For a moment, the crowd at the scene looked somewhat panicked.
After exchanging bewildered glances, a police siren suddenly sounded from somewhere, and the surrounding crowd immediately scattered.
Only after everyone around had run away did the Xia family members present relax their tense nerves.
With this moment of relaxation, several people collapsed to the ground, and Xia Zicheng and several female comrades even started sobbing.
Xia Zicheng initially cried in a restrained manner, but the more he cried, the more uncontrollable it became, eventually turning into a wail.
The rest of the Xia family were also dejected.
Xia Ruizhe grumbled and complained to Xia Ruisong, "Brother, what kind of terrible idea did you come up with? We didn't get a single penny back, and our family's reputation is completely ruined!"
Xia Ruisong never expected things to turn out this way.
He met someone sharing their debt collection experience with others at the law firm entrance when he went to consult a lawyer today.
The man said that these days, those who lend money are all bosses. If you want to get the money back through the proper channels, even if you manage to get it back, it will take an unknown amount of time.
If you want to get your money back quickly, you have to resort to unethical methods and compete with the debtor to see who is more shameless and unscrupulous.
Go straight to his house and put up a banner so everyone knows what kind of people he is.
The other person told the man that the person who lent him the money was a self-employed individual who ran a business.
The man was so excited that he slapped his thigh and said, "This trick is even more useful in business!"
Business owners care about their reputation. If you put up a banner and make a scene at his door, and he doesn't pay you back, his reputation will be ruined.
He can forget about doing business from now on.
Xia Ruisong was at his wit's end when he heard this conversation, and his eyes lit up.
Their whole family has fallen so low that they have no dignity or face left.
Why not just go all out and use shameless tactics to make Huo Beixiao return the money to them?
He never expected that the trick that others said would always work would backfire on them.
For a moment, Xia Ruisong felt extremely frustrated.
No matter how frustrated he felt inside, he wouldn't show it.
He adopted the airs of the eldest brother and glared at Xia Ruizhe, "Third brother, how dare you say that? We were doing everything according to plan."
"If your wife hadn't blurted out those things and angered those people, they might already be pressuring Huo Beixiao for money on our behalf. Would our family be in this situation now?"
Xia Ruizhe was also unhappy about others talking about his wife. "Brother, is this your own idea, and you're trying to shift the blame to my wife?"
You yourself said that Ya Ya said those things on her own initiative, not that it was something she had planned beforehand!
Xia Ruisong frowned, his expression turning even more grim.
Seeing that the two brothers were arguing more and more fiercely, almost to the point of fighting.
A figure appeared in front of them.
The Xia family members looked at Huo Beixiao with eyes that could practically spit fire.
If Huo Beixiao hadn't swindled all of the old man's money, they would still be top-tier wealthy families in Haicheng, and everyone would treat them with utmost respect.
Did they really have to be in such a sorry state?
Huo Beixiao's deep eyes swept over the Xia family members without any emotion, finally landing on the faces of the three Xia brothers: Xia Ruisong, Xia Ruibo, and Xia Ruizhe.
"Mr. Xia, shall we have a talk?"
Xia Ruibo had been using a handkerchief to press on Qi Zhiman's wound to stop the bleeding.
Seeing Huo Beixiao like this, he was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse Huo Beixiao.
But Xia Ruisong stopped him, saying, "What do you want to talk to us about? We have nothing to talk to you about except repaying the money!"
Huo Beixiao looked at Xia Ruisong expressionlessly, "You think you can get the money without talking to me?"
Xia Ruisong: ...
He was speechless at Huo Beixiao's words, and all his words stuck in his throat.
They can no longer get Huo Beixiao to return their money by resorting to underhanded tactics.
After pursuing legal action, they discovered that the photo of the contract they had only proved that the old man had indeed cooperated with Huo Beixiao.
However, the contract was legal and compliant, and there was no way to prove that Huo Beixiao had cheated their old man out of his money, let alone get the money back.
Xia Ruisong was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and looked at Huo Beixiao, "Okay, we'll talk to you."
"Big brother, you..."
Xia Ruibo was furious because Qi Zhiman was injured.
Upon hearing Xia Ruisong's agreement, he was about to speak in anger.
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Zicheng let out a roar that was even more furious than his own!
"Talk! Talk my ass! It's this piece of shit that's made our family suffer like this. Uncle, you still want to talk to him? You spineless old man!"
"Smack!"
At this moment, Xia Tingyu, who was usually too honest to stand out, suddenly struck and slapped Xia Zicheng hard across the face. "Xia Zicheng, shut up!"
Xia Zicheng was stunned and looked at Xia Tingyu in disbelief, "Xia Tingyu, you dare to hit me?"
Although there was some panic in Xia Tingyu's eyes and his hands hanging at his sides were trembling slightly, he tried his best to remain calm. "If you keep causing trouble, I'll hit you again!"
“You…” Xia Zicheng pointed at Xia Tingyu.
Seeing that the two were locked in a fierce battle, it seemed that their own people were about to start fighting first.
Xia Ruisong shouted, "Enough!"
After reprimanding him, he turned to Huo Beixiao and said, "Huo Beixiao, you go back first. We'll come find you once we've discussed it."
Huo Beixiao nodded expressionlessly, "Okay."
After Huo Beixiao left, Xia Ruisong turned to the Xia family members and said, "Raise your hand if you disagree with talking to Huo Beixiao!"
Xia Zicheng, who was pointing at Xia Tingyu's nose, was stunned when he heard Xia Ruisong's words and immediately felt a little embarrassed.
It was incredibly stupid of my uncle to ask them to raise their hands to vote at this point.
But if he doesn't raise his hand now, wouldn't that be equivalent to him agreeing to talk to Huo Beixiao?
If they go to talk to Huo Beixiao in such a disheveled state, it's tantamount to them giving in to Huo Beixiao.
Once they back down, is it possible for them to get back the old man's 1 billion yuan?
Xia Zicheng clearly understood the difference between saving face for the moment and lifelong wealth.
He gritted his teeth, nodded slightly with the finger pointing at Xia Tingyu's nose, and said threateningly, "Xia Tingyu, you just wait."
After saying that, he raised his hand, "I do not agree to talk to Huo Beixiao."
Then, Xia Ruibo also raised his hand, "I disagree too. We are the victims. Huo Beixiao ruined so much of the old man's money. Why should we talk to him!"
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