Chapter 99 Startling Changes on the Way Home
Ye Ling'er heard the cries and said to Ye Fan, "Daddy, it sounds like someone's fallen into the water, we should hurry over and see!"
"Okay!" Ye Fan did not hesitate and carried the little girl towards the source of the sound.
Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-level pagoda, and now that someone was in trouble in the water, Ye Fan naturally wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
"You bitch, trying to commit suicide by jumping into the lake? I'd love to see you try!"
As they approached the lake, a sinister voice rang out, and they saw two burly men with fierce faces dragging a woman, as elegant as an orchid, out of the water a few hundred meters away by the lakeside.
"Let go of me, let me go, I'd rather drown than let you torment me to death!" the woman struggled.
Upon hearing this, the lead thug slapped her across the face with a smack, and, struck by the slap, the woman felt her head buzz, as the two men dragged her ashore.
Ye Ling'er looked in disbelief and said, "Daddy, look, isn't that Teacher Tang!"
"Teacher Tang?"
Ye Fan squinted and took a closer look, and sure enough, this drowning woman was indeed his daughter's homeroom teacher, Tang Shishi.
"Daddy, Teacher Tang seems to have been kidnapped by bad people, let's hurry and save her!" the little girl said anxiously.
Ye Fan nodded and said, "Let's go! To save Teacher Tang!"
Ye Fan always had a good impression of Tang Shishi; as a homeroom teacher, she was patient and responsible towards her students.
Just like this morning when Wang Xiaohu's family was aggressively demanding, Tang Shishi was the first to step up and defend him, suggesting that he apologize to Tang Xiaohu's family out of kindness, which Ye Fan understood, because ordinary people simply couldn't afford to offend a family like Wang Xiaohu's. Continue your adventure at m|v-l'e -NovelBin.net
"Tang Shishi, I warn you, if you dare to try and drown yourself again, do you believe we won't strip you naked and thoroughly shame you?"
After Tang Shishi was brought ashore by the two thugs, about a dozen hooligans surrounded her, with the lead Blondie grabbing her hair and sneering.
"Brother Da Fei, please let me go, I really don't have any money left!" Tang Shishi begged piteously.
Blondie sneered, "No money? Does that mean you don't have to pay back the money your family owes me? No money then go find some, dying isn't that easy!"
"Brother Da Fei, I only borrowed ten thousand from you initially, and I've already paid you back with interest, please let me go!" Tang Shishi pleaded with a miserable face.
Half a year ago, it was discovered that her mother had an acute cerebral infarction. Upon hearing the news, Tang Shishi felt as if the sky was falling.
Her father was a construction worker who had died years earlier due to a workplace accident, falling from a building. The unscrupulous developer had deep connections and managed to avoid paying any compensation, leaving her mother to raise her alone since she was young.
She also had a brother, who got married a few years ago and now had kids, with the family still in debt from car and mortgage loans, leaving him unable to help.
With no other choice, she asked a friend to introduce her to Da Fei, a man known in the criminal underworld, and borrowed high-interest loans from him. They agreed upon a loan of a hundred thousand for one year, with an interest of twenty thousand. Although the interest rate was steep, Tang Shishi still clenched her teeth and borrowed the money to save her mother.
Who would have expected that, just half a month after borrowing the money, Da Fei would ceaselessly make trouble, demanding repayment and, if she didn't pay, harassing her.
Tang Shishi was a public school teacher, and if the school's administration found out that she was involved with a group of thugs every day, they would likely dismiss her to maintain the school's image.
Hence, Tang Shishi managed to scrape together a hundred and twenty thousand and paid back Da Fei.
She thought this would settle everything, but Brother Da Fei went back on his word and tore up the IOU, saying the interest was fifty thousand, and she still owed him another thirty thousand.
The one hundred and twenty thousand was cobbled together from various loans, and asking her to come up with another thirty thousand was practically demanding her life.
Unable to borrow money, Brother Da Fei's interest compounded, and after a few months, he insisted she now owed a full one million, an utterly outrageous claim.
During this time, Brother Da Fei and his men harassed her daily; just now, they had cornered her, and in sheer desperation, Tang Shishi had attempted to end her life by jumping into the lake.
Yet, even then, Brother Da Fei refused to let her go, insisting his lackeys fish her out of the water.
Gazing at Tang Shishi's pitiful pleading, Blondie, Brother Da Fei, taunted, "Paid us back, principal and interest? Bullshit! There's still a million in interest. Just give us that one million in interest, and our brothers will never bother you again!"
"Where would I get a million from? You might as well kill me!" exclaimed Tang Shishi, her face full of sorrow and anger.
Brother Da Fei, cradling Tang Shishi's chin, said playfully, "Such a beautiful woman like you, wouldn't it be a pity if you died? Looks like you're still a virgin, huh? I know a big construction boss who likes virgins. Just spend one night with him, and you'll get a hundred thousand as a little tip. Want me to put you in touch?"
"A gentleman can be killed but not insulted. I'd rather die than sell my body!" Tang Shishi shouted indignantly.
Brother Da Fei scoffed, "How will you pay back our million in interest without selling your body? You don't have a choice in this matter!"
He often led his crew in predatory lending, targeting attractive women. Then, as the interest compounded and they couldn't pay it back, they had no choice but to sell their bodies.
Speaking, Brother Da Fei made a call in front of Tang Shishi, "Boss Qin, I've caught a prime piece. One hundred thousand for a night, interested?"
"Oh? You sure she's prime?" A lecherous laugh came from the other end of the line.
Brother Da Fei chuckled, "Boss Qin, not only is she prime, but also a virgin. After so many dealings, don't you trust my, Da Fei's, taste?"
"What? A virgin? That's fantastic! If she is prime, I wouldn't mind paying two hundred thousand, not just a hundred!" The lecherous laughter from Boss Qin intensified.
Brother Da Fei taunted, "Alright then, I'll send her over to you right now!"
After the call, Brother Da Fei gestured and ordered, "Quick, take this chick to Boss Qin!"
"Yes, Brother Da Fei!" The gang of lackeys responded in unison.
With that, the mob of thugs swarmed onto Tang Shishi and pushed her towards a nearby van.
"You bastards, let me go!" Tang Shishi cried out in extreme panic.
Basking in triumphant smugness, Brother Da Fei lit a cigarette and said, "You heard it just now. If you make Boss Qin happy, you'll get two hundred thousand. Be smart and take good care of Boss Qin. If you don't comply, I'll throw you into Jinxi Coal Kiln and let those miners humiliate you day in, day out!"
"You..."
Hearing this, Tang Shishi was struck with grief and disbelief at the monstrous inhumanity of Brother Da Fei.
"Speaking of which, you're being so high-handed and even planning to throw someone into Jinxi Coal Kiln? Did you ask for my opinion?"
Just as Tang Shishi was engulfed in despair, a mocking voice sounded, and there, Ye Ling'er was seen rudely blocking Brother Da Fei and his crew's way while riding on Ye Fan's shoulders.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om