Chapter 440: It Wasn't You Who Bumped into It, So Why Offer Help?
Xu Yang gave a cold laugh, didn't say anything more, and made a phone call to Ma Yangrong, explaining the situation he had encountered, and asked, "Is there any way to deal with this guy?"
Ma Yangrong quickly thought of a method, told him what it was, and then asked, "Do you think that would work?"
Xu Yang thought it was good, "Alright, have the ambulance come over."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
The old man said, "Young man, are you calling for an ambulance? You're not taking me directly to the hospital?"
Xu Yang replied, "It's better if the ambulance comes. I'm afraid that on the way to the hospital, you'll fall to the ground again, claiming I knocked you down. That would be bad."
The old man laughed, "Buddy, you're too cautious. Do I look like that kind of person?"
Xu Yang glanced sideways at the old man, "Aren't you?"
The old man chuckled, "Of course not. Look, if you hail a cab and take me to the hospital, it won't cost you much. The nearest hospital will only set you back twenty or thirty yuan, but calling an ambulance will cost at least a hundred."
Xu Yang scoffed, "You seem to know quite a bit and are pretty considerate of me."
The old man proudly said, "That's right. I know exactly how far the nearby hospitals are from here. If you're going to compensate me, I naturally don't want you to spend more than necessary."
During their conversation, about fifteen minutes passed, and an ambulance arrived.
The medical staff got out of the vehicle, approached Xu Yang and the old man, got a quick understanding of the situation, and proceeded to help the old man into the ambulance.
The old man, fearing Xu Yang would run away, clung tightly to Xu Yang's hand.
Both of them got into the ambulance together.
Even after getting into the ambulance, the old man still clutched Xu Yang's hand tightly, as if he was afraid Xu Yang might escape.
Once they arrived at the hospital, the situation remained the same.
However, much to the old man's astonishment, Xu Yang didn't have him placed in a regular ward, but in a VIP room instead.
This was a private hospital where the VIP wards were as luxurious as deluxe suites in a hotel.
They were beautifully decorated, with a television on the wall that was even better than the one he had at home.
There was also a room for caregivers and a visitor area.
The old man's eyes popped; he had never been in such a ward before.
His eyes widened, surveying the room as if he was Lady Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking around in amazement.
Staying in such a ward, he could certainly boast about it to his old friends later.
Despite this, the old man was still holding onto Xu Yang's hand tightly, as if he was terrified that Xu Yang might try to flee.
Clearly, the old man was very focused, not even distracted by all the attractive things around him, never forgetting his main business.
Xu Yang asked the old lady to sit on the bed, and then said, "Call your family over."
The old man chuckled, "Right, you didn't mention it I almost forgot. I'll call my son."
After speaking, he held on to Xu Yang's hand with one hand and pulled out his old person's phone with the other, dialing his son.
About fifteen minutes later, a young man with a crew cut arrived in the ward.
As soon as he entered the ward, the crew cut young man was dumbstruck.
What the hell!
This ward, it's like not a ward at all, but like a vacation resort.
His eyes lit up; it seemed today his dad had caught a big fish.
Otherwise, there's no way he would have let his dad stay in such a nice ward.
The person in front of him must be the big fish.
In an instant, he hatched a plan and hurried to Xu Yang's side, grabbing Xu Yang's collar and menacingly said, "Kid, you actually knocked down my dad. I'm telling you, if you don't compensate us with a satisfactory amount, don't even think about leaving this place!"
The buzz-cut youth named Li Xiaolin was the old man's younger son, a security guard at a five-star hotel, earning a monthly salary of 4,500 yuan.
He was always a troublemaker who frequently helped his dad scam people.
When he heard that his dad had been knocked down, he immediately knew what was going on.
Undoubtedly, his dad had scammed someone again, meaning another windfall was coming.
Upon arriving at the hospital room, he was surprised to find that it was a VIP ward, even more luxurious than the deluxe suites at the five-star hotel he worked in, almost blinding him with its opulence.
Clearly, the person they were trying to scam must be wealthy; otherwise, they wouldn't have arranged such a luxurious ward for his dad.
Since that was the case, he decided to extort a larger sum this time—nothing less than hundreds of thousands would suffice.
Xu Yang broke free from Li Xiaolin's grip and smiled faintly, "It wasn't me who knocked down your dad. I saw him on the ground and went over to help him up. He..."
Before Xu Yang could finish, Li Xiaolin interrupted, "Who do you think you are, helping my dad up? If it wasn't you who knocked him down, why would you help him? I'm telling you, if you don't compensate, don't expect to leave this place!"
The old man nodded repeatedly: "Exactly, if it wasn't you who knocked me down, why would you help me? This clearly shows that you were the one who knocked me down. Nowadays, young people have such bad consciences, clearly knocking someone down and still refusing to admit it!" Experience tales at empire
Xu Yang remained calm, "I remember there was a supermarket right at the corner of that street; they should have surveillance cameras at the entrance. Checking the footage will show whether it was me who knocked your dad over or not."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaolin burst out laughing, "You want to check the surveillance footage? Go ahead, I'll wait for you to check it."
He was not at all afraid of checking the surveillance footage.
Even if the surveillance showed that it wasn't Xu Yang who did it, it didn't matter.
With just one phrase—since you helped him up, you're the target of the scam.
If you don't pay up, just wait and see the trouble we'll cause.
We'll cause a scene at your home, at your workplace.
Not many can withstand that.
He and his dad were experienced swindlers in these situations.
In the end, people usually just paid up to resolve the issue.
"Alright then," Xu Yang also laughed, immediately taking out his cell phone and making a call.
Soon, Xu Yang received a video on his phone.
Xu Yang opened the video and said to Li Xiaolin, "Take a look for yourself."
After watching the video, Li Xiaolin saw that it was indeed Xu Yang who came over to help his dad up after the old man had fallen; before the fall, they were seven or eight meters apart.
It was impossible for Xu Yang to have knocked over the old man.
But what does that matter?
If he's set on scamming you, he's not afraid of your evidence!
Li Xiaolin sneered, "This video must be doctored. It was definitely you who knocked down my dad. You're going to pay today. Seeing how you look, you must be a rich second generation. That's the only reason my dad would have such a nice ward. I'm telling you, if you don't pay up, I'll make a scene at your family's company.
I'll bring my buddies to hang banners at your company entrance and get a few reporters involved. They love this kind of news. Once it's done tomorrow, I'll treat my brothers to a big 'healthcare' session!"
Li Xiaolin was very experienced and knew this was the time to be aggressively unreasonable.
Make it as uncomfortable for the other party as possible.
If you don't want me to make a scene, then pay up.
In disbelief, Xu Yang asked, "You'd go to these lengths?"
"Fuck, by the look on your face, you don't believe I'd do what I said. I'll prove it to you!" Li Xiaolin immediately took out his phone and made a call, "Brother Wang, please tell the boys, my dad got hit and the other party won't pay up. The guy seems to be a rich second generation. I'm planning to hang banners at his family's company. Get a few reporters, they really love this kind of news.
After it's all settled tomorrow, I'll take the boys out for a big 'healthcare' session!"
After receiving a response on the other end, Li Xiaolin hung up the phone and then provocatively looked at Xu Yang.
If you don't want your family's company to hit the news, pay me!