Lu Chengwen snatched the microphone.
"I've thought of a compromise! Everyone, our foundation will continue operating as normal. I promise all our brothers, brother sects, and organizations that the foundation partnerships will remain valid!"
The crowd below erupted in cheers!
Some people had been skeptical of the foundation before, but not anymore. As long as he kept it running, as long as he didn't withdraw it, anything was fine!
Yu Shasha shoved Lu Chengwen. "What nonsense are you talking about?! We already said no, no way! Didn't you and my sister settle this already?"
As Lu Chengwen soothed Yu Shasha, he wrapped an arm around her to keep her from moving around. "You have to look at the actual situation. Look how pitiful they are. I swindled them out of all their money, and now their pockets are cleaner than their faces. They've become a bunch of paupers. Give them a way to survive!"
Yu Shasha pounded his chest. "Isn't it because you're so immoral? You just had to set up some gambling pool to trick people!"
"I didn't trick anyone. The bets were voluntary. I didn't expect them to go so crazy that they'd gamble away their entire fortunes."
"And then you had them come to you for loans?"
"That's normal business practice. Entrepreneurs can't stop harvesting just because their losses are huge. We only see their potential. Their eyes were red from gambling; they'd already lost their calm and judgment. Rolling out loan services at that point could absolutely drain them dry! Who could resist doing that? I couldn't!"
Yu Shasha pushed at Lu Chengwen. "You're holding me too tight! I hate you! Then why are you helping them now?"
Lu Chengwen said, "Harvesting is my professional ethic; helping them is my personal conscience! Besides, if they all