HLnovel Chapter 64 Forced Buying and Selling
Chapter 64 Forced Buying and Selling
Seeing this, Lao Huang's companions swarmed forward and started punching and kicking Da Zhuang.
Da Zhuang roared and unleashed astonishing power, waving his hand to knock down those who were attacking him one by one.
Two uniformed police officers quickly arrived at the scene and blew whistles to separate the crowd of onlookers.
As soon as Old Huang saw the police, he started wailing and pointing at Da Zhuang's nose, accusing him: "Officer, help me! This kid beat me half to death! You have to help me!"
He clutched his ankle, which Da Zhuang had twisted, and rolled on the ground howling in pain. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was about to die.
That's a classic case of the guilty party accusing the innocent first!
Jiang Yang suppressed his anger and stepped forward to explain to the police: "Officer, that's not how it happened. They forced me to buy their goods, robbed me, and threatened my personal safety. Da Zhuang was just acting in self-defense."
"Bullshit!" Old Huang got up from the ground, pointed at Jiang Yang and cursed, "You're lying, you're all in cahoots. This kid is a cripple, and he dares to hit me? Officers, you must arrest him."
Several scoundrels who were with Lao Huang joined in the commotion, hurling accusations at Da Zhuang, creating a chaotic scene.
The police were unsure of the situation, so they said, "Stop arguing, come back to the station with us and let's get this straight."
On the way to the police station, Jiang Yang secretly groaned.
I never imagined that dealing with this kind of thing would be so troublesome in this day and age.
When they arrived at the police station, Lao Huang found a few "witnesses" from somewhere, who insisted that Da Zhuang had started the fight and that they were just trying to break it up.
These people are in cahoots.
Jiang Yang took a deep breath and said to the police officer, "Officer, I am a student at Yenching University. This is my student ID."
He took his student ID out of his pocket and handed it to the policeman.
The police officer took the student ID, examined it carefully, and then looked Jiang Yang up and down before softening his tone: "You're a college student?"
"Yes."
"College students fighting is a bad influence." The police officer's tone carried a hint of warning, but he still returned Jiang Yang's student ID. "Alright, you can go now. Don't cause any more trouble."
Jiang Yang understood that in this era, the identity of a college student still carried considerable weight.
However, Dazhuang was kept behind.
Old Huang insisted that Dazhuang had intentionally injured him and demanded compensation for medical expenses, otherwise he would sue him and send him to jail.
Jiang Yang left the police station and found a lawyer who was said to be very capable—Luo Shan, at the cost of a hefty 300 yuan lawyer fee.
In the dimly lit office, lawyer Luo Shan, smoking a cigarette, squinted and asked, "Young man, what are your demands?"
His voice was deep and hoarse, carrying a hint of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry).
Jiang Yang didn't hesitate at all: "First, Dazhuang must get out safely. Second, I want Lao Huang to rot in jail."
Lawyer Luo Shan gave Jiang Yang a deep look, then exhaled a smoke ring: "Good, ruthless enough, I like it!"
"Perjury, extortion, and disrupting social order—Old Huang is in serious trouble." As expected of experienced lawyer Luo Shan, he grasped the crux of the matter in just a few words, quickly formulated a response strategy, and then went directly to the police station.
Ultimately, Lao Huang was sentenced to eight months in prison.
Jiang Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Lao Huang being taken away.
He turned to look at Attorney Luo Shan and exclaimed sincerely, "Attorney Luo, your abilities are truly admirable."
Jiang Yang already had a new idea in mind.
He took out five hundred yuan and handed it to Luo Shan: "I'll give you a thousand yuan a month, come and do things for me."
Lawyer Luo Shan was stunned; he hadn't expected Jiang Yang to ask for such a high price.
One thousand dollars!
In those days, that was several years' wages for an ordinary worker!
Jiang Yang noticed Luo Shan's surprise and explained, "I'm currently in the startup phase. Once the company grows bigger, my salary will increase."
Lawyer Luo Shan nodded solemnly: "Mr. Jiang, my life is now yours!"
Lawyer Luo Shan became Jiang Yang's second employee in Yanjing.
Dazhuang came out of the police station with bruises all over his face and his clothes all wrinkled. He walked up to Jiang Yang with his head down and said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"Don't apologize, it's not your fault." Jiang Yang patted Dazhuang on the shoulder. "Old Huang and his gang are just thugs. It's good that you didn't suffer any losses."
Da Zhuang's eyes reddened, and he choked up as he said, "I'm just brainless, all I have is brute strength, and I almost got you into trouble."
"Alright, don't think about it too much. Let's get the clothes to Yanjing Building first," Jiang Yang comforted him.
The matter has finally come to an end.
The two men rode their tricycle, laboriously delivering the remaining clothes to the Yanjing Building.
Chu Lan took the clothes, examined them carefully, and said, "The style is not bad. Let's put them on trial sale for a week and see how they sell."
Jiang Yang nodded, indicating his understanding.
On the way back to school, Dazhuang remained silent. Jiang Yang noticed that his shoulders were trembling, as if he were crying.
This kid...
As they approached the school, a tricycle suddenly rushed out from a side alley and blocked their way.
A simply dressed middle-aged man jumped out of the car and shouted anxiously to Dazhuang, "Dazhuang, something bad has happened! Your sister Xiaoni has been hit on the head by Old Huang's wife and is bleeding profusely."
Da Zhuang's face turned deathly pale instantly, and his lips trembled as he was unable to speak.
"Where is it? Take us there!" Jiang Yang decided immediately.
Dazhuang rode his tricycle at breakneck speed, while Jiangyang sat behind him, his heart pounding with anxiety.
The tricycle was parked in a dark, narrow alley, the air thick with a damp, rotten smell. On either side of the alley were low, dilapidated bungalows, their walls peeling and crumbling, littered with garbage.
Old Huang's wife, an overweight woman with a fleshy face, was standing with her hands on her hips, cursing and swearing in a sharp and unpleasant voice.
Dazhuang's mother, Cai Chunmei, had gray hair and a hunched back. She held a seven or eight-year-old girl in her arms, her face full of fear and helplessness.
The little girl was pale, with a blood-stained rag wrapped around her head, and she remained motionless.
"Mom! How is Xiaoni?" Dazhuang rushed forward and hugged Xiaoni tightly.
Cai Chunmei trembled all over and cried, "Dazhuang, Xiaoni isn't responding."
Jiang Yang didn't hesitate and immediately said, "Quick, get him to the hospital!"
"You're not allowed to leave." Old Huang's wife reached out to stop Da Zhuang. "Pay up the money, or you're not allowed to go anywhere."
Jiang Yang stepped forward, raised his hand, and slapped Old Huang's wife hard across the face.
"Snapped!"
With a sharp crack, Old Huang's wife was knocked off balance and fell to the ground.
"You dare hit me?!" Old Huang's wife covered her face and screamed.