "How can you go back on your word? Aren't you afraid of damaging your reputation?"
Qiao Xi said firmly, "I earned my reputation myself, not something you gave me." Her eyes swept over Lu Yingxue, who was hidden from view by a large crowd in the square. "And it's certainly not something that was marketed."
"If your mother is truly injured, we'll go to the police station and settle the matter privately. I'll give you the 500,000 yuan, and I'll also apologize to you. If she's not injured, then it's you guys who are extorting money. The 500,000 yuan has already been deposited into your account, and the evidence is irrefutable! Young Master Sun, what's the sentence for extorting 500,000 yuan?"
Qiao Xi had just taken advantage of the chaos to check on the old lady. The old lady had no fractures at all and her pulse was very stable.
Sun Weimeng was very proud. He checked the legal provisions on his phone and said clearly, "Five hundred thousand yuan will result in a prison sentence of more than ten years! Brother, do you want to go to jail?"
"I……"
The middle-aged man's face turned pale.
The 500,000 yuan in the mobile phone is like a hot potato. These people are really cunning.
You could have called the police right from the start, but you had to wait until he received the money before calling the police!
This is clearly sending him to jail!
Qiao Xi pressed on: "Do you dare to go to the police station with us and have your mother examine your injuries? You're pestering us not to check the dashcam, and we personally have no right to access the roadside surveillance. But the police do have that right, so why don't we go and talk it over?"
The middle-aged man and the old lady's faces turned pale and blue. The old lady subconsciously wanted to run away but was caught by Old Chen.
Qiao Xi sneered and said, "Old lady, was it your left leg or your right leg that was injured? How come you can walk suddenly?"
The old lady's hair was gray and she didn't know which leg to take the next step.
Her eyes rolled. "I...I just twisted it a little, I'm fine now. We were the ones making a fuss just now, I don't want you to pay for it!"
Passersby sighed: "This is a scammer who extorted half a million yuan!"
"The world is becoming more corrupt and people's hearts are no longer as they used to be. No wonder people nowadays don't dare to help an elderly person who has fallen. It's people like you who have started this trend!"
"You're still trying to blackmail this little girl? You must be sent to the police!"
"I was wondering how the disciple of Cheng Han, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor, could be so stupid! I didn't expect that he had a plan in place beforehand. It's really satisfying!"
The old lady shrank her head and was held by Old Chen.
When the middle-aged man heard that half a million yuan would mean a sentence of more than ten years, he immediately lost his composure and begged Qiao Xi: "I'll transfer the money to you and let this go, okay? I was blind and didn't recognize the great man. I apologize."
As he spoke, he transferred the money back to Qiao Xi's account, saying in a flattering manner, "Look, the money has been transferred."
Qiao Xi glanced at her phone and looked up at him: "Where's your apology? Just as you loudly slandered us just now, apologize loudly now. Do you need me to find a loud speaker for you?"
“No, no.”
The middle-aged man was filled with resentment, but he still apologized flatteringly, "It's me, Hu Laoer, who brought this upon myself by bullying a stranger from outside the area! I staged and acted out this whole thing, and I deserve it! I apologize to you, aunt, and please forgive me!"
Young Master Sun said proudly, "And your grandfather? Don't you want to apologize to me?"
The middle-aged man endured his anger and said silently, just to prevent Qiao Xi from letting him go to jail: "Grandpa, I was wrong! Please spare me, it's my fault for being blind. I will never offend you again."
"Get lost!"
"Okay, I'll leave right now."
He was about to leave with his mother with a licking face, but Qiao Xi's voice urging him to die rang out again.
"etc."
He wanted to cry but had no tears. He turned around and looked at her obediently: "Auntie, what are your instructions?"
Qiao Xi stepped forward and examined him. "Tell the people behind you that I accept this intimidation. Don't use such petty tricks next time. If you have the ability, use open tactics. These tricks are like rats in the gutter, hiding from the light. They are also like dead flies that disgust people, dirty and smelly."
She usually spoke in a gentle and easy-going manner, but when she arrived in the imperial capital and left Huo Xingzhou, she seemed to have suddenly grown a thin layer of armor and learned how to protect her soft self.
A lot tougher.
Even Lao Chen and Sun Weimeng were a little surprised when they saw it.
Hu Laoer and the old lady left in shame.
Sun Shao patted Qiao Xi's shoulder and said softly, "It seems that some people in the capital don't welcome us very much, so they arranged us as soon as we arrived."
Qiao Xi's expression was a little cold: "We were mortal enemies from the beginning."
She will never forget how desperate she was the night her grandmother died.
Now Grandpa Cheng's whereabouts were unknown. Qiao Xi couldn't help but wonder if the Lu and Xiang families were behind this. They were always cunning and treacherous, yet they had a great reputation in the imperial capital and were widely believed.
She looked at the crowded square again. This was not a free clinic at all.
It's clearly a pilgrimage.
The Lu family wanted to make Lu Yingxue a god, a living Guanyin who saves people from suffering!
But it is undeniable that Lu Yingxue is very talented!
Qiao Xi did not dare to underestimate any opponent who entered the Imperial Capital Needle Testing Conference, especially Lu Yingxue who became famous in the Needle Testing Conference ten years ago!
"Let's go, get in the car first. I also want to go to Maoer Lane, but the traffic is too congested and I've already wasted a lot of time." She could have sent the two people directly to the police station, but it would have wasted a lot of energy and time, so she gave up.
It's obvious that someone is behind this. Even if they are sent in, they will be fished out soon.
There's no need to waste time with them.
Sun Wei got into the car, cursing profusely. He had always been a powerful figure in Haicheng, but even in the imperial capital, he felt the difference. People here didn't recognize the son of a Haicheng real estate tycoon, nor did they give him face.
A little angry!
Qiao Xi's mood was much calmer.
She had been prepared for some hardship before arriving, but she hadn't expected it to happen so soon. It seemed the imperial capital was even less welcoming to her than she had imagined!
I don’t know what Grandpa Cheng experienced here that made him choose to retire!
She gathered her chaotic thoughts and ordered, "Old Chen, drive."
"Okay, young lady."
The car slowly left the busy and congested road, and the hustle and bustle of the square gradually faded away.
The atmosphere in the street cafe was particularly cold.
Lu Yan, who originally had a smug and contemptuous look on his face, now gritted his teeth and looked at the timid middle-aged man Hu Laoer in front of him.
"She said she was going to sue you for extortion, and you're scared? Worst case scenario, we'll fight her to the death!"
Hu Lao Er's face turned pale. "Master Lu, that woman looks weak, but she's really powerful! Five hundred thousand yuan would put her in jail, and she even waited until I received the money before making trouble! I'm just a nobody, how could I dare to confront her head-on! And she...she also said..."
"What did she say!"
Hu Lao Er said vaguely, "She said that the people behind my back were like rats in the gutter, annoying flies!"
Bang!
Lu Yan threw the coffee cup next to him to the ground, and the remaining coffee splashed all over the floor. The fragments accidentally scratched Hu Laoer's leg.
Hu Laoer didn't dare to say a word, not even to breathe.
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