Shi Qian was knocked off his feet by an old man who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. He almost lost his balance, but luckily there was a pillar behind him that caught him and prevented him from falling.
Shi Qian was rushing back to the Shi family home to pack her things today, so she didn't eat. Her stomach was empty, and she already had low blood sugar. After being bumped like that, she felt nauseous and a little dizzy.
Shi Qian leaned against the pillar to catch his breath, and then watched as the old man in front of him, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in dust, clutched his left chest and then his right chest, before finally bending over and slowly collapsing to the ground, hugging one leg.
As it fell, it probably felt uncomfortable in the position and shifted slightly to the right.
I was afraid that he had really hurt himself.
Shi Qian: ...
The old man pretended to howl on the ground for a long time, and when he saw that Shi Qian did not react, he reached out and hugged Shi Qian's leg.
"You're not watching where you're going! You bumped into me! Pay up, pay up..."
"You're going to shatter these old bones of mine. I was able to live to 101 before, but after this collision, I might be taken away by the King of Hell at 88..."
"Why am I so unlucky? I'm just walking down the street and someone bumps into me, and they don't even apologize..."
"Poor old man like me, so pitiful! My son and daughter-in-law are gone at such a young age, and I've even lost my grandson..."
"I'm just a lonely old woman left, barely surviving in this world. Now that I've been bullied, there's no one to stand up for me..."
"It would be better to die, it would be better to die, this world really won't let people live..."
Meng Pang howled for most of the day, but when he realized that Shi Qian hadn't said a word, wouldn't a normal person immediately come over to check on him? That shouldn't be the case.
Could it be that the information was missed? It didn't say that the young master of the Shi family was mute.
Meng Pang was still hesitating whether to continue howling or get up when he heard a voice from above.
"If you're going to stage an accident, you should practice before you come out. It's too fake."
While Meng Pang was in a daze, Shi Qian pulled her leg back from Meng Pang's grasp.
"You're so strong and healthy, you almost knocked me two miles away. If I had killed you, you would have only suffered minor injuries."
"Don't lie on the floor. It's damp and cold here. You might get a rheumatism attack later."
Shi Qian confirmed that Meng Pang was not injured, since the way he was thrown was unlikely to cause any serious injury.
If there's really a problem, then it's probably something wrong with his head.
Shi Qian tried to help the old man up, but he was too weak from the impact. He didn't know if the old man had been taken away, but he himself had almost been taken away.
Shi Qian's hand trembled slightly as she tried to help the person, but she ultimately gave up.
“If you don’t get up, I’m calling the police. This is a hospital, there are surveillance cameras everywhere,” Shi Qian pointed to the ceiling. “There’s one right above you.”
"Besides, what good is it for you to stage an accident with a poor student like me? Look at me, I came to the hospital alone when I was injured. My family doesn't care. What money can you possibly extort from me?"
"I bet you're a newbie at staged accidents. It's your first time out here, you haven't even done any market research, have you?"
Meng Pang didn't expect his first attempt at staged accident to fail. Before coming here, he had practiced falling poses several times at the hotel. The falling pose he just made was a realistic way of falling that he had tested and verified many times without causing injury.
After Meng Pang got up, he dusted himself off and immediately changed his tone, going from being a rogue to being pitiful.
"This is indeed my first time staging an accident for money. I have no choice. My family kicked me out because they think I don't earn enough money. I just want to make some money..."
"I've been starving for days. I had no other choice but to take this path..."
"Please have pity on me, give me some money to get rid of me..."
Shi Qian looked the old man up and down. His hair was thick and smooth, which showed that he usually took the time to take care of it.
Although his face was covered in dust, it couldn't hide his rosy complexion. In the instant he bumped into her, Shi Qian could vaguely feel the old man's muscles...
Then think back to the old man's wailing and accusations; his voice was so powerful that it sounded like he could kill several tigers.
He didn't think the old man in front of him looked like he hadn't eaten for days. Through the reflection in the glass of the hospital's outer wall, he felt like the person who hadn't eaten for days and had to resort to faking accidents to make a living.
"You should just go home. Stop doing this shady stuff. I think you're getting old. There's no future in this kind of scam. You're strong and healthy, what kind of job can't you find?"
Shi Qian didn't believe the old man's words. The jade bracelet that was briefly visible on the old man's wrist when he stood up just now looked expensive.
Although it's unclear what the old man's purpose was in staging the accident, it might be some new type of scam.
Shi Qian once suspected that he had a hit-and-run tracking system installed on him, otherwise why would he keep running into him?
He decided not to linger, so Shi Qian stuffed the medicine box back into his bag and left.
The old man called his name several times from behind, but Shi Qian did not turn around.
Nothing bad will happen in the hospital.
Meng Pang watched Shi Qian walk away, feeling somewhat disappointed. It seemed that Shi Qian was just as described in the investigation materials—his personality was truly terrible, and his words were unpleasant.
They ignored this poor old man and didn't care whether he was injured or not. He had already disguised himself so badly and pitifully, but he still couldn't gain Shi Qian's sympathy.
So what if you fake a fall? Doesn't faking a fall mean you could get injured?
What kind-hearted person wouldn't get a meal from nearby or give an elderly person something to eat when they hear them say they're hungry and have nothing to eat?
Even if things don't go well, you could at least help him sit on a bench in front of you, or call a nurse or something to take a look at him.
Even if you call the police, wouldn't he suspect that he's being controlled by some illegal group and forced to stage an accident?
They have absolutely no compassion; they are cold-blooded, cruel, and awful.
They have none of the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. I'm really afraid my grandson will be led astray if he shares a dormitory with someone like this.
Meng Pang patted the dust off his clothes, took out his phone and called the driver, asking him to come to the hospital to pick up the person.
To make it more realistic, Meng Pang didn't let the driver follow him, for fear that something might give him away.
After he learned that Shi Qian had come to the hospital, he had someone find him the most tattered clothes and smeared some ash on his face, making him look like a pitiful old man. Any normal person would feel sorry for him.
He arrived at the hospital early and found a spot with a good view and some seclusion near the flower bushes in front of the hospital, so that he could spot Shi Qian as soon as he arrived.
Midway through, a nurse took pity on him and asked if he needed any help. Meng Pang waved his hand repeatedly, but in the end, the nurse left him a bottle of water and a steamed bun.
Meng Pang waited and waited and got hungry, so he picked up a steamed bun and ate it, and also opened the water bottle and drank half of it.
Who knew that Shi Qian would come out when they were only halfway through their meal? Meng Pang was afraid of missing him, so he quickly put down his food and rushed to bump into him.
Unfortunately, the result was not what he expected, and it seems that his trip was in vain.
Meng Pang walked back to where he had been squatting, picked up the unfinished steamed bun, and thinking that the little girl's kindness should not be wasted, took two more bites, and was about to get some water when suddenly a hand reached out in front of him and took the water away.
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