Chapter 81
How could he tolerate this?!
Anger instantly surged across Zhou Baobao's face as she shouted at the man not far away, "Zhou Tianxiong, you bastard, I've finally caught you!"
The man being held down by Xiao Yang suddenly looked up, and when he saw Zhou Baobao, he visibly flinched and kept backing away.
Zhou Baobao yanked off her glasses, strode forward, and suddenly kicked him in the chest with all her might. Zhou Tianxiong was sent staggering back two steps.
"Zhou Tianxiong, why did you betray me? Speak up!" Zhou Baobao's voice was somewhat agitated, and immense anger flashed across his still somewhat childlike face, which was in its forties or fifties.
Zhou Tianxiong was stunned by the kick, but quickly recovered. "Zhou Baobao, are you crazy? You run a loan company, and you don't engage in usury? You think you're a saint? I want to engage in usury and you won't allow it, and you even want to report me?!"
"If you report me, I'll definitely go to jail. Since you started this, I'll do the same to you. I'll just have to run away with your money."
Zhou Baobao never expected that Zhou Tianxiong would abscond with the money for this reason. He was so angry that his chest heaved, and he pointed at Zhou Tianxiong's nose and cursed, "Don't you know that usury is illegal? I was trying to save you!"
Zhou Tianxiong, however, didn't see it that way. "Are you trying to save me? You're just blocking my path to wealth, you know that?! Many of my brothers say you're just jealous of how much money I make, so I might as well go all the way and run away with your money."
Zhou Baobao:???
Zhou Tianxiong's words stunned everyone present. What kind of lunatic is this? People told you not to lend money at exorbitant interest rates, and you, you idiot, think they're blocking your path to wealth?!
Song Shiwei was also stunned. She quickly flipped through her Gossip Compendium: [So, this Zhou Baobao was doing completely legitimate lending business?]
[This guy is so pitiful! His friend swindled him out of his money, and now he has to work to support him. He's really something else.]
Zhou Baobao:...
Did he ever say he was involved in any shady business?
He's truly a law-abiding, reasonable, and ethical small-time private lender; he doesn't lend money at exorbitant interest rates.
Who the hell is spreading rumors that he's a loan shark?
After finishing her story about Zhou Baobao, Song Shiwei suddenly flipped to Zhou Tianxiong's page. [Goodness, this guy really is a loan shark, but he got scammed by another group of loan sharks. Now he only has a little money left and is trying to flee the country, but he got caught red-handed.]
Those who were following Song Shiwei's gossip silently clenched their fists, looking at Zhou Tianxiong in front of them, and suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction!
That bastard deserved it!
A note from the author:
There'll be another update tonight, it'll probably be a bit late, hahaha, I'm going out to practice driving now!
Chapter 81
◎Am I now a lowly underling in the underworld?◎
The airport was bustling with people, and everyone was stunned to see Zhou Tianxiong going on a rampage.
Are there still people like this these days? Dude, do you even realize you've committed a crime?!
They meant well and didn't want you to go astray, but you're still stubbornly insisting that they're preventing you from making big money. You're truly something else.
As Zhou Tianxiong spoke, his expression grew increasingly agitated. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been trapped by other loan sharks. Do you know how much money I've lost because of you?"
He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, almost going into a frenzy. "Hahahaha, you're a complete idiot! Do you even know how high the profits are from loan sharks? It's more profit than you could earn in several lifetimes!"
"Interest compoundes, plus the principal and late fees, do you know how much that is?"
He yelled at Zhou Baobao Zhou Baobao, who then got angry and raised her voice, shouting, "Shut your stinking mouth! You think you're right to be a loan shark?"
"How much money do you think you can make? Do you even have the life to spend it? Do you know that this kind of high-interest loan is a terrible thing to do? Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing this kind of thing so often?"
"We keep the interest rates on our loans within the limits set by the state, and we make money. You insist on being greedy and resorting to illegal and criminal activities, and you turn around and blame me? Are you crazy?"
"Let me tell you, I'm not falling for your tricks. You think you can manipulate me? No way! The older folks at my factory have all told me that people are unpredictable. I made the mistake of trusting you. You'd better pay me back now."
While Zhou Baobao was spouting nonsense, Zhou Tianxiong, who was still acting crazy, completely quieted down, and his eyes seemed to have lost all life. "I have no money left, Baobao, you will forgive me, right?"
Song Shiwei, watching the drama unfold, was thoroughly enjoying herself, both amazed and, true to her nature, adding fuel to the fire, "[This is hilarious! Baby, just forgive him, he even called you 'baby'!]"
[But baby, you might not know this, but he almost got you thrown in jail. If you hadn't been alert and kept the mortgage loan and loan videos of Yu Xue's house as evidence, you might be an accomplice to a fraudster now. It's so tragic, a true victim of injustice.]
[He didn't lend a single penny of his own money at exorbitant interest rates, yet he repeatedly became the scapegoat, with rumors circulating that he was a big bad guy. In reality, Zhou Tianxiong was the one who did all these things in his name.]
Upon hearing Song Shiwei's thoughts, Zhou Baobao's already hard fists became even harder.
Why didn't he just punch that idiot to death? Although Zhou Baobao has never done anything good in his life, he has never done anything heinous either.
I never imagined that Zhou Tianxiong would cause me to suffer like this.
He forgave him? How could that be? He's not some scumbag who would willingly suffer abuse and then wave his hand and say he's fine.