A large crowd gathered once again, completely surrounding Luo Chen and the others so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through. Many people spoke out to condemn them, especially an elderly man among them.
“Make way. I want to see if there is still law and order in this world. In this day and age, just how arrogant can these wicked people get?” As the old man appeared, the crowd voluntarily made way for him to enter.
“Old Man Yu, Old Man Yu!” the crowd said respectfully. It was clear that Old Man Yu had considerable prestige in this area, as many people voluntarily and respectfully greeted him upon seeing him. This was mainly because he used to be a guest lecturer in criminal investigation at the police academy, and his son was a judge at the Wuzhou Court. An ordinary person really could not afford to provoke someone with such a background.
After Old Man Yu entered, he took one look at the attire of Luo Chen and the others and naturally assumed they were children of wealthy families. He had seen many such rich heirs who, relying on their stinking money, committed all sorts of evils and acted without considering the consequences. Previously, one of his students had handled a case where a group of rich young masters beat an old vegetable vendor to death. In the end, by using their connections and money, those rich young masters got away with it completely. However, after Old Man Yu found out about this, he went to the court and stubbornly ensured that those rich young masters received the punishment they deserved. Therefore, people in this area deeply respected him. Old Man Yu hated this kind of bullying and tyrannical behaviour the most!
Now that Old Man Yu had appeared, the onlookers immediately showed expressions of schadenfreude. His arrival was even more effective than the arrival of the police, after all, many police officers in this area were once his students!
“You knocked someone down and you still think you are right?” Old Man Yu accused Luo Chen as soon as he approached.
“Which eye of yours saw us knock someone down?”
“And what gives you the right to conclude that we knocked someone down?” Luo Chen remained very calm.
“Hmph, in broad daylight, you still dare to argue?”
“Look at her, a lonely and helpless old woman, so frail and thin. Could she possibly be faking an injury to extort you?” Old Man Yu sneered and then loudly accused them.
“Moreover, have you not asked around? I, Yu Fu, used to be a guest professor of criminal investigation at the police academy. Do you think I cannot see the truth?”
“I say you knocked her down, so you knocked her down!”
“Furthermore, I have seen many rich heirs like you. Which one of you is not a bully?” Old Man Yu slapped a huge label on them.
“Exactly, Old Man Yu is right. Look how pitiful the old lady is. You knocked someone down, not only do you refuse to pay compensation, but your attitude is still so arrogant!” Many people spoke out to condemn them again.
Lu Zihao sneered from the side.
“Would it not have been settled if you just paid some money early on?” Annie also gloated from the side.
Even Fei Long was made to hesitate. When encountering this kind of situation, everyone sympathises with the weak. Standing from the perspective of the weak, who would care about right and wrong?
“Pay compensation?”
“Why should we pay if we did not knock anyone down?” Luo Chen sneered.
“Young man, I do not care what you say, you must pay compensation today!” the old woman lying on the ground said.
Luo Chen squatted down with interest, moved closer to the old woman, and looked at her. The old woman was not afraid at all. Instead, she spoke in a voice that only Luo Chen could hear.
“So what if you did not knock me down?”
“Things have already escalated to this point. Today, you have to pay this money whether you want to or not!”
“I told you to just give the money early on. Now that things have blown up, I want to see how you are going to wrap this up?”
“Messing with an old lady like me, young man, you are still too naive!” the old woman said with a sneer. Indeed, no matter who you are, you will suffer a loss when encountering this kind of situation.
Lu Zihao was already secretly laughing on the side. All of this was naturally arranged by him. Are you not capable, Luo Wuji? Are you not rich? Fine then, I will make you cough up the money. It is just that after you cough up this money, I wonder if you will be happy or just feel disgusted?
Lu Shuixian, on the other hand, had been watching the spectacle from the side without uttering a single word. After listening to the old woman’s words, Luo Chen slowly stood up.
“You insist on getting the compensation, right?” Luo Chen looked at the old woman.
“Hmph, what else?”
“Do you still want to deny it?” the old woman sneered.
“Fine, how much do you want?” As soon as Luo Chen said this, everyone let out a cold laugh, especially Lu Zihao. Out of options now? In the end, you still have to obediently admit defeat, right? Are you not capable, Luo Wuji?
“Five hundred thousand!” the old woman blurted out. The onlookers around them clapped and cheered, feeling a sense of great satisfaction. Because in their eyes, this rich and wicked young master had softened his stance, which naturally made them happy.
“Alright, Fei Long, get the money ready.” Luo Chen looked at Fei Long.
“Mister Luo, but this…” Fei Long was still very unconvinced inwardly. They clearly did not knock anyone down, yet they were being extorted for five hundred thousand. Who would be happy about that?
“It does not matter. Call Old Zhang and tell him to prepare fifty million!”
Fifty million? Fei Long was stunned upon hearing this. The people around were also stunned at first, but then they remembered something.
“Young man, you must have read too many jokes. Do you really think you can just run someone over and kill them?” Old Man Yu sneered. There is a joke on the internet about an old woman faking an injury to extort money. As a result, the person called his father and asked him to bring one million over because he wanted to run the old woman over and kill her! Therefore, when Luo Chen said to prepare fifty million, everyone immediately thought of this joke!
“I am not joking!” Luo Chen sneered.
“Enough, stop messing around. You cannot really run someone over and kill them, can you?” Lu Shuixian stepped forward and said. This was in broad daylight and in front of a large crowd. If he really ran someone over and killed them, coupled with Luo Chen’s identity, this matter would definitely blow up into a massive scandal.
Even Fei Long wanted to speak up and stop Luo Chen, because if Luo Chen really did this, once the news spread, not even Su Lingchu would be able to protect him.
“Mister Luo, whether you knocked her down or not, we cannot clarify this matter now. Just pay some money and let it go.”
“You really can do nothing about her.” Lu Zihao said hypocritically. In reality, he was already laughing his head off inside. As for Luo Chen’s earlier words about bringing fifty million, that was just to scare people. Besides Lu Zihao, the onlookers, including Old Man Yu and the others, certainly thought the same way.
“Hmph, young man, stop saying scary things there.”
“Hurry up and pay her the compensation!”
“Do you really dare to run someone over and kill them in front of so many people?” Old Man Yu sneered. If he really dared to do that, no matter how great his background was, he would have to pay with his life today!
“Scaring people?” Luo Chen sneered.
“What?”
“You really dare to run her over?”
“Try running her over then?” Old Man Yu directly took out his mobile phone, and the others also took out their mobile phones one after another.