Yang Zijie was pushed so hard he almost fell. Looking at the unreasonable Wang Chengxiang and the cold-blooded Wang Ming, as well as the menacing security guards, he felt a chill run down his spine, and the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat.
Just then, Wang Chengxiang's gaze inadvertently swept across the curtain of the inner room and he saw Zhang Zhihe and his wife sitting up in a panic because of the commotion outside.
Although the woman was recovering from a long illness and her face was still haggard, and her clothes were old and plain, perhaps it was the fragility in her illness, or perhaps it was the few remaining traces of beauty, that made Wang Chengxiang's eyes suddenly light up!
The old man's wife... looks sickly, but she still has a certain charm...
A filthy thought quietly took root in his heart...
Wang Chengxiang's shifty eyes darted over Zhang Zhihe's wife before returning to Zhang Zhihe, who was curled up on the ground, and an evil idea popped into his mind.
Hey, this thing doesn't know what's good for it, but...maybe we can squeeze something else out of it...
He cleared his throat and waved his hand dismissively, feigning magnanimity: "Alright, you're not going to take any more trouble. It's not impossible for me not to send you to jail..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhihe, lying on the ground, felt a glimmer of hope ignite in his despairing eyes as he struggled to lift his head: "You...you're serious?"
“Of course it’s true!” Wang Chengxiang raised his chin. “However, my father and these security team comrades were bothered by your matter today, so they should be paid some compensation for their trouble and emotional distress, right?”
Zhang Zhihe's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.
“How about this,” Wang Chengxiang held up two fingers and waved them in front of Zhang Zhihe, his face revealing undisguised greed.
"Two thousand yuan! You hand over two thousand yuan, and this whole thing, including your cover-up for that kid injuring me, will be wiped clean! Otherwise..."
He gave a sinister laugh. "You know the consequences!"
"Two thousand?!" Zhang Zhihe exclaimed in shock, his head buzzing!
Two thousand yuan was an astronomical figure in an era when the average worker's monthly wage was only twenty or thirty yuan!
Even if they sold everything they owned, including the roof beams, they still couldn't raise enough money!
This...this isn't compensation, this is taking his life!
He trembled with rage, his voice hoarse: "Wang Chengxiang! You... why do you want so much?! Brother Xu Kuo only pushed you, you weren't even hurt! This is extortion! This is blackmail!"
"Extortion?" Wang Chengxiang laughed exaggeratedly, then his face darkened. He stepped forward, stomped on Zhang Zhihe's arm that he was trying to support himself, and ground it hard.
"I think you're really stupid! I said you're injured, so you're injured! I said I want two thousand, so you have to give me two thousand!"
He leaned close to Zhang Zhihe's face and warned him with threatening words.
"Either give me the money, or I'll have the security team tie you up right now and send you to a farm for 'labor reform'! Think it over!"
Wang Ming, standing by, remained indifferent and did not stop his son's actions in the slightest, clearly tacitly approving of this extortion.
The excruciating pain and the chilling fear instantly gripped Zhang Zhihe's heart!
Looking at Wang Chengxiang's ferocious face, at Wang Ming's expressionless face, and then at the indifferent security guards beside him, a deep sense of despair welled up in his heart.
That's it... There's no reasoning with these people!
Where is he going to get two thousand yuan?
Go ask Xu Kuo and his brothers for help? Absolutely not!
Xu Kuo and his brother saved his wife's life, how could he turn around and drag his benefactor down with him?
The Wang family father and son were clearly after Xu Kuo. If they had known where Xu Kuo was, they probably would have gone even further!
Seeing Zhang Zhihe's ashen face and utterly devoid of any will to resist, a glint of triumph flashed in Wang Chengxiang's eyes.
He knew that the time was almost right.
He withdrew his foot and sighed dramatically, "Sigh, looking at your penniless appearance, I doubt you can even come up with two thousand yuan... What a hassle..."
He stroked his chin, his gaze drifting again to the curtain at the inner room, and that filthy thought resurfaced once more.
Zhang Zhihe's heart leaped into his throat, a sense of foreboding washing over him.
Wang Chengxiang chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and said in a nauseating tone, "However, it's not like there's absolutely no other way..."
"What method?!" Zhang Zhihe asked urgently, as if grasping at a straw, his voice trembling.
Wang Chengxiang's gaze turned naked and lewd. He raised his finger and slowly pointed towards the direction of the sickbed in the inner room, where Zhang Zhihe's wife was trembling with fear.
“Let your wife,” Wang Chengxiang licked his lips, his eyes lingering as if they could pierce through the curtain, “have a ‘good chat’ with me, serve me for a few days, make me feel comfortable… then the two thousand yuan will be forgiven! How about it? Isn’t this a good deal?”
These words made Zhang Zhihe's vision blur, and Yang Zijie next to him also changed his expression drastically. He pointed at Wang Chengxiang, so angry that he couldn't speak, his lips trembling as he said, "You...you...shameless! Vulgar!"
From the inner room came a woman's suppressed sobs, filled with fear and shame.
Zhang Zhihe felt a rush of blood to his head. He sprang up from the ground, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Wang Chengxiang, and roared with all his might.
"Wang Chengxiang! You beast! You're dreaming! Even if I, Zhang Zhihe, die, I will never let you lay a finger on my wife!"
"Ha, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!" Wang Chengxiang was exposed and became furious, his face instantly turning ferocious.
"You shameless old fool! Since you can't give me money and won't let your wife 'help,' don't blame me for being impolite!"
He suddenly waved his hand and shouted sternly at the security guards.
"What are you all standing there for? Arrest him! Take him away!"
Two security guards immediately stepped forward and reached out to grab Zhang Zhihe's arm!
"Wait!" Just at this critical moment, Zhang Zhihe suddenly shouted.
"Don't arrest me! I'll give you the money... I'll give you the money! Give me three days! Just three days! I'll definitely get the two thousand yuan and give it to you!"
Wang Chengxiang signaled the security guards to stop, squinted at Zhang Zhihe, and quickly made a mental calculation.
Three days? This old guy can make two thousand yuan?
Although he was suspicious, he thought again that even if he couldn't get it, it wouldn't be too late to arrest the person later. If he could actually get it, he would get a huge sum of two thousand dollars for free, which would be much more worthwhile than sleeping with a sickly woman!
"Okay!" Wang Chengxiang nodded, his disgusting smile returning to his face.
"Seeing how 'sincere' you are, I'll give you three days!" He stepped forward, patted Zhang Zhihe's face, and said in a threatening tone.
"Remember, only three days! I'll be here to collect the money at this time in three days! If it's a penny less, or if you dare to run away, hmph..." He swept his gaze coldly across the room, "You'll have to weigh the consequences yourself!"
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